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John Challis
Jul 10, 2020First Light
The True Story of the Boy Who Became a Man in the War-Torn Skies above Britain
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"Wellum's First Light deserves to be read for many years to come." -The Times (of London) High praise for England's bestselling First Light . . ."An extraordinarily gripping and powerful story." -The Evening Standard (London)"A work of exceptional quality . . . a passion and immediacy which make it compelling reading." -Max Hastings, author of Over...
Castles in the Air
The Restoration Adventures of Two Young Optimists and a Crumbling Old Mansion
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Castles in the Air is a beautifully written, autobiographical story of rescuing an ancient mansion. Gwydir Castle was inhabited by ravers and rats until Judy Corbett and her husband Peter Welford found and acquired this 500-year-old house mouldering in the foothills of Snowdonia. Despite the toads, strange smells and squatters, they decided to mort...
John Challis
Sep 18, 2017