Reviews in brief

We take a look at three other titles that have just hit the shelves

The Stroud Valleys in the Great War edited by Camilla Boon The History Press, £12.99

This is a personal exploration of the home front and community responses to conflict. The book gives intimate insights into the experiences of local people and how life changed in the Stroud Valleys during the First World War, illustrated by letters, posters and photographs.

The Princess’s Garden: Royal Intrigue and the Untold Story of Kew by Vanessa Berridge Amberley, £14.99

Berridge tracks the story of Britain’s fascination with gardens and the masterpiece that is Kew. She cleverly uses the friendship of Princess Augusta (wife of Prince Frederick) and Lord Bute to demonstrate how the Georgian court transformed garden design.

Northumberland and Tyneside’s War: Voices of the First World War by Neil R Storey and Fiona Kay Amberley, £14.99

Focused on the social aspects of history, Northumberland and

Tyneside’s War takes us through front line action and life on the home front, using unpublished accounts and family archives to give a flavour of the first-hand experience of war.