Fields of Dreams by Chris Arnot 

 

The Fields of Dreams are not as idyllic as they sound. They are the grounds that football forgot but the fans never will.  Chris Arnot, author of the acclaimed Britain’s Lost Cricket Grounds, has travelled from the south coast to Wearside, Swansea Bay to the Humber Estuary to garner the memories of supporters whose loyalties were forged on crumbling terraces and on rickety stands, closer to pubs and chip shops than to motorway junctions and Drive Thru’ McDonald’s. 

 

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From High Heels to High Hills

One woman walking the Lake District – in her own style

 

The latest release from specialist publisher, Step Beach Press, From High Heels to High Hills tells the real life story of one woman’s passion for the mountains of the Lake District and how she’s conquered them - in her own style. Serial hill walker and shoe fanatic, Tanya Oliver captures the beauty and colour of the Lake District and its community, describing it with love and awe, and herself with a self-deprecating, wry smile. This book gives an insight which regular guide books do not – climbing mountains, ensuring that your essential waterproofs extend to mascara.

 

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