how much the heart can hold donal ryan shukla nikesh carys brayova bernardine evaristova rowan hisayo buchanan grace mccleen d w wilson

''Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.'' Zelda FitzgeraldLove is not a singular concept. In this collection, seven award-winning authors explore seven concepts of love: from Philautia, self-love, to Agape, love for humanity; and from Storge, a natural affection for family, to Mania, a frenzied, obsessive love. Seven authors; seven short stories; seven flashes of love. This paperback edition of How Much the Heart Can Hold includes the winning short story from the SceptreLoves short story Prize.

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''Affecting . . . both tense and tender''Sophie Mackintosh, Observer''Thoughtful . . . nuanced and powerful''SpectatorOne summer, sixteen-year-old Kit''s life is upended by a strange sleeplessness. While her body lies in bed, she is able to wander through the night undetected, roaming the streets of her run-down seaside town, entering the houses of friends and strangers.But the most painful revelations are found closest to home. Unseen and unheard, she witnesses the dark tensions in her parents'' marriage and, as her family starts to implode, she is forced into an impossible decision that changes everything.''Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is one of the most distinctive and luminously original novelists of her generation''Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti''Elegant, atmospheric, sharp-edged'' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment

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''Beautifully written and compelling'' Daily Mail''Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is one of the most distinctive and luminously original novelists of her generation'' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti''Elegant, atmospheric, sharp-edged . . . The Sleep Watcher is a novel that obsessed me from the moment I opened the cover'' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of AbandonmentWhen she is sixteen, Kit suffers a summer of peculiar sleeplessness that isn''t quite what it seems. Her body lies in bed while she wanders through her family home, the streets of her run-down seaside town and into the houses of friends and strangers. Unseen and unheard, she witnesses her parents and their fracturing relationship. Her home thrums with quiet violence that she can no longer ignore. With this secret knowledge it becomes impossible not to react and a single choice soon changes everything.Intimate, tense and exquisitely observed, The Sleep Watcher is a moving portrait of family, danger and guilt, captured through the strange summer heat of adolescence.''The writing is incredibly beautiful and unbearably tense . . . It is exquisite'' Ruth Gilligan, author of The Butchers''An incredibly moving story about connection, loneliness, and what we do when we think no one else is watching'' Julianne Pachico, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Beautifully written and compelling'' Daily Mail''Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is one of the most distinctive and luminously original novelists of her generation'' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti''Elegant, atmospheric, sharp-edged . . . The Sleep Watcher is a novel that obsessed me from the moment I opened the cover'' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of AbandonmentWhen she is sixteen, Kit suffers a summer of peculiar sleeplessness that isn''t quite what it seems. Her body lies in bed while she wanders through her family home, the streets of her run-down seaside town and into the houses of friends and strangers. Unseen and unheard, she witnesses her parents and their fracturing relationship. Her home thrums with quiet violence that she can no longer ignore. With this secret knowledge it becomes impossible not to react and a single choice soon changes everything.Intimate, tense and exquisitely observed, The Sleep Watcher is a moving portrait of family, danger and guilt, captured through the strange summer heat of adolescence.''The writing is incredibly beautiful and unbearably tense . . . It is exquisite'' Ruth Gilligan, author of The Butchers''An incredibly moving story about connection, loneliness, and what we do when we think no one else is watching'' Julianne Pachico, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD''A singular novel from the poetic and painterly mind of Rowan Hisayo Buchanan.'' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti''An exquisite rendering of love, sadness, and misunderstanding . . . I want to share this book with everyone I know.'' The Paris Review ''A quiet triumph - tenderly and disarmingly exploring the responsibility of love, loneliness, what it is to feel lost'' Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water CureMina is staring over the edge of the George Washington Bridge when a patrol car drives up. She tries to convince the officers she''s not about to jump but they don''t believe her. Her husband, Oscar is called to pick her up.Oscar hopes that leaving New York for a few months will give Mina the space to heal. They travel to London, to an apartment wall-papered with indigo-eyed birds, to Oscars oldest friends, to a canal and blooming flower market. Mina, a classicist, searches for solutions to her failing mental health using mythological women. But she finds a beam of light in a living woman. Friendship and attraction blossom until Oscar and Mina''s complicated love is tested.

