Marion Eames

Marion Eames (born Gwladys Marion Griffith Eames;^[1] 5 February 1921 – 3 April 2007) was a Welsh novelist.^[2]

Early life

Marion was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, of Welsh parents, but she was brought up from the age of four at Dolgellau, Merionethshire (Sir Feirionnydd), where she attended Dr Williams's School. A talented musician, who played the harp and the piano, she graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Employment

Marion worked as a librarian in Dolgellau, then at Aberystwyth University before becoming a radio producer with the BBC in Cardiff. She was an early scriptwriter for the long-running Welsh soap Pobol Y Cwm. She also served for a time as a regional organizer for Plaid Cymru. In 1955 she married the Quaker journalist Griffith Williams.

Works

Eames's best-known work is Y Stafell Ddirgel (1969, translated into English by Margaret Phillips as The Secret Room, 1975). This was later made into a BBC television drama series,^[3] and has been reprinted in both languages. Other works by Eames include I hela cnau (1978, in English The Golden Road, 1990) A follow-up novel to Y Stafell Ddirgel was Y Rhiandir Mwyn (The Fair Wilderness).^[4] Her autobiography was published in 1995.

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