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Castles from cobwebs
Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and named among the 50 most notable new books from Africa, Castles from Cobwebs follows one girl’s transition from youthful innocence to understanding as she navigates questions about family, identity, and race."I'd always known that I was Brown. Black was...
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As the women lay dreaming
WINNER OF THE 2020 PAUL TORDAY MEMORIAL PRIZE.A powerful, beautiful novel, set across two decades, in the wake of a devastating maritime tragedy.“Full of memorable images and singing lines of prose.” Sarah WatersTormod Morrison was on board HMY Iolaire on the terrible night as 1919 dawned, when t...
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Anne brontë reimagined
“With skilled close readings of her work, Hay convincingly argues that Brontë’s writing on loneliness and society’s expectations for women remain relevant … accessible … a fine place to start for readers new to her work.” Publishers WeeklyAnne Brontë is now widely believed to have written the fin...
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One body: a retrospective
Nominated in Scotland’s National Book AwardsIn this searing, frank and funny memoir, Catherine Simpson describes what it’s been like to live in her woman’s body, and to reach the realisation that all that time she’d spent trying to change her body to conform - often to unattainable standards - co...
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Extraction to extinction
Tracing our environmental impact through time, David Howe demonstrates how humanity’s exploitation of Earth’s natural resources has pushed our planet to its limit and asks: What’s next for our depleted planet?Everything we use started life in the earth, as a rock or a mineral vein, a layer of an ...
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Recovering dorothy
The first book to focus on Dorothy Wordsworth’s later life and work and the impact of her disability – allowing her to step out from her brother’s shadow and back into her own life story.Dorothy Wordsworth is well known as the author of the Alfoxden and Grasmere Journals (1798–1803) and as the si...
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Emily brontë reappraised
This biography with a twist unravels myths and delves into the work of the great author for answers to the question: Who was the real Emily Brontë?Emily Brontë occupies a special place in the English literary canon. And rightly so: the incomparable Wuthering Heights is a novel that has bewitched ...
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The mahogany pod
The Mahogany Pod is a moving portrayal of a joyful love affair that was cut short by a terminal illness after just one exhilarating year – and an inspirational account of vulnerability, reconciliation and learning to live fully after loss. “Gorgeous … her narrative packs a world of feeling within...
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Charlotte brontë revisited
Charlotte Bronte Revisited looks again at Charlotte Brontë's life and work through 21st-century eyes. Discover her private world of convention, rebellion, and imagination, and how they shaped her life, writing, and obsessions—including the paranormal, nature, feminism and politics. Everybody know...
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The garden cure
This is a story of gardens and how people can grow well in them. Through a lifetime’s experience of award-winning work in community gardens and in mental health care and training, Jan Cameron shows us how tending green spaces can bring tremendous benefits to mental health.Using the garden's annua...
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