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In a small Welsh village Megan and Huw fall in love. But then a tragic accident changes Huw's life and he must move abroad. Fifty years later, Huw and Megan finally meet again. Both their lives have changed and Megan is about to get married. Can Huw convince her that their love is still strong?

Cambridge English Readers: Level 3

64 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2001

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30 reviews3 followers
October 7, 2021
داستان جذابی بود برام ازین جهت که غافلگیری هاش بنظرم کاملا به موقع و بجا بود البته من ایراد هم بهش زیاد دارم چون جذابیتش توقع رو برام برده بود بالا و کسل کننده بودن و گسسته بودن بعضی قسمتهاش اذیتم میکرد و میخواستم حداکثر سه ستاره بدم ولی شاید به دلیل اینکه من متن خلاصه شده خوندم این ایرادها بهش پارد باشه و بخاطر همون من برای این کتاب چهار ستاره فعلا درنظر گرفتم تا متن کامل کتاب هم اگر قرار شد بخونم تصحیح کنم
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20 reviews
June 22, 2014

1: Cambridge Readers Level 3

2: 6/20=60 minutes 6/21=55 minutes

3: Tredonald, a coal mine, death, Canada, fifty years, letter, marry

4: a) "Megan, marry me. Be my girl again."

b)Huw and Megan lived in Tredonald where in Weals. They were only sixteen. Megan went high school and Huw worked as a miner. At first, they were good friends but they started to love each other. Huw said to Megan " Megan, marry me. Be my girl." Megan said yes. They looked so happy but this life didn't last so long. Huw must go Canada to find good jobs. He said he came back here again and write letter. For fifty years, there were no letters and Huw never came back. After fifty years, Megan was sixty-six years old. Then she found some letters which had been written by Huw. These letters had been hidden by her father. Megan was surprised to know this fact and she wrote reply for Huw. She had loved Huw since they start their love. Huw also had loved Megan. They promised meet again in Tredonald. They can meet again since Huw left for Tredonald. Huw stayed in there and realized he loves Megan. When he came back to his home town, he said Megan "Megan, marry me. Be my girl again." I was very impressed with this scene.

5: I think "fifty years" is too long. Megan and Huw loved each other even if there were no letters. I can't believe it. What did they think for fifty years. They can forget everything and marry other people but they didn't. They believed that they can meet again. Finally they can meet again and get married. I was really impressed with this story. This story told us importance of believing.
9 reviews
October 17, 2012
-Cambridge University Press
-Time:10/15=60 minutes, 10/16=60 minutes, 10/17=30 minutes
-7 words: young, love, leave, letter, fifty years, back, marry
-Questions:
1.Do you want to meet your first lover?
Yes! I actually met my first love one month ago. We could talk lots of things we thought then! It was very very fun!
2,Can you wait one person for fifty years?
No, I can't. Because it is very lonely:(

This is simple love story, so I can read it easily.
But, I can't imagine that I get married when I am 60 years old!
It is very carious but I can't think about him for fifty years.
Also, it was so sorry the scene Huw's brother died because of the mine accident.
12 reviews1 follower
November 14, 2012
Cambridge english readers, level 3
Time: 11/8 - 90 minutes 9 - 60 minutes
7 words summary: young - love - death - move - letter - life - marry
Discussion Question:
Q1:Do you write a letter for your lover?
Yes. I often write a letter for my boyfriend on anniversary day and birth day. I like to write a letter because it can remain my feelings on the peper.
Q2:If your husband or wife were dead, would you want to get married to someone again?
Definitely, I wouldn't marry again. After life, I try to enjoy my life
without my husband.


