on the cusp david kynaston

A TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2022------------------ Glorious ... It s rare to read anything so teeming with life SPECTATOR, Books of the Year This is Kynaston at his best ... A rich and vivid picture of a nation in all its human complexity IAN JACK A compulsive read ... Generous as well as sharp MARGARET DRABBLE I was captivated by its brilliance D. J. TAYLOR__________________The â ˜realâ ™ Sixties began on 5 October 1962. On that remarkable Friday, the Beatles hit the world with their first single, â ˜Love Me Doâ ™, and the first James Bond film, Dr No, had its world premiere in London: two icons of the future heralding a social and cultural revolution.On the Cusp, continuing David Kynastonâ ™s groundbreaking history of post-war Britain, takes place during the summer and early autumn of 1962, in the charged months leading up to the moment that a country changed. The Rolling Stonesâ ™ debut at the Marquee Club, the last Gentlemen versus Players match at Lordâ ™s, the issue of Britainâ ™s relationship with Europe starting to divide the country, Telstar the satellite beaming live TV pictures across the world, â ˜Telstarâ ™ the record a siren call to a techno future â “ these were months thick with incident, all woven together here with an array of fresh contemporary sources, including diarists both famous and obscure.Britain would never be the same again after these months. Sometimes indignant, sometimes admiring, always empathetic, On the Cusp evokes a world of seaside holidays, of church fetes, of Steptoe andSon â “ a world still of seemingly settled social and economic certainties, but in fact on the edge of fundamental change.___________________ Sparkles with voices from a vanished world ... An entrancing representation, full of exquisite detail KATE WILLIAMS What a joy it has been to find myself wholly immersed in the richness of Kynaston s account ... Thrilling JULIET NICOLSON

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Whether experienced or new to woodcarving, you are sure to appreciate the in-depth knowledge of the art form from author David Young. The book begins with information on what you need to know to start whittling including tools, materials, knife sharpening, and techniques. David then covers finishing your project with instructions for his simple painting technique to achieve professional-looking results. Using these techniques, you ll then be ready to start whittling the beautifully illustrated projects which range in difficulty, building on the skills and techniques used in each. You ll start with 4 projects that build upon each other, adding a new technique and skill for each. You are then ready to start the next 6 simple projects, further refining your whittling skills and finally the step-up projects that include a pineapple, a vase with a rose, and a wood spirit. Each project uses a 1 x 1 x varying length block and can be completed in less than an hour. The scale of the projects and the use of minimal tools and supplies make carving the projects possible in virtually any space or location.

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The lathe is an essential tool for all but the most basic of workshops. It enables the engineer to produce turned components to a high degree of accuracy. Often called the king of machine tools , it is also very versatile and can be used to make a wide range of engineering components. This new book shows you how to make full use of your lathe safely and effectively in your workshop. Topics covered include: a guide to choosing a lathe looking at different sizes and features available; advice on installing and maintaining a lathe, selecting and sharpening tools, and working with chucks, and finally, instruction is given on a range of techniques ranging from how to hold work in a collet through to cutting a screw thread.

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Blood on the Tracks tells the thrilling and brutal story of the 1974/75 Ashes series.

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When a local photographer stumbled upon 1,000s of David Granick s colour slides in early 2017, he knew he had struck gold. These images capture the post-war streets of Stepney, Whitechapel, Bow and beyond in the warmth of Kodachrome hues at a time when black and white photography was the norm. Left untouched on a library shelf for 37 years, and revealed now for the first time, these photographs show an East London on the cusp of social transition.

