u003cpu003eu003cbu003e"The most fascinating and wonderful book" JAN MORRISu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cbu003e"A restrained, lyrical u003ciu003etour de forceu003c/iu003e" OWEN SHEERSu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eIn the early years of the last century, Rebecca is born into a rural community in the Maesglasau valley in Wales; her family have been working the land for a thousand years, but the changes brought about by modernity threaten the survival of her language, and her family's way of life. u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eRebecca's reflections on the century are delivered with haunting dignity and a simple intimacy, while her evocation of the changing seasons and a life that is so in tune with its surroundings is rich and poignant. u003ciu003eThe Life of Rebecca Jonesu003c/iu003e has all the makings of a classic, fixing on a vanishing period of rural history, and the novel's final, unexpected revelation remains unforgettable and utterly moving.u003c/pu003e
