Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.

I'm delighted to welcome John Rees to the blog to talk about his desert island book choices. John is a man of many talents: he's an expert on vintage antiques, and is starring in the S4C programme Trysorau’r Teulu that started this week (for those who don't speak Welsh, subtitles are available!) He is co-founder of Cow and Ghost Vintage , and organises vintage fairs across Wales. John's also the founder of the very popular Ruby Ferguson Facebook grou p celebrating all things Jill. So will John choose a Jill book? I think we know the answer ... *** Jill's Pony Trek  by Ruby Ferguson I've adored Jill for over 35 years and she has never lost her charm. I read them out of order after discovering the fourth in Granny's attic. Hard to chose a favourite. This is perhaps slightly different from the format of the rest: less gymkhana and school and set in a shorter time period. I like the road trip style of it and how the events flow into each other in s...