Ron Lawrence

April 25, 2013 6 Comments
Ron Lawrence

In Oriel y Bont, Pontypridd there’s a remarkable retrospective of the paintings, sculptures and photographs (and guitars!) of the Pontypridd artist Ron Lawrence. Ron has lived in the town all his life and this year celebrates 60 years of continuous work. The paintings vary enormously in style, from 1950s landscapes and portraits not far in […]

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Jim Crace’s ‘Harvest’

April 15, 2013 0 Comments
Jim Crace’s ‘Harvest’

A new novel by Jim Crace is always an event, for readers who appreciate his idiosyncratic choice of themes and styles.  Harvest (2013) lives up to this reader’s expectations.  As always, Crace rapidly establishes his new world – this time, a small and remote English village at the time when capitalism, in the form of […]

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