Roy Whittaker: 4 books

As human beings we can wonder at the Universe, marvel that the planet we live on is ideal for our existence, understand that we are part of an extraordinary evolutionary process and see, if we want to, that life as we know it is to be cherished. In an inspired moment the optimist among us may experience...

The Lakeland Fells are renowned for their beauty and rugged isolation; they have inspired wonderful verse and prose and provided excitement, exhilaration and enjoyment for the thousands of walkers who venture into their prehistoric vastness. There are many who know the mountains intimately, and many...

Shakespeare wrote Hamlet’s words, ‘the time is out of joint’ more than 400 years ago. Today, throughout the world, the sense of dislocation seems to be increasing. In this century, globalisation has seen an increase in religious and cultural problems, but the solutions remain beyond the reach...

The telling of a children's story proves top be the starting point for an epic journey into future space-time for three young children who witness for themselves distant civilisations, similar to their own, but evolving in different ways. It is a story of high drama, horror, fear, excitement, humour,...