February releases

February sees the release of five exciting and varied books from Aurum, covering a range of topics:

Memoir Love in a Headscarf, written by young British Muslim Shelina Janmohamed, is her story of finding love, Muslim style. There is laughter and there is heartache in this modern and topical romance, as well as a fresh look at the life of a Muslim woman in the UK.

Love in a Headscarf by Shelina Janmohamed is issued in paperback at £10.99 from 14th February. You can order a copy at: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6423987

We are also seeing the release of music biographies from two of the world’s greatest performers. Nina Simone: The Biography by David Brun-Lambert, is the first full biography of the jazz singer and songwriter. Brun-Lambert charts her life from when she was born, as Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina, to her fight for racial equality, and her self-imposed exile from America in 1970. This is the first book to tell Simone’s extraordinary story.

Nina Simone: The Biography by David Brun-Lambert is issued in jacketed hardback at £20 and is available at: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6423998


Our other musical biography is James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, republished by us after being out of print in the UK for 20 years. Originally co-written by Brown himself, this is a frank, revealing and passionate tale of the extraordinary life of a truly legendary performer.

James Brown: The Godfather of Soul by James Brown with Bruce Tucker is issued in paperback at £8.99 and is available at: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6424001

Into sport now and we have The Red and the White: The Story of England v Wales Rugby. Wales has a history of playing the finest rugby of all the home nations, but England has a history of enviable strength, and these two sides are known for their epic encounters on the rugby field. Huw Richards, rugby correspondent for the Financial Times, has chronicled many of the memorable meetings between these two since the 1970s, and shows that it is not just a contest between two teams, but a clash of cultures and histories as well as a titanic sporting occasion.

The Red and the White: The Story of England v Wales Rugby by Huw Richards is issued in jacketed hardback at £16.99. It is available at: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6506457


Finally we have The Sharp End: The Fighting Man in World War II, John Ellis’s hugely successful study of the experiences of the fighting soldier in World War Two, originally published in 1980.

Ellis uses testimony from British, American and Commonwealth soldiers from all theatres of the Second World War about their training, attitudes and aspirations, the different landscapes and climates, and their reactions to the experience of battle. This comprehensive and detailed study is an essential for the bookshelf of anybody interested in modern military history.

The Sharp End: The Fighting Man in World War II by John Ellis, with an introduction by Max Hastings is issued in paperback at £9.99.

It is available at: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=6424011