Local and family history, nostalgia Books
Fircone Books Ltd Walking Gloucestershire with Ivor Gurney: Poetry
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£15.19
Fircone Books Ltd Wales from the Air: history in the hills
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£18.00
Fircone Books Ltd A Child of Ross
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£7.99
Sandstone Press Ltd The Passion of Harry Bingo: Further Dispatches
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR SALTIRE SOCIETY NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR Quirky, hilarious, always engaging and often moving, The Passion of Harry Bingo enters the lives of some of Britain’s least known but most amazing characters. From Orkney to the Sussex coast they bring light and laughter into all our lives: the Sikh pipe band and Wall of Death riders, herring queens and drag queens, crazy golfers and Harry himself, still following Partick Thistle in his nineties. This second selection of Peter Ross’s sideways looks at life in Scotland – and beyond – follows the highly successful and acclaimed Daunderlust.Trade Review‘Funny, moving essays on topics from crazy golf to rehab. Ross has a keen eye, ear and turn of phrase.’‘Peter Ross is one of the finest feature writers working in Britain today. His new collection is terrific.’‘An entertaining and essential read... Few writers are as good at holding a mirror up to life in today’s Scotland.’ * Books from Scotland *‘An incredible picture of a nation and its psyche, expressed through the stories of the quirky but convincing groups of people who make up the country... Ross has a deep compassion for and interest in the people he's talking to... He's the sort of journalist other journalists would like to be.’‘It takes a writer of uncommon class to extract the tales he’s gathered here and to retell them with such fondness and respect for the subjects.’ * The Courier & Advertiser *‘Tales of the Sikh Pipe Band and grouse shooting in Stirling bring home the real life and true colours of Scotland in the 21st Century.’ * 5 Star Review, Scottish Field *‘Meticulous yet fiercely readable...’‘This is newspaper reporting at its most distinctive - engaging, quirky, amusing and moving.’ * Scottish Island Explorer *‘By focusing on individual experiences Ross manages to say more than any straightforward reportage could manage, looking beyond clichés and stereotypes where others use them too readily to score easy points.’ * Scots Whay Hae! *‘His books really are fascinating, beautifully written... a wonderful reminder of the positive benefits of company and community.’
£8.54
Vintage Publishing Pure Flame: On Mothers and Daughters
Book Synopsis'Rich and moving' New York Times'A book that expands and breaks your heart' Adelle Waldman, author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.A revelatory enquiry into selfhood, freedom, mortality, storytelling, and what it means to be a mother's daughterDuring one of the texting sessions that became our habit over the period I now think of as both late and early in our relationship, my mother revealed the existence of someone named Janis Jerome.So begins Michelle Orange's extraordinary inquiry into the meaning of maternal legacy - in her own family and across a century of seismic change. Jerome, she learns, is one of her mother's many alter egos: the name used in a case study, eventually sold to the Harvard Business Review, about her midlife choice to leave her husband and children to pursue career opportunities in a bigger city. A flashpoint in the lives of both mother and daughter, the decision forms the heart of a broader exploration of the impact of feminism on what Adrienne Rich called 'the great unwritten story': that of the mother-daughter bond.Through a blend of memoir, social history, and cultural criticism, Pure Flame pursues a chain of personal, intellectual, and collective inheritance, tracing the forces that helped transform the world and what a woman might expect from it.Trade ReviewThe best book I've read this year...unsparing, stylishly written, and profoundly loving, the book is as original as it is powerful... a book that expands and breaks your heart, not with sentimentality but with its intelligence and compassion. -- Adelle WaldmanA provocative, meditative, funny, feminist adventure about two women trying to tell each other the stories that matter while there's still time. -- Alexander CheeRich and moving . . . Orange skirts the traps of the mother-daughter memoir by going beyond personal history. . . Pure Flame may be Orange's legacy. -- Maggie Doherty * New York Times *Recasts the notion of maternal legacy and fills it with pointed mystery and informed sincerity. Pure Flame is a tutorial in bending creative non-fiction. -- Kiese LaymonSometimes achingly sad, but often warm and evocative... a brilliant work of feminist critique. -- Lauren Puckett-Pope * US Elle *Powerful . . .honest, fair, and compassionate. -- Veronica Esposito * Literary Hub *[A] nuanced and original memoir -- Terri Apter * Times Literary Supplement *
£13.49
Redcliffe Press Ltd The Festivals of Cornwall: Ritual, Revival,
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£22.50
Graffeg Limited Year in Pembrokeshire, A
Book SynopsisPhotographer David Wilson and broadcaster Jamie Owen document the historic county of Pembrokeshire in all its seasonal variety. Traditional and modern aspects of daily life are captured and preserved in a series of photo-illustrated accounts, set over the course of a year.
£20.00
Mount Orleans Press The Handkerchief Tree: A Life in Letters: The
Book SynopsisFrederick Grice had a keen eye for detail, and the ability to bring this to paper in a sharply vivid and lively style. A great raconteur, he had an impish sense of fun and was able to capture the scenes of Hereford and Worcester life. These memoirs evoke a past world and reveal it full of charm and variety.
