Jane Gift Ideas for History, Poetry and Short stories
At Books on the Hill we love chatting amongst ourselves about books we love.
Below I'm listing a few such titles which I hope you'll enjoy too.
HISTORY
The Edge of the World : How The North Sea Made Us Who We Are
Author Michael Pye
This tells the tale of how a small but dangerous body of water inspired the saints, fishermen, pirates, traders and marauders who lived beside and journeyed across the North Sea to give birth to our modern world.
Behind the Enigma: The Authorised History of GCHQ Britain's Secret Cyber Intelligence Agency
Author John Ferris
A fascinating read. For the first time we have unprecedented access to classified archives.
Couldn't put it down.
Sicily '43 : The First Assault on Fortress Europe
Author James Holland
Extensively researched this brutal campaign is detailed in the way we have come to respect from
James Holland. Quite remarkable.
POETRY
Home body
Poet Rupi Kaur
Kaur's third volume of poems. A musing on oneself. Her beautiful illustrations make this a little gem.
Making Number One in The Sunday Times Best Sellers List says it all.
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Poet Lana Del Rey
A beautiful hardback edition of Lana's poetic thoughts and visions. Yet another dimension from this multi-talented person.
Wild Iris
Poet Louise Gluk
Such a little treasure. A good re-introduction to poetry. Her Snowdrop poem awakens every emotion. If anything can 'say it all' then this poem does
SHORT STORIES
Collected Stories
Author Mavis Gallant
An Author sadly so often overlooked. What a mistake. Her writing is so generous in wit and precision
with words. I've enjoyed her novels for many years but in this collection of short stories you see the differing nuances of her thinking. Make a space on your bedside table for this one.
The Dolls Alphabet
Author Camilla Grudova
Another example of how enjoyable short stories can be. I'm restricting myself to one word otherwise I'd go on and on and ..........AMAZING
Happy Christmas Reading
Jane