Books for giving (From The Northern Echo)

Books for giving

11:25am Monday 30th November 2009 in

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Books make great gifts for all ages at Christmas.

Here Waterstone’s booksellers select the best gifts for every member of your family.

FOR GRANDADS

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Bantam, £18.99)

FOLLOW-up to the international bestseller The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol is a brilliantly composed tapestry of veiled histories, arcane icons and enigmatic codes, an intelligent, lightning-paced thriller that offers surprises at every turn.

FOR GRANDMAS

Knave Of Spades by Alan Titchmarsh (Hodder & Stoughton, £20)

FROM his first faltering steps in radio and television, to a career in broadcasting and writing, Knave of Spades is a wonderfully warm and self-deprecatingly honest memoir from Britain’s favourite gardener.

FOR DADS

Driven To Distraction by Jeremy Clarkson (Michael Joseph, £20)

BRACE yourself, Clarkson’s back.

And he’d like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a few irredeemable disasters...). Or he would, if there weren’t so many things competing for his attention first. More hilarious ranting from the popular Top Gear presenter.

FOR MUMS

Jamie’s America by Jamie Oliver (Michael Joseph, £26)

JAMIE gets past the junk and supersized portions and discovers the heart of great American food. This mouth-watering book contains 120 delicious recipes inspired by his travels.

FOR AUNTIES

Loose Women: Here Come The Girls (Hodder & Stoughton, £16.99)

THIS warm, honest and jaw-achingly funny book is just like a night out with the girls, brimming with wit, wisdom and hilarious stories.

FOR UNCLES

Saturday Night Peter by Peter Kay (Century, £20)

CHARTS the hilarious journey Kay’s career took as he developed and honed his comedy skills by taking to the road and trying out his stand-up material in pubs and clubs across the country.

FOR SONS

The Fat Duck Cook Book by Heston Blumenthal (Bloomsbury, £35)

THE nearest thing to an autobiography from the world’s most fascinating chef, but also a stunning, colourful and joyous work of art.

FOR DAUGHTERS

Ooh! What A Lovely Pair: Our Story by Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly (Michael Joseph, £20)

BRITAIN’S most successful television duo, Geordies Ant and Dec invite fans into their world. From youth clubs to blind school, pubs to jungles, there’s a wealth of behind-the-scenes anecdotes that have never been told before.

FOR BOYS

Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus (Egmont, £12.99)

MORE than 80 years after Winnie-the-Pooh first delighted readers, Benedictus takes us back to the Hundred Acre Wood for more adventures, allowing readers to spend a few more treasured hours with the Best Bear in All the World. The authorised sequel to AA Milne’s original stories.

FOR GIRLS

Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson (Doubleday, £12.99)

WILSON will surprise and delight fans with this utterly original take on a historical novel.

Set in Victorian times and featuring a brand new feisty heroine, Hetty Feather, this is a Tracy Beaker-esque tale that will thrill young readers.

■ All books are available from local branches of Waterstone’s and online at waterstones.com