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Tom Parfitt
High Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted HinterlandA breath-taking memoir of Tom Parfitt's remarka...A breath-taking memoir of Tom Parfitt's remarkable 1,000 mile walk through Russia's Caucasus region in search of solace and understanding after witnessing the Beslan school siege. On 1 September 20... -
Don Paterson
Toy Fights: A BoyhoodThis is a book about family, money and music bu...This is a book about family, money and music but also about schizophrenia, hell, narcissists, debt and the working class, anger, swearing, drugs, books, football, love, origami, the peculiar insani... -
John Niven
O BrotherJohn Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, ...John Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. In 2010, after years of chaotic struggle against the world, he took his own life at t... -
Blake Morrison
Two SistersBlake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sis...Blake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sister in recent years. Both are the subjects of this remarkable and heart-breaking memoir, along with a forensic examination of sibling relationships in... -
Angelica Malin
Unattached: Empowering Essays on SinglehoodCurated by journalist and author Angelica Malin...Curated by journalist and author Angelica Malin, Unattached explores the nuances of being single today through the voices of 30 women, with personal essays from a multitude of game-changing voices,... -
Clive Stafford Smith
The Far Side of the Moon: Trials of My FatherAs one of our leading campaigners for justice, ...As one of our leading campaigners for justice, human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith has spent a lifetime getting to know his clients - from detainees in Guantánamo Bay to prisoners facing exec... -
Maura McElhone
Falling for a FarmerBlending amusing anecdotes with thoughtful refl...Blending amusing anecdotes with thoughtful reflections and lessons in love, life and farming, Falling for a Farmer takes readers on the journey of a returned emigrant who comes back to Ireland look... -
Mark Boyle
The Way Home: Tales from a life without technologyAn honest, radical and moving account of life o...An honest, radical and moving account of life off the grid. It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever. No running water, no car... -
Romain Pizzi
Exotic Vetting: True Stories from the World’s Wildest VeterinarianAnaesthetising a fish, x-raying a frog and hosp...Anaesthetising a fish, x-raying a frog and hospitalising a walrus are all in a day's work for the world's wildest veterinarian. Travelling from the rainforests of Sierra Leone to the jungles of Bor... -
Victoria Whitworth
Swimming with SealsA book about intense physical and personal expe...A book about intense physical and personal experience, narrating how Victoria Whitworth began swimming in the cold waters of Orkney as a means of escaping a failing marriage. This is a memoir of in... -
Amanda Thomson
Belonging: Natural histories of place, identity and homeReflecting on family, identity and nature, Belo...Reflecting on family, identity and nature, Belonging is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. It is a love letter to nature, especially the northern landscapes of Scotland and... -
John le Carré
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré 1945-2020A Private Spy spans seven decades and chronicle...A Private Spy spans seven decades and chronicles not only le Carré's own life but the turbulent times to which he was witness. Beginning with his 1940s childhood, it includes accounts of his Nation...
