Culture - Saraband

[trim]'What a glorious book! Just beautiful. Adam dances down that line between happy and sad with such sure-footed grace. It underlines that there is no such thing as 'an ordinary life' or indeed an 'ordinary place'.' Catherine Simpson[/trim]

Ring of Stone Circles Stan Abbott

[trim]'An energetic and informed historical adventure shining a light on Neolithic Cumbria.' Emily Atherton, Editor, Cumberland and Westmorland Herald[/trim]

One Body Catherine Simpson

Recovering Dorothy Polly Atkin

Extraction to Extinction David Howe

[trim]“A lyrical and questing narrative of how humans have used and abused natural resources down the ages … long-brewed technical knowledge combined with an easy story-teller’s acumen, fluency and wisdom.” MICHAEL LEEDER, Professor Emeritus at UEA Norwich, author of Measures for Measure: Geology and the Industrial Revolution[/trim]

Walking the Line Stan Abbott

[trim]"A compelling journey along the Settle-Carlisle railway, full of detailed research and engaging insights on this treasured line." Emily Atherton , Cumberland & Westmorland Herald[/trim]

The Mahogany Pod Jill Hopper

[trim]“A work of literature: beautifully written, meticulously structured and heart-rending.” Kate Kellaway, Observer[/trim]

Well (Revised edition) Mary Gunn

Bleak R.M Murray

[trim]"A heartwarming trip through the ruins of youthful delusion, much of which I don’t remember." Peter Capaldi[/trim]

Everything Passes, Everything Remains Chris Dolan

[trim]‘Magical. A story for our times and what it is to be alive now.’ Elaine C Smith[/trim]

Twenty Football Towns Steve Leach

[trim]"A knowledgeable, funny companion, spelling out how footballing places encourage shared identities and experiences." Cumbria Life, Book of the Month.[/trim]

A Time of Birds Helen Moat

[trim]“Ideal reading for vicarious armchair travellers … rich in emotional flashbacks and keen observations … Moat is an exquisite stylist. Her unhurried, free-flowing narrative captivates the reader from the very first sentence … a thoroughly unputdownable travel book.” Vitali Vitaliev, Engineering & Technology Magazine[/trim]

The Boxing Diaries Marion Dunn

[trim]"An entertaining, surprising and enjoyable read. Highly recommended!" Amazon customer[/trim]

Anne Brontë Reimagined Adelle Hay

[trim]“An important contribution to Brontë studies that reinforces why Anne Brontë is such a significant Victorian writer and why her books remain relevant to contemporary culture.” Claire O’Callaghan[/trim]

A Proper Person to be Detained Catherine Czerkawska

[trim]“Stands out from the crowd for all the right reasons … [a book] clearly destined to be remembered … Catherine Czerkawska takes us on journeys that are deeply revealing about the lives lived only a few generations ago … a fine example of microhistory.” Undiscovered Scotland[/trim]

Rocks and Rain, Reason and Romance David Howe

[trim]"An ambitious and enjoyable biography of a landscape." Cumbria Life, Book of the Month[/trim]