Sleepy rustic Carmarthenshire was secretly a hotbed of debauchery, violence and drunkenness according to Russell Davies in a new edition of his very successful book, Secret Sins. Behind the facade of idyllic rural life, there was a twilight world of mental illness, suicide, crime, vicious assaults, infanticide, cruelty and other assorted acts of depravity. This almost anecdotal historical study is often funny, sometimes disturbing, always revealing.

About the Author
Russell Davies was formerly Head of Marketing at Aberystwyth University; he is the author of Secret Sins: Sex, Violence and Society in Carmarthenshire 1870-1920 and Hope and Heartbreak: A Social History of Wales and the Welsh 1776-1870.

Reviews
Painstakingly and thoroughly researched - Planet. Russell Davies' ambitious study is a major contribution to social and cultural history - Books in Wales It is a human and humane book-it succeeds admirably in its purpose in exposing cosy myths - The Western Mail



Book Information
ISBN 9780708325568
Author David Russell Davies
Format Paperback
Page Count 327
Imprint University of Wales Press
Publisher University of Wales Press
Weight(grams) 431g