Books make wonderful presents for so many reasons! Not only is it a brilliant excuse to browse around a book shop, you can show someone you’ve really considered their interests and personality, current life situation and aspirations, by giving them a book chosen just for them. A book won’t cost the earth, but it will be one of the most memorable presents you can give a friend or family member…much more so if you write a personal note on the inside.
To give you some ideas the lovely team from Literally PR have helped me choose a list that has something for everyone. As part of our #EarlyAdvent competition series, they are also very kindly giving one lucky reader the chance to win a bundle of all these books in time for Christmas so don’t forget to check out the giveaway at the end.
Drawn From History is a cartoon journey through Britain’s past. Cartoonist James Mellor traces the story of Britain from the end of the Ice Age to the dawn of the Twenty-First Century and captures a selection of the nation’s most significant episodes (and some of the other, slightly less significant happenings) with a humorous sideways slant.
Perfect for: Anyone even vaguely interested in history, particularly those with a sense of humour and a penchant for cartoons is helpful but not required!
Surprising suitable for: GCSE and A Level History Students seeking respite from the rather more serious tomes of required reading!
Love Spells is for those of us in love, soulmates, those looking for a deeper level of love and understanding in a relationship, those seeking a romantic relationship, and relationships that are challenged and vulnerable. It provides inspirational advice, insight and guidance for individuals and couples from a spiritual and psychological background. It explores the yin and yang of deeper love, feng shui for love, suggestions of emotive and meaningful gifts of love, practical steps to take to make your love last, and a collection of spells and practical exercises to help the reader focus on issues such as fidelity, healing an argument, and spicing up a love life.
Perfect for: Your best female friend or sister.
Surprising suitable for: Those interested in spirituality, astrology, and believes in fate and choice, destiny and… feng shui!
Dr. Goldberg waited until her mid-forties before she experienced motherhood and along with the passionate bond that she formed with her daughter there came a professional curiosity: why is this relationship so fundamental? The author uses her own experiences as a daughter, as a mother of a newly-adopted baby, and as a psychoanalyst to explore an essential truth: that our relationships with our mothers affect our other significant love relationships, our values, our self-esteem, and our sense of satisfaction, often throughout the whole of our lives. She also uses the experiences of some of her patients, taken from her forty years as a practicing clinician, to provide further fascinating insights and illustration.
The book addresses the complicated nature of mother daughter relationships by acknowledging the oxymoronic nature of the relationship as both parties are simultaneously seeking individuality and closeness. The book is about maintaining intimacy with both closeness and separateness: we want both; we need both.
Perfect for: Anyone questioning their role as mother and daughter, and for women who are raising a daughter.
Surprisingly suitable for: Any woman going through a difficult emotional time with her mother such as illness (and being a carer) or bereavement.
This is a fabulous book for anyone affected by chronic food intolerance issues. More than 6% of children have a proven food allergy (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2011) and the number of diagnoses are increasing. Mary specialises in working with children with behavioural problems as well as food intolerances. She has many years of experience working with people of all ages, of course, and is keen to share her experience and research findings with a wider audience. The book provides all the information you need to know to understand food intolerance problems and offers actionable, practical, proven advice about how to solve them.
Perfect for: Anyone who suspects a food intolerance or has recently been diagnosed.
Surprisingly suitable for: Parents of children who have not been diagnosed but would like support for symptoms such as ADHD and other behavioural problems.
Caroline Jones’ Mum, Mary (72), passed away in October 2014 after a brave battle with breast cancer. A couple of months later, on New Year’s Eve, Caroline had an idea that would lead to her raising more than £60,000 for Cancer Research UK (and counting!). Every day in 2015 Caroline put together a fabulous outfit from pre-loved items sold in Cancer Research UK shops. Despite grieving for the loss of her dear Mum, Caroline got up every day and had her photograph taken to share on social media. She quickly amassed thousands of followers, thousands of pounds in donations, and become the solo fundraising success story of 2015. The book launched in May 2016 and has been growing in popularity ever since. The frugal fashionista has an incredible eye for pick n’ mix styling, and a passion for pre-loved shoes, jewellery, hats, and clothes. Caroline’s innate sense of style and her tendency to successfully bend the sartorial rules, mean this book will inspire you to embrace the endless possibilities of pre-loved clothes.
Perfect for: Those touched by cancer in any way – the perfect, thoughtful gift to support an incredibly important charity.
