In 1954 a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, & a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man`s guilt. For on San Piedro, memories grow as thickly as cedar trees & the fields of ripe strawberries
- memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy & a Japanese girl; memories of land desired, paid for, & lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbours watched.
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A beautiful new limited edition paperback of Snow Falling on Cedars, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list ...

” Join Jane Lawson as she takes you on a culinary journey through the magnificent cold-climate cuisines of the snow-cloaked regions of northern, central & eastern Europe. Celebrate the season of winter & enjoy this irresistible selection of simmering soups, hearty meals & indulgent desserts that will warm you to the core. From humble & satisfying classics to glamorous feasts worthy of a celebration, you are sure to be inspired by the mythical winter wonderland of Snowflakes & Schnapps. ` Get cosy on the couch with this opulently styled new release & remind yourself of all the good things cold weather brings.`
- delicious. ` This is winter comfort fare at it`s best`
- Vogue Entertaining + Travel ”

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Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, & to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily`s feet are bound properly, they will be flawless. In nineteenth-century China, where a woman`s eligibility is judged by the shape & size of her feet, this is extraordinary good luck. Lily now has the power to make a good marriage & change the fortunes of her family. To prepare for her new life, she must undergo the agonies of footbinding, learn nu shu, the famed secret women`s writing, & make a very special friend, Snow Flower. But a bitter reversal of fortune is about to change everything. ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE The stories of Kseniya Melnik`s debut collection are small-town miracles, each a miniature epic. Their focus is Magadan, a town in the Northern Far East of Russia, & the unvisited lives of its inhabitants & emigrants
- schoolchildren, doctors, teachers, mothers, daughters. Some characters span several stories. Some of their stories span decades & continents. The measure of their telling, though, is invariably the measure of everyday existence. Their dramas, too, are made from"idian stuff, each life with its own sly or suppressed tragedies, & its brief, often unexpected ecstasies. Kseniya Melnik`s sensibility is sober & humorous; her stories are moving & funny. In their patient, deliberate unfolding
- at once surprising & convincing
- & in the fitness of their details
- vital because they are suggestive
- we sense, above all, an assurance that is dazzling.




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` To those who went to the War straight from school & survived it, the problem of what to do afterwards was peculiarly difficult.` For H.W. ` Bill` Tilman, the solution lay in Africa: in gold prospecting, mountaineering & a 3, 000-mile bicycle ride across the continent. Tilman was one of the greatest adventurers of his time, a pioneering climber & sailor who held exploration above all else. He made first ascents throughout the Himalaya, attempted Mount Everest, & sailed into the Arctic Circle. For Tilman, the goal was always to explore, to see new places, to discover rather than conquer. First published in 1937, Snow on the Equator chronicles Tilman`s early adventures; his transition from East African coffee planter to famed mountaineer. After World War I, Tilman left for Africa, where he grew coffee, prospected for gold & met Eric Shipton, the two beginning their famed mountaineering partnership, traversing Mount Kenya & climbing Kilimanjaro & Ruwenzori. Tilman eventually left Africa in typically adventurous style via a 3, 000-mile solo bicycle ride across the continent-all recounted here in splendidly funny style. Tilman is one of the greatest of all travel writers. His books are well-informed & keenly observed, concerned with places & people as much as summits & achievements. They are full of humour & anecdotes & are frequently hilarious. He is part of the great British tradition of comic writing & there is nobody else quite like him. ...

In the frozen Antarctic, one curious little penguin decides to explore the ice & the snow & the sea. On his travels he sees two blue whales, a family of sea lions & a whole school of orca, but soon Penguin starts to miss his own family. Sometimes coming home is the best adventure of all. Told in rhyming couplets, this feel-good book is perfect for bedtimes & cuddle-up times. From bestselling author Tony Mitton, & beautifully illustrated by Alison Brown. ...

This title features two beautiful, compassionate animal stories from the snowy north, ” The Rainbow Bear & Little Albatross”, by internationally bestselling ” War Horse” author, Michael Morpurgo. Collected together for the first time & featuring Michael Foreman`s original stunning illustrations, this is a gem of a book to be enjoyed over & over again. ...

Richard Burton was a phenomenon, even by the standards of his time. Master swordsman, fluent in two dozen languages, poet, scholar, soldier, archaeologist & anthropologist, he was also the pioneer explorer of East Africa; he discovered Lake Tanganyika & took part in the notorious search for the source of the Nile & the ' Mountains of the Moon'. He travelled extensively in West Africa, the Americas, India, Europe & the Middle East. A translator of immense talent, he produced. English versions of Camoens' Lusiads, the Kama Sutra, &, most famously, The Arabian Nights. As a sexologist he anticipated Freud & Havelock Ellis. In this biography, Frank Mc Lynn draws on material from a wealth of untapped sources. He offers a challenging & original psychological portrait of the public & private Burton, the latter tortured, divided & deeply ambivalent. Not neglected either is Burton's formidable & controversial wife Isabel. The result is a disturbing but compelling portrait of a man many claim to have been the greatest of all the ' Eminent Victorians'. ...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing & reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. With skin as white as snow, lips as red as roses, & hair as black as ebony, Snow White soon arouses the jealousy of her wicked stepmother. Hidden away in the forest, can she escape the evil queen with the help of her new friends? ...