Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Frayed Atlantic Edge: A Historian`s Journey from Shetland to the Channel
COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE `This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit` Adam Nicolson Over the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and
The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Boxed Set
Stunning three-volume slipcased set containing the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien`s life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer, who`s who and chronology. The three volumes contained in this slipcase, written by two of the foremost experts on J.R.R. Tolkien, comprise the definitive handbook to one of
The Archive of Magic: the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Go behind the scenes of J. K. Rowling`s magical universe of creatures and wizards in this exciting full-colour companion volume to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Newt, Tina, Queenie, and Jacob, the beloved heroes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, are back! In this second adventure, they`re joined by fan favourites from
Reservoir 13: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR AN FT BOOK OF THE YEAR A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR From the award-winning author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things. Reservoir 13 tells the story of many lives haunted by one family`s loss. Midwinter
Leaf by Niggle
Published for the very first time in its own volume, Tolkien`s remarkable tale about a painter whose obsession with detail prevents him from finishing his great work. Niggle is a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time he has been obsessed with one
Easy Learning German Audio Course: Language Learning the easy way with Collins (Collins Easy Learning Audio Course)
UK`s bestselling language learning audio seriesThis German Audio Course is the perfect companion for holidays and business trips in Germany and German-speaking countries.* Easy to use – fast, flexible and portable* Easy to follow – just listen, speak and learn* Easy to learn – no complex grammarEasy Learning German teaches you key words for the
A Postcard from Italy
Grace Quinn loves her job at Cohen`s Convenient Storage Company, finding occasional treasure in the forgotten units that customers have abandoned. Her inquisitive nature is piqued when a valuable art collection and a bundle of letters and diaries are found that date back to the 1930`s.Delving deeper, Grace uncovers the story of a young English
The Sussex Murder
From Beachy Head to Brighton, and from Chichester to Rye, Flaming Sussex sees our intrepid trio plunge once again into the dark heart of England `Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now` Daily Mail At about four o`clock on 5th November 1937, Miss
In the Days of Rain
In the vein of Bad Blood and Why be Happy when you can be Normal?: an enthralling, at times shocking, and deeply personal family memoir of growing up in, and breaking away from, a fundamentalist Christian cult. `At university when I made new friends and confidantes, I couldn`t explain how I`d become a teenage mother,
The Atomic Weight of Love
A luminous and enthralling story of birds and science, ambition and sacrifice, revolutions – both big and small – and the late blooming of an unforgettable woman.In 1941, spirited and adventurous Meridian Wallace begins her ornithology studies at the University of Chicago. The last thing she expects is to fall in love with a man
Red Clocks
`Intense, beautifully crafted . . . Her talent is electric. Get ready for a shock` Guardian This is a work of fiction. Keep telling yourself that. America has changed. For women, it has changed for the worse. Ro, a single high-school teacher, is desperate to become a mother. But with IVF now illegal – along
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
`Big-hearted, earthy and funny… A rattlingly good story` Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Every woman has a secret life… When Nikki takes a creative writing job at her local temple, with visions of emancipating the women of the community she left behind as a self-important teenager, she`s shocked to discover a group of
Art for Mindfulness Cats
For all lovers of cats and colouring, a beautiful collection to make your own.Colouring books … for grown-ups. Remember the long hours spent colouring in the lines of your most-cherished colouring books, full box of crayons within reach, the demanding adult world tuned out? Secretly long for an excuse to retreat back into that world?
Princess Scallywag and the Brave, Brave Knight
Meet Princess Scallywag – a feisty new heroine with more than a few tricks up her royal sleeve! From brand-new picture book pairing Mark Sperring and Claire Powell comes this hilarious, subversive fairy tale for girls and boys alike.What`s a queen to do when she wakes up to find a huge bothersome dragon ransacking her
Tad
Sometimes the biggest stories come from the smallest beginnings’ฆMeet Tad.She’s the smallest tadpole in a big pond, and lives there with all her tadbrothers and tadsisters.Although something else lives there too’ฆ Big Blub! And when everyone else starts to disappear, Tad starts to wonder if Big Blub will get her too’ฆOr is everyone else going
Greenfeast
The second in a pair of fast, season-led vegetable books from beloved author and cook Nigel Slater.”Much of my weekday eating contains neither meat nor fish ‘ฆ It is simply the way my eating has grown to be over the last few years.”From the start of autumn, we crave food that nourishes, food that sets
Beren and Luthien
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien`s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Luthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien`s Middle-earth. The tale
The Man in the Brown Suit
A young woman investigates an accidental death at a London tube station, and finds herself of a ship bound for South Africa… Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her – and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform
Arrowood (An Arrowood Mystery, Book 1)
`Crackles with energy and wit` – The Times London Society takes their problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood. 1895: London`s scared. A killer haunts the city`s streets. The poor are hungry; crime bosses are taking control; the police force stretched to breaking point.While the rich turn to Sherlock Holmes, the celebrated private
The Seven Dials Mystery
A healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of eight separate alarm clocks…Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But
