The Emperor of Scent: A story of perfume, obsession and the last mystery of the senses

Chandler Burr

In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor Of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secre...

Lenore the Hungriest Dog in the World

Jon Katz

Life for Jon and the animals of Bedlam Farm is busier than ever, but from the moment Jon catches sight of Lenore, a cute little Labrador puppy, he cannot resist. And it's not long before she has a home on the farm too. She eats everything in sight, and tries her hardest to make friends, but will Lenore'...

Matilda (Colour Edition)

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl's much-loved Matilda, now in a stunning large paperback format with Quentin Blake's original illustrations in full colour. Matilda Wormwood's father thinks she's a little scab. Matilda's mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda's headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she's the wo...