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Where Lay My Homeward Path
Where Lay My Homeward Path
Where Lay My Homeward Path
Edward Thomas is revered as a poet yet almost forgotten as a writer of fiction. This revelatory new book of Thomas' short stories is a small collection of neglected treasures. Find out more.
Sigh For A Strange Land
Where Lay My Homeward Path
Where Lay My Homeward Path
First published in the 1950's, the novel Sigh For A Strange Land is a powerful story about refugees in Eastern Europe. Funny, tense, heartbreaking, it tells the story of Resi, Boris and the redoubtable Aunt Natasha, who find themselves adrift in Europe with just their wits - and their love for one another - to sustain them. Find out more.
The Book From Nowhere
Where Lay My Homeward Path
The Book From Nowhere
The route to publishing the novel Sigh For A Strange Land was so unexpected, we wrote a talk about it. Perfect for all bibliophiles The Book From Nowhere is being toured around bookshops and festivals next year. Find out more.
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Vampyre Fiction from the Margins
Open Space Books are proud to announce the forthcoming release of Othering - three neglected vampyre stories from the margins. Coming in 2026.
Please watch this space for more details, including dates of a book tour.
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Race, Revolution & English Pastoral
Open Space Books are proud to announce the forthcoming release of Barndogs - poems by Irfan Shah. Coming in 2026.
Please watch this space for more details, including dates of a book tour.
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About Open Space Books
The Shadow Traps Podcast
Edward Thomas - Short Fiction
Edward Thomas - Short Fiction
We're proud to present our podcast series, The Shadow Traps: In October 1888, the French inventor Louis Le Prince shot what many people now believe to be the world’s first films. On the 16th September 1890, and just before he was due to sail to New York to demonstrate his films in public for the first time, Le Prince boarded the Dijon to
We're proud to present our podcast series, The Shadow Traps: In October 1888, the French inventor Louis Le Prince shot what many people now believe to be the world’s first films. On the 16th September 1890, and just before he was due to sail to New York to demonstrate his films in public for the first time, Le Prince boarded the Dijon to Paris train and was never seen again. Brought to you by Buzzsprout and Open Space Books, The Shadow Traps podcasts will tell the story of Le Prince, his life, his films and his mysterious disappearance. It is a mystery story, an exploration of invention and obsession and a love letter to film.
Edward Thomas - Short Fiction
Edward Thomas - Short Fiction
Edward Thomas - Short Fiction
Other titles by Edward Thomas, and available from Open Space Books on Kindle, are 'Cloud Castle and Other Papers' and 'Rest and Unrest'