Category Archives: Travel Guides
Eating Up In Italy
In an epic scooter trip from the South to the North of Italy, award-winning food writer Matthew Fort explores the local gastronomy, culinary culture and tumultuous history of a country.Taking as his starting point Melito Di Porto Salvo, the southernmost town on mainland Italy, Fort eats, drinks, and talks his way through Calabria, rich in
Tiger Who Came To Tea
This classic story of Sophie and her extraordinary tea-time guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published over 30 years ago. Now a new generation will enjoy this beautiful reformatted edition! The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be?
Saving Fish from Drowning
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan is a novel about the seductions of Shangri-La, about being lost and being found, about losing your guide and carrying on regardless, and awaiting a saviour. All of this is woven into a backdrop of vibrant colours, smells, tastes and landscapes. Businesswoman, patron of the arts and socialite
The Garden in the Clouds
Winner of the National Trust Outdoor Book of the Year 2011 The story of one man`s unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book – the `Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity` guide – in just one year. The son of
Falling Angels
Will friendship overcome the social boundaries of Edwardian London in this bestselling historical tale perfect for fans of Audrey Niffenegger and Sarah Waters. One cold January morning, in the wake of Queen Victoria`s death, two young sets of eyes meet across the graves at Highgate Cemetery. One pair belongs to smartly dressed Lavinia Waterhouse, whose
The Burning Land
The fifth novel in Bernard Cornwell`s epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2`s major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. To King Alfred he is the `lord of battles`. He has
The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession
`The Zahir`, Paulo Coelho`s new novel available in paperback for the first time, incorporates exclusive new content including an extra section containing interviews with Paulo and plenty of information for those for whom the book just wasn`t enough. It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought. It ends in obsession. One day a renowned
Empire of the Sun
The classic, heartrending story of a British boy`s four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Newly reissued with an introduction by John Lanchester. Based on J. G. Ballard`s own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy`s life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai – a mesmerising, hypnotically compelling novel
Somewhere, Home
This remarkable novel, winner of the Commonwealth Writers` Prize, tells the story of three women, each of them far from where they came, all of whom are still searching for somewhere that can be called home. Maysa returns to the house that was her grandparents` when she was a child, in a village high on
Dreams of Water
Set during the 1980s civil war in Lebanon, Dreams of Water is complusively readable, deceptively simple and overwhelmingly moving. `If you could tell me just one thing about yourself, what would it be?` She begins, `I would say that I once lost a brother.` As a young man disappears, his family is left wondering, hoping,
Six Degrees
In ‘Six Degrees”, environmentalist and commentator Mark Lynas outlines a hypothetical world of 100 years’ time, with a global average temperature rise of 6 degrees. Far from loose conjecture, Lynas explains scientific predictions and trend anayses to see where humanity may be leading, and paints a disturbing picture of nothing less than the collapse of
East of Acre Lane
East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing and establishes Alex Wheatle as the exciting new voice of the urban experience.When East of Acre Lane was first published in 2001, Alex Wheatle instantly became one of the key commentators on contemporary black
The Other Queen
A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. Mary, Queen of Scots, fights to regain her kingdom whilst under the guard of Queen Elizabeth`s trusted accomplice, Bess of Hardwick. Mary is Queen of Scotland but she has been forced to flee her land and take refuge in
Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945
Patrick Bishop looks at the lives and the extraordinary risks that the painfully young pilots of Bomber Command took during the air-offensive against Germany from 1940-1945. As featured on the BBC 1 documentary BOMBER BOYS, presented by Ewan McGregor. They came from every corner of Britain and its Empire. They were the best of their
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh- A Woman in World History
From the author of `Britons`, the story of the exceptional life of the intrepid Elizabeth Marsh — an extraordinary woman of her time who was caught up in trade, imperialism, war, exploration, migration, growing maritime reach, and new ideas. Linda Colley`s new book breaks the boundaries between biography, family stories and global history. This is
The Long March
Every nation has its founding myth, and for modern China it is the Long March. In 1934, the fledgling Communist Party and its 200,000 strong armies were forced out of their bases by Chiang Kaishek and his National troops. Walking more than 10,000 miles over mountains, grassland and swamps, they suffered appalling casualties and ended
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
Brilliant and original, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers introduces a remarkable first collection of stories about China from an author set to become a major literary talent. In this extraordinary first collection, Yiyun Li brings us a modern China facing up to a complex history of repression and guilt. In `Immortality`, winner of the
The White Spider
A classic of mountaineering literature, The White Spider tells the story of the harrowing first ascent of the Eiger`s North Wall, one of the most legendary and terrifying climbs in recorded history. Heinrich Herrer, author of Seven Years in Tibet, was a member of the four-man party that scaled the previously untouchable North Wall of
Shakespeare
Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare is the travel writer’s biography of England’s most renowned dramatist and poet – William Shakespeare. Bringing together information from a variety of sources and examining centuries of myths, half-truths and lies, Bryson tries to make sense of the man behind the masterpieces. In a journey through Elizabethan England, the world that Shakespeare
Eating for England – The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table
Written in a style similar to that of Nigel Slater`s multi-award-winning food memoir `Toast`, this is a celebration of the glory, humour, eccentricities and embarrassments that are the British at Table. The British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once something that was never discussed in polite
