Category Archives: Travel Guides
Talk to the Snail
Have you been taken to what you`ve been assured is the perfect house deep in the French countryside, only to find there`s no electricity or running water? Gone to the doctor with a nasty cough, and been diagnosed with a rather more personal complaint? Walked into an half-empty restaurant, only to be told that it`s
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is
An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge)
Many of us were put off history by the dry and dreary way it was taught at school. Back then `The Origins of the Industrial Revolution` somehow seemed less compelling than the chance to test the bold claim on Timothy Johnson`s `Shatterproof` ruler. But here at last is a chance to have a good laugh
Between Summer`s Longing and Winter`s End
Stockholm. The dead of winter. The temperature is already well below freezing. A young American dies, falling from a tall building. It appears to be a casual, self-inflicted death. It should be an open-and-shut case. But when Superintendent Lars Martin Johansson begins to delve beneath the layers of corruption, incompetence and violence that threaten to
Pass The Butterworms
In Pass The Butterworms Cahill takes us to the steppes of Mongolia, where he spends weeks on horseback alongside the descendants of Genghis Khan and masters the “Mongolian death trot”; to the North Pole, where he goes for a pleasure dip in 36-degree water; to Irian Jaya New Guinea, where he spends a companionable evening
Fools Rush In
Some trips are chosen, others choose you. When tragedy strikes Bill Carter`s life he finds himself drawn to a war zone. In the modern heart of darkness, the besieged city of Sarajevo, we meet a man rebuilding the ruins of his former self in the most unlikely of places. Carter joins a maverick aid organization,
Mud, Sweat and Tears (Junior Edition)
How did Bear Grylls become one of the world`s toughest adventurers? This is the thrilling story of everyone`s favourite real-life action man – from secret childhood missions to climb the town`s school buildings and steeples, to starring in his own global TV series and becoming Chief Scout to the Scouting Association. Known and admired by
A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind
William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research. Dampier was the first to map the winds and currents of the world`s oceans; led the first recorded party
Madresfield
Madresfield Court is an arrestingly romantic stately home in the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire. It has been continuously owned and lived in by the same family, the Lygons, back to the time of the Domesday Book, and, unusually, remains in the family`s hands to this day. Inside, it is a very private, unmistakably English, manor
Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories
Focus on a planet revolving in space …Focus in on a small country in the northern hemisphere – Great Britain. Closer, closer …and on the western edge of London you can see the county of Buckinghamshire. Small villages and winding country roads. And if you could go back in time to the mid nineteen-sixties, you
Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman
“A perfect blend of literature, mystery and love…and side-splitting humour.” (Lucy Robinson, author of The Greatest Love Story of All Time). Atticus Craftsman never travels without a supply of Earl Grey and a favourite book. So when he is sent to shut down a failing literary magazine in Madrid, he packs both. A short Spanish
The Frozen Telescope
After the thrilling events which concluded The Smoking Hourglass, Ivy, Seb and Valian think they`ve vanquished their enemies, and those of Lundinor, forever. It turns out their adventure was only just beginning . . . Ivy and Seb can`t wait to join Valian for their first ever overseas uncommon adventure – they`re meeting in Nubrook,
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no
The Sun is Also a Star
*Now a major film starring Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton* The New York Times bestselling love story from Nicola Yoon, author of Everything, Everything.Natasha: I`m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I`m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute
Fly Me Home
Feeling lost and alone in a strange new city, Leelu wishes she could fly away back home ‘“ her real home where her dad is, thousands of miles away.London is cold and grey and the neighbours are noisy and there’s concrete everywhere.But Leelu is not alone; someone is leaving her gifts outside her house ‘“
The Wee Free Men: A Tiffany Aching Novel
Tiffany wants to be a witch when she grows up. A proper one, with a pointy hat. And flying, she`s always dreamed of flying (though it`s cold up there, you have to wear really thick pants, two layers). But she`s worried Tiffany isn`t a very `witchy` name. And a witch has always protected Tiffany`s land,
A Hat Full of Sky: A Tiffany Aching Novel
Tiffany Aching is going `into service`: to be a lady, no less, a maid in a big house. At least, this is what she tells her parents. Really, Tiffany is going away to learn magic. But making friends with fellow witches is always difficult when an invisible-being-that-cannot-be-killed takes over your body – stealing money, and
Wintersmith: A Tiffany Aching Novel
Witches are odd. That much is clear to Tiffany. But she likes them. In an odd sort of way. Just as she likes Roland. In a friend sort of way (which most certainly isn`t odd). But Tiffany hasn`t really got time to think about Roland, because she has accidentally danced with Winter himself – the
I Shall Wear Midnight: A Tiffany Aching Novel
Tiffany Aching is a witch alone. Well, that`s how she feels. Everyone seems so, apart. People respect her, but also fear her. There are loads of secrets she can`t share. And when the Baron dies, and Tiffany is framed for his murder, it`s clearer than ever that she is, well… Not liked.Now Tiffany must journey
