Published by Llyfrau Cambria, Llandeilo it gives an account of life for the working-class in a rural west Wales valley during the 20th century.
It is based on information from many sources including photographs, note-books, diaries, letters and newspaper-cuttings left by the author's mother together with annual chapel reports as well as verbal accounts from numerous family members. With over 200 photographs the book drew the following comment from Thomas Lloyd, OBE, DL, FSA, vice-president of the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society:
' These treasured memories of old Welsh agricultural society resonate far beyond the small valley from which they come. Denley Owen's careful record has opened a window for us on this vanished way of life, which engaged so many but is now remembered by so few.'
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