Category Archives: Travel Guides
In Our Mad and Furious City
`What a voice. What an ear for language… a brave and original piece of work` Kit de Waal, author of THE TRICK TO TIME`A swaggering yet tender debut` ObserverGuy Gunaratne`s blistering first novel IN OUR MAD AND FURIOUS CITY is an unforgettable portrait of 48 hours on a London housing estate that will appeal to
In Our Mad and Furious City – Winner of the 2019 Jhalak Prize
Winner of the Jhalak PrizeWinner of the Dylan Thomas PrizeLonglisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize”I was gripped… remarkable” Robert Macfarlane, Guardian Books of the Year”A novel so of this moment that you don`t even realize you`ve waited your whole life for it” Marlon JamesFor Selvon, Ardan and Yusuf, growing up under the towers of
Blood Orange
The incredibly gripping, must-read Sunday Times bestseller”Utterly compelling… I couldn`t put it down” Lisa Jewell, No.1 bestselling author of `The Family Upstairs`”Fans of `Apple Tree Yard` and `The Girl on the Train` will love this” Guardian”Twists that keep you frantically turning the pages” Sunday MirrorFierce, unflinching and provocative, `Blood Orange` will hold you in it`s
The Deep: The Hidden Wonders of Our Oceans and How We Can Protect Them
There`s so much we don`t know about what lies deep beneath the ocean`s surface – and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious…Professor Alex Rogers is one of the world`s leading experts in marine biology and oceanology, and has spent his life studying the deep ocean – and in particular the impact of
Flight
Flight is the story of humankind`s most ambitious undertaking. From thousand-year-old flying machines and the trailblazing `birdmen` who risked their lives to test them, to the Wright brothers` legendary first flight and the iconic spacecraft of the modern era, Flight weaves together the extraordinary history of aviation with an in-depth look at the mechanics of
Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen
*A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller* Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of The Lost Tudor Princess, is the first in a spellbinding six novel series about Henry VIII`s Queens. Alison takes you on an engrossing journey at Katherine`s side and shows her extraordinary strength of character and intelligence.
Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, A King`s Obsession: Six Tudor Queens 2
Anne Boleyn: A King`s Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, is the second captivating novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. An unforgettable portrait of the ambitious woman whose fate we know all too well, but whose true motivations may surprise you. Essential reading for fans of
Thread
Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city, where Christians, Jews and Moslems live side by side. It is the first of many catastrophic events that will forever change this city, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people.
After Alice
After Alice by Gregory Maguire, the bestselling author of WICKED, is a wonderful retelling of what happened next after Alice disappeared down the rabbit hole. An entertaining spin on Lewis Caroll`s classic tale of Alice in Wonderland, this novel will delight fans of Angela Carter. When Alice fell down the rabbit-hole, she found Wonderland as
The Last Palace: Europe`s Extraordinary Century Through Five Lives and One House in Prague
When Norman Eisen moved into the US ambassador`s residence in Prague, returning to the land his mother had fled after the Holocaust, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. From that discovery unspooled the captivating, twisting tale of the remarkable people who lived in the house before Eisen. Their story is Europe`s,
I am, I am, I am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
I AM, I AM, I AM is Sunday Times bestseller and Costa Novel-Award winner Maggie O`Farrell`s electric and shocking memoir of the near death experiences that have punctuated her life; it will appeal to readers of Cheryl Strayed`s WILD or Joan Didion`s A YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING. A childhood illness she was not expected to
Neverwhere
Discover Neil Gaiman`s Neverwhere, the extraordinary modern classic from the bestselling author of American Gods, illustrated for the first time by 2015-2017 UK Children`s Laureate Chris Riddell. This beautiful edition features the fully illustrated short story, `How the Marquis Got His Coat Back`, and will delight fans of Coraline, Philip Pullman and Doctor Who. Under
The Water Book
Water is the most every day of substances. It pours from our taps and falls from the sky. We drink it, wash with it, and couldn`t live without it. Yet, on closer examination it is also a very strange substance (it is one of only a very small number of molecules which expand when cooled).
The Last Wilderness: A Journey into Silence
Neil Ansell`s `The Last Wilderness` is a mesmerising book on nature and solitude by a writer who has spent his lifetime taking solitary ventures into the wild. For any readers of the author`s previous book, `Deep Country`, Robert Macfarlane`s `The Old Ways` or William Atkins` `The Moor`.`A gem of a book, an extraordinary tale. Ansell`s
To the Bright Edge of the World
Winter 1885. Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester accepts the mission of a lifetime, to navigate Alaska`s Wolverine River. It is a journey that promises to open up a land shrouded in mystery, but there`s no telling what awaits Allen and his small band of men.Allen leaves behind his young wife, Sophie, newly pregnant with the child
Gin Glorious Gin: How Mother`s Ruin Became the Spirit of London
`Gin Glorious Gin` is a vibrant cultural history of London seen through the prism of its most iconic drink. Leading the reader through the underbelly of the Georgian city via the Gin Craze, detouring through the Empire (with a G&T in hand), to the emergence of cocktail bars in the West End, the story is
The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones
Rich Cohen enters the Stones epic as a young journalist on the road with the band and quickly falls under their sway – privy to the jokes, the camaraderie, the bitchiness, the hard living. Inspired by a lifelong appreciation of the music that borders on obsession, Cohen`s chronicle of the band is informed by the
The Wildflowers: the Richard and Judy Book Club summer read 2018
`I adored The Wildflowers. A sweeping, epic, moving read` Marian KeyesRICHARD AND JUDY SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK 2018The new novel by Sunday Times bestseller Harriet Evans will transport you to a Dorset beach house, where you can feel the sand between your toes. Enter the home of Tony and Althea Wilde – the Richard Burton
Cartes Postales from Greece
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. It is fiction with a distinctive photographic framework – magical and unique. `Hislop`s passionate love of the country breathes from every page`
