Non-fiction. Nostalgia,retail industry,memoir by Robert Murray(aged 77) (Extremis Publishers.2018)
The Grocer’s Boy traces my early life growing up in a small fishing village and as a grocery message boy advancing to become the company’s youngest manager at the age of nineteen. Available 
at Waterstones Bookshops in the UK and on Amazon. ISBN 978-09955897-2-8.Trade Paperback.
Extremis Publishing. Non Fiction.
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t starts with a tragic incident when a young man dies in the author's arms, takes you back through the officers childhood exploring his suitability for such a career. It meanders through various issues, ethics, discretion, use of firearms and much more, including passages on policing the miner's strike, the Dunblane School tragedy and much more.
Saraband (2017)
Memoir/creative non-fiction
Poet Brian Johnstone discusses the discovery of unknown siblings in his first prose book. Rich in nostalgia for the post-war years, it explores the reasons he was never entrusted with the truth. A story of family secrets and unexpected revelations, it evokes the author’s ’50s upbringing, pulling no punches on the social conventions of the time. ‘A memoir not of misery but of love deflected and deferred.’ – James Robertson. Available via the author’s website: http://brianjohnstonepoet.co.uk/publications/memoir
Red Squirrel Press (2018)
Poetry pamphlet
Conceived as a compilation album of truth and fantasy, stories and imaginings, this music-themed poetry pamphlet looks back at the teenage poet’s stumbling path through the pop, rock and more of the ’50s, ’60s and early ’70s. With poems inspired by stars from Elvis to The Beatles, from Dusty to The Stones, this collection shows the poet’s lighter side while also evoking the atmosphere of his youth. Available via the author’s website:
http://brianjohnstonepoet.co.uk/publications/pamphlets/juke-box-jeopardy
A Novel by Simon Freebairn-Smith, age 82.
Greed and Misuse of Power: the besetting sins of the strong: today more than ever.In East Africa Pirates capture Max and his sons, sailing home to Europe in their yacht. The action then moves to London, New York, Beijing and Washington. In a fascinating analysis of power and the weak, this novel makes a powerful plea for third-world countries struggling to modernise their societies and prosper in the context of modern economic imperatives.
£3.50 including p&p available from: www.facebookcom/marythomsonpoet
The nine poems and one page of prose in this self-published pamphlet (her sixth since coming to Scotland in 2006) explore some of the disquieting realities behind a farm childhood. Only the pastoral setting was idyllic; danger and tension were ever present to a sensitive child. Behind the Idyll is the third of Mary Thomson’s pamphlets to have been short listed for the Callum Macdonald Memorial Pamphlet Poetry Award.
(Littoral Press, 2017) 
Poetry Collection. Finding the River Horse comprises a collection of poems set in, or near to, Cambridgeshire. The poems celebrate the local history, geography and natural landscape of the area. The book is available from Littoral Press (http://www.southendpoetry.co.uk/littoral/press.htm) for £7.99 including postage and packing or direct from the author at neil.leadbeater1@virginmedia.com
(Editura Pim, Iaşi, Romania, 2018) 
Short Story Collection. This is a bi-lingual (English and Romanian) collection of fifteen short stories set in England, Germany and Switzerland. Written in a variety of styles, some of these stories are philosophical and engaging while others are entertaining and slightly surreal. The book is available for £5.00 including postage and packing direct from the author at neil.leadbeater1@virginmedia.com
Postscript to an active life
Phoebe Caldwell (age 84) (Pavilion Publishers, 2017)
Phoebe Caldwell made the difficult decision to accept the inevitabilities of old age and leave the home she loved to move into sheltered accommodation. How does one reconcile one’s pride and need for independence with the realities of a failing body? Or leave behind so many memories and possessions and yet hold onto one’s identity? As Phoebe tries to answer these and other questions she reflects on her past and shares her insights into life.
Poetry collection, privately printed limited edition, 2018
These short acrostic poems were written from 2014 to 2018. They are dedicated to the person I fell in love with over that time and are intended For Her Eyes Only. She is very knowledgeable on flowers so these poems are written in 12 different floral voices (plus an ultimatum from a cereal plant). My assumption is that just as we enjoy inspecting and appreciating flowers they in turn enjoy scrutinising us.