Moving Mountains

Moving Mountains is a powerful and deeply human novel that begins with one of the darkest days in Welsh history - the Aberfan disaster of October 21st, 1966, when a collapsing coal tip buried Pantglas School, claiming the lives of 116 children and 28 adults.

Out of this tragedy emerges Eleri Jones, a survivor whose life will come to symbolise both the enduring scars of Aberfan and the resilience of a community. Training as a doctor, her actions will thrust Aberfan's name back into the global spotlight, in the complex arena of geopolitics and the fight against extremism.

Spanning decades and continents, Moving Mountains illuminates the lasting cost of putting profit before people, the collective strength that rises from unimaginable grief, and the universal struggle against violence in all its forms.
Timely and ultimately hopeful, Moving Mountains is a tribute to the fallen of Aberfan and to the generations who continue to honour their memory by changing the world they left behind.

About the author
Jimmy worked as a secondary school teacher for nearly 40 years. In his 20s and 30s he played first-class rugby for Newbridge RFC and was club captain in 1983_84. During his teaching career he was Head of Religious Education and was later appointed to Director of Sixth Form, finally progressing to Assistant Head until he retired in 2011.

Retirement gave me the opportunity to work with homeless people, which provided an insight into the waste of human potential as a result of the dire situation they experience. This voluntary work and his teaching experiences inspired him to write. This is his third novel.