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If you missed our launch at the Cornish Indie Book Festival, then our talk at the Penzance Lit Fest is the perfect opportunity to find out more about how salt & stone evolved.
salt & stone was the outcome of an open call by Cornish publisher Hermitage Press for fiction exploring what it means to be shaped by isolation, erosion, tradition or the power of place, met with an overwhelming response. A collection of 12 short stories, which seeks to capture the raw essence of Cornwall – its weathered coastlines, tight-knit communities, quiet (and not-so-quiet) storms and enduring beauty was subsequently created.
Emily Ould, Helen Trevaskis, Jakki Magowan and Chloe Statham Watkins will be talking to Sam Stone, Hermitage Press CEO about being a Cornish writer, the inspiration behind their stories and their expectations of working with a small publisher, as opposed to self-publishing or chasing one of the Big Five. They will also be reading snippets of their stories.
Tickets are still available for £6 and if you buy a signed book from us on the day we will reduce the price to compensate for the ticket price so you get a copy of the book ad your ticket for just £13.50 - only a £1 more than the books RRP.
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This debut short story collection of life-spanning short stories, Hirethow finds fresh perspectives on the myriad meanings of the Cornish word, catapulting it into a contemporary landscape and ever so off-kilter reality, to reflect on how the world works. Ten characters.
Ten lenses through which Hireth is seen. Small moments held up to the light, heartbreak wrought by sea wind and salt.
Tickets are by invitation only unless you have pre-ordered the book whereby you will receive an invitation as a thanks for your support.
Written as a dual narrative, the unflinching look at the challenges of old age seen through the eyes of a complex, often cantankerous protagonist, is comparable to Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge; in putting a carer and her attempts to carve out space for herself centre stage as well, the novel is also akin to Clare Chambers’ Small Pleasures. And the international prize winning When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén.
Tickets are by invitation only unless you have pre-ordered the book whereby you will receive an invitation as a thanks for your support.
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Looe Festival of Words - Thursday 01st October & Saturday 03rd October
Join us at the Looe Festival of Words on Thursday 01st of October for a book club with a difference - where five authors will be present to talk about their amazing stories in salt & stone. Buy a copy and join us
We'll also be at the Looe Festival of Words book Fair in The Hannafore Point Hotel on Saturday 3rd of October where we will be selling all our home grown Hermitage books, and will be joined by the Cornish Queen of Thriller...