Category Archives: Travel Guides
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
The Library of Ice: Readings from a Cold Climate
“A wonderful book: Nancy Campbell is a fine storyteller with a rare physical intelligence. The extraordinary brilliance of her eye confers the reader a total immersion in the rimy realms she explores. Glaciers, Arctic floe, verglas, frost and snow – I can think of no better or warmer guide to the icy ends of the
Rumblestar
“Abi Elphinstone is proving to be a worthy successor to CS Lewis” The Times “Adventures are unpredictable and often terribly badly behaved ‘“ a bit like pickled onions if you’ve ever tried to fork one on a plate ‘“ but they have a way of unlocking people and turning them upside down so that all
Pencil Dog
A beautifully told, poignant story about memory, remembrance, and how those we love live on in us.This thought-provoking story centres on a little girl who has a pencil dog as a companion. `Pencil Dog` is imaginative, creative, and always able to turn a rainy day into a time of sunshine. But as time goes on,
Jungledrop
Where the map ends, the adventure begins . . .’Nothing, and I mean nothing, is more powerful than a child in possession of a plan.’ Eleven-year-old twins, Fox and Fibber, have been rivals for as long as they can remember. Only one of them will inherit the family fortune and so a race is afoot
Disappearing Earth
Beautifully written, thought-provoking, intense and cleverly wrought, this is the most extraordinary first novel from a mesmerising new talent. One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the north-eastern edge of Russia, two sisters are abducted. In the ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the disappearance reverberate across a tightly
Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
`This novel is a brilliant, beautiful debut. Reading it will change your heart` Christian Kiefer, author of PhantomsThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet meets The 100 in this unforgettable debut by a brilliant new voice. * A century ago, scientists theorised that a habitable planet existed in a nearby solar system. Today, ten
Supertato Veggies in the Valley of Doom
Join Supertato, the veggies and a certain Evil Pea on their brand new adventure in the bestselling SUPERTATO series by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet! When a game of hide-and-seek turns into an EPIC treasure hunt, the veggies must face fearsome foes, the impassable Cactus Canyon and the dangerous Valley of DOOM! Will our heroes
Grandma Bird
A tender and heart-warming new story from the world of The Storm Whale. Noi isn’t at all sure about staying at Grandma’s. Grandma boils seaweed for soup, and there’s not much to do on the tiny island where she lives where the wind cuts in and the grass grows sideways . . .But that’s before
Around the World in 80 Pints: My Search for Cricket`s Greatest Places
`Part travelogue, part memoir and wholly engaging` Daily MailBestselling author and hugely popular commentator David `Bumble` Lloyd takes the reader on an unmissable and hilarious tour of the cricketing world as he searches for the perfect pint. After more than 50 years involved with cricket as a player, international, umpire, coach and now commentator, David
The Sea Saw
A beautiful, emotionally satisfying look at how nothing is ever truly lost if you keep it in your heart… When Sofia loses her beloved teddy after a day at the beach, she is heartbroken. But the sea saw it all, and maybe, just maybe, it can bring Sofia and her teddy back together. However long
The Snow Dragon
You can be late for many things in life, but you should never keep an adventure waiting…In Griselda Bone`s gloomy orphanage, daydreaming is banned, skipping is forbidden and Christmas is well and truly cancelled. But for Phoebe and her sausage dog Herb, is it possible that, just when things seem at their bleakest, magic awaits
The Littlest Bandit
Sometimes the biggest problems call for the Littlest Bandit!Daredevil Grandma Bandit is stuck in a tree, and all the other bandits are convinced they know the best way to get her down. But when their plans are foiled, and mild peril threatens from the skies, could it be the Littlest Bandit`s time to shine?
The Boy Who Made the World Disappear
Following the breakout success of his instant festive classic, `The Night I Met Father Christmas`, get ready for the brilliant new novel from comedian, actor and bestselling author, Ben Miller!”Stories are often about a good person who does a Bad Thing, and this is no exception’ฆ”Harrison tries his best to be good. He doesn’t steal,
Tidelands
“Gregory is an experienced storyteller and doesn’t let you down. Tidelands is a gripping and intelligent portrait of a woman fighting to survive in a hostile world” The TimesThe brand new series from the Sunday Times Number One Bestselling author. England 1648. A dangerous time for a woman to be different…Midsummer’s Eve, 1648, and England
Big Fish
** A MAJOR TIM BURTON FILM starring Ewan Mcgregor and Jessica Lange ** ** COMING SOON AS A MUSICAL starring Kelsey Grammer **Do you ever really know your father? Like many sons, William Bloom never really knew his father. Edward told him stories too incredible to believe about his exploits as a younger man, but
Marcel`s Parcels
Treacle Street is a new lift-the-flap board book series that`s perfect for fans of Acorn Wood and Pip and Posy! It`s a bright sunny morning on Treacle Street, and Marcel the postman`s trolley is FULL of parcels. Join him on his rounds to find out who they`re all for – and lift the flaps to
Our House
On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they`ve just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it`s your house. And you didn`t sell it. `If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my hat. Addictive, twisty and oh so terrifyingly possible` Clare
How To Build A Boat: A Father, his Daughter, and the Unsailed Sea
`The passages he addresses directly to Phoebe are as tender as the father-daughter letters in Karl Ove Knausgaard`s Seasons Quartet` Times Literary Supplement `This book tells the inspiring story of how even the least skilled of us can make something wonderful if we invest enough time and love` The Daily Mail `Both the book, and
Our House: a Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick
On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they`ve just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it`s your house. And you didn`t sell it. `If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my hat. Addictive, twisty and oh so terrifyingly possible` Clare
