A Day Above Rutland - Hardcover

How many of us have longed as children to soar through the air looking down on our homes and gardens? It took me 60 years to realise this dream when I was taken up in nothing less than an RAF Harrier to see for myself the care taken by the Royal Air Force to minimise the inconvenience to villages and settlements when undertaking a training sortie. Needless to say, I had little time to enjoy an oversight of Rutland as all my time was taken up by the sheer exhilaration of the flight. How fortunate, then, that only a few months later this beautiful book of photographs was published enabling me to view at leisure the landscape of Rutland from the air. From the magnificence of Rutland Water to the homely layout of a village, this book brings a new perspective to our knowledge of Rutland. We are indeed fortunate to live in such a fine area and this book captures so much of what is good about our green and pleasant county. --Dr Laurence Howard, Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland.

John Nowell met his wife, Christine in Changi, Singapore where she introduced him to photography - sometimes to her regret! John had completed his first solo in a glider over Lincolnshire at 16. Christine Nowell was born in Skegness, the daughter of a RAF Air Gunner and grew up in Wainfleet within sight of the bombing range. John joined the Royal Air Force and flew with 206, 205 and 230 Squadrons, some of the old flying boat squadrons and it was the records of their early exploration flights that formed the basis of his Now & Then series of books. His first book, 'A Day Above Oman' has been re-printed 14 times. His discovery of a collection of 5,000-year-old, perfectly preserved tombs in Oman made the front page of The Times and led to a Fellowship of the Royal Geographic Society. Robert grew up in Oman and worked with John on 'A Day Above Yemen' and then, while John was working away on 'Now & Then - Bahrain', Robert and his sister, Simone, produced 'Now & Then - Dubai', which has been re-printed 10 times. Incredibly, after 10 years, the book is so popular with tourists that it is still in the Times Out best-seller list! Robert has also produced 'Bahrain - The Grand Prix' to celebrate Formula 1 arriving in Bahrain. John & Chris have lived all over the world with their six children; Marc, Kerri, Robert, Simone, Nicholas and William, three sons-in-law; Robert, Cyrus & Patrick; and four grandchildren; William, Isa, Max and Layla. Their next book is 'A Day Above The Lake District' to be followed by 'A Day Above The Costa Blanca' and 'A Day Above Malta'. John is also producing another book to be titled 'How To Photograph Flying Machines'.