Non-fiction

Category: History

The books here are listed alphabetically by authors' surnames.

by Robert Ashton
Part memoir, part social history, inspired by George Ewart Evan's book from 1956, this is a mesmerising account of Suffolk village life.
by Mensun Bound
Subtitled 'The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance', it describes the search for the ship that slipped under the ice in the Antarctic in 1915.
by Rutger Bregman
Throughout history we've been taught that humans are inherently selfish and motivated by self-interest. But is it really the case?
by Kim Donovan
The author investigates the murder of her great-great aunt in Great Yarmouth in the 19th century.
by Dominic Dromgoole
An extraordinary sweep through first nights in history and how they changed the world.
by Patrick Galbraith
Part nature writing, part travel writing, meeting the people trying to save birds and wildlife in peril.
by Joseph Hone
The true story of a literary crime!
by Olivia Laing
A beautifully told account of buying a house and garden in Suffolk, and the author's thoughts on gardens in literature, art and society.
by Alice Loxton
A perfect gift at coming-of-age, looking at the younger lives of people through history.
by Frances Welch
A gripping account of the fates of the granddaughters of Queen Victoria.
by Julie Welsh
Recalling the lives and times of female journalists who broke down barriers in Fleet Street in the 1970s and 1980s.