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From the twice Man Booker longlisted author of From a Low and Quiet Sea''A force of nature ... a life-enhancing talent'' SEBASTIAN BARRYWhile the Celtic Tiger rages, and greed becomes the norm, Johnsey Cunliffe desperately tries to hold on to the familiar, even as he loses those who all his life have protected him from a harsh world. Village bullies and scheming land-grabbers stand in his way, no matter where he turns.Set over the course of one year of Johnsey''s life, The Thing About December breathes with his grief, bewilderment, humour and agonizing self-doubt. This is a heart-twisting tale of a lonely man struggling to make sense of a world moving faster than he is.Donal Ryan''s award-winning debut, The Spinning Heart, garnered unprecedented acclaim, and The Thing About December confirms his status as one of the best writers of his generation._________''His paragraphs are unnoticeably beautiful, his heart always on show, and he writes with a social accuracy that is devastating'' ANNE ENRIGHT''Compelling and heartbreaking . . beautiful, yet simple and utterly convincing'' SUNDAY TIMES''Painfully moving ... Ryan''s work has set a benchmark to which other writers will aspire'' JOHN BOYNE, IRISH TIMES''Cements Ryan as the sharpest chronicler of modern Irish ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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THE STUNNING FIRST NOVEL BY THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF HEART BE AT PEACE AND STRANGE FLOWERSWinner of the Guardian First Book Award Shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award Longlisted for the Man Booker PrizeWinner of Book of the Year at the Irish Book AwardsWinner of the European Prize for Literature Voted Irish Book of the Decade in 2016“My father still lives back the road past the weir in the cottage I was reared in. I go there every day to see is he dead and every day he lets me down. He hasn’t yet missed a day of letting me down.” Now five times winner of the Irish Novel of the Year and No.1 bestselling author, Donal Ryan exploded on to the literary scene with his stunning debut, set in the aftermath of Ireland’s financial collapse. When dangerous tensions surface in a small Irish town, the characters face a battle between their public persona and inner desires. Told through a chorus of twenty-one unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds. The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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WINNER OF THE IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2024'Donal Ryan’s writing has earned him a place among the greatest names in Irish literature and this lyrical novel speaks to the very heart of modern Irish society.' Maria Dickenson, Chair of the IBA judges'Beautiful...a book full of love and hope, more needed in these days than ever' Kit de Waal'I am blown away by the ambition and scope of this exquisite piece of writing...sublime in both its sentiment and beauty' Rachel JoyceSome things can send a heart spinning; others will crack it in two... In a small town in rural Ireland, the local people have weathered the storms of economic collapse and are looking towards the future. The jobs are back, the dramas of the past seemingly lulled, and although the town bears the marks of its history, new stories are unfolding.But a fresh menace is creeping around the lakeshore and the lanes of the town, and the peace of the community is about to be shattered in an unimaginable way. Young people are being drawn towards the promise of fast money whilst the generation above them tries to push back the tide ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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WINNER OF THE IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR''Donal Ryan’s writing has earned him a place among the greatest names in Irish literature and this lyrical novel speaks to the very heart of modern Irish society.'' Maria Dickenson, Chair of the IBA judges''Beautiful...a book full of love and hope, more needed in these days than ever'' Kit de Waal''I am blown away by the ambition and scope of this exquisite piece of writing...sublime in both its sentiment and beauty'' Rachel JoyceSome things can send a heart spinning; others will crack it in two...In a small town in rural Ireland, the local people have weathered the storms of economic collapse and are looking towards the future. The jobs are back, the dramas of the past seemingly lulled, and although the town bears the marks of its history, new stories are unfolding.But a fresh menace is creeping around the lakeshore and the lanes of the town, and the peace of the community is about to be shattered in an unimaginable way. Young people are being drawn towards the promise of fast money whilst the generation ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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From the twice Man Booker longlisted author of From a Low and Quiet Sea''Donal Ryan, one of our most remarkable writers, has produced a book of short stories of such visceral power that they hit you in the solar plexus. He deals with the dark side of modern Irish life and produces sentences of titanic impact.'' IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAYAn old man looks into the fearful eyes of a burglar left to guard him while his brother is beaten; an Irish priest in a war-torn Syrian town teaches its young men the art of hurling; the driver of a car which crashed, killing a teenage girl, forges a connection with the girl''s mother; a squad of broken friends assemble to take revenge on a rapist; a young man sets off on his morning run, reflecting on the ruins of his relationship, but all is not as it seems.Donal Ryan''s short stories pick up where his acclaimed novels The Spinning Heart and The Thing About December left off, dealing with the human cost of loneliness, isolation and displacement. Sometimes this is present in the ordinary, the mundane; sometimes it is triggered by a fateful encounter or a tragic decision. At the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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GUARDIAN MUST READ BOOKS OF 2019 ''The you-gotta-read-this anthology'' Stylist''This collection showcases the joy, empathy and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one''s own'' Publishers Weekly An urgent collection of essays exploring what it''s like to be othered in an increasingly divided America. From Trump''s proposed border wall and travel ban to the marching of White Supremacists in Charlottesville, America is consumed by tensions over immigration and the question of which bodies are welcome. In this much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling UK edition, hailed by Zadie Smith as ''lively and vital'', editors Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman hand the microphone to an incredible range of writers whose humanity and right to be in the US is under attack. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, troubling and uplifting, the essays in The Good Immigrant USA come together to create a provocative, conversation-sparking, multi-vocal portrait of America now.Essays from:Porochista Khakpour; Nicole Dennis-Benn; Rahawa Haile; Teju Cole; Priya Minhas; Walé Oyéjidé; Fatimah Asghar; Tejal Rao; Maeve Higgins; Krutika Mallikarjuna; Jim St. Germain; Jenny Zhang; Chigozie Obioma; Alexander Chee; Yann Demange; Jean Hannah Edelstein; Chimene Suleyman; Basim Usmani; Daniel José Older; Adrián Villar Rojas; Sebastián Villar Rojas; Dani Fernandez; Fatima Farheen Mirza; Susanne Ramírez ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Brown Baby is a beautifully intimate and soul-searching memoir. It speaks to the heart and the mind and bears witness to our turbulent times.'' - Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, OtherHow do you find hope and even joy in a world that is prejudiced, sexist and facing climate crisis? How do you prepare your children for it, but also fill them with all the boundlessness and eccentricity that they deserve and that life has to offer?In Brown Baby, Nikesh Shukla, author of the bestselling The Good Immigrant, explores themes of sexism, feminism, parenting and our shifting ideas of home. This memoir, by turns heartwrenching, hilariously funny and intensely relatable, is dedicated to the author’s two young daughters, and serves as an act of remembrance to the grandmother they never had a chance to meet. Through love, grief, food and fatherhood, Shukla shows how it’s possible to believe in hope.

