These stories make the wall between worlds thrillingly thin. Their enchantment calls to us ever from the other side of the door Michael Sheen, from the forewordIf you think youve heard all the fairy tales out there, think again. Inside this book you will find eleven epic Welsh tales from long ago, but not so far away, that are bound to enchant you. The Mab is a collection full to the brim with brand new versions of really, really old stories from the Mabinogi maybe the oldest written-down stories in the history of Britain.But as well as being really, really old, the stories in The Mab are strange and funny and thrilling. Alive with mystery and magic, they speak of a time when the gates between the Real World and the Otherworld were occasionally left open. And sometimes, just sometimes, it was possible to step through.The stories in this illustrated edition have been reimagined by an extraordinary team of writers, and each appears alongside a Welsh-language translation.

 

 

This book was published in 2022 by Unbound .

Matt Brown has worked as a radio producer, DJ and TV presenter, appearing on children's channel Nickelodeon and hosting shows including The Bigger Breakfast, Love Island Aftersun and "I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here Now!". He is currently the host of the Heart Thames Valley radio breakfast show. Eloise Williams grew up in Llantrisant. She now lives in Pembrokeshire, very close to the beach, where she walks her dog Watson Jones. She worked in the theatre in wardrobe, then studied Drama. After working for over ten years as an actress, she studied for a Masters in Creative Writing at Swansea University. Elen's Island was published in 2015 and Gaslight in 2017.