£21.25
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd Are We Home Yet?
Book SynopsisSpanning the years from 1935 to 2010, Are We Home Yet? is the moving and funny story of a girl and her mother. As a girl, Katy accidentally discovers her mother is earning money as a sex worker at the family home, rupturing their bond. As an adult, Katy contends with grief and mental health challenges before she and her mother attempt to heal their relationship. From Canada, to Leeds and Jamaica, and exploring shame, immigration and class, the pair share their stories but struggle to understand each other's choices in a fast-changing world. By revealing their truths, can these two strong women call a truce on their hostilities and overcome the oppressive ghosts of the past?Trade ReviewKaty's writing is unflinchingly honest and undeniably authentic. It is also funny, sharp and full of perfectly placed detail. She challenges our preconceptions whilst transporting us right into the middle of a world few of us have had a chance to see this clearly before. * Sharon Duggal, author of The Handsworth Times and Should We Fall Behind *
£8.54
Merlin Unwin Books Shropshire from Dawn to Dusk
Book SynopsisOne of England's best-kept secrets, magnificent Shropshire in all its variety is captured on camera by award-winning father and son team Mike and John Hayward.
£18.00
Tangent Books The Siop Newydd Girls
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£22.50
Exbury Gardens Ltd The Eighth Wonder of the World: Exbury Gardens
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£25.50
Northern Heritage Services Northumberland Rocks: 50 Extraordinary Rocky
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£11.40
Unity Print and Publishing Ltd Wild about Barnes: The village on the river
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£22.79
Unity Print and Publishing Ltd Wild about Tooting & Furzedown: From the common
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£23.74
Unity Print and Publishing Ltd Wild about Richmond and Kew: The Thames, The
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£23.75
Sydney University Press Sheringtons: A History
Book SynopsisSHERINGTONS is the history of a family over five centuries, set against contexts of place and enterprise. For the first three hundred years the Sherington family were yeomen farmers at Westleton on the coast of Suffolk. During the 19th century members of the family moved to South London. The family was re-shaped through urban living and separated through divorce and ultimately emigration overseas. Some went west to the Americas only to meet disappointment and violent deaths. Others went to Australia where they helped to found Ford Sherington, the manufacturer of the well-known Globite suitcase. The history is a co-operation between two Sherington brothers. Geoffrey Sherington is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney. Bruce Sherington initiated much of the genealogical research on which the study is founded.Table of ContentsForeword; Suffolk: The Land of the South Folk; South London and Beyond; Sydney: The Globite Story; Appendix 1: Family Line of Descent; Appendix 2: Family Biographies.
£17.99
Curbstone Press,U.S. America's Child
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£16.16
Butler Centre for Arkansas Studies Main Street Arkansas: The Hearts of Arkansas
Book SynopsisThis work takes readers on a postcard and photographic tour of every section of Arkansas. In this visual history - the Hanley brothers' most extensive book yet - readers will trace many towns' humble beginnings, with wooden-frame structures lining rutted dirt streets teeming with wagons, horses, and mules. The evolution of towns such as Walnut Ridge, Bentonville, Little Rock, and Lake Village, as well as tiny hamlets such as Black Rock and Ponca, unfolds before readers' eyes. Scenes from the 1950s feature stores such as Ben Franklin, OTASCO, and Western Auto. Success stories of Main Street preservation and revitalization in El Dorado, Siloam Springs, Conway, and Harrison show how local elders have set an example for other towns.Trade ReviewEvery corner of the state is included... a real treasure for travelers and celebrants of Arkansas and American history. - Bill Worthen, director, Historic Arkansas Museum
£33.26
Butler Centre for Arkansas Studies Main Street Arkansas: The Hearts of Arkansas
Book SynopsisThis is a postcard and photographic tour of every section of Arkansas. In this visual history - the Hanley brothers' most extensive book yet - readers will trace many towns' humble beginnings, with wooden-frame structures lining rutted dirt streets teeming with wagons, horses, and mules. The evolution of towns such as Walnut Ridge, Bentonville, Little Rock, and Lake Village, as well as tiny hamlets such as Black Rock and Ponca, unfolds before readers' eyes. Scenes from the 1950s feature stores such as Ben Franklin, OTASCO, and Western Auto. Success stories of Main Street preservation and revitalization in El Dorado, Siloam Springs, Conway, and Harrison show how local elders have set an example for other towns.Trade ReviewEvery corner of the state is included... a real treasure for travelers and celebrants of Arkansas and American history. - Bill Worthen, director, Historic Arkansas Museum
£18.66
Joshua Tree Publishing Finding the Lost Art of Family Storytelling: A
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£16.15
Poetry Box The Very Rich Hours
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£11.85
Poetry Box Songs from the Back-in-the-Back
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£8.99
Otago University Press Come Back to Mona Vale: Life and death in a
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£18.00
Wolsak and Wynn A Necessary Distance
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£16.15
Bill Andrews The walks near Godalming: 44 short walks 4-6
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£7.26
Edicion Punto Didot LA PIEDRA CON AROMAS DE TOMILLO
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£19.82
