Local Interest

The little book of Sussex

New paperback edition - A delightful depiction of a year in the life of the South Downs of Sussex. Will appeal to anyone with a love of the Downs and the natural world.

A journey through history of the women who built the world, but whom the world forgot.

When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father. What makes life worth living in the face of death?

Wilding tells the story of a remarkable experiment: the rewilding of the Knepp Estate in West Sussex, the restoration of natural ecological processes, and the stunning recovery of flora and fauna.

This book recounts the lives of Margaret Dryburgh and Shelagh Brown, who composed music to lift the spirits of those held captive with them in South-East Asia during World War II.