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Eluned Summers-Bremner
Astray: A History of WanderingThis book explores how, far from being limited ...This book explores how, far from being limited to deviation from known pathways or desirable plans of action, wandering is an abundant source of meaning, as intimately involved in the history of ou... -
Taylor Jenkins Reid
AtmosphereAn epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1...An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. In the summer of 1980, astrophysics professor Joa... -
Deborah Levy
August BlueAt the height of her career, concert pianist El...At the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson - former child prodigy, now in her thirties - walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance. Now she is in Athens, watching as another... -
Ali Millar
Ava Anna AdaThe between days were days of pure white heat. ...The between days were days of pure white heat. Summer is swelling around the village. Heat is surging, people are whispering about a great hungry wave, and in the garden, Anna is kicking her dying ... -
R F Kuang
BabelTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is...Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre ... -
Danielle Lazarin
Back TalkA stunning collection of stories about women's ...A stunning collection of stories about women's unexpressed desires and needs, and the unexpected ways they resurface. In 'Floor Plans', a woman at the end of her marriage tests her power when she i... -
Tiffany Watt Smith
Bad Friend : A Century of Revolutionary FriendshipsRebellious new history of female friendship and...Rebellious new history of female friendship and timely reclamation of the 'bad friend'. Move over idealised BFFs, glossy gal pals and indestructible work wives. Meet the bad friends.The dangerously... -
Gill Arbuthnott, Chris Nielsen
Balloon to the MoonLong before anyone had designed a rocket, the M...Long before anyone had designed a rocket, the Montgolfier brothers were making hot air balloons. In October 1783, they became the first people to experience controlled flight. Balloon to the Moon s... -
Tim Cowen
Banquet of the BeastsWhat if Margaret Thatcher was not dead? Foodban...What if Margaret Thatcher was not dead? Foodbanks were a deadly experiment? And a badger, a fox and a starling our only hope? Banquet of the Beasts is an eco-thriller about the nature of power and ... -
Janet Brennan-Inglis
Barholm Castle : The History of a Home and the Making of a GardenIn 1999, Barholm Castle in Galloway had lai...In 1999, Barholm Castle in Galloway had lain ruinous and derelict for over two hundred years when Janet Brennan-Inglis and her husband John bought it as a restoration project. Together with a t... -
Jack Meggitt-Phillips, Isabelle Follath
Battle of the BeastThe beast, who has tried to eat Bethany twice a...The beast, who has tried to eat Bethany twice and controlled Ebenezer Tweezer for 511 years, is now in prison.Even better, it seems to have lost its despicable mind and is pinky-winky promising to ... -
Jack Meggitt-Phillips
BATTLE OF THE BEAST : Book 3The Beast and the Bethany The beast, who has tr...The Beast and the Bethany The beast, who has tried to eat Bethany twice and controlled Ebenezer Tweezer for 511 years, is now in prison.Even better, it seems to have lost its despicable mind and is...
