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A Winter in the Hills by Wain, John is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Winter in the Hills about?
'[A] triumph of mature observation and art.' - Daily Telegraph'A winter's tale of light and laughter.' - Sunday Times'What is especially enjoyable is the rough-edged tenderness and kindness of Mr Wain's concern ... probably his most substantial achievement to date.' - Robert Nye, Saturday Times Review'[S]ubstantial and serious ... sustains a vigorous narrative line - he has always been an excellent storyteller.' - Times Literary Supplement'[A] love affair between its author and North Wales itself.... It is a novel with its heart in the right place, and it knows where the right place is.' - The Observer'Clever and entertaining.' - The GuardianRoger Furnivall is a forty-year-old philologist with no money and no sex life. But he thinks he's found a way to solve both a cushy university post in Sweden pays well and promises access to plenty of beautiful blondes. There's just one the job requires a knowledge of Welsh. Taking a sabbatical in North Wales to learn the language, Roger expects a long and dreary winter of linguistic study, but instead quickly finds himself drawn into the drama of local affairs. A large corporation seeking a monopoly has squeezed every bus operator out of busin
Who reads A Winter in the Hills?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Wain, John
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Published
- 1970
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780670774517
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.14 / 5 (48 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14