Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare
£20.00Ten plays retold in Morpurgo’s warm, accessible style – a perfect introduction to Shakespeare for young children – copiously illustrated by contemporary artists.
Age guide: 8-12
Molly & the Captain – Anthony Quinn
£9.99Please note that this title is not published until August 10th.
Three interlinked narratives which explore the fate and provenance of two related portraits. A vivid evocation of period detail and a moving meditation on the themes of art, beauty, and love.
Molly & the Captain – Anthony Quinn
£9.99Three interlinked narratives which explore the fate and provenance of two related portraits. A vivid evocation of period detail and a moving meditation on the themes of art, beauty, and love.
Monet: The Restless Vision – Jackie Wullschläger
£35.00Drawing on hundreds of previously untranslated letters and sources, the chief art critic for the Financial Times conjures the artistic milieu and turbulent private life of the painter widely held as the founder of Impressionism.
Monsters Never Get Haircuts – Marie-Helene Versini
£12.99Illustrated by Vincent Boudgourd
Humorous, quirky picture book on the habits of monsters – who never brush their hair, go to the dentist or bother with shoes.
Age guide: 2-5
More Than a Game: A History of How Sport Made Britain – David Horspool
£25.00Entertaining survey of the most popular British sports, ranging from medieval tournaments to the victorious Lionesses, showing how they drove social change.
Mosquito: The RAF’s Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission – Rowland White
£20.00Impeccably researched and grippingly narrated story of the legendary lightweight aircraft and the daring pilots who flew them.
Mother’s Boy – Patrick Gale
£9.99A tender fictional depiction of the life of the poet Charles Causley, with beautifully evoked period detail of World War I action and its aftermath, and a moving examination of the tensions between a life of the mind and personal fulfilment.
Mozart in Italy: Coming of Age in the Land of Opera – Jane Glover
£25.00An evocative account of Mozart’s early visits to Italy and his exposure to the culture, language and art which had a profound and lasting effect on his musical development.
My First Christmas Cook Book: Festive Recipes for Young Cooks – David Atherton
£14.99Illustrated by Katie Cottle
Learn to bake and decorate tasty treats and gifts with this delightful step-by-step cookbook.
Age guide: 6-11
Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History – Philippa Gregory
£25.00In a welcome corrective to the more traditional male-centred approach to the past, the historical novelist reclaims the lives of generations of ordinary women.
North Woods – Daniel Mason
£16.99An extraordinarily inventive novel which spans 400 years in the history of a small plot of land in New England and explores the lives of those who live there against the backstory of the changing landscape. An exhilerating read.
North Woods – Daniel Mason (Signed)
£16.99Signed by the author.
A young Puritan couple on the run. An English soldier with a fantastic vision. Inseparable twin sisters. A lovelorn painter and a lusty beetle. A desperate mother and her haunted son. A ruthless con man and a stalking panther. Buried secrets. Madness, dreams and hope. All are connected. The dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive. Exhilarating, daring and playful, NORTH WOODS will change the way you see the world.
Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way) – Roma Agrawal
£18.50Free shipping within the UK.
Old God’s Time – Sebastian Barry
£17.50Free shipping within the UK.
On Java Road – Lawrence Osborne
£9.99An atmospheric thriller set in Hong Kong telling the story of a friendship between Adrian Gayle, a veteran British reporter, and his old university friend Jimmy Tang, which is strained when
a young protestor, a friend of Jimmy’s with whom Adrian has fallen in love, disappears.