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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Hanes bywyd un wraig o ganolbarth gwledig Cymru ar droad yr 20fed ganrif. O gefndir tlawd ac yn wyneb sawl rhwystr, dringodd i fod yn Gogydd yn Neuadd Gregynog - tipyn o gamp. Yn dilyn priodas a gweddwdod, fe ildiodd i amgylchiadau anodd, fel gwragedd eraill yn y cyfnod, heb fawr o reolaeth dros eu bywydau. Er iddi lithro i ddinodedd cymharol, roedd ganddi ddewrder mawr.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

The story of one woman's life in rural mid Wales at the turn of the 20th c. Despite poverty and setbacks, she climbs the ladder to become Cook at Gregynog Hall - a real achievement. Marriage and widowhood see her succumb to the fate of many women at that time who had little or no control over their own lives. Although she slid into relative obscurity, she possessed great courage.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Born and brought up in Llandrinod Wells Powys, Jan became a teacher and worked in South Africa and the UK. She set up a CIC in Cornwall to provide Reminiscence Activities for older people and those with dementia. She is now back in Powys and loves living in a small village and feeling as if she belongs, hill walking, good food and wine, company and her cats, Posh and Jess.