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Pulse

by Cynan Jones ...

A man heads into the snow to hunt down the bear that has been taking stock from farms in the valley. A father tries to make something go right for the son he no longer lives with. A partner is called to help when a cow's labour goes horribly wrong. A fierce storm threatens to bring down a tree on powerlines over a family's home.Fear, vulnerability, tension and resolve course through these ... Read more

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A man heads into the snow to hunt down the bear that has been taking stock from farms in the valley. A father tries to make something go right for the son he no longer lives with. A partner is called to help when a cow's labour goes horribly wrong. A fierce storm threatens to bring down a tree on powerlines over a family's home.Fear, vulnerability, tension and resolve course through these
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Stillicide

by Cynan Jones ...

First heard on BBC Radio 4.Water is commodified. The Water Train that serves the city increasingly at risk of sabotage.As news breaks that construction of a gigantic Ice Dock will displace more people than first thought, protestors take to the streets and the lives of several individuals begin to interlock. A nurse on the brink of an affair. A boy who follows a stray dog out of the city. A woman ... Read more

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First heard on BBC Radio 4.Water is commodified. The Water Train that serves the city increasingly at risk of sabotage.As news breaks that construction of a gigantic Ice Dock will displace more people than first thought, protestors take to the streets and the lives of several individuals begin to interlock. A nurse on the brink of an affair. A boy who follows a stray dog out of the city. A woman
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Cove

by Cynan Jones ...

WINNER OF THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD 2017Out at sea, in a sudden storm, a man is struck by lightning. When he wakes, injured and adrift on a kayak, his memory of who he is and how he came to be there is all but shattered. Now he must pit himself against the pain and rely on his instincts to get back to shore, and to the woman he dimly senses waiting for his return. With its taut narrative ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD 2017Out at sea, in a sudden storm, a man is struck by lightning. When he wakes, injured and adrift on a kayak, his memory of who he is and how he came to be there is all but shattered. Now he must pit himself against the pain and rely on his instincts to get back to shore, and to the woman he dimly senses waiting for his return. With its taut narrative
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The Long Dry

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by Cynan Jones ...

هذا الكتاب سوف يسقطك في نقطة واحدة من الثقل اللامتناهي ، وستحبه."النسخة العربية الجفاف الطويل من كونان جونزفي يوم طويل حار ، يبحث غاريث عن بقرة حامل مفقودة. لابد من إنزال الكلب ، هناك بط لتذهب إلى البركة ، وهناك أطفال ، وهناك كيت ، زوجته ، التي قد تكون على بعد مسافة لا يمكن قطعها منه. تعيش ويلز الريفية في جونز جونز على قيد الحياة بضرورات غرائزنا الحيوانية ومعظم الشوق البشري.وُلِد سينان جونز بالقرب ... Read more

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هذا الكتاب سوف يسقطك في نقطة واحدة من الثقل اللامتناهي ، وستحبه."النسخة العربية الجفاف الطويل من كونان جونزفي يوم طويل حار ، يبحث غاريث عن بقرة حامل مفقودة. لابد من إنزال الكلب ، هناك بط لتذهب إلى البركة ، وهناك أطفال ، وهناك كيت ، زوجته ، التي قد تكون على بعد مسافة لا يمكن قطعها منه. تعيش ويلز الريفية في جونز جونز على قيد الحياة بضرورات غرائزنا الحيوانية ومعظم الشوق البشري.وُلِد سينان جونز بالقرب
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Everything I Found on the Beach

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Take three strangers who all want something more. The Polish shift worker struggling to get a foothold in the new country; a fisherman who needs to make good on a promise to his best friend; and the middle man, determined to make up for lost time and take a little of what he deserves. When a chance comes along, each man must weigh the risk - and then keep his nerve as events take on their own ... Read more

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Take three strangers who all want something more. The Polish shift worker struggling to get a foothold in the new country; a fisherman who needs to make good on a promise to his best friend; and the middle man, determined to make up for lost time and take a little of what he deserves. When a chance comes along, each man must weigh the risk - and then keep his nerve as events take on their own
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The Dig

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Deep in rural Wales, a farmer is struggling through lambing season when he becomes aware that his land is being stalked by a badger-baiter who brings with him the stark threat of violence. Built of the interlocking fates of these two solitary men, this is a searing story of isolation and loss, from a writer of uncommon gifts. ... Read more

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Deep in rural Wales, a farmer is struggling through lambing season when he becomes aware that his land is being stalked by a badger-baiter who brings with him the stark threat of violence. Built of the interlocking fates of these two solitary men, this is a searing story of isolation and loss, from a writer of uncommon gifts.
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The Long Dry

