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Queens and Kings
'FABULOUSLY ENJOYABLE...QUEENS AND KINGS IS A GREAT BIG TREAT OF A BOOK WRITTEN IN WORSLEY'S EASY PROSE AND INFORMED BY HER VERY REAL SCHOLARSHIP.' Sunday Times'What a glorious, glorious book, full of brilliant detail and behind-the-scenes wit and humour.'KATE MOSSE'A history of the British monarchy that only Lucy Worsley could have written: as puckish as it is scholarly, and informed throughout by the experience of having actually lived in a palace.TOM HOLLAND'Warm, insightful, and full of heart, Worsley has distilled a lifetime of experience into this crowning achievement of a book.'HALLIE RUBENHOLDWhen it comes to royal history, Lucy Worsley holds all the cardsLucy Worsley has lived and breathed royal history for more than twenty years. As Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, she worked in some of Britain's most famous royal sites, from Hampton Court to the Tower of London, and even lived in one of them herself. Now she takes us behind closed doors to reveal some of the monarchy's best-kept secrets.In Queens and Kings, Lucy brings to life the rulers who have shaped Britain over the last thousand years, from Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn to Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II. What emerges is a royal world far stranger, funnier and more surprising than we might think: of intimate love letters, phantom pregnancies, unruly pet monkeys and fatal betrayals. Venturing through haunted staircases and into private bedchambers, she finds the details that make history feel gloriously human. With her trademark warmth and incisive scholarship, Lucy explores the full splendour, scandal and sorrow of royal life. The result is a wildly engaging history of the monarchy from one of our most beloved historians.
£25.00
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The Chepstow Story
The Chepstow StoryThis gives an overview of the town’s history.
£3.99
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Irresistible Monsters : Creatures in Greek Myth
Irresistible Monsters: Creatures in Greek Myth by Natalie HaynesPublished 4th March 2027 — Signed Special EditionFrom snaky Echidna – mother of monsters – to the fearsome Minotaur, the strange and terrible creatures of Greek myths have been grabbing our attention for thousands of years. In Irresistible Monsters, bestselling author, broadcaster and passionate classicist Natalie Haynes turns her inimitable gaze on the inhuman, revealing that even the things we thought we knew aren't necessarily so: a Cyclops doesn't always have one eye, and Cerberus doesn't start out with three heads.Along the way, Haynes examines how we think about monsters: what makes a monster, and why do we need them? Do they subvert the world as we know it, or subtly reinforce our expectations? Is a monster human or animal, mortal or divine? And how do you defeat a multi-headed snake when it has a giant crab as its henchman?'Natalie Haynes is both a witty and an erudite guide. She wears her extensive learning lightly and deftly drags the Classics into the modern world' — Kate Atkinson Signed special edition — personally signed by the author Hardback, published March 2027 By the bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Stone Blind
£20.00
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Raising Hare
Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and snoozed in your house for hours on end. This happened to me. When lockdown led busy professional Chloe to leave the city and return to the countryside of her childhood, she never expected to find herself custodian of a newly born hare. Yet when she finds the creature, endangered, alone and no bigger than her palm, she is compelled to give it a chance at survival. 'Raising Hare' chronicles their journey together and the challenges of caring for the leveret and preparing for its return to the wild.
£10.99
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World War Two: Voices from Wales - History as told by members of our 'Greatest G
Compelling oral history, collecting personal Welsh memories of D-Day, Kindertransport, Home Guard, Women's Land Army, bombing raids, POW camp escape and more. Published to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, it gives the whole spectrum of experiences of the people of Wales during the conflict.
