There are so many people out there who have an astonishing tale to tell.

   

Many have wartime experiences like 'Witt’ Wittridge, the aviation pioneer who wrote ‘An Evil Boy’, published by Wunjo Press in 2004.

 

A modest man by nature, he found it hard to believe that his story would be of interest to a wider audience. 

 

We knew it would be, and this little book is a testament to him and people just like him, those unsung heroes of our time.

 

It would be sad indeed if their stories died with them.

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fifty five years on it was the daughter's turn ...

 

A different battle - this time against famine, floods, green fields and grey suits.

 

Against the backdrop of some of the most beautiful countryside in England, all the forces were stacked against two half-crazed owners trying to save a humble centuries-old dilapidated farmhouse in 30-odd acres of untouched countryside.

 

What should have been a gentle tale of rural bliss, was transformed into a rollercoaster ride that almost turned into a  fight to the death. A book that just had to be written! First published by Wunjo Press in 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gassed in the Great War and labelled a mute after a pioneering laryngectomy operation, John Iliffe Poole was given just six months to live but went on to become the longest-surviving laryngectomee in the world and an avid crusader of people's rights.

Poole was an ordinary man who overcame all the odds. No different to millions of other ordinary people who were called upon to protect their country and were somehow proud to face death in the fight for freedom. No different to millions of ordinary people who found themselves struck down by a disabling illness and who faced penury because of it.

Poole’s moving and remarkable story has been lovingly pieced together by his grand-daughter Lynda Franklin from boxes of yellowed and tatty papers and photos stored in the attic for over 30 years. The book is filled with pathos, humour, contemporary information and lots of colour photographs.

 

Each of the three titles published by Wunjo Press, although dealing with what could be considered sad and tragic content, all convey a sense of fun, a degree of irreverence and an infectious joy for life.