Gazette photographer and author is giving away A Tale of Hemel Hempstead

An author from Boxmoor, is offering the people of Hemel the chance to read his book, A Tale of Hemel Hempstead, which is based on their town.

David Satchel wrote the romantic novel in 2011 when he was working as a staff photographer for The Gazette, and the story is set in Hemel Hempstead.

David said: "During these troubled times I am giving away my book on the internet. It might interest some of The Gazette readers as the story is set in the Hemel Hempstead area.

"It has been a really popular book and there are copies in Hemel Hempstead library, but of course, no one can get there at the moment.

"The book was a sell-out at Waterstones every Christmas and hard copies are still available from Amazon but the whole point is that people can e-mail and I will reply with a PDF - free of charge of course.

"The story is about a man who comes to Hemel Hempstead and gets a job as a photographer on the local paper and falls in love with an estate agent, at the same time the body of a real highway robber who was hung at the scene of his crime on Boxmoor - the stories become inter-twined as the plot unfolds."

David says the story has action, romance, some scary bits and humour, if you would like to read A Tale of Hemel Hempstead, contact David on [email protected].

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