What book did you buy your husband / partner for Xmas?

[Kazplus2]

Looking for inspiration and like to add a book to Xmas gifts. What's popular this year?

2 tops that he chose. An insulated mug for work, a le creuset mug ( he drinks a lot of tea!) Whiskey, socks and aftershave from the kids. Chocolates, a book ( he's not a great reader and prefers non fiction) so probably not a book to recommend.

Very boring really!

A History of the World in 500 Maps recommended by a friend, plus Tir by Carwyn Graves (this one a bit niche unless your DH is Welsh )

Plus I'm planning to buy my dad the new Jonathan Coe novel (The Proof of my Innocence)

A biography of Ivor Cutler.

All that matters - Sir Chris Hoy. He loves cycling so hoping he will like this.

Bradshaw's Handbook (the one that Michael Portillo uses on his train journeys) 🚂

Have a look on the Christmas topic, there’s quite a few ideas on there

A nutribullet that will just take up counter space and never be used!

Also a cotton jumper and some ski gear.

Incredibly boring

A peak bagging logbook for the county we live in. Not a very good suggestion unless your OH is also into hiking!

An experience together is nice. I took my best friend (I broke up with my partner last year so couldn't take them!) pottery painting for her birthday (I paid for the whole thing), and she loved it. We sat together, she painted a pot and I painted a plate. We had champagne and just a good chat. My friend and his boyfriend also went pottery painting together and painted a mug for each other, which I thought was really sweet. So you don't just have the experience together, but you have a souvenir of your partner's love for you.

I bought my husband (late 30s) -

• a Hugo boss watch
• a heated blanket
• calvin klein boxers
• a leather bracelet with 3 metal tokens (one for each of our DC)
• bull dog wash kit

I want to get him a book or a wash bag as well

And your book recommendation?!?

DH is getting a couple of Natalie Haynes’ non-fiction books (he loves history and loves her podcast Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics).

A little niche perhaps (farmer). So bruised soul by the hoof GP

This - www.counter-print.co.uk/products/1-000-marks-by-pentagram

Very niche I know but he's a designer and Pentagram is his favourite creative agency.

Agent Zigzag by Ben McIntyre

Hahaha good point! Got so carried away looking at present suggestions I forgot this was about a book. My favourite book to gift is Lionel Shriver’s ‘We Need to Talk about Kevin’. A real think-piece of a book and often leads to fun conversations and debates together (is Kevin inherently evil? Is Eva a reliable narrator?)

Books I've given as gifts this year:
The 12 murders if Christmas
The wood at midwinter
Bored gay werewolf

You're the Captain by Flightradar

'Butter' is The Sunday Times bestseller and gets good reviews.

We don't buy gifts anymore as its just more random clutter. Instead, we use the money we would usually spend and create a memory, so we have a day out or night away/nice meal over the festive period. This year we are going to Chester 😊

First Blood by David Morrell.

its the novel Rambo is based on.

Dear Posters. The OP wants BOOK recommendations, not to hear about the mini break you are having or the top you are buying DH.

I haven't yet chosen a book for him as he has a stack of business type books to read.

But recently I've enjoyed:

The new Henry Porter which is a standalone novel.
Jonathan Coe's new novel as per PP above.

Politics on the Edge - Rory Stewart

For dil Gavin & Stacey Quiz Book.

I've never known my DH finish a book, fiction or non-fiction. In his family there is no culture of reading, which is very sad imo. I can't imagine life without a good book.