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message 1: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Sep 01, 2011 11:22AM

Diane | 13052 comments Place any books set in Wales here.


message 2: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Jan 18, 2012 06:04PM) (new)
Sep 01, 2011 11:22AM

Diane | 13052 comments Books set in Wales:


Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman (1st book in series)
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
The Mabinogion (Everyman Paperback Classics) by Gwyn Jones The Mabinogion by Anonymous
Among Others by Jo Walton Among Others by Jo Walton
The Grey King (The Dark Is Rising, #4) by Susan Cooper The Grey King by Susan Cooper
Hood (King Raven, #1) by Stephen R. Lawhead Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead (1st book in series)
A Morbid Taste for Bones The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael (Cadfael Chronicles 1) by Ellis Peters A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (1st book in series)
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (1st book in series)
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1) by Lloyd Alexander The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (1st book in series)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1) by Ken Follett Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (1st book in trilogy)
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
The Fool's Tale A Novel by Nicole Galland The Fool's Tale: A Novel by Nicole Galland
Evans Above (Constable Evans Mysteries #1) by Rhys Bowen Evans Above by Rhys Bowen (1st book in series)
Sixpence House Lost in A Town Of Books by Paul Collins Sixpence House: Lost in A Town Of Books by Paul Collins
The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan
On the Black Hill A Novel (Penguin Ink) by Bruce Chatwin On the Black Hill: A Novel by Bruce Chatwin
The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis
Das Versteck by Trezza Azzopardi The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi
The Owl Service by Alan Garner The Owl Service by Alan Garner
Long Walk Home by Will North Long Walk Home by Will North
A History of Wales by John Davies A History of Wales by John Davies
Sunrise in the West (Brothers of Gwynedd, #1) by Edith Pargeter Sunrise in the West by Edith Pargeter (1st book in series)
A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond
The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick (1st book in trilogy)
Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce (1st book in series)
Named of the Dragon by Susanna Kearsley Named of the Dragon by Susanna Kearsley
Night In Eden by Candice Proctor Night In Eden by Candice Proctor
The Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline Walton The Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline Walton
Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce
When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James
The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas The Original Edition by Dylan Thomas The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas: The Original Edition by Dylan Thomas
Warrior Princess (Warrior Princess, #1) by Frewin Jones Warrior Princess by Frewin Jones (1st book in series)
Thunder & Roses (Fallen Angels #1) by Mary Jo Putney Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney (1st book in seres, AKA Fallen Angel)
The First Princess of Wales by Karen Harper The First Princess of Wales by Karen Harper
Dream Stone by Glenna Mcreynolds Dream Stone by Glenna Mcreynolds
Hawk of May by Gillian Bradshaw Hawk of May by Gillian Bradshaw (1st book in series)
Wild by Jill Barnett Wild by Jill Barnett
The Broken Bridge by Philip Pullman The Broken Bridge by Philip Pullman
Monica by Saunders Lewis Monica by Saunders Lewis
The Snow Spider Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo The Snow Spider Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo
Castles in the Air The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion by Judy Corbett Castles in the Air: The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists by Judy Corbett
Resistance by Owen Sheers Resistance by Owen Sheers
Midnight Warrior by Iris Johansen Midnight Warrior by Iris Johansen
Truly by Mary Balogh Truly by Mary Balogh
The Chalice and the Blade by Glenna Mcreynolds The Chalice and the Blade by Glenna Mcreynolds
Submarine by Joe Dunthorne Submarine by Joe Dunthorne
What's Welsh for Zen The Autobiography of John Cale by John Cale What's Welsh for Zen: The Autobiography of John Cale by John Cale
The Wyverns' Treasure (Nathaniel Fludd Beastologist, Book #3) by R.L. LaFevers The Wyverns' Treasure by R.L. LaFevers
The Wicked and the Just by J. Anderson Coats The Wicked and the Just by J. Anderson Coats
The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch
Adventures in the Skin Trade by Dylan Thomas Adventures in the Skin Trade by Dylan Thomas
Circle of Stones A Novel by Anna Lee Waldo Circle of Stones: A Novel byAnna Lee Waldo
Keeper of the Dream by Penelope Williamson Keeper of the Dream by Penelope Williamson
The Whispering Mountain by Joan Aiken The Whispering Mountain by Joan Aiken
Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead (Dodo Press) by Allen Raine Garthowen: A Story of a Welsh Homestead by Allen Raine


message 7: by Cynan (new)
Sep 26, 2012 09:43AM

Cynan Jones (cynanjones) | 2 comments Here's a few -

The Long Dry by Cynan Jones The Long Dry

Everything I Found on the Beach by Cynan Jones Everything I Found on the Beach

Also, from Rachel Tresize:

Fresh Apples by Rachel Trezise

Dial M for Merthyr by Rachel Trezise

And Robert Lewis's brilliant, broken trilogy:

The Last Llanelli Train by Robert Lewis

Swansea Terminal by Robert Lewis

Bank of the Black Sheep by Robert Lewis


message 8: by Cynan (new)
Sep 26, 2012 09:46AM

Cynan Jones (cynanjones) | 2 comments And, of course,Seren's series of New Stories from the Mabinogion


message 9: by LindaD (new)
Jan 30, 2013 02:06PM

LindaD (freedom333) | 223 comments Cynan wrote: "And, of course,Seren's series of New Stories from the Mabinogion"

nice resource, thanks!


message 10: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Oct 04, 2015 08:47AM) (new)
Apr 11, 2013 01:04AM

Diane | 13052 comments I am attempting to list books by county. These may not be entirely accurate.


