Lynne Rees

...she feels raw, like burnt skin, like nails broken below the quick, the breath in her throat as sharp as razors, though she has no right to feel any of this, as she is the one burning and breaking and cutting up the life they have shared for ten years. She's married, still in love with her husband, and absorbed in running her own second-hand bookshop. Then she notices the man standing behind her in the coffee shop, the book in his hands. How is it possible to feel so happy in the company of someone she's just met? And why should that happiness feel so illicit? obsession and excitement erode our connections with reality, what it feels like to experience too much heat, too suddenly, with no time for reason or reflection....now that she knows how much he wants her, she feels dangerous, a woman she hasn't ever been before. She wants to slip her leg over his, lean forward and run her lips over his ear, slide her hand along the crease in his trousers where his thigh meets his groin. Should we take the risk and become someone we never thought we could be? Can there be an economy of love? And can we insulate ourselves from life's surprises and sadness? Erotic and painfully perceptive in its portrayal of the workings of guilt, The Oven House reveals the selfishness and grief, as well as the tenderness, that accompany love.

Oven House

In Real Port Talbot, Lynne Rees goes in search of the delights of the 'small but mythic town' of Port Talbot. She explores its history and her own past and discovers a place both familiar and unexpectedly new. Updated with new information for this 2nd edition.

Real Port Talbot

Ken Jones

Nigel Jenkins

The first ever anthology of haiku poetry from Wales, featuring the work of forty authors who have contributed significantly to the development and popularity of this ancient yet versatile literary form.

Haiku Poetry from Wales

Another Country

A tragic loss forces Marion to make a decision and watch as her marriage to Richard falls apart. When her best friend suggests that time away from each other may help, Marion goes on holiday alone, to France, where she unexpectedly finds happiness she has not felt in a long while. She returns a stronger person, knowing what she wants if her marriage is to survive. Meanwhile, the actions of her niece, Alice, cause further conflict and when time runs out for Richard, he has no choice but to admit to a secret he has been keeping from Marion. Marion is heartbroken and once again her life is in turmoil. Then an offer comes her way of a second chance of the happiness she craves, leaving her with a life changing decision to make.

Lynne Rees

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