The affectionate memoir of Alice Thomas Ellis's childhood in North Wales, and later his life there with her own children.

Cascades - "A Welsh Childhood" (Collins Cascades)

Alice Thomas Ellis

Reference

HarperCollins, Publishers

A collection of stories from Alice Thomas Ellis's weekly column in the "Catholic Herald".

Cat among the pigeons: A Catholic miscellany

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Flamingo

The 27th Kingdom

Contemporary

Penguin Books, Ltd.

In this novel written by the author of "The 27th Kingdom", "Unexplained Laughter", "Home Life" and "Secrets of Strangers", Lili comes to stay with Margaret's mother during the preparations for Margaret's marriage to Syl, and older and - as far as Margaret is concerned - undesirable man.

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

Alice Thomas Ellis was born in north Wales, educated there and returned later, when married, to live part of the time there. This is a nostalgic look back at the country of her childhood, and at the Wales she now knows. By the author of "Unexplained Laughter" and "The Skeleton in the Cupboard".

A Welsh Childhood

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Margaret and Syl are getting married. Alas for Margaret, who views her impending union with the odious Syl in the same way a ship must view a shipwreck. Alas for Mrs. Monro, Syl's mother, who harbours severe doubts about the entire male gender -- not least of all her son. Alas for Lili, the high-spirited temptress who is willing to do anything to prevent this disastrous misalliance, even if that means sacrificing herself. And hooray for The Summerhouse Trilogy, which follows the ominous weeks before Margaret's wedding through the eyes of these three highly biased narrators. Fizzing with wit and the rueful wisdom of women who have seen -- and borne -- every species of masculine misbahaviour, this delectable and unexpectedly serious comedy was the inspiration for an acclaimed BBC TV film.

The Summerhouse Trilogy: The Clothes In The Wardrobe; The Skeleton In The Cupboard; The Fly In The Ointment

Penguin??Books

When your parish priest dons stone-washed jeans, suggesting that his priestly role holds no particular significance, what is happening? Alice Thomas Ellis, as self-described 'gifted and comprehensive worrier,' has much to say about the present state of the Catholic Church and makes it her business to find out... Encounters with New Ageists, the Charismatic Renewal Movement, the question of sexuality and that of new-style, politically committed nuns in Marks & Spencer civvies are all handled with conviction and immense wit... The mother of 7 children, Alice Thomas Ellis has a distinguished career as a novelist and journalist. In this, her first full-length work of non-fiction, her provocative and idiosyncratic view of life will outrage, amuse, entertain and challenge readers.

Serpent on the Rock

Sceptre

A moody scene of a hotel, the sea and lots of Scotch mist is the setting for this story. Atmospheric and distinct, although in some senses it is an archetype for the hotel at the end of the world.

The inn at the edge of the world

VIKING

The evening of Adam

A collection of weekly articles by the author which were published in the Spectator, and which chronicle the vicissitudes of English home life - from food, clothes, pets and children to the vagaries of domestic appliances and the weather.

Home Life Three (Spectator Articles)

Duckworth

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