Feet in Chains
by Kate Roberts
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Author: Kate RobertsEdition: Paperback
Audio: Welsh (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-12-31
ISBN: 187108380X
Number of pages: 134
Publisher: John Jones Publishing
Summary of Feet in Chains
Spanning a 40-year period ending during the First World War, Feet in Chains is a compelling saga of family life in the slate quarries of north Wales, a novel which ranks alongside How Green Was My Valley in the canon of Welsh literature. On their small holding Jane and Ifan Gruffydd struggle to raise a family, wresting a sparse living from the thin soil and hard rock of the mountain. This is a time of depression and upheaval, subtly delineated by Roberts's skilful and sensitive characterisation. The inhabitants of this world are prone to all-too-human failings: vanity, social climbing, avarice and religion's hypocrisies. Yet virtues also exist: stoicism, dignity, thrift and, above all, compassion.Celtic Books
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