 The Marches share their secrets with novelist Phil Rickman & photographer John Mason      Launch The official launch was at Kinnersley Castle on August 2nd, and it was a truly merry event. If you missed it, though... Ordering the book Don't worry - the book is in stock in bookshops in the Herefordshire area now, and you should be able to order it from your own local bookshop if you live further away. Alternatively, contact us to order your copy direct. We don't charge for postage within the UK; postage for overseas orders will be charged at cost price less the cost of mailing the book within the UK (so you get some of the benefit of 'free postage'). So, shipping and handling for the hardback will be £2.65 for all destinations by surface mail, £2.75 for airmail within Europe and £7.75 for airmail outside Europe; and for the paperback, £1.75 for all destinations by surface mail, £1.85 for airmail within Europe and £5.40 for airmail outside Europe. Payment by sterling cheque or by Paypal please (if the latter, send us an email to say what you'd like to order and we'll take it from there). Any other questions, do get in touch. About the book: this is the back-cover blurb ... A land where ancient mystery is never far below the surface: the Knights Templar and the Green Man; the secret lore of apples; the lair of the real Hound of the Baskervilles; a pentagram of churches; a serial killer’s dark legacy; the unchronicled links between the composer Edward Elgar and Alfred Watkins, discoverer of ley-lines. With its uniquely authentic blend of crime and the paranormal, Phil Rickman’s addictive Merrily Watkins series about the diocesan exorcist for Hereford has virtually established a new fictional genre. But the fiction is never far from an often surprising and occasionally disturbing reality. All the novels are set in actual locations along the Welsh Border, with real history – recent and ancient – and indigenous folklore. Revealing the sources and the inspiration, this book takes readers, for the first time, to the heart of it all ... and an area which itself has been one of Britain’s best-kept secrets. Apart from the Merrily Watkins thriller series, Phil Rickman has written nine other novels, (including two for children under the name Thom Madley.) He was born in Lancashire, but has spent most of his adult life in Wales and the Marches, now living near Hay-on-Wye with his wife Carol and a bunch of animals. He has worked as a BBC radio and TV reporter, winning a couple of awards, and still presents radio features including the book programme, Phil the Shelf, on BBC Radio Wales. National acclaim for the Merrily Watkins series includes: ‘First class’ The Guardian; ‘First rate’ Daily Mail; ‘Wonderful’ Daily Express; ‘Terrific’ The Times. John Mason has worked with Phil Rickman over the years to produce cover images for his books, and is noted for his atmospheric photographs of haunted Britain and use of infra-red photography. 112 pages with over 90 colour and 60 black and white photographs Hardback £20 (ISBN 978 1 906663 16 2) Paperback £12.95 (ISBN 978 1 906663 17 9) |