By the Banks of the Rheidol

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Ffuglen hanesyddol wedi'i leoli yn ardal Aberystwyth; y cefnlen yw'r adeilad a gartrefai'r ddwy reilffordd stêm fechan lleol.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Historical fiction for adults, set in the Aberystwyth area and based around the building of the two local narrow-gauge railways.

Dosbarthu

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Aberystwyth born and bred, Geraint Roberts returned to live in the area in 2008. He is the Retail Manager for the Vale of Rheidol railway and writes historical articles for the Rheidol Railway newsletter. He is interested in local history (especially mining and railways), and this is his second novel. He lives in Llanilar.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

By the Banks of the Rheidol is a historical novel for adults set mainly in Ceredigion, with twin themes of local industry and romance. Dafydd, a young lead miner, is forced to flee after being targeted in a violent confrontation. He runs to the port of Aberystwyth where an acquaintance, Gwen, helps him and he slowly begins to rebuild his life. He is sent to nearby Talybont to help in the building of a new railway. An opportunity arises for an apprenticeship in Stafford and Dafydd begs Gwen to come with him, but she refuses, promising to wait for him. Eventually Dafydd gets the chance to return to Aberystwyth and work on the building of the new Rheidol railway. Can he progress as a railwayman, reconnect with his family, find and win Gwen?