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Luke Dittrich
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness and Family SecretsIn the summer of 1953, maverick neurosurgeon Wi...In the summer of 1953, maverick neurosurgeon William Beecher Scoville performed a groundbreaking operation on an epileptic patient named Henry Molaison. But it was a catastrophic failure, leaving H... -
Amy Liptrot
The OutrunAt the age of thirty, Amy Liptrot finds herself...At the age of thirty, Amy Liptrot finds herself washed up back home on Orkney. Standing unstable on the island, she tries to come to terms with the addiction that has swallowed the last decade of h... -
Hilary Spurling
Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of TimeThe long-awaited portrait of a literary master ...The long-awaited portrait of a literary master from one of our generation's greatest biographers Anthony Powell: the literary genius who gave us A Dance to the Music of Time, an undisputed classic ... -
Simon Callow
Orson Welles, Volume 3: One-Man BandIn One-Man Band, the third volume in his epic s...In One-Man Band, the third volume in his epic survey of Orson Welles’ life and work, Simon Callow again probes in comprehensive and penetrating detail into one of the most complex artists of the tw... -
Chitra Ramaswamy
Homelands: The History of a FriendshipThis book is about two unlikely friends. One bo...This book is about two unlikely friends. One born in 1970s Britain to Indian immigrant parents, the other arrived from Nazi Germany in 1939, fleeing persecution. This book is about common ground.It... -
Amelia Marriette
Walking into Alchemy: The Transformative Power of NatureExhausted and wounded after coping with redunda...Exhausted and wounded after coping with redundancy and depression, Amelia Marriette suddenly found her life taking a turn for the better through a chance meeting with an Austrian-born woman, Katie,... -
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. ... -
Will Brooker
The Truth About Lisa JewellHave you ever thought about what it takes to be...Have you ever thought about what it takes to become a bestselling writer?If so, The Truth About Lisa Jewell is the book for you. It is the story of how a novel is written, from before the start to ... -
Helen Macdonald
RecoveryThe hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitar...The hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human life. How do we carry on when someone close to us dies? Is it simply a case of putt... -
Stuart Cosgrove
Cassius X: A Legend in the MakingA young boy from Louisville, Kentucky, is on th...A young boy from Louisville, Kentucky, is on the path to becoming the greatest sportsman of all time. Cassius Clay is training in the 5th Street Gym for his heavyweight title clash against the form... -
Donald S. Murray
The Dark Stuff: Stories from the PeatlandsAn evocative social history of Europe's peatlan...An evocative social history of Europe's peatlands, moors, bogs and heaths. Donald S. Murray spent much of his childhood either playing or working on the moor, chasing sheep across empty acres and c... -
Rebecca Lowe
The Slow Road to Tehran: A Revelatory Bike Ride Through Europe and the Middle EastAt the height of the Syrian War, as the refugee...At the height of the Syrian War, as the refugee crisis reached its peak, Rebecca Lowe set off on her bicycle across the Middle East. Driven by a desire to learn more about this troubled region and ...
