A tortuous historical novel by experienced Welsh novelist. The story takes us to Penrhyn’s magnificent castle and to the terrible plantations of Jamaica, as we follow the lives of two young girls, Dorcas and Eboni. This is a novel that attempts to get to grip with this shocking chapter in the history of mankind.
ANGHARAD TOMOS is a tireless campaigner for the Welsh language, with her roots deep in the Nantlle Valley, as one of five sisters and the granddaughter of the socialist David Thomas. She was Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith (the Welsh Language Society) 1982 – 1984 and she was imprisoned on more than one occasion whilst campaigning for the Welsh language. She’s a prominent author who has written and illustrated many children’s books, including her series Rwdlan, first published in 1983. She has won the Crown at the Urdd Eisteddfod twice, the Prose Medal at the National Eisteddfod twice and the Tir na n-Og prize for children’s fiction twice. In 2009 she won the Mary Vaughan Jones Prize for her contribution to Welsh children’s literature. She has also written half a dozen novels for adults, and a play which was staged by the Theatr Genedlaethol (Welsh-language National Theatre) in 2012., She has recently written three novels for young people based on historical events. She lives in Penygroes with her husband Ben and son, Hedydd.