A Romance of Rough Places. They say shes a real witch, says Goronwy Hughes grandmother, warning him of Catrin Rees, the heroine of A Welsh Witch. The sea-side village of Treswnd has elected Catrin as its scapegoat, shunning and stoning her as a witch. Catrins loneliness is eased by a growing friendship with Goronwy, to whom she reveals the hidden wonders of the natural world. First published in 1902, AWelsh Witch explores the ways in which human resilience and empathy can make a romance of rough places.