Long Going

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cofiant deifiol a gonest am alcoholiaeth, teulu a chadernid. Mae Long Going yn hunangofiant hynod bwerus sy'n llawn cariad Calon at ei thad ecsentrig, ffraeth wrth iddo ddirywio'n raddol yng ngafael y ddiod gadarn.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A 'searingly honest' memoir of alcoholism, family and resilience. Long Going is a powerful, unflinching memoir that sings with Calon's love for her eccentric, witty father while recounting his drink-fuelled disintegration.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Sophie Calon is a new young Welsh writer, born and raised in Cardiff during the Cool Cymru era. Her writing was published in the anthology Tales of Two Londons, and has been shortlisted for the 2021 Wild Writing Prize and published by Short Fiction. She lives with her husband, daughter, and their two cats on a hilltop near Hay-on-Wye, where they are bringing nature back to their farm. Long Going is her first book.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

A ‘searingly honest’ memoir of alcoholism, family and resilience At 50, Sophie Calon’s father was a celebrated lawyer. At 55, he was found dead on a garage forecourt at Christmas. Meanwhile he had pinballed between homeless shelters, prison cells, and dry-out hostels. His story is a lesson in how alcoholism corrodes a person – and a family. Long Going is a powerful, unflinching memoir that sings with Calon’s love for her eccentric, witty father while recounting his drink-fuelled disintegration. In telling his story, Calon explores her family’s instability and pain as well as her own survival. 'Throughout my childhood, our family’s struggles couldn’t be said aloud. I hope that, together with readers, we can all come to deeper understandings about addiction, grief, and how we could break destructive cycles.' 'Hugely impacting and searingly honest, Sophie Calon's work is a powerful piece of memoir: bold, bruising and yet beautiful.' James Canton, Grounded