"Odes and Stories, a great little read. You must be proud of what you have written. All success to you and keep up the good work cos Duw it's hard." Max

Max Boyce is pictured above with a copy of 'Odes and Stories', a collection of poems written by AmeriCymru member Ralph Jones. For more details about Ralph and 'Odes And Stories' see below and his profile page here:- Ralph Jones

Odes and Stories

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Author: Ralph Jones
ISBN: rjodes
Publisher: Publication date: 2014-02-22 12:35:02
Language: English
Price: 3

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Product Description

Ralph Jones was born in Dowlais in Merthyr Tydfil in 1953. He is a 60-year-old ex miner who worked at the Merthyr Vale colliery in Aberfan, South Wales for twenty-one years, until its closure in August 1989.

He attended Queens Road secondary modern school in Merthyr Tydfil, leaving at the age of fifteen to work at the colliery. After the colliery closed, he worked in a factory, before leaving to take up employment with Welsh Water. He worked there for a number of years, until an accident outside work forced him to take early retirement on medical grounds.

Ralph started to write after he finished work, having de- cided to record his experiences and those of his friends on the picket lines and other places during the 1984 miners strike. His first book, The Silent Wheels; Big Boys Story , is a tribute to his best friend and also to all the miners throughout the country who have passed away in the years since the strike.

His second book, The Rage Within , published in 2013, is a gangster story.

He has been happily married for 26 years, has one sonand continues to live in Merthyr Tydfil.