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''Brown Baby is a beautifully intimate and soul-searching memoir. It speaks to the heart and the mind and bears witness to our turbulent times.'' - Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, OtherHow do you find hope and even joy in a world that is prejudiced, sexist and facing climate crisis? How do you prepare your children for it, but also fill them with all the boundlessness and eccentricity that they deserve and that life has to offer?In Brown Baby, Nikesh Shukla, author of the bestselling The Good Immigrant, explores themes of sexism, feminism, parenting and our shifting ideas of home. This memoir, by turns heartwrenching, hilariously funny and intensely relatable, is dedicated to the author’s two young daughters, and serves as an act of remembrance to the grandmother they never had a chance to meet. Through love, grief, food and fatherhood, Shukla shows how it’s possible to believe in hope.

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Discover the emotional, bestselling novel about four generations of women and the stories that bind them, from the Booker longlisted author Of Strange Flowers.''One of the finest novelists writing today... a haunting, exquisite masterpiece.'' RACHEL JOYCE''Endlessly surprising and incredibly moving'' DAVID NICHOLLS''Beautiful, compassionate ... Donal Ryan at his inimitable best.'' MAGGIE O''FARRELL___________The Aylward women are mad about each other, but you wouldn''t always think it. You''d have to know them - in spite of what neighbours might say about raised voices and dramatic scenes - to know that that their house is a place of peace, filled with love, a refuge from the sadness and cruelty of the world.The head of the family, Nana, is a woman who has buried two sons and whose life has been the family farm.Her daughter-in-law, Eileen, is estranged from her own parents, having ''shamed'' them and given birth to Saoirse.And then there''s Saoirse herself, eavesdropping on lives she cannot comprehend.It is only when they must battle for the inheritance of Dirt Island - a narrow strip of land adjacent to Eileen''s childhood home - that they truly understand the roots that bind their lives together._________''The prose drips like honey off a spoon'' SUNDAY TIMES''Beautifully ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''This honest, engaging memoir shares such gems . . . the perfect read for anyone who dreams big'' The Times and Sunday Times, Books of the Year The powerful, urgent memoir and manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine EvaristoIn 2019, Bernardine Evaristo became the first black woman to win the Booker Prize since its inception fifty years earlier - a revolutionary landmark for Britain. Her journey was a long one, but she made it, and she made history.Manifesto is her intimate and fearless account of how she did it. From a childhood steeped in racism from neighbours, priests and even some white members of her own family, to discovering the arts through her local youth theatre; from stuffing her belongings into bin bags, always on the move between temporary homes, to exploring many romantic partners both toxic and loving, male and female, and eventually finding her soulmate; from setting up Britain''s first theatre company for Black women in the eighties to growing into the trailblazing writer, theatre-maker, teacher, mentor and activist we see today - Bernardine charts her rebellion against the mainstream and her life-long commitment to community and creativity. And, through the prism of her ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A funny and poignant comedy about finding your voice, for anyone who has ever dreamed big, from award-winning author and screenwriter Nikesh Shukla.Madhu is 17 and has the weight of the world on her shoulders: her dad is putting pressure on her to apply to university, she misses her estranged sister but contact is strictly forbidden, and she''s pulling in every single shift possible at a pizza place to help support her family. What she really wants, though, is to be a world-famous stand-up comedian ...Just as she''s about to turn her back on this dream a YouTube clip of Madhu goes viral and she is suddenly catapulted into the bright lights of stardom. It''s not long before she catches the attention of a fellow Asian comedy legend who offers her the chance of a lifetime. But the road to comedy glory is not a barrel of laughs - and Madhu''s own struggles with her family and identity soon catch up with her. Can she follow her dreams and stay true to herself and those she loves in the process?

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''A powerful and truthful story about hope and how to find it'' The Times ''A gem of a book'' Emily MaitlisEmma''s husband Chris is fretting about starvation and societal collapse. He''s turned off the heating and is stockpiling off-label medicines and tins of baked beans.Chris, certain that society will soon spiral to its doom, finds Emma''s optimism exasperating. Emma finds Chris''s obsession with disaster relentless. She''s beginning to wonder whether relationships, like mortgages, should be conducted in five-year increments. But when Chris''s mother turns up for a visit, the cracks begin to show. Will Emma and Chris be able to find their way back to each other?

