![]() ![]() ![]() Angharad Price *********************************************** Age old tensions between the English and the Welsh are at the heart of a new novel by author Simon Thirsk Not Quite White is a satire on the worst of Welsh and English attitudes, said Simon. Gillian Clarke An important book for readers of all backgrounds. Helen Dunmore A tragic-comic battle between two cultures. An uplifting and utopian vision of Wales and its language. But, above all, it is an acknowledgement of the subtleties and ambiguities that exist in even the most entrenched attitudes. It is also a sustained attack on the forces of small-town bigotry and corruption. It is a passionate defence of cultural and political identity, and a considered plea for tolerance. Not Quite White explores the complex tensions that spit and seethe when English colonialism and Welsh nationalism go head to head. Waiting for him is the beautiful but embittered Gwalia. The young Jon Bull is sent by Westminster to Waless last remaining Welsh-speaking town to see why all attempts to bring it into the twenty-first century have failed. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |