Rhondda Roundabout

Rhondda Roundabout

"Rhondda Roundabout" (1934) was the first published novel by Welsh writer Jack Jones.

The story is set in the Rhondda Valley in the early 1930s, and chronicles the trials and tribulations of the peoples set against the backdrop of the aftermath of the 1926 United Kingdom General Strike and the Great Depression in the United Kingdom in the South Wales Valleys. It is principally seen through the eyes of a newly-ordained chapel minister, the Reverend Dan Price.

The story is peopled with colourful characters who mostly struggle to live their lives during the economic troubles, including Dan's uncle, Shoni Lloyd, ex-World War I soldier and confirmed non-chapel goer, Morgan 'Big Mog' Morgan, ex-miner, ex-soldier and now successful bookie and philanthropist, and David 'Dai Hippo' Daniels, ex-miner and firebrand communist activist.


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