Description
A compelling account of a man from the Welsh valleys trying out different life costumes after an early traumatic experience. Like a latter day Man of La Mancha, Davies sets out to wage battle against the forces of parochialism, nepotism and small-mindedness, and he succeeds! But there are, of course, two journeys; one being the escape from home to London and the return to South Wales, and the other the inner journey towards self-belief. There is humour, tragedy and polemic in this extremely readable account of a life torn between the bright lights of the metropolis and the siren call of the Welsh valleys.
Stephen John –
The reflections on growing up in a south Wales valley resonate with my own early years recollections of a close knit family severely impacted by traumatic loss.
Ken Lever –
The whole book affirms the importance of education for the individual and for society: every school child, student and professional educator should read this book; it is an inspiration.