In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu’s great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms.
LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014
‘A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness … A masterpiece’ Financial Times
LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014
‘A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness … A masterpiece’ Financial Times
From a childhood of gothic proportions in a vicarage on the Welsh borders, through adolescence, leaving herself teetering on the brink of the 1960’s, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the lives of three generations of women.
A flight of imagination back to a time when London was green meadows and rolling hills, dotted with babbling brooks. Join Tim Bradford as he explores the lost rivers of London.
A history of walking over the British countryside.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
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An intimate memoir from one of America’s most acclaimed and beloved actresses.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The New York Times • People • Vogue • Financial Times • Sunday Telegraph • Chicago Sun-Times • The Independent • Bookreporter • The Sunday Business Post
An intimate memoir from one of America’s most acclaimed and beloved actresses.
On the way to a show in Skipton, in North Yorkshire, I noticed a road sign to a town called Keighley. So later, during the show, I mentioned this, asking the audience ‘Is that your rival town?’ And the room went chillingly quiet, until one woman called out with understated menace, ‘Keighley is a sink of evil.’
On the way to a show in Skipton, in North Yorkshire, I noticed a road sign to a town called Keighley. So later, during the show, I mentioned this, asking the audience, ‘Is that your rival town?’ And the room went chillingly quiet, until one woman called out with understated menace, ‘Keighley is a sink of evil.’
For fans of the ‘Windsors’ and ‘Now we are Sixty’: a beautifully illustrated collection of amusing and affectionate stories from inside the royal family.
A memoir of land, family and perseverance from one of the most influential writers in America.
The definitive account of the pop cult capital of the UK by Dave Haslam, one of Manchester’s top DJs and journalists.
The sequel to the bestselling Silvertown, which tells the story of Aunt Daisy, and all the other Aunt Daisys – the locals of the old East End.
A rip-roaring and hilarious memoir from Stanley Johnson – father of London mayor Boris Johnson.
