Stories in Welsh Stone is a collection of stories by Geoff Brookes, first published in December 2008.
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“Stories in Welsh Stone – The Secrets within 15 Welsh Graves” by Geoff Brookes
Explore the past and meet these people…
Margaret Williams, strangled. Mary Morgan, hanged. Thomas Heslop, shot. John Thomas, battered to death. Adeline Coquelin, drowned. Sarah Jacob, starved. Jane Lewis, slashed to death…These are some of The Stories in Welsh Stone that feature in the book. It was published in December 2008 and examines 15 nineteenth century graves in Wales.On the site you will find a brief introduction to the book and an outline of the content. You can buy the book directly from myself using Paypal on the “How to Buy” page on the website.
There is also a direct link to Welsh Country Magazine, who also have an e-commerce facility where you can purchase the book with confidence and security.
Geoff Brookes,
Swansea
Free Download!
Click here to go to a page where you can get a download of one of the chapters from the book, absolutely free! Read the story of the murder of a poor old lady, Mary Kavanagh, beaten to death in 1829 for watches.
Buy the Book
Buy on-line and save £2 on the cover price.
Only £16.99 (inc postage and packing for uk addresses)
Free Delivery in Swansea and surrounding area. only £12.50 – see How to Buy
Reviews
Janet Thomas, in her review on the Gwales website for the Welsh Books Council, writes,
“This book hits on the clever, evocative idea of re-telling fifteen of Wales’s most infamous murders or mysterious deaths by focusing on the gravestones. The graves and landscapes around them are depicted in beautiful photographs and each story is accompanied by directions to find the grave.”
The Western Mail described it as ” a colourful and handsome book about passion, drama, injustice and tragedy.” |
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