Trelawny’s Cornwall: A Journey through Western Lands - Petroc Trelawney (Signed)

Trelawny’s Cornwall: A Journey through Western Lands – Petroc Trelawney (Signed)

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It would be hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. His first name is shared with one of Cornwall’s most celebrated saints, his second is the name of its unofficial national anthem. But when a stranger challenges the Radio 3 presenter on his ancestry, he is inspired to return to the lands of his boyhood to rediscover the place where he grew up, and attempt to confirm if he still belongs there.

Part history, part memoir, this is a deeply felt exploration of Cornwall – past, present and future. Petroc embarks on a slow journey that sees him visit old mine workings, ancient churches, sites where new technology was forged, and places where poets, musicians, architects and film makers have worked to shape Cornwall’s cultural identity. He explores the Tamar, the river that marks out the Cornish frontier, and holds a finger up to winds of change, exploring the collapse of Methodism, the decline of the Cornish language, and the complex , sometimes lucrative, sometimes destructive, relationship with tourism.

As he travels by road, rail and foot, he conjures marvellously vivid figures and scenes from memory, telling the stories of a loving family full of mysteries and a landscape still redolent of ‘Cornish otherness’.

Welcome to Glorious Tuga - Francesca Segal

Welcome to Glorious Tuga – Francesca Segal

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Leaving her comfortable academic London life behind, Charlotte sets sail to the remote island of Tuga to study her beloved tortoises in the field. There, she finds plenty of challenges. A delightful read, joyous, funny and uplifting.

Welcome to Glorious Tuga - Francesca Segal (Signed)

Welcome to Glorious Tuga – Francesca Segal (Signed)

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Welcome to glorious Tuga – the world’s most remote island and Charlotte Walker’s new home. Charlotte has swapped her grey life in London for a year in this tropical paradise. Officially, she’s there for conservation but the reality is far more complicated.

For somewhere on Tuga lies the answer to a truth she’s waited her whole life to learn. If she finds it, then perhaps she might finally find herself too.