Strangers on the Mountain — Nina D. Santos

The novel tells of the joys and troubles of two children and their parents when they decide to protect and keep secret two very rare birds nesting near their village. The hazardous venture draws the family closer together, and by involving a strange old man who lives alone on the mountain it succeeds in making him less of an outcast. Although much of the story is based on the concern of ordinary people for the preservation of wild life, it also gives a convincingly true picture of springtime activities in a very Welsh village on a hillside in Snowdonia. Strangers on the Mountain was awarded the prize in an unusual competition arranged by the Cardiganshire Education Committee for a novel in English for children. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nina Dolores Santos The author spent her early years in Singapore where she was born of Portuguese parentage. Married to Welsh writer Ifor Wyn Williams, she has three children and two grandchildren. After living in five different parts of Gwynedd - including two hillside villages 800 feet up - she is now settled in Bangor. She has always been interested in wild life, and in birds especially. Her other interests are reading, writing, keeping French Bulldogs and bantams.