The Best of Betjeman Selected by John Guest ‘A thoroughly well-rounded portrait of Betjeman the artist and Betjeman the man… it is the portrait of a phenomenon’ Charles Causley In addition to the best of Sir John’s poetry, this acclaimed selection includes prose that reveals him as architectural critic, social historian, conservationist, short-story writer, railway…
The Little Book of Betjeman is a perceptive evocation of the late Poet Laureates life and work and was published on 28th August 2006 to coincide with the centenary of his birth, an event that was widely publicised and observed worldwide. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout, in both colour and black & white, with…
On September 11th 2006 – exactly five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers – 40 year old Doug Beattie played his part in the War on Terror. As a guard of Rudolph Hess in Spandau prison, as a junior soldier in Northern Ireland, an NCO in Bosnia and a Regimental Sergeant Major to…
The Cooks Encyclopedia of Curries The definitive guide to mouth watering, authentic curries from all corners of the Indian subcontinent, and from Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines. In-depth reference focuses on the cultures of India and Southeast Asia, and demystifies curryies with a guide to using and preparing…
Fully empowered by Pablo Neruda translated by Alistair Reed Fully Empowered first appeared in Spanish in 1962, under the title Plenos Poderes. Neruda himself regarded this collection as a particular favourite (and specifically asked the poet Alistair Reed to translate it into English), partly because it came out of a most fruitful period in his…
In this refreshingly light-hearted book, Pat Morris presents scientific and down-to-earth information about one of Britain’s best-loved wild creatures, the hedgehog, a bumbling and endearing animal. This book, in its various editions, has remained the principal ‘popular’ book on the hedgehog for over 40 years – a measure of its success and usefulness. Hardback Book…
London, 1940. Winnie Berry is at the heart of the community in her pub, the Battersea Tavern. Her door is always open to those in need of a cup of tea and sympathy. Winnie’s abusive husband has left and she finds herself foolishly falling in love with black market trader, Have it Harry Hampton. But…
After the war is over Liverpool 1945. Three women – the closest of friends – return home from the war, trying to fit back into their old lives. Thrown together by conflict, they have shared the good and the bad times and now their lives seem dull in comparison. But not for long… Maggie and…
There are some things which even the closest friendship cannot survive… Neighbours Edie Kelsey and Lil Horton have been friends for over twenty years, sharing the joys and sorrows of their tough lives as the wives of fishermen in Grimsby. So it came as no surprise that their children were close and that Edie’s son,…
The second world war is over… Birmingham is welcoming home its menfolk, and a new chapter is beginning in Rachel Booker’s life. Her family is reunited and life settles into a routine – but Rachel yearns for more. Melly, Rachel’s eldest daughter, is a child of the war. She grew up in the bombed-out streets…