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Brimming with all the ingredients for the best of novels: love, community spirit, family, friendship and four-legged friends. Milly Johnson Heartwarming and full of hope. Lucy Dillon brings warmth to every page Sarah Morgan After the storm it s time for a fresh start . . . First, the clouds... Tara Hunter is a therapist on a mission to restore Longhampton s community spirit after catastrophic flooding. But with her boyfriend AWOL, her family fragmented, and only a cat for company, Tara s own life is crumbling. Then the storm... On top of everything, Tara s father - last seen as he walked out on her when she was ten years old - is suddenly back, with a surprising offer that could change everything. And after the rain... Dr David Dalloway is Longhampton Wellness Centre s new star counsellor. He s charming, caring and has a knack for reading people s minds - which is the last thing Tara needs right now. Will having David and her dad around make for a bigger storm on the horizon? Or is this Tara s chance for a fresh start? Beautifully written with humour and insight Katie Fforde ------- Readers love After the Rain: I enjoyed this book immensely... Her characters are people you want to spend time with ***** This really tugs on your heartstrings ***** This book is a joy to escape into. ***** I have to confess I look forward to a new Lucy Dillion book every year, I get into a hot bubble bath, apply a face back and settle in for a good cosy read... and I was not disappointed with this year s offering... ***** This is a book that becomes a friend and you never want it to end because you know you will miss their company. *****

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In this Amazon #1 bestseller, celebrated self-care storyteller Alexandra Elle delivers 15 lessons on how to overcome obstacles, build confidence, and cultivate abundance. Part memoir and part guide, Elle shares stirring stories from her own remarkable journey from self-doubt to self-love. This soulful collection is filled with illuminating reflections on loss, fear, bravery, healing, love, acceptance, and more. Readers follow along her journey as she transforms challenging experiences—a difficult childhood, painful romantic relationships, and single parenting as a young mom—into fuel for her career as a successful entrepreneur and author driven by purpose and passion. SELF LOVE PRACTICE: Filled with Elle #39;s signature candor and warmth, After the Rain is a soulful guide to help you embrace all the beauty, love, and opportunity life has to offer. It includes empowering affirmations and meditations to practice in your own life. MEANINGFUL GIFT: Presented in a luminous package with foil and gold accents on the cover, this is a beautiful gift for anyone on the path to self-discovery, and an uplifting reminder that there is always sunshine after the rain. MORE FROM ALEXANDRA ELLE: Discover more wisdom and guidance in Elle #39;s companion works In Courage Journal: A Daily Practice for Self-Discovery and How We Heal: Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free, about which New York Times bestselling author Jay Shetty says, We are all healing from something. Elle takes our hands and shows us the way to repairing our hearts so that we can make peace with our past and joyfully experience the present. Perfect for: Those who practice meditation, self-care, journaling Anyone seeking personal transformation and empowerment Fans of Alex Elle and her popular The Hey Girl Podcast Readers of Brené Brown #39;s Atlas of the Heart, Inward and Lighter by Yung Pueblo, 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson, and anything written by Rupi Kaur, Rachel Hollis, or Elizabeth Gilbert

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Lucy Dillon s books never fail to make me happy Jenny Colgan Deeply moving Sophie KinsellaSometimes the cracks in your heart can be mended in unexpected ways . . .If Lorna s learned one thing, it s that courage is something you paint on like red lipstick, even when you re panicking inside. And right now, with the keys to the town s gallery in her hand, Lorna feels about as courageous as the anxious little dachshund trembling beside her.Sick of life in the big city, Lorna s come home to fulfil her dream of running a successful art gallery. Desperate for change, Lorna just wants a fresh start but can she find it in Longhampton? This is where her tight-knit family shattered into pieces. It s where her doubts about herself took root and where she first fell in love and had her heart broken. It s everything she was running away from.But life and love can surprise you and all Lorna has to do to let the light in is open her heart . . .An uplifting and inspiring novel about second chances and soon to be realised dreams. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Veronica Henry and Lucy Diamond.____________________AUTHORS AND READERS LOVE THIS BOOK: Full of love, truth, art and dogs. I absolutely loved it. Katie Fforde Heart-gripping narrative A beautiful, insightful and tender story. I felt bereft for having finished it Milly Johnson Could not put it down ____________________Lucy Dillon s latest heartwarming novel After the Rain is out now in paperback and ebook.

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Beth s life, like the unfinished screenplay on her laptop, is stuck between chapters.Since her breakup with Fraser - which was not part of the script - she s retreated into a lonely WFH world of sweatpants, disordered hours and comfort eating. The one luminous constant in her life is her love for her rescue dog, Tomsk, and his for her.When Beth s house share falls apart, she is thrown a lifeline by the least likely person: Fraser s mother Martine, who offers Beth and Tomsk a temporary space above her garage in which to start over. Returning to Longhampton, scene of her happiest memories with Fraser and his family, feels like a second chance: might this be a sign that she and Fraser are meant to be?But when Beth is recruited as a writer for a project called The Story of Your Life, she starts to gain more perspective on her own life. Run by the local retirement community, some of the stories she hears are heartwarming, some are heartbreaking. All of them, Beth notes, reveal a little more than the teller realises. And when she is sent an anonymous story of first love that threatens to destroy more than one family s identity, Beth has to decide: is it sometimes better to keep a secret than reveal the truth?Your favourite authors love Lucy Dillon: Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better JOJO MOYES This vibrant and uplifting novel has not only entertained me hugely, but made me change the way I look at life KATIE FFORDE I always find Lucy Dillon s books so overflowing with wit and wisdom JENNY COLGAN

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Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Martin Dillon returns to shine a light on the role of women in the Troubles, amplifying voices long silenced by the din of history.Through raw and compelling testimonies from both sides of the community, Dillon explores the overlooked perspectives of women whose lives were impacted by the brutal conflict. Some were directly involved in violence as members of paramilitary organisations. Many witnessed the ruthless murders of family members. All were profoundly and irrevocably affected by the violence and its aftermath.Former IRA volunteers, the wife of notorious UDA Commander Stevie ‘ Top Gun’ McKeag, a survivor of the 1974 Dublin bombings and the daughter of a murdered judge share their stories among many others, their words reverberating with the intensity of their experiences.Dillon also unmasks the shadowy dealings of British intelligence and the impact of collusion on unsolved murders, exposing the layers of deception that have haunted families and communities.The Sorrow and the Loss is an eye-opening exploration of the previously unwritten history of the Troubles.

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I m singing in the rain,Just singing in the rain.What a glorious feeling.I m happy again! Based on the classic song, this beautifully illustrated picture book celebrates rain and all its fun. Jump in puddles, raise umbrellas, and dance with joy through the pages of this gorgeous story. Sweet and positive in its message, with bright, eye-catching art, this book is an uplifting celebration of rain! Singing in the Rain is one of the world s best-loved songs and the centrepiece of one of my favourite films. I love the song s positive message, and the iconic sequence of Gene Kelly dancing in the rain always raises a smile. As adults we tend to think of rain as an inconvenience rather than the joyous thing that it is. Next time it rains, step outside, feel the rain on your face, and give the clouds up above your biggest smile!

