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-I'm Lowri Morgan. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
-I'm from Gowerton near Swansea -and I'm an S4C presenter. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
-I also like a challenge. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
-Welcome to Ralio. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
-I'm in my element. -It's what makes me feel alive. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
-Now it's time to run, -the legs are heavy. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
-Langland and Caswell are my -favourite places in all the world. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:18 | |
-They're an integral part -of my life. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
-I've so many fond memories -of family and friends here. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
-I've run along these paths -countless times. I'm happy here. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
-The book which has created -the biggest impression on me... | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
-..is Si Hei Lwli by Angharad Tomos. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
-It's taken me -on a very emotional journey. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
-Through sadness, loss, hate, -as well as love. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:44 | |
-It's no wonder -it won the Prose Medal... | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
-..at the 1991 National Eisteddfod. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
-I have to confess, -it's only recently that I read it... | 0:01:50 | 0:01:54 | |
-..on a friend's recommendation. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
-We often discuss novels at work... | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
-..and she knew I'd like the author's -simple yet effective writing... | 0:02:00 | 0:02:04 | |
-..and I'd understand and sympathize -with the themes in Si Hei Lwli. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
-I'm so happy I listened to her! | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
-This is -the sensitive and symbolic story... | 0:02:17 | 0:02:20 | |
-..of two passengers -on a car journey. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
-It also alludes to our -chronological journey through life. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
-It's about a young woman, Eleni... | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
-..who takes Bigw, her 90-year-old -great-aunt, for a day out... | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
-..to lay flowers on the grave -of her sister, Eleni's grandmother. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:42 | |
-They fall out during the journey -and they stop at a cafe. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:46 | |
-They buy flowers, they quarrel -and they laugh together and so on. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:51 | |
-But during the story, -we learn more about Bigw... | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
-..and hear about her youth. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
-It's an epic -and significant journey. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
-"It was a nondescript cafe. -It was clean enough and nice. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:10 | |
-"But it had no character. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
-"Plastic chairs and a basic menu. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
-"It was only a cuppa we were after. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:18 | |
-"'Tea, Bigw?' -'Yes, but not too strong.' | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
-"'The girl will bring it over.' | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-"Bigw searches around her cup... | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
-"..until I ask her what's wrong. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
-"'I thought I'd asked for a scone.' -'No, we only ordered a cup of tea.' | 0:03:30 | 0:03:36 | |
-"'Would you like a scone?' | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
-"Yes, she'd love a scone. When I -asked for one, they didn't have any. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:44 | |
-"'Years ago, you'd never -have a cafe without scones.' | 0:03:44 | 0:03:49 | |
-"'If they were running out, you'd -go to the bakery to fetch more.' | 0:03:49 | 0:03:54 | |
-"Crikey, -this woman talks some drivel. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
-"The bill arrives. -'I'll pay, Bigw.' | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
-"'No indeed. I have it here.' | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
-"But she doesn't, of course. It's -somewhere but she has no idea where. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:10 | |
-"There's nothing I can do but wait. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
-"Paying in cafes... | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
-"..is her way of paying me back, -which is very important. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
-"So I help her to the car, put on -her safety belt and keep quiet." | 0:04:22 | 0:04:27 | |
-Angharad Tomos has succeeded... | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
-..in drawing me into -Bigw and Eleni's journey. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
-I felt as if I was sitting in the -back seat, listening to them talk... | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
-..and wanting -to share their stories. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:48 | |
-The themes -of old age and mortality... | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
-..are dealt with -simply yet effectively. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
-Sometimes I had difficulty -putting the book down. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
-Sometimes I had difficulty -turning the page... | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
-..because I was crying -in sympathy with the characters. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
-I regret -not having quizzed my own family... | 0:05:09 | 0:05:13 | |
-..before it was too late. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:16 | |
-I used to love going to Llandeilo... | 0:05:16 | 0:05:18 | |
-..to spend time -with Mam-gu and Tad-cu. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
-And then to Ystradgynlais. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:24 | |
-I never had the chance -to sit down with them... | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
-..and ask them about their youth... | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
-..and what they did -before they were old. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
-I'm filled with a sense of longing. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
-I miss -the relationship I had with them. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:42 | |
-Angharad Tomos... | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
-..adeptly discusses -a common theme... | 0:05:54 | 0:05:58 | |
-..in a completely new way -that's fresh. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
-We're told that Bigw -moves in with Eleni's family... | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
-..once she is too frail -to look after herself. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
