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Lofty Ambition for Book Found in Attic

Lofty Ambition for Book Found in Attic

A Highworth man has just published a book he wrote 30 years ago after finding the manuscript in his attic. Chris Birdsall discovered the forgotten draft for The Zandies, an illustrated children’s book, which he wrote when he was a young journalist in Lancashire, now he has fulfilled a lifetime’s ambition to be an author [...]

Culture, Entertainment, Swindon October 12, 2010 7:27 am 0 Comments

The Moon at the Bottom of the Well – dramatic first book from Swindon born author

The Moon at the Bottom of the Well – dramatic first book from Swindon born author

Swindon-born freelance journalist Justin Stares has written a dramatic first book about a rags-to-riches fairytale that went tragically wrong. You can meet him on Saturday 28 August at Waterstones bookshop in the Brunel Centre from 10.30am. His work The Moon at the Bottom of the Well is a true story based on firsthand accounts and [...]

Culture, Swindon August 25, 2010 8:45 am 0 Comments