Memoirs – Page 4

Knife

Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12th, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make...

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The outrun

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When Amy returns to Orkney after more than a decade away, she is drawn back to the sheep farm where she grew up. Approaching the land that was once home, memories of her childhood merge with the re...

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Abroad in Japan

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When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he’d made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was abo...

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Boy

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‘Boy’ is the story of Roald Dahl’s very own boyhood, including tales of sweet-shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a great mouse plot – the inspiration for some of his m...

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All down darkness wide

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Here is a luminous and haunting memoir from the prize-winning poet – a story of love, heartbreak and coming of age, and a fearless exploration of queer identity and trauma. When SeÃ¡n meets...

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Wayward

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In 1968, Vashti Bunyan gave up everything and everybody she knew in London to take to the road with a horse, wagon, dog, guitar and her then partner. They made the long journey up to the Outer Hebr...

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Landlines

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Raynor Winn knows that her husband Moth’s health is declining, getting worse by the day. She knows of only one cure. It worked once before. But will he – can he? – set out with he...

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The Wonderful World of James Herriot

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A celebration of James Herriot and his world, with favourite stories from his books and insights into his life and work.

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Taste

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Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and the perfect Negroni, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the table....

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SAS Sea King Down

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After passing the world’s toughest Special Forces selection to get into D Squadron, 22 SAS, in 1979, Mark ‘Splash’ Aston thought he’d missed out on all the action. Then on A...

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Eat a Peach

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In 2004, David Chang opened a noodle restaurant named Momofuku in Manhattan’s East Village, not expecting the business to survive its first year. In 2018, he was the owner and chef of his own...

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Women Don’t Owe You Pretty

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Florence Given’s debut book will explore all progressive corners of the feminist conversation; from insecurity projection and refusing to find comfort in other women’s flaws, to decidin...

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Why we swim

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Take a dive into the deep with writer and swimmer Bonnie Tsui and discover what it is about water that seduces us, heals us and brings us together. Our evolutionary ancestors swam for survival. Now...

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Surviving the Storms

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‘There’s water in the engine,’ he said. ‘The engine has stopped.’
This changed everything?

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The Wild Silence

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Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After walking 630 miles homeless along the Salt Path, the windswept and wild English coastline now feels like their home. And despite Moth&...

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Homage to Catalonia

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Introduced by leading historian Helen Graham, Homage to Catalonia is Orwell’s first-hand account of the Spanish Civil War.

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The shapeless unease

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Samantha Harvey’s insomnia arrived, seemingly, from nowhere; for a year she has spent her nights chasing sleep that rarely comes. She’s tried everything to appease it. Nothing is helpin...

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Women Don’t Owe You Pretty: The debut book from Florence Given

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Florence Given’s debut book will explore all progressive corners of the feminist conversation; from insecurity projection and refusing to find comfort in other women’s flaws, to decidin...

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Where the hornbeam grows

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It wasn’t long after Beth Lynch moved to Switzerland that she realised that the sheer will to connect with people would not guarantee a happy relocation. Out of place and lonely, Beth knows t...

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The life and rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah

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The stunning autobiography of the poet, writer, lyricist and activist, Benjamin Zephaniah.

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Everything I Know About Love

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A spot-on, wildly funny and sometimes heart-breaking book about growing up, growing older and navigating all kinds of love along the way. When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grow...

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Salt Path

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In one devastating week, Raynor and her husband Moth lost their home of 20 years, just as a terminal diagnosis took away their future together. With nowhere else to go, they decided to walk the Sou...

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To War With Whitaker

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An inspired memoir, spanning over the Second World War, from a powerfully independent Countess who wouldn’t take no for an answer

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The Penguin Lessons

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Tom Michell is in his roaring 20s: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentinian boarding school and endless ...

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Under A Mackerel Sky

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Rick Stein’s formative years were shaped by the Oxfordshire farm he was brought up on and his family’s much loved holiday home in Cornwall. His father’s suicide when Stein was 18 ...

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Knife

The outrun

Abroad in Japan

Boy

All down darkness wide

Wayward

Landlines

The Wonderful World of James Herriot

Taste

SAS Sea King Down

Eat a Peach

Women Don’t Owe You Pretty

Why we swim

Surviving the Storms

The Wild Silence

Homage to Catalonia

The shapeless unease

Women Don’t Owe You Pretty: The debut book from Florence Given

Where the hornbeam grows

The life and rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah

Everything I Know About Love

Salt Path

To War With Whitaker

The Penguin Lessons

Under A Mackerel Sky

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