![]() ![]() This was, by far, my favourite of the Costa First Novels shortlist. But, above all, it is an acknowledgement of the subtleties and ambiguities that exist in even the most entrenched attitudes. It is also a sustained attack on the forces of small-town bigotry and corruption. ![]() It is a passionate defence of cultural and political identity, and a considered plea for tolerance. Waiting for him is the beautiful but embittered Gwalia.Not Quite White explores the complex tensions that spit and seethe when English colonialism and Welsh nationalism go head to head. The young Jon Bull is sent by Westminster to Wales's last remaining Welsh-speaking town to see why all attempts to bring it into the twenty-first century have failed. I am an IslandĪs you learned, Jon, all names have meaning here. These words are written many times, sometimes gouged and sometimes scrawled: My name is Gwalia. My notes here, in my diary, are very confused. This was my mantra in those darkest days. Gwalia – what possessed my Mam to call me that? ![]()
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