-A similar thing -happened in my family. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | |
-Mam and her sisters -looked after Mam-gu in Llandeilo... | 0:06:14 | 0:06:18 | |
-..for more than 10 years. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
-I know this is -a common situation for many people. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:26 | |
-That's what makes this novel -so relevant to our lives. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
-Angharad Tomos wrote the novel -for the Prose Medal competition... | 0:06:36 | 0:06:41 | |
-..at the Mold National Eisteddfod. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
-The Welsh-language activist -is on her feet. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
-How did it feel, standing up in -the Pavilion to receive the medal? | 0:06:52 | 0:06:57 | |
-It was nerve-racking having to -stand up in front of everyone. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:02 | |
-I wore a Deddf Iaith Newydd T-shirt. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
-I was arrested on the Monday -and this was on the Wednesday... | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
-..so people thought I'd gone too far -and upset proceedings... | 0:07:09 | 0:07:13 | |
-..until they realized -no-one else was standing up! | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
-I often feel -when I'm in that sort of company... | 0:07:17 | 0:07:21 | |
-..that they'll arrest you on Monday -and applaud you on the Wednesday. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:27 | |
-Where does your inspiration come -from to write such diverse novels? | 0:07:28 | 0:07:32 | |
-People inspire me... | 0:07:33 | 0:07:35 | |
-..as well as experiences. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
-I'm someone who has -a genuine interest in people. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:42 | |
-I couldn't have written the novel... | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
-..without having known -and lived with that person. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
-They're essentially -my mother's stories about her aunt. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
-She lived her life, Mam recounted -the stories and I recorded them. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:59 | |
-So it's three generations -working in tandem in the novel. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
-So the journey actually took place? | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
-Yes, I asked her -where she'd like to go... | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
-..because I thought -she'd like an ice cream in a cafe. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
-She decided -she wanted to go to the cemetery... | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
-..to see her sister's grave -for the last time. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:20 | |
-I use the car as a medium. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
-I thought -that when you're a little girl... | 0:08:22 | 0:08:27 | |
-..your mind ages, -in the same way your body ages. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:32 | |
-But this lady taught me -that your mind can stay the same... | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
-..and it's just the body -that deteriorates. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
-Sometimes I had to put the -book down because I was in tears... | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
-..whereas other times -I wanted to continue reading. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:50 | |
-It's a book that takes you -on a roller coaster of emotions. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
-Once I started writing it, -I couldn't stop. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
-On the first page, I thank -Mrs O'Sullivan of Ballygurteen. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:02 | |
-I had to go to Ireland to write it. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:06 | |
-I took photographs -and letters of my aunt with me. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
-But once I'd started writing, -I couldn't stop. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
-It's like I opened the floodgates -and it all came gushing out. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:19 | |
-It was a very intense writing period -over six weeks... | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
-..at this house in Ireland. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
-I had to shut myself off. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:30 | |
-But it was difficult -getting to sleep at night... | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
-..because I was living the novel. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:36 | |
-Why did you choose Si Hei Lwli -as its title? | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
-I wanted Si Hei Lwli as the title -because it has no meaning. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:44 | |
-I thought it suited this novel... | 0:09:45 | 0:09:47 | |
-..because -you can't explain life and death. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
-Si Hei Lwli is a lullaby sung when a -person goes to sleep or passes away. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:56 | |
-"Si hei lwli, the ship sails away" -are the words of the song. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
-One of the most poignant passages... | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
-..is the chapter -in which Bigw and brother Hari... | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
-..sit down and discuss the effects -of the First World War... | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
-..and their emotional responses... | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-..to their horrific -and tragic experiences. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
-"At last they both sat down. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
-"Hari did something -he had never done before. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
-"He held her hand. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
-"He was never one -to show his emotions like that. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
-"She could hear his voice now. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
-"'Hold my hand, Lisi. -Hold it tight.' | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
-"It would be a long time before she -would have contact like this again. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:56 | |
-"'That's the worst part, Lisi.' | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
-"'Feelings -aren't important in that place.' | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
-"'They aren't men, -they're barbarians.' | 0:11:02 | 0:11:06 | |
-"'I've seen things, Lisi, -things I never imagined I'd see.' | 0:11:08 | 0:11:14 | |
-"He couldn't express himself. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:17 | |
-"'And the worst thing about it... | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
-"'..is that -I've grown accustomed to them.' | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
-"He broke down and sobbed pitifully -like a little boy. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:30 | |
