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Writes lively, entertaining Welsh language books for adults, Welsh learners, YA and children. One book in English so far: 'Ramboy' for 9+. ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 1,011 ratings · 158 reviews · 73 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hi yw fy Ffrind 4.26 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bywyd Blodwen Jones (No Felau Nawr) 3.91 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Botany Bay 4.44 avg rating — 66 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hi Oedd Fy Ffrind 4.39 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cyfres Amdani: Llwybr Gwaed, Y 4.09 avg rating — 68 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gwrach y Gwyllt 4.23 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Llinyn Trons 3.61 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Merch Y Gwyllt 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blodwen Jones A'r Aderyn Prin 4.03 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gladiatrix 4.28 avg rating — 36 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bethan and 29 other people liked Shovelmonkey1's review of The Heather Blazing: "The Heather Blazing takes it's title from a line in a traditional Irish folk song. But within the book there is very little blazing and if anything the fires are dying out. This is a book stuffed with metaphors. Filled up like a pinata, one sharp tap" Read more of this review »
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Bethan rated a book it was ok This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Bethan and 12 other people liked Kelly's review of This Must Be the Place: "221 pages in and I'm calling it quits. It's just OK, but I'm not enjoying it. O'Farrell employs quite a few literary tricks - writing in the second person, footnotes, articles/photos with captions - and those really rile me up. Also, the jump from nar" Read more of this review »
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Bethan and 2 other people liked Katy Cameron's review of This Must Be the Place: "I can't begin to say how much I loathed this book, but I was determined and got to the end of it in an 'I've started so I'll finish' sort of a way. I'm not sure what it is, possibly the disjointedness of it because it keeps switching between characte" Read more of this review »
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Bethan and 122 other people liked Wendy Armstrong's review of The Salt Path: "Here is a taste of how Winn describes the Salt Path; I'll let it speak for itself: "Blue - green - blue - green. Or for variation green - blue - green - blue - blue - blue - green - green - blue. It came and went in waves of up and down, up, up, down" Read more of this review »
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Bethan rated a book liked it Earthlings by Sayaka Murata	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I thought I was reading a cute, imaginative children's book - for 1 chapter. I devoured the first part, absolutely loved it and told a friend who also likes magic realism 'You will love this!" How wrong was I. She would hate this. I didn't hate it at a ...more
Sep 17, 2025 03:55AM · 1 like · like · see review
Bethan rated a book really liked it The Woman in Black by Susan Hill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jun 24, 2025 09:39AM · 1 like · like · see review
Bethan rated a book really liked it Cry of the Kalahari by Mark Owens	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this. I was enthralled, I was jealous, I was angry at the plight of the wildebeest. The authors had the adventure of a lifetime and managed to convey the magic of living with the wildlife of the Kalahari with some wonderfully vivid w ...more
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Bethan rated a book it was amazing The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this novel. It's wise, compassionate and wonderful. If you need to understand the mind of a refugee or a displaced person, read this. If you think you don't need to understand, read this. Some people seem to have had difficulty with a fig tre ...more
Jan 05, 2025 09:41AM · 2 likes · like · see review
Bethan rated a book it was amazing Cysgod y Mabinogi (Welsh Edition) by Peredur Glyn	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Gwych! Excellent.
Dec 18, 2024 06:53AM · 2 likes · like · see review