{"product_id":"brittle-with-relics-9780571295654","title":"Brittle with Relics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittle with Relics\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Richly humane, viscerally political, generously multi-voiced, \u003ci\u003eBrittle with Relics\u003c\/i\u003e is oral history at its revelatory best.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID KYN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eASTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fascinating.'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Powerful.'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''Inspired.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittle with Relics\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital history of Wales undergoing some of the country's most seismic and traumatic events: the disasters of Aberfan and Tryweryn; the rise of the Welsh language movement; the Miners' Strike and its aftermath; and the narrow vote in favour of partial devolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon the voices of its inhabitants  includin Neil Kinnock, Rowan Williams, Leanne Wood, Gruff Rhys, Michael Sheen, Nicky Wire, Sian James, language activists, members of former mining communities and many more  this is a vivi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A peerless cultural history.', Evening Standard, Books of the Year, on \u003ci\u003eTHE LARK ASCENDING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nothing in this book is uninteresting . . . King soars.', Financial Times, on \u003ci\u003eTHE LARK ASCENDING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403099152727,"sku":"9780571295654","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780571295654.jpg?v=1730482399","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brittle-with-relics-9780571295654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}