The Kissing Gate
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The Kissing Gate
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A childhood romance set in an epoch when both hope and despair were sharpened by the challenges on the home fron during the Second World War.
Evacuees from Kent arrive like a swarm of friendly bees at a Welsh hill-village that despite the fears of the time 'continues to smile beneath the summer skies'. Among the newcomers is the sublime Annabel who captivates Geraint at first site. The love story is driven forward by the emotional pains of a besotted young boy whose romantic intentions are repeatedly thwarted by self-inflicted doses of whimsey. Geraint feels that the blessing of the kissing gate at Tom the Tinker's Meadow, the place for trysts and troths, will help him on his 'journey of discovery'.
Against a backdrop of the beautiful Welsh countryside the relationship between two children unfolds within a community of colourful and memorable characters.
Nominated for Welsh Book of the Year Award 2010.
ISBN: 978-1-904323-16-7
Format: Paperback
Reviews
"I can't repeat how much this book means to me. It carries the reader back instantly to a bygone, more innocent and wonderful time. This writer is a marvel and I take my hat off to him."
Rolf Harris
"RIVETING! By far the closest I have come to a true evocation of my own childhood."
Philip Madoc
"The writer has a flair for words. The Kissing Gate enchants the reader's senses and brings to life the childhood that though gone still haunts the memory."
Iris Gower
"A sparkling story, brilliantly written...I believe it could become a Welsh classic."
Jean Henderson, former Mayor of Taff Ely Borough
"A lovely evocation of the values, customs, even the morals and other wonderfully observed aspects of growing up."
John Taylor
"The Kissing Gate is a delight in it's lightness of touch and freshness of observation...it has a gem-like sparkle."
Professor Dai Smith, Chair, Arts Council of Wales
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The Kissing Gate
A childhood romance set in an epoch when both hope and despair were sharpened by the challenges on the home fron during the Second World War.
Nominated for Welsh Book of the Year Award 2010.
ISBN: 978-1-904323-16-7
