
The Books on Our Shelves
All our books have been generously donated to the shop, to help raise funds for Vista.
You will find the shop well organised by genre and topic, as listed below, and the shelves are constantly refreshed with new stock. If you are looking for a particular book, author, or subject, please ask at the counter. We are happy to check our stock room and/or to take note of what to look out for, for you.
OUR FICTION SHELVES
General Fiction
Classic Fiction - Jane Austen, the Brontes, Charles Dickens, D H Lawrence, Anthony Trollope ... you will find them in our Vintage/Classics section
Crime Fiction and Thrillers –
authors including David Baldacci, Mark Billingham, Lee Child, Ann Cleves, Michael Connelly, Patricia Cornwell, Claire Douglas, Nicci French, Robert Galbraith, John Grisham, Peter James, Peter May, Val McDermid, Richard Osman, James Patterson, Ian Rankin, L J Ross, Wilbur Smith ...
It's said that one of Lee Child's novels featuring Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every 9 seconds! (We do have lots!) His brother, Andrew, has taken over the writing of them now.
Sci Fi and Fantasy –
a selection ranging from the old classics such as Arthur C Clarke to Dan Brown’s mysteries.
The Game of Thrones series pops up from time to time for the reader who likes a “meatier “ tale.
POETRY and PLAYS
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
LARGE-PRINT AND TALKING BOOKS
SCARCE, COLLECTIBLE AND SPECIALIST – see the stock list here
NON-FICTION SUBJECT AREAS
Art
Artistic hobbies
Biographies, autobiographies and memoirs
Business, economics and politics
Cookery
Education (course books and revision guides)
Gardening
Health and Wellbeing
History
Humour
Language
Local interest
Music (including sheet music)
Natural History
Philosophy and Religion
Puzzles, games and quizzes
Science
Sport
Transport
Travel
War