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My Very Tree: a stunning debut, full of humour and identity by Beverley Gordon
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.84"Eyes like blue diamonds, a smile that captivates the heart Floating on the clouds I have no wings I am not a bird but I watch from a distance Listen can you hear it, the whisper of the wind ... -
A Chair at the Cafe: a journey in verse filled with a magical sense of place by Hilda Cochrane 9781915067302
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"I see the hut, its weathered state a focus for an artist's eye; worn and brown amid white-gold sand, a shape to break blue sea and sky ..." Cumbria, Spain, Devon and France - a beautiful... -
Return to My Village in the Valley: never underestimate a quiet little country backwater Michael Bartlett 9781915067562
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73Nothing much ever happens in my Village in the Valley. We drift along peacefully ... A casual visitor to my Village in the Valley could be forgiven for thinking it is a gentle and quiet little... -
Dragonflies Graham Powell 9781915067531
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73They say that in the end we’re reunitedWith all we’ve lost – not love and circumstanceBut umbrellas, tissues and socksOr, in my case, that one photographTucked inside the book wedged halfway down –Or... -
Sledging in the Snow: it's time for an adventure when snowflakes fall on Hillside Farm by Joanna Collingborn 9781915067364
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £5.88"Teddy climbed down from his cosy bed and ran over to the big window at the end of his room. It was SNOWING!" Teddy and Lara are in for a treat when snowflakes start to fall on their grandfather's... -
In the Middle of Dudley's Log Pile: the third beautiful nature story from the prize winning creators of At the Bottom of Dudley's Garden by Dinah Mason Eagers 9781915067456
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"I would like to insist that you call me by my full title - Thunder, the Magnificent Stag Beetle, Lord of the Log Pile ..." Thunder loves his home in Dudley's log pile. He is the only stag... -
Dreams of Eleven by Michael Bartlett 9781915067173
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05How do you build bridges if you've never admitted that they've been broken? "The work I do, the pressure of the job, has always been my protection..." Richard Kirkwood has a secret ... a... -
On the Top of Dudley's Pond: the stunning new story about the importance of water-loving creatures in our gardens by Dinah Mason Eagers 9781915067234
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"I'm more important than everybody else," said Lily Alba. "I'm the Queen of the Pond ..." Lily Alba is in for a surprise. A friendly nod from a heron has made her think she is the most important... -
The Wild Night Sky: space stories and poetry, new worlds and earth Harriet Hitchen 9781915067258
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.54Stars and planets, vast skies and new horizons. A distant future with secrets in its past. A house sitter intercepts a message from a lost craft, while a tree holds the key to an alien invasion... -
Some things to laugh, cry or talk about by Beverley Gordon 9781915067395
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.84"We are told there was a time when men were men and women were women You know men dressed in bowler hats or whatever hats of their choice And fine suits And the ladies too, along with their... -
Home Ground: mystery and magic, short stories and poetry in a familiar landscape by Amaris Chase 9781915067487
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.54Trolls and pookas, wild woodlands and fairy meadows. A dollhouse with secrets within its rooms. A holiday cottage comes with a ghostly guest, and walkers awake an ancient myth. Then a child... -
The Otherlands: A magical adventure full of friendship and fairy tales in the heart of the Cotswolds by Steve Skinley 9781915067319
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.54Journey into the Otherlands ... Steven has a secret. The monsters in his dreams are real. Trolls live in the abandoned railway embankment, the Old Green Grumble hides in the allotments, and... -
Let'n Went: The delightfully personal story of life in 1950s Little Somerford, North Wiltshire by Ceri Vyner 9781915067142
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05"The garden that once was still haunts my dreams and no season will ever be the same again ... " When Ceri and her brothers move to Fern Cottage in the small North Wiltshire village of Little... -
Following a Thread of Gold by Caroline Sherwood 9781838229887
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838229887Author Caroline SherwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Crumps Barn StudioPublisher... -
At the Bottom of Dudley's Garden: A beautifully original story about the importance of wildflowers and bees Dinah Mason Eagers 9781838229863
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"We need to tell you something Lily!" they buzzed. "It's about the wildflowers ..."Lily Katinka thinks she is the most beautiful flower in Dudley's garden. But she's rather worried because Dudley has... -
Between Two Lives / Entre Deux Vies by Laetitia Devic 9781915067630
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78The debut poetry collection about how a journey to care for her mother becomes a journey of self discovery and reclaiming her French roots. Written in EnglishBook InformationISBN 9781915067630Author... -
A Monster Tea at the Palace: the 'wonderful, heartwarming' tale of the day the Loch Ness Monster met the Queen, in a new chapter book edition by Rebecca McDowall 9781915067203
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £5.68"Writing birthday telegrams - the Queen's favourite time of day. Bringing joy to all who opened them, both near and far away ..." But wait! Oh no! Queen Liz has missed her oldest friend Nessie's... -
nude: the portrait of a forgotten artist Harriet Hitchen 9781915067210
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05I'm anonymous. Irrelevant next to the real presence - the paint on the canvas ... The hidden life of an artist is told through the work they leave behind. But every painting holds its secrets. And... -
The Legend of the Green Wolf Rider: a spellbinding fantasy full of magic and nature by G. D. Howard 9781915067333
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.54It is said that whenever evil stalks within these trees, a green figure will arise and ride to fight ... on the back of a huge grey wolf ... The forest that surrounds Holly's home is vast and magical... -
Colkirk Tales: a unique and unforgettable memoir of life in a Norfolk village 1897-1927 by Paul Absolon 9781915067159
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05"My earliest recollection of Colkirk was, I think, the Diamond Jubilee of good Queen Victoria in 1897 ... " Alfred Absolon's memoir is a unique window into life in rural Norfolk before the Great... -
