''The Dust Diaries'' is a book by

Owen Sheers Owen Sheers (born 20 September 1974) is a Welsh poet, author, playwright and television presenter. He was the first writer in residence to be appointed by any national rugby union team. Early life Owen Sheers was born in Suva, Fiji in 1974, and b ...

, published in 2004. In this work, Sheers traces the travels of his great-great-uncle,

Arthur Shearly Cripps Arthur Shearly Cripps (10 June 1869 – 1 August 1952) was an English Anglican priest, missionary, activist, short story writer, and poet who spent most of his life in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).Douglas V. Steere, ''God's irregular: Arth ...

. The book was named " Welsh Book of the Year 2005".

References

Press Release for The Dust Diaries published by Houghton Mifflin
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