Fannie

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Ailddychmygiad ffeministaidd o stori Fantine, y cymeriad annwyl yn nofel glasurol Victor Hugo, Les Miserables , wedi'i ysgrifennu gan awdur a gyrhaeddodd restr fer Gwobrau Costa am ei chyfrol The Haunting of Henry Twist . Cyhoeddir ar ben blwydd Victor Hugo.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A feminist reimagining of the story of Fantine, the much-loved character from Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Miserables , its many dramatisations and the musical. Published on Victor Hugo's birthday, from prize-winning author of the Costa Awards shortlisted title The Haunting of Henry Twist .

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Rebecca F. John was born in Llanelli. Her first novel, The Haunting of Henry Twist Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. She is the winner of the PEN International New Voices Award 2015, and the British participant of the 2016 Scritture Giovani project. In 2017, she was named on Hay Festival’s ‘The Hay 30’ list. Her short stories have been broadcast on Radio 4 and 4Extra and her first short story collection, Clown’s Shoes , was published by Parthian in 2015. She is also launching her own press, Aderyn, in January 2022 and has a children’s fantasy novel publishing with Firefly Press in the autumn of '22. She lives in Swansea with her dogs, where she writes, reads, and walks to excess.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Fannie lifts the character of Fantine out of Les Miserables , and places her at the centre of her own story. After she is dismissed from her factory job, revealed as an unmarried mother, Fannie is pushed to greater and greater extremes in her determination to send money to the people looking after her child. Is there any escape? This is a story of desperation, but also of the depths of love and the soaring possibilities of hope. Rebecca’s inspiration: ‘I wanted her to try to save herself, for better or for worse.’ Praise for Rebecca’s previous books: •‘a prodigious writer of great intelligence and talent’ Roshi Fernando ‘Rebecca F John’s prose is vivid, sparkling with intelligent observation’ Sarla Langdon