Among the books appearing in our latest newsletter:
Moods of the South Downs
Stunning photographs of the Downs and the towns, villages and hamlets set among them.
Lewes: A Souvenir Guide
A full-colour guide to our county town, exploring its history and its life today.
The Building of Georgian Chichester
This architectural celebration features Georgian engravings and draws on two great Chichester diarists.
A Sussex Miscellany
20 Sussex Walks
Sussex Women
Three new titles from Lewes-based Snake River Press. All the books in this series (nine so far) are beautifully presented, collectable little hardbacks.
The Church Gallery Minstrels of Old Sussex
Complete with a CD of Sussex carols and traditional songs, the book is an engaging evocation of the days before organs replaced the enthusiastic players of violins, flutes, piccolos, bassoons and clarionets.
War in the City, volumes 1 & 2
Heroes of Fighter Command: Sussex
Military titles make a regular appearance in our newsletters. David Rowland has recently completed his two-part record of bombings in Brighton & Hove, while the story of Fighter Command in the county tells the tales of pilots who flew from Sussex bases during the last war – Tangmere, Ford, Thorney Island, Westhampnett, Shoreham and Friston.
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