The Journey is Home [Hardcover]

In this clear and absorbing memoir, John Sam Jones writes of a life lived on the edge. It’s a story of journeys and realisation, of acceptance and joy. From a boyhood on the coast of Wales to a traumatic period as an undergraduate in Aberystwyth, and on to a scholarship at Berkley on the San Francisco Bay as the AIDS epidemic began to take hold, before returning to Liverpool and north Wales to work in chaplaincy, education, and sexual health. A journey of becoming a writer and chronicler of his experiences with award-winning books and the somewhat reluctant compulsion to become a campaigner for LGBT rights in Wales. The adventure of running a guest house in Barmouth where he eventually became Mayor with his husband, a German academic, whom he had married after a long partnership. Just days after European Referendum they put the business on the market... and then moved to Germany. John is still on that journey.OnWelsh Boys Too:

“John Sam Jones’s charming, thoughtful collection of Welsh stories,Welsh Boys Too, is a joy to read.” —Sebastian Beaumont,Gay Times

 “Hugely enjoyable” —The Big Issue

 “A bold adventurous collection.” —The Western Mail

 On Fishboys of Vernazza:

“This slim, stylish collection is sheer joy.” —Peter Burton,Gay Times

 “These stories are sometimes poignant, often witty and always perceptive. As he grows older, John Sam Jones is becoming raunchier.” —John Davies, author ofThe Penguin History of Wales
 “clever, poignant and perceptive...” —The Daily Post
 OnCrawling Through Thorns:

“A challenging and compulsive read – often harrowing but ultimately uplifting.” —Suzy Ceulan-Hughes, GWALES.comAfter working in ministry, educatiolÓ6