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The Invention of Memory
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Blood Sisters by Sarah Gristwoood
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- This fortuitously-timed account, released in paperback only weeks after the announcement of the discovery of Richard III underneath a car park in Leicester, guides us through the events that shaped the history of our Island Nation. The conflict is usually explained in terms of the great men of the White and Red Roses, Henry VI, Edward IV and Henry VII, as well as the ignominiously-entombed defeated Richard. Here, Sarah Gristwood redresses the balance, the scheming Elizabeth Woodville, and the zealous Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, Anne Neville, the Kingmaker's pawn and Elizabeth of York, whose marriage brought peace to England, are brought to life in all their infamy and sympathy.
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Caught by the River: A Collection of Words on Water by Various
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- An charmingly intricate word-map of Britain's waterways from writers as diverse as Roger Deakin and Jarvis Cocker. Combining travelogues, reminiscences and meditations, this is a life-affirming treasure-trove of stories.
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Holland House by Linda Kelly
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- In the first thirty years of the nineteenth century - when the Whig party was almost constantly out of office - the home of the third Lord Holland became the unofficial centre of the Opposition. Devoted to the ideals of statesman Charles James Fox and enriched by the progressive views of a new generation of writers, critics and politicians, the influence of Holland House permeated the political climate. At a time when revolutions threatened to engulf Europe, the Whig tradition of aristocratic liberalism proved to be one of the chief factors in the peaceful achievement of parliamentary reform. Presided over by the beautiful and famously intelligent Lady Holland and combining discussion of politics and the arts, the salon attracted the greatest names of the age - Byron, Talleyrand and Madame de Stael were all frequent visitors. In this book, Linda Kelly brings to life the colourful world of Holland House.
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London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd
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- A rich, whirling history of London written by the biographer Peter Ackroyd. Arranged thematically rather than chronologically, it includes chapters such as drinking, sex, poverty and crime and punishment, making it the perfect informative bedside book.
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GCHQ by Richard Aldrich
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- An exhaustive history of the code-breaking arm of British intelligence. The author describes eccentric characters and details of eavesdropping from the Cold War to today's terrorist threats.
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The Defence of the Realm by Christopher Andrew
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- A not inconsiderable history of the British Secret Service written with open access to its archives from the last 100 years. A fascinating and unprecedented book.
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City of Sin by Catherine Arnold
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- This anecdotal history of London's scandals throughout the ages is an entertaining read.
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Villages of Britain by Clive Aslet
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- A history of the 500 villages that make up the Great British countryside. Aslet is a storyteller, so each brief entry weaves the most notable political, geographical, economic, architectural and social facts into a charming, anecdotal paragraph. Illustrated with black and white photographs and fine drawings.
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Stet by Diana Athill
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- Here, the fascinating and lively Diana Athill, describes a life in editing. Working alongside the likes of V. S. Naipaul, Gitta Sereny and Jean Rhys, Athill's memoir makes intriguing, gossipy and literary reading.
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On Nature: Unexpected Ramblings on the British Countryside by Selected authors
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- Offering inspiration for eager urban naturalists everywhere, this fantastic collection of essays, snapshots and memories celebrates everything from angling to music, nature to pubs.
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Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey
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- As much a biography of the Fitzwilliam family and their house, as a social history of the English upper-classes and the mining industry throughout the 20th century. Gripping and informative.
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The Peregrine by J. A. Baker
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- The best piece of nature writing of all time republished in this lovely hardback edition alongside Baker's only other work The Hill of Summer and his diaries. This mysterious librarian's elegant style and ferocious intensity has prompted comparisons with Ted Hughes.
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Raw Spirit by Iain Banks
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- Author Iain Banks embarks on a journey around Scotland in search of the Holy Grail of Scottish whisky. A travelogue distilled in eccentric characters, traditions, out-of-the-way glens and the most prized spirit in the world.
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Letters from London by Julian Barnes
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- Over the early 1990s Julian Barnes wrote a series of Letters from London for the New Yorker magazine. Collected here, these entertaining and informative pieces document British news from the fall of Margaret Thatcher to the fatwa issued on Salman Rushdie.
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Medical London by Richard Barnett
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- A wonderful, treasure trove of medical history beautifully presented in a box set with maps, walks and sights. The perfect present for any doctor.
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A Year in Lapland by Hugh Beach
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- A lyrical and thoughtful account of one young American's time amongst the Saami herders of Swedish Lapland.
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Men and the Fields by Adrian Bell
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- A lovely new edition of Adrian Bell's travels through rural East Anglia during the 1930s and 1940s. A precious literary monument to traditional farming and a lost way of life.
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Writing Home by Alan Bennett
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- A collection of Alan Bennett's often hilarious diaries which span the years from 1980 until 1995.
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Bertie, May and Mrs Fish by Xandra Bingley
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- The vivid recollections of Xandra Bingley who grew up on an isolated farm in the Cotswolds during the Second World War. Her mother ran the farm in her father's absence and her only playmates were the animals, land girls and prisoners of war.
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Akenfield by Ronald Blythe
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- Ronald Blythe explores the changing nature of the rural idyll through conversations with the schoolteacher, the blacksmith, the farmers and others, living in a small Sussex village in the 1970s. Wonderfully funny and moving stories of human hardship and joy, and a fascinating history of the English countryside during the 20th century.
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and The Journal of a Tour in the Hebrides by Samuel Johnson & James Boswell
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- An intriguing travel book, first we read of Samuel Johnson's description of the Highlands and Western of Isles of Scotland during a journey made by him and his friend in 1773, and second we hear James Boswell describe his friend. In one book is captured a vanished landscape and a vanished man.
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Meltdown Iceland by Roger Boyes
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- Award-winning foreign correspondent and expert on Iceland, Boyes has written a strikingly clear and informed account of the causes and affects of the economic crisis of 2008. He brings to life a country he knows well, from the sophistication of Reykjavik to the frozen arctic landscapes, and you'll find this an engaging, well-written read whatever your interests.
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St. Pancras Station by Simon Bradley
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- To coincide with the renovation of St Pancras Station, Simon Bradley published this slim, wonderfully-written history of the station, the age of the railway and of Gothic revival architecture. A gem.
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire by Piers Brendon
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- A comprehensive and popular history of the decline of the British Empire and its legacy of bloodshed. Each chapter deals with a different episode, from the Indian Empire to Kenya's Mau Mau uprising, making this an excellent book to dip in and out of.
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Fishing in Utopia by Andrew Brown
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- A clear, endearing portrait of Sweden and the Swedish people from the 1960s to the present day.
