Skin is a taxi driver, Bones is a Detective Inspector. They hate each other but both operate on the same patch, the large ex-industrial town of Elchurch on the South Coast of Wales. A young woman is found dead and they are both drawn into the investigation. But all is not what it seems as the brothers separately and together deal with the consequences of the murder.
We have a number of projects and productions in progress including:
a 5 minute short film / scene set in Tafftown Wholefoods to promote the development of our ongoing work on Tafftown – a soap-opera set in the capital city of Wales.
This video is a light-hearted look at some of the characters and themes that will be present in the programme
‘The Herbalist’ will be filmed, edited and released before the end of October
More details of story, location, and cast to follow
For more about Tafftown click here
We’re in the studio preparing a number of music projects including the production of a new album of original songs by Dafydd Wyn Roberts.
We’ve already done a few sample episodes of the Two Old Heads podcasts and are working on more – you can find some on the Tafftown website
Also on the way
More short films
More Music
More books
and . . . .
our first feature film . . . .
see you soon
In the meantime we can help with most aspects of media production of one sort or another
Feels like we’re just waking up here after a long time of little activity – in the foreground at least.
We may go back to sleep after this or it may spark something off that leads to a huge increase in activity – i.e. sales of books.
Anyway, we are publishing a new novel by Derec Jones at the end of this month (May 2019)
In the meantime, here’s a picture of the cover and a little information that we hope will help to sell it.
The Shattering sequel to Opera. Kiára Árgenta’s latest novel is an intimate portrayal of the life and loves of Opera Divas on and off the stage.
Beneath the beauty and glamour of the Opera stars and the richly coloured world they inhabit, lies a morass of insecurity and jealousy, passion and anguish.
A disturbing yet moving book that is written in Kiára’s unique style. Not to be missed.
Blodyn
by Derec Jones
Paperback available now:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1904958621/
The poems in this collection have been selected from work that spans more than half a century. They are in no particular order but have been chosen to represent as many styles and to present as much variety of content as possible.
This book has no direct connection to flowers except in its title and in the design of the book cover which features a photograph of a painting by the author called Blodyn.
If you know that Blodyn is the Welsh word for flower, and you do now, you’ll understand why the painting is called Blodyn.
But why is this book called Blodyn?
It’s because Blodyn, the painting, is very special to the author and the words in this book are special too. Blodyn is neither plant nor animal, neither he nor she, yet she is both plant and animal. She is pure and raw and beautiful and animalistic and wild.
Available from February 1st 2017 from the usual outlets. Launch event coming soon.
Please contact Opening Chapter to reserve a signed copy.
** Highly recommended read
“A Fantastic Adventure”
In the bluestone caverns, deep under Masterbridge, someone was taking notice. It had been a long time since there was anything to notice, anything at all, but there was, imperceptibly, something there.
The yellow ridged fingernail reached out to swirl the inky, black water. With a sprinkle of chosen herbs the scene burst into life once again. The shrouded face watched intently as the picture cleared, expanded, shuddered and then settled down to admit the truth…..yes, she was coming.
Coven of One is the story of a simple Hedgewitch’s journey into the furthest recesses of the darkest heart of the darkest demon. A story of spells and potions, imbued with Pagan magic.
Reviews and Quotes
“Dorcas Fleming has completed her training and is ready for a future as a simple hedgewitch. But as soon as she hears of her placement in the heathen south, it is clear Dorcas’s destiny is to run on a deeper plane.
As we travel with her on her momentous journey, through a vividly drawn and dramatic landscape, accompanied by a mischievous and wise talking cat and a colourful cast, we too are drawn into a magical world of spells, potions and enchantment. Rooted in the author’s pagan beliefs, this is a truly magical book.
Read it. I can promise you a bewitching experience that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. ”
— Debi Alper, author of Nirvana Bites.
Buy Coven of One for just £9.99 with free shipping in the UK only [wp_cart:Coven of One:price:9.99:end]
please contact us if you want to order a book from outside the UK with your delivery details and we will advise you of the cost.
Coven of one is also available online as a paperback and for the Kindle. Click here for more info
‘I could be one of those divas on stage, reaching out for the chandelier with their powerful voices in their elegant world.’
‘At that time, Opera seemed like a glamorous world, a place of opulence and beauty and bouquets of roses for the leading singers. I never knew that once inside the glass bubble staring out at the blackness of the auditorium how ugly it was, how we lived in a world built on nepotism and lies and sore throats and endless fighting over roles. I never knew how much it would take from me, how much pressure I would be under. I saw myself as a diva, a star who would adore the attention, but it came at such a cost, more agony than I ever thought possible. I sacrificed every relationship, every friendship I ever had on the altar of my ambition.’
Inside the cut-throat world of Opera, young mezzo-soprano Natalija is beautiful, talented and arrogant and will stop at nothing to get to the top of her career. She lives and breathes the role of Carmen, casting aside everyone who cares about her. Underneath her public persona lies a troubled and damaged girl who is killing herself and her career with bulimia and overwork. She believes she is ruthless and nothing and no one will stop her reaching the absolute top but in the end she realises her rivals can be even more deadly.
This is the latest novel from Kiára Árgenta and offers the unique opportunity to see what really goes on behind the scenes at the Opera. The author has created a story that is operatic in its own right and chimes with the beauty and the tragedy that defines the sublime art-form both on and off the stage.
Now available worldwide in paperback or as an ebook for the kindle:
Amazon.co.uk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1904958656/
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1904958656/
Bums is the fourth novel from Welsh writer Derec Jones, and the first to feature Detective Inspector Frank Lee.
During his investigation into the killing of the headmaster of the biggest school in the county, the DI comes across the motley collection of ‘Bums’ that inhabit the nether lands on the edges of society.
After a traumatic life as a Traveller who often came to blows with the authorities, Frank is now operating within the ‘system’. Despite all the pressures to conform and obey without question, he insists on doing things his way – laid back and Zen.
Look out for the next two books in this trilogy of stories featuring the unlikely policeman: Beats and Bones – coming soon!
BUMS is now available as a special hard-cover edition, limited to a maximum of 200 signed copies at £20 each plus delivery.
Now available in paperback and for the kindle
Scroll down to read the first chapter.
Enter your name and email address in the form below, and let us know where in the world you would like your limited edition book delivered. We’ll then send you an invoice by email which you can pay using a credit/debit card or Paypal. Leave any comments in the box.
** Click here to read the first review of Bums on Wales Arts Review
Tuesday night.
A naked body, wrapped loosely in plastic bin liners, is dragged along a dark back lane. A man’s arm, bare, apart from an expensive gold wristwatch, flops out. A gloved hand snatches the watch from the wrist and lets the arm fall. The body is dumped on a pile of black bags already bursting with rotting rubbish. Continue reading “BUMS”
Inside the cut-throat world of Opera, young mezzo-soprano Natalija is beautiful, talented and arrogant and will stop at nothing to get to the top of her career. She lives and breathes the role of Carmen, casting aside everyone who cares about her. Underneath her public persona lies a troubled and damaged girl who is killing herself and her career with bulimia and overwork. She believes she is ruthless and nothing and no one will stop her reaching the absolute top but in the end she realises her rivals can be even more deadly.
