The Abbey Lands Way by Martin Salter-Smith
If you want to follow the old Cistercian packhorse route from Furness Abbey in Barrow to Grange-in-Borrowdale, this is the guide you will need. The route covers around fifty miles over five days, passing through the varied scenery of Woodland Fell, the Duddon Valley, Eskdale and Borrowdale.
£3.00 (£3.50 inc. p&p)
Poetry by Martin Salter-Smith
If you like poems about mountains, countryside and history, you will enjoy these booklets of poetry for less than the price of a pint! Keep one in your rucksack to read on a hillside somewhere.
The Wild Places: Inspired by the mountains and lonely places £2
"Not for us the stream-side meadows,
cows knee-deep under drowsing elms,
the Norman church with its cool stone shadows,
guarding the ancient village realms ..."
(from Mountain Men)
Time Passing: Reflections on the past and the disappearing present £2
"Down from the hills, the hollow-way in the wood
led them to cross the water where they could.
The ford was further down, where drovers waded
and cattle pushed in panic through the flood ..."
(from Bridge in a wood)
Miracle Abbey: Celebrates the Cistercian presence in Furness £2
"We are the tamers of wilderness acres
where clubmoss and lousewort lie close in the grass,
mountainsides, rocky and largely forsaken
where nibbling sheep hear the whispered wind pass ..."
(from Wool Wealth)
(P&P: 1 = 35p; 2 or 3 = 70p)
Gilgarran's Will by Martin Salter-Smith
A novel of betrayal and of a search for truth stretching back to the Second World War.
A gripping story where every chapter seems to reveal new mysteries, Gilgarran’s Will takes you on a breathless journey through North Wales, the Scottish Highlands and wartime Belgium.
“A page-turner of a mystery novel – economical and compelling” – Neil Marr, Bewrite Books
£6.99 (£8.50 inc p&p)
(Tangled Web, the sequel to Gilgarran's Will is now available to order through Amazon and other on-line and high street booksellers. Price £6.99)
Our Stolen Years by Martin Salter-Smith
The wartime diaries and letters of a Liverpool couple - Martin's parents! Grace Smith’s diaries recount the dark days of the Blitz. Leslie was called up into the Royal Signals in 1942 and spent the next four years serving in England, France, Belgium and Germany. His letters home give an insight into what it was really like.
“A poignant and moving account … filled with warm, personal details” – Liverpool Echo
“The writing is vivid and fresh … the link writing by Martin Salter-Smith is excellent … a very useful piece of social history” – The Wire (Journal of the Royal Signals)
£8.99 (£10.50 inc p&p)