
The Ordeal of Miss Lucy Jones
A true story of scandal, injustice and resilience in nineteenth-century Torrington.
Letterbox Books
Historical novels, social history and short stories inspired by Devon and its people.

A true story of scandal, injustice and resilience in nineteenth-century Torrington.

A story of two parish apprentices and rural life in nineteenth-century North Devon.

The remarkable story of Edward Capern, Bideford’s celebrated Postman Poet.

Poems by Edward Capern, selected by Liz Shakespeare.

Twelve poignant stories, each linked to a month and rooted in the Devon landscape.

A novel based on a true story, set in Bideford and Clovelly in 1871.

Social history and imaginative reconstruction uncover a nineteenth-century epidemic.

An oral history preserving memories of life in a Devon village.
All books are also available for Kindle. Visit Liz Shakespeare’s Amazon page.