In Conversation with Anthony Shapland - Aberystwyth

Join us in conversation with Anthony Shapland to discuss his Waterstones Welsh Book of the Year - A Room Above a Shop.

This beautifully written novella tells a story of two men and the safe haven they've carved out for themselves above a shop in a South Walian village amid the turbulent 1980s. Bittersweet, lyrical and subtle it delivers a truly touching love story, exploring themes of belonging, political and economic insecurity, the AIDS crisis and Section 28.

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