Good reads
Some books we think you’ll enjoy
These books can found in our bookshop or ordered from us by email, phone or Facebook (pretty much anything except smoke signals or pigeons).
You can also order from us online by clicking here: Adventure into Books. This will take you to our page on Bookshop.org – this is the independent bookshops’ alternative to the big South American river, designed to support bookshops on the UK’s high streets (or in our case, Blairgowrie’s Wellmeadow).
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You can check if we have a particular book in stock by using the Search box below: enter the book name and press Search. This takes you to the Adventure into Books page on Google and shows if we have the book in stock. To reserve the book or order a title using our free, fast service, send us an email: info@adventureintobooks.co.uk.
Thanks as always for your fantastic support of our bookshop. It is very much appreciated.
Some books to adventure with….
Just a few of the many suggestions we have for you – please do get in touch or pop in to see us if you would like more ideas.
You can also find more ideas by following this link to the bimonthly Booktime magazine, which is brimming with recommendations from independent booksellers across the UK.
Email us at info@adventureintobooks.co.uk to order any books that catch your eye, or follow the link to buy them from our page on Bookshop.org.
Clear by Carys Davies
The winner of the 2024 BOOKMARK Book of the Year. A passionate and atmospheric portrayal of three lives caught up in things way beyond their control – the Scottish clearances, schisms in the church, and the weather. A slim volume that packs an emotional punch.
You can buy this book from us from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking: Clear
The Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Set in the small Irish town of Faha, the story charts the life of Doctor Jack Troy, treated as an outsider despite being born and raised in the town, and his daughter, Ronnie. Their lives are transformed as 1962 comes to a close and a baby is left on their doorstep. A warm story of love and community, beautifully told.
You can buy this book from us from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking: The Time of the Child.
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler captures the human character and the art of tension, subtle or otherwise, like few others. A daughter’s wedding provides the backdrop to Three Days in June, a time of heightened joy and angst, sweeping commitments and fussing about detail; most of all, it’s about family and love, old and new – all beautifully observed.
You can buy it from us from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking: Three Days in June
The Silent House of Sleep by Allan Gaw
Winner of Bloody Scotland’s Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award in 2024, the story is set in the interwar years, the shadow of the trenches haunts pathologist Dr Jack Cuthbert. The discovery of two bodies in a London park guarantee that he will face more horror ahead as he works to uncover the reason for their deaths.
You can buy it from us from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking: The Silent House of Sleep
The Unknown Warrior by John Nichol
Harrowing, moving, compelling and, according to one of our customers: ‘Should be compulsory reading in every high school.’ Nichol tells the story of how the idea of the ‘unknown soldier’ came about, and how one dead, unnamed soldier came to be chosen to represent so many of the missing. Moved from the battlefields to be buried at Westminster Abbey, the unknown soldier gave a focus for the grief of a nation that was heart-broken at the loss of their sons.
You can buy this book from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking here: The Unknown Warrior
Hamish by Natalie Russell
A firm favourite for 3-6 year olds, this is the story of Hamish – the adorable, scruffy, and occasionally sticky Highland cow.
You can buy this book from our bookshop or from our Bookshop.org page by clicking here: Hamish the Highland Cow
The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure
A simple and delightful story of a young squirrel who inadvertently plants a wood; the woodcut art work is colourful and striking. A keep forever book.
You can buy this book from our bookshop or through our Bookshop.org page by clicking: The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure
You can also find more suggestions in our monthly recommendations list for BOOKMARK at www.bookmarkblair.com