Books set in Anglesey

The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain #1) by Lloyd Alexander The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (1st book in the Chronicles of Prydain)
A Christmas Beginning (Christmas Stories, #5) by Anne Perry A Christmas Beginning by Anne Perry
Cold My Heart by Sarah Woodbury Cold My Heart by Sarah Woodbury
Crimson Shore (The Gold Detectives #1) by Gillian Hamer Crimson Shore by Gillian Hamer (1st book in The Gold Detectives series)
Cyclone of Truth by Pat Anvil Cyclone of Truth by Pat Anvil
Everything I Found on the Beach by Cynan Jones Everything I Found on the Beach by Cynan Jones
Footsteps in Time (After Cilmeri #1) by Sarah Woodbury Footsteps in Time by Sarah Woodbury (1st book in After Climeri series)
A Golden Mist by John Wheatley A Golden Mist by John Wheatley
Griffin's Castle by Jenny Nimmo Griffin's Castle by Jenny Nimmo
Mother Island by Bethan Roberts Mother Island by Bethan Roberts
The Seventh Magpie by Lesley Ann Sharrock The Seventh Magpie by Lesley Ann Sharrock
The Weeping Sands by John Wheatley The Weeping Sands by John Wheatley


message 20: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Feb 05, 2017 06:20PM) (new)
Apr 14, 2013 01:25PM

Diane | 13052 comments Books set in Montgomeryshire


The Lambsridge Wolves by Chrissie Parkes The Lambsridge Wolves by Chrissie Parkes
The Valley by Barry Pilton The Valley by Barry Pilton
The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick (1st book in Wild Hunt Trilogy)


message 21: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Feb 05, 2017 06:20PM) (new)
Apr 14, 2013 01:29PM

Diane | 13052 comments Books set in Pembrokeshire


A Cottage by the Sea by Carole Matthews A Cottage by the Sea by Carole Matthews
Emmeline by Charlotte Turner Smith Emmeline by Charlotte Smith
Gold by Dan Rhodes Gold by Dan Rhodes by Charlotte Williams
The House on the Cliff by Charlotte Williams The House on the Cliff
Named of the Dragon by Susanna Kearsley Named of the Dragon by Susanna Kearsley
Panic (Wildfire Chronicles Vol. 1) by K.R. Griffiths Panic by K.R. Griffiths (1st book in the Wildfire Chronicles)
Slick deals by Helen Carey Slick Deals by Helen Carey
Smoke in the Wind (Sister Fidelma, #11) by Peter Tremayne Smoke in the Wind by Peter Tremayne


message 23: by Simon (new)
May 08, 2013 01:56PM

Simon Cooper (simonacooperesq) | 2 comments Have we mentioned Dylan yet? And Joe Dunthorne's new work 'Wild Abandon'


message 24: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Oct 13, 2013 07:13AM

Diane | 13052 comments The House in Wales by Richard Rhys Jones The House in Wales by Richard Rhys Jones


message 25: by ``Laurie (new)
Jan 23, 2014 03:58PM

``Laurie (laurielynette) An Unknown Welshman; An Historical Novel by Jean Stubbs


message 26: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Jun 28, 2014 04:06PM

Diane | 13052 comments After Forever Ends by Melodie Ramone After Forever Ends by Melodie Ramone


message 27: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Apr 04, 2015 06:22PM

Diane | 13052 comments The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston


message 28: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Feb 05, 2017 06:19PM) (new)
May 15, 2015 03:49PM

Diane | 13052 comments Flying To Nowhere by John Fuller Flying To Nowhere by John Fuller


message 29: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Feb 05, 2017 06:19PM) (new)
May 15, 2015 04:28PM

Diane | 13052 comments Lamp Black, Wolf Grey by Paula Brackston Lamp Black, Wolf Grey by Paula Brackston


message 31: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Jun 17, 2016 10:02PM

Diane | 13052 comments Sleeper’s Castle by Barbara Erskine Sleeper’s Castle by Barbara Erskine


message 33: by Heidi (new)
May 29, 2020 11:30AM

Heidi Gallacher | 1 comments My book, Rebecca's Choice, is set in Cardiff, Wales in the 1890s. Historical Romance.


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