Nofel yw hon am fywyd gwenidog mewn pentref bychan yng nghefn gwlad Cymru yn cyfnod rhwng y ddau ryfel byd Gobaith Alun Morris wrth dderbyn galwad i Abergwerno yw troi cefn ar ei brofiadau erchyll fel caplan yn y fyddin ac ymdaflu i fywyd prysur ond pleserus cymdeithas amaethyddol glos [This is a novel about the life of a minister in a small village in rural Wales duing the period between the two World Wars Alun Morris' hope in answering a call to Abergwerno is to turn his back on his horrifying experiences as a chaplain in the army and immerse himself in the busy but pleasurable life of a close-knit agricultural society]