Our Favourite Books

By: Robert MacfarlaneBinding: Paperback / softbackTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZEThe original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS - Robert Macfarlane travels Britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape'The Old...

By: Cal FlynBinding: Paperback / softbackTHE SUNDAY TIMES' BESTSELLER AND SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT CONSERVATION AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH...

By: Patrick BarkhamBinding: HardbackThe definitive biography of beloved author, Roger DeakinRoger Deakin, author of the immortal Waterlog and Wildwood, was a man of unusually many parts. A born writer who nonetheless took decades to write his first book, Roger was also variously - and...

By Francis Pryor (Author)Format: Hardback 352 pages, 3x8pp colPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCImprint: ApolloISBN: 9781801101608Published: 6 Jul 2023Classifications: Lincolnshire, Wetlands, swamps, fens, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), Specialized gardening methodsWeight: 596gDimensions: 162 x 243 x 34 (mm) The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven...

By: Gavin (author) PlumleyBinding: Paperback / softback'Charming - a love-letter to home, history, and nature.'LEAH BROAD, Author of Quartet'A tender and illuminating history of an overlooked world.'HORATIO CLARE'Truly a revelation on every page.'PETROC TRELAWNY'A richly textured book, replete with illuminating discoveries and observations.' COUNTRY...

by Hannah Ritchie (Author)Format: Hardback 352 pagesPublisher: Vintage PublishingImprint: Chatto & WindusISBN: 9781784745004Published: 11 Jan 2024Weight: 562gDimensions: 240 x 165 x 32 (mm) ‘A book for anyone who finds it difficult to believe in a better future’ The Times Feeling anxious, powerless, or confused...

By: Dave GoulsonBinding: Paperback / softback**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**One man's quest to save the bumblebee... Dave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his groundbreaking research into the mysterious ways of the...

by J.L. Carr (Author) , Penelope Fitzgerald (Introduction By) One of the best books I've ever read' Richard Osman'Tender and elegant' Guardian'Unlike anything else in modern English literature' D.J. Taylor, SpectatorA damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the...

By Patrick Leigh Fermor (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 384 pagesPublisher: John Murray PressImprint: John Murray Publishers LtdISBN: 9781529369526Published: 8 Jul 2021Classifications: Europe, 20th century, Classic travel writingWeight: 278gDimensions: 130 x 199 x 28 (mm) Introduced by Jan Morris '[This] gloriously ornate account of that...

By Ernest Hemingway (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 192 pagesPublisher: Vintage PublishingImprint: Vintage ClassicsISBN: 9780099285045Published: 5 Oct 2000Weight:140gDimensions:198 x 129 x 12 (mm) Hemingway's captivating memoir of living in Paris during the twenties. 'If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a...

By: Dee Dee ChaineyBinding: HardbackAn entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon's feathers could not die? Or that green is...

By: Ben Rothery, Ben RotheryBinding: HardbackDiscover the weirdest and most wonderful creatures of Planet Earth!In this curated collection, award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery pairs fascinating facts with his stunning artwork to bring you the most incredible creatures in the animal kingdom. From the bone-crunching beard...

By Beth Chatto (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 400 pagesPublisher: Orion Publishing CoImprint: Weidenfeld & NicolsonISBN: 9781474610957Published: 6 Sep 2018Classifications: Garden design & planningWeight: 292gDimensions: 131 x 197 x 22 (mm)Pub. Country: United Kingdom 'I return to Beth Chatto's books constantly. For those who are...

By Kitty Tait (Author) , Al Tait (Author)Format: Hardback 304 pages, Colour photography and line drawings throughoutPublisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781526631855Published: 28 Apr 2022Weight: 954gDimensions: 179 x 252 x 32 (mm)Pub. Country: United Kingdom If you had told me at 14 when I couldn't even...

By: Dee BrownBinding: Paperback / softbackThe American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacre. Beginning with the Long Walk of the Navajos and ending with the massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, this extraordinary book tells how the American Indians lost...

