I picked this old hard backed book up in our local national trust book store, it caught my eye as it seemed to be written about life in Wales but also I loved the feel of it, the faded cover, quality thick pages of real paper and Flexiback Binding with patent pending.
First published in 1934 of which mine is the sixth edition printed in January 1935
This enchanting autobiographical novel set in Pengarth with a mid book trip to visit aunty Shan at the seaside.
The book is childhood in it's purity and a vanished way of life through the eyes of nine-year-old Lucy set pre 1935.
She tells wonderful stories off haymaking, harvest, seaside holiday, everyday routines of summer and winter, beautiful tales for playing in the garden. death of pets and rides on the dog cart
There is the world of the imagination too, which includes the favourite heroes and heroines of childhood.
I have so many favourite bits but here are just a few..
Extracts from the book..
-Where the porter shout "Change Here For South Wales", and there actually is a train waiting to go to South Wales - that unknown country!
-Shan's house stood where sea and river met. Over the water you looked to detectable islands of yellow sand where no children ever built castles or filled there buckets, for at high tide these islands disappeared beneath the waves
-Lucy was roused from a dreaming contemplation of these scenes to find Shan sitting in the bedroom chair of creaking cane, with her feet on the fender and her skirt turned up over her knees.
I have enjoyed this book and toyed with the idea of keeping it to my self but long ago I decided not to have a collection of books in my home as I move to much and books are heavy so I will offer this book for sale and hope it finds the imagination of another avid reader...
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