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Angel Mountain Saga #4
Rebecca and the Angels
"Rebecca and the Angels" by Brian John is the fourth part of the Angel Mountain Saga. It continues the life story of Mistress Martha Morgan, and takes her into the period of the Rebecca Riots which swept across Wales in the years 1839-1844.
From the Author
In this book I have tried, as in the previous novels of the series, to tell a good tale in a simple and direct way, with many plot twists and turns, strong characterisation, and a powerful sense of place. In view of the special place which the Rebecca Riots hold in the affections of Welsh people, I have also tried to make the novel accurate from the point of view of politics and social history. But my priority, as ever, is to tell a rattling good yarn!
From the Author
In this book I have tried, as in the previous novels of the series, to tell a good tale in a simple and direct way, with many plot twists and turns, strong characterisation, and a powerful sense of place. In view of the special place which the Rebecca Riots hold in the affections of Welsh people, I have also tried to make the novel accurate from the point of view of politics and social history. But my priority, as ever, is to tell a rattling good yarn!
432 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2004
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About the author
Brian John
63 books7 followersBrian John (born 1940) is the author of the historical-fiction series Angel Mountain Saga (8 volumes).
Brian was born in Carmarthen, Wales. He studied at Haverfordwest Grammar School and at Jesus College, Oxford, where he read Geography from 1959 to 1962 and went on to obtain a D Phil for a study of the Ice Age in Wales. He worked as a field scientist in Antarctica and spent eleven years as a Geography Lecturer in Durham University. He has travelled widely in the Arctic, Antarctic and Scandinavia. Since 1977 he has made his living as a writer and publisher.
Brian is also actively involved in environmental and community organizations; in 1980 he founded the West Wales Eco Centre in Newport and is one of the leaders of the community group "GM Free Cymru." He is the author of a number of articles and more than 80 books, including university texts, walking guides, coffee table glossies, and books of popular science. His Glaciers and Landscape (written with David Sugden), a university textbook, remained in print as a geomorphology classic for almost 30 years. He also writes on topics of local interest related to Wales: tourist guides, books of local jokes, walkers’ handbooks, and titles on local folklore and traditions.
In recent years Brian has done radio and TV work, and was featured in the BBC TV programme called "The Man from Angel Mountain". His children's book entitled "The Strange Affair of the Ethiopian Treasure Chest"was voted by children as the Gold Award winner in the 2012 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. His most recent novel is "Acts of God", published in November 2014. It is Cold War "chiller" set in East Greenland.
Brian was born in Carmarthen, Wales. He studied at Haverfordwest Grammar School and at Jesus College, Oxford, where he read Geography from 1959 to 1962 and went on to obtain a D Phil for a study of the Ice Age in Wales. He worked as a field scientist in Antarctica and spent eleven years as a Geography Lecturer in Durham University. He has travelled widely in the Arctic, Antarctic and Scandinavia. Since 1977 he has made his living as a writer and publisher.
Brian is also actively involved in environmental and community organizations; in 1980 he founded the West Wales Eco Centre in Newport and is one of the leaders of the community group "GM Free Cymru." He is the author of a number of articles and more than 80 books, including university texts, walking guides, coffee table glossies, and books of popular science. His Glaciers and Landscape (written with David Sugden), a university textbook, remained in print as a geomorphology classic for almost 30 years. He also writes on topics of local interest related to Wales: tourist guides, books of local jokes, walkers’ handbooks, and titles on local folklore and traditions.
In recent years Brian has done radio and TV work, and was featured in the BBC TV programme called "The Man from Angel Mountain". His children's book entitled "The Strange Affair of the Ethiopian Treasure Chest"was voted by children as the Gold Award winner in the 2012 Wishing Shelf Book Awards. His most recent novel is "Acts of God", published in November 2014. It is Cold War "chiller" set in East Greenland.
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