Norra & nordöstra England

The Gropes of Grope Hall are one such family.... The Gropes are an old English family based in Northumberland, separated from the rest of society and as eccentric as they come. At …

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITINGA 2025 OBSERVER WRITERS RECOMMEND BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR'Surprising at every turn and rewarding in ways you would never …

Silent Voices is the fourth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.No murder is ever simple . . .When …

You always remember your first love. Don't you...? 'I loved it! So funny and warm. A delicious read' Marian Keyes …

The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell’s description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines …

'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER'Dark, witty . . . had me racing …

A Marvellous Light meets Mortal Follies in this queer historical fantasy from an Aurealis Award-winning author. Set in Regency England, a roguish young lord, his intended bride and …

His father Brian taught Rory Stewart how to walk, and walked with him on journeys from Iran to Malaysia. Now they have chosen to do their final walk together along 'the Marches' - …

The Sunday Times bestselling hit memoir from Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker.'It's real gold... its storytelling first class' Sunday TimesWhat if the things we keep hidden say more …

A guidebook to walking the Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail between Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria and Wallsend, Newcastle. Covering 135km (84 miles), this historic route takes …