GELERT’S GHOST

In some places, Elen realised, the past never goes away. Like Beddgelert. She had no idea of the danger at first, mesmerised by the remote beauty of the place. Forever the outsider, she yearned to belong. Now she’d come home, to the wild mountains where her ancestors had lived. And died.

Exploring the high peaks, she meets Will, young, handsome, mysterious. They grow close, despite the attempts of those desperate to keep them apart.

As the long days of summer gave way to the storms of autumn, Elen realises there’s a price to pay for belonging. Beneath the beauty of Beddgelert lies a heartbreaking tale of loyalty, betrayal, and an ancient curse.

Elen must decide if she will run or stay and face the terrors of the ghostly hound that prowls the high mountains, seeking vengeance.

This is a book about revenge and redemption. How we rise above misfortune, tragedy, and bad blood. How we find love and transcendence. It will terrify, inspire and transport you.

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Barber, Charles Burton; Gelert; Reading Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/gelert-41537

Gelert’s Ghost is set in the beautiful Welsh village of Beddgelert which is home to the famous historical feature, ‘Gelert’s Grave’. The stone monument marks the resting place of ‘Gelert’, the faithful hound of the medieval Prince Llewelyn the Great.

The tombstone reads:

“In the 13th century Llewelyn, prince of North Wales, had a palace at Beddgelert. One day he went hunting without Gelert, ‘The Faithful Hound’, who was unaccountably absent.

On Llewelyn’s return the truant, stained and smeared with blood, joyfully sprang to meet his master. The prince alarmed hastened to find his son, and saw the infant’s cot empty, the bedclothes and floor covered with blood.

The frantic father plunged his sword into the hound’s side, thinking it had killed his heir. The dog’s dying yell was answered by a child’s cry.

Llewelyn searched and discovered his boy unharmed, but nearby lay the body of a mighty wolf which Gelert had slain. The prince filled with remorse is said never to have smiled again. He buried Gelert here”.