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Books Still Available!

by gbadmin Published March 3, 2025March 3, 2025 Leave a comment

There are still books available for sale on this website. Just go to How to Buy in the menu above and you can see current availability and prices.

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Christmas is Coming…

by gbadmin Published October 7, 2024March 3, 2025 Leave a comment

I am sure you will find plenty of, I hope, interesting books on this website that would make unexpected and lasting gifts… Just find the How to Buy page in the menu at the top of the page

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Blackpill Local History Society – 21 March 2023

by gbadmin Published March 8, 2023 Leave a comment

I am looking forward to my return to the Blackpill Local History Society to talk about Some Swansea Graves!

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Swansea Murders – One Copy Only

by gbadmin Published March 2, 2023March 3, 2023 Leave a comment

We only have one copy of this title left. We won’t be holding any more stock for sale on the website once the last copy has been sold. Find Swansea Murders in the menu to discover more, or go straight to the How To Buy page

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Pedestrians vs Cars – Motoring in Swansea in the 1950s

by gbadmin Published February 23, 2023 Leave a comment

Here is a link to a new flipbook about driving in Swansea in the 1950s. It had been adapted from the section in Swansea in the 1950s, with additional illustrations. Click here to go straight to the Flip Book If you are interested in the book, you can of course find it in the menu.

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New Flipbook produced

by gbadmin Published February 22, 2023 Leave a comment

Here is a link below that will take you to my new flipbook. It is a murder story from Efail Fach, which is near Neath, and happened in 1868. It is called Robert Webster and the Death of Mary Morris https://heyzine.com/flip-book/c8b0109638.html

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Swansea in the 1950s – New Stock Received

by gbadmin Published January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Leave a comment

In response to a number of requests, I have received 15 new copies of Swansea in the 1950s, which has always been a popular title. It is available on this website for only £12.50 (rrp £14.99) which includes recycled packaging and delivery. To find out more about the book go to the menu or click…

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Swansea Crime and Other Stories – a Collection

by gbadmin Published January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 Leave a comment

A local primary school asked me to prepare some material for them for a project on crime. So I created a Flipbook of stories, drawn largely from my published books, which could be accessed on line.. I have now decided to make this more accessible by opening it up  on my website – without the…

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Bargain Book Offer – One Copy Only

by gbadmin Published January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Leave a comment

I have a copy of Grave Tales From Wales Volume One available at a discount.A customer ordered a book as a gift which was dispatched with Evri. However it did not arrive and so I sent a replacement. Then the original book was delivered, four weeks late.So the book has been returned to me. It…

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A Swansea Child – Reviewed

by gbadmin Published January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Leave a comment

My novel, A Swansea Child, has been reviewed on the Nation Cymru website and I am very pleased with it. There are, of course, some things which I don’t agree with, but overall I think it is very fair. Here is a link Review: A Swansea Child by Geoff Brookes (nation.cymru)

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  • Blackpill Local History Society – 21 March 2023 March 8, 2023
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  • Pedestrians vs Cars – Motoring in Swansea in the 1950s February 23, 2023

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