Published By: Jonathan CapePages: 288Released On: 16/05/2024 A woman with bipolar flies from America in a wedding dress to marry Harry Styles.A lorry driver with schizophrenia believes he’s got a cure for coronavirus.A depressed psychiatrist hides his profession from his GP due to stigma.Most of the characters in this book are his patients. Some ofContinue reading “You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here: A Psychiatrist’s Life – Dr Benji Waterhouse”
Category Archives: Non-Fiction
Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life – Fintan O-Toole
Published By: ApolloPages: 208Released On: 06/06/2024 The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere, from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from classic theatre to modern adaptations on stage and screen. But how well do we really know his plays? In this witty, iconoclastic book, the bestselling authorContinue reading “Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life – Fintan O-Toole”
Wild Treasures: A Year of Extraordinary Encounters with Cornwall’s Wildlife – Hannah Stitfall
Published By: GaiaPages: 272Released On: 25/04/2024 Hannah Stitfall is a TV presenter and zoologist, who regularly gets up in the early hours of the morning to try and catch sight of some of Cornwall’s best hidden wildlife. She will spend hours on end waiting for a creature to appear among a hedgerow, scurrying across Cornwall’sContinue reading “Wild Treasures: A Year of Extraordinary Encounters with Cornwall’s Wildlife – Hannah Stitfall”
History Stinks! Poo Through The Ages – Suzie Edge
Published By: Wren & RookPages: 192Released On: 11/04/2024 Did you know that you can discover loads about history just from the loo? Or piles about the past just from a poo? If not, then get ready to discover everything from Henry VIII’s dodgy diet and Aztec poop canoes, to giant, fossilized Viking plops, poo-tastic RomanContinue reading “History Stinks! Poo Through The Ages – Suzie Edge”
The Secret Library: A Book Lover’s Journey Through Curiosities of Literature – Oliver Tearle
Published By: Michael O’MaraPages: 256Released On: 28/03/2024 How much do you know about the Victorian novelist who outsold Dickens? Or the woman who became the first published poet in America? Do you know what connects Homer’s Iliad to Aesop’s Fables?The Secret Library explores these intriguing morsels of lesser-known history, along with the familiar literary heavyweights we know and love.Continue reading “The Secret Library: A Book Lover’s Journey Through Curiosities of Literature – Oliver Tearle”
The Chain – Chimene Suleyman
Published By: W&NPages: 240Released On: 28/03/2024 In January 2017, Chimene Suleyman was on her way to an abortion clinic in Queens, New York with her boyfriend, the father of her nascent child. It was the last day they would spend together. In an extraordinary sequence of events, Chimene was to discover the truth of herContinue reading “The Chain – Chimene Suleyman”
Book of Cakes – Linda Collister
Published By: National Trust BooksPages: 160Released On: 14/03/2024 Supported by the National Trust, suppliers of fine cakes to the British public40 essential classic and modern cake recipes plus expert tips and techniquesLittle bits of interesting and quirky cake history Packed with practical advice for baking the perfect cake every time, this beautifully illustrated book ofContinue reading “Book of Cakes – Linda Collister”
The Long and Winding Road – Lesley Pearse
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 384Released On: 29/02/2024 Born during the Second World War, Lesley’s innocence came to an abrupt end when a neighbour found her, aged 3, coatless in the snow. The mother she’d been unable to wake had been dead for days. Sent to an orphanage, Lesley soon learned adults couldn’t always be trusted.Continue reading “The Long and Winding Road – Lesley Pearse”
The Mysterious Mrs Hood – Kim Donovan
Published By: Seven DialsPages: 299Released On: 22/02/2024 Great Yarmouth, September 1900: A young woman is found dead on the beach, a bootlace tied tightly around her neck. Despite her death attracting national attention in the press, nobody claims her. Detective Inspector Robert Lingwood of the Great Yarmouth police force declares he will not rest until theContinue reading “The Mysterious Mrs Hood – Kim Donovan”
Spy Artist Prisoner – George Tomaziu
Published By: Envelope BooksPages: 232Released On: 03/03/2022 Romania allied itself with the Nazis in the Second World War to protect itself from the Soviet Union and to promote its own brand of fascist nationalism. When George Tomaziu, who had spent the 1930s preparing for a career as an artist, was invited to spy for Britain,Continue reading “Spy Artist Prisoner – George Tomaziu “
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