A Writer's House in Wales
A Writer's House in Wales is part history of Wales; part memoir; and part biography of Jan Morris's home, Trefan Morys. A restored stone stable block, Trefan Morys is filled with the oddities and souvenirs that come from a lifttime of traveling. Morris takes the reader on a tour of her home, interspersing stories about its construction and decoration with snippets of Welsh history, language, and politics.
Quote:
"Whatever becomes of Wales, however its character is whittled away down the generations, I hope my small house will always stand in tribute to what has been best in it."
Author:
Jan Morris is a Welsh historian, travel writer, and novelist. Some of her works include the Pax Britannica trilogy, a history of the British Empire; Venice; Trieste and The Meaning of Nowhere; and her memoir Conundrum.
Published: 2002
Length: 131 pages
Set in: Wales