{"product_id":"life-and-times-of-a-gareth-lyn-jones-9781942146841","title":"Life and Times of a Valley Boy in Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Welsh great grandfather's loving memoir, celebrating family and Welsh 20th century working class life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Gareth Lyn Jones' memoir takes you back more than three quarters of a century and sets you down in a coal mining community in South Wales. His writing is honest and often lyrical, resulting in an un-canny feeling that Gareth is a character in \u003cem\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/em\u003e and that Dylan Thomas must have met him sometime in a pub sharing stories about working class life in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGareth's granddaughter, Sinead Robinson-John, writes that her Bamp is honourable, decent, and kind. In preparation for writing the foreword Sinead spoke with Gareth's children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and in her introduction she represents them all, sharing stories as Gareth shares stories, drawing you in as if they too are \u003cem\u003eUnder Milk Wood.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLife and Times of a Valley Boy in Wales\u003c\/em\u003e is a great read. It will tug at your heart strings and make you smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gareth Lyn Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942146841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942146841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Garn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Gareth Lyn Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790134407423,"sku":"9781942146841","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2c94c86-6e9d-4a1c-b1ca-04ef1d3fe73d.jpg?v=1707288050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-and-times-of-a-gareth-lyn-jones-9781942146841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}