Category Archives: Travel Guides
Dashing for the Post: Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor
A revelatory collection of letters written by the author of The Broken Road.Handsome, spirited and erudite, Patrick Leigh Fermor was a war hero and one of the greatest travel writers of his generation. He was also a spectacularly gifted friend. The letters in this collection span almost seventy years, the first written ten days before
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
Mumbai, murder and a baby elephant combine in a charming, joyful mystery for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Rachel Joyce. On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra discovers that he has inherited an elephant: an unlikely gift that could not be more inconvenient. For Chopra has one last case to solve…But as his
The Age of Anxiety: A Novel
The debut novel by Pete Townshend, one of the world`s greatest rock starsA former rock star disappears on the Cumberland moors. When his wife finds him, she discovers he has become a hermit and a painter of apocalyptic visions.An art dealer has drug-induced visions of demonic faces swirling in a bedstead and soon his wife
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
Winner of the Icelandic Literary Prize`An extraordinary and original writer` A.S. Byatt on Sjon Reykjavik, 1918. The eruptions of the Katla volcano darken the sky night and day. Yet despite the natural disaster, the shortage of coal and the Great War still raging in the outside world, life in the small capital goes on as
Ghosts of the Past
A family cloaked in secrets. A beguiling woman. A unique setting. Inspector Bordelli is back to solve one of the most difficult cases of his entire career in the sixth book in this atmospheric crime noir series – perfect for fans of Andrea Camilleri.Florence, 1967. It is winter, and one year has passed since the
Reeds Western Almanac 2022
The Reeds Western Almanac covers the coastline from Cape Wrath to Padstow as well as the whole of Ireland, and is ideal for any boater lucky enough to cruise and race in the superb waters off the coast of Wales, Western Scotland, Ireland or Western England. It offers ready access to essential navigation information by
Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2022
The Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac may be more compact and concise than the Reeds Nautical Almanac but it contains a wealth of indispensable navigational data specially tailored for small craft sailors, presented in an easy to find, quick reference manner for on-board use. Streamlined to focus on tidal data (tide tables, tidal streams and
Farewell Mr Puffin: A small boat voyage to Iceland
`It would be hard to imagine a more thoughtful, intelligent and companionable person to go to sea with than Paul Heiney.` Bill Bryson`High comedy on the high seas. Informative and warm and freezing. It`s quite a combination.` Griff Rhys JonesThe writer and broadcaster Paul Heiney set sail from the east coast of England bound for
Lies Sleeping – The Seventh `Rivers of London` Novel
A fabulous new adventure, London under threat, and the scent of magic in the air… it must be a new `Rivers of London` mystery…Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run.Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now
False Value – The Eighth `Rivers of London` Novel
The hugely anticipated brand new `Rivers of London` novel…Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm. Rather than sit around, he takes a job with emigre Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner`s brand new London start up – the Serious Cybernetics Company.Drawn into the orbit of Old
False Value: The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller
Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm. Rather than sit around, he takes a job with emigre Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner`s brand new London start up – the Serious Cybernetics Company.Drawn into the orbit of Old Street`s famous `silicon roundabout`, Peter must learn how
Mother London
Shortlisted for the Whitbread prize, MOTHER LONDON is a dazzling journey through the heart of a city that the author loved. Spanning generations of characters across a variety of boroughs from the Blitz to the mid-eighties, this is a book about the real London that tourists will never find, a London which is being erased
King of the City
Moorcock`s second great London novel – and thematic sequel to MOTHER LONDON – returns to print in a newly revised edition. The death of Princess Di heralded a spring clean of the soul. And the dirt we wanted off our coffee tables was the kind of salacious exposure tabloid paparazzo photographer Denny Dover had made
Through the French Canals: The Complete Planning Guide to Cruising the French Waterways
Through the French Canals has probably tempted more people to explore the beautiful waterways of France than any other book. First published in 1970, it`s been the key authoritative title on cruising the French canals ever since. The revised new edition is the essential comprehensive planning guide for anyone wanting to cruise through the French
London Bone and Other Stories
Mysterious fossils found deep under London`s streets create a whole new `heritage` industry – but what does selling London`s history mean for the city? In these remarkable stories Moorcock explores the parts of London most of us will never see, and creates a patchwork of tales which build up to a portrait of the whole
I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain
Signed by the authorWinner of the 2021 Books Are My Bag Readers` Award for Non-FictionShortlisted for the 2021 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing”I knew in every bone of my body, in every fibre of my being, that I had to report what had happened, not only for myself but to help stop anyone else
The Furthest Station: A PC Grant Novella
There`s something going bump on the Metropolitan line and Sergeant Jaget Kumar knows exactly who to call.It`s PC Peter Grant`s speciality . . .Only it`s more than going `bump`. Traumatised travellers have been reporting strange encounters on their morning commute, with strangely dressed people trying to deliver an urgent message. Stranger still, despite calling the
Reeds Astro Navigation Tables 2022
Reeds Astro Navigation Tables is the established book of annual astro-navigation tables compiled specifically for the needs of yachtsmen. It contains all the information the ocean-going sailor needs (without the bulk) in order to navigate by the sun, moon, stars and planets, using tables devised by practical ocean navigators. This book, together with a sextant,
The Wild Air
In Edwardian England, aeroplanes are a new, magical invention, while female pilots are rare indeed. When shy Della Dobbs meets her mother`s aunt, her life changes forever. Great Auntie Betty has come home from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, across whose windswept dunes the Wright Brothers tested their historic flying machines. Della develops a burning ambition
Reeds Nautical Almanac 2022
Reeds Nautical Almanac is the indispensable trusted annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen and motorboaters, and provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco, the Azores and