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When the farmer wakes at dawn, he can already feel the heat of the day rising and the silence from his wife hanging heavy in the air. As he sets out across his parched fields to find a missing cow, his mind starts to turn over the dreams he harbours, the cares he and his wife both carry alone, and the uneasy sense that something is about to change. Written with clarity and depth, this is a ... Read more

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When the farmer wakes at dawn, he can already feel the heat of the day rising and the silence from his wife hanging heavy in the air. As he sets out across his parched fields to find a missing cow, his mind starts to turn over the dreams he harbours, the cares he and his wife both carry alone, and the uneasy sense that something is about to change. Written with clarity and depth, this is a
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eto, Volume 2

by Cynan Jones ...

eto is a multi-genre anthology featuring new short fiction and poetry by Welsh authors and authors of Welsh heritage from around the world.eto, Volume 2 includes English-language short fiction and poetry by Bel Roberts, Stuart Keir, Lloyd Jones, Sheila Lewis, Cynan Jones, Robert Nisbet, Richard Rhys Jones, John Good, Lesley Coburn, Ian Denning, Paul Worthington, Matthew D. Rhys, Gaynor Madoc ... Read more

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eto is a multi-genre anthology featuring new short fiction and poetry by Welsh authors and authors of Welsh heritage from around the world.eto, Volume 2 includes English-language short fiction and poetry by Bel Roberts, Stuart Keir, Lloyd Jones, Sheila Lewis, Cynan Jones, Robert Nisbet, Richard Rhys Jones, John Good, Lesley Coburn, Ian Denning, Paul Worthington, Matthew D. Rhys, Gaynor Madoc
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Bird Blood Snow

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Series Book 7 - New Stories from the Mabinogion
Hoping to give him a better start in life, Peredur's mother takes him from the estates. But when local kids cycle into his life he heads off after them, accompained by the notion of finding Arthur - an absent, imaginary guardian.. And that's when the trouble really starts. The original Peredur fights for recognition in Arthur's court. Cynan Jones turns this into a modern Quixotian romp. ... Read more

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Hoping to give him a better start in life, Peredur's mother takes him from the estates. But when local kids cycle into his life he heads off after them, accompained by the notion of finding Arthur - an absent, imaginary guardian.. And that's when the trouble really starts. The original Peredur fights for recognition in Arthur's court. Cynan Jones turns this into a modern Quixotian romp.
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Best British Short Stories 2024

by Nicholas Royle, Nicholas Royle, Alan Beard, Kevin Boniface, Paul Brownsey, Claire Carroll, ECM Cheung, Jonathan Coe, Rosie Garland, Kerry Hadley-Pryce, Timothy J Jarvis0, Cynan Jones1, Bhanu Kapil2, Sonya Moor3, Alison Moore4, Gregory Norminton5, Cherise Saywell6, Kamila Shamsie7, Ben Tufnell8, Charlotte Turnbull9, Cate West0 ...

Series Book 0 - Best British Short Stories
The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its fourteenth yearInspired by Giles Gordon and David Hughes's Best Short Stories series, which ran to ten volumes between 1986 and 1995, Best British Short Stories this year reaches its fourteenth volume.Best British Short Stories 2024 showcases an excellent and varied selection of stories, by British writers, first published during ... Read more

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The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its fourteenth yearInspired by Giles Gordon and David Hughes's Best Short Stories series, which ran to ten volumes between 1986 and 1995, Best British Short Stories this year reaches its fourteenth volume.Best British Short Stories 2024 showcases an excellent and varied selection of stories, by British writers, first published during
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Reservoir 13

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WINNER OF THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARDA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN FT BOOK OF THE YEARA TLS BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the award-winning author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. Reservoir 13 tells the story of many lives haunted by one family's loss.Midwinter in the early years of this century. A te... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARDA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN FT BOOK OF THE YEARA TLS BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the award-winning author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. Reservoir 13 tells the story of many lives haunted by one family's loss.Midwinter in the early years of this century. A te...
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A Bird in Winter

'Nail-bitingly tense and compelling' Paula Hawkins

by Louise Doughty ...

OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES OF APPLE TREE YARD SOLD'Psychologically acute. Terrific.' Daily Mail'A page-turning read. Kept me reading well past bedtime!' VAL McDERMID'Pacey and propulsive.' Guardian'A rare combination of elegance and unbelievable tension . . . Utterly brilliant.' Joanna Cannon'Gripping.' Marie ClaireThe latest from the Number One Sunday Times Be... ... Read more

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OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES OF APPLE TREE YARD SOLD'Psychologically acute. Terrific.' Daily Mail'A page-turning read. Kept me reading well past bedtime!' VAL McDERMID'Pacey and propulsive.' Guardian'A rare combination of elegance and unbelievable tension . . . Utterly brilliant.' Joanna Cannon'Gripping.' Marie ClaireThe latest from the Number One Sunday Times Be...
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