“Where Shropshire’s border kisses Wales,
There lies a frontier ripe with tales:
Some fact, some fiction; who can know
Where truth departs and legends grow?”
©Hilary Jane Jones
We have a newbie bookseller here at the shop..(fresh blood) ..14 yr old George Dean is with us for 2 weeks as part of his work experience from Church Stretton School.
Hils and Emski have been responsible for his training.. this has involved how to make a a perfect cuppa and the process of procuring egg custards from our local bakery...Here is what George has to say........
"I have been doing work experience here at Burway Books for the last 2 weeks and have thoroughly enjoyed it, what my general plan for the day is to come in for 10:00am and then help unpack our daily delivery of books, sort them all out and place all of them in their necessary places depending on whether or not they are customer orders, after that I will usually do any odd tasks that are asked of me . Then I have l my sandwiches and crisps. Once I have eaten these I usually sort through the 3-5 year olds books to see whether or not they need to be repriced, are fine as they are or even placed in the discount bin.
All in all I think that my experience here has been very productive and that it will definitely help me get a part time job at a place like Burway Books or even at the land of bookish wonder itself. "
Paintings of the Stiperstones
A limited edition book
of
Paintings & Drawings
by Peter Andrew Jones
with prose and poems by
Hilary Jane Jones
Available in 6 inch and 6x12 inch editions at (provisionally) £15 &
£33 respectively. A 9x19 inch gallery edition is under discussion.
Hand bound & sewn
250 copies
Certificate of Authenticity
Original drawing on half title page
Paint encrusted cover from the Artist's Daily working palette Wrap-around dust jacket
Revised Release date will be Spring 2011- launch event details to follow - watch this space!
Gift box version with greetings cards available.
A range of Original Oil Paintings, Drawings, limited edition multimedia works (Prints) and Greetings Cards is also available with a major exhibition of all at The Burway Gallery & Bookshop in Church Stretton October 2010
A limited edition (250 copies) hand-made, hand-bound book with paintings by internationally renowned artist Peter Andrew Jones (www.peterandrewjones.net)
and words by Hilary Jane Jones
(“A Shropshire Lass”) will be available Spring 2011
– reserve your copy now.
Our“Very Free Range “Book Forum (formally known as Mayfair Forum) -Janet Longstaff
Our bookshop could be described as “very free range” – just like the eggs for sale by the roadside in rural Shropshire. At most we have eleven people, but usually only seven attend. Our book group is loosely based around “Burway Books”, our local independent bookshop.
We rarely have a “set book”- occasionally one person will direct a line of thought, or we come prepared to discuss books in a specific genre.
In 2009 we celebrated the life of Charles Darwin, our “local hero” as he spent his childhood in Shrewsbury only 15 miles away. We examined books by him, and about him, both old and new.
One month we discussed foreign writers of fiction – those who live in more repressive regimes, and often suffer for their art with imprisonment or exile.
One of our most enjoyable meetings was when we were asked to bring along and read our favourite short poem.
We had a session on short stories, and other one childrens books- most of the group are doting grandmothers and had strong opinions!
A very revealing meeting happened when we were asked to bring along an old favourite book which had influenced us in our formative years- at least two had developed a passion for foreign travel this way.
We are all quite strong characters and would hate being told “you must read…” but by listening to the enthusiasm of others we are inspired to widen our outlook. After each session there’s usually a rush to Burway Books, or if we can’t wait 24 hours for an order to come through, we borrow.
Book Forum will be meeting again on 29th July at the bookshop at 4pm
