WE ARE SPECIALIST STOCKISTS OF MALCOLM SAVILLE AND MARY WEBB

Malcolm Saville: We stock a number of titles by the late Malcolm Saville, particularly his Lone Pine series that was set around this area. Many of his books have gone out of print, but as and when they are re-printed we try to keep them in stock. We also have copies of books about Malcolm Saville, including “Complete Lone Pine” by Mark O’Hanlon.

Mary Webb: Another very famous local author, who died in 1927, and whose books occasionally come back into print. We stock "Gone to Earth", "Precious Bane”, and “Golden Arrow,” and any other titles as and when they become available. We also stock biographies of Mary Webb by Gladys Mary Coles.

LOCAL HISTORY AND THE LOCAL AREA

Below is a selection of some of our most popular books featuring Shropshire and Church Stretton:

“Folklore of Shropshire”: by Roy Palmer, £12.95. Popular folk tales including Wild Edric, Mad Jack Mytton, Humphrey Kynaston, Caractacus, plus ghosts, witches, charmers, and many more.

“Geology of Shropshire” by Peter Toghill, £18.99. This book explains the geological history of Shropshire, lasting 500 million years, from the Antarctic Circle through the Tropics and across the equator to our latitudes, a distance of 12,000km.

“The Lead, Copper and Barytes Mines of Shropshire”, by Michael Shaw £12.95. A fascinating, in depth history of mining in Shropshire – once one of the country’s largest producers of lead ore.

“The Long Mynd”: by Kate Thorne, £7.99. The story of the Long Mynd told through its rights of way.

“Merrily’s Border”, Phil Rickman £12.95 Paperback: A photographic tour of the Shropshire and Welsh Border locations that Phil uses in his Merrily Watkins novels – a lovely book that every Rickman fan should own

“Never on a Sunday – Memories of the Stiperstones Mining Communities”: by Shropshire Mines Trust, £11.95.

“A Night in the Snow”, by Reverend Donald Carr, £2.50. The true story of a struggle for life on the Long Mynd one wild, snowy evening in 1865.

“Old Houses of Shropshire in the Nineteenth Century”: by Julia Ionides, £25.00.

“Portrait of the Shropshire Hills”, by Robin Jukes-Hughes £14.99. A stunning pictorial book filled with over 150 glorious colour photographs of the Shropshire Hills. www.shropshirehillsphotography.com

“Shropshire Murders”: by Nicola Sly, £14.99. Read about the dark and evil deeds that were committed in Shropshire, including two in Church Stretton.

“Shropshire Place Names”, Anthony Poulton-Smith £12.99. A dictionary of Shropshire place names that examines their origins and meanings. It includes not only towns, villages and hamlets, but also rivers, streams, hills, fields and woods, as well as streets, buildings and public houses.

“Son and Servant of Shropshire - Life of Archdeacon Joseph (Plymley) Corbett”, by Douglas Grounds £18.50 Hardback, £13.95 Paperback.

“Victorian Farm”: by Peter Ginn, Alex Langlands and Ruth Goodman, £20.00. Based on the hugely popular BBC2 series, this book follows the lives of three historians as they spend 12 months at Acton Scott running a farm as the Victorians would have done.

“Wild Mynd”: by Peter Carty, Leo Smith and Caroline Uff, £14.99. The Long Mynd is the centrepiece of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Wild Mynd is superbly illustrated throughout with almost 200 colour photographs and especially commissioned line-drawings. It also includes annotated wildlife walks, nature through the seasons and the best places to observe the special flora and fauna.

RARE AND OUT OF PRINT BOOKS

Please contact us to enquire about availability and price for the following books:

“Church Stretton”: by David Bilbey

“Fordritishope: History of a Shropshire Parish”
“Hope Bowdler and Eaton Under Heywood – A Millennial Review”: both by Alan Dakers
Alan Dakers is writing a new publication on the area - please watch this space

LOCAL AUTHORS

We are always pleased to support local authors and below is a brief summary of:
A) ~“Recent Publications” and
B) ~“Other Bestselling Local Authors”.
We have included website links where possible, and are always happy to order these books for you if we do not already have them in stock.

