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Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders
Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2016 In 1936 the Carnegie award was established in memory of the great Scottish philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, who founded over 2800 libraries in the English speaking world.  It celebrates, each …
All the Way to the Bank by J.R. Hartley
All the Way to the Bank by J.R. Hartley
Remember those good old days when you couldn’t lose a telephone handset because it was made of Bakelite and was attached to the telephone?  When gentlemen wore Covert coats and ties even when they weren’t …
A Natural History of the Hedgerow: and ditches, dykes and dry stone walls by John Wright
A Natural History of the Hedgerow: and ditches, dykes and dry stone walls by John Wright
John Wright is a naturalist and self-confessed forager.  He has written books in the River Cottage Handbook series on fungi and mushrooms, hedgerows and seashores - and booze.  He has now written a personal history of …
Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift
Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift
It is Mothering Sunday 1924 and a maid, orphan Jane Fairweather, has a day to herself whilst the rest of the household are away visiting their families.  She plans to immerse herself in a book from her …
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