Join us in celebrating the launch of Rachel Dawson’s debut novel, Neon Roses! Rachel will be in conversation with historian and author of A Little Gay History of Wales, Daryl Leeworthy. Refreshments will be provided as part of your ticket price!

Please note that purchasing the book and ticket option means a book will be pre-ordered and provided to you on the night, ready for Rachel to sign.

Eluned Hughes is stuck. It’s 1984 in a valley in south Wales: the miners’ strike is ravaging her community; her sister’s swanned off with a Thatcherite policeman; and her boyfriend Lloyd keeps bringing up marriage. And if they play ’99 Red Balloons’ on the radio one more time, she might just lose her mind.

Then the fundraising group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners comes down from London, and she meets June, a snaggle-toothed blonde in a too-big leather jacket. Suddenly, Eluned isn’t stuck any more – she’s in freefall.

June’s an artist and an activist. With June, Eluned can imagine a completely different life for herself. But as her family struggles with the strike, and her relationship with her sister deteriorates, should she really leave it all behind?

‘A BIG-HEARTED STORY ABOUT FINDING YOUR FEET AND FOLLOWING YOUR HEART’ SARAH WATERS

‘JOYFULLY QUEER, FILTHY AND FUN’ CHLOE TIMMS

‘A HUG AND A SNOG OF A BOOK’ SO MAYER