Christopher ‘Gyp' Davies: A Valleys Legend — The extraordinary story of a Welsh Miner

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Stori bywyd y cyn-löwr Gyp, gŵr dosbarth gweithiol o dde Cymru a ddilynodd fywyd anghyffredin o waith caled, peryglus tra'n ymgodymu ag alcoholiaeth ac iselder. Mae'n trafod bywyd yn y Cymoedd, twf a dirywiad y pyllau glo, gwrywedd gwenwynig, undebau llafur a iechyd meddwl.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Life story of former miner Gyp, a working-class man from south Wales who has led an extraordinary life of hard, dangerous work while struggling with alcoholism and depression. He talks of Valleys life, the rise and fall of coal mining, toxic masculinity, trade unions and mental health.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

After a career in teaching, Mike Church became a freelance writer in 2007. He is the author of a book of poems for children, 'A Wee Bit of Trouble' (Pont, 2013), and has also worked on numerous community writing projects, visiting approximately a hundred schools a year. He has collaboratively written over 80 picture books, often focusing on social and emotional issues. One example, 'The Elephant Who Forgot', deals with dementia and has now sold over 22,000 copies.