Category Archives: Travel Guides
A Primate`s Memoir
“Remarkable… `A Primate`s Memoir` is the closest the baboon is likely to come – and it`s plenty close enough – to having its own `Iliad`” The New York Times Review of Books”One of the best scientist-writers of our time” Oliver SacksBrooklyn-born Robert Sapolsky grew up wishing he could live in the primate diorama in the
Death in Her Hands
“This is a story about what might happen when a woman takes charge… A glorious visceral mystery” The TimesWhile on her daily walk with her dog in the woods near her home, Vesta comes across a chilling handwritten note. Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn`t me. Here is
A Lover`s Discourse
`A fragmentary meditation on the nature of love` GuardianA Chinese woman comes to post-Brexit London to start over – just as the Brexit campaign reaches a fever pitch. Isolated and lonely in a Britain increasingly hostile to foreigners, she meets a landscape architect and the two begin to build their future together.Playing with language and
Seed to Dust: A Gardener`s Story
Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2021Marc Hamer has nurtured the same twelve acres of garden for decades. It`s rarely visited so he is the only person who fully knows its secrets. But it`s not his garden, and his relationship with its owner is at once distant and curiously intimate.In `Seed to Dust`, Marc takes us
Ghost Light
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF STAR OF THE SEA AND SHADOWPLAY `A superbly written, magically evocative novel` Scotsman`Masterful in its management of re-imagined lives and the time they inhabit` Financial Times`A virtuoso display of literary talent…brimming with sympathy and skill` Irish TimesDublin, 1907. A young actress begins an affair with a damaged older man,
How late it was, how late – Winner of the 1994 Booker Prize
Winner of the 1994 Booker Prize”A passionate, scintillating, brilliant song of a book” GuardianSammy`s had a bad week.Most of it`s just a blank space in his mind, and the bits that he can remember, he`d rather not. His wallet`s gone, along with his new shoes, he`s been arrested then beaten up by the police and
The Cockroach
Kafka meets `The Thick Of It` in a bitingly funny new political satire from Ian McEwanThat morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a gigantic creature.Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new
Turning the Boat for Home: A life writing about nature
`One of our greatest nature writers` GuardianFor over fifty years, Richard Mabey has been a pioneering voice in modern nature writing. This book collects pieces across his rich career, tracing his continually evolving ideas as much as the profound changes in our environment. From the rediscovery of food foraging in the 1970s, to reflections on
We Can Do Better Than This
How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? 35 extraordinary voices share their stories and visions for the future.`A vital addition to your bookshelf` Stylist, 5 Books for Summer`Captivating . . . A must-read` Gay TimesWe talk about achieving `LGBTQ+ equality`, but around the world, LGBTQ+ people are still suffering discrimination and extreme
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams: From the Booker Prize-winning author of `The Narrow Road to the Deep North`
“Striking…brilliantly done” The TimesAn ember storm of a novel, this is Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan at his most moving-and astonishing-best.Anna`s aged mother is dying – if her three children would just allow it. Forced by their pity to stay alive, she increasingly escapes through her hospital window into visions of horror and delight.When Anna`s
Begin Again: James Baldwin`s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Today
Winner of the Stowe Prize 2021″A powerful indictment of racial injustice” New Statesman”Incredibly moving and stirring” Diana Evans”An essayistic marvel…deeply personal and yet immensely readable” Sara CollinsAmerica is at a crossroads.Drawing insight and inspiration from Baldwin`s writings, Glaude suggests we can find hope and guidance through an era of shattered promises and white retrenchment. Seamlessly
The Truths We Hold – An American Journey
Discover Vice President-elect Kamala Harris`s New York Times bestselling book about the core truths that unite us and the shared values that will see us into the future.`A life story that genuinely entrances` Los Angeles TimesThe daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was raised in a California community that cared
Migrations
`An extraordinary novel… as beautiful and as wrenching as anything I`ve ever read` Emily St. John MandelA dark past. An impossible journey. The will to survive.Franny Stone is determined to go to the end of the earth, following the last of the Arctic terns on what may be their final migration to Antarctica.As animal populations
That Reminds Me
“Derek Owusu`s writing is honest, moving, delicate, but tough. Once you lock on to his words, it is hard to break eye contact. A beautiful meditation on childhood, coming of age, the now, and the media. This work is heartfelt.” Benjamin Zephaniah”Honest and beautiful.” Guy Gunaratne, author of `In Our Mad and Furious City`”Anansi, your
Med: A Cookbook
`Claudia Roden channels the sun and warm glow of the Mediterranean. To read Claudia is to sit at her table, with everything, simply, as it should be.` – Yotam Ottolenghi`I could not love this book more. A palpable instant classic, infused with wisdom, generosity and achievable deliciousness. Every page feels like a blessing.` – Nigella
Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love
Relaxed, flexible home cooking from Yotam Ottolenghi and his superteam.Whether they`re conjuring up new recipes or cooking for themselves at home, the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen team do what we all do: they raid their kitchens. But then, they turn whatever they find into approachable creations with an `Ottolenghi` twist.This instinct is in perfect sync with
Diary of a Young Naturalist: Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2020
Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2020Winner of the An Post Irish Book Award for Newcomer of the Year 2020Winner of the Books Are My Bags Readers Awards for Non-Fiction 2020″Really, really special” Chris Packham”An extraordinary voice and vision” Robert Macfarlane`Diary of a Young Naturalist` chronicles the turning of Dara McAnulty`s world, from
The Quick Roasting Tin
**The latest in the bestselling Roasting Tin series**All 75 recipes in The Quick Roasting Tin take less then 10 minutes to prepare and a maximum of 30 minutes in the oven. For anybody wanting delicious home-made food which is wonderfully quick and easy. From worknight dinners to family favourites, make-ahead lunchboxes to date night feasts,
The Twelve Birds of Christmas
Naturalist Stephen Moss digs beneath the surface of some of our most popular Christmas carols in an ornithological celebration of the Festive Season. Using the structure of the carol as a jumping off point, he explores the place of twelve fascinating British birds in our history, culture and landscape. Some of the birds are obvious,
A Dutiful Boy: A Gay, Muslim Memoir
A coming of age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim household.Mohsin grew up in a deprived pocket of east London; his family was close-knit but very religiously conservative. From a young age Mohsin felt different but in a home where being gay was inconceivable he also felt very alone. Outside of home
