Fire and Steam
Christian WolmarRRP: £16.99
The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways’ vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determ …
RRP: £16.99
The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways’ vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determ …
In 2022, in response to the killing of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab, thousands of Iranians – mostly women – t …
***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION***IN SEPTEMBER 2022, in response to the death of Mahsa Jîna Amini in police custody, after being arrested and beaten for not wearing her …
‘An exuberant, inspiring memoir’ Guardian’Brilliant…A high-spirited, exhilarating memoir’ Wall Street Journal ‘In Joyride, the takeaway often has as much to do with the art of living as the art of w …
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‘There is a theory that any woman can be rescued from the shoals of failure and despair by finding some man to ask her in marriage, but before I could be happy in love I should at least need to realis …
‘A deftly written, colourful little tour of plebeian Rome’ Dan Jones, Sunday TimesThe untold story of the real people who built an empireThe plebs were the backbone of Roman civilization. They were th …
RRP: £12.99
A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and red-headedness throughout the world.With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, J …
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Jake Bailey knows all about adversity – but also about resilience.As head boy at Christchurch Boys’ High in 2015, Jake delivered his end-of-year speech from a wheelchair, only a week after being diagn …
THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE MERRILY WATKINS SERIES_____________________’Brilliantly eerie’ PETER JAMES’A most original sleuth’ THE TIMES_____________________Welcome to the Wye Valley, exactly on the border …
In Winter Stories, we meet a teenager on the run from social services with her younger half-sister and half-brother in tow, a young single mother struggling to provide adequately for her daughter, and …
Praise for The Path of Peace:’A formidable achievement’ Rory Stewart’Thoughtful [and] heartfelt’ Observer’Profound [and] compelling’ Spectator’A noble endeavour’ New StatesmanIn 2021, Anthony Seldon, …
‘Spot-on. It’s ideal to read if you’re hiding in your shed on Boxing Day!’ PrimaThe ultimate showcase of the quirks, mishaps and traditions that define British life, all rolled into one bonkers season …
‘Enchanting’ Stephen FryDid you know:- Lord Byron sold more books in a day than Jane Austen did in her lifetime- During the First World War there were more women poets published than soldier poets- A …
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Prepare to be gripped by the brand-new chilling thriller from the author of THE BABYSITTER and THE COMMUTER.________________________’EMMA CURTIS IS A GENIUS!’ Andrea Mara, No. 1 bestselling author of …
RRP: £14.99
‘A remarkable novel’ TONY KUSHNER’A monumental event for anyone who cares about Dylan’ DAVID YAFFE’A debut novel of rare power’ MARIA SEMPLE’A pleasure to read’ VIVIAN GORNICK’A dazzling book’ AMINATT …
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A dedicated doctor. A devastating diagnosis. A chance for a medical revolution.Skin cancer is this country’s most common cancer, and melanoma the deadliest form of it. Richard, together with his colle …
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