Christmas 2024: Stocking fillers

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A wonderful surprise gift from Alan Bennett – a brand new story, set in a home for the elderly; a glorious, darkly comic treat.We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It’s less of a home and more of…

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Discover the dark side of Christmas in this fascinating exploration of the strange folk tales and arcane traditions still haunt winter and the festive season to this day.As winter comes and the hours of darkness overtake the light, we seek…

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Dine with beloved writers in this ‘utterly charming’ (Nina Stibbe) new anthology of their very own favourite recipes, introduced by Bee Wilson.Agatha Christie’s hot bean salad.Jack Kerouac’s green pea soup.Allen…

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Translated by  Sarah Death and Linda SchenckAn enchanting selection of Christmas tales by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish national treasure – now available in English for the first time‘But what shall I do on…

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‘There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems.There’s no magic bullet.Instead there are thousands of answers – at least.You can be one of them if you choose to be’***Honest and wise advice…

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What would you say if you had one ideal chance to speak yourself, to make a language that spoke across time to those you have loved, to those you have wronged, to all those countless human and non-human lives that have intersected and…

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Why this holiday season is a great time to rethink the traditional turkey feastA turkey is the centerpiece of countless Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Yet most of us know almost nothing about today’s specially bred, commercially…

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A gem-like selection of Stevie Smith's best-loved poems: 'Cheerful, brutal, beautiful! Stevie Smith is the wildest poet of them all.' Nick Cave'Cheerful, brutal, beautiful! Stevie Smith is the wildest poet of them all.' Nick Cave'I…

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A social dilemma. A family emergency. A secret recipe. A murder...It is Christmas Day and at Champton Rectory, Canon Daniel Clement and his mother Audrey are joined by the residents and guests of the big house to drink, eat and be merry.At…

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From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting and haunting Christmas short story**Named a book to look out for in 2024 by the Sunday…

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The next challenge for fans of Cain's Jawbone: the TikTok sensation and international bestseller.A body is found stabbed to death in a locked room. The police find no weapon, no motive and no suspects. However, the murderer has in their…

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An enchanting new instalment in Carol Ann Duffy’s Christmas poem series, complete with gorgeous illustrations.It was the twelfth night of the winter feastsand giant yule logs had burned without cease . . .Seeking refuge from a…

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The essential companion to 2025: the RHS Garden Almanac is the must-have seasonal guide written by gardening experts.“A gardening book you shouldn’t be without” – The Independent From the…