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An apocalyptic thriller, The Rain by Virginia Bergin is a coming of age story of survival in a scary, weather-beaten world.One minute sixteen-year-old Ruby Morris is having her first proper snog with Caspar McCloud in a hot tub, and the next sheâ ™s being bundled inside the house, dripping wet, cold and in her underwear. Not cool. As she and Caspar shiver in the kitchen, it starts to rain. They turn on the radio to hear panicked voices â “ â ˜Itâ ™s in the rain . . . itâ ™s in the rain . . . That was two weeks ago, and now Ruby is totally alone. People werenâ ™t prepared for the rain, got caught out in it, didnâ ™t realize that you couldnâ ™t drink water from the taps either. Even a drop of rain would infect your blood, and eat you from the inside out. Ruby knows she has to get to London to find her dad, but she just doesnâ ™t know where to start . . . After rescuing all the neighbourhood dogs, Ruby sets off on a journey that will take her the length of the country â “ surviving in the only way she knows how.

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West Ham United s move to the new Olympic Stadium ended a 114-year stay at the Boleyn Ground. The spiritual home of some of football s greatest heroes: Bobby Moore, Billy Bonds, Trevor Brooking and Frank Lampard were just a few who made their name there, and revelled in its close-knit east London atmosphere. With the club anthem Bubbles ringing around the stands, the Boleyn Ground had a raw flavour of its own. There were unforgettable afternoons fashioned by the club s two greatest managers, Ron Greenwood and John Lyall; fabulous nights under the lights, as the tightly-packed confines of the ground made it the most intense of stadiums; wonderful evenings competing against the best in Europe, such as beating Eintracht Frankfurt on a mud-heap of a pitch. Now it is gone, but the magic, the fervour, the triumphs, the disappointments and the special brand of humour which flourished there is captured here in all its glory. With full access to The Times archives and stunning photographic collection, lifelong Hammers fan John Dillon has penned the definitive history of the Home of the Hammers.

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Fluid and poetic as well as terrifying. #151;New York Times Book Review Dazzling . . . a seamless mixture of magic realism, satire and futuristic fiction. #151;San Francisco Chronicle Impressive . . . a flight of fancy through a dreamlike Brazil. #151;Village Voice Surreal and misty, sweeping from one high-voltage scene to another. #151;LA Weekly Amuses and frightens at the same time. #151;Newsday Incisive and funny, this book yanks our chains and makes us see the absurdity that rules our world. #151;Booklist (starred review) Expansive and ambitious . . . incredible and complicated. #151;Library Journal This satiric morality play about the destruction of the Amazon rain forest unfolds with a diversity and fecundity equal to its setting. . . . Yamashita seems to have thrown into the pot everything she knows and most that she can imagine #151;all to good effect. #151;Publishers WeeklyA Japanese man with a ball floating six inches in front of his head, an American CEO with three arms, and a Brazilian peasant who discovers the art of healing by tickling one s earlobe, rise to the heights of wealth and fame, before arriving at disasters #151;both personal and ecological #151;that destroy the rain forest and all the birds of Brazil.Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of Through the Arc of the Rain Forest, Brazil-Maru, Tropic of Orange, Circle K Cycles, I Hotel, and Anime Wong, all published by Coffee House Press. I Hotel was selected as a finalist for the National Book Award and awarded the California Book Award, the American Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Award, and the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPICKED BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, IRISH TIMES, SPECTATOR, TLS, NEW STATESMAN, MAIL ON SUNDAY, I PAPER, PROSPECT, REVEW31 AND EVENING STANDARD AS A BOOK OF 2021 A masterclass from a warm and engagingly enthusiastic companion Guardian Summer Reading Picks 2021⠘This book is a delight, and it⠙s about delight too. How necessary, at our particular moment⠙ Tessa Hadley________________From the New York Times-bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves - and our world today.For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it⠙s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.In his introduction, Saunders writes, ⠜We⠙re going to enter seven fastidiously constructed scale models of the world, made for a specific purpose that our time maybe doesn⠙t fully endorse but that these writers accepted implicitly as the aim of art⠔namely, to ask the big questions, questions like, How are we supposed to be living down here? What were we put here to accomplish? What should we value? What is truth, anyway, and how might we recognize it?⠝ He approaches the stories technically yet accessibly, and through them explains how narrative functions; why we stay immersed in a story and why we resist it; and the bedrock virtues a writer must foster. The process of writing, Saunders reminds us, is a technical craft, but also a way of training oneself to see the world with new openness and curiosity.A Swim in a Pond in the Rain is a deep exploration not just of how great writing works but of how the mind itself works while reading, and of how the reading and writing of stories make genuine connection possible.

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2021** Astonishing... With the intensity of a perfect balance between the mythic and the real, The Rain Heron keeps turning and twisting, taking you to unexpected places. A deeply emotional and satisfying read. Beautifully written. Jeff VanderMeer, author of BorneRen lives alone on the remote frontier of a country devastated by a coup. High on the forested slopes, she survives by hunting and trading - and forgetting. But when a young soldier comes to the mountains in search of a legendary creature, Ren is inexorably drawn into an impossible mission. As their lives entwine, unravel and erupt - as myth merges with reality - both Ren and the soldier are forced to confront what they regret, what they love, and what they fear.A vibrant homage to the natural world, bursting with beautiful landscapes and memorable characters, The Rain Heron is a beautifully told eco-fable about our fragile and dysfunctional relationships with the planet and with each other, the havoc we wreak and the price we pay. I was transfixed Catherine Lacey, author of Pew Fantastic Kawai Strong Washburn, author of Sharks in the Time of Saviours

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Maison Margiela REPLICA When the Rain Stops, 100 ml, Toaletní vody unisex, Vůně, která připomene, že slunce pokaždé znovu vyjde zpoza mraků. Dešťový mrak pomalu odchází a první sluneční paprsky rozehřívají promoklou okolní přírodu. Unisex toaletní voda Maison Margiela REPLICA When the Rain Stops tyto chvíle, které všichni dobře známe, propsala do své vonné kompozice. Její tóny jsou připomínkou, že slunce vždy znovu vyjde. A spolu s nbsp;ním i duha. aromatická vodní vůně složky vůně získány z nbsp;udržitelných zdrojů a dle etických standardů vhodná pro muže i ženy Složení vůně: Jako první připoutají pozornost živé tóny růžového pepře v nbsp;doprovodu oleje z nbsp;bergamotu a akordem přírodní zeleně. Po chvíli se dostane do popředí vodní akord evokující poslední kapky deště, které se vypařují ze špiček borovicového jehličí. I jeho vůni rozpoznáte. Zářivost vnáší ispartská růže s nbsp;dotekem jasmínu. Pačuli evokuje po dešti mokrou zem a vše dokresluje akord mechu. Příběh vůně: Okamžiky, když jarní déšť pomalu ustává a nebe je opět klidné, dokonale připomene vůně Maison Margiela REPLICA When the Rain Stops, kterou vytvořila parfémářka Fanny Bal. Z nbsp;této unisex vonné kompozice vyzařuje radost, kterou cítíme, když se opět objeví první nesmělé sluneční paprsky. nbsp; Vůně je součástí kolekce vůní REPLICA. Ta je inspirována vzpomínkami na nejrůznější místa a momenty, které máme všichni společné. Bavlněnou etiketu na flakonu vůně byste našli také na módních kouscích kolekce REPLICA.

