The Children's Book - A.S. Byatt A S Byatt has just been declared this year's winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize which was awarded this August at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010. At the festival she was discussing her latest novel The Children's Book so I decided to take a look and I was not disappointed.
The novel, in which the opening scene is set in the rich surroundings of the Victoria and Albert museum in London, follows the lives of several families (particularly their children) from 1895 through to the end of World War 1 and focuses on the complex interrelationships between the enormous ... From:£11.97 |
Your Gap Year: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Year Out the Adventure of a Lifetime (Vacation Work) - Susan Griffith Now in its sixth edition, 'The Gap Year: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Year Out the Adventure of a Lifetime' has been assembled by Susan Griffiths, a gap year specialist. Fully up to date, the book has everything the student needs to know to have a year full of adventure, excitement and worldly learning. The book is small enough to fit in your rucksack but comprehensive enough to support you in every situation.
Containing information about travel and working at home or abroad from ski instruction, research projects and volunteering, to guidance on Government initiatives, planning ... From:£7.77 |