The Birds Were The Only Ones Singing
Matt Dolezal
£8.99
SYNOPSIS
The Birds Were the Only Ones Singing is a diverse anthology of poems that reflects the world around us. Split into six chapters, the poems are drawn from the poet’s personal experiences and explores nature, community, folk, love, loss, and metamorphosis. Dolezal details his own personal sense of escapism into nature and where he finds solace. The poems ask readers to question where they feel most at peace. The chapter reveals how elements in nature can be a metaphor for human greed and deception. Themes of community and how governments and regimes can divide a community are explored in the chapter Community. The final chapter titled Metamorphosis is the surreal exploration from the world we live in and becoming emersed into the forest. All the poems explore different themes, but some echo each other. Some are fun and are written with humour, while others are more serious. The Birds Were the Only Ones Singing is a poignant poetry collection and details how humans experience, love and loss and how we face our own mortality.
Whispers Between the Lines
Dr Jill Eyers
£10.50
SYNOPSIS
We are all different, yet we share so many traits. We share strong raw emotions such as love, hate, anger, compassion, envy, desire, passion, indecision, insecurity and oh, so much more. We are unique, and yet we are the same in so many ways. People are full of dichotomy. We also share similar special moments in life, although our experience of them, and how we deal with them, will be very different. This book will explore, through poems, our special moments and share those wonderful or dreadful events. The sum of these make you unique. There are opportunities within the book for you to write your own poems with your unique experiences and feelings. These can lay alongside mine. Explore them. Compare and contrast and find creativity where you least expect it. See and feel those whispers between the lines. This is a book where your input is used first, as a start to your own creativity. The result is a blend of writing that is uniquely me – and positively, uniquely, you too. Very importantly – enjoy!
Omesh The Clicking Clown
Omesh Ehsan Shah
TBD
SYNOPSIS
I have been interested in photography for as long as I can remember. I had a 35mm film camera back in the day and I would take pictures of anything: people, birds, animals, landscapes, mountains, the moon, the sun … you name it. I have a genuine love of flying creatures and birds are drawn towards me like I am drawn towards them. With the advent of digital I bought several Canon cameras and other photographic equipment. People who saw my work were really impressed and several asked me for prints. To expand on this I self-published my book. The images are the result of patience and awareness, as every movement is captured in the blink of an eye. I hope the results speak for themselves!
Chiltern Trails and Tales
Dr Jill Eyers
£5.99
SYNOPSIS
For those wanting to get away from the roads and the bustle of modern life there are numerous green lanes, bridleways and footpaths that cross the hills and valleys of the Chilterns. Or perhaps a gentle stroll along the meandering Thames, a saunter through a woodland, or a more bracing route along the scarp of the Ridgeway path. This book indicates some of the best places to visit. The trails are not prescriptive – no detailed ‘turn left here, then right’ and so on, which can be totally confusing, especially if landmarks change. What this book has, that others do not, is some interesting background information and stories. It gives simple explanations of what makes landscape, explains the underlying geology, what nature you can see, as well as any archaeology and history to be discovered on the trails.
Note To Boy
Sue Clark
£9.99
SYNOPSIS
Eloise is an erratic, faded fashionista. Bradley is a glum but wily teenager. Together, they make an unlikely team. In need of help to write her racy 1960s memoirs, the former ‘shock frock’ fashion guru tolerates his common ways. Unable to remember his name, she calls him Boy. Desperate to escape a brutal home life, he puts up with her bossiness and confusing notes. Both guard secrets. How did she lose her fame and fortune? What’s he scheming – beyond getting his hands on her bank card? And just what’s hidden in that mysterious locked room?
Jed’s Dreams. The First Adventure
Michelle Horton
£9.99
SYNOPSIS
Jed’s Dreams is a gentle, imaginative bedtime story for young children. The story follows puppy Jed into his dreams. The book is aimed to capture the joy, safety, and adventure of falling asleep, helping children feel comforted at bedtime.
The True Adventures of Lady Guinevine Strathmore: Blood and Gold
Norm Chung, Amsel Von Spreckelsen
£8.99
SYNOPSIS
Join Lady Guinevine Strathmore, Explorer, Aristocrat, Dilettante, as she embarks on a swashbuckling adventure, investigating the brutal attack on the high society ball held by the esteemed Lord, Sir Charles Wrathbone.
Stronger Than the Storm
Felicity Ashley
£13.99
SYNOPSIS
Do you ever feel like life is holding you back, but deep down, you know you’re capable of so much more? When adversity strikes, it’s easy to give in to fear, self-doubt or the belief that you’re not strong enough. But what if the toughest moments of your life were actually the making of you? In Stronger Than the Storm, Felicity Ashley shares her powerful and deeply personal story of overcoming life’s biggest challenges – from a hip replacement in her early 40s to rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to facing cancer head-on. Through each chapter, she shows how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things by embracing fear, leaning on community and never losing sight of hope. Felicity’s story is an honest look at what it means to face fear with open arms, keep moving when grief feels unbearable and find glimmers of hope even in the darkest hours. Her extraordinary journey will move and inspire anyone who’s ever wondered, “Can I really get through this?” Because sometimes, it’s not about bouncing back. It’s about rising – stronger than the storm.
A Midsomer Day Out
Helen Johns
£8.00
SYNOPSIS
The globally acclaimed Midsomer Murders is a TV phenomenon, running since 1997 and still going strong today. The most frequently filmed locations include the historic market town of Thame and many picturesque villages in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. This book is a travel guide for the visitor to Midsomer County, providing detailed itineraries for intrepid Midsomer fans and anyone interested in the beautiful villages and countryside featured in Midsomer Murders. You will be guided around over 60 filming locations, including a route map to find each one.
The Hunting of the Shark
Bill Heine
£14.99
SYNOPSIS
It’s 1986 and American jets take off near Oxford to bomb Tripoli and take out Gaddafi… meanwhile another missile has crashed through the shattered tiles of a quiet Oxford suburban home. This is a true story. Dive into this book which celebrates the 25th anniversary of one of England s quirkiest icons. The Hunting of the Shark spills the guts for the very first time on how this bizarre 25-foot fibreglass sculpture was conceived, constructed, erected, and kept up on the roof against the full blast of Oxford City bureaucracy.
Told by Bill Heine who commissioned its birth, plus exclusive sketches and artwork from the sculptor’s own notebook and never-before-seen photographs of the erection in fragrante, The Hunting of the Shark reveals and re-lives a fascinating slice of English eccentricity. Part-Picaresque, part-Pythonesque, this tale of art, anarchy, and architecture reveals how a 7-day wonder became one of the country s most controversial landmarks.
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