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Dick King-Smith spent fourteen years on Woodlands Farm where the eccentric cast of animal and human characters provided a wealth of material for his later writings. With a herd of cows that resembled Fred Karno's army (including Ben the bull who makes an unforgettable bid for freedom), a goat who likes riding in the... Read More »

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One of the greatest writers of the 20th century, George Orwell left an enduring mark on our language and culture, with concepts such as "Big Brother", "Room 101", and "Newspeak". His reputation rests not only on his political shrewdness and his sharp satires, but also on his clear writing style and his essays. Gordon... Read More »

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In this sequel to The Year of the Cornflake we again share with Faith and Brian their ups and downs as they welcome their young guests to their farmhouse, set amidst beautiful Devon Countryside. When Brian and Faith Addis do their sums at the end of their first year providing country holidays for children, they find they... Read More »

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The first full-length biography of a much maligned - but astonishingly colourful - Queen of England. In Newgate Street, in the city of London, stand the meagre ruins of Christ Church. On the same site once stood a royal mausoleum set to rival Westminster Abbey in the fourteenth century. Among the many crowned heads buried... Read More »

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After a three-day romance, Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women had few freedoms, she was a cornerstone of high society and behind-the-scenes political dynamo. However it was Jennie's love life that marked her out, causing scandal and earning... Read More »

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In her remarkable new book, Alison Weir recounts one of the greatest and most remarkable love stories of medieval England. It is the extraordinary tale of an exceptional woman, Katherine Swynford, who became first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. But Katherine Swynford was much more... Read More »

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Kevin Lewis grew up on a council estate in South London. Beaten and starved by his parents, ignored by social services and bullied at school, he was offered a chance to escape this nightmare world and was put into care. Despite all his best efforts to make things work out, his life spiralled out of control. At the age of... Read More »

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When war is declared, Frances and Ralph, both pacifists, turn their house into a sanctuary for friends more materially involved. Invasion seems imminent as one by one the countries of Europe fall to the Nazis. People are even told to immobilize their car engines at night in case the Germans parachute into Britain. All... Read More »

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Blindness in the 195Os was a social stigma. Stephen's mother wanted a normal life for him, so he fought desperately to uphold the illusion of sight. For a child frantic to fit in, each day was an exhausting pretence. He managed to ride a bike, when even reading involved pressing his nose to the page and painfully forcing... Read More »

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This searingly honest memoir describes growing up on an African farm during the Rhodesian Bush War and the twilight years of white colonialism in the 1970s. It also explores the shock yet euphoria of Zimbabwean independence in the 1980s as St John navigates her way through the immense personal and political changes. The... Read More »