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Lindsey Banks
Who Were the Martyrs of Wigtown?In Wigtown, South West Scotland, there is a sta...In Wigtown, South West Scotland, there is a stake out at sea to commemorate the drownings of two women in 1685. Who were these women and why were they drowned? Lindsay Banks weaves the stories of t... -
Michael Morpurgo
Why the Whales CameGracie and her friend Daniel have always been w...Gracie and her friend Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman and his side of the island.But then they find a message in the sand and discover the Birdman is not who they thoug... -
Julia Hollander
Why We SingSinging has always been there for us, at the ro...Singing has always been there for us, at the root of what it is to be a human being. Through personal anecdote and scientific fact-finding, this book celebrates the way song inspires and heals us, ... -
Annie Worsley
WindsweptA few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy li...A few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy life in academia to take on a small-holding or croft on the west coast of Scotland. It is a land ruled by great elemental forces – light, wind and water... -
Katherine May
WinteringWintering is a poignant and comforting meditati...Wintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through... -
Tom Chatfield
Wise Animals : How Technology Has Made Us What We AreWise Animals explores the history of our relati...Wise Animals explores the history of our relationship with technology, and our deep involvement with our creations from the first use of tools and the taming of fire, via the invention of reading a... -
Marion Gibson
Witchcraft : A History in Thirteen TrialsIn Witchcraft, Professor Marion Gibson uses th...In Witchcraft, Professor Marion Gibson uses thirteen significant trials to tell the global history of witchcraft and witch-hunts. As well as exploring the origins of witch-hunts through some of th... -
Lari Don
Wolf Notes and other Musical MishapsAs Helen practises her violin for a special Mid...As Helen practises her violin for a special Midsummer's Eve concert, her friends, the fabled beasts, prepare to go to war. Helen soon joins their perilous quest against the evil Faery Queen. She ba... -
Florence Given
Women Don't Owe You PrettyWomen Don't Owe You Pretty is for anyone who wa...Women Don't Owe You Pretty is for anyone who wants to challenge the out-dated narratives supplied to us by the patriarchy. It will help you to embrace feminism in all its messy glory, explain that ... -
Florence Given
Women Living DeliciouslyWOMEN LIVING DELICIOUSLY IS THE FOLLOW-UP TO TH...WOMEN LIVING DELICIOUSLY IS THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE RECORD-BREAKING, BESTSELLING WOMEN DON'T OWE YOU PRETTY BY FLORENCE GIVEN WHICH HAS SOLD OVER 750,000 COPIES WORLDWIDE The book will help women unco... -
Sue Reid Sexton
Writing on the Road: Campervan Love and the Joy of SolitudeSue Reid Sexton travels solo in a tiny camperva...Sue Reid Sexton travels solo in a tiny campervan and uses it as a creative space and general escape hatch. For a day or weeks at a time, she disappears up glens and over mountains to write novels. ... -
Rebecca F Kuang
YellowfaceWhen failed writer June Hayward witnesses her r...When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity… and takes it. So what if it means stealing Athena’s final manuscript? So what if it...
