New edition of a remarkable memoir by an Italian-born American, first published in 1954, which describes how it was to live in Nazi-occupied Budapest in 1943-45.
Often hilarious and certainly astonishing, this is the novelist's memoir of growing up in Sheffield in the 1950s. His father, an insecure bully, adopted a toup?e, which functioned as an inst... read more
A memoir of life as a small girl in Rabindranath Tagore's famous cultural community in the 1930s, by one of India's foremost literary figures. Translated from the Bengali. (Originally due fo... read more
A boy has a strange and unique gift: he can undo curses, in a world where everyone can cast them. Hardinge has been writing for years but only reached a huge audience when The Lie Tree won t... read more
A free-spirited imp sets out on an adventure to help her friend the zebra, and ends up liberating a whole menagerie of animals. Very cheerful stuff from a most ingenious author. For ages 5-7... read more
This eloquent little book offers a moving and erudite justification for the survival of high quality book shops and why they are essential places of discovery, refuge and fulfilment. Laced w... read more
The friendship of Charles Darwin and Joseph Hooker, biologist and botanist sans pareil, and how they influenced each other in developing their understanding of the world around them - and ou... read more
History and culture, food, geography, wildlife and customs, region by region: a wonderful introduction to the sub-continent that takes in busy Delhi streets quite as much as gently rocking h... read more
A move to the country leaves Jem feeling desultory - but who is filling his shoes with conkers? Magic, mythology, moods and mayhem in O'Farrell's clever hands. Ages 6-8.
Pinfold is a remarkable illustrator and storyteller: here he conjures a palace in the desert where a girl strikes a mystical bargain with 'the Teller' to save her friends. Sharing elements w... read more