£12.99
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A Walk Around Chepstow
A Walk Around ChepstowThis 9-mile walk guides you from the town centre through the historic sites of Bulwark, Thornwell and Mathern to the Severn estuary at St Pierre, and back via Mounton and Piercefield to Chepstow.Price £1.00
£1.00
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Witches, Sorcerers & Spellcasters
Step into the enchanting world of Witches, Sorcerers & Spellcasters, where the serene darkness and treacherous allure of the magical realm come to life through classic poetry and stories.This captivating collection immerses you in the paranormal world of witchcraft and sorcery, where dark lyrics and the melancholic longings of otherworldly lovers are bewitched in verses that shimmer with invocations, hexes and mystery. Each poem and story is a spell, cast in words that evoke the haunting perfume of desire and the dark allure of magical mischief.Within these pages, you'll find timeless works such as Mary Coleridge's 'The Witch' and Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 'Lady of Shalott'. These poems, along with excerpts from William Shakespeare and Arthur Machen, blur the boundaries between reality and fantasy, drawing you into a landscape where the chilling whispers beckon you into their macabre spell.Witches, Sorcerers & Spellcasters is a must-have for those entranced by the mystical, the magical, and the malevolent forces that dwell in the shadows of unseen lands.Highlights include:- The Temptress, the Crone & the Shrew: 'Morgan Le Fay' by Madison Julius Cawein, 'The Witch' by Anton Chekhov, 'The Witch of Atlas' by Percy Bysshe Shelley- Cunning Folk & Healers: 'Tam o' Shanter' by Robert Burns, 'A Lowland Witch Ballad' by William Bell Scott, 'Baba Yaga' by Verra De Blumenthal- Sorcerers, Spellcasters & Enchanters: 'The Sorcerers' by W B Yeats, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, 'The Sorceress!' by Vachel Lindsay- Invocations, Incantations & the Dark Arts: 'A Witch Shall be Born' by Robert E Howard, 'A Witch's Chant' by James Hogg, 'The Wizard Way' by Aleister Crowley
£10.00
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026The Sunday Times BestsellerThe Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer and Economist Book of the YearLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionA sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan - the first book from one of the world's leading war correspondents.'Simply unforgettable' ELIF SHAFAK'Terrific' THE TIMES'Incredible' PETER FRANKOPAN'Powerful and charming' FINANCIAL TIMES'Utterly compelling' PHILIPPE SANDS'Masterly' TELEGRAPH'Ingenious' KAMILA SHAMSIE'A must-read' SUNDAY TIMES'Beautiful' RORY STEWARTIn 1969, the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened for the first time: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that symbolised Afghans' hopes for a more prosperous future.In the decades since, its staff have kept working through multiple coups, a Soviet occupation, the US-led invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. The Inter-Con has never closed its doors.Here, Lyse Doucet offers a vividly human history of modern Afghanistan through the lives of the people who have kept the Inter-Con running.It is the story of a hotel, and the story of a people._Shortlisted for the Nero Book AwardsShortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje PrizeShortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize'Haunting, hopeful and occasionally harrowing . . . much more than a history. It is a love letter to Afghanistan and its people.' Sunday Times'Full of warmth, wit, and a lovely eye for the human stories that make the hotel not just a monument to tragedy, but also love and resilience.' Financial Times'Beautifully written and observed . . . One of the finest journalists of her generation.' Observer'Wonderfully human . . . A masterly evocation of a supremely complex decade in Afghanistan's history.' Daily Telegraph'A monument to Afghan resilience and to the bravery and persistence of its staff . . . Witty, observant and sometimes heartbreaking.' Guardian
£11.99
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Brecon Beacons
The Brecon Beacons National Park is home to some of the most spectacular mountain and moorland scenary in Britain. Bridging South and Mid Wales, the park can be divided into three distinct upland areas, with the central flat-topped peaks of the Brecon Beacons massif sandwiched by the rolling ridges of the Black Mountains in the East and the similarly named, but quite different, Black Mountain region in the West.
£6.99
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Short Walks in the Brecon Beacons
Here are twenty routes to explore the fantastic countryside and heritage of the Brecon Beacons National Park. You don't need to walk far to find hidden woodland dells, astounding views or remarkable historic remains. All twenty walks are 'mini-adventures' discovering the amazing variety of this majestic national park.
£5.95
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Offas Dyke Path 3rd Edition
This guidebook describes Offa's Dyke Path National Trail, a 177 mile (283km) long-distance walk along the English-Welsh border between Sedbury (near Chepstow) and Prestatyn. The guidebook is split into 12 stages with suggestions for planning alternative itineraries. With OS 1:25,000 map booklet.
