Imani is a foundling. Raised by nuns on a Northumbrian Island, she grows up with an increasing sense of displacement. After the death of her biological mother, Imani travels to... Læs mere
Dick Capel takes us on a series of introspective rambles of the beautiful, unspoiled Eden Valley, from the source of the river in Mallerstang to the Solway Firth at Carlisle, looking at wildlife, landscapes, history, traditions and culture.
The fourth thriller in the multi-award-nominated Harcus & Laird series.
A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week: The Nature of Spring masterfully captures nature’s season of rebirth and rejuvenation with exquisite observation and poetic flair, and lays bare the impact of global warming and the need for more daring conservation efforts.
A treasure trove of fascinating stories, little-known places and hidden gems of history, Westering is a coast-to-coast journey from Norfolk to the Welsh coast, by an established travel writer.
This evocative account underlines how an unprecedented crisis has changed the way we relate to the natural world, giving us hope for the future at perhaps the darkest time in our... Læs mere
A haunting exploration of the cost of war and the Cold War arms race that tells the story of a little-known germ warfare incident in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, with the empathy and poignancy of the author’s prize-winning first novel, As the Women Lay Dreaming.
Femke, her mother and grandfather have very different ideas about how to run their family farm; Femke wants to switch to sustainable growing, whilst her mother considers this an attack on... Læs mere
DC Carrie and her colleague DI Gayther are an unlikely pairing tasked with investigating a series of cold cases - specifically, unsolved murders of LGBTQ+ victims.
The final instalment in the acclaimed "Seasons" series, which interrogates how climate change has disrupted the natural rhythm of the seasons. It has attracted widespread praise and... Læs mere
An authoritative guide to the history, landscape and lore along the scenic line between Settle and Carlisle, by an established travel writer and railway aficionado.
With a naturalist’s eye and a poet’s instinct, acclaimed nature writer Jim Crumley traces the Lake District’s place in the evolution of global conservation and pleads the case for a far-reaching reappraisal of all of Lakeland’s wildness.