Lipstick Eyebrows – Various (Edited by Mari Ellis Dunning and Rebecca Parfitt)
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Bold and brilliant contemporary short stories from new and rising women authors from Wales
Chosen for their contemporary edge in both setting and story, this collection reflects the lives of contemporary women of mixed age and background.
The collection hosts an all-female cast covering themes of travel, arrival, change, reconciliation, departures, estrangement, death, survival and the intricacies of women’s lives.
Stories included: Kate Waddon: Wild Romances, Carolyn Thomas: The King of the Fairies, Gosia Buzzanca: Summer’s End, Silvia Rose: By the Water’s Edge, Naomi Paulus: Lipstick Eyebrows, Julie Primon: Something about weddings, Tracey Rhys: Pearls Before Swine, Chinyere Chukwude-Okeh: To buy an expensive dream, Ellen Davies: Scab
Dramâu’r Rhosys Cochion: Ede Hud, Holl Liwie’r Enfys, Trafaelu ar y Trên Glas – Sharon Morgan
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Yn ôl ysgolheigion ffeministaidd mae tystiolaeth bendant ynglŷn â’r ffordd y mae cyfraniad menywod i ddrama, theatr a pherfformiad yn aml iawn yn cael ei hepgor, ei ‘ysgrifennu allan’, ei osod ar yr ymylon yn ddiwylliannol a’i wneud yn anweledig. Ac mae’n ffaith nad oes fawr o astudiaeth o hanes y theatr yng Nghymru sydd naill ai’n cydnabod neu’n cynrychioli gwaith ysgrifennu menywod ar gyfer y theatr Gymraeg. Yn y cyd-destun hwn, mae’r gyfrol hon sydd yn ddilyniant i gyfrol arloesol Theatr Y Gymraes yn trafod gwaith Sera Moore Williams yn ymdrech i lenwi’r bylchau a chyfoethogi’r hanes trwy ddogfennu tair drama ysgrifenwyd a perfformiwyd gan Sharon Morgan i Rhosys Cochion. Yn anorfod ac yn anad dim mae’r testunau a’r cyddestun a roddir iddynt yn cyfeirio at y profiad diwylliannol o fod yn fenyw ac yn Gymraes, at hunaniaeth a’r estheteg fenywaidd sydd yn cydnabod y corff benywaidd fel gwraidd creadigrwydd.
Crow Face, Doll Face – Carly Holmes
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An uncanny, brooding tale of domestic disturbances, dysfunctional families, flawed mothers, and unfulfilled dreams
“Beautifully written, tender and terrifying.” UNA MANNION
Annie surrendered her fantasy of travelling the world, settled instead for marrying her beloved Peter and becoming a mother.
When her two youngest daughters – her Crow Face and her Doll Face – perform a seemingly impossible act of levitation at a family picnic, Annie realises that they are truly extraordinary. Magical. And it’s her role to protect them. With growing paranoia and a bitter fatalism, she spirits her daughters away from their home and the wreck of her marriage. But she commits a terrible, unthinkable, unmotherly act on the way.
“I can’t think of anyone who’s currently writing more assuredly, or more enjoyably, in the fantastical tradition of Angela Carter, Emma Tennant and Elizabeth Bowen.” STEVE DUFFY
“Deliciously unsettling… delicately peels away the layers of ordinary family life to reveal dark truths underneath.” CATRIN KEAN
“Unflinching in its authentic and raw portrayal of the complexities of motherhood.” PHILIPPA HOLLOWAY
The Rituals – Rebecca Roberts
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“This book about learning to love oneself will both sadden and gladden the heart, so prepare for lots of tears as well as uplifting surges of joy.” Jon Gower
Gwawr, secular celebrant, single and in her thirties, knows all too well how life can change in an instant. Well practiced at keeping her composure, she keeps on smiling, even though her own life is falling apart behind the scenes. A victim of online sabotage, an unknown perpetrator is trying to destroy Gwawr and her business. Prone to unwise relationships, we follow her as she becomes hopelessly embroiled with an attractive client, thwarts the advances of another, and tries to survive as her business dries up and her money runs out. All while finding a way to acknowledge her own, very private, grief.
This is a tale of friendship, love, unbearable loss and how we overcome the dark depths to find the light again. We all carry secrets and sometimes only solidarity and the trust of another will unlock them.
“A highly entertaining and surprising novel, expertly treading the fine line between tragedy and comedy – Rebecca Roberts has a distinct, memorable voice.” Fflur Dafydd
Merched Peryglus – Golygwyd gan Tasmin Cathan Davies ac Angharad Tomos
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Casgliad o hanesion ymgyrchwyr Cymdeithas yr Iaith ar adeg 60 mlwyddiant protest gyntaf y Gymdeithas.
Dyma hanesion merched sydd wedi ymgyrchu mewn pob math o ffyrdd gwahanol dros y blynyddoedd. Mae’n cynnwys atgofion 30 o ferched yn eu geiriau eu hunain, gyda ffotograffau a dynnwyd ar y pryd ac adroddiadau o bapurau newydd o’r cyfnod. Dechreua’r hanesion yn y 1960au, yng nghyfarfod busnes cyntaf y Gymdeithas pan ddewiswyd ei henw. Rhannir y llyfr yn dri chyfnod. Mae’r adran ar y 1960au a’r 1970au yn cynnwys atgofion o’r ymgyrchoedd cynharaf, gan gynnwys ceisio dogfennau swyddogol yn Gymraeg ac arwyddion ffyrdd Cymraeg, ac yn symud ymlaen i ymgyrchoedd yn erbyn ail dai a galwadau am sianel deledu Gymraeg. Cynhwysa’r adran ar y 1980au a’r 1990au ymgyrchoedd am ddeddf iaith ac addysg Gymraeg. Wrth inni symud i’r unfed ganrif ar hugain, gwelir hanesion protestiadau i sicrhau dyfodol y Gymraeg yn yr oes ddigidol, cael statws swyddogol iddi ac i atal y dirywiad mewn cymunedau Cymraeg. Ceir straeon am anufudd-dod sifil a chyfnodau yn y carchar, ond hefyd gwaith lobio, trefnu gigs, teithiau cerdded, crefftio a chynghreirio ag ieithoedd lleiafriedig ar draws y byd.
Vulcana – Rebecca F. John
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“An inspirational fictional telling of Welsh Victorian Strongwoman” – Kate Williams
Vulcana is a fictional telling of the real story of Victorian ‘ Kate Williams (born 1874 starting when she runs away from home at 16 to travel with the love her life, William Roberts. They perform in music halls as Atlas
and Vulcana the climax of their act is that Kate can lift William over her head. She and William present themselves to the public as brother and sister as they travel the world because William is already married, and William’s wife brings up Kate’s children with her own.
Kate is driven by love for William, for her children, for performing, and for life, and Rebecca’s gorgeous, immersive writing fits perfectly this brave, unconventional woman and her amazing story.
Scrap – Kathy Biggs
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A quirky contemporary fable set in Swansea
Life has become stale for best friends Mackie and Sharon, who never imagined they’d end up working in a scrapyard. Sharon has dreams of becoming a cruise ship star, while a browbeaten Mackie cares for his wayward daughter’s twins.
But fate takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious kid is discovered in the boot of a car. He has a remarkable gift—he can draw visions of the future, and this opens up new avenues that neither could have foreseen…
Scrap is a modern fable about the human capacity to overcome the hand life deals us and start afresh.