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“If you're looking for ideas, or planning a bucket-list adventure, you'll find page after page of sepia-tinted inspiration in the revised edition o...

This captivating and moving saga full of twists and turns by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is perfect for fans of Catherine Coo...

From conkers to marbles, from British Bulldog to tag, not forgetting 'one potato, two potato' and 'eeny, meeny, miny, mo', The Lore of the Playgrou...

Let bestselling author Iris Gower sweep you away with this captivating and mesmerising saga. If you like Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale...

If you like Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson, you'll love this emotional and powerful story of revenge and retribution from the Sunday Times bests...

The town of Maidstone became indelibly associated with revolution and riot between the 14th and 16th centuries when it experienced the Peasants' Re...

Canterbury has a place in English history quite out of proportion to its relatively small size, and because of this it is one of the select half-do...

West Bromwich was the largest and most distinguished of the towns amalgamated into the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell and, despite its modern app...

Worthing officially became a town with the passing of the Worthing Town Improvement Act in 1803, though the population then was no more than 1,000....

A gripping and heart-warming saga set in Lancashire from the Sunday Times bestseller Ruth Hamilton, perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson. Guarante...

Packed full of the age-old wisdom and expertise of generations of gardeners, who used their down-to-earth and practical experience to create beauti...

A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024 An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024 ...

Catherine Rothwell has gathered together over 130 traditional Cornish recipes in her latest book. Cornwall has always had a strong culinary traditi...

Royal Navy submarine HMS Poseidon sank in collision with a Chinese freighter during routine exercises in 1931 off Weihaiwei. Thirty of its fifty-si...

An illustrated guide to the history of the duel and trial by combat in Britain and abroad. A duel could result from any challenge to a gentleman's...

Nobuo Uematsu is one of the most influential Japanese composers of the current age. One of Japan’s most beloved living composers, he has been compo...

From his landmark study of rural life in East Anglia, Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay (1956), George Ewart Evans set about, in a series of books, u...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a wonderfully evocative novel, perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamu...

If you like Katie Flynn, Kristin Hannah and Fiona Valpy, you will love this enthralling, heart-wrenching page-turner of a romantic adventure from m...

This illustrated anthology drawn from Berkshire's rich literary and historical heritage, and from its folklore and traditions over the years, makes...

This superb collection of historic photographs takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the recent history of Chadwell Heath, Goodmayes, S...

This seasonal anthology of festive fare will delight Oxfordshire readers - and those further afield - during the season of goodwill, from Advent to...

This colourful evocation of Christmas in Cheshire will enliven many an evening around a blazing fire. Wonder at the Mayor of Chester's sumptuous ba...

This captivating book contains more than 200 rare archive images that explore the social and architectural history of Gateacre and Belle Vale. Alth...

This varied collection brings together personal reminiscences, and extracts of fiction, folklore and poetry which look at the celebration of Christ...

The Making of Modern Streatham provides a unique exploration of south London: this isn't boring suburbia - there's something unexpected around ever...

A London Christmas is an anthology of seasonal memories compiled from journals, novels, poems, local traditions and historical events, illustrated ...

Swansea is a highly individual place. Its character is certainly unique, and is the result of a combination of personalities and events that have s...

In the first book to deal with the history of Manchester from its Roman foundations to the era of the Industrial revolution, Dr Michael Nevell uses...

Upminster is a leafy suburb of London which has seen many changes over the last century. The Second World War and the arrival of fast transport lin...

Using contributions from five primary schools, this photographic guide to Basildon offers a unique perspective on this town created after the Secon...

In the nineteenth century, Brislington was described as 'the prettiest village in Somerset'. Although it is now a busy suburb of Bristol, it still ...

Celebrating gallant individuals like John Goyne, the Gold Rush pioneer, Cornish Pioneers and the Odd Villain provides an insight into the lives of ...