I had not met with such a wonderful book.I really like the book and enjoyed reading it. Please let me know a book with recommended you!
2 reviews
September 17, 2021
This is a very interesting book, talking about how struggle was Huw life and his love Meghan. Their
loves to each other was very strong but Meghan's father has never wanted his daughter to marry a coal miner. Huw left the country and his love Meghan to get a better life with his Father. He promised to write Meghan letters and stay in touch with her when he live in the new place. 50 years later Meghan and her daughter Beth found old boxes full of photographs and letters, one last box she could see that there were letters from Huw her old love have sent her bunch of letters that she never received and have always thought Huw have forgot about her by his new life. All letters were hid by his father, Meghan was heartbroken and shocked for what his father did. She told Beth everything about Huw (Beth's father). Soon Meghan decided to write back the letter to Huw and explained everything. After few letters have sent and received, Huw fly back to his hometown Tredonald when he knows he has a Daughter with Meghan it was Beth. At the age of 66 Meghan was about to marry a man name Paul but her life has change after she have a chance to see her old love again, Huw. It was very hard for Meghan to choose between Paul, a kind man or her old lover and also a father of her daughter Beth. At the end, Meghan found herself happy and the way she felt love when she's with Huw so Huw asked her to marry him again and they live happily ever after.
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144 reviews16 followers
February 7, 2020
Ханиагаа өвчинөөр, хүүгээ дайнд алдсанаас болоод архинд орсон аавыгаа, гэр бүлээ тэжээхээр уурхайн гүнд ахынхаа хамт ажиллах 17настай Huw хүү, Megan хэмээх дэлгүүрийн эзний охинд сэтгэлтэй болсоноор зохиолын гол үйл явдал өрнөж эхлэнэ дээ. Ядуу тарчиг ч өдөр хоногийг өнгөрөөж нууцхан болзсоор байсан ч үлдсэн ганц өмөг түшиг ах Гаррет нь уурхайн ослоор нас барснаар Huw-гийн аав, түүний амьдрал улам хүнд байдал орж аргагүйн эрхэнд Канад руу явснаар хайртай хосууд хагацах болно. 50жилийн дараа Меган санаандгүйгээр хайрцаг дүүрэн захиа олсноор Меганы аав охиноосоо Хювын захиа бүрийг нууж байсан нь илэрнэ. Меган хайртай хүн рүүгээ учирыг тайлбарласан захиаг 50жилийн өмнө ирж байсан захианууд дээрх хаяг руу илгээснээр Хюв тэр хоёр хэн хэн нь бие биендээ хайртай хэвээрээ, цаашлаад дундаасаа охинтой болохоо ч мэднэ. Тэр хоёр уулзалдах болов уу?

Нэг удаа үзэж байсан кино ч юм шиг зохиол байна. Уншаад үзээрэй. Лондон, Кардифф гээд танил газрууд, уран дүрслэл, гэгэлгэн хийгээд адармаатай хайр гоё зохиол байна.
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4 reviews
July 6, 2018
I’ve finished the book just now. The story is about two people who hadn’t seen each other for a long time but their love brings them together.

1 review
May 9, 2024
I don't like the ending.
How about Paul’s feeling?
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43 reviews1 follower
November 6, 2025
4,5 ⭐️

A very addictive book. I had to read it all without stopping. An easy and very basic language. A very fluid plot and a beautiful story.
Profile Image for Saeid Arghiani.
119 reviews6 followers
September 20, 2021
شروع ضعیف، میانه خوب، پایان ضعیف
روایت روانی داشت و جایی که باید ضربه رو به مخاطب زد و همین دلیل موفقیتش بود به نظرم. نمودار روایی غیر از ابتداش که کمی کسل کننده شده بود، افت و خیز خوبی داشت و جذابیت کار و سرعت مطالعه رو بیشتر کرده بود. اما یخورده داستان یه جاهایی گسسته می شد که اگه این بخاطر خلاصه شدن داستان بوده باشه، نمیشه بهش ایراد گرفت. یا حداقل به نویسنده اصلی نمیشه ایراد گرفت.
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36 reviews8 followers
May 13, 2015
1.level3
2.May 10:35min May 11: 20min May 12: 40 min
3. canada, couple, separate, poor,coal mine,love,letter
4.a) There are two people . Huw and Megan.They were loved each other. But Megan's father didn't accept Huw. Huw was poor. Their city people were so poor. So Megan's father wanted her to be rich to marry with another city man. Huw also has a family ploblem. How's father was a heavy drunker. So he had to earn money only himself. so he decided to leave his city to get a good job. So Huw and Megan separated. But they were loved so much each other. So Huw send many letters to Megan. But It didn't reach to Megan. many years later , Megan noticed Megan's father had all of them....

b) There are a lot of sad scenes.One of them, there is a one scene that I moved. When Huw leaved his city, Megan cried. But there was no way to earn money. I thought I have to be thankfull to my sorroundings. Now,
I can fall in love with anyone. I don't have to work . I can go to school thanks to my mother!!