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One of the funniest books I have ever read HADLEY FREEMANâ ˜A masterpieceâ ™ SATHNAM SANGHERA The read of the summer THE SUNDAY TIMES Brilliant â ¦ funny and moving ADAM KAYA searingly honest, funny and moving family memoir in which David Baddiel exposes his motherâ ™s idiosyncratic sex life, and his fatherâ ™s dementia, to the same affectionate scrutiny.On the surface, David Baddielâ ™s childhood was fairly standard: a lower-middle-class Jewish family living in an ordinary house in Dollis Hill, north-west London. But David came to realise that his mother was in fact not ordinary at all. Having escaped extermination by fleeing Nazi Germany as a child, she was desperate to make her life count, which took the form of a passionate, decades-long affair with a golfing memorabilia salesman. Davidâ ™s detailing of the affair â “ including a hilarious focus on how his mother turned their household over to golf memorabilia, and an eye-popping cache of her erotic writings â “ leads to the inescapable conclusion that Sarah Baddiel was a cross between Jack Niklaus and Erica Jong.Meanwhile, as Baddiel investigates his familyâ ™s past, his fatherâ ™s memories are fading; dementia is making him moodier and more disinhibited, with an even greater penchant for obscenity. As with his motherâ ™s affair, there is both comedy and poignancy to be found: laughter is a constant presence, capable of transforming the darkest of experiences into something redemptive.My Family: The Memoir is David Baddielâ ™s candid examination of his childhood, family and memory offering a twisted love letter to his parents. An extraordinary, hilarious book OBSERVERâ ˜I lost count of how many times I gaspedâ ™ CAITLIN MORAN Outrageously funnyâ ¦profoundly thoughtful THE SUNDAY TIMES Explosively funny, brilliantly written DAVID WALLIAMS Infernally funny HOWARD JACOBSONâ ˜A triumphâ ™ NINA STIBBE Baddiel has done his parents proudâ ™GUARDIAN Had me howling PANDORA SYKES

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One of the funniest books I have ever read HADLEY FREEMANâ ˜A masterpieceâ ™ SATHNAM SANGHERA The read of the summer THE SUNDAY TIMES Brilliant â ¦ funny and moving ADAM KAYA searingly honest, funny and moving family memoir in which David Baddiel exposes his motherâ ™s idiosyncratic sex life, and his fatherâ ™s dementia, to the same affectionate scrutiny.On the surface, David Baddielâ ™s childhood was fairly standard: a lower-middle-class Jewish family living in an ordinary house in Dollis Hill, north-west London. But David came to realise that his mother was in fact not ordinary at all. Having escaped extermination by fleeing Nazi Germany as a child, she was desperate to make her life count, which took the form of a passionate, decades-long affair with a golfing memorabilia salesman. Davidâ ™s detailing of the affair â “ including a hilarious focus on how his mother turned their household over to golf memorabilia, and an eye-popping cache of her erotic writings â “ leads to the inescapable conclusion that Sarah Baddiel was a cross between Jack Niklaus and Erica Jong.Meanwhile, as Baddiel investigates his familyâ ™s past, his fatherâ ™s memories are fading; dementia is making him moodier and more disinhibited, with an even greater penchant for obscenity. As with his motherâ ™s affair, there is both comedy and poignancy to be found: laughter is a constant presence, capable of transforming the darkest of experiences into something redemptive.My Family: The Memoir is David Baddielâ ™s candid examination of his childhood, family and memory offering a twisted love letter to his parents. An extraordinary, hilarious book OBSERVERâ ˜I lost count of how many times I gaspedâ ™ CAITLIN MORAN Outrageously funnyâ ¦profoundly thoughtful THE SUNDAY TIMES Explosively funny, brilliantly written DAVID WALLIAMS Infernally funny HOWARD JACOBSONâ ˜A triumphâ ™ NINA STIBBE Baddiel has done his parents proudâ ™GUARDIAN Had me howling PANDORA SYKES

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We are on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience. After fifty years of prohibition, criminalisation and fear, science is finally showing us that psychedelics are not dangerous or harmful. Instead, when used according to tested, safe and ethical guidelines, they are our most powerful newest treatment of mental health conditions, from depression, PTSD, and OCD to disordered eating and even addiction and chronic pain.Professor David Nutt, one of the world s leading Neuropsychopharmacologists, has spent 15 years researching this field and it is his most significant body of work to date. In 2018, he co-founded the first academic psychedelic research centre - underpinned by his mission to provide evidence-based information for people everywhere. It revived interest in the understanding and use of this drug in its many forms, including MDMA, ayahuasca, magic mushrooms, LSD and ketamine. The results of this have been nothing short of ground-breaking for the future categorisation of drugs, but also for what we now know about brain mechanisms and our consciousness.At a time where there is an enormous amount of noise around the benefits of psychedelics, this book contains the knowledge you need to know about a drug that is about to go mainstream, free from the hot air, direct from the expert.Are you ready to change your mind?