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Maison Margiela REPLICA When the Rain Stops, 30 ml, Toaletní vody unisex, Vůně, která připomene, že slunce pokaždé znovu vyjde zpoza mraků. Dešťový mrak pomalu odchází a první sluneční paprsky rozehřívají promoklou okolní přírodu. Unisex toaletní voda Maison Margiela REPLICA When the Rain Stops tyto chvíle, které všichni dobře známe, propsala do své vonné kompozice. Její tóny jsou připomínkou, že slunce vždy znovu vyjde. A spolu s nbsp;ním i duha. aromatická vodní vůně složky vůně získány z nbsp;udržitelných zdrojů a dle etických standardů vhodná pro muže i ženy Složení vůně: Jako první připoutají pozornost živé tóny růžového pepře v nbsp;doprovodu oleje z nbsp;bergamotu a akordem přírodní zeleně. Po chvíli se dostane do popředí vodní akord evokující poslední kapky deště, které se vypařují ze špiček borovicového jehličí. I jeho vůni rozpoznáte. Zářivost vnáší ispartská růže s nbsp;dotekem jasmínu. Pačuli evokuje po dešti mokrou zem a vše dokresluje akord mechu. Příběh vůně: Okamžiky, když jarní déšť pomalu ustává a nebe je opět klidné, dokonale připomene vůně Maison Margiela REPLICA When the Rain Stops, kterou vytvořila parfémářka Fanny Bal. Z nbsp;této unisex vonné kompozice vyzařuje radost, kterou cítíme, když se opět objeví první nesmělé sluneční paprsky. nbsp; Vůně je součástí kolekce vůní REPLICA. Ta je inspirována vzpomínkami na nejrůznější místa a momenty, které máme všichni společné. Bavlněnou etiketu na flakonu vůně byste našli také na módních kouscích kolekce REPLICA.

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Edward Ragg won the 2012 Cinnamon Press Poetry Award and his debut collection was A Force That Takes (2013). His second volume, Holding Unfailing (2017), charted the rise of modern China, whilst Exploring Rights (2020) confronted â ˜post-truthâ ™ culture and the prospects of humankindâ ™s survival. And Then the Rain Came turns to love, physical and mental geographies, well-being and the vitality of the present. Set against the backdrops of the global pandemic and climate crisis, each poem embraces present perception in the awakening motif of rain.

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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014By the author of Four Letters of Love, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnanâ ˜A love letter to literature and storytellingâ ™ Eimear McBrideâ ˜I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williamsâ ™ Ann PatchettIn her attic room, with the rain rushing down the windows, Ruthie Swain is trying to find her father through stories. Brought home after a collapse, she lies surrounded by her fatherâ ™s library of three thousand, nine hundred and fifty-eight books. But Ruthieâ ™s story, and the story of the Swains before her, is rooted not in these booksâ ™ pages, but in the land â “ fourteen rain-sodden acres of earth useless for farming, but teeming with stories.From her bed, Ruthie writes Ireland, with its weather, its rivers, its lilts, and its lows. The stories she recounts bring back to life multiple generations buried in this soil - and they might just bring her back into the world again, too.â ˜Extremely moving ... By the final chapter I was weepingâ ™ Sunday Times â ˜Dazzling â ¦ Paragraph after paragraph begs you to stop and reread it, to relish the lilt of it in your inner earâ ™ The Times â ˜Beautiful and enchanting â ¦ A novel that weaves a love of literature into its own moving taleâ ™ Guardian

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Memorably introduced by Ishiguro himself, The Summer We crossed Europe in the Rain collects the sixteen song lyrics he wrote for world-renowned American singer, Stacey Kent, which were set to music by her partner Jim Tomlinson. An exquisite coming together of the literary and musical worlds, the lyrics are infused with a sense of yearning, melancholy, love, and the romance of travel and liminal spaces. Further exploring the notion of collaboration and interpretation, the collection is illustrated by the acclaimed Italian artist, Bianca Bagnarelli whose work perfectly captures the atmosphere and sensibility of the songs.

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Soon to be a major motion picture, this heart-warming and inspirational tale follows Enzo, a loyal family dog, tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together.Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: he thinks and feels in nearly human ways. He has educated himself by watching extensive television, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Through Denny, Enzo realizes that racing is a metaphor: that by applying the techniques a driver would apply on the race track, one can successfully navigate the ordeals and travails one encounters in life.Enzo relates the story of his human family, sharing their tragedies and triumphs. In the end, despite what he sees as his own limitations as a dog, Enzo comes through heroically to preserve the Swift family.The Art of Racing in the Rain is a testament to a man s life, given by his dog. But it is also a testament to the dog, himself. Though Enzo cannot speak, he understands everything that happens around him as he bears witness to his master s problems. His enforced muteness only refines his listening ability, and allows him to understand many of life s nuances that are lost on most humans. With humour, sharp observation, and a courageous heart, Enzo guides the reader to the bittersweet yet ultimately satisfying conclusion: there are no limitations to what we can achieve, if we truly know where we want to be.

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Out of the Rain takes us into the growing world of the homeless in the United States, particularly in San Francisco. Here we read their powerful stories, which examine not just poverty but bottom-of-the-barrel destitution, and in many cases self-destruction. Tom, who runs a social services agency, doesn t play by a book of rules as much as try to bring some humanity to his work. Then there is Walter, a homeless man who can t save himself from booze but is ready to help others. Throughout this novel told from various perspectives, the reader is introduced in intimate detail to the lives of social services workers trying to find open shelter beds and simultaneously navigating federal programs. Homeless men and women are battling sobriety and addiction and simply trying to find sustainable work and decent housing. Based on the author s experience working with homeless people in San Francisco as a social services worker in the 1980s and 1990s, this novel vividly takes the reader into the heads of combat veterans, junkies, prostitutes and the unemployed. J. Malcolm Garcia left social services to pursue journalism so he could write about the people he worked with and share their stories-and humanity-with the broader public.

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Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again, but he didn t say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle, the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. It s up to Rachel and Kirsty to get each of the feathers back! These stories are magic; they turn children into readers! ReadingZone.com Read all seven fairy adventures in the Weather Fairies set! Crystal the Snow Fairy; Abigail the Breeze Fairy; Pearl the Cloud Fairy; Goldie the Sunshine Fairy; Evie the Mist Fairy; Storm the Lightning Fairy; Hayley the Rain Fairy If you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!

