Richard Smyth Richard Smyth

Will This House Last Forever?

When Xanthi Barker's father died when she was in her mid twenties, she could make no sense of her grief for a man who had been absent for most of her life.

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Richard Smyth Richard Smyth

Bitter

It’s time to embrace the beauty of bitter flavours.

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Richard Smyth Richard Smyth

The Jay, The Beech and the Limpetshell

Richard Smyth had always been drawn to the natural world, but when he became a father he found a new joy and a new urgency in showing his kids the everyday wild things around them. As he and his children explore rock pools in Whitley Bay, or the woods and moors near his Yorkshire home, he imagines the world they might inhabit as they grow up.

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Kimberly McIntosh Kimberly McIntosh

black girl, no magic

In a complex world, who is allowed to be complicated? Who is entitled to a messy life full of triumphs, mistakes and tedium?

Until recently, not Black women.

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Cecily Blench Cecily Blench

The Long Journey Home

A moving and powerful novel of love, secrets and redemption in a country torn apart by war.

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Bill Swiggs Bill Swiggs

Blood in the Dust

Blood in the Dust is a fast-paced adventure story and the winner of a Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. ‘Essential reading for all adventure fans.’

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