Submitted by daniel on Tue, 20/05/2025 - 12:17 Picture Image Description Click here for more of our videos on ShotsTV.com or watch on Freeview 262 Streatham resident, Tony Emerson, has always been fascinated by climate issues and he wanted to find a way to reach out to a wider audience to express his concerns and promote positive change. He has found a way to do this by having his new book ‘Bournebridge Over Troubled Waters’ published, sending out the message that change is possible, within an engaging and wonderful story. Sign up to our LondonWorld Today newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to LondonWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Bournebridge Over Troubled Waters is a roller coaster journey with community strife and some climate extremes… including a prolonged severe flood. Tony Shares, ‘I had signed up to the Southampton University’s Green Stories programme. Their research says that fiction or stories are the most effective way to influencing people on climate or related issues, more effective than presenting statistics or scientific analysis, however well-presented. But these stories have to leave the reader feeling that positive change is possible, leave them feeling optimistic.’ Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This is a beautiful story of love and friendship and a fascinating in-sight into the impact of climate change action and what you can achieve if your passion prevails. Tony continues, ‘My book is set circa 2030. That’s enough time for lots of relevant changes, at different levels, to have started happening. Changes at political, parochial or local, and personal levels. While not so far in the future for the world to have already gone to hell on a handcart.’ This unique and feel-good read would be ideal for anyone looking for a romance story with climate related topics, and a look at societal change. About the book It’s 2029 in Bourne Valley town, where the river flows into the English Channel and Hannah and Andy have returned from their secret wedding and honeymoon. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It’s a secret because Andy is the local Catholic priest. They return to some exciting news and begin a new adventure running a large dilapidated old vicarage. Continuing with their climate-friendly enterprise development work, that had won Bourne Valley the National Emerald Award, they assemble a motley group of tenants for the old vicarage to help in all these tasks, including farm workers, an ex-professional rugby player a lawyer and a retired bishop. It’s a roller coaster journey for the next year with community strife and some climate extremes… including a prolonged severe flood. Among the highs are the beginnings of new romances, businesses and sporting successes. This is a beautiful story of love and friendship and a fascinating in-sight into the impact of climate change action and what you can achieve if your passion prevails Web Link South London writer has new book published, using a gripping story to highlight… LondonWorld