Day Nine (Tuesday) Edward started his day with his usual lukewarm shower and cooked breakfast. He still hadn’t had the heart to tell Alan the water was a little tepid. He had no doubt Alan would have tried to fix […]
Day Eight (Monday) Good morning and what would you like for breakfast today?’ Alan asked cheerfully when Edward appeared in the breakfast room shortly before 8.30am. ‘Would you like poached eggs or is it back to your usual?’ ‘It’s […]
Day Seven (Sunday) Edward got up slightly later than he had on other mornings since arriving. It was Sunday after all. He would have had a small lie-in at home, though not a long one. He didn’t believe in wasted […]
Day Six (Saturday) Edward enjoyed what he realised was his sixth cooked breakfast in a row. He’d already decided to have something else the following day. He would at least once a week for as long as he was there, […]
Day Five (Friday) After breakfast, Edward relaxed in his room for a while, watching television. He checked the weather forecast before setting out. It was mainly fine, with just the occasional light shower expected. Looking out of his bedroom window […]
Day Four (Thursday) After his usual breakfast, Edward went out quite early. The weather had returned to how it had been on his second day. The skies were blue, and the sun was out. It was how the bay looked […]
Day Three (Wednesday) It was his third day in Swansea. They were passing quickly. Edward woke up feeling suitably refreshed, after his museum visits the previous day. In his head, he’d already worked out a new itinerary for the day […]
Day Two (Tuesday) Edward woke early. He’d deliberately left his curtains slightly ajar, so the morning light of outside would act as a kind of natural alarm clock. He woke to a perfect view of Swansea Bay, bathed in glorious […]
Day One (Monday) Edward Chapman was on his way to Swansea, by train. He’d picked up his connection from London at Didcot Parkway, having made the short journey from Oxford where he lived. In fact, he lived in a small […]
21 Days in Swansea is a fascinating story set in Swansea. Welsh Country works with some amazing authors and back in 2022 Andy Botterill approached Welsh Country with his then latest novel. At the time we serialised the book at […]