Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Easternmost House
“The house on the edge of the cliff was demolished this week, which means we are now the house on the edge of the cliff.” In June 2015, the house was 50 paces from the edge. Now, it is 25 paces away. `The Easternmost House` is a memoir which describes a year of life on
There`s Always the Hills
From his home in the Cairngorms of Scotland, Cameron McNeish reflects on a life dedicated to the outdoors. Following his career as an international long jump athlete, he has for almost forty years written and talked about walking and climbing in Scotland, meeting some of the sport`s great characters such as Chris Brasher, Sir Chris
The Mountains are Calling: Running in the High Places of Scotland
`The Mountains Are Calling` is the exhilarating story of the runners who go to high places. From its wild origins in the Highlands, hill running in Scotland remains as pure and traditional as sport gets. Jonny Muir explores the history and culture of the sport, and meets the legends of hill running who are revered
Cairngorm John: A Life in Mountain Rescue 10th Anniversary Edition
First published in 2009, `Cairngorm John: A Life in Mountain Rescue` is universally recognised as a classic mountaineering book. Sandstone Press now presents a 10th anniversary edition which will include a substantial new section entitled `Ten Years After`, which will include chapters on changes to the helicopter service and the addition of drones, go-pros, apps,
Along the Amber Route: St Petersburg to Venice
Shortlisted for the 2021 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year in association with the Authors` ClubSigned by the AuthorPortable and expensive, amber has always been a desirable commodity.Following the Amber Route from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, C. J. Schuler charts the origins of amber, the myths and legends
Gears for Queers
Keen to see some of Europe, queer couple Lilith and Abigail get on their old bikes and start pedalling. Along flat fens and up Swiss Alps, they will meet new friends and exorcise old demons as they push their bodies – and their relationship – to the limit.
The Cold Summer
The summer of 1992 had been exceptionally cold in southern Italy. But that`s not the reason why it is still remembered. On May 23, 1992, a roadside explosion killed the Palermo judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three police officers. A few weeks later judge Paolo Borsellino and five police officers were killed in the
O Joy for Me!: Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the Origins of Fell-Walking in the Lake District 1790-1802
Until the mid-eighteenth century Britain`s barren mountains were regarded with fear by all thoughtful people. The romantic movement, with its cult of the `sublime` and of the `picturesque`, modified this perception, and the mountainous regions of Wales, the Lake District, and even Scotland, became fashionable to visit and to admire for their `beauty, horror and
The First Prehistoric Serial Killer and other stories
An impressive and very funny collection of stories by Teresa Solana but the fun is very dark indeed. The oddest things happen. Statues decompose and stink out galleries, two old grandmothers are vengeful killers, a prehistoric detective on the verge of becoming the first religious charlatan trails a triple murder that is threatening cave life
Evil Things
Hella Mauzer was the first ever woman Inspector in the Helsinki Homicide Unit. But her superiors deemed her too emotional for the job and had her reassigned. Now, two years later, she is working in Lapland for the Ivalo police department under Chief Inspector Jarvi, a man more interested in criminal statistics and his social
The Stream Invites Us to Follow: Exploring the Eden from Source to Sea
As a long-time countryside manager for the Eden Valley, few people know this area quite as intimately as Dick Capel, who takes us on a series of introspective rambles from the source of the river in Mallerstang to the Solway Firth at Carlisle. Along the way through this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, we learn
The Horseman`s Song
Spain, summer 1937. The civil war between Spanish nationalists and republicans rages. On the bloody sierras of Aragon, among Generalissimo Franco`s volunteers is Martin Bora, the twenty-something German officer and detective whose future adventures will be told in Lumen, Liar Moon, The Road to Ithaca and others in the Bora series.Presently a lieutenant in the
A Handbook of Scotland`s Coasts
This handbook offers an inspirational resource for those who want to discover more about the thousands of miles of Scotland`s spectacular coastline – from its stunning geology and diverse marine and bird life to its coastal culture, with its fishing ports, fresh cuisine, arts communities, ancient monuments and colourful local traditions.
The Fragility of Bodies
The first in a series of novels by Olguin starring the journalist Veronica Rosenthal. It is set in Buenos-Aires and has been made into a TV series currently showing in Argentina. Veronica is a successful young journalist, beautiful, unmarried, with a healthy appetite for bourbon and men. She is a fascinating and complicated heroine, driven
Sagas in Salt and Stone: Orkney unwrapped
The islands of Orkney are distinct, perhaps that bit wild. Remote, surrounded by an endless ocean and dominated by an infinite sky, which brings either brilliant light or days of wind that makes everything taste of salt. This remarkable landscape has the power to bewitch people, and Robin Noble has been in its thrall for
Otter
“An utter delight” – Jennifer Tetlow. In the Encounters in the Wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlife – here, the otter. With his inimitable passion and vision, Jim relives memorable encounters with some of our best-loved native species, offering intimate insights into their extraordinary lives.
Chinese Spring
Hong Kong, 2012. Dimitri Johnson learns that he is dying. Stunned by his doctor`s prognosis, he nevertheless makes his ritual annual pilgrimage to the candlelight vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. But this year, he thinks, may be his last. So little time remains. Over on the mainland, Chinese academic Yu Guodong
Goblin
`A profoundly affecting, intellectually challenging and beautifully written fable … a marvellous piece of work.` – Stuart Kelly, Scotsman. Goblin is an oddball and an outcast. But she`s also a dreamer, a bewitching raconteur, a tomboy adventurer whose spirit can never be crushed. Running feral in World War II London, Goblin witnesses the carnage of
The Nature of Winter
During winter, dark days of wild storms can give way to the perfect, glistening stillness of frost-encrusted winter landscapes it is the stuff of wonder and beauty, of nature at its utmost.In The Nature of Winter, Jim Crumley ventures into our countryside to experience firsthand the chaos and the quiet solitude of nature`s rest period.
Ghost Trees: Nature and People in a London Parish
When Bob Gilbert moved to London`s East End, he began to record the natural world of his new inner city patch. Especially the trees: their history, their stories, the trees` relationship with people. Bob takes a personal journey of exploration through the generations of trees that have helped shape the London district of Poplar, from