A) ~RECENT PUBLICATIONS

A selection of latest releases from a number of authors living in and around Shropshire:

“The Bones of Avalon”, Phil Rickman £16.99 Hardback. In a break from his popular Merrily Watkins series, Phil has penned a historical crime novel, set in 1560 and following Dr John Dee, astrologer to Queen Elizabeth and one of the most fascinating historical figures of the Elizabethan period. He is given an assignment by the Queen's chief minister, Sir William Cecil, to ride to the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey and bring back King Arthur's bones. The mission takes the mild, bookish Dee to the tangled roots of English magic and the Arthurian legacy so important to the Tudors. Into unexpected violence, spiritual darkness, the breathless stirring of first love...and the cold heart of a complex plot against Elizabeth. www.philrickman.co.uk

"It Happened in Shropshire" by Bob Burrows
It Happened in Shropshire is a vibrant and compelling account of the county’s diverse heritage; its heroes, its battles, its discoveries, its crimes. £7.99

"A Boot Up: Shropshire Hills" by Bob Caddick & Bob Alton
10 Leisure walks of discovery £4.99

"Behind the Surgery Door: Life as a Practice Nurse" by Lynn Smart
Humorous and uplifting account of life as a Practice Nurse in Telford £17.99

"A Dog's Life" by Sylivia Anne Baxter. A true-life dog biography set in the late 1970s/80s on two outlying Shropshire farms, relating the thirteen year long bond between a young woman and her Labrador dog £5.99

“The Baby Burper”, by Tiffany Corbett £4.99. Easy to read tips for parents from a mum of two who knows how “the little things make life easier”.

"Last Christmas" by Julia Williams £6.99. An irresistible gift of a tale that will warm the hearts of Christmas-lovers and Scrooges alike! Read about our very own Burway Books in the latest wonderful book by the lovely Julia Williams- (we have copies for sale here in the shop)

B) ~OTHER BESTSELLING LOCAL AUTHORS (alive and dead!):

Charles Darwin: We carry a large stock of books by and about Charles Darwin.

A E Housman: We stock several editions of “A Shropshire Lad”, along with Housman’s other works.

Peter Andrew Jones: Peter is an internationally renowned artist who has produced artwork for many bestselling sci-fi novels, the BBC, and also Hollywood posters. He now resides in Church Stretton and runs his own publishing company: we are proud to stock his unique, limited edition “artists books” that contain paintings and prose about the local area. Peter is currently working with Burway Books’ very own Hilary Jones on book about the Stiperstones, due for release in the Spring of 2010. Some of Peter’s paintings are also on display in the shop – come in and have a look.http://www.peterandrewjones.net/

Dorothy Nicolle: We stock a number of Dorothy’s books including: “Discovering Shropshire Towns”, “Shropshire Walks with Ghosts and Legends”; “Shropshire's Oddities”; “Charles Darwin”; “Rob the Paradog”; “All About Christmas”. www.nicolle.me.uk

Alison Owen: “High Jinks and Happiness”, £9.99. Beautifully illustrated book for children containing four seasonal stories about a herd of Hereford cattle.

Wilfred Owen: We stock several collections of Owens’ poetry, along with his biography.

Phil Rickman: Bestselling author of the Merrily Watkins series. Merrily is a parish priest and diocesan exorcist who, along with daughter Jane and partner Lol encounter many spooky goings-on in the fictional Ledwardine in Herefordshire. Phil has also recently penned an historical novel about Dr John Dee. www.philrickman.co.uk

Martin Roach: Martin has written, and ghost-written, many best-selling celebrity biographies and autobiographies for musicians and sportsmen, including David Coulthard, Chris Eubank, Take That, Westlife, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Coldplay … and many more. He has also written “Tattoo Soup” and “Doctor Martens: The Story of a British Icon”. www.impbooks.com

Shropshire Mines Trust: Popular books about the lead mines over at Snailbeach – “Never on a Sunday” contains the fascinating recollections of people whose families lived and mined in the Stiperstones area, whilst “Snailbeach Lead Mine” tells the history of the mines. www.snailbeachmine.org.uk

Simon Whaley: Simon lives in Church Stretton: his books are always amongst our bestsellers, and include: “Best Walks in the Welsh Borders”; “One Hundred Ways For A Dog To Train Its Human”; “One Hundred Muddy Paws for Thought”; “Puppytalk”; “Little Book of Alternative Garden Wisdom”; “The Bluffer's Guide to Hiking” … and others. www.simonwhaley.co.uk