The young Jon Bull is sent by Westminster to Wales's last remaining Welsh-speaking town to see why all attempts to bring it into the twenty-first century have failed. Waiting for him is the beautiful but embittered Gwalia... Not Quite White explores the complex tensions that spit and seethe when English colonialism and Welsh nationalism go head to head. It is a passionate defence of cultural and political identity, and a considered plea for tolerance. It is also a sustained attack on the forces of small-town bigotry and corruption. But, above all, it is an acknowledgement of the subtleties and ambiguities that exist in even the most entrenched attitudes.
Simon Thirsk is chairman and founder director of Bloodaxe Books. He was chairman of the Antur Penllyn town development group in Bala, North Wales, and, having learnt the language, describes himself as 'a moderately fluent' Welsh speaker. He has two children.
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