Category Archives: Accessories
Excellent Women
Mildred Lathbury is one of those `excellent women` who is often taken for granted. She is a godsend, `capable of dealing with most of the stock situations of life – birth, marriage, death, the successful jumble sales, the garden fete spoilt by bad weather`. As such, she often gets herself embroiled in other people`s lives
Faces in the Water
I was now an established citizen with little hope of returning across the frontier; I was in the crazy world, separated now by more than locked doors and barred windows from the people who called themselves sane.` When Janet Frame`s doctor suggested that she write about her traumatic experiences in mental institutions in order to
The Group
THE GROUP follows eight graduates from exclusive Vassar College as they find love and heartbreak, forge careers, gossip and party in 1930s Manhattan. THE GROUP can be seen as the original SEX AND THE CITY. It is the first novel to frankly portray women`s real lives, exploring subjects such as sex, contraception, motherhood and marriage.
Half The Sky: How to Change the World
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting team, husband and wife Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, take us on a journey through Africa and Asia to meet an extraordinary array of exceptional women struggling against terrible circumstances. More girls have been killed in the last fifty years, precisely because they are girls, than men were killed in all
The Doll: Short Stories
`I want to know if men realise when they are insane. Sometimes I think that my brain cannot hold together, it is filled with too much horror – too much despair …I cannot sleep, I cannot close my eyes without seeing his damned face. If only it had been a dream.` In `The Doll`, a
One of Us: The Story of a Massacre and its Aftermath
On 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 of his fellow Norwegians in a terrorist atrocity that shocked the world. One of Us is the definitive account of the massacres and the subsequent trial. But more than that, it is the compelling story of Anders Breivik and a select group of his victims. As
A Boy in Winter
From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Dark Room, an extraordinary new novel: `A spellbinding evocation of fear and threat tinged with the possibility of hope and change` – Philippe Sands, author of East West StreetEarly on a grey November morning in 1941, only weeks after the German invasion, a small Ukrainian town is overrun
Artist Quarter: Modigliani, Montmartre and Montparnasse
What were Montmartre and Montparnasse really like in their hey-day roughtly between 1904, when the youthful Picasso had just arrived on the Hill of Martyrs, and 1920, when Amedeo Modigliani , justly called `the prince of Bohemians`, died of consumption and dissipation in Montparnasse? This book, written by an Enflishman who lived in Montnartre for
The Land Of Neverbelieve
Discover the extraordinary animals and plants found on the fantastical island of Neverbelieve in this exquisitely illustrated gift book by world-renowned artist, Norman Messenger. On setting foot on the island I was immediately spellbound. There could be nowhere else on Earth quite like this. Such trees, plants, creatures and intriguing people you would never believe.
The Boy Who Belonged to the Sea
The first novel by the author of The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman is a beautifully touching story of friendship, hope and despair – richly imaginative and stunningly lyrical.It is a sense of remoteness and abandon that first draws the two boys together. Each having lost a parent, they are trying to come to
NOTLondon
When photographer Anthony Dawton realised how dramatically homelessness had increased in London, he took to the streets with his cam-era. For years he had taken photographs in areas of need worldwide, but after spending some time in his home city, he noticed how many people were living on its streets. He embarked on a new
Sloth Slept on
A group of children find a sloth snoring away in a tree in their garden. Not knowing what it is, they set off to find out. While the two older children dream up increasingly outrageous possibilities, from an astronaut to a pirate, to a space creature, the youngest little girl investigates books and a globe
Quentin Blake`s a Christmas Carol
A beautiful edition of Dickens`s timeless Christmas classic. A Christmas Carol is the book that defines the Christmas spirit. Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited miser, is visited by three ghosts one Christmas Eve. The ghosts show Scrooge the true value of Christmas: charity, good humour and love for his fellow man. Quentin Blake`s colourful illustrations guide
How to Lose a Lemur
By the much-loved author of The Journey Home and Dinosaur Farm. Everyone knows that once a lemur takes a fancy to you there is not much that can be done about it. While being followed by lemurs one day, a boy tries hiding up a tree (without luck), disguising himself (without success) and even tries
Fairy Tales Colouring Book
Beautifully intricate illustrations by Japanese artist, Tomoko Tashiro. Colour in your favourite fairy tales in this beautiful colouring book, illustrated by Tomoko Tashiro. This colouring book features scenes from all your favourite stories, including Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Little Mermaid and the Nutcracker. Fairy Tales also includes the classic stories in the back of
Fly Away Peter
A classic gem from the 60`s brought up-to-date while maintining a wonderful retro feel. Jeffrey the giraffe with the short neck, and Peter,the bird who can`t fly, are delighted to become friends because they are both different. When they decide to play together to cheer each other up, they hardly expect that a game of
The Big Bird Spot
Travel the world to a variety of amazing locations – from jungle to desert to woodland to ocean and see if you can spot the birds that are hiding there. It`s harder than you think! The brilliant and highly successful wildlife artist, Matt Sewell has now created his first ever children`s book and it`s amazing!
My New Room
This charming children`s story teaches kids how to cope with big changes in an easy-to-read and friendly way. In her second book, Lisa Stickley tells the story of a Edith who has made the big move into her new house, with her big bedroom and a big bed. But Edith is only little, so her
Little Red: A Howlingly Good Fairy Tale with a Twist
Little Red is the story of a boy, a grandmother, a big bad wolf, and a keg of delicious fizzy ginger beer. Young Thomas is known as Little Red. He lives with his parents in a cosy inn, famous for its sweet and fizzy ginger beer. Every week, Little Red visits his grandmother with food
