Travel writing
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Rebecca West, introduction by Geoff Dyer
Format: Paperback
A travel literature classic. Introduced by Geoff Dyer: 'As a book about Yugoslavia it's a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating'
The Age of Islands
Alastair Bonnett
Format: Paperback
A fascinating exploration of new and disappearing islands around the world, by the author of Off the Map.
The Stubborn Light of Things
Melissa Harrison
Format: Paperback
A nature diary by award-winning novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison, following her journey from urban south London to the rural Suffolk countryside.
Signs of Life
Stephen Fabes
Format: Paperback
The cycling doctor: Round the world with a stethoscope.
Bitter Lemons of Cyprus
Lawrence Durrell
Format: Paperback
Lose yourself in this classic prize-winning memoir of life in 1950s Cyprus on the brink of revolution by the legendary king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.
Prospero's Cell
Lawrence Durrell
Format: Paperback
Lose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.
Reflections on a Marine Venus
Lawrence Durrell
Format: Paperback
Lose yourself in this classic travelogue evoking the Greek island of Rhodes after World War IIby the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.
Sicilian Carousel
Lawrence Durrell
Format: Paperback
Lose yourself in this vivid travelogue evoking the historic Mediterranean island of Sicily by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.
The Greek Islands
Lawrence Durrell
Format: Paperback
Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.
The Museum of Whales You Will Never See
A. Kendra Greene
Format: Paperback
Meet the obsessives and dreamers of this remote island nation, and travel through the collections of Iceland's eclectic museums and into its curious past.
