Her intention is that fact and fiction should complement each other. They do perfectly

With clarity of purpose and clarity of style, she has written a book that is both elegant and thoughtful

Gillian Tindall is a tapestry maker. She finds patterns in history - woven from close research into people and places - that no one else would have the persistence and insight to pursue

A testament to the late Booth that he could make such a boring subject so interesting.

A colourful tale ... Chronicles the remarkable and often mystifying process through which cannabis became outlawed throughout the Western world, and the devastating effect such legislation has had on the global economy.

After two puffs on a marijuana cigarette, I was turned into a bat.

'Amazingly informative...fascinating stuff'