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In early 2006, Mike Parker and his partner Peredur were witnesses at the first civil partnership ceremony in the small Welsh town of Machynlleth. The celebrants were their friends Reg and George, who had moved to deepest rural Wales in 1972, not long after the decriminalisation of homosexuality. When Reg and George died within a few weeks of each other in 2011, Mike and Peredur discovered that they had been left their home: a whitewashed ‘house from the children’s stories’, buried deep within the hills. They had also been left a lifetime’s collection of diaries, photographs, letters and books, all revealing an extraordinary history.

On the Red Hill is the story of Rhiw Goch, ‘the Red Hill’, and its inhabitants, but also the story of a remarkable rural community and a legacy that extends far beyond bricks and mortar. On The Red Hill celebrates the turn of the year’s wheel, of ever-changing landscapes, and of the family to be found in the unlikeliest of places. Taking the four seasons, the four elements and these four lives as his structure, Mike Parker creates a lyrical but clear-eyed exploration of the natural world, the challenges of accepting one’s place in it, and what it can mean to find home.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2020
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020
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'A moving story of love, tradition and landscape.' Evening Standard, 'Books of the Year'
'A moving, multilayered memoir... extraordinary, ambitious... its scope is immense. A book that is deep in riches.' Simon Callow, Guardian
'A marvellous book... an uplifting tale of tranquillity sought and found in the nearest Brit

Nick Henshue (reader), Wind Gap, PA, USA: "I studied at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth as an American Exchange Student. In preparation, I bought all sorts of guidebooks. They were very good, but the detail and ease of use of the Rough Guide made it the one I used most. I highly recommend it. A big thank you to Mike Parker, Paul Whitfield, and everyone at Rough Guides." Jan Morris: "A marvellous guide, fair, generous and lucid ... it's almost persuaded me to drop everything and go wandering again."