-"Lisi put his head on her lap -and started stroking his hair. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:35 | |
-"Suddenly, -he tore himself away from her... | 0:11:35 | 0:11:39 | |
-"..got on his feet -and walked away from her. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:43 | |
-"From that moment on, -Lisi knew that she'd lost him." | 0:11:44 | 0:11:49 | |
-"Something horrific -had happened to him. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:52 | |
-"They had shattered his soul." | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
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-The theme of old age in the novel... | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
-..appealed greatly to Meg Elis, one -of the Prose Medal's adjudicators. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:19 | |
-What's interesting is that -the theme hasn't dated at all. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:26 | |
-The theme of old age -has become even more relevant. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:30 | |
-I think it's very interesting... | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
-..that Angharad dealt with this back -in 1991 and possessed the foresight. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:39 | |
-She raises issues... | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
-..that should be, and are, -being discussed today. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
-On our shortlist, -Si Hei Lwli by Lwli... | 0:12:46 | 0:12:50 | |
-..raised the bar -to a formidable level. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:54 | |
-It's easy to become -sentimental about old age... | 0:12:54 | 0:12:58 | |
-..by picturing a grandmother in the -corner with her knitting and so on. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:02 | |
-But this isn't true of this novel. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
-Angharad highlights the frustrations -which arise in young people... | 0:13:06 | 0:13:11 | |
-..when they have to deal -with older people. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:15 | |
-Ordinary things like fumbling for -money to find the right change... | 0:13:16 | 0:13:21 | |
-..taking their time -and forgetting things... | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
-..as older people tend to do. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:27 | |
-But I also think she's suggesting... | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
-..through the flashbacks -of Bigw in her youth... | 0:13:30 | 0:13:35 | |
-..that it's also frustrating -for the older ones too. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
-They don't -like being doddery and forgetful. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:44 | |
-That's what I think -is remarkable about the book. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
-The old woman who's witnessed -almost a century of love and loss... | 0:13:54 | 0:14:00 | |
-..gradually begins to deteriorate... | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
-..not only physically but mentally. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:08 | |
-She's angry that life... | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
-..is sucking the life, -strength and beauty out of her. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:14 | |
-She's angry that the family has put -her in an intolerable nursing home. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:20 | |
-As her hope diminishes, -so too does her spirit. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:24 | |
-"The dog was her only true friend. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
-"A large black Labrador -called Jumbo. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
-"Jumbo came to her -at every opportunity... | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
-"..and waited to be patted. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:41 | |
-"Jumbo was -the only sensible one among them. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:43 | |
-"One day, -Jumbo didn't come to her... | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
-"..and she waited -all morning for him. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
-"When there was no sign of him by -the afternoon, she became anxious. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
-"There was nothing for it -but to ask the matron. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
-"Slowly and steadily... | 0:15:00 | 0:15:02 | |
-"..with the aid of a handrail... | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
-"..she walks down the corridor. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:08 | |
-"With a large sigh, -Matron tells Julie to help Lisi. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:12 | |
-"'I want to know -what's happened to Jumbo.' | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
-"The matron -gazed at Julie and said... | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
-"..'We'll have to tell her.' | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
-"'Now, Miss Hughes, -don't upset yourself... | 0:15:25 | 0:15:30 | |
-"'..but he was run over -by a car on Tuesday... | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
-"'..and Jumbo -was seriously injured.' | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
-"'He had to be taken to the vet -and put down.' | 0:15:37 | 0:15:41 | |
-"It was Friday -before Lisi heard about it." | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
-"Why hadn't someone told her? | 0:15:46 | 0:15:49 | |
-"That night, -Lisi sobbed her heart out. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:53 | |
-"But not so much over Jumbo. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
-"She had come to terms with that. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
-"But because she didn't count enough -for someone to tell her... | 0:16:00 | 0:16:05 | |
-"..that her best friend in the home -had been killed." | 0:16:06 | 0:16:10 | |
-Members of the Carmarthen book club -have just read Si Hei Lwli. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
-I'm looking forward -to hearing their opinions... | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
-..and to find out more about them. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
-Tell me a little about -the Carmarthen book club, Llinos. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
-There are 10 of us -and we meet every six weeks. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:40 | |
-We discuss -English and Welsh books alternately. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
-It's good if we disagree over books -- it makes for a lively discussion. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:50 | |
-Let's discuss the book. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
-Some people call Si Hei Lwli -a masterpiece and a classic. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:57 | |
-What do you think of it? | 0:16:57 | 0:16:59 | |
-I thoroughly enjoyed it. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:01 | |
-I read it in one night -from start to finish. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:04 | |
-It flows nicely -from one chapter to the next. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
-I think -it's best to read it in one go... | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
-..to get a sense of the flow. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:13 | |
