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Brothers in Arms: The Unique Collection of Letters and Photographs from Two Brothers at the Front During the First World War by Karen Farrington
Category: Military
Hidden away in the back of an old desk drawer was a dusty pile of school-style exercise books. In them were the recollections of a young officer who had fought with the Essex Regiment in the First World War from the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915, through the mud and misery of Ypres, to see victory in ...Show more
Make Your Own Solar System : Easy-To-Make Models Included by Karen Farrington
Category: Fiction | Series: Make Your Own
Maximum Security: Inside Stories from the World's Toughest Prisons by Karen Farrington
Category: True Crime
Presents accounts of repressive prison regimes and the men that fight against them, the vicious hierarchies that operate within the prison population, what it's like to be on Death Row, riots and hostage-taking, violent abuse by both guards and inmates, plus daring escapes against the odds.
Repair Shop Stories: Tales from the Workshop of Dreams by Farrington, Karen
Category: Biography
Every object tells a story... We all have treasures hidden away in the attic, well-loved and well-worn belongings that have been passed down from generation to generation. They may be damaged or no longer working, but we can't bear to part with them. The expert craftspeople of hit BBC series The Repair ...Show more
The Blitzed City: The Destruction of Coventry, 1940 by Karen Farrington
Category: Classics
The Luftwaffe's targetting and destruction of Coventry city remains the biggest and most destructive air raid on British soil during the Second World War. Seen as a centre of British armaments production, the German high command wished to inflict terror and panic on the British public, a plan that had p ...Show more
The Illustrated Witness to World War II - A History of the Greatest Conflict the World Has Known with Eyewitness Accounts by Karen Farrington
Category: Military History
The Second World War was the most immense human conflict the world has ever known. This is a comprehensive account of the history of the Second World War, with expert commentary on its political and economic causes.
The Repair Shop: A Make Do and Mend Handbook by Karen Farrington
Category: Home and Garden
How do you replenish the stuffing in your favourite sofa seat or your child's beloved, tatty teddy bear? How do you remove a water mark left on your wooden table? What's the best way to prevent your leather from cracking? We all have items in our homes that sit about in a state of disrepair while we mu ...Show more
The Repair Shop: Tales from the Workshop of Dreams by Farrington, Karen
Category: Home and Garden
A celebration of the most moving stories behind the items restored in the Workshop of Dreams, updated with new tales in paperback. Every object tells a story... We all have treasures hidden away in the attic, well-loved and well-worn belongings that have been passed down from generation to generation. ...Show more