Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Girl on the Via Flaminia
A dark love story set in wartime Rome from the author of In Love and Your Face for the World to SeeRome, 1944. Robert is a lonely American soldier looking for a girl. Lisa is cold and hungry, obliged to seek work at Mamma Pulcini`s house on the Via Flaminia. Their lives come together in
Our World in Pictures: Countries, Cultures, People & Places
Discover the countries of the world – explore their geography, wildlife, traditions, and arts in this picture-packed children`s book. Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-colour map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference
War with the Newts
A darkly humorous Czech satire: a new super-breed tries to conquer the world…`War with the Newts` (1936) is Karel Capek`s darkly humorous allegory of early 20th-century Czech politics. Captain van Toch discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra which can not only be taught to trade and use tools, but also to speak. As the
My Life
`Here is my soul. Look for me here; here I am, here are my pictures, my roots` Marc Chagall, one of the twentieth century`s most popular artists, grew up in a close-knit, bustling Russian-Jewish community, the son of a herring seller. In his colourful, dreamlike autobiography, written as he was about to leave his homeland
Jagua Nana
Bold, moving, entertaining and controversial, this is the great novel of 1960s Lagos life – with one of the most unforgettable heroines in literature. Jagua Nana, no longer young but still irresistible, lives a life of hedonism in Lagos: men, parties, fights, wild nights in the Tropicana with her handsome young boyfriend Freddie. Rushing from
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens` classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London.After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble for more food, he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London. Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leads him to Fagin and his gang of pickpockets. When a
Child of Fortune
“A terrific novel” Angela CarterKoko won`t do what is expected of her. Defying her family`s wishes, she has brought up her eleven-year-old daughter alone in her apartment. And now, after a casual affair, she is unexpectedly pregnant again. What will this mean for her already troubled relationship with her daughter? As she faces the future,
Your Face Tomorrow, Volume 3: Poison, Shadow and Farewell
`Your Face Tomorrow is already being compared with Proust and rightly so` Observer`One of contemporary literature`s major works … you have to open this book` Ali SmithThe concluding part in Javier Marias` spy trilogy masterwork Jacques Deza is back in London and once again working for the secret intelligence agency run by Bertram Tupra. Deza
Just Like You
`A charming – and sharp – love story about what it means to fall for someone who is your polar opposite` Sunday Telegraph Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business. Unfortunately he turned out to have serious dependency issues.Joseph is shaking off the memory
The Complete Borrowers
A complete collection of the classic Borrowers stories by Mary Norton.The Borrowers: The Borrowers own nothing at all; they live in the secret places of quiet old houses – behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. Everything they have is borrowed from the `human beans`, who don`t even know they exist. Arrietty`s
Owls of the Eastern Ice: The Quest to Find and Save the World`s Largest Owl
Shortlisted for the 2021 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year in association with the Authors` Club.`Remarkable. If only every endangered species had a guardian angel as impassioned, courageous and pragmatic as Jonathan Slaght` Isabella Tree, author of Wilding`Gripping` Dave Goulson, author of A Sting in the TalePrimorye, a remote
The Looking Glass War: The Smiley Collection
A department of ageing British spies will break any rule for the glory of launching a secret agent into communist East Germany, in the fourth novel featuring George Smiley.
The Secret Pilgrim: The Smiley Collection
The Cold War is over and Ned has been demoted to the training academy. He asks his old mentor, George Smiley, to address his passing-out class. There are no laundered reminiscences; Smiley speaks the truth – perhaps the last the students will ever hear. As they listen, Ned recalls his own painful triumphs and inglorious
Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
From the author of the phenomenal multi-million copy bestseller The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down”Hearing the words `be good to yourself first, then to others` was like being struck by lightning.”Many of us respond to the pressures of life by turning inwards and ignoring problems, sometimes resulting in anxiety or depression.
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh
“Musa Dagh stood beyond the world. No storm would reach it, even if one should break”It is 1915 and Gabriel has returned to his childhood home, an Armenian village on the slopes of Musa Dagh. But things are becoming increasingly dangerous for his people in Turkey, and, as the government orders round-ups and deportations, the
An Anthology of Intriguing Animals
A beautiful gift, this is a children`s animal encyclopedia with a twist. Alongside interesting facts are the stories and myths behind children`s favourite animals as well as incredible pictures and stunning illustrations. Containing more than 100 species, this beautiful modern bestiary will take children through the animal kingdom from the huge whale to the tiny
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
The beloved, award-winning novel will soon be a major motion picture starring 13 Reasons Why`s Katherine Langford and Everything, Everything`s Nick Robinson. `Worthy of Fault in Our Stars-level obsession.` Entertainment Weekly`I love you, SIMON. I LOVE YOU! And I love this fresh, funny, live-out-loud book.” Jennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright PlacesStraight people
Hortense and the Shadow
“Through the dark and wolfish woods,through the white and silent snow,lived a small girl called Hortense.Though kind and brave, she was sad as an owl because of one thing . . . Hortense hated her shadow.”A beautifully illustrated dark fairy tale that will remind you of the fables you read as a child. A treasure
Sleep Tight Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar has sold over 44 million copies worldwide, in over 60 languages. In this brand new lift-the-flap story, it`s evening and everyone is going to sleep – children can lift-the-flap on each page to discover which animal is settling down for the night. Who`s that hiding on the very last page? Could
How Not To Be A Twit and Other Wisdom from Roald Dahl
Never grow up, always down.Those are the wise words from the world`s number one storyteller- Roald Dahl.Mr Dahl has given us a lot of wit and wisdom over the years. Whether it`s how good thoughts will shine out of your face like sunbeams, or that a little nonsense now and then is relished by the
