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More success for our alumni authors including Richard Ford (Law, 2002) who has recently published his children's book Unken Dunken makes pancakes.
December 2022 - Celebrating our Alumni authors
Massive congratulations to our alumni authors who have had their books published.
Take a look at the latest books available from our alumni authors:
Mark Basford has published The Discovered Jewess.
The Discovered Jewess was originally conceived as an educational novel aimed at younger adults and older children, to inform them of certain aspects of Nazi Germany. To relate to this age group, the novel focuses on a hundred eighteen-year-old girls taking part in a residential course at a recreated concentration camp, where they experience some of the authentic conditions in milder form. The resultant book has a wider appeal to anyone who wishes to understand more about the Holocaust.
The book is availalble to purchase online.
Richard Colbey (Law, 1982) has published The Status and Recognition of Post-1992 Transnistria: An Investigation of the Case for de jure Independence.
Legally part of Moldova, Transnistria is sandwiched between that country and southern Ukraine. After the USSR broke up, its people’s desire not to be governed by Moldova led to a 1992 war in which nearly 1,000 died; since then, it has maintained de facto independence, although it relies significantly on Russian economic, political and military support. Technically, there is still a conflict between Transnistria and Moldova, but this has become frozen and they enjoy reasonably civil relations. Resulting from six years of research, during which the author made nine visits to the territory – where he interviewed politicians, judges, public servants, human rights lawyers, diplomats, police officers, academics, students and others – this book examines what the best future for Transnistria is and whether de jure independence is a viable solution.
This book is available to purchase online.
Dr Kevin Dixon (BA Humanities, 2006 and PhD in Sociology, 1991) has published Torquay: A Social History.
The book is a journey with a focus, not on the town's most elite men, but on the lives and experiences of typical Torquinians. We travel from villages living in fear of unfamiliar ships in Torbay, to a town which became the centre of an Empire's elite at leisure. This is about the lives of locals and visitors, of smugglers and pirates, of suffragettes, occultists, radicals and rioters. Here are ordinary folk, their communities, and the way they saw their world. Often forgotten, they made Torquay the place it was, and the town it is today.
This book is available to purchase for £10 from Artizan Gallery, Torquay and you can email them to reserve a copy.
Richard Ford (Law, 2002) has recently published his children's book Unken Dunken makes pancakes.
This is a highly relatable story about a girl and her uncle having fun making pancakes. Aimed at ages 2-6, it uses gentle humour to build anticipation, encourage guesswork and create the perfect talking point for parents.
This book is available to purchase online.
Kate Heathside (MA in Creative Writing, 2013) has published her sixth novel Villainy at the Village Store the second in the Coombesford Chronicles series.
Stanley Wentworth was no saint. He’d had his fair share of trouble with the law. He’d upset his former partners in gangs across the Midlands. And he’d abandoned more than one woman in his time. But did he really deserve a cold and lonely death in the Country Park Charlie Jones, Annie McLeod and Rohan Banerjee are on the track of another murderer. An old friend is under suspicion once more. While a new friend has troubles of her own to contend with. And it looks like she's about to lose her greatest ally. Can the intrepid trio save their friends and find the true culprit?
This book is available to purchase online.
Nick Sorensen (English and Drama, 1977) has published The Improvising Teacher: Reconceptualising Pedagogy, Expertise and Professionalism.
The Improvising Teacher offers a radical reconceptualisation of improvisation as a fundamental element of teacher expertise. Drawing on theories of improvisation and expertise alongside empirical research, the book argues that teacher expertise is essentially improvisatory.
This book is available to purchase online.
Dr Michael Turner (Geography and Archeology, 1978 and PhD in Geography, 1985) has co-authored and published St James's Palace: From Leper Hospital to Royal Court.
The first modern history of St James’s Palace, shedding light on a remarkable building at the heart of the history of the British monarchy that remains by far the least known of the royal residences. The book explores the role of the palace as home to the heir to the throne before 1714, its impact on the development of London and the West end during the late Stuart period, and how, following the fire at the palace of Whitehall, St James’s became the principal seat of the British monarchy in 1698.
This book is avaiable to purchase online.
Date: 15 December 2022