Set in the 1790s, this novel essentially shows that cowboys were as much
invented in Wales as in Wyoming.
Running through this Welsh Western, with its personalities, adventure,
and incidents, the storyline has the strong cultural, emotional, and
human elements that make Westerns so appealing - by exploring how people
act in the drama of their own lives.
Written very much in the style of an old-fashioned Western, this tale of
Welsh drovers taking a large herd of cattle from the "wild west" of
North Wales to London stakes the claim that these interesting characters
were the first cowboys. What happens in Westerns happened here to
drovers on their cattle drive.
Engaging the reader with its authentic period feel and rich excitement,
All Through the Night tells the rights-of-passage tale of a young man
seeking to escape his background. Relations between the drovers and the
good and bad people they encounter on their cattle drive make for a
lively and emotional tale.
Combining romance and the romantic appeal of life in the saddle with the
struggle to ensure that relationships and families survive against all
the odds, this book has all the ingredients needed for a satisfying tale
of strong individuals being tried and tested on life's journey.
At heart, it is about loss, which is, perhaps, the basic story arc of
all our lives: losing people, losing cultural heritage, losing our
innocence--all in the relentless unfolding of our life's experiences.