Good reads
Some books we think you’ll enjoy
These books can found in our bookshop or ordered from us by email, phone or Facebook (pretty much anything except smoke signals or pigeons).
You can also order from us online by clicking here: Adventure into Books. This will take you to our page on Bookshop.org – this is the independent bookshops’ alternative to the big South American river, designed to support bookshops on the UK’s high streets (or in our case, Blairgowrie’s Wellmeadow).
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Some books to adventure with….
Just a few of the many suggestions we have for you – please do get in touch or pop in to see us if you would like more ideas.
You can also find more ideas by following this link to the bimonthly Booktime magazine, which is brimming with recommendations from independent booksellers across the UK.
Email us at info@adventureintobooks.co.uk to order any books that catch your eye, or follow the link to buy them from our page on Bookshop.org.
Paper Cup by Karen Campbell
This book won the 2023 BOOKMARK Book of the Year Award. Kelly is living a precarious, desperately raw life on the streets of Glasgow, when a chance encounter sets her on a path of physical and redemptive pilgrimage towards her home town in Dumfriesshire. There’s guilt, loathing, kindness and love; there are baddies, brilliant pals and a dog called Collieflower. It’s a book that gets under your skin.
You can buy this book from us from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking: Paper Cup
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Shortlisted for this year’s Indie Book Awards, this is the story of three women, from three different times and each seen as being different. All three face peril and attempts to control them; all are linked through one story that is gradually revealed
You can buy this book from us from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking: Weyward.
Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Gondola of Doom by Olga Wojtas
This is the fourth outing for the enthusiastic, highly accomplished (occasionally clueless), time-travelling, librarian-cum-detective, Shona. This time she is in Venice, investigating the watery disappearance of a number of unfortunate gondolier passengers. Can she solve the clues in time? Always a fun and welcome, escapist delight.
You can buy it from us from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking: The Gondola of Doom
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck
It’s 1986, in Berlin. A young student, Katharina, meets Hans – an older, married man – in a chance encounter on a bus. The attraction is instant, and Kairos – the god of fortunate moments – steps in. But of course, their passion is bound in secrecy, and as loving turns to cheating and betrayal bites, unhappiness grows
You can buy it from us from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking: Kairos
French Windows by Antoine Laurain
A perfectly poised psychological twist lies at the centre of this story. A story about a Parisian apartment block, with five floors and one murder, captured on camera by photographer Nathalia. The shock has caused a creative block, sending Nathalia to seek therapy. As she talks to Doctor Faber, the stories of the people living in the block unfold, revealing only one conclusion…. which I can’t possibly reveal!
You can buy this book from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking here: French Windows
Snail in Space by Rachel Bright
In case the summer holidays involve some family time and entertaining of youngsters, I thought I would include this recommendation for 3-5 year olds: Gail, the snail, is not content with her lot, munching away at (my) garden vegetables, and she determinedly sets off for space camp to see if she can make the grade and go to space. The story and illustrations are brilliant.
You can buy this book from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking here: Snail in Space
An Amazing History Atlas of Scotland by David MacPhail
This fascinating historical atlas takes readers on a tour through time and place. From the glaciers of the ice age to the settlers of the neolithic. From the Viking invaders and Jacobite supporters, to the great Enlightenment thinkers. From the Highlands, Lowlands and Islands to Scotland’s crofts, castles and cities. Fun and facts galore!
You can buy this book from our bookshop or through our Bookshop.org page by clicking: An Amazing History Atlas of Scotland
You can also find more suggestions in our monthly recommendations list for BOOKMARK at www.bookmarkblair.com