Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962–1997

Taking its title from a poem by RS Thomas, this book charts a turbulent period of Welsh history. Through interviews with ordinary workers and campaigners who witnessed extraordinary events, as well as figures including Neil Kinnock, Rowan Williams and James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers, it encompasses the Aberfan disaster, the minersâ strike of 1984, the rise of Plaid Cymru and the establishment of devolved government.