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Published in 1957, Hawk in the Rain was Ted Hughes s first collection of poems. It won the New York Poetry Centre First Publication Award, for which the judges were W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender and Marianne Moore, and the Somerset Maugham Award, and it was acclaimed by every reviewer from A. Alvarez to Edwin Muir. When Robin Skelton wrote, All looking for the emergence of a major poet must buy it , he was right to see in it the promise of what many now regard as the most important body of work by any poet of the twentieth century.

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A revealing biography of the most decorated soldier of World War IIMore than half a century after his death, Lt Col. Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in the history of military special operations. He was the most decorated British soldier of World War II, receiving four DSOs, the Croix de Guerre, and the Légion d honneur, and he pioneered tactics used today by the SAS and other special operations units worldwide. Rogue Warrior of the SAS tells the remarkable life story of Colonel Paddy, whose exceptional physical strength and uniquely swift reflexes made him a fearsome opponent. But his unorthodox rules of war and his resentment of authority would deny him the ultimate accolade of the Victoria Cross. Mayne also had a conflicted personal life, dominated by his mother. He never married and several of his contemporaries felt that his resentment of gays in the military reflected his concerns about his own sexuality. Mayne was undoubtedly a complex character and here the authors have presented a rounded and perceptive portrait of the man. Drawing on personal letters and family papers, declassified SAS files and records, together with the Official SAS Diary compiled in wartime and eyewitness accounts from many who served with him, the picture emerges of a soldier who, although a flawed hero, was unquestionably one of the most distinctive combatants of the campaigns in the Western Desert and Europe.

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In this traditional tale, discovered in Kenya, a young herd boy Ki-pat must find a way to end the dreadful drought that has come to the beautiful Kapiti Plain and save the animals that live there.Authored by Verna Aardema, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain is a delightful rhyming story full of bright and vivid illustrations by Beatriz Vidal. The cumulative rhyme is a joy to read aloud and a wonderful way to engage young children.

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Dancing in the Rain is shortlisted for the prestigious CLPE Award (CLiPPA) â “ the only award for poetry published for children!Fans of John Lyonsâ ™ lively and appealing style will not be disappointed in this illustrated collection of poems for younger readers aged 7-11. A breath of Caribbean fresh air, these poems are humorous, beautifully crafted, and perfectly pitched to their audience, though readers of any age will enjoy his painterly use of language. Lyons conjures up vivid images, situations and emotions which appeal both for their universality and their newness, as he examines and comments upon the world around him with wit and empathy.Illustrated by the author.

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Mama named Luna after the moon.She always said the moon had a special way of bringing people together.And from the moment Luna was born, she did tooâ ¦Lunaâ ™s mixed heritage family are different in lots of ways, but they share something very special in common - their love for Luna shines big and round and bright, just like the moon!When Luna starts school, she is super excited to make friends and present her beloved Moon Rabbit at Show and Tell. But, faced with difficult questions about her family, she begins to lose confidence and her own full moon heart fades away.As the Moon Festival approaches, both sides of Luna s family come together to celebrate. Join Luna as she uncovers the story of who she is and discovers how to shine bright again with the feeling of belonging.A Love as Full as The Moon is a heartwarming picture book debut from author Lucy Tandon Copp and illustrator Sienna Youngsun Kim.

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The Ideal Guide to parkrun A brilliant emotive book which spreads the joy and love of parkrun Dame Kelly Holmes Wonderful – Lisa Jackson, Runner s World Perfect for any parkrunner, or wannabe parkrunner, this concise and joyful book reveals how a Saturday 5km run in the park has become a global phenomenon. The Ultimate Guide to parkrun (always with a lower case p!) covers how parkrun started, how it is staged every week, how to get involved as a runner, walker, or volunteer – and even how to start your own run. Written by a running writer and qualified athletics coach, this celebratory book goes behind the scenes to tell the heartwarming human stories behind parkrun. But it also brims with practical information, with training plans for different types of runners so that you can (if you wish to) improve your own finishing time. Published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the founding of the mass participation event in Autumn 2024, the book delves into parkrun’s origins as the brainchild of Paul Sinton-Hewitt, an unemployed man in London. Just 13 runners competed in the first Bushy Park Time Trial on 2 October 2004. Now parkrun has more than 9 million registered runners at more than 2,200 parks in 23 countries, with the most popular countries being the UK, Australia, and South Africa. The book features all aspects of parkrun, including how public-spirited volunteers put on the event, sustainably and for free, every week, and fun boxes such as the most interesting courses around the world, from Poland to the Falkland Islands. If you want to know more about parkrun tourism, how to complete the A-Z Alphabet challenge, and other parkrun milestones, this book is for you. It also includes lists of the five fastest and five slowest parkruns in the UK as well as the top 10 parkruns in the UK and the top 10 parkruns in the world. It also delves into junior parkrun and other less well-known facets of the world s most popular community running event. In short, this is the ideal present for anyone looking for a parkrun book, parkrun merchandise or parkrun gift. Whether you are starting your parkrun journey, about to complete your 100th or 200th parkrun milestone, you will have plenty to discover in this comprehensive guide. It is the perfect parkrun present, for yourself and others! With 224 fact-packed pages, beautifully illustrated with 150 photographs, this is not just any guide to parkrun as it says on the cover – it is the ultimate guide to parkrun. As a former sub-20-minute participant with 171 runs and 111 volunteer credits, I thought I knew everything about the Saturday morning 5K ritual. However, having read Lucy Waterlow’s brilliant book, my eyes have been opened. – Alan Newman, Run ABC Scotland Several years ago, I read a book about parkrun and that was dry and technical, that is not how I know parkrun; it is wonderful and joyous. I am pleased to say my fears were unfounded. Lucy Waterlow, the author, is a professional writer, a keen runner and a massive fan of parkrun. Lucy understands parkrun and the unique place it has in the running community, both in the UK and throughout the world. Edward, Trail Running ManAbout the Author Lucy Waterlow is a journalist, ghostwriter and author who has contributed to national newspapers and specialist publications such as Runner’s World and Women’s Running. She is a keen amateur runner and a qualified England Athletics coach in running fitness. She is co-author of Nell McAndrew s Guide To Running and Run Mummy Run: Inspiring Women to be Fit, Healthy and Happy. She loves parkrun and regularly takes part in her local parkrun. She has drawn up training plans in the book for completing a 5k below 30 minutes, 25 minutes and 20 minutes.

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Bellow evokes all the rich colour and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson s awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life earns him the admiration of the tribe - but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into messiah.

