Alys Hall re-writes the stories of Mabinogion from the perspective of the women in the most popular stories. Having grown up learning these stories, Hall reflected on the welfare of the women in the stories.
Into The Light is a collection of stories that seek to view various Welsh myths and legends through the eyes of it’s women. Rhiannon, Olwen, Arianrhod, and Branwen are four of the most famous and heartbroken women in Welsh literature. It is through their struggles that Alys explores the tales that could have been.