Böcker av Fflur Dafydd

A collection of short stories by Fflur Dafydd, winner of the National Eisteddfod Prose Medal in 2006. From the Welsh to the European, and the satirical to the contemplative, this is a collection that will captivate readers, but will also challenge them to fill in some of the gaps for themselves.

Bardsey island is the principal character of this novel - the characters'' colourful moods are governed by their attraction to the island, be they islanders, visitors, or writers who come seeking an escape, peace and love. We are provided with an enchanting image of the island, its people and their dreams.

Set in the National Library of Wales in 2020, Y Llyfrgell (''The Library'') follows a group of characters during the course of a day when two armed, female librarians take the readers hostage in the reading room. This novel was awarded the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize at the 2009 National Eisteddfod.

One hot summer, an island which is practically empty except for twitchers, becomes a bustling community of tourists, archaeologists, nuns, dolphin-watchers, a reality TV crew and two writers bursting to tell a story. This is a black comedy about spies, privacy and intrusion ... and how the most important things happen off-camera. First...

Cilydd's wife Goleuddydd, who is nine months pregnant, seems to vanish into thin air at a supermarket one wintry afternoon. Cilydd convinces his cousin, Arthur--a private eye who has never solved a single case--to help him with the investigation. So begins a tale of intrigue and confusion that concludes with a wild boar chase and a dangerous journey to the House of the Missing. Transforming a medieval Welsh Arthurian myth into a 21st-century quest, this is a lyrical look at love, grief, and father-son relationships set in a land that is at once contemporary and mystical.