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My favourite non fiction
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy SoldierA Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £5.95
Makes you sad that happened, angry that it was possible. Tragic.
A History of Modern BritainA History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr
Buy used from: £4.46
Essential reading
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor
Buy new: £8.57 / Used from: £4.00
A fascinating account, mirrored in today's events
The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I LeftThe Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left by Ed Husain
Buy new: £6.19 / Used from: £4.32
Well written and frightening
The Caged Virgin: A Muslim Woman's Cry for ReasonThe Caged Virgin: A Muslim Woman's Cry for Reason by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £4.02
Forthright and brave, a voice for this generation
An Aristocratic AffairAn Aristocratic Affair by Janet Gleeson
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Bessborough's life with all its intrigue and power!
Right Royal Bastards: The Fruits of PassionRight Royal Bastards: The Fruits of Passion by Peter Beauclerk-Dewar
Buy used from: £87.00
Royal illegitimacy in all its glory, engrossing...
Lady HesterLady Hester by Lorna Gibb
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A greta read about an amazing woman and an easy way to get a background to a troubled region
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun KingLove and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Antonia Fraser
Buy new: £17.50 / Used from: £0.44
Beautifully researched and written
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple
Buy new: £5.22 / Used from: £2.06
His best book yet, a literary and educational tale