Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Breakaway
A retirement statement from a sports star rarely causes a flicker, but Nicole Cooke went out as she rode her bike: giving it her all. The contrast could not have been greater – as Lance Armstrong, a fraudster backed by many corporate sponsors and feted by presidents, was about to deliver a stage-managed confession to
A Week in Paris
A compelling story of war, secrets, family and history that will draw you into the heart of Paris and its troubled past. Paris, 1937. Kitty Travers enrols at the Conservatoire on the banks of the Seine to pursue her dream of becoming a concert pianist. Soon she is swept off her feet by a handsome
Tokyo Station
1922, Tokyo. Harry Niles is a `wild child`, an American boy in a strange country, ignored by his missionary parents, he begins to lead his life in the Tokyo underworld. One night, he is charged with delivering a painting to an enigmatic figure, the samurai Ishigami. It is an encounter that will haunt Harry Niles
Three Sisters, Three Queens
“There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. We never take our eyes off each other. In love and in rivalry, we always think of each other.” When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With
Miffy Outdoors Sticker Scene Book
With over 50 lovely stickers you can explore the outdoors with Miffy and learn all about her favourite places, then create beautiful scenes of Miffy and her friends. Perfect for any Miffy fan.
A Pinch of Magic
“A spellbinding story, steeped in magic. I adored it!”Abi Elphinstone, author of `Sky Song` Three sisters trapped by an ancient curse.Three magical objects with the power to change their fate.Will they be enough to break the curse?Or will they lead the sisters even deeper into danger? …The enchanting new story from Michelle Harrison, author of
Globe: Life In Shakespeare`s London
The life of William Shakespeare, Britain`s greatest dramatist, was inextricably linked with the history of London. Together, the great writer and the great city came of age and confronted triumph and tragedy. Triumph came when Shakespeare`s company, the Chamberlain`s Men, opened the Globe playhouse on Bankside in 1599, under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I.
Hell And Good Company Pa
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) engaged an extraordinary number of exceptional artists and writers: Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Martha Gellhorn, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, John Dos Passos, to name only a few. The idealism of the cause – defending democracy from fascism at a time when Europe was darkening toward another world war – and
The Ecliptic
The mesmerisingnew novel from the acclaimed author of The Bellwether Revivals: a rich and immersive story of love, obsession, creativity and disintegration. On a forestedisland off the coast of Istanbul stands Portmantle, a gated refuge for beleaguered artists. There, a curious assembly of painters, architects, writers and musicians strive to restore their faded talents.Elspeth `Knell`
A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better
`Wood takes the passing, shabby details of mundane landscapes and makes them jitter and throb with yearning and menace. A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better is his best work yet – a novel written from the gut, and with a correspondingly visceral power. A superbly unsettling account of trauma and cautious recovery` SARAH
The Dynamite Room
July 1940. Eleven-year-old Lydia walks through a village in rural Suffolk on a baking hot day. She is wearing a gas mask. The shops and houses are empty, windows boarded up and sandbags green with mildew, the village seemingly deserted. Leaving it behind, she strikes off down a country lane through the salt marshes to
Cold: Extreme Adventures at the Lowest Temperatures on Earth
There are only few human beings who can adapt, survive and thrive in the coldest regions on earth. And below a certain temperature, death is inevitable. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent much of his life exploring and working in conditions of extreme cold. The loss of many of his fingers to frostbite is a testament
This Generation
Selected from blog posts from 2006-present, This Generation tells the story of modern China from Han Han`s unique perspective. Writing on topics as diverse as racing, prostitution, and how to be a patriot, Han Han has written a diary that is not only invaluable for the English-speaking world to understand our rising Eastern partner and
The Dakota Winters
By turns hilarious and poignant, `The Dakota Winters` is a family drama, a page-turning social novel, and a tale of a critical moment in the history of New York City in the year leading up to John Lennon’s assassination.”Conjures a gritty, populous, affectionate portrait of 1979 New York Cit” Jennifer Egan, author of `Manhattan Beach`It’s
The Road to Le Tholonet: A French Garden Journey
This is not a book about French Gardens. It is the story of a man travelling round France visiting a few selected French gardens on the way. Owners, intrigues, affairs, marriages, feuds, thwarted ambitions and desires, the largely unnamed ordinary gardeners, wars, plots and natural disasters run through every garden older than a generation or
Never Surrender Pa
Drawing on the War Cabinet papers, other government documents, private diaries, newspaper accounts, and memoirs,Never Surrender tells the story of summer of 1940, the summer of the `Supreme Question` of whether or not the British were to surrender to the impending threat of Hitler`s invasion. The events, individuals, and institutions that influenced the War Cabinet`s
Heirs To Forgotten Kingdoms Pa
Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated beings who have existed in various forms for thousands of years.
Lord of Shadows
Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare`s Lord of Shadows, the sequel to the #1 New York Timesand USA TODAY bestselling Lady Midnight. Lord of Shadows is a Shadowhunters novel.Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she`d be at peace. But she is anything but calm. Torn between
Secret Sky Garden
A startlingly original picture book about a little girl who creates a garden on a disused car park rooftop Funni loves the old, disused car park, and spends a lot of time there flying her kite and playing her recorder. But something is missing. Definitely. So Funni decides to create a garden in the neglected
Miffy`s Day Sticker Activity Book
Meet Miffy – a lovable little bunny who likes to find the wonder in every day things. Join Miffy as she goes through her day, exploring, learning and playing. With sticker scenes, finger trails, spot the difference, and pattern matching, there`s lots for your little one to do! Share this sticker book with your child