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Join Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers, and Marcus To for a sci-fi adventure that defies expectation and time itself! Meet Blue, a man trapped in the past, which is our present. Sent back in time for a mission he could not bring himself to complete, the former soldier Blue builds a life with Grace, the Sheriff of a small rural town. The pair build a foundation of happiness on a history of bloodshed, as far away from the trigger-happy corporate overlords that used Blue as a human gun.After ten years together, Blue and Grace are on the cusp of taking the next step in their relationship: adoption. Before Grace can fully convince Blue to expand their family, the future comes calling. The overlords want their first deserter and to complete the mission Blue could not. They have one simple rule: kill anyone who stands in their way.

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The old ways are dying, and a mighty empire is reaching out across the sea.Britannia, 42AD. The wild island at the fringe of the known world is in chaos.Cunobelin, High King of the Britons, is dead. His heirs, warrior princes Togodubnos and Caratacos, have spurned the careful alliances that kept the irresistible might of the Roman Empire from Britanniaâ ™s shores for so long.In this land of warriors, druids and kings, riven by conflict, orphan boy Cullen must fight for survival within a tribe he despises. Captured by the Catuvellauni after a brutal raid on his own Atrebates tribe, he must find his purpose swiftly if he is to avoid the murderous attentions of the chief druid.As the Britons turn inward, jostling for dominion, avaricious eyes look on from across the Narrow Sea. The mighty legions gatherâ ¦This is the epic story of Britain on the cusp of the Roman conquest, of a clash of civilisations and the last cries of resistance from a doomed way of life.Praise for The Savage Isle There are several dawns in the history of these British Isles, but the dark before each one was never so impenetrable as that which preceded the Roman invasion of AD 43. Michael Arnold has shone a fascinating light on this period, capturing perfectly the anxiety, the high stakes and the conflicting interests of the moment. A warrior coming-of-age story unlike any Iâ ™ve ever read, with prose that sings like a druidic bard. Authentic, poetic, powerful. An epic overture to this savage isle s history Theodore Brun, author of A Burning Sea The Savage Isle tells the story of Iron Age Britain on the cusp of the Roman invasion. The evocation of the land of Ancient Britannia and the customs and way of life of the Ancient Britons is vividly and imaginatively brought to life Alex Gough, author of Caesar s Soldier

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A heartbreaking, lyrical story for all of those who have fantasised about escaping their daily lives and starting over.Michael Kabongo is a British-Congolese teacher living in London on the cusp of two identities. On paper, he seems to have it all - he s loved by his students, popular with his colleagues, and enjoys the pride of his mother who emigrated from the Congo. But behind closed doors, he s been struggling with the overwhelming sense that he can t improve the injustices he sees - from his efforts to change the lives of his students, to his attempts to transcend the violence that marginalises young Black men around the world.Then Michael suffers a devastating loss, and his life is thrown into a tailspin. As he struggles to find a way forward, memories of his fathers violent death, the weight of being a refugee, and an increasing sense of dread threaten everything he s worked so hard to achieve.Longing to escape the shadows in his mind and start anew, Michael decides to spontaneously pack up and go to America, the mythical land of the free, where he imagines everything will be better, easier - a place where he can become someone new, someone without a past filled with pain. On this transformative journey, Michael travels from New York City to San Francisco, partying with new friends, sparking fleeting romances, and splurging on big adventures.In the back of his mind, