Non-fiction
Category: History
The books here are listed alphabetically by authors' surnames.
Part memoir, part social history, inspired by George Ewart Evan's book from 1956, this is a mesmerising account of Suffolk village life.
Subtitled 'The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance', it describes the search for the ship that slipped under the ice in the Antarctic in 1915.
Throughout history we've been taught that humans are inherently selfish and motivated by self-interest. But is it really the case?
The author investigates the murder of her great-great aunt in Great Yarmouth in the 19th century.
An extraordinary sweep through first nights in history and how they changed the world.
A beautifully told account of buying a house and garden in Suffolk, and the author's thoughts on gardens in literature, art and society.
A perfect gift at coming-of-age, looking at the younger lives of people through history.
Recalling the lives and times of female journalists who broke down barriers in Fleet Street in the 1970s and 1980s.