Category Archives: Travel Guides
Explorer: The Quest for Adventure
What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century?Explorer is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet – at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communities who inhabited them. It is also the story
To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne
In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to – and through the history of – the fated island of Lindisfarne. Known by the Romans as Insula Medicata and famous for its monastery, it even survived Viking raids. Today the isle maintains its position as a space for retreat and spiritual renewal.Walking from his
Silk
France, 1861. When an epidemic threatens to wipe out the silk trade in France, Herve Joncour, a young silkworm breeder, has to travel overland to distant Japan, out of bounds to foreigners, to smuggle out healthy silkworms.In the course of his secret negotiations with the local baron, Joncour’s attention is arrested by the man’s concubine,
Apricot Jam and Other Stories
In this, his atmospheric final work of fiction, the Nobel Prize-winning author of `One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich` introduces an unforgettable set of characters whose day-to-day lives are transformed under the pressures of Soviet rule. These stories confirm Solzhenitsyn`s position alongside Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Gogol as one of Russia`s great writers.
Ocean Sea
A handful of disparate lives converge at a remote seaside inn: a lovelorn professor, a renowned painter, an inscrutable seductress – and a beautiful young girl, fatally ill, brought to the sea by a desperate father`s last hope. An intricate web of destinies and associations begins to reveal itself, but it is not until the
Evie and the Animals
WHEN EVIE TALKS TO ANIMALS . . . THEY TALK BACK.Eleven-year-old Evie has a talent: a supertalent. She can HEAR what animals are thinking.She promises to keep it top secret, but then an evil pet-thief strikes.Every animal in town is in danger and only by DARING TO BE HERSELF can Evie save her furry and
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
Following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, three women – Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, and Patrisse Khan-Cullors – came together to form an active response to the systemic racism causing the deaths of so many African-Americans. They simply said: Black Lives Matter; and for that, they were labelled terrorists.In
The Siege
It is the fifteenth century and war looms. The people of Albania have refused to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire and they know their fate is sealed. As they take refuge in a fortress in the mountains, the army arrives and prepares to lay siege to the Christian citadel.
The Flame
These poems and notebooks are the last word from the late, great Loenard Cohen`The Flame` is a stunning collection of Leonard Cohen`s last poems and writings, selected and ordered by Cohen in the final months of his life. The book contains an extensive selection from Cohen`s notebooks, featuring lyrics, prose pieces and illustrations, which he
The Possession of Mr Cave
Terence Cave, owner of Cave Antiques, has already experienced the tragedies of his mother`s suicide and his wife`s murder when his teenage son, Reuben, is killed in a grotesque accident. His remaining child, Bryony, has always been the family`s golden girl and Terence comes to realise that his one duty in life is to protect
The Last Family in England
Meet the Hunter family: Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte. And Prince, their Labrador.Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and Protect Your Family at Any Cost). Other dogs, led by the Springer Spaniels, have
The Dead Fathers Club
Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charms of her dead husband`s brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties of Philip`s life crumble away when his father`s ghost appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him.Arming
A Long Island Story
It is 1953, a heat wave is sweeping across America and the Grossmans – Ben, Addie and their two children – are moving their lives from the political heart of Washington DC to suburban Long Island. With their future uncertain, life in Long Island starts to cause problems for Ben and Addie. Both begin to
Things That Are: Encounters with Plants, Stars and Animals
This is a book about the universe which begins with swimming salmon and ends with the starry sky. From the tiniest Earth dwellers to far-flung celestial bodies – considering everything from the similarity of gods to donkeys, to exploding stars and exploding sea cucumbers – Amy Leach rekindles our communion with the world. This stunning
Things in Jars
“Thrilling, mysterious, twisted” Graham Norton”Delivers chills galore” GuardianThe case of the extraordinary child…London, 1863. A strange puzzle has reached Bridie Devine, the finest female detective of her age. To recover a stolen child, Bridie must enter the dark world of medical curiosities. The public love a spectacle and this child may well prove the most
A Tale for the Time Being
In the wake of the 2011 tsunami, Ruth discovers a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore of her beach home in British Columbia. Within it lies a diary that expresses the hopes, heartbreak and dreams of a young girl desperate for someone to understand her. Each turn of the page pulls Ruth deeper
Stone Junction: An Alchemical Pot-Boiler
When Daniel`s mother dies, he is brought under the protection of the AMO: the Alliance of Magicians and Outlaws. It is an introduction to a world of revenge, revolution and mind-bending chemicals, where anarchists, alchemists and high-stake gamblers co-exist. It is a place in which magic and murder are the norm.So begins an extraordinary quest
Buddha Da
Anne Marie`s Da, a Glaswegian painter and decorator, has always been game for a laugh. So when he first tells his family that he`s taking up meditation at the Buddhist Centre in town, no one takes him seriously. But as Jimmy becomes more involved in his search for the spiritual his beliefs start to come
Quicksand Tales: The Misadventures of Keggie Carew
Ever been talked into buying a camel? Or become a burglar by mistake? Or accidentally drugged a friend on a blind date?Keggie Carew has an unerring instinct for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, of putting her foot in it, and making a hash of things. From the repercussions of a missing
The Outrun
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2017 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ONDAATJE PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 WELLCOME PRIZEAt the age of thirty, Amy Liptrot finds herself washed up back home on Orkney. Standing unstable on the island, she tries to come to terms with the addiction
