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The Living Stones
by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
3.99
167
The Living Stones Summary
The Living Stones 88%
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957
3.99
167 ratings
The Road to Little Dribbling
by Bill Bryson • 2015
Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.
3.73
39k+
The Road to Little Dribbling Summary
The Road to Little Dribbling 88%
Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.
by Bill Bryson 2015
3.73
39k+ ratings
The Body in the Dales
by J.R. Ellis • 2017
A London detective's first day in Yorkshire: a body in a cave, a village thick with secrets.
4.02
30k+
The Body in the Dales Summary
The Body in the Dales 87%
A London detective's first day in Yorkshire: a body in a cave, a village thick with secrets.
by J.R. Ellis 2017
4.02
30k+ ratings
The Full English
by Stuart Maconie • 2023
England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.
4.04
1k+
The Full English Summary
The Full English 87%
England, 90 years on: the mills gone, class divides intact, a startling diversity.
by Stuart Maconie 2023
4.04
1k+ ratings
A Month in the Country
by J.L. Carr • 1980
In a Yorkshire village, a war-scarred restorer unearths a medieval painting and a summer of healing.
4.07
30k+
A Month in the Country Summary
A Month in the Country 87%
In a Yorkshire village, a war-scarred restorer unearths a medieval painting and a summer of healing.
by J.L. Carr 1980
4.07
30k+ ratings
The Living Mountain
by Nan Shepherd • 1977
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
4.26
10k+
The Living Mountain Summary
The Living Mountain 86%
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
by Nan Shepherd 1977
4.26
10k+ ratings
The Outermost House
by Henry Beston • 1928
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
4.07
4k+
The Outermost House Summary
The Outermost House 86%
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
by Henry Beston 1928
4.07
4k+ ratings
Shadowmancer
by G.P. Taylor • 2002
A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.
2.83
3k+
Shadowmancer Summary
Shadowmancer 86%
A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.
by G.P. Taylor 2002
2.83
3k+ ratings
All Things Wise and Wonderful
by James Herriot • 1978
From calving sheds to RAF basic training: a young vet learns humans are the difficult animals.
4.45
38k+
All Things Wise and Wonderful Summary
All Things Wise and Wonderful 86%
From calving sheds to RAF basic training: a young vet learns humans are the difficult animals.
by James Herriot 1978
4.45
38k+ ratings
Murder at Holly House
by Denzil Meyrick • 2023
A hapless detective banished to a snowbound village unearths a chimney corpse and a coup.
3.20
11k+
Murder at Holly House Summary
Murder at Holly House 86%
A hapless detective banished to a snowbound village unearths a chimney corpse and a coup.
by Denzil Meyrick 2023
3.20
11k+ ratings
The List of Suspicious Things
by Jennie Godfrey • 2024
A Yorkshire girl's hunt for the Ripper uncovers worse monsters: the ones her neighbors welcome home.
4.13
49k+
The List of Suspicious Things Summary
The List of Suspicious Things 86%
A Yorkshire girl's hunt for the Ripper uncovers worse monsters: the ones her neighbors welcome home.
by Jennie Godfrey 2024
4.13
49k+ ratings
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky • 2022
When revolution fails him, a poet retreats to the countryside and memory to rebuild his spirit.
4.39
352
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 86%
When revolution fails him, a poet retreats to the countryside and memory to rebuild his spirit.
by Stephen Chbosky 2022
4.39
352 ratings
Bury Your Past
by J.M. Dalgliesh • 2019
After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.
4.20
14k+
Bury Your Past Summary
Bury Your Past 86%
After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.
by J.M. Dalgliesh 2019
4.20
14k+ ratings
A Life in Nature
by Marc Hamer • 2019
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
4.16
2k+
A Life in Nature Summary
A Life in Nature 86%
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
by Marc Hamer 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley • 1934
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
4.09
483
English Journey Summary
English Journey 86%
Factories silent, towns hollow, but the people Priestley met in 1933 refused to vanish.
by J.B. Priestley 1934
4.09
483 ratings
Six Little Words
by Sally Page • 2026
A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.
4.04
3k+
Six Little Words Summary
Six Little Words 86%
A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.
by Sally Page 2026
4.04
3k+ ratings
Death of a Nurse
by M.C. Beaton • 2016
A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.
