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The Champagne Steeplejack – Sheila Dibnah

Author: SSDibnah_Champagne_Steeplejack_finalfront_web copyheila Dibnah
Release Date: 31st October 2014
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-910077-24-5

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From the impoverished back streets of Victorian Oldham, Joseph Wragg looks up at a towering chimney and begins to dream…

Fearless, talented and charming, Joseph rapidly scales the heights to become not only the country’s most famous steeplejack but also a darling of the London social scene. Feted by the London aristocracy, courted by celebrities such as Oscar Wilde, his ambition knows no bounds. But a fateful meeting with actress Lillie Langtry tempts him away from his family and his roots – and ultimately leads to his downfall.

Loosely based on a true story, The Champagne Steeplejack is a breathtaking story of one man’s rise to astonishing success in the industrial north-west and his painful descent to reality…

Sheila Dibnah is the author of the best-selling memoir A Cast-Iron Will. The Champagne Steeplejack is her first novel.

 

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The Greater Glory – Andrew Fogarty – July release

9781910077160 Author: Andrew Fogarty
Release Date: 20th July 2014
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-910077-16-0

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England in 1586 is a divided land: while Elizabeth I and her ministers fight for their new order, those belonging to the old religion face a dangerous struggle to uphold their faith. Thomas Rufford, the eldest son in a recusant Catholic family, despairs of his situation. But when a friend and benefactor, Anthony Babington, arrives at his Lancashire home, Thomas’s life changes for ever.

Together with his brother, a Jesuit priest who is hunted by the authorities, he embarks on a journey that takes him from perilous encounters with watchmen in the aftermath of a failed Armada to Catholic priest holes; from bruising encounters with sinister priest-hunters to the depths of the Tower of London.

Thomas must risk his life in his quest for spiritual freedom and the true meaning of his faith. In the face of overwhelming odds – and the machinations of Sir Francis Walsingham – can he succeed?

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Ring of Conscience – James Stoddah

9781910077030-covcropped Author: James Stoddah
Release Date: 30th June 2014
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-910077-0-30

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Release Partner: OUTLET PUBLISHING GROUP  –  www.outletpublishinggroup.com

Professor Jason Chadwick, co-developer of the World Wide Web and son of a man who revolutionised casino security in Las Vegas, is found dead in his Cornish mansion. Amy Pearce, his PA, is convinced that he was murdered. All she has to remember him by is his Ring of Conscience, with its ancient Melodema symbol.

Police detectives Thomas Riley and Lucy Bridges discover that Jason left his multi-million pound fortune to anyone who could solve a series of internet clues that explore mythology, ancient history and architectural mysteries. However, a criminal organisation that Jason’s father helped to convict years earlier is monitoring their investigation.

Amy goes missing and Riley and Bridges find themselves under intense pressure to solve Jason’s puzzle. Can they solve the final clues before the hunt turns into a blood-bath…?

‘An ingenious mystery. Well-paced and full of twists. You don’t need to be computer

literate to understand the plot. Brilliantly executed conclusion.’ – U.K. Bookworm.

Ring of Conscience is also an interactive novel. The website in the book exists and is set up so that readers can follow the clues and try to solve the puzzles before the characters do, if they fancy a challenge!

Feel free to add/follow/question and keep up to date with James Stoddah online   www.jamesstoddah.com

www.facebook.com/JamesStoddah

www.twitter.com/JamesStoddah

http://melodema.tumblr.com/

and of course don’t forget www.melodema.com and www.melodema.net to have a go at the hunt yourselves and try and claim your own treasure.

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25 Primrose Walk – Frank English

Author: Frank English
Release Date: 31st January 2013
Format: 184x145mm  Printed Papercase (Hardback)
ISBN: 978-1-908098- 80-1

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In this the follow-up to 18 Mulberry Road, Furtive and Fearless’s adventures continue, taking them to more exciting and dangerous places, which allow them to meet many more exotic creatures in unexpected situations.

We meet David again, the little boy who lived at 18 Mulberry Road, and who named and fed the family of sparrows called Twitcherly. He makes a special friend called Billy, who lives close to David’s new home, and with whom he enjoys out-of-this-world adventures that no other six year old could possibly experience. A magical owl called… Owl, a grey parrot called Gerald, and a toucan named Teddy are some of the characters you can’t afford to miss in this delightful follow-on to 18 Mulberry Road. All the characters can’t wait to meet you inside, so why not click open the front cover and start your adventures with them now? For children aged 6+

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A Canvas Of Rock by Mark Radtke

Author: Mark Radtke
Availability:  In stock
Format: Hardback  (Colour photographs – plates)
ISBN: 978-1-908098-00-9

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A Canvas of Rock transports the reader through two of the most influential periods in modern British rock-climbing as seen through the eyes one of the UK’s well-respected rock climbers – Mark Radtke.

This collection of personal experiences and friendships with some of the influential climbers from the 1970s to the present day, provides a rare insight and first-hand account on some of the crucial and at times contentious episodes that paved the way to today’s rock-climbing scene. We are also treated to insights of the man himself – his passion and his drive that have allowed him to challenge his limits and to pioneer many new Extreme routes.

Excerpt: ‘The sheer amount of time spent living outdoors, touching rock and getting dirty with the elements has undoubtedly brought me closer to nature. I know that I am a part of nature and not above it. Climbing has allowed me to explore my own fallibilities and shortcomings. Failure has occasionally resulted in one or two broken bones, but more often a bruised ego has been the more painful.

It has provided the opportunity to satisfy creative urges as in my own minds eye I have painted new routes on canvases of rock.’

 

With Foreword from Andy Cave, Andy Cave Author of  Multi Award Winning Learning to Breathe (2006) and Thin White Line (2008)

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