Sandstone Press

Love, revenge & plenty of books

Posted by RLD on 12th February 2010

What would we do without books; carriers of knowledge, containers of wisdom, messengers of mindfulness, retainers of relaxation, never failing springs of inspiration.  Bobbie Darbyshire’s Love, Revenge & Buttered Scones has left the warehouse and is heading for shops and libraries near you. A finely honed tale of misunderstanding, jealousy, remembered war, dark Oedipal urges, reconciliation, love, revenge and, yes, everyone’s favourite buttered scones, Elena, Henry and Peter’s adventures will have you slapping your knees with laughter. In Calum Urquhart Bobbie has created a truly great comic character.

Up The Creek Without A Mullet by Simon Varwell was launched at the Bishop’s Palace, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, at the beginning of the month. Simon read to a full and appreciative house and had them rolling in the aisles. You can learn more about that event, and see the pictures, as well as check on forthcoming events at Simons web site http://www.simonvarwell.co.uk. First review was by David Hebblethwaite on the internet, and was very positive.

Orkney Spirit by Liz Ashworh, illustrated by Selena Kuzman, is now at the printers. We have been showing some of the PDFs to people in the Trade and the one word that is common to all of their reactions is ‘stunning’. Other books are in progress and we are looking at still more new titles always, though, with an eye to the best of contemporary, quality reading we can bring before you - the reading public.

Now please do take time to explore this web site, especially visiting our always interesting blog spot. Don’t miss Chris McIvor’s notes on current events in Haiti, the background to the tragedy and possible futures. Exciting web site developments are coming at http://www.sandstonepress.com and we have an important announcement on the way.