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The book comprises 209 pages with 54 illustrations - 6 of these in colour. Book reference number ISBN-10 0955508908 ( ISBN-13 978-0-9555089-0-5). First printed March 2007.

If you would like to preview the book format please take a look at two sample pages in PDF format : Page 54 and Page 89. Note that the profit from the sale of the book will go towards the maintenance of the fabric of Tong Church.

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Discovering Tong book cover

Discovering Tong book	£ 14.95 or $ 29.00
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UK first class postage and packing	£ 2.00
Europe postage and packing	£ 3.50 or $ 6.90
Rest of world (surface) postage and packing	£ 3.00 or $ 5.99
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Book Reviews

“This book is in a distinct literary tradition - the delightful and authoritative account of his parish by a long serving clergyman. Think Gilbert White of Selbourne but add architecture.” Journal of the Ancient Monuments Society

“Forget the Archers and the disgraceful little Ruarie. Compared to Tong, Ambridge is semi- monastic. Robert Jeffery has written a history of his old Shropshire parish and it's sensational. George Durant II, squire in the early 19th century, was 'reputed to have a child in every cottage on the Tong estate.' When the details - housemaid seductions, simple homely family hatreds follow, they put the water-colourist's England into pallid perspective. This is a quite brilliant book, 200 pages of minute research showing a county family auditioning for left wing propaganda.” Edward Pearce in Tribune Magazine

“The book is in the grand tradition of quality local histories- objectively related with love- and contains not a few excellent illustrations by the author's daughter.” Journal of the Methodist Historical Society

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