Literary Britain and Ireland

Description

Literary Britain and Ireland features more than 100 locations associated with the world's leading authors. From the tower at Sissinghurst where Vita Sackville-West wrote her books and the gardens that inspired Beatrix Potter's children's stories in the Lake District, to the Suffolk coastline that provides the setting for many of P.D. James's novels and the fictional platform at Kings Cross where J.K. Rowling put Harry Potter on a train to Hogwarts, this book is an essential guide to Britain and Ireland's most fascinating, beautiful and inspiring houses, gardens, cafes, railway stations and so much more. Beautifully illustrated, each entry includes: a short essay putting the location or city in its literary and historical context; key authors and locations associated with the place under discussion and useful contact details and travel link.

Jane Struthers is a full-time professional astrologer and writer who has studied tarot, astrology, and palmistry for over twenty-five years. She teaches astrology at the London School of Astrology, and has also lectured abroad on astrology and tarot. Jane is currently the astrologer for Bella, the bestselling weekly women's magazine, and before that she was the astrologer for The Sun, writing as Gemini Jane. She has talked about astrology and the tarot on radio and television and is the author of thirty nonfiction books, including The Book of Destinies and Tarot For Life and Love, both published by Kyle Cathie. The Palmistry Bible and The Psychic's Bible are both huge bestsellers, making Jane one of the most successful Mind Body Spirit authors in the UK.