Halwill Publishing

Welcome to this website, which showcases the writing of author Andy March. Read below for information about his books and ongoing writing projects.

Books

Loving the Enemy – building bridges in a time of war

Loving the Enemy is the debut publication of Andrew March, telling the remarkable true story of Fred and Rike Clayton, his grandparents. High flying scholar, Fred Clayton, makes a trip to Dresden in the Nazi era. There he develops a friendship with a family that will change his life.

“A compelling read … a captivating historical narrative” (LoveReading UK)

Click here to find out all about this powerful and moving story and to buy your copy.

Wonder: An Advent and Christmas Collection

A profound and often humorous collection of reflections, monologues, poetry, sermons and sketches which invites us to take a fresh look at this world-changing story and become lost in wonder once again.

“A one-stop shop for Christmas word feasting. An advent calendar of tasty word; a buffet of delectable sound bites. Don’t get too fat, now, will you?” (Andy Kind, Comedian and Author)

Click here to find out more and buy your copy.

Living Hope: A Collection for Holy Week and Easter

Take a fresh look at the events of Holy Week and Easter. Through story and poetry, sermons and reflections, Living Hope will inspire, provoke, and give us a deeper understanding of Easter’s life-transforming power. May it lead us to a place of wonder and worship once more.

“Fresh, creative, insightful and powerful meditations for Easter – grateful to this gifted writer for such a superb resource for personal or group study – I highly recommend this.” (Simon Ponsonby, Priest, Author, Teacher)

Click here to find out more and buy your copy.


Other Writing

Through Their Eyes

Just imagine … What must it have been like to walk with him, talk with him; hear him speak and teach; to see him heal and bring hope; to watch him die and then, unbelievably, to rise again?

This website is dedicated to this very question. Using monologues, poetry and drama written for church and school communities of all ages, “Through their eyes” seeks to bring the Bible to life in a fresh way. 

Click here to read more

Seasonal Inspiration

Planning for Christmas or Easter in church or school and need something fresh?

Check out these pages full of poetry, monologues, skits etc, all written for use in local parish ministry and free to use in your local setting.


Advent and Christmas


Holy Week and Easter

Journey with Jesus

Join me in a journey I will be taking this summer as I immerse myself in the Gospel story and share my reflections from this time.


Blog

A collection of my writing – from sermons to random thoughts and reviews – there will be something for everyone there!


About the Author

Andy March is a vicar in Coventry, where he has lived with his family since 2012. He graduated from University of East Anglia with a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing. He has channelled this passion for storytelling into his work as a vicar, where he seeks to find ways of bringing the Bible narratives to life and communicating them to all ages. Loving the Enemy – Building Bridges in a time of war, the story of his grandparents, was his first published work, which he followed with seasonal publications Wonder: An Advent and Christmas Collection, and Living Hope – A Collection for Holy Week and Easter. In February 2023, a German translation of Loving the Enemy was published. 

©️ 2024 Halwill Publishing, Coventry, UK