{"product_id":"a-winter-in-the-hills-paperback","title":"A Winter in the Hills - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Wain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWill Wain\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' A] triumph of mature observation and art.' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A winter's tale of light and laughter.' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'What is especially enjoyable is the rough-edged tenderness and kindness of Mr Wain's concern ... probably his most substantial achievement to date.' - Robert Nye, \u003ci\u003eSaturday Times Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ' S]ubstantial and serious ... sustains a vigorous narrative line - he has always been an excellent storyteller.' - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ' A] love affair between its author and North Wales itself.... It is a novel with its heart in the right place, and it knows where the right place is.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Clever and entertaining.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roger Furnivall is a forty-year-old philologist with no money and no sex life. But he thinks he's found a way to solve both problems: a cushy university post in Sweden pays well and promises access to plenty of beautiful blondes. There's just one catch: the job requires a knowledge of Welsh. Taking a sabbatical in North Wales to learn the language, Roger expects a long and dreary winter of linguistic study, but instead quickly finds himself drawn into the drama of local affairs. A large corporation seeking a monopoly has squeezed every bus operator out of business but one: taciturn hunchback Gareth Jones is the lone holdout. Seeing in this one man's struggle for survival against the faceless forces of corporate greed a problem more important than any he has ever faced, Roger is moved to help. But when the company's hired thugs begin to make attempts on his life, Roger discovers that his winter in the hills may end up being much more than he had bargained for ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Wain (1925-1994) catapulted to fame with \u003ci\u003eHurry on Down\u003c\/i\u003e (1953), the defining novel of what the media called the 'Angry Young Men' movement, but it was in his later works, in which he explored the unresolved place of the individual in a world of social change driven by abstract and impersonal economics, that he was at his best. This edition of \u003ci\u003eA Winter in the Hills\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), one of his finest novels, includes a new foreword by Will Wain.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 414\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712342233151,"sku":"9781941147016","price":49.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8b22ebf9570fbabd6f4eaec4892a1181.webp?v=1765061436","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-winter-in-the-hills-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}