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‘Extraordinary’ TELEGRAPH ????? 'Bee Wilson is one of my favourite writers and this may be her best book' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN This strikingly original account from award-winning food writer Bee Wilson charts how everyday objects take on deeply personal meanings in all our lives. One ordinary day, the tin in which Bee Wilson baked her wedding cake fell to the ground at her feet. This should have been unremarkable, except that her marriage had just ended. Unsettled by her own feelings about the heart-shaped tin, Wilson begins a search for others who have attached strong and even magical meanings to kitchen objects. She meets people who deal with grief or pain by projecting emotions onto certain objects, whether it is a beloved parent’s salt shaker, a cracked pasta bowl or an inherited china dinner service. Remembering her own mother, a dementia sufferer, she explores the ways that both of them have been haunted by deciding which kitchen utensils to hold on to and which to get rid of when you think you are losing your mind. Looking to different continents, cultures and civilisations to investigate the full scope of this phenomenon, Wilson blends her own experiences with a series of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Told over the course of the ten rounds of his first fight, this is the story of amateur boxer Sunny. A seventeen year old feeling isolated and disconnected in the city he''s just moved to, Sunny joins a boxing club to learn to protect himself after a racist attack. He finds the community he''s been desperately seeking at the club, and a mentor in trainer Shobu, who helps him find his place in the world. But racial tensions are rising in the city, and when a Far Right march through Bristol turns violent, Sunny is faced with losing his new best friend Keir to radicalisation.A gripping, life-affirming YA novel about friendship, radicalisation and finding where you belong.

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Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2018''An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully crafted novel'' RODDY DOYLEFarouk''s country has been torn apart by war.Lampy''s heart has been laid waste by Chloe.John''s past torments him as he nears his end.The refugee. The dreamer. The penitent. From war-torn Syria to small-town Ireland, three men, scarred by all they have loved and lost, are searching for some version of home. Each is drawn towards a powerful reckoning, one that will bring them together in the most unexpected of ways._________''A thing of such beauty and compassion, a reminder of what the very finest sentences can do to shatter and then reassemble our hearts'' KAMILA SHAMSIE''I struggle to think of a writer who has been so prolific and consistent in quality as Ryan ... Brutally honest, moving and often hilarious'' GUARDIAN''Donal Ryan has not only bounded over a wall into new territory, but built himself a castle there . . . This is a superb novel.'' JOHN BOYNE''Beautiful and affecting'' DAVID NICHOLLS''Donal Ryan writes characters so well that as a reader you think ''I''ve met that man'', or ''I know that woman.'' But as a writer you simply wonder ''how does he ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In this wide-ranging book, Rowan Williams argues that what we say about Jesus Christ is key to understanding what Christian belief says about creator and creation overall.Through detailed discussion of texts from the earliest centuries to the present day, we are shown some of the various and subtle ways in which Christians have discovered in their reflections on Christ the possibility of a deeply affirmative approach to creation, and a set of radical insights in ethics and politics as well.Throughout his life, Rowan Williams has been deeply influenced by thinkers of the Eastern Christian tradition as well as Catholic and Anglican writers. This book draws on insights from Eastern Christianity, from the Western Middle Ages and from Reformed thinkers, from Calvin to Bonhoeffer – as well as considering theological insights sparked by philosophers like Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein.Christ the Heart of Creation concerns fundamental issues for Christian belief and Williams tackles them head-on: he writes with pellucid clarity and shows his gift for putting across what are inevitably complex ideas to a wide audience.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES 1# BESTSELLER & BOOKER PRIZE WINNER*One of Goodreads Most Popular Books of the Past Decade*This is Britain as you''ve never read it.This is Britain as it has never been told.From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the twentieth century to the teens of the twenty-first, Girl, Woman, Other follows a cast of twelve characters on their personal journeys through this country and the last hundred years. They''re each looking for something - a shared past, an unexpected future, a place to call home, somewhere to fit in, a lover, a missed mother, a lost father, even just a touch of hope . . .''The most absorbing book I read all year'' Roxane Gay''[Bernardine Evaristo] is one of the very best that we have'' Nikesh Shukla''Beautifully interwoven stories of identity, race, womanhood, and the realities of modern Britain. The characters are so vivid, the writing is beautiful and it brims with humanity'' Nicola Sturgeon''A choral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain'' Elle''Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life'' Ali Smith''Exceptional. You have to order it right now'' Stylist

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FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHERRECIPIENT OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD ''Wildly entertaining, deeply affecting'' Ali SmithLondinium, AD 211. Zuleika is a modern girl living in an ancient world. She''s a back-alley firecracker, a scruffy Nubian babe with tangled hair and bare feet - and she''s just been married off a fat old Roman. Life as a teenage bride is no joke but Zeeks is a born survivor. She knows this city like the back of her hand: its slave girls and drag queens, its shining villas and rotting slums. She knows how to get by. Until one day she catches the eye of the most powerful man on earth, the Roman Emperor, and her trouble really starts...Silver-tongued and merry-eyed, this is a story in song and verse, a joyful mash-up of today and yesterday. Kaleidoscoping distant past and vivid present, The Emperor''s Babe asks what it means to be a woman and to survive in this thrilling, brutal, breathless world.

