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It's 1945, and Corporal Valentine Vere-Thissett, aged 23, is on his way home.
But ‘home’ is Dimperley, built in the 1500s, vast and dilapidated, up to its eaves in debt and half-full of fly-blown taxidermy and dependent relatives, the latter clinging to a way of life that has gone forever.
And worst of all - following the death of his heroic older brother - Valentine is now Sir Valentine, and is responsible for the whole bloody place. To Valentine, it’s a millstone; to Zena Baxter, who has never really had a home before being evacuated there with her small daughter, it’s a place of wonder and sentiment, somewhere that she can’t bear to leave.
But Zena has been living with a secret, and the end of the war means she has to face a reckoning of her own…
Funny, sharp and touching, Small Bomb at Dimperley is both a love story and a bittersweet portrait of an era of profound loss, and renewal.
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Stillwater Secrets
We are a small, but perfectly formed bookshop, based by the sea in Felixstowe, where we offer a diverse selection of hand-picked books for readers of all ages.
From crime to rhyme, beautifully illustrated to top-rated, you’ll find something wonderful to become completely lost in.
Each book is carefully selected to join a growing family of literary nuggets of joy. Why not pop in, say hello and explore our shelves, but in the meantime, why not have a look at the books we love to shout about at the moment?!
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Check out our latest arrivals - we have new books arriving all the time and can deliver straight to your door.
Good things happen in bookshops…
There are many wonderful things one can discover in a great bookshop. Be it adventure, delight, magic or atmosphere..
Not only are we a friendly hub in the local community, offering a safe and nourishing space, but we are also happy to share our working knowledge of tall tales and super stories with anyone who might need a helping hand.
Titles you won’t find in bigger bookstores…
We have books that many of the larger stores ignore. Stillwater are in the enviable position of seeking and finding pearls that sometimes sink under the radar of the giants. This means we can give little gems some of the starlight they deserve.
Come and see the catches our nets have brought in…
“I’ll read my books
and I’ll drink coffee
and I’ll listen to music
and I’ll bolt the door.”
- J.D. Salinger
Coming Soon!
Some of the wonderful titles which will be arriving over the next month or so…
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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone, whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though.”
J.D. Salinger - The Catcher In The Rye