On Bonfires, Butlins and Being Welsh
Growing up in Pwllheli in the '50s and '60s
Published on 20. April 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-80099-187-3 (ISBN)
Description
The author's memoirs of growing up on the Llŷn Peninsula in the 1950s and 1960s, bookended by memories from other members of the Pwllheli Facebook group which inspired the book. Chapters on Childhood; On the cusp of adolescence; The teenage years; Friends; Family; School; Leaving Pwllheli; Wales and the Welsh.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Talybont
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 141 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
348 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80099-187-3 (9781800991873)
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Person
Jos Simon grew up in Pwllheli. After early retirement from teaching, he has built a second career as a travel writer, writing articles for caravan and lifestyle magazines, and then Rough Guides.