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An inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party. Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, and hope. A gorgeous debut: a necessary, cathartic, immersive healing experience.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“In this gut-wrenching verse novel by debut author Comrie, thirteen-year-old City Middle School student Rain Washington grapples with the aftermath of a violent racist attack. . . . Comrie sensitively tackles myriad topics, including colorism, fiscal scarcity, and structural racism, as well as their effects on mental health, in this impressive volume. —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“This lovingly crafted novel-in-verse is a much-needed reminder that compassion, both for oneself and others, can help make the world right as rain.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)“A searing exploration of the intricacies of racism, privilege, and self-worth within the confines of the Black community. Rain’s journey is one that includes an acceptance of all the pieces of her identity that make her whole and unique.” —ALA BooklistRain is keeping a big secret from everyone around her: She s sad. All the time. Rain struggles with her image and feels inferior to her best friend, Nara. Not even her all-star student-athlete big brother (and personal superhero), Xander, can help Rain with her dark thoughts and low self-esteem.And when Xander becomes the victim of violence at a predominantly white university, Rain’s life and mind take a turn for the worse. But when her favorite teacher, Miss Walia, invites her to an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal.Like the rain, she is both gentle and a force, finding strength to rise again.“You can t help but fall in love with this book. Heartbreaking, emotional, and a ride well worth taking.” —Marie Arnold, author of The Year I Flew Away and I Rise“Everyone who reads this will be inspired by Rain s dedication to finding healing.” —Elisabet Velasquez, author of When We Make ItA 2023 Bank Street Books Best Children s Book of the Year for Ages 12–14 in Fiction (Contemporary Issues)!A 2025 Evergreen Teen Book Award nominee!

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When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealings a mythical pop presence. Yet these sensational depictions take us only so far. The true story of the Mafia reveals both an organization and mindset dedicated to the preservation of tradition. It is no accident that the rise of the Mafia coincided with the unification of Italy and the influx of immigrants into America. The Mafia means more than a horse head under the sheets--it functions as an alternative to the state, providing its own social and political justice. Combining a nuanced history with a unique counternarrative concerning stereotypes of the immigrant, Salvatore Lupo, a leading historian of modern Italy and a major authority on its criminal history, has written the definitive account of the Sicilian Mafia from 1860 to the present. Consulting rare archival sources, he traces the web of associations, both illicit and legitimate, that have defined Cosa Nostra during its various incarnations. He focuses on several crucial periods of transition: the Italian unification of 1860 to 1861, the murder of noted politician Notarbartolo, fascist repression of the Mafia, the Allied invasion of 1943, social conflicts after each world war, and the major murders and trials of the 1980s. Lupo identifies the internal cultural codes that define the Mafia and places these codes within the context of social groups and communities. He also challenges the belief that the Mafia has grown more ruthless in recent decades. Rather than representing a shift from honorable crime to immoral drug trafficking and violence, Lupo argues the terroristic activities of the modern Mafia signify a new desire for visibility and a distinct break from the state. Where these pursuits will take the family adds a fascinating coda to Lupo s work.

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WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS ASSOCIATION CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARD, 2015.As heart wrenching and life-affirming as One Day or Me Before You, A HUNDRED PIECES OF ME is a story about what it means to finally live life to the full.Letters from the only man she s ever truly loved.A keepsake of the father she never really knew.A blue glass vase that catches the light on a grey day.Gina Bellamy is starting again, after a few years she d rather forget. But the belongings she s treasured for so long don t seem to fit who she is now.So Gina makes a resolution. She ll keep just a hundred special items - the rest can go.But that means coming to terms with her past and learning to embrace the future, whatever it might bring . . . Bittersweet, lovely and ultimately redemptive; the kind of book that makes you want to live your own life better. Jojo Moyes Such a brilliant book. So satisfying and clever and deeply moving. I ll be passing it on to all my friends. Sophie Kinsella This vibrant and uplifting novel has not only entertained me hugely, but made me change the way I look at life. Katie Fforde

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*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE SURF HOUSE, is available to buy now*_________*The Sunday Times bestseller**A CHILLING WINTER THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR*_______________________________________________________________THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKESeeking the escape of a lifetime, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild ⠓ nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky.THE PERFECT PLACE TO DISAPPEARBut there⠙s a darker side to the wilderness. A woman went missing here one year ago. Now the friends are hiking into the heart of the mystery. And waiting on the trail is someone who⠙d do anything to keep their secrets buried ⠓ and to stop the group walking away alive ⠦_________________________________________________________________Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke⠙s destination thrillers:⠘Had me on the edge of my seat⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Brilliant ⠦ kept me guessing the whole way through⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Twists turns galore, couldn⠙t put it down. Highly recommend!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Very evocative and you get really involved with the beautiful setting and characters⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘What a stonkingly fabulous read!⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Hike was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/e 7/05/2023

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR A dystopian odyssey through the dark authoritarian landscape of the modern worldâ ™ The TimesTo be born American in the late twentieth century was to take the fact of a particular kind of American exceptionalism as granted â “ a state of nature arrived at after all else had failed. In the span of just thirty years, this assumption would come crashing down.After the fall, we must determine what it means to be American again.In 2017, as Ben Rhodes was helping Barack Obama begin his next chapter, the legacy they worked to build for eight years was being taken apart. To understand what was happening in America, Rhodes decided to look outwards. Over the next three years, he travelled to dozens of countries, meeting with politicians, activists, and dissidents confronting the same nationalism and authoritarianism that was tearing America apart. Along the way, a Russian opposition leader he spends time with is poisoned, the Hong Kong protesters he comes to know see their movement snuffed out, and America itself reaches the precipice of losing democracy before giving itself a second chance.After the Fall is a hugely ambitious and essential work of discovery. Throughout, Rhodes comes to realize how much Americaâ ™s fingerprints are on a world it helped to shape: through the excesses of the post-Cold War embrace of unbridled capitalism, post-9/11 nationalism and militarism, mania for technology and social media, and the racism that shaped the backlash to the Obama presidency. At the same time, he learns from a diverse set of characters â “ from Obama to rebels to a rising generation of leaders â “ how looking squarely at where America has gone wrong only makes it more essential to fight for what America is supposed to be â “ for itself, and for the entire world.

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An eye-opening exploration of humanityâ ™s unprecedented path to global depopulation and why it s in everyone s interests to prevent it Stunning . . . essential reading Daniel H. Pink, author of DriveIf we continue as we are, with birth rates falling globally, the worldâ ™s human population will peak in the next few decades â “ and then begin a sudden and rapid decline. It would be easy to think that fewer people would be better: better for the planet, better for the people who remain. In After the Spike, two leading population economists ask us to think again.Carefully weighing the evidence and the many claims that surround this controversial subject, Dean Spears and Mike Geruso explain why depopulation is not the solution we urgently need for the climate crisis, nor will it improve lives. Far more likely is that the progress which has raised living standards so dramatically over the last two centuries will slow or even reverse. As humanityâ ™s future shrinks, it will become more fragile and less certain, and harder for us to escape from global poverty, disease and injustice.Halting this decline and stabilising the population need not mean sacrificing a greener future or reverting to past gender inequities. In fact, they argue, it can only be achieved with womenâ ™s reproductive rights and individual choice as driving forces. But if we want future generations to enjoy lives even better than our own, itâ ™s time to take seriously societyâ ™s collective task of lifting the burdens of parents and other carers.Deeply reasoned and uncompromisingly humane, After the Spike sheds important light on a dramatic shift in the human story and asks us to consider what future we should want for our planet, our children, and one another.--â ˜A remarkable blend of empirical research and philosophical argument that has challenged, and changed, my thinking about populationâ ™ Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberationâ ˜After the Spike dissolves our preconceptions through evidence, rigour and a deep compassion for allâ ™ Toby Ord, author of The Precipiceâ ˜As stirring as it is thoughtful, rigorous and morally uncompromisingâ ™ Anastasia Berg, author of What Are Children For?â ˜I had my mind blown over and over and overâ ™ Zach Weinersmith, coauthor of A City on Marsâ ˜Fascinating, thoughtful and timelyâ ™ Simon Johnson, Nobel Laureate in Economicsâ ˜The insights and rigour are matched by human and empathetic narrative throughoutâ ™ Hannah Ritchie, author of Not the End of the Worldâ ˜The most interesting and important book Iâ ™ve read in yearsâ ™ Katy Milkman, author of How to Change

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In 2011 one of the biggest political events in the world, the Arab Spring, swept across North Africa. But what came next? As the world moves on, four young Tunisians must cope with the reality of an uncertain future in this original graphic novel.Winner of the Raymond Leblanc Foundation s Belgian Prize, and translated into English for the first time, Helene Aldeguer delivers an authentic look at the disillusioned state of young people in Tunisia after the events of the Arab Spring illustrated in stark, beautiful black-and-white.Two years after the Jasmine Revolution, Tunisia is unstable and facing economic hardship. Saif, Aziz, Meriem, and Chayma are among those who feel abandoned by the developing turmoil surrounding the government. Saif goes to college but worries about his younger brothers; Aziz struggles to find steady employment hoping to gain approval from Meriem s family, while Meriem attends law school; and Chayma, after watching a man set himself on fire, considers emigration to France. As the situation becomes more serious and calls to activism in the streets get louder, each must consider what direction their future lies.Helene Aldeguer spent time in Tunis in October, 2014 covering the parliamentary elections and living among the youth of the city and working alongside Tunisian journalists from Nawaat, an independent collective blog that provided a public platform for dissident voices and was blocked in Tunisia until 2011. Her work focuses on political and social issues related mainly to the Arab-Muslim world and includes the book Un Chant d Amour: Israel-Palestine, une histoire francaise with writer Alain Gresh and illustrations for the website Orient XXI, which covers news events in countries from North Africa to the Middle East. She was selected for the Young Talent Contest at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2016 for her work, 2011-2016, Resume of a Revolution.

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Tobias Buck arrived in Madrid in December 2012, in time to celebrate the bleakest Christmas the city had seen in a generation. Capital and country were reeling from a series of economic shocks that had brought Spain to the brink of ruin. The housing boom had dramatically turned to bust, a large chunk of the nation s banking system was in state hands, businesses were closing across the country, debt was spiralling out of control and unemployment levels had reached a record high.AFTER THE FALL presents a rich and vivid portrait of contemporary Spain at a critical moment in the country s history. The book tells the story of Spain s long boom and sudden bust, the brutal economic crisis that followed, and the political and social aftershocks that reverberate to this day. It explores the origins of the separatist movement in Catalonia, and its bitter clash with the Spanish government that culminated in a failed secession referendum and a divisive declaration of independence. It looks at the legacy of the Civil War and Franco dictatorship, and the continuing struggle over historical memory in Spain today.Based on five years of reporting and hundreds of interviews, AFTER THE FALL takes the reader from the offices of power in Madrid and Barcelona to the villages of the Basque country, still haunted by the memory of political violence, and to the towns of Andalusia, where an entire generation has seen its economic hopes shattered. It describes how the country has been changed by the experience of migration, and why - after decades at the margins - the far-right eventually made a return to Spanish politics. For all the problems and challenges facing Spain today, we see that amid the ruins of the crisis, the search for a new Spanish model is already underway.

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The third and final installment in the Healing Verses series finds poet r.h. Sin in The Quiet After—the hard-earned peace from healing your own heart.Across the volumes of The Healing Verses, r.h. Sin delves deep into the heart of human suffering, offering solace, understanding, and pathways to recovery through the power of words. Each book is a beacon of hope, designed to guide readers through the darkness of their experiences and toward the light of resilience, self-renewal, and ultimately healing. The carefully selected writings within these pages explore themes of loss, grief, recovery, and the rediscovery of strength within oneself, making the series a compassionate companion for anyone navigating the challenging process of healing. In The Quiet After, the third and final installment of the series, Sin welcomes readers into the peace found at the end of the tunnel. The hard-earned quiet is a joyous and freeing reminder that there is life after devastation and, with a bit of resilience, it is a destination we are all able to reach because it has been buried within you the entire time.

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Get ready to meet Luna Brownstone: the most devious Brownstone of all. When a tragedy strikes her family, she decides that she will only ever look out for herself. She runs away, and begins her search for riches to steal. Whilst travelling, she stumbles across a village ravaged by drought and hears rumours of a palace filled with great gold treasures. When a young girl, Atzi, volunteers to journey to the palace of the rain god Tlaloc with an offering to save her village, Luna develops a cunning plan: befriend Atzi, steal her map, and find the god herself. Yet, when Luna is forced to work with Atzi to find the palace, and when Atzi finds herself in danger, Luna needs to decide what matters most.

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***THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***In Peter Beinart s view, one story dominates Jewish communal life: that of persecution and victimhood. It is a story that erases much of the nuance of Jewish religious tradition and warps our understanding of Israel and Palestine. After Gaza, where Jewish texts, history and language have been deployed to justify mass slaughter and starvation, Beinart argues, Jews must tell a new story. After this war, whose horror will echo for generations, they must do nothing less than offer a new answer to the question: What does it mean to be a Jew? Beinart imagines an alternate narrative, which would draw on other nations efforts at moral reconstruction and a different reading of Jewish tradition. A story in which Israeli Jews have the right to equality, not supremacy, and in which Jewish and Palestinian safety are not mutually exclusive but intertwined. One that recognizes the danger of venerating states at the expense of human life. Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza is a provocative argument that will expand and inform one of the defining conversations of our time. It is a book that only Peter Beinart could write: a passionate yet measured work that brings together his personal experience, his commanding grasp of history, his keen understanding of political and moral dilemmas, and a clear vision for the future.

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Discover what happened after . . .A remarkable collection of new Doctor Who short stories that give a glimpse into the moments just after the Doctor saves the world, and the credits roll.The Doctor has had many adventures, visited many planets and made a whole host of friends (and some enemies).But if you thought it was all over after the TARDIS doors closed, and the time ship dematerialised, onto the next adventure, youÂ’d be very much mistaken.From EarthÂ’s past, present and future, to the furthest reaches of the universe, here are ten tales that give us a glimpse into the worlds the Doctor left behind. Sometimes triumph, sometimes tragedy (and always chaos) these are stories youÂ’ll never forget.

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Hra na PC - elektronická licence, klíč pro Steam, žánr: logická, PC G Prime: Into the Rain Objevte tajemství rozlehlého a neprozkoumaného deště a nebezpečné solární rázové vlny plynu a prachu z velké dálky 60% Návyková, gravitační, steampunková logická hra, která stimuluje dobrou náladu. Vypnuto Déšť je požehnáním, nebo prokletím. Jeho příchod změní historii lidstva navždy... nbsp;V roli důstojníka sondážní stanice Ptolemaios zavítejte do tajů neprozkoumaného, rozsáhlého deště a nebezpečné solární vlny prachu a plynu z obrovské dálky. Vypnuto G´ je první kapitolou ArcSagi od Soma Games. nbsp; Vypnuto Vesmírná...

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A lush fantasy retelling of Hansel and Gretel set in seventeenth-century Germany, perfect for fans of Brigid Kemmerer, Naomi Novik and Marissa Meyer. Almost twenty years have passed since Greta and her brother Hans escaped the old woman s cottage in the Black Forest, but there was no living happily ever after for them. The war has taken its toll on these lands, husbands and sons lost, a country impoverished.When the local Baron dies, his cruel, young and beautiful wife raises taxes and a Blood Tithe, ensuring that those who can t pay off their debts, pay through servitude. Wolves are gathering around the village and a group of mercenaries stalk the streets. A black bear has been sighted in the forest, but an encounter with it leaves Greta puzzled by its gentle and peaceful demeanour.Then there are the deaths; bodies have been found in the woods, their blood taken, their hearts removed. As the villagers become more desperate, whispers of witchcraft abound. With Hans gambling debts forcing him to take the Blood Tithe, only the addictively-delicious gingerbread Greta makes - created with the help of a book stolen when they escaped their childhood captor can offer a way out.But there s a price to pay for using this blood skill, Tattermagic nd it could cost Greta everything, unless she can find another way to beat the horrors from her past and find a new path through the darkness Set in the Black Forest of Wurttemberg during the mid-17th Century, After the Forest is a stunning meld of love-story, fairy-tale, magic and history which is sure to appeal to fans of Naomi Novik, Rena Rossner and Kate Forsyth.

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An highly acclaimed theraputic twist on the classic Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme, from multi-award-winning picture book creator Dan Santat.After the fall, Humpty Dumpty is a broken egg. Life is tough: he s so afraid of heights after his injury, he can t even bear to climb onto his bed, or reach his favourite cereal on the top shelf at the supermarket. But one day, fuelled by his passion for bird-watching, he decides to conquer his fears and something amazing happens...A book that explores trauma and finding your confidence again after a fall with humour and heart.â ˜A tender, wryly funny look at trauma and recoveryâ ™ GUARDIAN the images, influenced by pop art and Disney, are witty and reward close attention SUNDAY TIMES Original, humorous and ecstatic TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

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WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME A furiously romantic, sun-drenched mystery . . . The Artist will leave you yearning in every sense of the word Yael van der Wouden, author of The Safekeep The Artist is a lush, impressive debut; the writing is rich and sensuous, especially in descriptions of food, the landscape and the act of creation. Lucy Steeds is one to watch The Times Dextrous and powerful . . . a hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self-fulfilment Guardian The year s most lauded debut novelist . . . A sultry, headily perfumed portrait of monstrous male egos and oppressed overlooked women . . . The Artist uncovers its secrets by stealth Telegraph A blaze of a book, poetic, passionate and quietly powerful Daily Mail This compelling, evocative debut will transport you to idyllic, sun-drenched Provence in 1920 . . . An absorbing, poetic read Mail on Sunday Captivating . . . with imagery as lush as an oil painting Washington Post Enthralling . . . the descriptions of the landscape, the meals they eat and the art created are so rich and evocative it s as if you re there Good Housekeeping**BEST BOOKS FOR 2025 from Stylist and Good Housekeeping**PROVENCE, 1920Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle s artistic genius possible.Joseph, an aspiring journalist, has been invited to the house. He believes he ll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter, the great Edouard Tartuffe.But everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers.Over this sweltering summer, everyone s true colours will be revealed.Because Ettie is ready to be seen.Even if it means setting her world on fire. Lucy Steeds transports the reader with her sensuous depictions of food, art, and landscape . . . an assured and atmospheric debut Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent An intoxicating tale of creativity, possession and freedom. An impressively assured debut which asks questions about all those who are painted over by history Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre I could not love this beautiful novel more . . . the final chapters left me with that delicious heart-bursting feeling, full of hope and delight Florence Knapp, author of The Names Gorgeous . . . Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence, this novel brims with intrigue, hope and yearning Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory and The Burial Plot Phenomenal . . . beautiful, pacey historical fiction, vividly realised. It drifts with the scent of summer, the land lit up and throbbing, the food piled high and richly painted, the paint as thick and buttery as food. I wanted to eat it. Yes, I even wanted to eat the paint. Read this book! Seth Insua, author of Human, Animal

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THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping, sinister folktale set in contemporary Cumbria for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Angela Carter, Daisy Johnson, Margaret Atwood and Julia Armfield A new generation of literary horror begins with Lucy Rose GENEVIEVE JAGGER Deliciously dark and shockingly bold. One of my favourite debuts in a long time KIRSTY LOGAN Superbly creepy . . . at heart it s about dysfunctional family dynamics, female rage and empowerment FINANCIAL TIMES An unforgettable, nightmarish tale. I ate it all up ANNA BOGUTSKAYA A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT. Margot and Mama have lived by the forest since Margot can remember. When Margot isn t at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm. Then she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies. But Mama s want is stronger than her hunger sometimes, and when a white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a snowstorm, little Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family, untangle her own desires and make a bid for freedom. With this tender coming-of-age tale, debut novelist Lucy Rose explores how women swallow their anger, desire and animal instincts - and wrings the relationship between mother and daughter until blood drips from it. Stunning, shocking and surprising at each turn BENJAMIN MYERS A modern Grimm fairytale SUSAN BARKER Dark, poetic, gothic, folky and full of courage and beauty TIM DOWNIE Dear reader, I predict you will be as obsessed as me â ¯ MOLLY AITKEN Lucy Rose can certainly write . . . The Lamb grips all the way to an unexpected denouement GUARDIAN

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Not since Joan Didion in her prime has a writer reported from inside inside a system gone mad with this much style, intelligence and wit ... A perfect book Caitlin FlanaganFrom former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles comes an irreverent romp through the sacred spaces of the new left.As a Hillary voter, a New York Times reporter, and a frequent attendee at her local gay bars, Nellie Bowles fit right in with her San Francisco neighbors and friends - until she started questioning whether the progressive movement she knew and loved was actually helping people.When her colleagues suggested that asking these questions meant she was on the wrong side of history, Bowles did what any reporter worth her salt would do: she started investigating for herself. The answers she found were stranger - and funnier - than she⠙d expected.In Morning After the Revolution, Bowles gives readers a front-row seat to the absurd drama of a political movement gone mad. With irreverent accounts of attending a multi-day course on The Toxic Trends of Whiteness, following the social justice activists who run Abolitionist Entertainment, LLC, and trying to please the New York Times s disinformation czar, she deftly exposes the more comic excesses of a movement that went from a sideshow to the very centre of Western life.Deliciously funny and painfully insightful, Morning After the Revolution is a moment of collective psychosis preserved in amber.

