Category Archives: Travel Guides
Darkness Over Germany: A Warning from History
In this powerful book, a pioneering young woman, Amy Buller, recounts the hopes and fears of Germans engulfed in the rise of fascism during the 1930s. During the years leading up to the outbreak of war, Buller defied her critics and social norms by leading delegations of British intelligentsia to Germany to learn about and
Kinder Scout: The People`s Mountain
`We made Kinder Scout, not just metaphorically, or metaphysically, not just with our stories and our battles, but literally changed its shape, from the peat washing off its summit, to the drystone walls that turn the hillside into a harmonious grid, the trees that are and more often aren`t there, to the creatures that we`ve
Of Men and Angels
Award-winning, bestselling author Michael Arditti`s tenth novel that documents the history of homophobia and religion.God`s vengeance on the wicked city of Sodom is a perennial source of fascination and horror. Michael Arditti`s passionate and enthralling new novel explores the enduring power of the myth in five momentous epochs. A young Judean exile transcribes the Acts
Clouds from Both Sides: The story of the first British woman to climb an 8,000-metre peak
`If I could choose a place to die, it would be in the mountains.`Clouds from Both Sides is the autobiography of Julie Tullis, the first British woman to climb an 8,000-metre peak – Broad Peak – and the first to reach the summit of K2, the world`s second-highest mountain. A truly remarkable woman, Julie describes
South Atlantic Requiem
It is 1982 and the British prime minister and the Argentine president are both clinging to power. Downing Street, having ignored alarm bells coming from the South Atlantic, finds itself in a full-blown crisis when Argentina invades the remote and forgotten British territory of the Falklands Islands. Catesby is dispatched urgently to prevent Argentina from
Wild Light: Scotland`s Mountain Landscape
`Wild Light` is a stunning panoramic exploration of the Scottish landscape by photographer Craig Aitchison, winner of the inaugural Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Produced over seven years and shot entirely using a traditional Hasselblad film camera, this remarkable body of work captures the essence of the Scottish wilderness through the seasons and
Stories from a Fractured City Tales of Two Londons
London today is embattled as rarely before. In a city of enormous wealth, poverty is rampant. The burnt-out hulk of Grenfell Tower stands as an appalling reminder that inequality can be so acute as to be murderous.Here, Claire Armitstead has drawn together fiction, reportage and poetry to capture the schisms defining the contemporary city. With
The Book of Shed
`No one knows sheds like Joel Bird. The creativity and knowledge which won him shed of the year is echoed throughout this brilliant book.` – George ClarkeThe Book of Shed is for the new vision of the shed. A beautifully designed hardback book, it will provide you with the inspiration and the information you need
Black Box
Winner of an English PEN Award`Black Box` details the harrowing experience of sexual assault Ito Shiori faced as a young journalist in Japan, as well as the national reckoning that followed. In 2015, Ito charged Yamaguchi Noriyuki, one of Japan`s best-known TV journalists, with rape. But when Ito went to the police after the assault,
Tomb of Sand
An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the face of convention including striking up a friendship with a hijra (trans) woman confuses her bohemian daughter, who is used to thinking of herself as the
The Russian Countess: Escaping Revolutionary Russia
Separated from her three young sons, stripped of her possessions and fearing for her life, Countess Edith Sollohub found herself trapped in revolutionary Russia. The daughter of a high-ranking diplomat, Edith was destined to join the social and intellectual elite of Imperial Russia. As a child she spent the summers learning to ride and shoot
The Englishman and the Eel
The Englishman and the Eel is a journey into that most London of institutions, the Eel, Pie and Mash shop. Today, these simple spaces hold within them the memories of a rich, largely undocumented cultural heritage of generations of working-class Londoners in a city whose only constant is change. Often elaborately decorated with ornate Victorian
East Ended
Graffiti now appears in galleries and museums worldwide. Artists who were once hoodied, hidden and nocturnal are out in the open, working in broad daylight from cherry-picker platforms. In `East Ended` you see every code of cool fashion and attitude, alongside scenes of poverty and people on the streets trading in anything but the cool.
Dales Rail Trails
The new edition of this book contains 32 walks from stations along the world famous Settle-Carlisle line, the most beautiful railway in England. There are 22 full colour maps at a scale of 1:25,000 with concise descriptions of the routes and places along the way.There are 18 circular routes from stations along the line from
A Dales High Way: Route Guide
This new third edition is a detailed, practical and colourful guide to a popular 90-mile long distance walk across the glorious high country of the Yorkshire Dales.The route starts from Saltaire in West Yorkshire and crosses some of the finest and most spectacular scenery the Dales has to offer, finishing at Appleby-in-Westmorland in the lush
Flesh of the Peach
An intense journey into and out of rage and grief, via sex and violence, following 27 year-old artist, Sarah Browne and set mostly in the American Southwest. In New York, the ending of Sarah`s recent relationship with a married woman has coincided with the death of her estranged, aristocratic mother, leaving her a substantial amount
Brecon Beacons Trail Running: 20 off-road routes for trail & fell runners
Brecon Beacons Trail Running is a comprehensive guide to off-road running across the national park, including the Black Mountains, the Brecon Beacons themselves and the Black Mountain. With 20 runs from 5.3km to 17.5km in length, this book is suitable for runners of all abilities. The hills and valleys of the Brecon Beacons offer a
Winter Walks in the Lake District: Fell walks & easy snow climbs for the winter mountaineer
Winter Walks in the Lake District is a collection of enjoyable walks and easy winter climbs designed to make the most of the winter conditions that regularly descend on the Lake District. Local author Stephen Goodwin has selected his favourite cold-weather outings, which all share the magic and exhilaration that snow or even a hoar
Dancing Bears: True Stories about Longing for the Old Days
Shortlisted for the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the YearWith a keen eye for the unusual and the ironic, Szablowski takes us from eastern Europe to London, Greece, and Cuba, uncovering the stories of people whose lives haven`t quite caught up with their countries` political turns: the women who
