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Alasdair Gray
Lanark : A Life in Four BooksLanark, a modern vision of hell, is set in the ...Lanark, a modern vision of hell, is set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, and tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary imagination and wide... -
Jamie Blackett
Land of Milk and Honey : Digressions of a Rural DissidentLand of Milk and Honey is the long-awaited sequ...Land of Milk and Honey is the long-awaited sequel to Red Rag to a Bull. Author Jamie Blackett finds himself in danger of losing the family estate as his beef business encounters difficulties and th... -
Tom Heap
Land SmartWe need land for so many of humanity's growing ...We need land for so many of humanity's growing needs, such as food, renewable energy, carbon storage and housing. Traditionally, we've stolen it from nature, but this has led to a mounting toll of ... -
Raynor Winn
Landlines : The remarkable story of a thousand-mile journey across BritainSome people live to walk. Raynor and Moth walk ...Some people live to walk. Raynor and Moth walk to live . . . Raynor Winn knows that her husband Moth's health is declining, getting worse by the day. She knows of only one cure. It worked once befo... -
Bette Westera
Later, When I'm BigA playful, humorous look at being small but dre...A playful, humorous look at being small but dreaming big. As a child and her mother walk up to the swimming pool, she dreams about everything she'll do when she's older. Maybe she'll dance with je... -
Eric Boisset
Le GrimoireTwelve-year-old Theo loves to read. One day, wh...Twelve-year-old Theo loves to read. One day, whilst rummaging through the bookshelves in his local library, he stumbles upon a large, ancient, leather-bound book. When he opens it, he realises that... -
Eleanor Barnett
LeftoversA topical and richly entertaining history of fo...A topical and richly entertaining history of food preservation and food waste in Britain from the sixteenth-century kitchen to the present day. In Leftovers, Eleanor Barnett explores the many ingen... -
Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in ChemistryChemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woma...Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, she would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Instit... -
Josie Jeffery
Let's Wildflower the World: Save, swap and seedbomb to rewild our worldThis is an exciting introduction to the global ...This is an exciting introduction to the global seed-swapping and grassroots gardening movement, exploring how we can rewild the world around us with beautiful wildflowers. As seedbombing and seed s... -
Giovanna Fletcher
Letters on Motherhood: The heartwarming and inspiring collection of letters perfect for Mother’s DayIn this beautiful and poignant collection, Giov...In this beautiful and poignant collection, Giovanna writes deeply heartfelt letters to everyone who has helped her to become the mother she is today.To her young sons: Buzz, Buddy and Max. To Tom, ... -
Selina Mill
Life Unseen: A Story of BlindnessImagine a world without sight. Is it dark and g...Imagine a world without sight. Is it dark and gloomy? Is it terrifying and isolating? Or is it simply a state of not seeing, which we have demonised and sentimentalized over the centuries? And why ... -
Antoine Leiris
Life, AfterA moving account of single fatherhood in the wa...A moving account of single fatherhood in the wake of bereavement. When Antoine Leiris lost his wife, Hélène, in a terrorist attack in Paris, he was left to care for their baby alone. In this wry an...
