How the rose got its thornsHave you ever wondered why the rose has thorns and other flowers don't; why the daffodil is the colour it is; or why some plants have shiny leaves and others matt? 'How The Rose Got its Thorns' reveals the inner workings of our favourite flowers and trees. Designed to help gardeners, both novice and experienced, better understand how plants grow, the book is easy to navigate it is divided into 50 chapters, each one a story.

and all going on to achieve amazing things

and the determined attention of at least one of their parents

he picnics on the riverbank with Ratty

Douglas Murray investigates the great derangement of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics

lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner

Sarah Thomas was spellbound by the strange landscape she found herself in

Still in hospital and in a critical condition

he'll only pull her in deeper

30-something Parisian artist Billie is working towards her next exhibition when she receives the news that her mother

Sarah and Cath share the heart-stopping moments in the eye of the storm

Now she makes it easy for you to do the same

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