Product Description

"Spanning a 40-year period ending during the First World War, Feet in Chains is a compelling saga of family life in the slate quarries of north Wales, a novel which ranks alongside How Green Was My Valley in the canon of Welsh literature. On their small holding Jane and Ifan Gruffydd s

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1049560 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 173 pages

Customer Reviews

Welsh Wizard
Feet in Chains is a fantastic, rambling, flawed travel through the lives of a quarrying family, based in part on Kate Roberts' own experiences. It begins with the arrival of the new wife, Sioned and proceeds through the lives of her children. It comes from a different age, a monolingual village in Caernarfonshire, one Roberts knew about from her childhood. The translation is patchy and doesn't give over the power of the original, but nevertheless allows non-Welsh-speakers a chance to experience Roberts' work. A classic Welsh novel that everyone should read.