In the first and, arguably, the finest of Hilda Vaughan's ten
novels the dawn of the twentieth century brings a new generation
that clashes with the conservative traditionalism of an old Welsh
way of life. Rhys Lloyd and his engagement with the ideas of Social
Darwinism and the League of Nations make him a dangerous figure in
the village. The son of a Welsh-speaking Nonconformist, his love
for the church-going Esther reflects tensions that have long and
bitterly divided the community. Most striking, however, is the
stoic and determined Esther who calmly suffers the casual brutality
of her agricultural upbringing, drawing on an inner strength and
organic spirituality that would provide an archetype for Vaughan's
later heroines. Despite a loving and sensitive depiction of her
native Radnorshire landscape, Vaughan offers no rural idyll. "The
Battle to the Weak" is a vividly drawn, socially engaged portrait
of a small rural Welsh community with an awareness of its context
within the wider world.
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