Description
Wigtown Bookseller, Bre Martin has been interested in the kirkyards of the area since he was a child. His curiosity about the lives of those gone long before.continued into adulthood and developed into an interest in genealogy. When he opened New Chapter Books in Scotland’s National Booktown he began a series of talks called the Kirkyard Chronicles, inspired by the fascinating stories he’d discovered during his investigations. The popularity of these talks led to requests for the stories to become available for posterity. The result is the Kirkyard Chronicles which includes some of the amazing tales of triumph, tragedy, adventure on the high seas, murder and misadventure told by Bre over the last few years. Ranging from the simple courage of someone trying to save a loved one, or a man far from home facing overwhelming odds in battle, to a woman who had lived in poverty yet had hidden a hoard of silver these stories that will move and fascinate the reader.
The book is in A5 format, 142 pages plus cover.
Bre Martin
Kirkyard Chronicles
The book will be officially launched at the 2026 Wigtown Book Festival at the end of September.
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