:Traed mewn cyffion
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Traed mewn cyffion ("Feet in the stocks") is a novel by Kate Roberts, written in the Welsh language and first published in 1936.{{cite book | last = Roberts | first = Kate | title = The world of Kate Roberts : selected stories, 1925-1981 | publisher = Temple University Press | location = Philadelphia | year = 1991 | isbn = 9780877227946 | pages=x-xi}}
Plot summary
The action takes place in the period between 1880 and 1914 against the background of the slate quarries of north Wales,{{cite book | last = Evans | first = Geraint | title = The Cambridge history of Welsh literature | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge, United Kingdom | year = 2019 | isbn = 9781107106765 | page=393}} the region where the author was brought up. The main character, Jane Gruffydd, is a mother of six forced to overcome many hardships in order to bring up her family.
An adaptation of the novel for Welsh television was directed by David Lyn.{{cite book|title=Film and Television Handbook|publisher=British Film Institute|year=1992|page=301}}
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Category:Welsh-language novels
Category:Novels set in Gwynedd
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