3.80
6k+
Death of a Nurse Summary
Death of a Nurse 86%
A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.
by M.C. Beaton 2016
3.80
6k+ ratings
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
by Farley Mowat • 1984
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
4.11
2k+
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Summary
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 86%
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
by Farley Mowat 1984
4.11
2k+ ratings
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood • 2025
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
4.01
18k+
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper 86%
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
by Benjamin Wood 2025
4.01
18k+ ratings
Venice
by Jan Morris • 1960
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
4.03
2k+
Venice Summary
Venice 86%
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
by Jan Morris 1960
4.03
2k+ ratings
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage
by Ali McNamara • 2016
A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.
4.02
2k+
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage Summary
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage 86%
A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.
by Ali McNamara 2016
4.02
2k+ ratings
Walking With Plato
by Gary Hayden • 2016
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
3.64
320
Walking With Plato Summary
Walking With Plato 86%
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
by Gary Hayden 2016
3.64
320 ratings
Helm
by Sarah Hall • 2025
A sentient Pennine wind watches ten thousand years of human worship, blame, and longing.
3.80
2k+
Helm Summary
Helm 86%
A sentient Pennine wind watches ten thousand years of human worship, blame, and longing.
by Sarah Hall 2025
3.80
2k+ ratings
Managed Annihilation
by Dean L.Y. Bavington • 2010
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
3.29
21
Managed Annihilation Summary
Managed Annihilation 85%
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
by Dean L.Y. Bavington 2010
3.29
21 ratings
The Peregrine
by J.A. Baker • 2004
One man's decade of chasing peregrines to see an English estuary through their hunting eyes.
4.15
6k+
The Peregrine Summary
The Peregrine 85%
One man's decade of chasing peregrines to see an English estuary through their hunting eyes.
by J.A. Baker 2004
4.15
6k+ ratings
Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan • 2015
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
4.28
41k+
Barbarian Days Summary
Barbarian Days 85%
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
by William Finnegan 2015
4.28
41k+ ratings
Moby-Duck
by Donovan Hohn • 2011
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
3.31
3k+
Moby-Duck Summary
Moby-Duck 85%
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
by Donovan Hohn 2011
3.31
3k+ ratings
We, the Drowned
by Carsten Jensen • 2006
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
4.24
13k+
We, the Drowned Summary
We, the Drowned 85%
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
by Carsten Jensen 2006
4.24
13k+ ratings
The Sea Around Us
by Rachel Carson • 1951
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
4.17
5k+
The Sea Around Us Summary
The Sea Around Us 85%
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
by Rachel Carson 1951
4.17
5k+ ratings
The Ice at the End of the World
by Jon Gertner • 2019
Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.
4.17
1k+
The Ice at the End of the World Summary
The Ice at the End of the World 85%
Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.
by Jon Gertner 2019
4.17
1k+ ratings
Ocean
by David Attenborough • 2025
The ocean's secrets surfaced in one human lifetime. Now the next generation must decide its fate.
4.42
3k+
Ocean Summary
Ocean 85%
The ocean's secrets surfaced in one human lifetime. Now the next generation must decide its fate.
by David Attenborough 2025
4.42
3k+ ratings
Istanbul
by Orhan Pamuk • 2003
An artist's soul forged in a city of ruins: Pamuk's Istanbul memoir of black-and-white melancholy.
3.82
22k+
Istanbul Summary
Istanbul 85%
An artist's soul forged in a city of ruins: Pamuk's Istanbul memoir of black-and-white melancholy.
by Orhan Pamuk 2003
3.82
22k+ ratings
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
by Rosamunde Pilcher • 1987
Penelope Keeling, at sixty-four, is caught between her father's art and her children's greed.
4.20
122k+
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Summary
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 85%
Penelope Keeling, at sixty-four, is caught between her father's art and her children's greed.
by Rosamunde Pilcher 1987
4.20
122k+ ratings
The Red Shore
by William Shaw • 2025
His sister lost at sea, a detective shields her son as a coastal town buries its crimes.
4.24
958
The Red Shore Summary
The Red Shore 85%
His sister lost at sea, a detective shields her son as a coastal town buries its crimes.
by William Shaw 2025
4.24
958 ratings
Cod
by Mark Kurlansky • 1997
The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.
3.92
25k+
Cod Summary
Cod 85%
The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.
by Mark Kurlansky 1997
3.92
25k+ ratings
Abroad in Japan
by Chris Broad • 2023
He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.
