A fascinating chronicle of a vanished industry and a commodity which was once essential to every aspect of life in…
I knew very little about Albanian history before reading this book, so it was certainly educational. As a memoir, it…
A unique mix of biography, journalism, politics and nature writing, this is a very thought-provoking book. I found the content…
This is a thorough, straightforward biography of Margaret Beaufort (1443 – 1509), the mother of King Henry VII, by historian…
Essential reading if you want an overview of the civil rights movements in 1960s and 70s America. I would also…
If ever a book will make you crave lemons, it’s this one. I bought some and made lemon cake. This…
A memoir about growing up in Belfast in the 80s and 90s, this book is billed as ‘Derry Girls meets…
What are colours? What do they mean to different cultures? How is the symbolism, perception and manufacture of colours entwined…
An absolutely gripping account of how people from East Berlin escaped through a tunnel beneath the Wall in 1962. The…
What an extraordinary book this is. I haven’t read anything like it before. I do have mixed feelings about the…