What motivated the 16th century explorers? The question is a vexed one the world over. To this day, a troubled folkloric status hangs about the better-known names. Many of the Tudor explorers set sail from the South West peninsula. Morpurgo, with his own deep connections to the Dorset coast, unearths the stories behind little-known key figures Stephen Borough & John Davis, & their brilliant navigational teacher, John Dee, inventor of the `paradoxall compass`. Morpurgo dramatises an episode in Drake`s circumnavigation during which the Golden Hind was stranded on a rock off Celebes, Indonesia. What altercation occurred between Drake & the ship`s chaplain, Francis Fletcher, during those terrifying twenty hours? Morpurgo makes a compelling argument for what was really at the heart of that disagreement, & its present-day repercussions. He argues that the Tudor navigators & their stories may hold the key to how we should approach the current environmental crisis. This is the Age of Discovery as you`ve never heard it before. ...

A brilliantly funny, gripping novel from a born storyteller, The Parent Agency is an epic wish-fulfilment adventure for every child
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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. Ava is sick & tired of her parents always telling her what to do. Nag nag nag. Why can`t she have the kind of parents that let her eat sweets all day? Or parents who never make her go to bed, or eat vegetables? Then she sees an advert for the Parent Swap Shop, & Ava knows it`s time to trade in the old ones for a new & enhanced Mum & Dad. ...

Eighteenth-century London
- the lives of the sisters Fitzgerald, Constance & Verity, become entwined with the nearby Fowler household,
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Shaped by emperors, architects & artists, Paris is a city of splendour, elegance, & romance; cosmopolitan & colourful, its streets pulse with life. This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates its glory on the Grands Boulevards & Champs Elysees, & captures its cultural heartbeat in the artists` quarter of Montmartre & the Quartier Latin on the Left Bank. To discover Paris is also to experience the finer things in life. The Paris Book dips into superb museums & galleries; visits opulent theatres, grand restaurants & bohemian cafes; browses the city`s flea markets, bookshops & chic boutiques; & cruises along the Seine. As Hemingway said, Paris is ”a moveable feast”. ...

In The Paris Gourmet, Trish Deseine serves up a definitive guide to French cuisine, divulging her secrets on all aspects of Gallic food & entertaining. Her extensive black book of foodie addresses in Paris & online is an essential resource for stocking your kitchen with indispensible cooking utensils & table trimmings, procuring the best ingredients, or dining at her most treasured restaurants. Her practical advice covers everything from selecting produce at the market to a sampling of her favorite French recipes. Trish distills tips gleaned over two decades of living in France into lists of rules on all aspects of enjoying food & entertaining tips from hosting a great cocktail party to being the perfect guest. A glossary of French cookery terms completes this handsome book that features a leatherette binding & ribbon page marker. Trish has become one of Frances most celebrated food writers thanks to her unpretentious approach to food. This accessible book provides all the information you need to delight in French culinary traditions in the style of Patricia Wells` seminal Food Lovers Guide to Paris & to host like a true Parisienne. ...

Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love & happiness, until she meets Ernest Hemingway. After a whirlwind courtship & wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they soon fall in with a circle of lively & volatile expatriates, including F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald & Ezra Pound. Ernest & Hadley are thrust into a life of artistic ambition, hard liquor & spur-of-the-moment dashes to Pamplona, the Riviera & the Swiss Alps. But Jazz Age Paris does not lend itself to family life & fidelity. As Hadley struggles with jealousy & self-doubt, Ernest's ferocious literary endeavours begin to bear fruit, & the couple faces the ultimate crisis of their marriage
- a deception that will lead to the unravelling of everything they made for themselves in Paris, their 'great good place'.
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Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love & happiness, until she meets Ernest Hemingway. After a whirlwind courtship & wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they soon fall in with a circle of lively & volatile expatriates, including F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald & Ezra Pound. Ernest & Hadley are thrust into a life of artistic ambition, hard liquor & spur-of-the-moment dashes to Pamplona, the Riviera & the Swiss Alps. But Jazz Age Paris does not lend itself to family life & fidelity. As Hadley struggles with jealousy & self-doubt, Ernest`s ferocious literary endeavours begin to bear fruit, & the couple faces the ultimate crisis of their marriage
- a deception that will lead to the unravelling of everything they made for themselves in Paris, their `great good place`.
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Imogen Robertson's break-out novel
- a deep, dark & opulent tale of Belle ?poque Paris, & the secrets & dangers hidden beneath
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Imogen Robertson`s break-out novel
- a deep, dark & opulent tale of Belle Epoque Paris, & the secrets & dangers hidden beneath
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