Anne Loader Publications was set up in 1996 to collect and publish Mid-Cheshire history, and the autobiographies of 'ordinary' local people so that their memories and experiences were not lost when they died. The venture has grown over the years to cover Cheshire and the surrounding counties, with occasional excursions into other parts of the UK, and to publish books about British property owners like us who have homes – either permanent or holiday – in France.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ST PARADIS?
Fans of Anne's three books about St Paradis ("A Bull by the Back Door", " The Duck with a Dirty Laugh", and " The Bells of St Paradis") will be pleased to know that they can continue to follow the story of her experiences in the Creuse department of the Limousin region of central France. She now writes a weekly column for www.pontnoir.com, a website that is devoted to all things relating to British people interested in the Creuse, whether as residents, holiday-home owners or dreamers.
Called "Crazy about the Creuse", the column comes out each Thursday in the Features section of the site under the pseudonym of "Annik". Anne's aim is to inform and entertain, and she is greatly enjoying writing for a new medium. We hope that readers of the St Paradis trilogy will be able to use it to continue to get their "fix"!
Ideally, the articles should be read in reverse order to make the best chronological sense of them, as the latest is always at the top of the list. There are now over 50 articles in the collection.
Visiting the following different parts of this website will show you what we have been doing in the last 13 years:
- short run publishing and book printing through the Léonie Press. Subjects covered by the Léonie Press to date are: social history, folk music, autobiography (the Second World War, life in the Royal Engineers, the 8th Army, the Middle East, the Emergency in Malaya, railways, supernatural and paranormal experiences), Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales local history and novels (covering many places including Marbury, Northwich, Vale Royal, Ellesmere Port, Beeston, Whixall, Crewe, Winsford, Knutsford and Davenham) – see our UK section,
- producing titles on France and owning French property, also through Léonie Press (featuring the Limousin, Gascony, Gard, Gironde and Charente-Maritime) - see our French section.
- developing multi-media projects through SleepyDog Dreams
- we used to offer an outlet for family and local history enthusiasts to produce their own research via Greenridges Press; but although we no longer take on new titles under this imprint, we are now providing an
"Other_books" section on our website to publicise non-Léonie Press books by our authors and other writers whose work we consider worthy of inclusion.
Anne Loader is a former newspaper editor and published author with many years' experience of writing, editing and design. Her expertise is combined with that of her husband Jack Loader, who is an expert in information technology, and Patricia Kelsall, who is an acclaimed artist and illustrator.
Anne Loader Publications
13, Vale Road, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1PL, England
Telephone: +44 (0) 1606 75660
E-mail: anne@aloaderpubs.co.uk
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