Eisteddfod

by Margaret Joy, Claire Fletcher

When Mandy's parents sell their London house and start a new life in rural Wales, she fully expects to have a miserable time.

147 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Margaret Joy was born on Tyneside and began her working life as a teacher. After contributing short stories to children's radio and BBC TV's Play School, she wrote her first full-length story for children, Gran's Dragon, set in Bristol. she now lives and writes in North Wales, where her husband was head teacher of a school for deaf children. They have four grown-up children, and have enjoyed several journeys abroad with them.

She very much enjoys visiting Theatr Clwyd - "a real bonus for North Wales" - and has tried to learn Welsh, although found it very difficult. In between visiting schools and libraries to talk to children, she swims, studies Italian, and researches local history.