4.11
23k+
Abroad in Japan Summary
Abroad in Japan 85%
He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.
by Chris Broad 2023
4.11
23k+ ratings
The Drowning House
by Cherie Priest • 2024
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
3.39
2k+
The Drowning House Summary
The Drowning House 85%
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
by Cherie Priest 2024
3.39
2k+ ratings
Imagine a City
by Mark Vanhoenacker • 2022
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
3.65
422
Imagine a City Summary
Imagine a City 85%
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
by Mark Vanhoenacker 2022
3.65
422 ratings
One Lost Soul
by J.M. Dalgliesh • 2019
A teen found dead on a Norfolk beach draws a detective into her family's long-held lies.
4.08
24k+
One Lost Soul Summary
One Lost Soul 85%
A teen found dead on a Norfolk beach draws a detective into her family's long-held lies.
by J.M. Dalgliesh 2019
4.08
24k+ ratings
Marine Biology
by Philip V. Mladenov • 2013
71% of the planet is salt water; it provides half our oxygen, and its life support is failing.
4.21
462
Marine Biology Summary
Marine Biology 85%
71% of the planet is salt water; it provides half our oxygen, and its life support is failing.
by Philip V. Mladenov 2013
4.21
462 ratings
The Burnout
by Sophie Kinsella • 2023
A marketing director's seaside burnout cure came with one complication: the man in the next lodge.
3.70
92k+
The Burnout Summary
The Burnout 85%
A marketing director's seaside burnout cure came with one complication: the man in the next lodge.
by Sophie Kinsella 2023
3.70
92k+ ratings
An Autobiography
by Agatha Christie • 1977
She learned exactly how poisons kill, long before she started killing people in books.
4.13
13k+
An Autobiography Summary
An Autobiography 85%
She learned exactly how poisons kill, long before she started killing people in books.
by Agatha Christie 1977
4.13
13k+ ratings
The Wind off the Small Isles
by Mary Stewart • 1968
On a volcanic island, a young assistant discovers two lovers preserved in ash for a century.
3.76
774
The Wind off the Small Isles Summary
The Wind off the Small Isles 85%
On a volcanic island, a young assistant discovers two lovers preserved in ash for a century.
by Mary Stewart 1968
3.76
774 ratings
The Anglo Files
by Sarah Lyall • 2008
An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.
3.45
2k+
The Anglo Files Summary
The Anglo Files 85%
An American marries into England and decodes a nation wired for apology, irony, and booze.
by Sarah Lyall 2008
3.45
2k+ ratings
Longitude
by Dava Sobel • 1995
Parliament offered millions for longitude. A clockmaker delivered. Astronomers moved the goalposts.
3.99
76k+
Longitude Summary
Longitude 85%
Parliament offered millions for longitude. A clockmaker delivered. Astronomers moved the goalposts.
by Dava Sobel 1995
3.99
76k+ ratings
Irisches Tagebuch
by Heinrich Böll • 1957
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
3.86
2k+
Irisches Tagebuch Summary
Irisches Tagebuch 85%
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
by Heinrich Böll 1957
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Quartet Murders
by J.R. Ellis • 2017
A violinist is killed on stage in a locked chapel, and his priceless Stradivarius disappears.
4.19
18k+
The Quartet Murders Summary
The Quartet Murders 85%
A violinist is killed on stage in a locked chapel, and his priceless Stradivarius disappears.
by J.R. Ellis 2017
4.19
18k+ ratings
The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs • 2000
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
4.29
3k+
The Secret Knowledge of Water Summary
The Secret Knowledge of Water 85%
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
by Craig Childs 2000
4.29
3k+ ratings
One Train Later
by Andy Summers • 2006
A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.
4.04
1k+
One Train Later Summary
One Train Later 85%
A missed train would have erased The Police. A life in the balance.
by Andy Summers 2006
4.04
1k+ ratings
A Mischief of Rats
by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett • 2023
A dead driver in an ecologist's pond exposes the killer rivalries inside a classic-car racing team.
3.84
6k+
A Mischief of Rats Summary
A Mischief of Rats 85%
A dead driver in an ecologist's pond exposes the killer rivalries inside a classic-car racing team.
by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 2023
3.84
6k+ ratings
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