Surprisingly suitable for: Fashion-mad shopping fans who may not usually buy pre-loved.
Win all 5 Books for Christmas:
To help you get ahead on the Christmas shopping we have a bundle of all five of these books to give away to one lucky reader. To be in with a chance of winning leave us a comment sharing which one of these books you’d like to give this Christmas and to whom. Then just record your entry in the Rafflecopter widget below along with any additional entries you’d like to make.
The giveaway will run until Tuesday 15th November 2016 and is open to UK residents only.
It would be Food Intolerance Solutions for my best friend, who’s struggling with her health – would be interesting to see if food is part of it as some foods affect her really badly!
Food Intolerance Solutions by Mary Roe would be great for both my daughter and myself to read as we both have food intolerances and always on the lookout for advice
I would love to give the Drawn from History to my eldest daughter. She loves history and has chosen it as one of her options. The cartoon appeal makes it easier to absorb the information.
I would give the food intolerance book to my friend whose children have developed allergies and she’s really feeling the pressure. Anything to make her life easier <3 x
I’d love to give my friend (I won’t name and shame!) ‘Knickers Model’s Own: A Year of Frugal Fashion by Caroline Jones. Her house is bursting at the seams with clothes and she won’t stop buying them!
I would like – Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor. I would give it to my partner as he loves books that are a bit different and he enjoys learning about history.
Food Intolerance Solutions by Mary Roe for our daughter, shes away at uni but seems to be having a lot of stomach problems so anything to try and help her out there
the cartoon book on history would be great for my 9 yr old and 6 yr old kids – especially as history is the only topic in school that gets more difficult each year that passes by………;)
I would like to gift the Drawn From History book to a friend of mine at work who has been in the UK for a few years now and really loves history but hasn’t had the opportunity to learn as much as she’d like about the UK.
I would pick a Food Intolerance Solutions for my friend and carer who has loads of problems with this and it would be really nice to try to help them out
I would love to win the History Buff book my husband
I would love to give my sister ‘Knickers Model’s Own: A Year of Frugal Fashion by Caroline Jones for Cancer Research UK ‘
my son has taken a real interest in history and would love the cartoon book
for your mum auntie grownup daughter for my mum
The Knickers Model’s Own for my teenage daughter
for my daughter she would like The Knickers Model’s Own
My dad would love the history buff book
I’d love the Drawn from History book for my brother who hasn’t been very well this year but loves his history and reading too x
It would be Food Intolerance Solutions for my best friend, who’s struggling with her health – would be interesting to see if food is part of it as some foods affect her really badly!
I would love to give my mum the Food Intolerance book as she really struggles with her diet and finding foods that agree with her!
id love the Love Spells by Marianne Vicelich for my mum shes such a romantic!
The Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor I would give this to my best friend she loves history and the past.
I would keep the fashionista book for myself – I would love to revamp my style xx
All of them to our grandson
Food Intolerance Solutions by Mary Roe would be great for both my daughter and myself to read as we both have food intolerances and always on the lookout for advice
Drawn from History for my son he would love it
i would love the history book for myself! And the Love Spells for my sister
To my nieces as they love reading
Drawn from history for my brother in law.
the history buff for my hubby as he loves all that stuff
Would like to win The Love Spells for my sister
Food Intolerance Solutions by Mary Roe would by ideal for my lovely work colleague who has many intolerances
Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor for my husband, but I think I would enjoy it just as much as he would! 🙂
I would love to give the Drawn from History to my eldest daughter. She loves history and has chosen it as one of her options. The cartoon appeal makes it easier to absorb the information.
Drawn From History for the daughter that adores learning through pictures
Drawn From History – I’d give this to my BF as he’s starting to get into comic drawing 😀
Drawn From History for my history mad brother
My whole family would live this! There is something for everyone
I would give the food intolerance book to my friend whose children have developed allergies and she’s really feeling the pressure. Anything to make her life easier <3 x
My son would love the history one
I would love to win the food intorlance book (i have some intorances) and i would give it to my bf as he does all the cooking in our house haha
The drawn from history book for my son,he loves history and comedy so this would be ideal.
Drawn from history looks great
Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor- to my fiancee
I would give drawn from history to my brother
I’d love to give my friend (I won’t name and shame!) ‘Knickers Model’s Own: A Year of Frugal Fashion by Caroline Jones. Her house is bursting at the seams with clothes and she won’t stop buying them!
Love Spells by Marianne Vicelich for my partner
drawn from history
The Knickers Model’s Own for my daughter
Knickers Model’s Own: A Year of Frugal Fashion by Caroline Jones for my lovely teenage fashion & charity concious neice 😉
Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor ~ for my Dad.
I’d love the Drawn from History book for my son
Drawn From History for my eldest son, hes a huge history fan!
I’d give my nephew the Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor book because he loves history
History 1 for my boy 🙂
The History Buff for my sister! 🙂
Would love The History Buff for myself.
my daughter loves history and with her exams coming up the Drawn from History book would be perfect for her.
Fantastic prize, we all love books, would love Love Spells for my daughter
I’d like to pick the Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor for my 8 year old nephew.
Drawn From History and I would give to my history mad nephew
Drawn from History for my daughter – for her GCSE History course.
I love this for my teenage daughter Knickers Model’s Own: A Year of Frugal Fashion by Caroline Jones for Cancer Research UK
The Food Intolerance for my daughter who is unable to have Dairy, and various other foods. She deserves a good Christmas
The history one for my daughter as it is one of her favourite subjects
Food Intolerance book for my niece
I’d love to give Drawn From History to my partner, he loves history, but as a dyslexic, he struggles to read full books.
Food intolerance book for my nephew.
I would choose Knickers Model’s Own: A Year of Frugal Fashion by Caroline Jones for Cancer Research UK for my sister. I think she would love this
Drawn From History for my brother, Finn, who is currently enduring his GCSE years.
I would like – Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor. I would give it to my partner as he loves books that are a bit different and he enjoys learning about history.
My Mother, My Daughter, My Self by Dr Jane Goldberg to my mum 🙂
My partner susan the food intolerance book, she has lots of intolerance.
L would like to give Drawn From History to my brother-in-law.
I’d like to give Drawn from History to my husband
My mum loves history so I would give her Drawn From History
I’d love to give the Food Intolerance book to my mum to help her manage her gluten intolerance
For the fashionista would be a gift to myself!!
The history book would be perfect for my mum xx
For the Fashionista for my sister in law, as she loves clothes.
my son would love the history buff book
I think my 14 year old grandson Jake wouyld really like Drawn From History , he would find it both interesting and amuisng.
Knickers Model’s Own: A Year of Frugal Fashion by Caroline Jones for Cancer Research UK for my sister in law
I would love to give my friend ‘Knickers Model’s Own: A Year of Frugal Fashion by Caroline Jones
The Knickers Model’s Own for my eldest granddaughter
I would give my mum the Food Intolerance solutions book as she is gluten free
I would love to give My Mother, My Daughter, My Self to my daughter – helping us to understand each other even more hopefully!
I would love the book for intolerances because myself and family have a fair few between us!
Love Spells by Marianne Vicelich for my best friend!
the drawn from history book would be great for my bro in law
Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellorb for my fab father
Food Intolerance Solutions by Mary Roe for our daughter, shes away at uni but seems to be having a lot of stomach problems so anything to try and help her out there
I’d give it to my mum. She deserves it.
Drawn From History: A Cartoon Journey Through Britain’s Past by James Mellor for my hubby who loves his history so be perfect gift for him
My mother and sister would adore these books
the cartoon book on history would be great for my 9 yr old and 6 yr old kids – especially as history is the only topic in school that gets more difficult each year that passes by………;)
Love Spells by Marianne Vicelich for my mum
My son would love Drawn from History
Drawn from history
The Drawn from History book for my stepson who is really into history.
I would like to gift the Drawn From History book to a friend of mine at work who has been in the UK for a few years now and really loves history but hasn’t had the opportunity to learn as much as she’d like about the UK.
My son would love the The Drawn from History book
Food Intolerance Solutions by Mary Roe because me mum sister and daughter all have this problem
Love spells for my wife .
The history one for my son, he’d find that interesting
History for my Mum, Healthy Eating for my sister, Romantic for my other sister
My daughter is a book buff 😀
My Mother, My daughter myself for my Mum, she would love it
I would LOVE the food intolerant book for my brother as he suffers with Chrohns disease and struggles to know what to eat to control his suffering!
my daughter has chrohns so it would be the food intolerance book xx
I would pick a Food Intolerance Solutions for my friend and carer who has loads of problems with this and it would be really nice to try to help them out
I’d love to give the love spells book to my best friend
This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer for my Mum who loves his books.
Food intolerance solutions is the book I’d give