Authors Corner
Kate Ehrman
Georgie Rowse
Candida Wylie
Meet the authors and buy signed copies of their latest books! Great Christmas presents!
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Michael Morpurgo
Running Wild — Michael Morpurgo’s new novel opens when, after the death of his father, Will's mother surprises him with a trip to Indonesia. While riding Oona the elephant across the beach, Will notices that something is wrong. As the elephant takes off quickly into the jungle with Will on her back, a deadly wave crashes in. Is his mother still alive and can Oona help to save Will? Michael will also be bringing copies of some of his other much loved titles: a chance for children to meet the author they have grown up reading.
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Richard Dawkins
The Greatest Show on Earth — Richard Dawkins takes on the creationists. Written with elegance, wit and passion, his latest bestselling book is hard-hitting, absorbing and totally convincing as he sifts through fascinating layers of scientific facts and disciplines to build a cast-iron case for the truth of evolution. In Britain and elsewhere in the world, teachers witness insidious attempts to undermine the status of science in their classrooms. Richard Dawkins provides unequivocal evidence that boldly and comprehensively rebuts this view.
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Sir Ian Blair
Policing Controversy — Hot off the press, this hard-hitting autobiography from the head of the Met during 9/11 and the London bombings tells the other side of the story that we all know so well. A strikingly candid account of life at the heart of Scotland Yard, he answers his critics and issues a forceful defence of his time as Britain’s top policeman.
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Deborah Devonshire
Home to Roost and Other Peckings — As broad and eclectic as her long and eventful life, the pieces in this second volume of her occasional writings range from a ringside view of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration and funeral to a valedictory for her local post office. Whether it’s an account of the 1938 London season, Christmas at Chatsworth or the hazards of shopping for clothes when your eyesight is failing, the unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire, the youngest of the Mitford sisters, rings out. Affectionate, shrewd and uproariously funny, her no-nonsense, bang-on-the-nail observations are as good as any antidepressant.
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Candida Lycett Green
Unwrecked England — Tourists may find perfection in Castle Combe and Chipping Campden, but John Betjeman’s daughter prefers places which are off the beaten track. Even within earshot of a motorway’s constant moan or a mere stone’s throw from a gigantic conurbation such as Aylesbury or Middlesborough, as long as one is going at a leisurely pace, there are still beautiful bits of ‘unwearied, marvellous England’ to be found. In this beautifully illustrated book, she shows us that in every county of England there is something to marvel at.
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Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks
Go Wild — For eight-year-olds through to young teenagers there are tempting alternatives to computers and hanging out: brilliant ideas for having fun that will also help them to learn new skills and give them independence and confidence. From making a catapult to catching crayfish, creating fire without matches to constructing a tepee, Go Wild is all about thrilling activities, amazing discoveries and kids having the time of their lives in the great outdoors.
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Susan Hill
Howard's End is on the Landing — Early one autumn afternoon in pursuit of an elusive book on her shelves, Susan Hill encountered dozens of others that she had never read, or forgotten she owned, or wanted to read for a second time. Wandering through her house that day, Hill’s eyes were opened to how much of that life was stored in her home, neglected for years. Howard’s End is on the Landing charts the journey of one of the nation’s most accomplished authors as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past that have informed a lifetime of reading and writing.