5. This is long years ago story. So there were no cellphones. so they had no way to contact with. If there was a phone, they could get along when they were young. Now, we have a lot of way to contact with anyone easily. But I think modern way has good points and bad points. I have no opottunity to write a letter now .So I thought I sometimes want to try to use a letter. we should not rely on modern machines too much.
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31 reviews1 follower
December 2, 2013

1. Hellen Naylor. Cambridge English Readers. Level 3

2. 11/12. 60 minutes. 11/13. 30 minutes

3. neighbors, difference, love, trouble, move forget, past

4. Q. When you leave from your precious person like girlfriends or boyfriends, do you bear it? Or what do you think about it?
A. In my case, I will not bear it because I wanna leave my girlfriend. If I had a opportunity such a situation, I will sacrifice my lives and get her.


1. Hellen Naylor. Cambridge English Readers. Level 3

2. 11/19. 60 minutes. 11/20. 120 minutes. 11/21. 30 minutes

3. separate, different, find, letters, reminded, again, happy

4. Q. If you don't see your friends for a long time, do you want to see them? Why or why not?
A. My answer is that it depends on the situation because overall people might have each relationship. If the friends are my past girlfriend, I think it is not convenience.

Q. Do you have friends who are get along with you for a long time? Since when you had a relationship? Do you want to keep it forever? Why or why not?
A. In my case, I have several those friends and I want to keep being get along with them forever because I can consult with them clearly and without shame or uneasy if I had a trouble.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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16 reviews1 follower
December 2, 2015
1. Cambridge English Readers
2. 11/27 30 minutes, 11/30 45 minutes, 12/1 15 minutes
3. romance / fall in love / opposite / met again / relationship
4. a) Megan and Huw, who are 16 years old, fall in love, but her father does not agree with their relationship because she was born and brought up in a wealthy family, so her father does not want her to get marry to Huw who is a miner. And, Huw has to go to Canada from England for reason to make his father overcome alcohol dependency. Megan and Huw got separated from each other, but they met again when they are 55 years old..
b) Megan has a boyfriend when she met Huw again. she was confused because it is sure she loves her boyfriend, but she cannot forget the man who have pledged themselves to each other. I was really impressed her conflict. But finally, she choose Huw and broke up her boyfriend, so I thought he is to be pitied..
5. I don't usually read a love story very much, so I tried to read it. When I read their psychological description, I thought and understood like "Yes, I know men is like this", "It is a way of thinking of the women". In addition, I thought this book has really good storyline, so I didn't guess how the story is going to be from next chapter.
14 reviews2 followers
November 21, 2012
#Cambridge English Readers-level3
#11/16-30minutes 11/7-60minuites
11/19-30minutes 11/20-30minutes
#7words
Child-mine-dead-father-future-again-love
#Discussions
1.This story is true love, I think, if you meet again a boy friend fifty years later,
do you love him again ?
-No, because I think I will change my heart for 50years.
2.This maincharacters are about 60years old, but they loved each other
and they will marry. Do you want to marry when you will be about 60 years?
-Yes, because love is important for me regardless of age.

#
This book was very interesting and good true love story!!!!
After 50years, this main characters meet again and
love again! But she has a fiancé but finally they married!!
I was glad and excited and impressed!! I had many feelings
in the last scene. They are true love!!!
I like this book very much , so I recommend!!
14 reviews2 followers
October 17, 2012
This story is romance.
I like romance, so I could read it easily.
Main characters are Megan and Huw. They are falling in love, but they have a lot of problems to last this love. However, they try to love each other forever. I was really impressed by them.
Moreover, I pity for their serious family conditions.
This book is very interesting.

it took about 75 min. to read it.

7-word summary
- a boy
- a girl
- friends
- to love
- work
- poor
- studying

If your parents say your partner's bad things, what do you do?
- Maybe I will be angry with them. Then, I won't stop our relationship.
This book's main character works in a factory. In the future, where do you want to work?
- I want to work at a record company such as Universal Music because I like music. I want to create music bands and groups.
9 reviews1 follower
December 5, 2012
-Cambridge
-level 3
-12/4 100min.
-coal miner, poor live, rich house, love, brother's death, separate, meet again

-In this story, poor man and rich woman loved each other, but her father didn't want to be with poor man, so he interrupted their love.If you have same situation which is your parents don't want to be with you lover, what will you do?
I am sad, but I don't care if they agree with our relationship or not. I don't want to loose him because of my parents.

