Plants are so ubiquitous, such a common feature of the world around us, that we rarely stop to consider the profound impact they have on our everyday lives.
‘Reading this book is like journeying through the world on a cruise ship, every new page being a new port-of-call, with a flavor and culture of its own.’
Margaret@GotRum.com
A celebration of the world’s favourite vegetable – and a how-to on cleaning rusty knives and making gnocchi.
‘This book confirms the splendid eccentricity of the British, which often involves oddly dressed men opting to walk long distances for no apparent reason’ BBC Countryfile Magazine
A vegetable existence may imply dull monotony, but the humble vegetable has sparked protest, threatened to topple a government and almost triggered a revolution.
‘Loved this book! I need to try some skirret soon!’ Phil on Goodreads
Following the announcement that Britain was again at war, a hastily formed Home Guard prepared for a final stand against Adolph Hitler; covert units were instructed to ‘lie low then kill off important Germans’; and schoolboy Henry Moss was dispatched to hide the church silver at Aconbury in a nearby wood.
Railways have had a profound impact on the past 200 years, fostering economic growth, and inspiring technical advances – just think of the Flying Scotsman!
Some nice reviews: some not so nice! ‘Expected more. It was quite scrappily written and some railway lines couldn’t by any stretch of the imagine be said to have changed the world. Quite disappointing.’
An historical, horticultural journey through fifty pieces of garden gear from Henry David Thoreau’s favourite hoe to Gertrude Jekyll’s homemade daisy digger.
‘The book is more than a history of tools. It is a history of gardening in many ways and enjoyable read. It’s like having 50 stocking fillers given to you at once and if you don’t think “I never knew that” at least once, I’ll eat my scythe.’
Bill Laws 