Stand Tall Like a Mountain: Mindfulness and Self-Care for Children and Parents By Suzy Reading £12.99 Aster. This is local author Suzy’s second book, which aims to help parents empower their children to: learn tools for dealing with everyday emotions; express how they’re feeling; and learn about their bodies and minds, along with some easy […]
Our Life in a Day By Jamie Fewery £7.99 Orion. This is a debut from Berkhamsted author Jamie – and it’s a corker! It’s a love story with a difference. On their 10th anniversary, Esme asks Tom to come up with significant moments in their relationship for every hour of the day. Although these moments […]
The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire By James Bentley, Nikolaus Pevsner and Bridget Cherry £35.00, Pevsner Architectural Guides. Despite being one of the smallest English counties, Hertfordshire possesses an enormous range of fine buildings. In this beautiful coffee table book about the county, each city, town and village is covered with interesting facts and some lovely […]
A New Way for Mothers By Louise Webster £12.99 Amazon. A New Way for Mothers is a brand new book from Louise Webster, founder of www.beyondtheschoolrun.com. The book is a revolutionary approach for mothers to use their skills and talents while their kids are at school, providing inspiration, encouragement and a step-by-step approach for every mother wishing […]
Little Spirit By AJ Freer Available from www.whatdomykidsreadnext.com A refugee boy called Little Spirit finds himself lost and alone in Berkhamsted, and must try to find his way back to his family. In the meantime though, he must fight to survive – and try and win a reward for recovering the The Lost Sun. This is a […]
The Little Cafe at the End of the Pier By Helen Rolfe Published by Orion £7.99 paperback, £4.99 Amazon Kindle. Searching for love? You’ll find it at The Little Café at the End of the Pier… When Jo’s beloved grandparents ask her to help run their café at the end of the pier in Salthaven-on-Sea, […]
The Little Christmas Teashop of Second Chances By Donna Ashcroft Published by Boukouture £7.99 paperback, Waterstones. Snow is beginning to fall around the cosy Castle Teashop, with its toasty log fire, delicious mince pies and delicious hot chocolate. Romance is in the air and Lily King is hoping some winter magic will help to make […]
The Chessboard Murders: The Second Lord Kit Aston Mystery by Jack Murray Kindle Unlimited It’s 1920, a series of grisly murders rock the country. The finger points to Russia. Are Russian agents really murdering British subjects on British soil? First a Trade Unionist, followed by a Knight of the realm and then a Bishop. As […]
Legend of the Lost by Ian P Buckingham Published by the Book Guild, £7.99, Waterstones. Years of living in and around Berkhamsted and spending hours on walks with his children inspired the Hertfordshire setting for Ian’s debut book, Legend of the Lost. The first in a magical adventure series, it follows the adventures of the Savage […]
The Little Big Things by Henry Fraser Published by Seven Dials, £8.99 paperback, Waterstones. Berkhamsted’s Henry Fraser was just 17 when a tragic accident on holiday severely crushed his spinal cord, leaving him paralysed from the shoulders down. Since then he has conquered unimaginable difficulty to embrace life and a new way of living, and found the […]
The Long Journey Home by Jenny Whitfield Available to buy from Bailey & Sons Jewellers, Berkhamsted £7.99. Local author Jenny’s debut self-published novel is a story she’d wanted to tell for many years, and has finally written and got published. It tells the story of Josie, an orphan who runs away from the children’s home where […]
I’m a Joke and So Are You by Robin Ince Published by Atlantic Books, £16.99 hardback, Waterstones. Robin is a well-known and much-loved stand-up comedian and side-kick to Professor Brian Cox on their Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage. He’s also local, and a lovely man with a fascinating mind, so I was looking forward to […]