Michèle Roberts

2011: When Madeleine loses her job as a lecturer, she decides to leave her riverside flat in cobbled Stew Lane, where history never feels far away and move to Apricot Place. Yet here too, in this quiet Walworth cul-de-sac, she senses the past encroaching: a shifting in the atmosphere, a current of unseen life. 1851: Joseph Benson has been employed by Henry Mayhew to help research his articles on the working classes. A family man with mouths to feed,...

"In Globetrotting, Duncan Minshull, the UK's "laureate of walking," brings together the work of more than fifty walker-writers who have traveled the world's seven continents by foot. From the 1500s to the present day comes a memorable band of explorers and adventurers, scientists and missionaries, pleasure-seekers and literary drifters recalling their experiences and asking themselves a compelling question--why travel this way in the first place?"--Amazon.com....

Take a break from your busy schedule and enjoy a home-cooked meal that tastes like you spent hours preparing it! With these slow cooker favorites, all it takes is a little prep work and advance planning to come home to a delicious dinner that's healthy and full of flavor. With selections like Creamy Bacon Chicken and Hot Fudge Cake you can't go wrong! -- from Amazon.