A remarkable work of research and skill, which brings to life Tsunemo, a country priest's daughter who defied conventions when her world was radically changing.
A marvellous history of pilgrimage around the world. Sacred landscapes, geographical hotspots where cultures, religions and trade routes meet, the remote and the metropolitan - and humanity'... read more
The world is as divided about cold water swimming as it is about the pronunciation of 'tomato'... One person's heaven is another's miserable hell; the side that is thought mad by the other h... read more
A memoir of inner and outer pilgrimage that begins with PS quitting her travel-writing job, leaving her partner and cutting short her Camino de Santiago to return home to North Wales, and th... read more
An extraordinary tale of patience and determination: Slaght has dedicated his life to save Blakiston's fish owl, a rare denizen of the taiga. His book is a revelation of the contemporary Rus... read more
In this new book Sinclair has abandoned London for Peru, in an attempt to understand his great-grandfather's colonial career. The narrative Sinclair grew up with ends up as self-serving flot... read more