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Pebbles: A magically heartwarming tale
Discover the wondrous lives and peculiar friendship of stonemason Henry Kibble … and the pebble in his pocket.
Most people have no idea that rocks, be they the size of a pebble or a mountain, can speak.
While all Kibbles before him - a line of stonemasons dating back to Roman times - had a particular affinity for stones, Henry's was so pronounced that he could hear them from the moment of his birth. Henry lives his life contentedly in the hidden-away Oxfordshire village of Finstock. He always takes time, and he always listens to people and pebbles. Henry's life, so ordinary at first glance, is radiant beyond imagination - a life filled with marvels and magic, with love and friendship beyond measure, with Barbara Pym and with John Denver, and with astounding stories told by pebbles from across the ages.
Pebbles is feel-good fiction steeped in magical realism. Take a break from life’s troubles and spend an uplifting bit of time with Henry in an English village that lives and breathes heart, warmth and charm.
Most people have no idea that rocks, be they the size of a pebble or a mountain, can speak.
While all Kibbles before him - a line of stonemasons dating back to Roman times - had a particular affinity for stones, Henry's was so pronounced that he could hear them from the moment of his birth. Henry lives his life contentedly in the hidden-away Oxfordshire village of Finstock. He always takes time, and he always listens to people and pebbles. Henry's life, so ordinary at first glance, is radiant beyond imagination - a life filled with marvels and magic, with love and friendship beyond measure, with Barbara Pym and with John Denver, and with astounding stories told by pebbles from across the ages.
Pebbles is feel-good fiction steeped in magical realism. Take a break from life’s troubles and spend an uplifting bit of time with Henry in an English village that lives and breathes heart, warmth and charm.
237 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2025
About the author
Daniel Martin Eckhart
19 books33 followersDaniel Martin Eckhart is the author of the novels The Champ, Barnaby Smith, Home, Tales of Wychwood and The Sweet-Maker of Connemara.
Eckhart has written screenplays for more than two decades, has published several of his original screenplays in the Eckhart Screenplays series and shared his experiences about the life of a screenwriter in his book, Write, Write, Write.
Before focusing on his writing career, Eckhart served in the Swiss military, guarded the Pope's life in the Vatican, worked for the United Nations, driving trucks across the Sinai Desert, delivering diplomatic mail to Damascus and driving armored limousines in Beirut. After five adventurous years in Israel, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, Eckhart quit the UN to study acting in New York at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where he discovered screenwriting. He has penned several feature-length movies, worked on TV shows and has adapted novels for the small screen.
Eckhart lives with his family on a 17th century farm in Switzerland.
Eckhart has written screenplays for more than two decades, has published several of his original screenplays in the Eckhart Screenplays series and shared his experiences about the life of a screenwriter in his book, Write, Write, Write.
Before focusing on his writing career, Eckhart served in the Swiss military, guarded the Pope's life in the Vatican, worked for the United Nations, driving trucks across the Sinai Desert, delivering diplomatic mail to Damascus and driving armored limousines in Beirut. After five adventurous years in Israel, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, Eckhart quit the UN to study acting in New York at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where he discovered screenwriting. He has penned several feature-length movies, worked on TV shows and has adapted novels for the small screen.
Eckhart lives with his family on a 17th century farm in Switzerland.
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July 5, 2026
Pebbles is a gentle fantasy set in England, from prehistoric times to the present. Scattered throughout the story are historical sites and random historical figures, and somehow, it all feels perfectly normal, in the context of a boy who hears stories from stones. For any old bibliophiles out there, you'll be thrilled to know that every chapter has a title and an interesting quote related to stones. The quotes are from so many sources, from Herman Hesse to Keith Richards. Pebbles is difficult to describe but easy to recommend. It's a lovely way to spend a few hours, away from the madness.
This book has a newer cover that is quite eye-catching. In fact, I was drawn to the cover immediately because of my own affinity with stones. I've been picking up stones that appealed to me since I was very young, much to my parents' chagrin. As we traveled around the world, I constantly pocketed small stones from favorite places like the Parthenon or the Tokapi Palace. I still have all of them. Now my granddaughter does the same thing, so it must be genetic.
This book has a newer cover that is quite eye-catching. In fact, I was drawn to the cover immediately because of my own affinity with stones. I've been picking up stones that appealed to me since I was very young, much to my parents' chagrin. As we traveled around the world, I constantly pocketed small stones from favorite places like the Parthenon or the Tokapi Palace. I still have all of them. Now my granddaughter does the same thing, so it must be genetic.
March 23, 2026
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This was a good clean read…a boy and his family of Kibbles, they work with rocks, and he “hears” their stories….of near and far!
This was a good clean read…a boy and his family of Kibbles, they work with rocks, and he “hears” their stories….of near and far!
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