Category Archives: Travel Guides
A Journey Through South-East England: Lewes to Woolwich
A Journey Through South-East England: Lewes to Woolwich follows on from Brian`s previous journey through South-East England from Broadstairs to Lewes. This journey of around 100 miles, being part two of a mammoth trek through Kent and East Sussex, was also achieved just before his 70th birthday. In this book, Brian shares his experiences of
Are We Doing the Stelvio Today?
When seven weekend adventurers from either side of the Atlantic meet in Geneva, the trip that follows turns into the most memorable journey…Pack your bags and join Martin Smith on a rip-roaring journey through the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. Filled to the brim with tips about route planning and packing, readers can also soak
The Journals of a Victorian Traveller: From the Journals of Julia Errington Biddulph 1844-1933
The Journals of a Victorian Traveller contains the transcribed and edited journals of Julia Biddulph who travelled the world with her husband during the last two decades of the 19th Century. The journals had remained unread since being rescued from the ruins of a bombed house in Canterbury during the Second World War. Julia Biddulph
Higher Ground
You only have yourself to blame, you might say, but that`s not true. Some decisions take you down one path, and others another … It`s all about power.Resi is a writer in her mid-forties, married to Sven, a painter. They live, with their four children, in an apartment building in Berlin, where their lease is
Tamarind & the Star of Ishta
From the author of the Costa Award-winning `Asha & the Spirit Bird` comes a breathtaking, magical adventureLonglisted for the Blue Peter Book AwardWinner of Indie Children`s Book Award”I absolutely adored it … an achingly beautiful story` Sita Brahmachari”A lush, gorgeous setting in a novel as vivid and original as her Costa-winning debut.” The GuardianTamarind never
Aarti & the Blue Gods
From the author of the Costa Award-winning `Asha & the Spirit Bird` and `Tamarind & the Star of Ishta` comes a atmospheric, magical adventure with a stunning twistAarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember.Like the weather, Aunt rules her world with rare warmth. Aarti`s only comforts are
High Risk: A Doctor`s Notes on Pregnancy, Birth, and the Unexpected
Infertility, pregnancy, miscarriages, difficult births. Obstetricians see it all. Not only are they treating the most private parts of the body – they`re dealing with the most intimate moments in our lives. As a doctor specialising in high-risk pregnancy, Chavi Eve Karkowsky sees how women are failed by health services again and again. In this
City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong
A long-term resident and expert observer of dissent in Hong Kong takes readers to the frontlines of Hong Kong`s revolution.Through the long, hot summer of 2019, Hong Kong burned. Anti-government protests, sparked by a government proposal to introduce a controversial extradition law, grew into a pro-democracy movement that engulfed the city for months. Protesters fought
Down and Out in England and Italy
A wry, intelligent, and unputdownable look at class and national identity today.Alberto Prunetti arrives in the UK, the twenty-something-year-old son of a Tuscan factory worker who has never left home before. With only broken English, his wits, and an obsession with the work of George Orwell to guide him, he sets about looking for a
Rewilding the Urban Soul: Searching for the Wild in the City
How can we become more in tune with nature, even in the heart of the city?Once upon a time, a burnt-out Claire Dunn spent a year living off the grid in a wilderness survival experiment. Yet love and the possibilities of human connection drew her back to the city, where she soon found herself as
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
Highly Commended for the 2021 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global ConservationWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, Finalist for the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, and the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and Shortlisted for the Stella Prize How do whales experience environmental change? Has our connection to these animals been
No 10: The Geography of Power at Downing Street
Behind the world`s most iconic front door lies the core of British political power: the Prime Minister`s home and office. Designed over three centuries ago as an ordinary residence, 10 Downing Street (or `No. 10`) has undergone a challenging metamorphosis, with continuous adaptation and renovation allowing successive occupants to make their mark on this evolving,
The London Problem: What Britain Gets Wrong About Its Capital City
The United Kingdom has never had an easy relationship with its capital. Far and away the wealthiest and most populous city in the country, London is the political, financial and cultural centre of the UK and it is responsible for almost a quarter of its economic output. Yet the city`s insatiable growth and perceived political
Marram: Memories of Sea and Spider Silk
Seven years after her mother`s death, Leonie Charlton is still gripped by memories of their fraught relationship. In May 2017, Leonie trekked through the Outer Hebrides in the company of a friend and their Highland Ponies in search of closure. When Leonie`s pony has a serious accident, she begins to realise that finding peace with
Contested Lands – A History of the Middle East since the First World War
Until the First World War, the Ottoman Empire had dominated the Middle East for four centuries. But its collapse, coupled with the subsequent clash of European imperial policies, unleashed a surge in political feeling among the people as they vied for national self-determination. Over the century that followed, the region has become almost synonymous with
The Wood that Built London: A Human History of the Great North Wood
Signed by the AuthorIt is hard to imagine that the busy townscape of South London was once a great wood, stretching almost seven miles from Croydon to Deptford or that, scattered through the suburbs, from Dulwich to Norwood, a number of oak woodlands have survived since before the Norman Conquest. These woods were intensively managed
Troubled Water: A Journey Around the Black Sea
Fringing the Black Sea are a kaleidoscope of countries, some centuries old and others emerging only after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Through the stories of the people he meets there, Jens Muhling seeks to paint a picture of this cauldron of cultures and to understand the present against a backdrop of change stretching
The Wolf in the Woods
Colleen and Andrew haven`t had sex in eleven weeks and three days [not that anyone`s counting]. Their marriage is in crisis, they`re drinking too much and both have secrets they`re afraid to share. A teetotal week in a remote cottage could solve all their problems. But with the promised beach nowhere in sight, a broken-down
Walking Pepys`s London
Samuel Pepys walked round London for miles. The 21/2 miles to Whitehall from his house near the Tower of London was accomplished on an almost daily basis, and so many of his professional conversations took place whilst walking that the streets became for him an alternative to his office. With Pepys`s London, the reader will
Scotland Beyond the Bagpipes
Like so many people who live south of the border in England, Helen thought that she knew all about Scotland. It was a part of Britain after all, a place that was surely more the same than it was different. But then she actually went there – and everything changed…Helen discovered a place altogether different