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Winner of the An Post Irish Novel of the Year 2020Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award''You have to truly love people to write like this'' RACHEL JOYCE''One of the greatest novels of this century'' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT''Gorgeously wrought'' GUARDIANIn 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home and disappears.Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect: that they will never see their daughter again.Five years later, Moll returns. What - and who - she brings with her will change the course of her family''s life forever.Beautiful and devastating, this exploration of loss, alienation and the redemptive power of love reaffirms Donal Ryan as one of the most talented and empathetic writers at work today._________''Outstanding ... Tender and beautifully written'' INDEPENDENT''All the beauty and sorrow of life can be found in these pages'' KATHLEEN MACMAHON''Exquisite . . . Beautiful'' ANNE GRIFFIN, author of WHEN ALL IS SAID''Ryan gathers together the fragments of broken lives and makes us something new and beautiful from them'' RÓNÁN HESSION, author of LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL

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FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHERWINNER OF THE NESTA FELLOWSHIP AWARD 2003''Wildly entertaining, deeply affecting'' Ali Smith, author of How to be both and AutumnA coming-of-age tale to make the muses themselves roar with laughter and weep for pity -- sassy, razor-sharp and transformative.Londinium, AD 211. Zuleika is a modern girl living in an ancient world. She''s a back-alley firecracker, a scruffy Nubian babe with tangled hair and bare feet - and she''s just been married off a fat old Roman. Life as a teenage bride is no joke but Zeeks is a born survivor. She knows this city like the back of her hand: its slave girls and drag queens, its shining villas and rotting slums. She knows how to get by. Until one day she catches the eye of the most powerful man on earth, the Roman Emperor, and her trouble really starts . . .Silver-tongued and merry-eyed, this is a story in song and verse, a joyful mash-up of today and yesterday. Kaleidoscoping distant past and vivid present, The Emperor''s Babe asks what it means to be a woman and to survive in this thrilling, brutal, breathless world.

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FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER LONGLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2009 WINNER OF THE ORANGE YOUTH PANEL AWARD 2009 FINALIST FOR THE HURSTON WRIGHT LEGACY AWARD 2010 ''A phenomenal book. It is so ingenious and so novel. Think The Handmaid''s Tale meets Noughts and Crosses with a bit of Jonathan Swift and Lewis Carroll thrown in. This should be thought of as a feminist classic.'' Women''s Prize for Fiction Podcast Welcome to a world turned upside down. One minute, Doris, from England, is playing hide-and-seek with her sisters in the fields behind their cottage. The next, someone puts a bag over her head and she ends up in the hold of a slave-ship sailing to the New World . . . In this fantastically imaginative inversion of the transatlantic slave trade - in which ''whytes'' are enslaved by black people - Bernardine Evaristo has created a thought-provoking satire that is as accessible and readable as it is intelligent and insightful. Blonde Roots brings the shackles and cries of long-ago barbarity uncomfortably close and raises timely questions about the society of today.''A bold and brilliant game of counterfactual history. Evaristo keep[s] her wit and anger ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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SHORTLISTED IN THE YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018.From the editor of The Good Immigrant, an adrenaline-fuelled, powerful YA novel about young people taking charge of their own destiny. A novel about standing up and being counted.Aspiring MC Taran and her twin brother Hari never wanted to move to Firestone House. But when the rent was doubled overnight and Dad''s chemo meant he couldn''t work, they had to make this tower block their home. It''s good now though; they feel part of something here.When they start noticing boarded-up flats and glossy flyers for expensive apartments, they don''t think much of it - until Hari is caught up in a tragedy, and they are forced to go on the run. It''s up to these teenagers to uncover the sinister truth behind what''s going on in the block, before it blows their world apart.

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Pavitr Prabhakar is back, fresh from Spider-Man: The End of the Spider-Verse in in his own universe''s Mumbai. But things aren''t exactly simple. There''s a science professor promising results, activating people''s ''lizard brain'' along with a ruthless businessman who may be more than he seems... Collecting: SPIDER-MAN: INDIA (2023) #1-5

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Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney since the sixties. A flamboyant, wise-cracking local character with a dapper taste in retro suits and a fondness for quoting Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly homosexual, lovers with his great childhood friend, Morris.His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?Mr Loverman is a ground-breaking exploration of Britain's older Caribbean community, which explodes cultural myths and fallacies and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves.

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Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney since the sixties. A flamboyant, wise-cracking local character with a dapper taste in retro suits and a fondness for quoting Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly homosexual, lovers with his great childhood friend, Morris.His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away? Mr Loverman is a ground-breaking exploration of Britain's older Caribbean community, which explodes cultural myths and fallacies and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves.

Objev podobné jako Mr Loverman - Bernardine Evaristová

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER ''Evaristo possesses enough ball-busting originality to create whole novels for each of the historical characters she resurrects . . . [she creates] funky yarns so tantalising you want to devour them'' Guardian Meet Stanley Williams: Single, in his thirties, grieving the death of his Jamaican father and wondering if there is more to life than his nine-to-five banking job in a sky-high glass menagerie.Enter Jessie O''Donnell: barmaid, former singer-cum-comedienne, and desperate to get into her rusty old Lady Niva and hit the freeway across Europe. The unlikely pair begin an electrifying odyssey that weaves in and out of history, colliding with the forgotten heroes of Europe''s past. Shakespeare''s mysterious ''Dark Lady of the Sonnet''s, Pushkin and his Ethiopian great-grandfather and the mixed-race Allessandro de'' Medici of Florence are all ready to have their voices heard, and Stanley and Jessie do what they can to hang on for the ride . . . ''A bouncy. . . touching novel about the search for love and belonging'' The Times

Objev podobné jako Soul Tourists - Bernardine Evaristová

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHERRECIPIENT OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD It''s a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street.The boy''s mother wonders how this could have happened to her son. She is full of questions, but when the answers lie so close to home, are they really what she wants to hear?

