The book launch of Midnight on Lundy onboard the MS Oldenburg (the Lundy supply ship) went very well, despite awful weather. For further information about the book, please see http://www.tortoise-publishing.co.uk/

Here are some photos of the book launch:

(Photo courtesy of the North Devon Journal)
L - R: Peggy Garvey (who bought the real Midnight from Bampton Fair in 1961, and started the Braetor Herd of Lundy ponies with him), Mary Martindale (a former leading light in the Lundy Pony Society), me (author and giant!), Annie Alford (who was selling her wonderful cards of Lundy at the launch - she's spent a lot of time on Lundy and is Felix Gade's granddaughter) and Diana Keast (Diana is Martin Coles Harman's daughter, and her family owned Lundy before it was sold to the National Trust in 1969. The book is dedicated to her because it wouldn't have been written without her help).

Jaqui Pyle and Ann Mold looking at Peggy Garvey's old photos of Midnight

Chris talking to David and Debbie Kennard (http://www.mistthesheepdog.co.uk/ )

Mike (http://www.artisticexmoor.com/) and Val Sherwin (Val founded the Exmoor Pony Centre http://www.moorlandmousietrust.co.uk/ )

A terrible photo of me signing a book for Penny Ogilvie! I put it in because the Ogilvies and David Dyke were very helpful when I was getting ideas for the story. David Dyke (behind Penny) remembers being cornered by Midnight in the ruins of a cottage and being saved by his father,John Dyke. Liz Ogilvie is pictured between me and Penny, with Kate Ogilvie in the separate photo below. Kate and Liz are Penny's daughters. They grew up on Lundy (their father, John - Penny's husband - was the farm manager there for many years) and Kate's memories about growing up on Lundy and then having to go away to boarding school helped me get into Jenny's world when I was writing the book.

Lindy Mitchell and Vanessa Bee (who runs our pony handling courses www.positivehorsemanship.co.uk )

Simon and Tricia Pearce, and Crewman Aiden (all the crew of the Oldenburg were incredibly helpful, and I thoroughly enjoyed having five uniformed men asking me if there was anything they could do to help!)

Mum was the cashier - a job she seemed to relish! In the background Diana Keast is being interviewed by Hilary Bradt www.bradt-travelguides.com

George Rhind (who helps us out at West Ilkerton), Sarah Eveleigh and Luke Mayo (Sarah's boyfriend).