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ABANDONED CASTLES by Kieron Connolly (Amber Books £19.99)
RUINS, battlements and tottering towers . .. this eerie but engrossing book takes a close look at abandoned castles around the world. From ancient Greek ruins to Norman keeps, it explores more than 100 crumbling citadels and forts and examines the roles they played in history. A fabulous examination of worlds gone by that covers so much ground you’ll feel like David Starkey by the time you’ve finished it.