A Delicate Truth - John le Carré
RRP £18.99
Jarrold has a limited number of signed copies while stocks last.
Of few writers is the phrase 'he needs no introduction' so true: le Carré is one of our best known and best loved authors, with novels like The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy becoming modern classics, as well as translating highly successfully to film and TV. A counter-terror operation in Gibraltar against a high-value jihadist arms-buyer is the starting point of this latest novel, leading to what the Observer describes as 'a brilliant climax, with sinister deaths, casual torture, wrecked lives and shameful compromises.'
This book and a large selection of titles can be found in our book department on the ground floor.
The Diary of Mary Hardy - edited by Margaret Bird
£33.50 per volume for volumes 1 - 4.
The first four volumes can be bought together as a set for £100.
Volume 5 is £21.50.
Mary Hardy lived from 1733 to 1809 and this monumental piece of scholarship on the editor's part (it has taken her twenty-five years to complete) brings to light an utterly fascinating record of the life of this eighteenth century Norfolk farmer's wife, her family and the social world in which she moves. Only brief extracts of the diary have appeared in print before. Each page within the four main volumes is annotated with notes to help readers through the text, there are many illustrations and each volume has a detailed index. The fifth volume contains, unannotated, extracts not collected in the first four book.
This book and a large selection of titles can be found in our book department on the ground floor.
Bring Up The Bodies - Hilary Mantel
RRP £9.99
Part of the Jarrold 'buy one, get one half price' offer
The sequel to Wolf Hall, now available for the first time in paperback, has already won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for the author, as did Wolf Hall before it. Mantel has been described as 'the greatest modern English prose writer working today' by the chair of the prize. The book continues the story of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's right hand man and further establishes its author as one of the finest writers of historical fiction we have. Mantel's many fans are already waiting impatiently for the next novel in the series, due next year.
This book and a large selection of titles can be found in our book department on the ground floor.
From Pot To Plate: The Norfolk Crab And Lobster Cookbook - Elliott Bloomfield and John Lee
RRP £9.99
John Lee is a seventh generation crab and lobster fisherman, whilst Elliott Bloomfield is chef at Cromer's popular Rocket House Cafe (having cut his culinary teeth at California's renowned Chez Panisse restaurant). This eye-catchingly illustrated and well set-out book shows the reader how to dress crab and lobster, before providing dozens of delicious-sounding recipes for preparing both. What better accompaniment to the annual Crab & Lobster Festival could you wish for?
This book and a large selection of titles can be found in our book department on the ground floor.
The Story of the Norwich Boot and Shoe Trade - Frances and Michael Holmes
RRP £9.95
Frances and Michael Holmes are the authors of the hugely successful books A Market For Our Times: A History Of The Norwich Provisions Market and Norwich Pubs And Breweries: Past And Present. Their latest project is this fascinating and comprehensive history of a trade which at one time employed 15% of the entire Norwich work force, making it the single biggest industry in the city. The book's 262 pages are packed with first-hand accounts from those who worked in the trade, along with archive material, photographs and newspaper reports, all combining to paint a picture of this trade that was - and to a small extent still is - at the heart of Norwich's commercial life.
This book and a large selection of titles can be found in our book department on the lower ground floor.
Upcoming Book Event
On the 4th June Frances and Michael are hosting an evening event at Jarrold which will tell "The Story of the Norwich Boot and Shoe Trade". For more information on the event please click here.