Koh-i-Noor by William Dalrymple, Anita Anand

Koh-i-Noor by William Dalrymple, Anita AnandRiveting. This highly readable and entertaining book finally sets the record straight on the history of the Koh i Noor' Tarquin Hall, Sunday Times'Dynamic, original and supremely readable' Maya Jasanoff, Guardian The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh i Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten year old maharaja of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at

she is determined to dislike him more than ever

who saved her entire world from some kind of ancient monster

Jakarda Wuka highlights the multidimensional nature of Yanyuwa rock art: it is an active social agent in the landscape

and full of astonishing

Displaying all of Hayley Scrivenor's razor-sharp skills for character

As they journey for over 800 miles

So far so London

except to the home she loved

learning to live a life where no one remembers her and everything she owns is lost and broken

and looking for a way to destroy Camp Half-Blood

Heartwarming and charming stories of dogs and books from the author of The Bookseller at the End of the World

Ion Idriess reflects on his life prospecting in far North Queensland from 1912 to 1914