Rumours of Fulfilment

Rumours of Fulfilment

Paperback (23 Feb 1995)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Rumours of Fulfilment is a novel of the passing through to womanhood of two sisters, Rhiannon and Ruth McLellan. Living in a sleepy Welsh village 18 years old Rhiannon is determined to break out into a wider world by going to university in England. This and her young English art teacher seem to be an escape from confusion and repression.

Younger sister Ruth accepts home life and her Welshness with a contentment which eludes Rhiannon. She marries a local boy and is soon a housewife and a nurse to her aging grandfather, leaving Rhiannon alone, the family split, and Wales facing a vote for devolution and the choice between past dependence and the promise of independence.

Why did the referendum go the way it did? Robert Watson offers some fascinating suggestions in this gripping story.

Robert Watson was born in Newbridge, Gwent, and brought up in Pembrokeshire. He studied at the London School of Film Technique before becoming a teacher in Dorset, West Glamorgan and Suffolk. He is now a lecturer in Creative Writing at Bretton Hall College, the University of Leeds.

About the Publisher

Seren

Seren

Seren is an independent literary publisher, specialising in English-language writing from Wales. Our prize-winning list has something to offer anyone with an interest in excellent writing. Our aim is not simply to reflect what is going on in the culture in which we publish, but to drive that culture forward, to engage with the world, and to bring Welsh literature, art and politics before a wider audience.Over its thirty year existence Seren has developed into one of the most interesting publishing houses in Britain. Based in Bridgend and aiming primarily to give voice to outstanding writing in the English language from Wales, Seren continues to nurture and publish new talent whose quality is recognized around the world.At the heart of our list is a good story told well or an idea or history presented interestingly or provocatively, what used to be called literary publishing before accountants and managers gained ascendancy. We?re international in authorship and readership though our roots remain here in Wales (seren = star in Welsh) where we prove that writers from a small country with an intricate culture have a worldwide relevance.

Book information

ISBN: 9780907476122
Publisher: Seren
Imprint: Seren
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 200
Weight: 296g
Height: 210mm
Width: 130mm