Rape of the Fair Country

Alexander Cordell

A touching and thought provoking tale of toil and hardship amid a passionate community of Welsh labourers

Alexander Cordell's finest novel recounts the saga of the Mortymer family. Living in the Welsh Valleys, their struggles of working for the English owners of the harsh iron industry are turned into a captivating tale of the passions and hopes of a resilient community.

A historical novel in turn funny and tragic, Rape of the Fair Country is an engaging and moving novel set against the beautiful Welsh landscape.

The first part of a trilogy, Cordell followed Rape of the Fair Country with The Hosts of Rebecca and Song of the Earth.

Rape of The Fair Country was chosen by Radio Wales presenter Roy Noble as his Welsh book of choice.

《美丽国度的劫难》是Alexander Cordell(亚历山大·考德)最出色的小说，讲述了Mortymer(摩蒂莫)家族的英雄传奇。他们生活在威尔士山谷，为制铁工业的英国雇主从事着异常艰苦的劳作，但因为他们的坚忍不拔，原本一部心酸血泪史也变成了激情与希望的动人赞歌。

《美丽国度的劫难》以威尔士优美的风貌为背景，是本时而有趣时而悲伤的历史小说，读来感人至深、令人欲罢不能。

《美丽国度的劫难》是考德三部曲的第一部，他接着又写了《利百加的军队》和《大地之歌》。

《美丽国度的劫难》被威尔士广播电台主持人Roy Noble(罗伊·诺博)选为他的威尔士优选书籍。