With passion, humour and remarkable insight Gwyn Thomas captures the world of South Wales in the 1830s during the turbulent years of the Merthyr and Newport Risings. As the newly-built foundries enter their first decline, a travelling harpist from the rural north arrives in one of the new towns to find his friends caught in a fiercely-fought industrial dispute, a dispute which quickly spirals out of control. A powerful and sweeping novel by one of Wales's great literary figures, 'All Things Betray Thee', tells the epic story of a people, their joys and victories, but also their sorrows and defeats.

About the Author
Gwyn Thomas was born in the Rhondda Valley, in 1913. After a scholarship to Porth County School he read Spanish at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Mass unemployment and widespread poverty in South Wales deepened his radicalism. After working for the Workers' Educational Association he became a teacher, first in Cardigan and from 1942 in Barry. In 1962 he left teaching and concentrated on writing and broadcasting. His many published works of fiction include 'The Dark Philosophers' (1946); 'The Alone to the Alone'(1947); and 'All Things Betray Thee'(1949). He also wrote several collections of short stories, six stage plays and the autobiography 'A Few Selected Exits'(1968).

Reviews
'What we encounter here are reality and the tragic elements of dream... a remarkable achievement.' The New York Times



Book Information
ISBN 9781908069733
Author Gwyn Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books