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Say hello to our three Books of the Month View this in your browser SIGNED BOOKS • BESTSELLERS • OUR SHOPS This month, yet again, we bring you three books which we believe are worthy of your attention. We start off with a sublime novel about Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe – it’s beautiful, tho

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SIGNED BOOKS  •  BESTSELLERS  •  OUR SHOPS



This month, yet again, we bring you three books which we believe are worthy of your attention.


We start off with a sublime novel about Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe – it’s beautiful, thought-provoking and actually, little short of wondrous – we exhort everyone to read it.


Next, we have a book which explains why many of our political mechanisms are not fit for purpose and require fixing fast, written by someone who has insider knowledge and the gift of presenting complex systems  in a very readable manner.


Finally, we present to you a moving and affecting coming-of-age novel from an author who was the recipient of our Blackwell's Book of the Year accolade for 'A Kind of Spark'.

Introducing our
Fiction
​​​​​​​Book of the Month

For They Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain book
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For Thy Great Pain Have
Mercy on My Little Pain

by Victoria MacKenzie
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“I adored this book; exquisite, enchanting, compelling and thought-provoking, it had me contemplating the lives and experiences of Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe -- both of whom I knew next to nothing about -- well beyond the end, and the scope, of MacKenzie's narrative. A beautiful accomplishment.”
Annika, Bookseller, Blackwell’s Oxford



“Here's a story about Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich, two medieval mystics, told in alternating chapters. It's rare to hear a female voice from this period, and the tales they have to tell of their shewings, or visions, are quite remarkable. Julian is calm and composed. She chooses to become an anchoress, permanently entombed in her tiny cell, with access to the public via an open window to offer guidance and counsel. Margaret is wild and wayward. She is unrestrained and boastful. She has at least 14 children and brings ridicule and anger upon herself with her pronouncements, but she is unable to restrain herself. Two very different women, each struggling with her spirituality, the story takes us to their ultimate meeting and their moment of unity.

This slender novel is quick to read but the beauty of the writing and the extraordinary tale that unfolds will stay with you for a long time.”
Rachel Henderson, Bookseller, Blackwell’s Newcastle 

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Fiction Book of the Month video
 
 

Introducing our
Non-Fiction
​​​​​​​Book of the Month

How Westminster Works book

How Westminster Works...
and Why It Doesn't
by Ian Dunt
PAPERBACK



In an election year so there has never been a better time to understand how our political system works…or doesn’t.


What is a 'special adviser' and how did they take over British political life? Why do some prime ministers manage to get things done - while others miserably fail? And why is the House of Lords more functional than most people think?


Most of us have a sense that our political system doesn't seem to work but struggle to articulate exactly why. And for good reason: our political and financial institutions are cloaked in secrecy, archaic terminology, ancient custom and impenetrable jargon. Now, expert political journalist Ian Dunt is lifting the lid on British politics to expose every aspect of the setup in a way that can be understood and challenged. From Downing Street to Whitehall, the Commons to the Lords, this book is an indispensable guide to our political system - and how we might begin to fix it.


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Screenshot of video leading to Ian Dunt talking about his book being Non-Fiction Book of the Month

Signed by the Author

 
 
 
Photo of the signed page of the hardback edition
 

We still have some signed copies of the hardback edition of How Westminster Works...and Why it Doesn't, in case you prefer your reading material signed by the author. 

 
 
 
 
 
Children's Book of the Month
Keedie book

Keedie
by Elle McNicoll
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SUITABLE FOR AGES 9+
A powerful coming-of-age story from award-winning author Elle McNicoll.


Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark (winner of Blackwell's Book of the Year, 2020). 


As Keedie and her twin Nina approach their fourteenth birthday, they seem to only be growing further apart. Keedie instead feels drawn to, and fiercely protective of, their quiet younger sister Addie – who on the surface is the opposite of loud and fiery Keedie, but in fact they have more in common than anyone knows.


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This is a novel filled with love―not only Keedie’s love for Addie but McNicoll’s for young neurodivergent people everywhere, and the brilliant and brave Keedie will inspire those children to be proud of who they are.

–THE BOOKSELLER

Children's Book of the Month video with Elle McNicoll
 
 

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Covers of A Kind of Spark, Show Us Who You Are, and Like a Charm.
 
 
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