17 BOOK REVIEWS Bookstand The latest releases in gift books QUOTABLE AUSTEN Author: Max Morris RRP: £7.99 Format: Hardback ISBN: 9781837996438 Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, this book is a charming collection of notable quotes from her most celebrated nineteenthcentury novel. A fine collection of the wisest and wittiest quotes from one of the most beloved and prominent British writers of all time, this book is sure to win you over with Jane Austen’s ability for turning typical people and mundane events into charming and relatable stories. With over 140 quotes from her completed novels - Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion - this book is the perfect opportunity for readers to immerse themselves in the refinement of the Regency era. Austen was well known for her astute social observation and keen insight into the lives of women in the early nineteenth century. This collection will urge you to: • Ardently admire and love • Feel the pangs of disappointed love • Find comfort in words of wisdom • Acquaint yourself with the refinements of polished society • Learn witty comebacks to leave your friends speechless After all, it is a truth universally acknowledged that this would be the ultimate gift for Janeites and Austenites. www.summersdale.com HOT VICTORIANS Author: Aaron RadfordWatley RRP: £14.99 Format: Hardback Feast your eyes upon the most gentlemanly brows, chiselled jawlines and tightest abs of the Victorian era. Authored by the hugely popular ‘Hot Victorians’ Instagram account, this book is a brazen celebration of the finest men from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. From a show-off strongman, a hot felon and a daguerreotype dandy to a Swedish sailor and Harvard’s first Black graduate, there is a chap for everyone. Divided into chapters such as Hot Dads, Original Hipsters, Jocks and Sexy Nerds, each entry includes a historic picture and a dating profile about the man. Among them, meet Arthur Shidler, dishy doctor and family man from Illinois; Edward Heron-Allen a London lawyer who’s so in love with playing the violin, he’s turned his hands to actually making them (major swoon!) or how about the physician responsible for the identification of the bubonic plague parasite - is it really justified that such an ugly bacteria is named after a man so beautiful!? Each entry also includes a hilarious response to one of the prompts you might find on the dating apps, bringing these gents right into the 21st century. www.quercusbooks.co.uk GREAT MINDS THINK DIFFERENTLY RRP: £7.99 Format: Hardcover ISBN: 9781837994786 This little book is here to celebrate those who see, think and experience the world in their own extraordinary ways, because we are all awesome exactly as we are. Embrace your own unique brilliance and find the confidence to make your mark on the world with this little book of positive words. Whether you have ADHD, autism, dyslexia or any other neurodivergence, Great Minds Think Differently is here to help you celebrate your gift and unleash the power of your mind. Inside you will find pages bursting with positive, uplifting and joyful quotes from a variety of trailblazers, change-makers and ground-breakers who have led the way in helping us to embrace change. This is more than just a book; it’s a call to recognize the power in being exactly who you are, and a reminder that the world is richer, more vibrant and more wonderful because you’re in it. Be inspired to live boldly, think differently and shine brightly, because the world needs the unique magic that only you can bring. www.summersdale.com THE FIRST WORLD WAR Author: Norman Ferguson RRP: £12.99 Format: Hardback Have you ever wondered... Who fired the first British shot of the First World War? Who claimed the glory of downing the Red Baron? Who was the first WW1 soldier to receive the Victoria Cross? Telling the stories of the battles, the aircraft, the weapons, the soldiers, the poets, the campaigns and the many heroes, this comprehensive miscellany is a compelling guide to a war that transformed and marked forever the course of twentiethcentury history. www.summersdale.com
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