-In this story, he knew that he and she had a baby 50 years ago, because she didn't tell him that she pregnant. What do you think of her.
I think she is stupid, because she really loved him, so she should told him. If he knew that, he came back to her.
13 reviews
December 13, 2012
-Cambridge English Readers
-level 3
-12/7:30min, 12/11:60min, 12/12:50min
-7 words: girl, boy, love, father, move, letter, meet

- Do you want to meet the first lover who fallen in love?
>Yes, because the person whom I fallen in love in my life is special and I want to meet now too.

-If you face the situation that you need to be separated your lover, how do you do?
>Recently we can contact by cell phone, but if there are no cell phone, I cannot live and keep good relationship.

This is the romantic love story. Many my friends recommended me to read, so I tried to read this time. Actually the situation like this is difficult to happen, but I want to meet lover who continue to love for 50 years.
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13 reviews3 followers
November 7, 2012
-Cambridge University, level3.
-Time:11/7 = 100minutes
-7words summary: Huw, Gareth, mine, lost, fifty-five, love, letter
-Discussion questions:
1. The main character Huw and Gareth fell in love with each other.But, Gareth went another country for family reasons. They had been loved each other even at different countries.After 55 years, they married.
Can you love one person so long time?
- Yes, I can. If I love the person from my mind!
2. Huw worked everyday to earn money for his family without going to school.
Can you work for your family without going to school?
-I can't imagine the situation...But, I think it depends on the situation!
15 reviews
December 5, 2012
- CAMBRIDGE, level 3
- Time: 12/2 = 30 minutes : 12/3 = 30 minutes : 12/5 = 90 minutes
- 7- word summary: death - love - wait - letter - photograph - surprise - marry
- Disussion questions:
1. If person of your family die, what do you think?
I am very sad like maincharacter and cry and am shocked.
2. Have you written letters for people who you like?
No, I haven't. I have written e-mail for her.

Mayu recommended me this book, so I chose this book. It was easy and understand to read. This story is very good.
24 reviews2 followers
July 20, 2013
1.two lives/Cambridge/level3
2.7/17=90minutes 7/20=70minutes
3.a miner, their friendship, a secret love, his brother's death, leave the town, fifty years, the truth
4.what dou you think about working in coal mine?-I think it is a very hard work.uw
4(2).Do you imagine your future, for example, fifty years later?-No, I don't. I feel I won't be alive.
5.It was sad that they couldn't be with each other. I hope the story ends happily.
5(2).I was surprised that Megan's father hid the letters from Huw. But I was very pleased about the happy ending.
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16 reviews1 follower
June 18, 2014
1: CAMBRIDGE Level3
2: 6/18 90min.
3: rich, letter, against, marry separate, again, love
4: a( Megan and Huw fall in love when they were 16 years old. But Megan's father against that their love.)
b( I like this story because the last of this story make me smile. Megan and Hew could marry.
5: Megan and Huw loved each other but Megan's father didn't agree with having a good relationship with him. 50 years later, they could meet again. When I read this scene, I was very happy they have been loving each other during 50 years. I'm going to find a kind man like Huw someday.
21 reviews
June 19, 2014
1. CAMBRIDGE level3

2.6/17=55minutes, 6/18=45minutes

3. young, love, dead, separate, past, daughter, future

4.(a)Megan, marry me. Be my girl again.
(b)This is the scene of second propose from Huw who is the Megan's ex-boyfriend. I deeply impressed that their long time love.

5. This book is a love story. They couldn't live with because of their family problems and they had to break up. However, 50 years later, they meet again and remarry. Their love is strong even if the time past 50 years. I recommend this book everyone.
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15 reviews
July 16, 2014
1.Cambridge Level 3

2.07/016=90 minutes

3.rich, fall in love, death, separate, fifty years, letter, marry
4.a)Megan and Huw fall in when they were still young, so Megan's father strongly disagree with them.
b)I think that anybody can't deny someone's love even if it is parents. If they love each other, is it enough?

5.I like to read love story very much like this book. It is because that makes me happy. I also like to watch love story. My friends know that I'm crazy about it, so they always recommend their favorite ones.
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21 reviews2 followers
May 20, 2015
1.Cambridge level3

2.4/29=80min,5/6=50min

3.coal miner,death,love,leave,letters,family,daughter

4.a)In the small Welsh village of Tredonald, Megan and Huw fall in love. Death, their families and the passing years are all against them.

b)I wanted to read a story which has not only a good story but also a sad story so I like the passage.

5.When I finished reading this story, I cried a little. The end of this story looks like the movie that I've watched, and I like it. However, I felt sorry for Paul who was Megan's fiance because he was to be married Megan but he couldn't!
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