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At The Gwenin Exchange, we often return to stories that remind us of the quiet strength within us all, the kind of wisdom that doesn’t shout, but whispers: you are enough.

With Always Remember, Charlie Mackesy invites us once again into the tender world of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, a world of gentle courage, friendship, and the kind of kindness that holds you steady through the storm.

This new chapter finds the four companions walking once more through life’s wilds. They don’t know exactly where they’re going, and maybe that’s the point. What they do know is that love, cake, and each other’s company are enough to keep going when skies darken.

Mackesy’s signature ink-and-brush illustrations and words of quiet grace meet again in a book that feels like a hand on your shoulder, or a light in the fog, something soft and true for uncertain times.

“One day you’ll look back and realise how hard it was, and just how well you did.”
  Charlie Mackesy, Always Remember

Why it matters at The Gwenin Exchange:

At its heart, Always Remember is a meditation on compassion for others, yes, but also for us. It reflects the Gwenin ethos: to pause, breathe, and recognise meaning even in challenge. These small, honest moments of love and awareness are what keep the world whole.

This book isn’t just a continuation; it’s a quiet act of remembrance. A way of saying: You’ve come this far, and that matters.

Book Details:

• Author: Charlie Mackesy
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication Date: 9 October 2025
• Pages: 128
• Format: Hardback
• Themes: Kindness, resilience, self-compassion, hope

For everyone who found light in the pages of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Always Remember offers another path through the storm, one step, one breath, one act of kindness at a time.

Read it here: Always Remember – Charlie Mackesy

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