Collection: Large Print Adult Non Fiction Paperback

In the early 1960s, Emma Tennant's parents spotted a magical bay in Corfu whilst on a cruise and decided to build a house there. This book is the story of that house.

Booker Prize-winning novelist Thomas Keneally shows that Lincoln's origins, his early life, his self-taught lawyer's career and how he became a politician and ultimately US president is the epitome of the American dream.

'In War And Peace' is the autobiography of a truly remarkable woman, Daphne Pearson. Born in May 1911, she was the first woman to receive the George Cross for acts of courage in circumstances of extreme danger.

In this travelogue, local culinary superstar, Ciccio, gradually takes over as Annie Hawes' constant companion. As she discovers more of the bizarre and colourful local people and life, she wonders if it will all ever become run-of-the mill to her.

Many books have been written about the waterways, but very little about those who have worked upon them. This book presents the stories of the watermen - on narrowboat, barge, wherry, coracle or tanker; along canals, rivers, or the Broads.

May O'Brien was 15 in 1947 when she started to work in Liberty Hall, the dark and down-at-heel union headquarters that sat brooding beside the River Liffey. An entertaining account of one woman's experience, it is also a valuable social document, revealing the realities of life for working-class ...

Mollie Harris was brought up in the Oxfordshire village of Ducklington. In 'The Green Years' she tells of the joys and trials of life in her poor, hard-working family and the pleasures of a country childhood.

This is a rags to riches tale of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to make millions laugh around the world for over five decades. Here are the hardships, tragedies and triumphs that gave him his inspiration.

In this collection of tales from the countryside readers can share in Romany and Raq's experiences, from glorious pine forests carpeted with needles to early lambs and night fishing, and meet their many friends including Jerry the poacher, Sally Stordy and Ned the village postman.