Hay Festival Book Club - March 2024
Fresh Apples by Rachel Trezise
Winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize, this collection of short stories contains wry and defiant statements on power and the beautiful transience of youth.
Across eleven stories, Rachel Trezise effortlessly depicts the daily lives of communities in South Wales, offering a commentary on modern inequality, a bold challenge to our political systems, and a bridge across divides.
First published in 2006, it is as relevant today as ever before.
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Further reading
For their own good, Wales Arts Review
About the author
Rachel Trezise is a novelist and playwright from the Rhondda Valley, south Wales. Her writing includes the debut novel In and Out of the Goldfish Bowl; short fiction collections Fresh Apples and Cosmic Latte; plays Tonypandemonium, We’re Still Here, and Cotton Fingers. She was won multiple awards including the Orange Futures Award, Dylan Thomas Prize and Summerhall Lustrum Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
About Hay Festival Book Club
Timeless titles to offer you a break from the day to day. Can't decide what to read next? Follow your curiosity and join Hay Festival on a journey to imagine the world anew through great literature. Unconstrained by genre or form these are our monthly picks of great books worth reading (or re-reading) right now.
Throughout the month, we'll share interesting links and articles relating to our selection on social media using #HFBookClub and invite you all to get involved with your questions and comments. Each selection will also be marked with a free online event.
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Happy reading!