Objev podobné jako Hello Mum - Bernardine Evaristová

This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read. It is an adapted version of the original story.This story is a powerful novel about race and the lives and journeys of twelve people. It celebrates the importance of coming together to share, love, and take care of each other.Our Penguin Readers books include:Simple text (CEFR-levelled)Pictures to help you understand the storyFun exercises to help you learn and practise EnglishWith the print book, you can get even more help online:Read the book onlineListen to the book being read out loudGet lesson plans for teachersFind answers to check your understanding Note: online resources not available with the eBook.

Objev podobné jako Penguin Readers Level 7: Girl, Woman, Other (ELT Graded Reader) - Bernardine Evaristová

Bring the beloved Nutbrown Hares into your home and your heart this Christmas with a beautiful new gift edition of this seasonal Guess How Much I Love You tale - perfect for stockings, Christmas Eve boxes and cuddling up when it's cold outside!Guess How Much I Love You has sold more than 61.5 million copies and been translated into 57 languages worldwide. It has become a timeless way to express love that’s simply too big to measure. Whatever the occasion or season, there’s a Guess How Much I Love You book for everyone!With a deluxe textured case and red foil details, this would make the ideal festive present for a loved one of any age and is perfect for cosy Christmas story-times. Join Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare as they journey through a winter wonderland, playing a game of I Spy in the snow. A playful and reassuring story, just right for snuggling up together when it's cold outside.

Objev podobné jako Guess How Much I Love You in the Winter - Sam McBratney

Inviting readers on a journey of self-reflection, Educaring from the Heart offers an approach to education which places care, empathy, and compassion at the core of the educator’s role.Within the book, the reader is introduced to the principles underpinning educaring from the heart and encouraged to consider their own positionality when reflecting on the role they play in supporting both the learning and wellbeing of their students. Practical exercises are woven throughout to allow the reader to critically engage with how they understand themselves and their values as educators, and how this then shapes their wellbeing and practices in the classroom.The book is divided into three distinct sections:The “I” as EducatorThe “Us” as Educator and StudentThe “We” as Cocreators for WellbeingWith a focus on nurturing wellbeing and learning within the classroom, as well as the power of co-creativity, this book is an essential read for any educator seeking to re/discover their purpose within education and to foster positive outcomes for their students.

Objev podobné jako Educaring from the Heart: How to Nurture Your Wellbeing and Re-discover Your Purpose in Education - Deirdre McGillicuddy

From the twice Man Booker longlisted author of From a Low and Quiet Sea ''Poetic, powerful and heart-rending'' THE TIMES''An exquisite account of womanhood, friendship, prejudice and tradition that is both intimate in scale and awesome in achievement'' IRISH INDEPENDENTMelody Shee is alone and in trouble. Her husband doesn''t take her news too well. She can''t tell her father yet because he''s a good man and this could break him. She''s trying to stay in the moment, but the future is looming - larger by the day - while the past won''t let her go. What she did to Breedie Flynn all those years ago still haunts her.It''s a good thing that she meets Mary Crothery when she does. Mary is a young Traveller woman, and she knows more about Melody than she lets on. She might just save Melody''s life._________''A joy to read, for all that it breaks your heart'' INDEPENDENT''One of the finest writers working in Ireland today ... worthy of Greek Drama'' GUARDIAN''A stunning piece of work, utterly truthful and emotionally powerful'' JOSEPH O''CONNOR''Work of genius ... I was entranced by it. Buckled by it'' SEBASTIAN BARRY

Objev podobné jako All We Shall Know - Donal Ryan

A mysterious disappearance. A loyal dog. A fight for justice. When vigilante, Rex Dalton, and his trusty military dog, Digger, take a much-needed vacation on the tranquil islands of Vanuatu, their plans for a carefree getaway take an unexpected turn. Digger introduces Dalton to Jacqui, an enigmatic French woman, and their friendship blossoms. But when Jacqui suddenly vanishes, Dalton becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. Determined to uncover the truth and clear his name, Dalton dives headfirst into a dangerous investigation that unravels a sinister plot with far-reaching consequences. With international tensions rising and time running out, he and Digger must navigate a labyrinth of deception, face formidable foes and risk everything to save the French girl. The French Girl is the pulse-pounding fifth instalment in JC Ryan’s electrifying Rex Dalton K9 Thrillers series. ____________________________________________________________________Praise for The French Girl:? ? ? ? ? All these Rex and Digger books have wielded such a very strong influence on me that I adopted my own "Digger". ? ? ? ? ? I have to admit that JC Ryan is a fantastic mystery and adventure writer. ? ? ? ? ? JC Ryan has earned a new fan! I couldn't put this ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Robin Hobb meets Joe Abercrombie . . . This is fantasy with a totally legendary feel'' Fantasy Book Review''The Wolf''s Call is everything a fantasy fan could ever wish for'' Booknest''Anthony Ryan''s best work since the release of his incredible debut . . . fantastic storytelling'' Novel Notions''An immensely satisfying, top-notch adventure fantasy'' Kirkus Vaelin Al Sorna is a living legend. It was his leadership that overthrew empires and his sacrifice that saved the Unified Realm from destruction. Now he lives a quiet life, his days of warfare behind him.Yet whispers have spread across the sea of an army called the Steel Horde, led by a man who thinks himself a god. When Vaelin learns that Sherin, the woman he lost long ago, has fallen into the Horde''s grasp, he resolves to confront this powerful new threat.To this end, he travels to the realms of the Merchant Kings - a strange land ruled by honour and intrigue. And as the drums of war echo across kingdoms riven by conflict, Vaelin learns that there are some battles even he cannot hope to win.The Wolf''s Call is the start of an action-packed epic fantasy series from Anthony Ryan, a master storyteller who ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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SET IN DUBLIN’S LIBERTIES, Estelle Birdy’s explosively original debut Ravelling channels the energies and agonies of young men let loose in the city, where they balance their hopes with the harsh realities of their present. Hurtling between friendships, feuds, drug-deals, family and brushes with the law, this is modern Dublin as never before portrayed.

