ooh thanks Cetra, thatâs exciting, Iâve heard such great things about it. Iâll treat myself. The only things Iâve asked for for Christmas are Welsh language books 
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Glad if you find my list useful, Emma. I wouldnât take too much notice of my difficulty ratings, partly because I didnât necessarily read things in a sensible progressive order, so for example I read âLlyfr Glas Neboâ only recently and had little trouble with it, whereas if Iâd tackled it a year ago I might well have given it a 4. On the other hand I read âChwalfaâ quite early on and struggled a bit (but I think even so that would still be a 5). But I will say that Manon Steffan Ross does seem to me a very lucid writer, as far as I can judge at my current stage.
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Wow, that is the most awesome list, diolch! If itâs any consultation, my reading remains surprisingly behind my listening. However Iâve had radio Cymru on in the background for a year but have only just started reading. So maybe lots of lazy not even trying listening will have the same effect as all the reading youâve done. 
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@Davids. Thanks, thatâs a useful list. I havenât read any Manon Steffan Ross books yet, but have just watched her on âAdreâ and she came across as a fun person.
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I saw her on adre this week too, i loved her, a real individual x
Cicioâr Bwced - Marlyn Samuel
This was a very pleasing book to read, not full of laugh-out-loud funny bits but often very amusing, not loads of tear-jerking moments but often very moving. I found myself smiling while reading most of this novel. I loved it.
Translated from the back cover âŚ
âAfter losing her husband Glyn, to a fatal heart attack, Menna is reclaiming her life.
With her friend Janâs help she sees that itâs never too late to enjoy freedom, and love, for the first time.â
This is a grown-upâs book so not an easy read like those aimed at teenagers or learners but I wouldnât say it was difficult either. Marlyn uses straightforward, simple language thatâs very accessible so I wouldnât think it would be impossible even for beginners and certainly ok for intermediate readers.
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Finished Fi a Mr Huws. Got a bit lost in places, so will probably read it again. I enjoyed it, but thought Lena was a bit of a drip! Also finished Ffenestri. I am a fan of short stories and enjoyed the mix. I also understood pretty much all of it, which was nice.
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@Davids
Many thanks for sharing your list of books.
May I recommend books by John Alwyn Griffiths.
Detective novels set in north wales.
He has a fair few out.
If you and others have enjoyed books by Manon and Bethan, I think you will enjoy the books 
by John.
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@afl2 thanks for the recommendation, will certainly add to my âto readâ list. It looks as if he is indeed very prolific - are his books a series involving the same main character(s) and if so in what order should they be read? - I tried to find this out online but it doesnât seem to be made obvious anywhere.
After poking around the websites of various boosellers, I suggest the following order.
1 - Dan yr Wyneb (2012)
2 - Dan Ddylanwad (2013)
3 - Dan Ewyn Y Don (2014)
4 - Dan Gwmwl Du (2015)
5 - Dan Amheuaeth (2016)
6 - Dan ei adain (2017)
7 - Dan Bwysau (2018)
8 - Dan Lawâr Diafol (2019)
9 - Dan Fygythiad (2020)
I havenât read any but might give them a go one day. At the moment I have far too many unread books.
Sue
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Thanks for that, duly noted. Like you my unread pile seems to grow faster than I can process it, so itâs definitely a âone dayââŚ
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Thereâs no such thing as too many unread books Sue!!! 
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Thanks for putting the list up
Would anyone be interested in having the books belowâŚfantastic for beginners. All I need is to cover P&PâŚ
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Iâd love them if noone else has taken up the offer. I havenât read any of these as yet 
Thanks for the list, @Davids! I chose âO law i lawâ despite your difficulty rating, and by accident, my secondhand copy was an abridged version. I was disappointed until I opened the first page, and read:
The book is stuffed with old verb forms, abbreviations, and northern words and expressions.
The text isnât really abridged; itâs almost identical to the original, but with a lot of helpful notes at the bottom of each page, which enabled me to enjoy the book without using a dictionary. The abridger is Basil Davies, and the book is published by Gwasg Gomer.
This is my kind of book; not much happens, but you get a loving portrayal of the hard lives of the quarrymen and their families. Itâs gone to the top of my favourites list along with âBlasuâ!
Glad you enjoyed it, Bronwen. âChwalfaâ is by the same author and set in the same world of quarrymen with their hard lives. Itâs a good bit longer, and I imagine it would be worth getting a modern edition â I see one came out in 2016 â rather than the 1946 edition I picked up secondhand which has rather small print and nothing to help a learner. Says something about the book that it still had me hooked despite the difficulties.
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Teithio drwy Hanes, I would love that book Mike, thatâs if Carin-Harris hasnât got it first. Which is absolutely fine either way. Diolch
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