Derbyshire and the Peak District have many fine towns and villages. Peak District Author Tom Bates has extensively researched the history of these and has produced many articles and Derbyshire local history books.
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Tom Bates, Derbyshire Author, Writer and PoetIntroducing Tom Bates, Peak District Local History Author ... |
For many years readers of Reflections magazine have enjoyed the village features written by Derbyshire Peak District Author Tom Bates. Like the artist who captures the essence of the county in watercolours or oils, Tom Bates is a writer who captures the essential spirit of Derbyshire in words.He conveys the essence of history found in each unique
location; old-world hamlets; reed-fringed village duckponds; ancient
towering oaks in gardens
planted in Elizabethan times. Yet Tom says "I do not write spontaneously,
I am one of those poor unfortunates who have to construct words very carefully
in order to convey exactly what I mean". |
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Beverley Eley – Author & Literary Agent. NSW Australia |
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