Vegetarian Tigers of Paradise

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Nofel gyfoes ddoniol a miniog am fagwraeth yng Nghaerdydd yn ystod yr 1990au.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A witty and wise coming-of-age novel for adults. An incisive, occasionally scabrous, insight into growing up in Cardiff in the 1990s.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Crystal Jeans was born and brought up in Cardiff. She lived in Bristol before doing first a Creative Writing BA then an MPhil at the University of Glamorgan. She works in a care home, which inspired a collection of poetry about dementia (Mulfran Press). She has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize (2010), had poetry published by Seren Press, and two short stories published by New Welsh Review.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

"It's funny, it's fiery, it inhabits the voice of its unforgettable characters … no holds are barred. Crystal is a top stylist with a soaring mind." Gwen Davies, New Welsh Review A witty and wise coming-of-age novel for adults Crystal’s mother is a woman to be wary of. A diet of Hammer horror and deep fried snacks has hardened her heart and her arteries. One misstep and Crystal is ordered to pack her bags: she’s off to live with Freddy Krueger on the other side of the park. Near death avoided, back home with her mother, sister and shapeless but loveable dad, the teenage Crystal dotes on her pet bull terriers, struggles to keep her end up at her troubled inner city comp and begins to discover what love is all about. All while trying to understand what that period of belonging to the Kingdom of Jehovah’s Witnesses was in aid of – apart from saving money on Christmas presents. An incisive, occasionally scabrous, insight into growing up the 1990s.