Published by a Warley Woods supporter and a local resident Brendan Clifford, the book - Black by Day, Red by Night. The Black Country – 500 Years in 50 Voices”
A commission from every sale through our shop coming to Warley Woods. The rest of the proceeds will be benefitting Black Country Society.
In the book, you’ll find writings on the Black Country from a wide of range of authors.
Some are well known, such as Charles Dickens and Lenny Henry. Some may be less familiar, such as John Leland, regarded as one of the first writers on English local history.
With excerpts from writers of the last 500 years from today’s Wolverhampton-born Sathnam Sanghera and the first two holders of the Wolverhampton Poet Laureate role, Emma Purshouse and Kuli Kholi; to Daniel Defoe and William Hutton, readers will surely become curious to find out more.