A NEW book by a Llangwm resident sets out to explore the changes in village life he has seen through playful allegory.

Dilwyn George, 61, was brought up in the village and has lived most of his life there.

His book The Last of the Cahonga is based on his experiences of how village life has changed in that time.

The book, a fully illustrated fable, is meant for both adults and children, and tells the story of a fictional Native American tribe called the Cahongas.

“The book is a fable, but it could apply to any small community and how change has happened and can happen,” said Dilwyn, who works as a carpenter in Llangwm.

In the story, the Cahonga tribe welcomes in settlers from elsewhere, and slowly see their world change around them as old ways of life disappear for new ones.

“I wouldn’t want to annoy anyone with the book,” said Dilwyn. “It doesn’t get you anywhere.

“But I think this is an international issue. There are small communities all over the world which are seeing big changes.

“You can never go back. You must go forward because that’s how we evolve – but it is at a cost.”

Dilwyn has already sold 200 copies of the book, either to people calling at his house, or to shops in Haverfordwest which have agreed to sell them.

He has also sent a copy to America, though he has no idea how the customer in Virginia came to hear about the book.

Dilwyn had thought about writing the book for two years, before it came together over the period of a week earlier this year.

The name of Cahonga tribe comes from an Iriquois legend about a group of stone throwing little people called the Gahongas, similar to European tales about fairies.

Dilwyn chose the name as he remembers a convention in Llangwm from his youth where people would throw stones at strangers in the village.

To buy The Last of the Cahonga for £4, visit Funky Shed or Brewers Army Surplus in Haverfordwest, or visit Dilwyn George at 22 Main Street, Llangwm.