Well, apparently I don’t do enough of it, but it is probably time to do some self-promotion. Yes, my last book is now published by Amberley Publishing, who commissioned it, in May 2016.
The book, Secret Bude (and not my choice of cover by the way) has more writing in it than usual, which I enjoyed researching.
The book is not really about secrets, so it is a slight misnomer. I heard quite a few and most were probably libellous/unprintable. So, it is a book for locals and visitors alike containing lesser-known information about Bude, its history, and people. It contains historical and contemporary images, alongside a few tales. There is little seriously ancient history attributable to Bude so it is more a case of digging out certain information about people and places.
Before I started researching, I knew about Archie Jewel, and I knew about Pamela Colman-Smith, but I’d never before read Archie’s testimony after the sinking of Titanic, and I didn’t know that Pamela had an errand boy who would bring items for her bad chest. I enjoyed reading the fictional tale of The Iron Pineapple the ladies at the Bude archives recommended – and relating it to others. There are plenty of tales and snippets within so most people will probably learn something.
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