Double Signing Today

 

Yes. It's today we have our
double book signing.

A Horse in the Bathroom - Derek J Taylor

and

Lost in the Flames - Christopher Jory

excellent reads with good feedback already

(see our Reviews)

From 10.30 am till when hunger strikes.

A Horse in the Bathroom Q 5

Tony

I see your next book has a similar approach by looking at the English and their addiction to heritage. When can we expect that to be in the shops?

Derek

I’m three-quarters way through writing the first draft, so the aim is publication in summer of 2013. I’ve just come back from a research trip to north east England. When you drive up the A1 motorway, you suddenly see a sign that says, ‘Welcome to County Durham, Land of the Prince Bishops.’ Who the hell the Prince Bishops were, I’ve no idea, but the Durham Signs Dept obviously realised we’re all suckers for anything that sounds historic.

(It's provisionally called Big Beds and Battle-axes see - http://www.derekjtaylorbooks.com/#/working-on/4554235311 )

A Horse in the Bathroom Q1

Now it's the turn of Derek J Taylor to answer some of my penetrating questions on his book, A Horse in the Bathroom

Tony

What made you feel that a book about a rebuild would be so good for carrying such an amusing look at some of the Cotswold villages?

Derek

A friend of mine accused me of suffering from ‘Lark Rise to Candleford’ syndrome. He meant I had a nostalgic yearning for life in a rural paradise. I laughed it off, but then started to wonder if he was right. And anyway,- I asked myself - is village life in the 21^st century so perfect? I decided to find out.

Signing error

If you receive your copy of

The Bourton/Moreton/Stow/Chippy Times through the door in the next few days,

you will notice that the twits at

Cotswold Bookstore have advertised

a book signing on 23rd May.

Of course, it should read 23rd June!

2012!

That's when Christopher Jory will be signing Lost in Flames and Derek J Taylor will be signing A Horse in the Bathroom.

Christopher will be bringing with him an original bomber jacket used by an RAF airman in the war, some pieces from a Lancaster shot down over Holland, a small navigational 'computer' used in Lancasters, a photo of the airman to whom the book is dedicated and perhaps copies of one or two of his letters.

Derek will not be bringing the horse.