-It switches -from past to present quite a bit. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:17 | |
-The way she incorporates tales and -descriptions is very effective... | 0:17:18 | 0:17:23 | |
-..within -the narrative of the journey. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
-When someone asked me -what it was about... | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
-..I told them it was about someone -nearing the end of her life. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:34 | |
-She weaves in stories -effortlessly... | 0:17:34 | 0:17:39 | |
-..during the soliloquy. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
-I thought of my own grandmother. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:44 | |
-I used to give her lifts -and take her places in the car. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:48 | |
-I felt sad reading it -because it brought back memories. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
-When Mam-gu died, we found a box -of her diaries from years ago... | 0:17:53 | 0:17:57 | |
-..detailing her life -before I was born. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
-Like that little message she wrote, -"Don't get too drunk". | 0:18:01 | 0:18:05 | |
-Yes, that's right. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
-I love that scene -because it says it all. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
-The scene when her brother -returns from the War... | 0:18:12 | 0:18:17 | |
-..is very powerful. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:19 | |
-It's been well written. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
-That's one of the best passages -describing the atrocities of war... | 0:18:22 | 0:18:28 | |
-..I've ever read in Welsh. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:30 | |
-Has the book -made you think about old age? | 0:18:30 | 0:18:34 | |
-I read it over 10 years ago -but I enjoyed it more this time... | 0:18:34 | 0:18:38 | |
-..because I'm older... | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
-..and I've lost my own grandparents. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:46 | |
-It captures the fragility of life. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:47 | |
-It captures the fragility of life. - -It made me feel very positive. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
-It's strange -because it's a sad story. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:53 | |
-But the fact that Eleni says, -"Go on, keep going," in the end... | 0:18:53 | 0:18:58 | |
-..makes you think that old age... | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
-..doesn't have to be -about sadness and withering away. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
-What didn't you enjoy -about the novel? | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
-It was a little too confusing -for my liking. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
-The passage of fantasy -at the beginning... | 0:19:12 | 0:19:16 | |
-..isn't fair on the reader. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:18 | |
-I didn't think -it started with fantasy. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:22 | |
-I didn't realize it was fantasy. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
-It describes Bigw in her youth... | 0:19:24 | 0:19:27 | |
-.."with a young body, -nubile and full of spirit." | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
-She wasn't talking -about the old Bigw then, was she? | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
-It's meant to be symbolic. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
-For me, -it's not fair on the reader... | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
-..to start with something -so symbolic and fantastical. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
-It's Eleni's imagination, which -works well in other passages... | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
-..but not right at the start. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
-The synopsis describes -two girls on the same journey... | 0:19:51 | 0:19:55 | |
-..but at different speeds. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
-Although one is old and Eleni's -young, they're still two girls. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:02 | |
-Something unites them. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:04 | |
-I liked it because it doesn't -give you the story on a plate... | 0:20:04 | 0:20:08 | |
-..at the very beginning. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:10 | |
-Thank you, Lowri, -for reintroducing the novel to us. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
-And introducing it -for the first time too. Thanks! | 0:20:15 | 0:20:19 | |
-By the end of the novel... | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
-..it becomes clear that Eleni is -recounting Bigw's last car journey. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:33 | |
-They both arrive at the cemetery. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-Bigw has -overcome obstacles to get there... | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
-..and lay flowers -at her sister's grave. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
-Despite the sadness -of the situation... | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
-..it's also an epic -and significant conclusion. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:50 | |
-"At last I saw the grave. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:54 | |
-"It was in the second row -beside a small hedge. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
-"I was finally there. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:00 | |
-"'Eleni?' 'Yes?' | 0:21:01 | 0:21:03 | |
-"'I can't see what's on the stone. -Could you read it for me?' | 0:21:04 | 0:21:09 | |
-"'Here lies William Rowland Edwards, -1888-1969... | 0:21:11 | 0:21:17 | |
-"'..and his beloved wife, -Hannah Eluned.' | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
-"'1890-1977.' | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
-"'Gwilym, 1921-1922.' | 0:21:25 | 0:21:30 | |
-"'Lest we never forget.' | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
-"In a while, Bigw looks at me, -raises her eyebrows... | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
-"..and intimates -that it's time for us to go. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:42 | |
-"I'm a little unsteady on my feet -and I hold on to Bigw. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:47 | |
-"All of a sudden, I feel her might. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:50 | |
-"So powerful and brave. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:53 | |
-"Her strides -are strong and purposeful. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
-"I notice that Bigw is now standing -tall and I am nothing by her side. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:02 | |
-"She saw it all -and kept her head above water. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
-"'Go, Bigw. Go.' | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
-"'Don't wait for me. -Don't look back.' | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
-"'Go forward and keep going.' | 0:22:15 | 0:22:17 | |
-"'You'll reach your journey's end.'" | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
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