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The second volume of Robert Crawford s magisterial biography of the revolutionary modernist, visionary poet and troubled man, drawing on extensive new sources.In this compelling and meticulous portrait of the twentieth century s most important poet, Robert Crawford completes the story he began in Young Eliot. Drawing on extensive new sources and letters, this is the first full-scale biography to make use of Eliot s most significant surviving correspondence, including the archive of letters (unsealed for the first time in 2020) detailing his decades-long love affair with Emily Hale.This long-awaited second volume, Eliot After The Waste Land , tells the story of the mature Eliot, his years as a world-renowned writer and intellectual, and his troubled interior life.From his time as an exhausted bank employee after the publication of The Waste Land, through the emotional turmoil of the 1920s and 1930s, and his years as a firewatcher in bombed wartime London, Crawford reveals the public and personal experiences that helped generate some of Eliot s masterpieces.He explores the poet s religious conversion, his editorship at Faber and Faber, his separation from Vivien Haigh-Wood and happy second marriage to Valerie Fletcher, and his great work Four Quartets.Robert Crawford presents this complex and remarkable man not as a literary monument but as a human being: as a husband, lover and widower, as a banker, editor, playwright and publisher, but most of all as an epoch-shaping poet struggling to make art among personal disasters.

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THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping, sinister folktale set in contemporary Cumbria for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Angela Carter, Daisy Johnson, Margaret Atwood and Julia Armfield A new generation of literary horror begins with Lucy Rose GENEVIEVE JAGGER Deliciously dark and shockingly bold. One of my favourite debuts in a long time KIRSTY LOGAN Superbly creepy . . . at heart it s about dysfunctional family dynamics, female rage and empowerment FINANCIAL TIMES An unforgettable, nightmarish tale. I ate it all up ANNA BOGUTSKAYA A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT. Margot and Mama have lived by the forest since Margot can remember. When Margot isn t at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm. Then she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies.But Mama s want is stronger than her hunger sometimes, and when a white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a snowstorm, little Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family, untangle her own desires and make a bid for freedom.With this tender coming-of-age tale, debut novelist Lucy Rose explores how women swallow their anger, desire and animal instincts - and wrings the relationship between mother and daughter until blood drips from it. Stunning, shocking and surprising at each turn BENJAMIN MYERS A modern Grimm fairytale SUSAN BARKER Dark, poetic, gothic, folky and full of courage and beauty TIM DOWNIE Dear reader, I predict you will be as obsessed as me â ¯MOLLY AITKEN Lucy Rose can certainly write . . . The Lamb grips all the way to an unexpected denouement GUARDIAN

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AFTER THE FIRST DEATH is a brilliantly tense hostage drama, by Robert Cormier, the acclaimed author of THE CHOCOLATE WAR. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. On the outskirts of a small American town, a bus-load of young children is being held hostage. The hijackers are a cold and ruthless group, opposed to the secret government agency Inner Delta. At the centre of the battle are three teenagers. Miro is the terrorist with no past and no emotions. Kate is the bus driver, caught up in the nightmare, and Ben is the General s son who must act as a go-between.The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes: The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton, I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith, Postcards from No Man s Land - Aidan Chambers, After the First Death - Robert Cormier, Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty, The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig, Buddy - Nigel Hinton, Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard, The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard, No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo, Z for Zachariah - Richard C. O Brien, The Wave - Morton Rhue, The Red Pony - John Steinbeck, The Pearl - John Steinbeck, Stone Cold - Robert Swindells.

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A study of the transformation of the realist novel in the hands of early-twentieth-century American writers, who adapted this quintessentially nineteenth-century genre to the conditions of their age.  Realism after the Individual offers a new theoretical paradigm for understanding realist novels published in the United States between 1900 and 1920, a period that has been described wrongheadedly as a ⠜gulf⠝ or a ⠜valley⠝ in American literary history. In this generation of writers, only three have remained in favor among critics: Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, and Theodore Dreiser. Others have disappeared from view altogether⠔writers such as Robert Grant, Robert Herrick, and Booth Tarkington, all of whom were critically acclaimed bestsellers in their day. As Rafael Walker shows, this generation of writers deserves new attention for the way they revised many core facets of the nineteenth-century novel in response to the historical shifts around it. This generation of novelists not only rejected liberal individualism but also formulated alternative paradigms for conceptualizing selfhood. The result was a slew of woman-centered realist novels that broke with literary precedent: The novels punish characters not for desiring too much but for failing to desire enough, they depict subjectivity not as private and interior but as outward-facing, and they view closure not as the novel⠙s aim but as a convention to flout. Realism after the Individual both revises prevailing views of American realism and lays the foundation for an alternative account of the development of literary modernism, one that illuminates the continuity between realism and the modernism that followed it.

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*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE SURF HOUSE, is available to buy now*A SECRET BEACH.A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME.WISH YOU WERE HERE?THINK AGAINâ ¦_______________________________________________â ˜Totally addictive, clever and atmosphericâ ™ Erin Kellyâ ˜Tense, unnerving and emotionalâ ™ C. L. TaylorYou wake on a beautiful, remote island.Sparkling blue seas, golden sunsets, barely a footprint in the sand.Yet this is no ordinary escape.Next to the wreck of a plane, a stranger paces. Another sharpens a knife, scoring a list of the dead onto a palm tree. Others watch from the shadows of a campfire â “ all with untold stories, and closely-guarded secretsâ ¦This is no ordinary holiday.This is no ordinary island.This is no ordinary beach read.Gripping, twisty and full of sun-soaked atmosphere, THE CASTAWAYS will whisk you far away to the island â “ and never let you go.Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke s destination thrillers:â ˜Wowâ ¦ Beautifully paced, tense and twistyâ ™ B A Parisâ ˜A twisty, wonderful heartfelt story about sibling love, this is the authorâ ™s best yetâ ™ Primaâ ˜A beautifully written, emotional and intelligent thriller. Full of atmosphere and tension as well as brilliantly drawn characters that I cared about. I loved it!â ™ Claire Douglasâ ˜Wow wow wow! Iâ ™ve enjoyed The Castaways more than any book for years!â ™ Netgalley reviewerâ ˜The Castaways is a genuine page-turner â “ a taut, utterly compelling tale that will make you wonder just how far youâ ™d be willing to go to find out the truthâ ™ T M Loganâ ˜Fantastic thriller, full of twists and turns!â ™ Netgalley reviewerâ ˜I found this the perfect piece of escapismâ ™ Netgalley reviewer

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