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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: £9.49 / Used from: £2.32
Makes you sad that happened, angry that it was possible. Tragic.
A History of Modern BritainA History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr
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: £7.51 / Used from: £5.22
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: £5.98 / Used from: £2.94
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: £4.82 / Used from: £2.34
Forthright and brave, a voice for this generation
An Aristocratic AffairAn Aristocratic Affair by Janet Gleeson
Buy used from: £6.01
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: £30.00
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: £21.25 / Used from: £2.00
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 used from: £1.56
His best book yet, a literary and educational tale