Segrue Books is a new independent
bookseller in Radlett.
In Gratitude Jenny Diski Diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, Diski looked back on her life and wrote about it. More specifically, she wrote about her lesser know experience of being taken in by Doris Lessing, aged fifteen, and their subsequent long and complex friendship. She died a week after publication so how lucky we are […]
Thus Bad Begins Javier Marias £8.99 A new novel from Marias is always an event and this is no exception. Marias’ prose is stylish and enigmatic and yet the world he creates is entirely believable. Set in Spain just post the death of Franco. it tells the story of the young Juan De Vere who […]
Empire of Things by Frank Trentmann This is a detailed and well researched look at how we have come to be defined by what we buy. From Renaissance Italy and late Ming China to a time when debt is no longer a faux pas but rather indicates a certain kind of moral rigour and investment in […]