Derek Blyth Books In Order

Novels

Night Shifts At the Poppy Factory (2009)
Violent Ends (2015)

Non fiction

Amsterdam for Pleasure (1997)
Flemish Cities Explored (2003)
Brussels for Pleasure (2003)
Lille for Pleasure (2004)
Live & Work in Brussels (2007)
Only in Belgium (2009)
The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels (2012)
The 500 Hidden Secrets of Antwerp (2013)
Hidden Belgium (2018)
The 500 Hidden Secrets of Bruges (2018)
100 Belgian Icons (2020)

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Derek Blyth Books Overview

Night Shifts At the Poppy Factory

Grief comes in many forms. For Louis Kerr, it is the memory of two friends who were killed during a trip to the Somme battlefields. Louis is now back home receiving grief counselling to put him back on his feet. He has been told to write down everything that happened in the summer of the accident. In doing so, he describes his strange friend Dean, his beautiful but untouchable girlfriend Caitlin, and his downsized but not defeated father. This is a story of a road trip to find the graves of the heroes of the First World War. Only it turns out that most of the dead don’t have graves. And few of them were ever heroes.

Amsterdam for Pleasure

Featuring 12 pages of color photos and 85 illustrations and maps.

Flemish Cities Explored

Flemish Cities Explored, welcomed by reviewers and travellers alike, is now coming out in a new and revised edition. All information has been brought completely up to date. Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Mechelen, Ostend and Leuven are all covered. These are six of the most attractive and welcoming towns in Europe, boasting between them a host of sights, museums, medieval towns, and art nouveau extravaganzas, all happily enjoyed from an unmissable collection of cafes and restaurants in a range of price and style. ‘No one should travel to Bruges without a copy of Derek Blyth’s excellent book.’ Daily Mail

Brussels for Pleasure

A dozen and one leisurely walks through one of the most visually diverse cities in Europe, illustrated with photos, maps, and paintings and offering comprehensive traveler’s information on hotels and restaurants.

Lille for Pleasure

A pocket size guide to one of France’s most beautiful, culturally rich cities.

Live & Work in Brussels

An insider’s view of how to get the most out of living and working in one of the most cosmopolitan, culturally diverse and stimulating cities in Europe. Brussels is a city of opportunities for the foreigner: well known as the home of the European Parliament and NATO, Brussels also hosts some 2,000 foreign companies and over 1,000 business conferences annually. Includes full information finding somewhere to live and the details of daily life, plus guidance on the job market, how to find a job and what it is like to work there.