Saturday 24 October | 12:30pm to 2pm | £6, or £12 with the book
A few miles from Y Marram, the passage tomb of Bryn Celli Ddu has kept its secrets for five thousand years. It was one of the places that inspired Liam Higginson's debut novel, The Hill in the Dark Grove. As Calan Gaeaf approaches, we're bringing the book home to Môn, Mam Cymru.
Deep in the mountains of North Wales, Carwyn and Rhian are the last in a long line of sheep farmers. When Carwyn uncovers a buried prehistoric ruin in one of their fields, his curiosity turns to obsession, and Rhian starts to realise the man she shares her life with is becoming a frightening stranger. As winter closes in, she's left alone with him, the mountains and the looming stones.
"Eerie. Dangerous. I loved it." Claire Fuller
"Witty, tender, ultimately terrifying. Evocative and deftly done; a superb debut." Kiran Millwood Hargrave
In conversation with Liam is Kristoffer Hughes, Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order. Kris is a Welsh-speaking author, teacher and television presenter whose books on Celtic myth, magic and Druidry are read around the world. Together they'll talk about ancient stones, old beliefs and the thin places where the past refuses to stay buried.
There's an audience Q&A and a book signing afterwards. Choose the £12 ticket and your copy of the paperback is waiting for you on the day.
After the talk.
Kris heads on to Bryn Celli Ddu, a short drive away. Make your own way there if you'd like to see the chamber (bring boots, it can be muddy).
Liam Higginson was born and raised in rural North Wales and now lives in Llandudno. The Hill in the Dark Grove is his debut novel.
Where: in the tent at Y Marram, Niwbwrch
Places: book ahead, so your seat (and your book) are waiting
Lunch: come early and eat with us, food from the kitchen and the BBQ [CONFIRM: Ellis]
