Dancing in the Darkness by Sally Faulkner
Price: £19.99
ISBN: 978-1916732551
Testimony from an Evil Past
Sally Faulkner’s “Dancing in the Darkness” – American Sally Faulkner worked in the Nazi Film industry at the invitation of Hitler’s film producer, Leni Riefenstahl. Her amazing story, based on the manuscript discovered many years later, will be published 27th June 2025.
GYPSY – From Koh Samui to Bollington by Bob Cooper
GYPSY – From Koh Samui to Bollington by Bob Cooper
Price: £12.98
ISBN: 978-1-916732-51-3
The author Bob tells us: –
I have had a long and extremely interesting career full of twists and turns. At eighteen years of age, I played keyboards for two blues bands on Merseyside. I then became employed in the travel business for fifteen years until I was made redundant. My next career move was to be-come a videographer, which continued for thirty years. As a sideline, for a few years I had small roles on TV and in film, including ‘Scandal‘ in 1989. Later in life I began writing poetry and articles for UK and US magazines and more recently wrote three songs with Frankie Collins from the soul/funk band Kokomo, who are still going strong. However, my greatest achievement is to complete this book after so many years of writing it. After going to Thailand in 1998, it tells the story of how I became involved in the welfare of dogs on the beaches of Koh Samui, in particular one we named Gypsy. It details our adventures over two consecutive holidays, including heart-warming moments as well as seriously dramatic events. Attempting to bring her to England proved to be considerably traumatic with many problems and disappointments, but we overcame those and happily homed her in Bollington for thirteen years. Her life with us is well documented in the book, as are our further visits to Koh Samui to work at the Dog Rescue Centre as volunteers.
Rise and Demise. The Life and Career of Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney by Dermot Deering
Rise and Demise. The Life and Career of Sir Cornelius Alfred Moloney by Dermot Deering
Price: £16.98
ISBN: 978-1-914933-85-1
The story of the gradual rise but ultimate demise of a soldier, colonial administrator and diplomat from an Irish background in the Victorian era of the British Empire.
The book takes us through the life of Cornelius Alfred Moloney from his early days as a young army officer and then his career as he rose up the colonial diplomatic hierarchy to positions of seniority in West Africa and the Caribbean.
As his life and career evolved, Moloney demonstrated a deep commitment to the countries and people he became responsible for and in his writings, showed this loyalty in promoting the local economies he represented.
A growing appreciation and love of botany was central to his activities and the book lays out his relationship with the Botanic Gardens in Kew and how this helped him promote his botanical interests overseas, raising the botanical profile of the countries he worked in.
Ultimately, a successful career ended in ignominy and an intriguing aspect of Moloney’s story is why things fell apart when they did, at a time he was at the height of his success.
The book will be of interest to those keen on colonial history and the Irish contribution to empire with the twist of a person who became deeply drawn to merging the botanical and the economic interests of West Africa.
