Books
Islands
Peggy Frew
Format: Paperback
A stunning literary novel from the author of the Stella Prize shortlisted Hope Farm.
UEFA EURO 2020: The Official Book
Keir Radnedge
Format: Paperback
This official UEFA licensed guide to EURO 2020 contains everything a football fan - passionate or casual - will need to enjoy the tournament.
The Little Guide to Love Island
Orange Hippo!
Format: Hard Cover
Whatever your type, this little guide to Love Island gets all our favourite moments and characters between the (paper) sheets! As Tommy says, refreshify your memory.
Folk Song in England
Steve Roud
Format: Paperback
A brand new look at the folk music tradition in England, a hugely readable social history of the phenomenon.
Charlie Chooses
Lou Peacock, illustrated by Nicola Slater
Format: Hard Cover
A heart-warming and humorous story about how tricky it can be to make up your mind - perfect for indecisive preschoolers!
The Origin of Empire
David Potter
Format: Paperback
Capturing the pivotal moment when Rome transformed from a republic to a world empire, spanning over three hundred action-packed years.
The Breaking
Kathryn Heyman
Format: Paperback
Nominated for the Scottish Writer of the Year Award and the Orange Prize, The Breaking is a unique, lyrical testament to the power of the human spirit.
Fury
Kathryn Heyman
Format: Paperback
A raw, painfully honest, heartbreaking account of a young woman raising herself out of abuse and poverty to become her own hero.
Rabbits for Food
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Format: Paperback
A devastating, darkly comic story of a woman's slide into depression and institutionalisation from a master of razor-edged literary humour
The Story of the Olympic Games
International Olympic Committee
Format: Hard Cover
The official and exclusive children's title charting the history of the summer Olympic Games, published in association with the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, a foundation of the International Olympic Committee. Features colour photographs and artworks from the archives of the Olympic Museum, including portraits, action shots and images of memorabilia from every summer Game, namely Athens 1896 to Rio 2016.
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