<strong>View</strong> vbooks Enjoy a good read with Waterstone’s Six of the best Sail by James Patterston Century £18.99 As Peter Carlyle waves off his wife, children and brother-in-law on a sailing holiday, all they have in mind is lying back and relaxing. But as a violent storm breaks out, an explosion causes the boat to vanish without a trace and the family are lost, presumed dead. Until now. When a message in a bottle is washed up on a shore, it becomes apparent that there must have been at least one survivor. Peter is a broken man. He appears to struggle to contain his grief as he holds a heartfelt TV interview about his loss. But all is not as it seems, for beneath the grief lies a more sinister side. Peter is involved with a beautiful - and dangerous - younger woman and it soon transpires that he knows more about his family’s disappearance than he is letting on. We Bought a Zoo by Benjamin Mee HarperCollins £16.99 Chuck it all in and buy a zoo? Why not, thought Benjamin Mee, unaware of the grim living conditions, creditors and escaped big cat that lay in wait. With his wife, Katherine, two young children, his 76-year-old mother and his brother, he took on a run-down zoo on the edge of Dartmoor. There they became responsible for 200 animals including four huge tigers, lions, pumas, three massive bears, a tapir and a wolf pack. But in the midst of dealing with the daily dramas of escaping wolves and adolescent vervet monkeys, Katherine, who had had a brain tumour removed, began to experience symptoms again. Ben soon found himself juggling the complexities of managing the zoo while caring for his rapidly deteriorating wife, their children, and their ever-growing menagerie of animals. Ben’s story will be bound to both move and entertain. 58 The Return by Victoria Hislop Headline £16.99 Sonia is in Granada to celebrate a friend’s birthday with a dance class. She knows nothing of the city’s shocking past, but ordering a simple cup of coffee in a quiet cafe will lead her into the extraordinary tale of a family’s fight to survive the horror of Spain’s civil war. Seventy years earlier, and Granada, under a new liberal government, is a place of freedom and optimism. In the Ramirez family’s cafe, Concha and Pablo’s children relish the atmosphere of hope. But Spain is a country in turmoil, and in 1936 a revolution begins that will tear their family apart. For one, the pull of the battle is irresistible. For another, caught on the wrong side of the line, separation from her lover is unbearable. And everyone must take a side, and choose whether to submit, to fight or to attempt escape. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein HarperCollins £14.99 A heart-warming and inspirational tale in which Enzo, a loyal family dog, tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: he thinks and feels in nearly human ways. He has educated himself by watching extensive television and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Enzo relates the story of his human family through his eyes, sharing the tragedies and triumphs of Denny and his wife and child. In the end, despite what he sees as his own limitations as a dog, Enzo comes through heroically to preserve the Swift family. WWaterstone’s Enjoy more good books at Waterstone’s • Andover 01264 358927 • Eastleigh 02380 618930 • Fareham 01329 825693 • Lymington 01590 671409 • Salisbury 01722 415596 • Southampton (Above Bar) 02380 633130 • Southampton (West Quay) 02380 232118 • Winchester (High Street) 01962 840379 • Winchester (The Brooks) 01962 866206 www.waterstones.com Finding My Voice by Russell Watson Ebury £18.99 Known as ‘The Voice’ due to his incredible yet untrained singing talent, Russell was still working in a Salford factory at the age of 30 before becoming one of the world’s biggest selling popular classical singers. He used to spend the evenings singing in workingmen’s clubs for extra cash to keep the bailiffs from his family’s door. His big break came in 1999 when he sang to a huge audience at Old Trafford. Now, he has sold over five million albums, won four Brit awards and made numerous sell-out world tours. Here Russell reveals for the first time the true story of how an ordinary man with an extraordinary voice became one of Britain’s favourite recording artists. Great British Food by Gary Rhodes, Marcus Wareing, Angela Harnett, Nick Nairn Dorling Kindersley £20 This book offers the best of British regional cooking from the chefs behind both BBC Great British Menu series. Sample dishes from the cream of the British crop with more than 200 recipes from top UK chefs. From starters and fish dishes, to meat courses and desserts, prepare a delicious meal incorporating the eclectic flavours and styles that make up British cooking today. V
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