Objev podobné jako Ravelling: 'A glorious novel' – Donal Ryan - Estelle Birdy

Expanding the world of DC’s hit Justice League Unlimited, these three heroes have one mission: control the chaos before it controls the world!In the wake of DC’s blockbuster storyline Absolute Power, the superpowers of planet Earth are in chaos...and it''s up to the newly re-formed Justice League to restore order to that chaos. Enter Ray Palmer and Ryan Choi, together the size-changing heroes called the Atom and the core of the science team on the Justice League’s Watchtower. These brilliant minds have crafted the world''s first superpower reallocation and backup system, code-named the Atom Project. But not everyone wants their powers back, and the volatile hero Captain Atom is hell-bent on preventing his missing atomic abilities from ever being found.Join Oscar-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, The Other History of the DC Universe), writer Ryan Parrott (co-creator of Rogue Sun), and The Bat-Man: First Knight artist Mike Perkins down the rabbit hole of an intense spy thriller that will bring seismic change to the DC Universe!This volume collects Justice League: The Atom Project #1-6.

Objev podobné jako Justice League: The Atom Project - Ridley John, Ryan Parrott

SET IN DUBLIN’S LIBERTIES, Estelle Birdy’s explosively original debut Ravelling channels the energies and agonies of young men let loose in the city, where they balance their hopes with the harsh realities of their present. Hurtling between friendships, feuds, drug-deals, family and brushes with the law, this is modern Dublin as never before portrayed.

Objev podobné jako Ravelling: 'A glorious novel' – Donal Ryan - Estelle Birdy

A world under surveillance. A population under control. A conspiracy too big to stop? When a ruthless organisation called the Supreme Council seizes control of the world, they implement a chipping program designed to monitor and manipulate the population. Their plan is clear—use advanced technology and the power of misinformation to tighten their grip on society and eliminate all opposition. As the Supreme Council enforces its rule, former President Nigel Harper delivers a dire warning:"The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal, with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Under absolute despotism, it is not just their right—it is their duty—to throw off such a government and provide new guards for their future security.  This is not just a struggle for freedom.  This is a Second War of Independence—not only for the liberation of the United States but for the entire world." With time running out, Daniel Rossler and his team at the Rossler Foundation must uncover the truth behind the Supreme Council’s terrifying technology and find a way to dismantle their control. But with powerful enemies closing in, the fight for freedom may come at a greater cost than anyone ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Phoenix Agenda - J.C. Ryan

From widespread unemployment and mounting international hostilities, every day we are swept into more political chaos—so one brave man looks to the Star Wars universe for answers to our most urgent problems.“You can’t stop the change — anymore than you can stop the sun from setting.” Anakin Skywalker was never able to live with this wisdom shared by his mother on the day he left home to train as a Jedi Knight. That failure led him to becoming the fearsome villain we all know as Darth Vader. We’re living in a time of unprecedented and rapid change. An age of chaos. Democracies are in decline worldwide. Dictators are ascendant. Civic organizations are crumbling. People feel lonelier and more rudderless than in any other time in recent history. We’ve tried to slow down, and in some cases we, like Anakin, have tried stop the change, but failed at every turn. The fears that come with living in an age of disruption have produced public anger, and that anger has swelled movements of hate. Author Stephen Kent believes part of the solution is hiding in plain sight. A story that binds together multiple generations with a common language, a moral framework, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako How the Force Can Fix the World - Stephen Kent

A beautiful board book edition of this much-loved classic that children will simply cherish!Guess How Much I Love You has sold over 60 million copies worldwide!Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not always an easy thing to measure. The story of Little and Big Nutbrown Hares’ efforts to express their love for each other has become a publishing phenomenon. This lovely board book edition is one that children will ask for time and again.

