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A Room Made of Leaves 

Author : Kate Grenville 

Published: 2020

18th Cnetury Young woman from Bridgerule marries and emigrates to Australia where whe finally achieves independence


11 Jul '24

11 Jul '24

fiction

The Dawn of Everything 
A new view of the history of humanity

Authors : David Graeber , David Wengrow 

Published: 2021

An interpretation of the latest thinkingin human deep history and archaeology. It is not all an inevitable story of progress from cave to today - different ways were possible and can still be achieved.

Synopsis 108 words


29 Apr '23  

29 Apr '23

non-fiction

The Anarchy 
The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

Author : William Dalrymple 

Published: 2019

The rise of the East India Company from small trading organisation to the first global corporation more powerful than a coumtry


27 Feb '22  

27 Feb '22

non-fiction

Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay 

unlisted author

Published: 1956

Based on interviews with old people in a traditional Suffolk farming village (Braxhall, near Woodbridge) during the early 1950's - remembering the pre-mechanisation farming and village life.


19 Jan '22  

19 Jan '22

non-fiction

The Last Kingdom 

Author : Bernard Cornwell 

Published: 2004

The wars between the Danes, the Saxons and the Britons as seen by a Northumberland lad.

Synopsis 56 words


15 Jun '21  

15 Jun '21

fiction

Underland 

Author : Robert Macfarlane 

Published: 2019

Exploring beneath the ground as a way of exploring deep time

Synopsis 30 words


30 Dec '19  

30 Dec '19

non-fiction