Among the books appearing in our latest newsletter:

Land Girls: Cinderellas of the Soil
This is the book of an exhibitioin at Brighton Mueum which salutes the work done on our farms by many thousands of women during the two world wars. It comes with a colourful map which is ideal for framing.

A Lingering Fear: East Sussex Hospitals and the Workhouse Legacy
The fear of the workhouse may be a thing of the past, but this new book reminds us how recently it disappeared. It shows us what life was like in the 1930s and 40s in eight Sussex institutions – in Battle, Hastings, Eastbourne, Brighton, Shoreham, Newhaven, Chailey and Cuckfield.

Tales from the Coast
Alex Askaroff’s ‘Random Threads’ trilogy has long been a favourite with Book Club members, and now this master spinner of local tales has brought out a fourth volume. Newcomers should know that Alex is the Sussex equivalent of James Herriot, with the repairing of sewing machines taking the place of treating sick farm animals. Rivetting reading!

Brighton: A Very Peculiar History
Here’s the past brought alive for anyone ‘from 8 to 80’, with a bright and breezy format which includes cartoon-like illustrations, ‘fancy that’-type boxes and a pretty pull-out of the Royal Pavilion.

Portrait of the Sussex Weald
The beautiful books by photographer Iain McGowan have become a feature of our newsletters. This one, subtitled ‘A woodland legacy’, contains more than 200 superb colour pictures, featuring not only the trees, but ancient towns and villages, secluded manor houses and archaeological remains.