Beautiful book…Cracking photos…Daniel Hume’s book is part manual, part art, part spiritual movement

enthusiastic exploration of fire

A practical and globe-trotting account of fire making around the world. This elegantly illustrated, cloth bound book conjures the joy of tinder, spark and ember

The natural progression from … candle-filled hygge

A beautifully produced guide to making fire

A fascinating and delightful read for anyone interested in history, indigenous traditions and the natural world.

Exquisitely produced

The pair make lively correspondents.

It's fun and possibly a fruitful format for future tournaments.

It is worth having a read of this…to be reminded again of the joy of sport and how it adds colour and passion and pleasure to modern life.

[It is] elegantly written.

An interesting and unusual study of the global appeal of football

They both love football. So the letters are about football but also lots of other things. It reminds you that watching football is about lots of other things too… I really enjoyed this.

Plaudits will arrive faster than an incoming tide.

In her memoir Leap In, Alexandra Heminsley gives an eloquent exposition of the painful, powerful but ultimately exhilarating effects of wild swimming throughout the winter.

Haunting and beautiful

A memoir about the power of a good teacher, about family, about loss, about growing into the man you are meant to be

A Boy in the Water is an uplifting and truly remarkable story of innocence, dedication, and commitment

This book really struck a chord with me and I couldn't put it down until I read it all . . . amazing, a must read

'Written beautifully through the eyes of a child yet to enter his teens, 'A Boy in the Water' resonated strongly taking me back to my own childhood. A fascinating story full of innocence, achievement, ambition and trust.' Ellen MacArthur

"I am absolutely in awe; a mindblowing and phenomenal feat. A Boy in the Water will challenge ideas of what is possible".
Chrissie Wellington OBE