Oxford Castaways 3

Author Sylvia Vetta has written her third and final instalment of the Oxford Castaways series. The book is generously illustrated with 100 colour photographs of the castaways and the artefacts they would take to a desert island... ... yes, the Castaway series is like Desert Island Discs in which Sylvia tells the fascinating life stories (through extensive interviews) of people who have a connection with Oxford and its environs. Sylvia The difference is that my castaways are not marooned alone on a desert island. My island has a name OXTOPIA and the latest batch 30 castaways are sent there to help create a new society with the 70+ already marooned there! I have been privileged to interview some truly inspirational people. Since the third and final instalment is being sold in aid of Sobell House there is a special feature telling the Sobell House Story plus the stories of six people who work at the hospice . All proceeds will go to Sobell House [ (excl. Amazon's share) Oxfordshire s largest hospice care provider, which cares for people in the county living with a terminal illness] thanks to Castaway Dwina Gibb, the widow of the late Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, who understands what it feels like to lose someone close. The Oxford Castaways 3 book is published by Oxfordfolio who also published Oxford Castaways 2 in association with Vale House hospice for dementia sufferers. Check out that book too... Castaways include Dwina Gibb, Legs Larry Smith, Sir Andrew McMichael, Annie Sloan, Professor Richard Parkinson, Georgina Ferry, and many more...