Ice Cold in Bloomsbury
Selected by the Bookshop
As London prepares for another week of record high temperatures, we recommend cooling down with a good book. Here are some chilling examples from our shelves. Which, incidentally, are air-conditioned.
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A brilliantly realized evocation of the thoughts and voices of Captain Scott and the four men with him, who suffered extraordinary hardships before finally dying during their 1912 attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole.'A whole…
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A vivid ghost story exploring identity, gender and selfhood, set against the backdrop of the golden age of polar exploration. Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights and Michelle Paver's Thin Air.…
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Translated by James KirkupThe gripping true story of one man's ten year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic CircleWITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHORScorching heat, rich, fertile soil, and treacherous snakes marked the…
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A dazzling tapesty of personal memory and distant landscapes from the renowned anthropologist and film-maker, Hugh Brody.This is a book about silences. And land.Renowned anthropologist and film-maker Hugh Brody weaves a dazzling tapestry of…
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‘Compelling . . . this is a fable for the times ahead that feels essential’ Irish Times‘Stunning, insightful, deeply humane prose . . . Fisher indicts all of us yet still offers hope that we may change the ending of…
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‘A delightful compendium that brings together language, culture and adventure through frozen landscapes as it shares the meanings behind 50 words for snow, gathered from around the globe.’ The HeraldSnow. Every language has…
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Translated by Marje Herzog and Alan GreenbergA poetic meditation on life and death, by one of the most renowned and respected film-makers and intellectuals of our time.In November 1974, when Werner Herzog was told that his mentor Lotte…
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'I was so absorbed by her writing it was unreal . . . I find myself hungry to find the next morsel of who Jenny was and what her life was like' EMILIA CLARKE (on Why Didn't You Just Do What You Were Told?) This strange and brilliant book…
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A WHITE REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR‘A genuine masterpiece’ Observer‘Spectacular’ Maggie O’Farrell’Beautiful’ Hilary Mantel‘Fascinating… bold and masterful’ Max PorterThe highly…
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