Books On The Hill

In this episode, we are celebrating Burn's night. Burns night is a celebration of the work of Robert Burns the  Scottish poet and his contribution to Scottish culture. It is traditionally celebrated in Scotland with a supper of Haggis, neeps, and tatties. 

The team has recorded themselves reading verses from the traditional Burns poem 'Address To A Haggis' from the safety of their homes. Last year we celebrated Burns night in store with poetry readings, free whiskey shots, and live bagpipes. We look forward to doing this again in the future but for now, we hope you enjoy this poetry reading. 

Take care, from the team at Books On The Hill. 

Join us for some Christmas festivities as Antonia reads from the first chapter of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. 

It is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas and this story in particular helps remind you of the spirit of Christmas and the time of goodwill. We hope you enjoy and have a wonderful Christmas.  Take care. 

In this episode we will be talking to author Debra Barnes all about her book 'The Young Survivors', how she found the writing process, her inspiration for the book, and much more. The Young Survivors is written from the point of view of three Jewish children living in France and follows their lives throughout World War Two. 

"What if everyone you loved was suddenly taken away? Five siblings struggle to stay together as the tides of war threaten to tear them apart. When Germany invades France in the Second World War, the five Laskowski children lose everything: their home, their Jewish community and most devastatingly their parents who are abducted in the night. There is no safe place left for them to evade the Nazis, but they cling together, never certain when the authorities will come for what is left of them.

Inspired by the poignant, true story of the author's mother, this moving historical novel conveys the hardship, the uncertainty and the impossible choices the Laskowski children were forced to make to survive the horrors of the Holocaust."