Real Cardiff

Peter Finch

Peter Finch’s hugely popular alternative guide to the capital of Wales: "One of the best books I have ever read about a city." Jan Morris.

Real Cardiff Two: The Greater City

Peter Finch

In the sequel to the hugely popular Real Cardiff, Peter Finch explores the city further, hunts for the legendary peripherique and discovers rubbish dumps, walled housing estates and dead-end lanes ...

Real Newport

Ann Drysdale (series editor, Peter Finch)

Britain’s youngest city as you’ve never seen it before. Just another Victorian port or an Elizabethan maritime centre? A featureless South Wales town or a growing city on the verge of massive and original redevelopment? The “new Seattle” (Paul Flynn) or a haven for single mothers working the system (John Redwood)?…

“Drysdale lovingly celebrates “The Port’s” hidden histories, investigates local myths and tall stories, and wherever possible, wanders off the beaten track (usually with her dog Otis in tow). For that, she should be applauded…“I look forward to her writing an updated guide when the ambitious plans to improve the city have come to fruition.” Ray French, Planet, Feb 08

"The prose is often laugh-out –loud, the poetry is always excellently crafted. Versatile in traditional forms, Drysdale has some great pastiche and some wryly moving pieces; it’s a successful contrast with the experimental poetry in Peter Finch’s Real Cardiff books … " - Tom Cheesman, New Welsh Review, December 07