Curiosities

Books which do not fall readily into any other category...

 
Fiction/humour

Earnest Revisited

by Christopher Nassaar
Oscar Wilde's play is given a novel make-over in this clever reworking of the original play into prose
sport - football

From Liverpool to Istanbul

by Michael Bailey 

Two Liverpool FC fans, a father and son, travel to Istanbul in 2005 for an unforgettable experience
ghost stories

Haunted Inns of the Chilterns & Thames Valley

by Roger Long

A humorous look at pubs and the paranormal in the heart of old England
WW2 memoir

I Married a Princess

by Thomas Soars
Remarkable tale of an English RNVR officer who met and married a Persian princess during World War II
History / Religion

Impress of Eternity

by Paul McNamee

A personal investigation into the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin
memoir/biography

Lives In Colour

by George Major
A family saga tracing the deeds of the author's forebears in colonial Africa and his own colourful career

London's Most Interesting Pubs

by David Gammell

A personal introduction to some of London's most famous hostelries

Making a Successful Best Man's Speech

by Steve Owen

A pocket-sized survival guide for anyone who is worried at the prospect of making a wedding speech
World War II poetry

No Poppies in the Jungle

by Kenneth Child
War Poems & Drawings depicting the Burma Campaign during World War 2
Fiction/humour

Retribution!

by Mike Jupp

A hilarious modern-day fairytale for older kids and grown-ups in which a greedy estate agent and a loutish lotter winner get their cumuppence
History

The Charters of Guernsey

by Tim Thornton
An annotated transcription/translation of Guernsey's historic Royal Charters dating back over 800 years
World War II mystery

The Exbury Junkers: A WW2 Mystery

by John Stanley

Curious tale of a lone German Ju188 aircraft shot down at Exbury in 1944 under mysterious circumstances
Local/education history

The Natural History of a Country School

by Berwick Coates

A light-hearted celebration of the 150-year history of West Buckland School in Devonshire
personal memoir

The Triangle Route

by Dr E A Samuels 
A West Indian boy's eventful journey to adulthood in Jamaica, England and the USA in the 1950s to 70s
Fiction/travel

The Wheel of the Law

by Duncan Forbes

International tales from a renowned travel writer
Fiction/supernatural

Thirteen Ghost Stories

by Alexander Kinghorn

A collection of paranormal tales in the style of M.R. James