Southern Connections

Books featuring our local area of Sussex, The South Downs, The South Coast and Southern England...

 

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Local/education history 
ISBN 1-903953-30-8

A Little School on the Downs

by Mary Bowmaker


The remarkable story of Harriet Finlay Johnson whose pioneering teaching methods made her tiny Sussex school world famous
Local history 
ISBN 1-873203-57-8

A Portrait of Slindon

by Josephine Duggan Rees


The colourful history of a this well-known Sussex village, from ancient times to the present day
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-27-8

Boys & Other Animals

by Jo Duggan Rees

A farmer's wife's hilarious struggles to raise a boistrous family of boys in the rural England of the 1950s, 60s and 70s
World War II memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-48-9

Corduroy Days

by Josephine Duggan Rees

The often hilarious experiences of a young "land girl" in the Women's Land Army during World War 2
Larger picture 
ISBN 0-9534707-0-9

Glory Gunners

by Kevin Smith


The fascinating story of Royal Artillery (Portsmouth) FC - the first team to be known as 'Pompey'
Local history/memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-49-9

Memories of Bygone Bognor Regis & Chichester

by Sylvia Olliver


A charming portrait of life in this West Sussex seaside town from the 1930s to 1960s
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 0-9518315-0-X

More Pearls

by Pearl Goodman
Charming account of the author's experiences as a Land Army girl in WW2 and as an actor and singer with Joan Greenwood and Ewan McColl
Fiction/humour 
ISBN 1-873203-64-0

Retribution!

by Mike Jupp
A modern-day fairytale for grown-ups
Family history 
ISBN 1-903953-92-8

The Chutes of the Vyne

by Francis Chute
A history of the Chute family and their connection with The Vyne, their stately home in Hampshire for over 300 years
World War II mystery 
ISBN 1-903953-60-X

The Exbury Junkers

by John Stanley


Investigating the 60-year-old riddle of a lone German Ju188 aircraft shot down near Southampton in 1944 under mysterious circumstances with seven men aboard
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-01-4

The Life & Times of a 20th Century Farmer's Boy

by Nick Adames


Entertaining account featuring three generations a Sussex farming family during 100 years of rural change
Local/music history 
ISBN 1-903953-14-6

The South Coast Beat Scene of the 1960s

by Mike Read


This well known BBC broadcaster salutes the musicians and impresarios who contributed to the beat music scene in the South of England during the 1960s
Local history 
: ISBN 1-873203-13-6

Unknown to History or Fame

by Brenda Dixon


A colourful illustrated account of daily life in the Sussex village of Walberton during the Victorian era
Local history 
ISBN 1-903953-29-4

Warningcamp

by Mary Barber


A very substantial illustrated history of this Sussex community from ancient times to the present day
biography - rural life 
ISBN 1-84683-044-3

The Sheep's in the Meadow ... Hopefully

by Eileen Sullivan 


The life and times of sheep farmer, lay pastor and raconteur Dave Sullivan