Strike for a Kingdom
First published in 1959, this innovative narrative - a mix of 'poet's novel and whodunnit' - is set in the fictional valleys town of Chilhendre at the time of the Lock Out that followed the General Strike of May 1926.
Paperback 160pp
Menna Gallie (1919-90) was born and raised in Ystradgynlais, near Swansea. Strike for a Kindom is the first of her 6 novels and was shortlisted for the CWA crime novel of the year. This edition includes an introduction by Angela V. Jhn, Honorary Professor at Swansea University.
