Martinsey Isle Trust

The Martinsey Isle Trust

Resources: books, articles, poetry and pictures

Creating an idyll of Martinsey and Lidney Islands

Natural Burial honouring life's sacred thresholds

Here you will find some interesting resources pertaining to the work of the Martinsey Isle Trust.


Bats About the Tor

A special feature about the Martinsey Isle Trust's research and visits to the bat population around Glastonbury Tor. Click here.

Bats About The Tor

Articles for download:

The Point of No Return by Satish Kumar

The Inner and Outer Ecology of Climate Change by Caroline Sherwood

Julia Hailes on Burial by the author of the Green Consumer Guide

Cardboard Coffins and Cake - exploring death with jail inmates at Guy's Marsh Prison

Present book price list

Here are some of the books that we have left in stock (please add a maximum of £2.50 for postage and packing. Phone for the latest price for some) - or order them from you local library.

ADULT REFERENCE BOOKS:

THE NATURAL DEATH HANDBOOK - Natural Death Centre - £12.99 (help and advice on all aspects of death and dying, in depth)

THE NEW GREEN CONSUMERS' GUIDE - Julia Hailes - £14.99 (with a section on Green burials)

THE DEAD GOOD FUNERALS BOOK - Sue Gill and John Fox - £12.55 (help and advice in depth)

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE FUNERAL - Jane Morrell and Simon Smith - £14.99 (a general introduction, full of easily accessible information)

BENJAYA'S GIFTS - Carmella B'Hahn - £8.50 (a true, inspirational account of loss)

MOURNING HAS BROKEN - Carmella B'Hahn - £11.99 (help in bereavement)

TIME TO GO - Jean Francis - £10 (alternative funerals)

SACRED DYING - Megory Anderson (being with the dying - true accounts)

A CELTIC BOOK OF DYING - Phyllida Anam-Aire - £9.95 (letting go/being with the dying)

A YEAR TO LIVE - Steven Levine (dying and living)

GET DEAD - Jamie Oliver (no, not that one!) - £9.99 - also highly suitable for older children (facts, figures and interviews concerning death)

DON'T DROP THE COFFIN - Barry Albin Dyer £7.99 (based on the TV documentary series following Barry's work as a funeral director)

FINAL DEPARTURES - Barry Albin Dyer - £9.99 (death traditions from around the world encountered by Barry)

BEING DEAD - Jim Crace £7.99 (a novel)

CHILDREN'S BOOKS:

BADGER'S PARTING GIFTS - Sue Varley - £4.99/£5.99 (for young children)

THE VELVETEEN RABBIT - Margery Williams - £4.99 (for young children)

GOODBYE MOG - Judith Kerr - £4.99 (for young children)

WATER BUGS: The Dragonfly - Doris Stickney (spiritually-based transformation story at death)

SEPARATIONS: DEATH - Janine Amos (for slightly older children)

SAD BOOK - Michael Rosen - £10.99 (suitable for all)

There are many other lovely books for children and Winston's Wish is one that can help at www.winstonswish.org.uk

There are many other books for adults too and we will try to suggest some if you telephone - but we are not an authority on this, so do let us know of any books that have helped you and we will attempt to include them later.

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