Under the tump : sketches of real life on the Welsh Borders
Balch, Oliver2017
Book
Sheep, hills, and inbreds. The typical image of rural Wales is hardly flattering. So why is a little market town in the Welsh Marches attracting waves of newcomers? Hay-on-Wye is hardly 'typical'. Nestled under the Black Mountains, it's home to 20 second-hand bookshops and the UK's largest literary festival. Yet is that the sum of its appeal? From an old pottery workshop under a castle tump, Oliver Balch embarks on an entertaining expedition of his new home to find out who and what makes it tick.
Main title:
Under the tump : sketches of real life on the Welsh Borders / Oliver Balch.
Author:
Balch, Oliver, author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2017.
Collation:
xii, 308 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.
ISBN:
9780571311965 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.95942.95 BAL
Language:
English
BRN:
2465064