The Short Story of the Novel by Henry Russell (823.

9 RUS)
If you are having trouble deciding which novels to pack in your
holiday bag, help is at hand in this pocket-sized introduction to
60 key novels from the last 500 years - from The Tale of Genji
via Robinson Crusoe and The Handmaid’s Tale to My
Brilliant Friend. In addition to the enjoyable descriptions and
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illuminates genres, themes and techniques. Find a new
favourite here.

On Lower Lakeland Fells:

The 50 Best Walks by Bob Allen (914.27 ALL)
Some of Bob’s suggested routes are well
known, with new variations, but some are truly
wild— and as good as any of the major
mountain ridges but less well known and
therefore not as crowded. All these walks are
circular, 4 to 5 miles long, and illustrated with a
diagrammatic map. A handful are valley walks for
families with young children.

Hidden The River Nene: A guide for river users

by Roger Green (914.26 GRE)
Who can use the river? How can you use the river? Advice
from portage points for canoes to behaviour expected from
those motoring along. Each leg of the journey along the River
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Nene is described with additional notes on what to

see and do.

Hidden Histories: A Spotter's Guide to the British

Landscape by Mary-Ann Ochota (911.9 OCH)
Hedgerows are everywhere - how do you read their history
and age? (think Parliamentary enclosures and diversity.)
Why is the field you are walking through undulating in that
wave-like manner? (Thank you medieval ploughman.) How
old is this tree / wall /barn / church? If you enjoy being on
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to find the finest five of all of the above, and helps you to
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 Nairn's London by Ian Nairn (914.2 NAI )
An idiosyncratic look at London and its buildings. A maths
graduate and RAF pilot turned architectural critic, Nairn coined
the term ‘Subtopia’ for the featureless city fringes.
He will send you off to explore a London the Lonely Planet
doesn’t. Like Granada (Cinema) by Cecil Macey, built 1938 on
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Mitcham Road in Tooting: ‘Miss the Tower of London, if you
must, but don’t miss this.’
(PS. Google before you go. Granada - now Buzz Bingo.)

Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe

by Bill Bryson (914 BRY )
Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on
Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight
hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the
northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the
cusp of Asia, while fluent in, oh, at least one language.

The Penguin Lessons: A True Story by Tom Michell

(598.2 MIC)
Tom Michell is in his twenties. He has a plane ticket to South
America and a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine
boarding school. What he really doesn't need is a pet
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penguin, rescued from an oil slick in Uruguay just days

before a new term. When the bird refuses to leave Tom's
side, the young teacher has no choice but to smuggle it
across the border, through customs, and back to school.
As the rugby team's mascot, the housekeeper's confidant,
and the most flamboyant swimming coach in history, Juan
Salvador transforms the lives of all he meets.

Wavewalker: Breaking Free

by Suzanne Heywood (797.1 HEY)
Aged just seven, Suzanne set sail with her parents and
brother on a three-year voyage around the world.
What followed turned instead into a decade-long way
of life of storms, shipwrecks, isolation and little formal
September schooling. No one else knew where they were most of
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happening to the children. Suzanne fought her parents,
longing to return to England, to friendships, education,
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