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Phoebe Smith

'Phoebe Smith is a splendid writer and an inspiring traveller' Bill BrysonDreaming of some truly wild nights out under the stars? In search of wild camping know-how from someone who has been there and done it, and far more besides? This is the guide for you.Written by wild camping legend and all-round wanderwoman Phoebe Smith, this is your inspiration- and wisdom-packed companion for extraordinary wild camping adventures across the UK. Hit the trai...

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Phoebe Smith

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year 2025 A Financial Times best summer travel book of 2024 Travel Book of the Year at the Inspire Global Media Awards'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' Raynor WinnOn an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain – Phoebe Smith somehow l...

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Phoebe Smith

Explore 26 of the UK’s most memorable bothies with The Book of the Bothy , a guide to simple, unlocked shelters tucked away in remote and wild locations across Scotland, England and Wales. Author Phoebe Smith shares her favourite ‘stone tents’, offering personal recollections alongside practical advice for planning visits, understanding bothy etiquette, and enjoying the surrounding landscapes safely.Celebrates 26 bo...

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Phoebe Smith

‘For as long as I stay here, I know I will have to also get to the wild places.’Robert MacfarlaneThis pocket-sized miscellany, packed with tips on equipment, food, surviving bad weather and finding the right campsite, and with facts and stories from the world of camping, is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy and adventure of pitching their tent under an open sky.

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Hilary Bradt, Phoebe Smith

A unique title from Bradt, showcasing a brand new collection of remarkable travellers' tales with a different slant, following on the heels of To Oldly Go!, one of the UK's best-selling travel titles of 2015. All the contributors were initially reluctant solo travellers, apprehensive about taking the plunge to go it alone after years of travel with a partner or friend. Some have embarked on the trip of a lifetime, walking or cycling alone through potentially hostile countries, but finding ...

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Phoebe Smith

Explore the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path, a 130-mile National Trail weaving together the very best of Norfolk’s inland and coastal scenery. Beginning at Knettishall Heath and ending at Hopton-on-Sea, this inspiring long-distance walk follows ancient Roman roads, wild marshlands, dramatic clifftops, and sweeping sandy beaches beneath famously big East Anglian skies.Whether you plan to complete the entire Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path trail in one journey ...

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Phoebe Smith

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Phoebe Smith

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year 2025 A Financial Times best summer travel book of 2024 Travel Book of the Year at the Inspire Global Media Awards'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' Raynor WinnOn an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain – Phoebe Smith somehow l...

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Phoebe McArthur

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Aimee Smith

Lucy’s mum is always busy, going to this meeting and that, leaving Lucy alone in their old house with one strict rule: NO MAGIC.Lucy doesn’t mean to conjure the giant green slug. She only wanted a friendly kitten to keep her company.Now, with the help of a talking spellbook and a grumpy cat called Thomas, she must race to get rid of the slug before it eats the prized cabbage garden of the witch next door — and before her mum gets home.A lively, entertaining story fo...

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Diabou Mai Sennaar

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Julia Kwamya

**An electrifying Afrobeat love story about a young Senegalese jazz musician and an aspiring African American producer thrown together by chance, and destined to make music that will change the world.'Extraordinary'** - The New York Times'A mouth-watering delight . . . subtle yet striking' - Sarah Jessica Parker'A glorious debut . . . a richly layered account of artistic endeavour and resilience' - Guardian

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Margaux Vialleron

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Beth Eyre

Sharply observed and painfully relatable, Breaststrokes is a novel that seems to emerge from the haze of our current time. This story of unexpected encounters and intimacies is perfect for fans of Cleopatra and Frankenstein and Beautiful World, Where Are You.Cloe and Gertrude and the Jenkins-Bell sisters, Mathilde and Sarah, have never met. They are strangers who share a city.It is Sunday morning. Cloe has woken-up in someone else...

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Kathryn Hughes

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Jane McDowell

*Shortlisted for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize*A Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearA Wall Street Journal Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA New Yorker Book of the YearSome called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with ca...

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Christopher Harding

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Christopher Harding

Brought to you by Penguin.This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encountersFrom the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy ...