Welcome to P&G Wells Booksellers and Stationers
Selling books from College Street in Kingsgate Village, to the south of Winchester Cathedral, since 1729.Browse our shop for a selection of books you can purchase on-line for collection, local delivery or by post.
For direct-to-door delivery, please order through Bookshop.org

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Local Authors
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Doing Time
£7.99Doing Time
Doing Time – a thought-provoking exhibition supported by Hampshire Cultural Trust sharing the stories of the people who live and work at Winchester Prison launches this summer, touring libraries and civic venues across the county.
The exhibition and an accompanying book tell the story of 175 years of Winchester Prison history, the harsh prison regimes of the past and today’s focus on education, training and reform.
Prison life is revealed in a series of interviews with staff including Governor James Bourke who shares the challenges of supporting prisoners with complex social, mental and physical needs.
The impact of what often can be life-changing education and training, healthcare and counselling is told in the words of prisoners who have turned their lives around at HMP Winchester.
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Licoricia of Winchester
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King Alfred’s Way
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New Fiction
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Fantasy
£20.00Fantasy
Fantasy has become a dominant mode of storytelling and it mirrors our experiences and anxieties better than any representation of the merely real. This book poses two central questions about fantastic storytelling: how can it be meaningful if it doesn’t claim to represent things as they are, and what kind of change can it make in the world?
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The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano
£8.99The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano
‘Honest and original, Rose Napolitano is a story for every woman – for anyone who’s wondered “what if?”, for anyone who’s wondered where a different path might lead’ Dawn O’Porter
ONE QUESTION.
ONE CHOICE.
NINE PATHS TO THE REST OF HER LIFE?£8.99 -
The Unravelling
£8.99The Unravelling
Two women.
A wild Island.
A truth buried deep in the past.‘Like a surreal cabinet of curiosities – haunting, eerie, evocative’ Bridget Collins, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding
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Extinction
£16.99Extinction
In a lonely valley, deep in the mountains, a ranger watches over the last surviving grizzly bear.
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The Pages
£9.99The Pages
‘A rich, strange book. Very truthful and moving’ Tessa Hadley
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‘A terrific, engrossing novel’ Roddy Doyle‘A masterpiece’ Sebastian Barry
The new novel about the transformative power of art, the weight of history and the strange connection we make with one another from the author of The Speckled People.
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The House of Fortune
£16.99The House of Fortune
The sequel to the million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist, The House of Fortune returns us to the mysterious Brandt family in Amsterdam in 1705 for a story of fate and ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young woman’s determination to rule her own destiny.
£16.99
New Non-Fiction
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The Little Book of Mushrooms
£6.99The Little Book of Mushrooms
Discover the fascinating world of mushrooms with this beautiful pocket guide, featuring trivia about the fungi kingdom, mushroom folklore from around the world, an introduction to identifying common wild mushrooms and a collection of delicious mushroom-based recipes.
£6.99
In the Children’s Section
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The Whale Who Wanted More
£6.99The Whale Who Wanted More
Under glittering waves of a vast ocean blue, a beautiful world is hidden from view. And there, in the cool and the quiet of the deep, a great, gentle giant was stirring from sleep. Humphrey the whale is on a quest: to find the one perfect object that will make him feel complete. He roams far and wide, gathering endless undersea treasure as he goes. Yet, no matter how many goodies he accumulates, Humphrey still doesn’t feel content. Could it be friendship, not possessions, that will really make Humphrey’s heart sing?
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Oscar the Hungry Unicorn and the New Babycorn
£6.99Oscar the Hungry Unicorn and the New Babycorn
Oola has rescued a brand new baby unicorn! It needs looking after and teaching a thing or two about unicorning – is Oscar up to the task?
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