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Are you needing to decide what to read next? Why not consider traveling to and within Bristol through the wonderful world of books? Visitbristol.co.uk has put together their ‘pick of Bristol-related book recommendations, including fictional tales based in the city, some of Bristol’s most famous literary works and a host of non-fiction titles exploring Bristol’.
All of the below are available from our excellent booksellers including Stanfords, Foyles and Bristol Tourist Information Centre. During lockdown, you can still support local bookshops by shopping online with Bookshop. Below are a few of our favourite choices:
A Recipe for Sorcery by Vanessa Kisuule
Celebrated Bristol-based poet, writer and performer, Vanessa Kisuule’s second release is ‘a poetry collection with a difference: it is a cathartic explosion, an unspooling of long harboured fears and resentment and a delving into ugly and uncomfortable truths. It is a recipe for womanhood that changes with the whim of the seasons and the political climate. It is a feverish fistful of musings, a comedy of errors, an instruction manual, a compass, an overheard conversation in the ladies’ loo, whispered secrets over a (second) bottle of wine.’
Rife: Twenty-One Stories from Britain’s Youth
‘From the creative minds behind Rife magazine comes this anthology of twenty passionate voices, all under the age of twenty-four, writing across a spectrum of topics that matter to them. It holds a mirror up to the experience of young people in the UK today, with essays on money, mental health, sex, gender, inequality, education, crime and the future.’
The Women Who Built Bristol: Volume One and Two by Jane Duffus
‘The Women Who Built Bristol is a bursting compendium of brilliant women who helped to shape Bristol into the vibrant city it is today.’ Starter For Ten by David Nicholls (2003) ‘It is 1985, and Brian is in his first year at university. As a swotty boy whose clearest memories of his dead father are of their watching television together, Brian’s ambition has always been to appear on University Challenge . Now he has the chance, if he doesn’t get sidetracked by the effort to choose between his rich and beautiful team mate Alice and the politically furious, smart, sarcastic Glaswegian, Rebecca.’
The Fair Fight by Anna Freeman (2014)
‘Born into a brothel, Ruth’s future looks bleak until she catches the eye of Mr Dryer. A rich Bristol merchant and enthusiast of the ring, he trains gutsy Ruth as a pugilist. Soon she rules the bloodspattered sawdust at the infamous Hatchet Inn. Dryer’s wife Charlotte lives in the shadows. A grieving orphan, she hides away, scarred by smallpox, ignored by Dryer, and engaged in dangerous mind games with her brother. When Dryer sidelines Ruth after a disastrous fight, and focuses on training her husband Tom, Charlotte presents Ruth with an extraordinary proposition. As the tension mounts before Tom’s Championship fight, two worlds collide with electrifying consequences. The Fair Fight will take you from a filthy brothel to the finest houses in the town, from the world of street-fighters to the world of champions. Alive with the smells and the sounds of the streets, it is a raucous, intoxicating tale of courage, reinvention and fighting your way to the top.’
The Bristol Trilogy by Angela Carter (1966-1971)
‘Acclaimed author Angela Carter authored three novels set in the city, Shadow Dance , Several Perceptions and Love whilst living in Clifton. Bristol landmarks such as Cabot Tower, Bristol Museum and Arnolfini feature in these early novels, set in late 1960’s Bristol.’