Non-fiction
Category: History
The books here are listed alphabetically by authors' surnames.
A collection of pithy, inspiring, humorous and challenging quotes, accompanied by beautiful black and white photography.
Part memoir, part social history, inspired by George Ewart Evan's book from 1956, this is a mesmerising account of Suffolk village life.
Subtitled 'The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance', it describes the search for the ship that slipped under the ice in the Antarctic in 1915.
Throughout history we've been taught that humans are inherently selfish and motivated by self-interest. But is it really the case?
The author investigates the murder of her great-great aunt in Great Yarmouth in the 19th century.
An extraordinary sweep through first nights in history and how they changed the world.
A compelling and comprehensive biography of an incredible pianist and an incredible woman.
Part nature writing, part travel writing, meeting the people trying to save birds and wildlife in peril.
Four extraordinary women who provide an insight to life in the medieval period. A fabulous read.
A brilliant, engaging biography of George Villiers, favourite of James I.
A remarkable collection of biographies of women who have set sail from the 20th century.
A beautifully told account of buying a house and garden in Suffolk, and the author's thoughts on gardens in literature, art and society.
A perfect gift at coming-of-age, looking at the younger lives of people through history.
A fascinating account of how East Germany's secret police decided to fight the encroaching capitalism through poetry.
Travelling to Norway, James Rebanks meets a woman who lives alone on an island harvesting the down from ducks.
A gripping account of the fates of the granddaughters of Queen Victoria.
Recalling the lives and times of female journalists who broke down barriers in Fleet Street in the 1970s and 1980s.