Jan Toms


Jan TomsJan Toms

Island Author

Jan Toms’ family has been on the Island since at least the 16th century. She broke the mould by working for several years on the continent, but was nevertheless drawn back to her roots. In the 1990s she began writing novels under the name Janet Mary Tomson, several of them featuring the Island. More recently her book on animal graves and memorials has won praise as a ‘cult classic’. Married with two children and two grandchildren, Jan now lives near Freshwater.

Books list

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Click for details Pushing up the Daisies (Coach House Publications)
by Jan Toms

“Uncovering the people who fill these pages has been a delight. Standing in a churchyard, staring at a name on a gravestone, stepping inside the building where once they stood, seeing the view that they looked upon is its own reward.” This book is an exploration of those characters in history with a strong association with the Isle of Wight, many of them making it their final resting place. Packed with fascinating anecdotes and photographs, Pushing up the Daisies remembers ‘The Famous & Forgotten on the Isle of Wight’.

£4.95