Stranger In My Heart was published by Unbound in 2018. The rights have now reverted to me and I have created a new edition of the book. Unbound ran out of copies and I only have a few original, author signed copies left to offer (see sidebar for details). The new edition is available as an ebook or paperback on Amazon.

I corrected a few mistakes from the old edition and created a new cover, based on a photograph that I took in Yunnan in 2015. For me it represents the bridge between generations, spanning time and space and connecting the people at each end. The building in the middle is the meeting place, where we can learn about each other and build our relationship. Red is the colour of luck, joy and celebration in Chinese culture, so I wanted to include that in the design.

The content is as it was before, but I wanted to ensure that the book remains available, even if distribution is limited to Amazon. I have learned a lot about how to format a document for ebook and paperback! It is quite fiddly and extremely time consuming, but Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP, Amazon’s publishing arm) provides helpful explanations of how to do it all.

In October the Royal British Legion will be sending a newsletter out to all their supporters, in preparation for Remembrance Day. It will include Dad’s story, which is quite an honour. I hope some of the readers will find their way to this website to learn a bit more about Dad. He was a lifelong member of RBL and I think he would be pleased to see his story reach an audience of his peers.