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A Cheesemonger's Tour de France

Ned Palmer

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Fiesta

Daniel Stables

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Lone Rider

Elspeth Beard

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Moonlight Express

Monisha Rajesh

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Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson

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Peach Street to Lobster Lane

Felicity Cloake

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Slow Trains to Istanbul

Tom Chesshyre

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The Impossible Journey

Thor Pedersen

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The Land Where Lemons Grow

Helena Attlee

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The Places in Between

Rory Stewart

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The Year of Living Danishly

Helen Russell

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Travels with Charley

John Steinbeck

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  • Non-Fiction
  • Travel
  • Adventure
  • Paperback

Wish You Were Here

From icy expeditions to sun-soaked islands, travel reads for wanderers at heart

For the armchair traveller or wanderer at heart. This stack is full of transporting travel writing, with favourites like Notes from a Small Island, Travels with Charley and The Places in Between, alongside newer adventures like The Impossible Journey. Funny, thoughtful and full of a sense of place, these books take readers far beyond their own front door. Perfect for someone with itchy feet, or who's just back from a trip and missing it already.

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Your recipient will receive an email or printable gift certificate with your message and a link to their own gift page. There, they can browse the stack and choose their book (or books), plus any extras you've added. They'll have two months to choose.

Their books then arrive packed in our gift-ready mailer, with a Chapter & Choice bookmark and a keepsake card for their stack. No wrapping needed.

Make it extra special with a sweet treat. They'll choose their favourite from three delicious Chococo chocolate bars, perfect for a reading break. You can add the sweet treat once you've added the stack to your basket.

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No more doubling up on books they already have. We email your gift on the day you choose, and they pick their favourites.

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No wrapping, no trips to the post office. Their books arrive at their door gift-ready, with a bookmark and keepsake card.