Read Up!

Winter is the perfect time to curl up at home with a book and a cup of tea (and maybe even a biscuit!). Waterstones in St John’s Shopping Centre, Perth, have picked four books which they expect to be this winter’s top reads for book lovers young and old.

Kitchen by Nigella Lawson
£26
In Kitchen, Nigella offers the reader a mouth watering array of new recipes, both comforting and exciting - from clams with chorizo to Guinness gingerbread.

Reminding the reader how much pleasure there is to be had in real food, and how to reclaim the traditional rhythms of the kitchen, this book is about simple recipes that make life less complicated.

From ham hocks to pea soup and pasties, from chicken to Chinatown salad, Nigella gives us the wherewithal to tackle any situation and satisfy all our foodie cravings.

Aliens Love Panta Claus
by C Freedman & B Cort £5.99

Everyone's favourite aliens are full of the festive spirit! Join them as they help out Santa and put neon pants on Rudolph. But remember to hold on to your pants - this is for one day only. Ho-ho-ho!

The Fry Chronicles: A Memoir
by Stephen Fry £20

This dazzling memoir is a courageously frank, honest and poignant read. His writing will excite you, make you laugh uproariously, move you, inform you and, above all, surprise you.

Peppa’s Super Noisy Sound Book
by Peppa Pig £12.99

Oink! Oink! Grunt! Grunt! Find out what happens when Peppa and George's quiet day turns very noisy and press the sounds as you read along! A wonderful Christmas present for little ones! Snort! Snort!