Bookshelf Newsletter May

Bookshelf Newsletter May

 

 This year, our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, will be celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to this country and the Commonwealth.

In celebration of the occasion, as well as launching our exclusive our Platinum Jubilee collection, we have a selection of the very best books available to buy on our Bookshelf.

SHOP PLATINUM JUBILEE BOOKS

MAY BOOK OF THE MONTH

Dame Joanna Lumley has kindly signed ten copies of her brilliant new book, A Queen For All Seasons: A Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II. So some lucky supporters will own this special edition as a super Platinum Jubilee memento.

Joanna admires the Queen hugely and says she’s a marvellous role model for all of us. Dame Joanna is a long-time supporter of our charity. Her father and grandfather were both British Army officers and served in India, where she was born.

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A QUEEN FOR ALL SEASONS

 

REMEMBERING FALKLANDS 40

Due to popular demand, we have re-stocked some of our Falklands book collection with more author signed titles - available for a limited time only.

Find out every detail about the 10-week conflict which took place in 1982. With all titles updated and republished for the 40th anniversary, these are some of the most definitive books on the subject.

Exclusively for ABF The Soldiers' Charity Bookshelf, we still have a very limited number of books signed by Sir Max Hastings available to buy. Get your copy now before they sell out!

Don't forget to check out our Falklands 40 page with everything you need to know about the conflict, including links to our special anniversary podcast

SHOP FALKLANDS BOOKS

WE NEED YOUR REVIEWS!

Are you an avid reader? We need your reviews!

Submit a review of any book in our Bookshelf collection or other Army-themed books that you love and you’ll receive a £20 voucher to spend at ABF The Soldiers' Charity Shop.

Email your review to shop@soldierscharity.org to take part.
 
Please note the reviews should be between 150 to 300 words. We will credit your name in any reviews we publish (please specify if you’d prefer first name only) and location.

 

Coming up in June's newsletter:

THE PERFECT BOOKS FOR FATHER'S DAY

CORONATION MEMORIES

Second World War veteran Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt, aged 102, is a resident at Care for Veterans, which we are proud to fund. He shares his fond memories of the Queen’s coronation, on 2nd June 1953.

He remembers the bustle of street parties, the smell of bonfires in the air and the exhilarating joy of everyone coming together to celebrate, putting memories of the Second World War behind them.

“In the East End of London, where I grew up, in every street the tables were laid out. It was a very happy time – we were leaving the war behind us and lots of derelict areas were being built up.

“We’ve been so lucky to have had our Queen on the throne for 70 years. Whatever job she takes on, she does her homework.”
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