Massive congratulations to our alumni authors who have had their books published.
Take a look at the latest books available from our alumni authors:
T Coles (BA English Literature, 2013 and MA Creative Writing, 2017) has had their book Death Metal published.
Featuring exclusive interviews with key figures, from Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway to guitarist Bill Steer of Gentlemans Pistols, Carcass, and Napalm Death, this is your guide through the history of death metal. This book explores the history and methodology of the genre, charting its aims and intentions, its crossovers to the mainstream, successes and failures, and tracks how it developed from the bedrooms of Birmingham and Florida to the near-mainstream, to the murky cult status it enjoys today.
This book is available to purchase online.
Dr Angharad Eyre (BA English Studies, 2003 and MA English Studies, 2004) has had her first monograph published Women’s Writing and Mission in the Nineteenth Century: Jane Eyre’s Missionary Sisters.
Until now, the missionary plot in Charlotte BrontĆ«ās Jane Eyre has been seen as marginal and anomalous. Despite women missionaries being ubiquitous in the nineteenth century, they appeared to be absent from nineteenth-century literature. As this book demonstrates, though, the female missionary character and narrative was, in fact, present in a range of writings from missionary newsletters and life writing, to canonical Victorian literature, New Woman fiction and womenās college writing. Nineteenth-century women writers wove the tropes of the female missionary figure and plot into their domestic fiction, and the female missionary themes of religious self-sacrifice and heroism formed the subjectivity of these writers and their characters. Offering an alternative narrative for the development of women writers and early feminism, as well as a new reading of Jane Eyre, this book adds to the debate about whether religious women in the nineteenth century could actually be radical and feminist.
This book is available to purchase online.
Revd Dr Stephen Goundrey-Smith (PhD in Theology, 2021) has recently had his book Transhumanism, Ethics & The Therapeutic Revolution: Agents of Change published.
This book explores the impact of developments in pharmaceutical medicine in the twentieth century on a Christian ethical evaluation of transhumanism and future “hi-tech” medical enhancement technologies. It suggests that the Christian ethical assessment of proposed future radical transhumanist biomedical technologies should be conducted in the light of responses to past medical advances. It is based on Stephen’s PhD research, which was conducted at Exeter.
This book is available to purchase online.
Dr Chris Hanvey (English, 1971) has recently published a children’s story Honey the Bee.
Honey is a young worker bee. She is excited to be taught by the older bees how to fly and collect pollen. But a disaster happens and she is no longer able to work. Poor Honey becomes sad and lonely. Happily she finds an answer and is the heroine of the hive.
This book is available to purchase online.
Jane Perrone (English Literature, 1995) has had her book Legends of the Leaf published today.
If youāve ever wondered why thereās a succulent that looks like a string of pearls, or pondered the purpose of the holes in your Swiss cheese plantās leaves, this book is for you. Houseplant expert and journalist Jane Perrone explores the native roots of the plants that fill our homes, from the fiddle leaf fig to the Chinese money plant. She tells the stories of 25 iconic species: where and how they grow in the wild, the ways they are understood and used by the people who live among them, and the journey theyāve taken to become prized possessions in our homes. By learning about their roots, Jane will help you deepen your understanding of your plants and unlock the care secrets that will help them thrive in your home.
This book is available to purchase online.
Geoff Pridmore (MA History, 2019) has recently had his biography of the late British display pilot Robin Bowes, Not the Red Baron republished.
The revised biography (first published in 2014) includes new and intriguing information that Geoff discovered when undertaking postgraduate research for his Masters at Exeter’s Streatham Campus. On 20th July 1995, Robin Bowes, one the last great twentieth century barnstormers, died at the controls of his replica āRed Baronā Fokker DR1 triplane just as he was about to commence an aerial dogfight display at Stourhead Gardens, Wiltshire. Well known and respected in aviation circles, his fatal accident made headline news across the UK and was witnessed by thousands of spectators attending the event, including the author. Not the Red Baron will appeal to those who look skywards at the sound of an aeroplaneās engine; those who are fascinated by history; and those who like a good love story. Not the Red Baron is not simply about aeroplanes; itās about the human condition ā hope, aspiration, love and loss.
This book is available to purchase online.
Dr Julie Sampson (PhD in English, 1998) has recently published her third collection of poetry called Fivestones.
The heart of the book is set in the landscape of Devon, where she spent her childhood, but there are also poems about Scotland and a sequence based on her research into the history of Devon women writers. The book is endorsed by poets Sarah Law and Aidan Semmens.
This book is available to purchase online.
Dr David Stephens (M.Ed, 1976 and PhD, 1982) has recently had a political thriller published entitled The Disappeared.
People disappear. Or are disappeared. Hugh is searching for his son, Adam, an investigative journalist lost in the valleys of central Peru. A mysterious phone call from Adamās girlfriend tells him that his son is on the trail of corrupt ex-military officers and renegade Shining Path terrorists fighting for control of the lucrative trade in cocaine. As Hugh ventures deeper into the world of the disappeared, he is certain of only two things: that he will do anything to get his son back alive ā and that time is running out. The Disappeared is a meticulously researched work of fiction which draws upon first-hand testimonies from the grandmothers of the disappeared and members of the judiciary involved in combatting the drug trade.