Category Archives: Travel Guides
A Sprinkle of Sorcery
From the bestselling author of A PINCH OF MAGIC comes another spellbinding adventure that will take your breath away and make you believe in magic. A missing sister, a secret island and … a sprinkle of sorcery. The family curse has been lifted and the Widdershins sisters: Betty, Fliss and Charlie are free to leave
A Tangle of Spells: Bring the magic home with the bestselling Pinch of Magic Adventures
It should have been a fresh start for the Widdershins sisters, Betty, Fliss and Charlie, who have left the misty gloom of Crowstone for a new life in the pretty village of Pendlewick. But all is not as it seems and as one of their own begins to slip away from them, the sisters find
The End of the Ocean
From the author of the number one international bestseller `The History of Bees`, a captivating new novel about the threat of a worldwide water shortage as seen through the eyes of a father and daughter.In 2019, seventy-year-old Signe sets out on a hazardous voyage to cross an entire ocean in only a sailboat. She is
Dear Martin
`A powerful, wrenching, and compulsively readable story that lays bare the history, and the present, of racism in America` John Green, bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down`Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching! A must-read!` Angie Thomas, bestselling author of The Hate U Give Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone boldly tackles American race relations
Running Free: The Autobiography
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston burst to fame when he became the first man ever to complete a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Now, 50 years on from that famous voyage, he reveals the true, extraordinary story of his life. After leaving school, he immediately joined the Royal Naval Reserve before serving in the merchant navy
The Crackledawn Dragon
Where the map ends, the adventure begins . . .11-year-old Zebedee Bolt is on the run. Again. Only this time it’s not the police who find him. It’s an evil harpy called Morg. And when she hauls him into Crackledawn, an Unmapped kingdom that conjures sunlight for our world, Zeb discovers running away only gets
A Very Corgi Christmas
Wrap up warm and join little corgis Belle and Pip on a Christmas adventure in London!Belle LOVES the bustle of Christmas preparations at Buckingham Palace, but her family say she`s in the way, and that Christmas is NOT for corgis! So Belle decides to slip out and explore London, where she`s sure there will be
I Have Lost My Way
A brand-new, heart-wrenching novel from the bestselling author of If I Stay and I Was Here, Gayle Forman Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from home to find the boy that he loves, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City
The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton
The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton is the story of a woman who has her heart broken, but then puts it back together again in the most uplifting and exquisite way.Between the simple melody of running her violin shop and the full-blown orchestra of her romantic interludes in Paris with David, her devoted partner
The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj
`Reads like something from a thriller’ฆcolourful, detailed and meticulously researched` Sunday Times’Gripping from start to finish` Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads`Remarkable and brilliantly researched non-fiction thriller…focussing on one extraordinary story that had never been properly told before` William Dalrymple, SpectatorAnita Anand tells the remarkable story of one Indian`s twenty-year quest for revenge, taking
Adventures in Morocco
TV presenter, writer and adventurer Alice Morrison gives her own unique and personal insight into Morocco, her home for 1001 nights.When Alice Morrison headed out to Morocco, it was to take on one of the most daunting challenges: to run in the famous Marathon des Sables. Little did she expect to end up living there.
Alternate Side
“Mesmerizing. Quindlen makes her characters so richly alive, so believable, that it`s impossible not to feel every doubt and dream they harbour… Overwhelmingly moving” New York Times Anna Quindlen follows her highly-praised novel `Miller`s Valley` with a captivating novel about money, class and self-discovery set in the heart of New York where the tensions in
In Our Time: Celebrating Twenty Years of Essential Conversation
`In a troubled world where many sneer at experts, In Our Time is always a treat. Those who know what they`re talking about, talk about it, and they do it under the benevolent if occasionally testy guidance of one who knows how to bring out the best in them. Listen, read, mark, and inwardly digest;
The Field Guide
Book 1 of The Spiderwick Chronicles in which Mallory, Simon and Jared get acquainted with their new home but find many unexpected things. It all started when Jared Grace found their great uncle`s book, “Arthur Spiderwick`s Field Guide to the Fantastic World Around You.” and they realise that are not alone in their new house.
The Seeing Stone
Book 2 of The Spiderwick Chronicles in which Mallory, Simon and Jared ask many questions and discover the fate of the missing cat. With the aid of a seeing stone the true nature of the secret world around them is now revealed. Its important the Grace kids tell their story but the faeries will do
Lucinda`s Secret
Things at the Grace residence are getting completely out of hand. As if being attacked by goblins and almost eaten by a bridge troll wasn`t enough, now the house boggart, Thimbletack, is out to get Jared. Simon has a very hungry griffon recuperating in the carriage house, and Mallory is convinced that the only way
Superkitty
Kitty is fed up of answering phones at the Sensational Superhero Agency and dreams of catching criminals with the superhero gang. But they always leave her behind!Then a call comes in about a stolen dinosaur bone… and Kitty takes matters into her own paws, following the superheroes in their pursuit of devious criminal Nefarious Norman!Will
The Runaway Pea
It`s time for tea, but one pesky pea has decided to ping himself off the plate in search of a party! The rogue pea shoots, flings and bounces across the kitchen as he embarks on his perilous adventure – but will he find the fun he is looking for or is the kitchen a scarier
Rewild Yourself: 23 Spellbinding Ways to Make Nature More Visible
“Such a simple, clever book.” Glasgow HeraldWe`re not just losing the wild world. We`re forgetting it. We`re no longer noticing it. We`ve lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing. But we can make hidden things visible, and this book features 23 spellbinding ways to bring the magic of nature much closer
Happy Old Me: How to Live A Long Life, and Really Enjoy It
“As long as I`m alive, I`ll be with her, and she`ll be with me.” Hunter Davies on Margaret Forster.`Happy Old Me` is a moving yet uplifting account of one year in Hunter Davies` life, navigating bereavement and finding hope in the future. On 8th February 2016, Margaret Forster lost her life to cancer of the
