BRED OF HEAVEN: One man's quest to reclaim his Welsh roots Main Edition

BRED OF HEAVEN: One man's quest to reclaim his Welsh roots Main Edition book cover

BRED OF HEAVEN: One man's quest to reclaim his Welsh roots Main Edition

Author(s): JASPER REES (Author)

  • Publisher: Profile Books
  • Publication Date: 3 May 2012
  • Edition: Main
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 304 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1846683009
  • ISBN-13: 9781846683008

Book Description

Jasper Rees has always wanted to be Welsh. But despite Welsh grandparents (and a Welsh surname) he is an Englishman: by birth, upbringing and temperament.

In this singular, hilarious love letter to a glorious country so often misunderstood, Rees sets out to achieve his goal of becoming a Welshman by learning to sing, play, work, worship, think – and above all, speak – like one. On the way he meets monks, tenors and politicians, and tries his hand at rugby and lambing – all the while weaving together his personal story with Wales’s rich history. Culminating in a nail-biting test of Rees’s Welsh-speaking skill at the National Eisteddfod, this exuberant journey of self-discovery celebrates the importance of national identity, and the joy of belonging.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A most entertaining and inspiring handbook for anyone who would really prefer to be Welsh – and who wouldn’t? — Jan Morris

A lyrical book: funny, hugely enjoyable, often deeply moving. And he’s learned what makes the Welsh tick. No mean feat for a man who’s English by birth. — John Humphrys

An engaging, touching story told with humour and heart ― Wanderlust

Wonderfully readable, warm, funny and very entertaining — Steve Dube ― Western Mail

Book Description

A year in pursuit of Welshness

About the Author

Jasper Rees is an arts journalist, and the author of Wenger and I Found My Horn.

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