Excerpt From Coven Book

Here's a tiny excerpt from 'Coven In Times Past', as published in the Village News a couple of months ago (click for a bigger image):

The full copy of this edition of the Village News can be viewed online at:
http://villagenewsandvillager.co.uk/Editions/Village%20News%20February%202015-16pp.pdf

New Penkridge Book Imminent

Crime & Chaos in Victorian Penkridge will be available from mid-July via the usual sources - full details will be posted here in due course.

As a taster for those who have been following its progress, here are two photographs of the cover from the final proof copy. No prizes for guessing the view depicted on the front-cover artwork!

New Penkridge book nearing completion

A new book about 'goings on' in Penkridge, Staffordshire during the Victorian era is nearing completion. It should be published within the next few weeks and will be available from the usual sources... watch this space!

Coven In Times Past - more feedback

It's now over two months since publication and lots of avid readers (especially locals who have lived in the area for decades) have been giving their verdict via Facebook, email and in person.

So far all the feedback has been extremely positive - recent comments on the Facebook Coven and Brewood page include:

"It's a great book - mom and dad have truly enjoyed reading it! The anecdotes are amusing!"

"A great book"

"Fascinating book"

Thank you, readers!

Tales From Four Towns Reviews

It's wonderful to get some positive feedback and this customer review on Amazon shows that the book seems to be reaching its intended audience...

"I liked this book very much. It was entertaining and informative. The structure of the book makes it that you can pick it up and read from any page, not just start to finish. A lovely gift for family or friend who once lived in the area and has moved away."

See what other people think of this book on amazon : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-From-Four-Towns-Wolverhampton/dp/1291649719#customerReviews


The Black Country Bugle ran a pretty positive review as well:

http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/New-local-history-book-filled-tales-towns/story-20414313-detail/story.html

John Smith of Coven - New Information

The work of John Smith (and his father, also John) is covered in some detail in 'Coven In Times Past' but this information arrived a little too late to be included in the book.

The illustration, from 'The Engineer' of 1862, shows one of Smith's inventions - a machine for drying grain.