Category Archives: Travel Guides
Death by Design
Barbara Nadel`s new Turkish crime novel sees Inspector Ikmen tackling a complex case of organised crime in London. When the Istanbul police raid a counterfeit goods factory in the run-down district of Tarlabasi, a young man with explosives strapped to his chest blows himself up in front of them. In the process, Istanbul`s Inpsector Cetin
Mirror Mirror
A unique retelling of the classic fairytale, Snow White by the internationally bestselling author of WICKED The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives perched high above the rolling hills and valleys of Tuscany and Umbria at Montefiore, the farm of her beloved father, Don Vicente. But one day a noble entourage makes
A Carrion Death
A stunning debut crime novel set against a backdrop of poachers, witch doctors, diamond smugglers and corruption. They find the first body near a waterhole considered magical by the local bush people. A string of clues suggests that the victim was murdered and his identity hidden. For Assistant Superintendent David Kubu Bengu, it`s obvious from
Catching the Tide
A stunning epic novel of secrets, betrayal and passion, from 1933 to the 1960s 1933. Tessa and Frederica Nicolson enjoy one last idyllic summer at the beautiful Villa Millefiore, overlooking Florence. Four years later, Italy is a distant memory and Tessa is revelling in the glamour and excitement of modelling in London, until a passionate
House of the Wind
A legendary ruin. An ancient mystery. Will unveiling the past transform the future? San Francisco, 2007. Madeline Moretti is grieving for her fiance. Nothing brings her joy any more, and Maddie`s grandmother, a fiery Italian, sends her to Tuscany to heal. Here, Maddie is immersed in the mystery of a ruined villa. Destroyed centuries ago
Instructions for a Heatwave
A story of a dysfunctional but deeply loveable family reunited, INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEATWAVE by Maggie O`Farrell already feels like a contemporary classic. It was shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Novel Award and was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. It`s July 1976. In London, it hasn`t rained for months, gardens are filled with aphids,
The Long Song
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize, The Long Song is breathtaking, hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking and unputdownable You do not know me yet.”My son Thomas, who is publishing this book, tells me, it is customary at this place in a novel to give the reader a little taste of the
Humble by Nature
In 2007, after twenty years of living in London, Kate Humble and her husband Ludo decided it was time to leave city life behind them. Three years later, now the owner of a Welsh smallholding, Kate hears that a nearby farm is to be broken up and sold off. Another farm lost; another opportunity for
Food and Cooking of Pakistan
Meaning `Land of the Pure` in Urdu, Pakistan is proud of its culinary heritage and the regional dishes that are increasingly popular around the world. Traditionally based on ancient Mughlai recipes, modern Pakistani cooking embraces the ingredients and techniques of nearby countries, creating richer, more elaborate food that is often referred to in the West
Tiger Hills
When a flock of herons wheeled overhead at the moment of Devi`s birth, it seemed that her life would be touched by fate. As a child, Devi befriends a young boy whose mother has died in tragic circumstances. Over the years, Devi and Devanna become inseparable as they go to school together and learn more
Exploration Fawcett: Journey to the Lost City of Z
The life of Colonel Fawcett is now the subject of the major motion picture The Lost City of Z. The disappearance of Colonel Fawcett in the Matto Grosso remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. In 1925, Fawcett was convinced that he had discovered the location of a lost city; he had set out with
Wilder Shores of Love
The Wilder Shores of Love by Lesley Blanch follows the lives of four women from nineteenth century Europe turning to the East in search of adventure and love.Blanch selected the protagonists because of their emotional achievements, daring to live as realists of romance: Isabel Burton who married the explorer Richard Burton, Jane Digby el-Mezrab also
Eden to Armageddon
The Great War in the Middle East began with the invasion of the Garden of Eden, and ended with a momentous victory on the site of the biblical Armageddon. Almost incredibly, the whole story of this epic war has never been told in a single volume until now. In this important new history Roger Ford
The Truth
Winner of the 2017 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Outstanding Contribution to Travel WritingKeith Mabbut is at a crossroads in his life. When he is offered the opportunity of a lifetime – to pen the biography of the elusive Hamish Melville, a highly influential activist and humanitarian – he seizes the chance to write something
Looking for Adventure
How do you become an explorer? It`s a question every child has asked. And, Steve Backshall was no different. But after a rainy-day visit to an exhibition of artefacts from Papua New Guinea, it was a question that began to obsess the seven-year old Backshall. Due to this childhood interest, the vast, untamed wildness of
Wildflower
WILDFLOWER is the gripping life story of the naturalist, filmmaker and lifelong conservationist Joan Root. From her passion for animals and her hard-fought crusade to save Kenya`s beautiful Lake Naivasha, to her storybook love affair, Root`s life was one of a remarkable modern-day heroine. After 20 years of spectacular, unparalleled wildlife filmmaking together, Joan and
History of Ancient Britain
Accompanying the BBC TV series of the same name, Neil Olivers popular account of Britains prehistoric and Roman past strikes a personal note, interweaving Olivers own voyage of discovery with a chronological survey. Featuring snippets of interviews with the archaeologists involved, the book describes visits to Britains most important prehistoric sites, and the results of
The Fishing Fleet: Husband-hunting in the Raj
From the late 19th century, when the Raj was at its height, many of Britain`s best and brightest young men went out to India to work as administrators, soldiers and businessmen. With the advent of steam travel and the opening of the Suez Canal, countless young women, suffering at the lack of eligible men in
Mission to Paris
Frederic Stahl, born of Viennese intelligentsia, ran away to sea at the age of seventeen. Embarking in America, his matinee idol looks and Old-World charm took him to Hollywood, and a life of movies and women. But by autumn 1939, the unease in Europe has spread even to Stahl`s glamorous enclave. War has been declared,
The Golden Door: Letters to America
The Golden Door takes its title from Emma Lazarus’ poignant poem, inscribed at the feet of the Statue of Liberty, read by every American schoolchild. The sonnet famously articulates the American dream of creating a haven for the world’s beleaguered, exhausted and oppressed, rejecting the ‘storied pomp’ and values of more ‘ancient lands’. In this
