But for all the physical struggle, there is healing. And so when their journey ends, they do what they know best: they keep walking . . . Fans of The Salt Path will love this moving continuation of Raynor and her husband Moth’s journey . . . Alongside beautiful nature writing, there are thought-provoking observations on our countryside and the threat it is under’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Money Matters Neurodiversity Preparing for University - Subject Reading Lists Reading For Pleasure Stationery For the most part it was an enjoyable sequel, but I was disappointed to find that the chapter on Captain Scott was based so heavily on Roland Huntford's 'Scott and Amundsen', a book that is known to be incredibly biased, and in the case of some assertions untrue or without evidence (polar exploration history is my main career focus so I do know a bit about this). As in the Huntford, Scott is presented as an overly emotional, sentimental mess who wishes to climb the career ladder purely for his own egotistical reasons, we are not told that he was the sole financial support to his mother and sisters after his father and brother died, so promotion was essential to stop the family becoming destitute.

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This book is longer than Fake History, but it has to be. The attention to factual detail (apart from the re-printed paragraph ;-) it doesn’t warrant the loss of one star) is quite extraordinary for what cannot avoid being a fairly general overview of a number of historical figures. Till the Cows Come Home is DJ and TV presenter Sara Cox’s wonderfully written, funny coming of age memoir of growing up in 1980s Lancashire. With his trademark tenacity and no punches pulled, John also weighs in on the controversies of his career, the role and limitations of the BBC, and the broader health of political debate today. He hopes you’ll tune in. From the glens of Scotland to the familiar shores of the South West Coast Path, this is the inspiring story of a thousand-mile journey and love letter to our land.Having exposed some of the greatest lies ever told in Fake History, journalist Otto English turns his attention to some of history's biggest (and most beloved) figures. This is the extraordinary story – moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling – of how Katriona turned her life around. How the seeds of self-belief planted by teachers in childhood stayed with her. How she found mentors whose encouragement revived those seeds in adulthood. As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O’Sullivan making anything of her life. When she became a mother at 15 and ended up homeless, what followed were five years of barely coping. Raynor knows that her husband Moth’s health is declining, getting worse by the day. She knows of only one cure: the healing power of walking. Otto’s writing style is accessible and as another reviewer has said, this and Fake History ought to be required reading in school. If, as another reviewer has said, there is a factual error then Otto would probably feel vindicated. He is all about asking everyone - including his own readers - to read critically.

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Coxy’s memoir about growing up on a farm is as funny as you’d expect, genuinely touching and has some excellent 80s and 90s details. Her love of animals is infectious’ Alexandra Heminsley, Grazia There is absolutely no reliable evidence that Scott's wife Kathleen had an affair with Nansen, I wasn't sure why this was included at all. The perfect gift this Christmas! The bestselling heartwarming memoir from BBC’s LOVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE’S matchmaker and Radio 2’s favourite DJBy the lead commissioner of the UN investigation, an authoritative account of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going. Excellent . . . at once a vicious polemic, a helpful primer and a cringe-inducing account of one barrister’s travails’ – The Telegraph