If you know the London literary hub that is historic bookshop Foyles then you’ll know that there is no better place to enquire about the various merits put to page this year. Senior Buyer Heather Baker tells us how to buy for whomever this Yuletide…
BOOKS FOR HIM
-Diamond Queen by Andrew Marr (Macmillan), £25 “Perfect for the history buff – brush up early before the Jubilee!”
-Empire by Jeremy Paxman (Viking), £25 “Paxman’s latest is a witty and astute look at the British Empire and its lasting effects.”
Death-Ray by Daniel Clowes (Jonathan Cape), £14.99 “The perfect gift for graphic novel fans from the Ghost Town author.”t
BOOKS FOR HER
Nostalgia in Vogue by Eve MacSweeney (Rizzoli), £35 “Dazzling fashion, glorious photography, and outstanding writing – what more could you want?”
Short and Sweet by Dan Lepard (Fourth Estate), £25 “Simply mouth-watering.” Just to clarify, it’s a compendium of home baking – cakes pastries, breads, cookies – they are all in there.
The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy (Picador), £14.99 “One of the loveliest books I’ve seen this year -beautiful, and full of stunning poetry.”
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins), £10.99 “Young Floyd gets his kite stuck in a tree, with increasingly outlandish consequences. The perfect gift for little ones.”
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp by Philip Pullman and Sophy Williams (Scholastic), £12.99 “Gorgeously illustrated version of the classic tale.”
GREAT BOOKS FOR ANY ONE
The New Granta Book of Travel (Granta), £25 “A brilliant collection of writing for the armchair traveller (and also the more adventurous!)”
Londoners by Craig Taylor(Ecco Press), £25 “A compelling, vivid collection of tales from the world’s greatest city…”
EXCLUSIVE red-edged editions of 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (Harvill Secker), Vol. 1 2: £20, Vol. 3: £14.99 “Cool, quirky, and exclusive editions only from Foyles.”
All titles are available from Foyles bookshops across London (Charing Cross Road, Royal Festival Hall, St Pancras, Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City) at Foyles Cabot Circus in Bristol or online at Foyles.co.uk
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