Objev podobné jako Guess How Much I Love You - Sam McBratney

The ultimate gift for any baby or toddler! Guess How Much I Love You celebrates the bond between parent and child, and this finger puppet book is ideal for reading and playing together. Guess How Much I Love You has sold more than 61.5 million copies and been translated into 57 languages worldwide. It has become a timeless way to express love that’s simply too big to measure. Whatever the occasion or season, there’s a Guess How Much I Love You book for everyone!Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare are playing a game of hide-and-seek. You can play, too! This charming board book has a plush Little Nutbrown Hare finger puppet attached and peek-a-boo holes on every page. Perfect for little hands!

Objev podobné jako Guess How Much I Love You: Here I Am A Finger Puppet Book - Sam McBratney

''Fabulous . . . Sure to be another fantasy classic'' Huffington Post UK''A marvellous piece of imagination with plenty of twists, a refreshingly different setting, and excellent world-building'' Mark LawrenceClaydon Torcreek has survived drake-infested jungles, hostile tribes and the cold touch of betrayal - yet his troubles have only just begun.The legendary white drake - believed to be nothing more than a myth - has awoken from its long slumber with a thirst to reduce the world of men to ashes.One city has already fallen to the drake''s formidable legions. More will follow, unless Clay can uncover an ancient secret that lies buried beneath the southern ice.Once again Clay must face unthinkable danger, and this time he carries not just the hopes of his own nation, but the fate of the entire world.The Legion of Flame is the action-packed second novel in the Draconis Memoria series - an enthralling epic fantasy of magic, adventure and the furious battle to forge an empire.Praise for the series: ''The world Ryan has created for his new dragon adventure is a joy to visualise'' SciFiNow''A fascinating world packed with dragons, pirates, political machinations and an interesting magic system to boot'' Fantasy Faction''Memorable characters and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Legion of Flame - Anthony Ryan

Guess How Much I Love You has sold over 50 million copies worldwide!A mini buggy board book by the author and illustrator of Guess How Much I Love You.Little ones can learn all about colours in this warm and engaging buggy board book from the award-winning creators of Guess How Much I Love You. Using the polka dot velcro strap and yellow clip, attach this chunky book to any buggy or car-seat harness – and get ready to go! Say hello to Little Nutbrown Hare''s friends – a yellow butterfly, a blue bird, a red ladybird and a green frog; then say goodbye to brown leaves rustling away in the wind. This charming buggy board book will captivate babies as each spread encourages the very young to learn colours in a clear and fun way.

Objev podobné jako Guess How Much I Love You: Colours - Sam McBratney

An idyllic holiday turns into a race against time when Rex has to stop a diabolical plot. Rex, Catia, Digger, and their friends, Josh and Marissa, are on holiday in Hong Kong. The nature is breathtaking, the people enlivening, and the shopping exhilarating. Until two ladies are attacked at Stanley Market by members of the triad group, Sun Yee On. Without hesitation, Catia, Marissa, and Digger jump into action and rescue the women. Thus, their blissful holiday comes to a violent end. Now they’re targets of the Chinese government who wants to keep secret the hellish scheme by the President of China to gain control of the world. THE SHANGHAI STRAIN is a full-length novel, a nail-biting thriller by best-selling author JC Ryan. It is the eleventh book in the electrifying Rex Dalton series.

Objev podobné jako The Shanghai Strain - J.C. Ryan

In the heart of the Andes, an archaeological dream is threatened by a sinister plot. When former black ops field agent Rex Dalton and his trusty K9 companion, Digger, form an unexpected friendship with a retired American couple, they are invited to join an expedition to a secluded village nestled high in the Andes Mountains. The couple's intention to invest in the archaeological site there appears to be a promising venture, but all is not what it seems. Dalton’s instincts quickly uncover a sinister con targeting his new friends, and the masterminds behind this elaborate scheme prove they will go to any lengths to protect their interests. He and Digger are caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous game. With the stakes rising, Rex must use his cunning to outmaneuver his adversaries and bring justice to the deserving before it’s too late. The Inca Con is the pulse-pounding fourth instalment in JC Ryan’s electrifying Rex Dalton K9 Thrillers series. ____________________________________________________________________Praise for The Inca Con:? ? ? ? ? Rex and Digger surpass themselves yet again!!!? ? ? ? ? Great story, creatively written with wonderful characters and interesting environments will keep you reading long into the night. ? ? ? ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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‘The most mind-blowing information on heart disease. . . . I consider this to be the best book I’ve ever read on cardiovascular health.’—Ben Greenfield, New York Times bestselling authorDespite what we might think living in a world filled with Covid, cancer, famine and obesity – heart disease remains the number-one killer in the world. There continue to be huge investments in advanced medical procedures and more and more powerful pharmaceutical drugs, but the rate of heart disease continues to rise.As a type 1 diabetic, Dr Stephen Hussey had always known that he was at two to four times greater risk of developing heart disease. As a result, he has dedicated his entire adult life to understanding the heart, to prevent himself from becoming a statistic. Dr Hussey believes that the continued rise in heart disease is due in part to fundamental misunderstandings about how the heart really functions and how to keep it healthy. These misunderstandings can result in improper medical approaches and off-target intervention therapies.Sadly, Dr Hussey’s worst nightmare came true. He suffered a ‘STEMI,’ a blockage in the left anterior descending artery of his heart. STEMIs are typically so fatal that they are known as ‘widowmakers.’ Only ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Understanding the Heart - Doctor Stephen Hussey