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Fit for a purpose / Diana Gruffydd Williams

Author
Williams, Diana Gruffydd, 1944-
Published
Talybont, Ceredigion : Y Lolfa, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
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Contents
Intro -- Preface -- 1 -- War Wounds -- 2 -- Exile -- 3 -- Not the Teacher's Pet -- 4 -- Holidays in Aberdare -- 5 -- Cameo Memories of Data -- 6 -- A Shy Child in a New School -- 7 -- The King Dies -- 8 -- Joy and Sadness in Aberdare -- 9 -- Katie Kangaroo -- and others -- 10 -- A New House, Data -- 11 -- Daddy Bom's Cough -- 12 -- Data Comes and Goes -- 13 -- The Postman Cycled Past -- 14 -- Aberdare but Goodwick too -- 15 -- 'Arglwydd Iesu' -- 16 -- Coffee Bars and Justice -- 17 -- A Fiery Celt -- 18 -- A Mustard-Coloured Coat -- 19 -- Hospital, a Violation -- 20 -- St David's Again -- 21 -- Fallow Field and 22 -- Ballet, a Tracheotomy -- 23 -- Escapades -- 24 -- A New Start in Wales -- 25 -- Teething Problems, Nana -- 26 -- A Devastating Loss -- 27 -- Born a Cripple? -- 28 -- What did my GP say? -- 29 -- 'Watch and Pray' -- 30 -- A Channel -- 31 -- St Ignatius of Loyola -- 32 -- Laying on of Hands -- 33 -- A Glimpse of Heaven -- 34 -- Abercynon, the Old Man's Funeral -- 35 -- A Wedding, Cyprus -- 36 -- Farewells, Welcome -- 37 -- Losses, a Gain -- 38 -- My People's Pilgrimage -- 39 -- Bitter Winds and a Gift -- 40 -- Fit for a Purpose -- 41 -- Listening, Learning, Waiting -- Acknowledgements -- Images
Summary
Diana Gruffydd Williams, whose teaching career was short-lived and interrupted by serious health problems, including prolonged hospitalisation for psychiatric illnesses and serious accidents, recalls her life in this open and frank autobiography. 40 images.
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ISBN
1784616362
9781784616366 (electronic bk.)
9781784615246 (pbk.)
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