"VEGAN STORIES" - TRUE LIFE TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

"What story would you like? We've got travel stories, restaurant stories, stories from around the world - those vegans get everywhere" - Benjamin Zephaniah, vegan poet and contributor.

Edited by former Vegan Society Council member Julie Rosenfield and launched at the World Veg Congress in Edinburgh last month, this book is a joyful celebration of a lifstyle embraced by people of all ages and in all walks of life, with more than 80 stories featuring vegans of all ages from 2-year-old children to a 92-year-old lecturer and sometime hot air balloonist. There are stories and poems from five continents on topics covering health and fitness, travel, dining out, animals, raw food, biographies, love and much much more, with cartoons, photos and drawings to illustrate them.

"Storytelling is part of every culture", says Julie, "This volume gives a voice to vegans everywhere. I hope that people will share my delight in reading these wonderful stories of compassion, courage, humour and determination by exceptional individuals whose stories will inspire, amuse and entertain vegans and non-vegans alike."

"Read them and find out why the butcher's son went vegan; why Lucky the chick did not live up to his name; what the vegan hospital patient was given for dinner and how two very special ladies fought cancer and won major fitness championships by going vegan", says Benjamin Zephaniah.

These are real people who grab your attention on every page. Vegan Stories can be whatever you want it to be: an introduction to veganism, a source of laughter and inspiration or just a straightforward story book. But within these pages is the power to change people's lives and convince the meat-eating world of exactly how and why we choose to give up all animal products and embrace a cruelty-free lifestyle.

"Vegan Stories", ISBN 0-907-33724-4, is available from the Vegan Society price 7.99 plus XXX p&p. Orders can be placed by phone, by post or through the secure server at www.vegansociety.com