Ghillie Wakes Up: A beautiful story about the secret life of trees by Joe Robson 9781915067050
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £5.68"As the sun rose over the brow of the hill and turned each blade of grass a shade of golden green, Ghillie slowly opened his eyes ..." Disaster! When Ghillie the giant redwood tree wakes after his... -
Kirin of the Dobunni: the gripping adventure in the last days of Iron Age Britain by Anne Buffoni 9781915067357
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £6.06"He should have been wary of it, scared of this strange character grinning out at him, looking from one world into another. But he wasn't. He knew without reason that this knife was an explorer." The... -
Love Covers All Things: a beautiful study in poetry of the power of personal connection by Beverley Gordon
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"You see me at my worst, you see me at my best I have been used, I have been abused I have been broken, I have been mended, I have been lied to. I have been called all sort of names I have been... -
Letters From Your Neighbour Far Away: a powerful portrait of a community forged a world apart by Beverley Gordon
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"Dear neighbour, What a good idea. People don't talk any more ... From your neighbour a long distance away" A connection is forged between people a world apart. Insightful and full of humour,... -
Fluffy's New Home: A funny and heartwarming true story about a stray cat by Penny Wright
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"Fluffy was covered all over in thick, black fur and he was - well - fluffy ..."; Fluffy the cat likes the quiet life. Unfortunately, he has a lot of cousins and aunts and uncles who love to squabble... -
Brocading the Verse: loss, grief and redemption in the Cotswold landscape by Julie Wiltshire 9781915067272
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"Memories like autumn leaves blow across my path, seeking refuge in their own dark space" Solitary, beautiful, lyrical - Julie Wiltshire weaves a tapestry of loss, grief and redemption in the... -
Stuck in the Mud: the first brilliant adventure at Hillside Farm Joanna Collingborn 9781915067289
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"Edward James, or Teddy as he was known, was just like any other boy, except Teddy had a very special grandfather. Teddy's grandfather had a farm!" But when it rains, disaster strikes! The farm... -
Festival of Cats: A pocketbook of poems and short stories about cats and their role in our lives Diana Alexander 9781915067241
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.99Heroes and danger, comfort and claws. A black cat dreams of finding a new family, and a vampire is woken by a brush with ancient folklore. Then a cat tests just how far his nine lives run, before a... -
Hunting the Hornets by Michael Bartlett 9781915067326
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.54"Who the hell are you?" "They call me The Hunter and I've been hunting you, Mister Hoskins." In a world where unscrupulous businessmen, rogues and thieves operate across borders and beyond the... -
Two Percent Townsend: a portrait of rural life in the Birdlip and Crickley Hill area of the Cotswolds in the 1940s, 50s and beyond by John Townsend 9781915067296
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05'As a child I think we lived on rabbit - boiled, roasted or stewed, it was a staple diet for many families ...' Birdlip, Cold Slad, Crickey Hill and the Air Balloon Inn: growing up in a hamlet of... -
Sheep For All Seasons by Sue Andrews 9781915067012
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05"That good old farming saying 'make hay while the sun shines' is true in so many ways ... " Life on a family farm is always full of its ups and downs, but the past year for sheep farmer Sue... -
My Village in the Valley by Michael Bartlett 9781915067005
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05"I have long since ceased to be surprised at how often incidents in my village end up with someone in the river..." My Village in the Valley is a quiet unassuming place where, on the whole, very... -
Harold and Joan: Letters Home, an intimate glimpse of one man's journey through World War II by Karen Geraldine Croft 9781915067180
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05"Darling the hour has almost arrived. We leave tonight ... I am feeling it very much but I must not weaken. I must be brave. I think that will be the best attitude to take for us all" Harold... -
Stolen Lives: a gripping new mystery for 17th century investigator Alice Jerrard Georgia Piggott 9781915067524
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78Midsummer, 1626 ‘Alice knows she has gone too far. The warning is clear ...’ Leaving behind the tragedy of her life in High Stoke, Alice Jerrard is returning to Hillbury, the Dorset village that was... -
Felix the Concert Hall Cat by Penny Wright 9781915067388
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"Felix LOVED the concert hall: he loved the music, he loved the musicians, and he loved the audience!" Felix the cat lives next door to a concert hall. When the audience arrives, he always sits... -
Lorry Load of Lyrics by Michael J Evans 9781915067371
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37"You are my destiny, The compass points to you, You can have the best of me, When I get back to you" A poetry collection written with humour and honesty in the cab of his truck -... -
Spooky Ambiguous: An intriguing collection of ghost stories and poetry, fangs and fairy tales Michael Bartlett 9781915067128
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.54Ghosts and vampires, zombies and werewolves. A mirror with danger at its heart. A child is delighted to discover she is a witch, and a village disappears under a fairy curse. Then a selkie finds her... -
Personal Islands by Michael Bartlett 9781838229894
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05"Ultimately we're all alone ... I have a lot of friends but there are some things no friend can share" Solitude can mean freedom. Or it can mean being in a crowd and knowing how impossible it is... -
A Monster Tea at the Palace: A very royal story about the Loch Ness Monster by Rebecca McDowall 9781915067111
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £5.68WINNER of The Golden Wizard Book Prize 2023! "Writing birthday telegrams - the Queen's favourite time of day. Bringing joy to all who opened them, both near and far away ... " But wait!... -
Later, Icarus Elizabeth McManus 9781915067579
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73‘Icarus swam ashoreBedraggled, humiliated’ Myths and legends capture the fragility and intensity of human experience – but there are gaps between the stories people hold to be true and how it feels...