£17.95
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The Gingerbread Bakery
The highly anticipated new Dream Harbor romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café!'All the makings of a top tier Hallmark movie that happens to include a nice dash of spice'-People on the Dream Harbor series
£9.99
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A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold
HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.A STORM OF SWORDS: BLOOD AND GOLD is the SECOND part of the third volume in the series.'Colossal, staggering . . . one of the greats' SFX
£10.99
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Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment
What happens when you take on the establishment? In this blistering, personal account, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis blows the lid on Europe's hidden agenda and exposes what actually goes on in its corridors of power. Varoufakis sparked one of the most spectacular and controversial battles in recent political history when, as finance minister of Greece, he attempted to re-negotiate his country's relationship with the EU. Despite the mass support of the Greek people and the simple logic of his arguments, he succeeded only in provoking the fury of Europe's political, financial and media elite. But the true story of what happened is almost entirely unknown - not least because so much of the EU's real business takes place behind closed doors.
£9.99
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The Odyssey
The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage, family and identity; and about travellers, hospitality and the changing meanings of home in a strange world.This vivid new translation-the first by a woman-matches the number of lines in the Greek original, striding at Homer's sprightly pace. Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and an iambic pentameter to produce a translation with an enchanting 'rhythm and rumble' that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur. An engrossing tale told in a compelling new voice that allows contemporary readers to luxuriate in Homer's descriptions and similes and to thrill at the tension and excitement of its hero's adventures, Wilson recaptures what is 'epic' about this wellspring of world literature.Specially bound paperback edition, with deckle-edging (rough-cut) pages and French flaps.
£14.99
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Orient Express
A nostalgic jigsaw journey through a dreamlike collage landscape of European railwaysJoin celebrated collage artist Maria Rivans on a nostalgic jigsaw journey across Europe! Winding through the heart of the continent you'll be delighted by a host of cosmopolitan sights and spectacular landscapes, with intriguing pre-war imagery conjuring up travel's most glamorous era. The collage will include hundreds of images, featuring all the stops on the historic Orient Express routes: London, Calais, Paris, Strasbourg, Zurich, Lausanne, Simplon Tunnel, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Innsbruck, Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Sofia, Bucharest, Varna, Istanbul, Athens, Berlin and more. Drawing heavily on the pre-war and fin de siècle, this is a mysterious, inviting, view of Europe.
£19.99
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
'The Artist's Way' provides a twelve-week course that guides you through the process of recovering your creative self. It aims to dispel the 'I'm not talented enough' conditioning that holds many people back and helps you to unleash your own inner artist. Its step-by-step approach enables you to transform your life, overcome any artistic blocks you may suffer from, including limiting beliefs, fear, sabotage, jealousy and guilt, and replace them with self confidence and productivity.
£19.99
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Alchemist
A global phenomenon, The Alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide. Now this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of Paulo Coelho will want to treasure forever.
£9.99
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Tir
In 'Tir' - the Welsh word for 'land' - writer and ecologist Carwyn Graves takes us on a tour of seven key elements of the Welsh landscape. By diving deep into the history and ecology of these landscapes, we discover that Wales, in all its beautiful variety, is at base just as much a human cultural creation as a natural phenomenon: its raw materials evolved alongside the humans that have lived here since the ice receded. In our modern era of climate concerns and polarised debates on land use, diet and more, it matters that we understand the world we are in and the roads we travelled to get here. By exploring each of these key landscapes and meeting the people who live, work and farm in them, 'Tir' offers hope for a better future; one with richly biodiverse landscapes that are ten times richer in wildlife than they currently are, and still full of humans working the land.
£10.99
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Wales in World War 2
A comprehensive account of the part played by Wales in WWII and the conflict's impact on every area of the country and all involved: civilians, factory workers, children (those evacuated to and those from Wales), national and regional politicians, soldiers, pacifists, writers, film-makers and artists.
£14.99
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Short and Easy Walks around Monmouthshire and the Forest of Dean
Published in association with Chepstow Walk for Health Group, this is a guide to 16 walks suitable for most abilities, combining gentle exercise with interesting and varied routes through beautiful landscape.
£4.99
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Chepstow Castle
A detailed colour illustrated guidebook for Chepstow Castle on the river Wye. The Cadw guidebooks are fully illustrated with a combination of stunning photographs, reconstruction drawings, historical documents, maps, and plans.
£3.50
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Chepstow Town Trail
Chepstow Town TrailUPDATED VERSION 2020This follows the heritage trail around the town centre, with information on its historic buildings.
£3.99
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Chepstow to Tintern and Return
Chepstow to Tintern and ReturnThis guides walkers from the town to Tintern Abbey and back using the Wye Valley Walk and Offa’s Dyke Path.Price £1.00
£1.00
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