Local Books

We have a wide selection of books of local interest, including:

 

REFLECTIONS OF THE SOUTH HAMS

Nigel Evans  £19.99

Currently our best-selling local title, this is a rich and varied collection of photographs of the South Hams in all its variety. From Dartington Hall to Dartmouth Castle, from Bantham boathouse to Burgh Island, this is a wonderful record of our beautiful area and at £19.99 would make the perfect present for any occasion.

A few signed copies still available

 

A CENTURY OF MEMORIES

Recollections of life in the South Hams of Devon in the early 20th century

Stephen Pedrick   £11.95

Stephen Pedrick has spent five and a half years talking to and recording one hundred local people living in the South Hams area of South Devon, and their memories and life stories form the basis of this book. These fifty men and fifty women have seen enormous changes in the world during their lifetimes, which span from the early 20th century to the present day.

 

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S DEVON

Bret Hawthorne       £14.99

The reader is taken on a tour of real-life places, often of outstanding beauty, which were chosen as a background to the novels, and locations which often played an important role in bringing alive Agatha Christie's books.

 

We also stock walks books, local guides and maps, as well as post cards and greetings cards with paintings by local artists.