"How Green Was My Valley" is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn that tells the story of a Welsh mining family, the Morgans, living in the South Wales Valleys through the eyes of the youngest son, Huw Morgan. The novel explores the family's life, the mining community, and the socio-economic changes they face, including mining accidents, union disputes, and the loss of their traditional way of life. The valley is depicted as once green and thriving but becomes contaminated and damaged by mining activities, symbolizing the decline of the community and environment. The story emphasizes themes of family, hardship, love, and change against the backdrop of a once lush and vibrant valley now marked by industrial scars.
