Slipping Away from Milford

Slipping Away from Milford

Paperback (12 Mar 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

At the end of the Fifties the quiet fishing town of Milford Haven faces the future as plans for an oil refinery are announced. Traditional values are challenged when big city corruption arrives in the shape of a dead man and a briefcase full of money. The comfortable life of trawlerman John Eakins and his family is plunged into chaos as Eakins travels to London with the money. Meanwhile a threatening pair of heavies arrive in Milford to recover the cash. While his wife and son are pursued across Wales by the gangsters, Eakins finds that nothing is as it seems in London. In a resolution none of them could have imagined, their old values and identities slip away in the same way that Milford is itself about to be transformed. Nothing will be the same again.

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: 9781854111814
Publisher: Seren
Imprint: Seren
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 200
Weight: 295g
Height: 220mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 18mm