Hardman & Swainson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Secret Body: How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live
Daniel M. DavisWelcome to a revolution in the science of you. It's publication day for @dandavis101's insightful new book #TheSecretBody which explores dramatic breakthroughs in understanding our bodies and what they mean for the future. Out now from @TheBodleyHead :https://uk.bookshop.org/a/2344/9781847925695 https://t.co/DmAU5Dxeiq
Paperback, 2022
$20.95Member price:$10.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Body
Margaret GibsonA huge congratulations to the brilliant @cath_simpson13 on the shortlisting of her brilliant memoir #OneBody! 🎉 https://t.co/5hW5yBpO4Y
Paperback, 2007
$20.95Member price:$10.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tea Planter's Wife
Dinah JefferiesA haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother... Get @DinahJefferies' Sunday Times bestseller #TheTeaPlantersWife for just 99p on Amazon kindle now! @VikingBooksUK https://t.co/xXpn3dOra2
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Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
Jenni NuttallWith a week to go before @Stylisticienne's MOTHER TONGUE is out, enjoy this fantastic review by @PhilipHensher in the @spectator 🤩 'Jenni Nuttall has written a book full of interesting observations about semantic change and etymological development' https://t.co/L3k8TLykDF
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I'm Sorry You Feel That Way: The Astonishing but True Story of a Daughter, Sister, Slut, Wife, Mother, and Friend to Man and Dog
Diana JosephHappy Paperback Publication Day to Rebecca Wait and @Riverrunbooks! I’M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY is out in paperback! If you’re looking for a book about complicated family relationships with a fair bit of humour, it's this one👩👧👧🙎♂️💔🏫😅 Link here: https://t.co/fUoQbKHFgZ https://t.co/KSRStgixWS
Paperback, 2010
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shadowy Third: Love, Letters, and Elizabeth Bowen
Julia ParryCongratulations, Julia Parry! We are thrilled to see her win the #RSLChristopherBlandPrize for THE SHADOWY THIRD https://t.co/V6vzq4skeM
Paperback, 2021
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Love in a Time of War
Adrienne ChinnThree sisters. The Great War. The end of innocence… Get @adriennechinn's sweeping historical novel #LoveinaTimeofWar for 99p in today's Kindle Daily Deal. @0neMoreChapter_ https://t.co/gM5nWNl5j8
Paperback, 2022
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
Beth KemptonHappy publication day to @DoWhatYouLoveXx & her revolutionary guide to writing #TheWayoftheFearlessWriter. Inspired by ancient wisdom, it's packed full of fresh & original exercises to help you share your words with the world✨ Out now from @PiatkusBooks: https://t.co/oseIaknkWo https://t.co/f29JshPVmW
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
Susan FaludiHAGS by Victoria Smith: "brilliantly and unrelentingly exposes all the weasel ways in which ageist misogyny enables regressive beliefs to be recast as progressive... a future classic, up there with Joan Smith’s Misogynies and Susan Faludi’s Backlash." 👏 https://t.co/QklGnO60Gg
Paperback, 2006
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Daughters of War
Dinah JefferiesLucky day for US Kindle users! Dinah Jefferies' DAUGHTERS OF WAR is just $0.99 from Jan 18th-20th! Here's the link: https://t.co/acr6qOtfJA Enjoy!! https://t.co/537jtNjWzV
Paperback, 2021
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book