By: Akshat RathiBinding: HardbackAN IMPORTANT READ FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF OPTIMISM' BILL GATES'DAZZLING AND DEEPLY REPORTED' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS'HIGHLY READABLE . . . ENGAGING STORIES OF PEOPLE BEHIND SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANCES IN RECENT DECADES' PILITA CLARK, FINANCIAL TIMESIt's now cheaper to...

By: Nick Mayhew-Smith, Guy HaywardBinding: Paperback / softbackBritain'sPilgrim Places captures thespirit of 2,000 years of history, heritage and wonder. It is the complete guideto every spiritual treasure, including 500 enchanting holy places throughoutEngland, Wales and Scotland and covers all major pilgrimage routes. Produced in...

by Jared Farmer (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 448 pagesPublisher: Pan MacmillanImprint: PicadorISBN: 9781035009060Published: 15 Feb 2024Classifications: Trees, wildflowers & plantsWeight: 308gDimensions: 131 x 197 x 29 (mm) Winner of the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History. Combining rigorous research with lyrical writing, Elderflora chronicles...

By Kapka Kassabova (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 400 pagesPublisher: Vintage PublishingImprint: VintageISBN: 9781529920475Published: 8 Feb 2024Classifications: Prose: non-fiction, Travel writingWeight: 280gDimensions: 128 x 198 x 31 (mm) Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and...

By: Simon JenkinsBinding: HardbackSimon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. All of the county...

By: Janina RamirezBinding: Paperback / softbackTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE'Revelatory' GUARDIAN'A firecracker somehow captured between two covers' LUCY WORSLEYAn instant bestseller and one of the most celebrated history books of the year, Femina reveals the power and influence of...

By Victoria Finlay (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 528 pages, 16pp colour plus integrated B&W throughoutPublisher: Profile Books LtdISBN: 9781781257074Published: 3 Nov 2022Weight: 418gDimensions: 128 x 199 x 34 (mm) Bestselling author Victoria Finlay spins us round the globe in a vibrant exploration of cloth...

By Dr Richard Taylor (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 272 pagesPublisher: Ebury PublishingImprint: Rider & CoISBN: 9781846047770Published: 25 Jan 2024Classifications: Architectural structure & design, Religious buildings, Christianity, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Information architectureWeight: 188gDimensions: 197 x 127 x 18 (mm) Churches and cathedrals were...

By: Christopher HadleyBinding: Paperback / softback'Impossible to summarise and delightfully absorbing, Hadley's book is comfortably the most unexpected history book of the year' Sunday Times A luminous journey through a thousand years of folklore and English history. Once upon a time in a Hertfordshire...

By Maggie O'Farrell (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 384 pagesPublisher: Headline Publishing GroupImprint: Tinder PressISBN: 9781472223821Published: 1 Apr 2021Weight: 334gDimensions: 129 x 197 x 37 (mm)

By: Alan PowersBinding: Paperback / softbackThe acclaimed biography detailing the lives of the British inter-war artists and designers centred on Ravilious - an enthralling narrative of creative achievement, joy and tragedy. In recent years Eric Ravilious has become recognized as one of the most...

By Oliver Smith (Author)Format: Hardback 256 pages, 10 black and white interior photosPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCImprint: Bloomsbury ContinuumISBN: 9781399409032Published: 28 Mar 2024Weight: 446gDimensions: 242 x 162 x 29 (mm) Acclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of ‘pilgrimage’ in...

By: Gaia VinceBinding: Paperback / softbackHighly Commended for the Wainwright Prize 2023, and shortlisted for the Zocalo Book Prize and the Christopher Moore Prize For Human Rights Writing 'Gaia Vince's new book should be read not just by every politician, but by every person...

By Rumer Godden (Author)Series: Virago Modern ClassicsFormat: Hardback 272 pagesPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupImprint: Virago Press LtdISBN: 9780349014043Classifications: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Weight: 392gDimensions: 133 x 205 x 28 (mm)

By: Paul EvansBinding: HardbackWarning: this anthology contains poems to enter the. bloodstream and rewild the spirit. As with all life on Earth, the climate emergency, species extinction, ecological disaster, global pandemics, economic collapse, war, genocide and social injustice are all interconnected - how do...