And Cast Aside Childish Things

Bol

This is a multi-generational, character-driven literary fiction set in Wales, UK. The story centres on Molly, a young woman from a tight-knit Welsh working-class community who wins a place at university - a remarkable achievement hinted to be against considerable odds. The narrative weaves between her family home, the local St Peter's Social Club, university life, and beyond.The cast is rich and warmly drawn: Ron and Trish, Molly's salt-of-the-earth parents; Gethin and Ian, two contrasting best friends; Owen, a young man with whom Molly falls deeply in love; Tracey, Molly's vivacious cousin; Beth and Cerys, friends navigating their own lives; and Bill and Liz, an older couple providing comic relief and quiet wisdom. The novel traces themes of growing up, love, grief, faith, family loyalty, and the weight of community - anchored by the biblical epigraph from 1 Corinthians about putting away childish things. Joy and heartbreak sit side by side: there is romance, humour, a funeral that breaks the heart, an unexpected pregnancy, and the messy, beautiful business of becoming an adult. The title's religious resonance is threaded throughout, with characters navigating Catholic and chapel traditions, saints and prayers, and what faith means when real loss arrives.

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Pagina's: 214, Paperback, Cambria Books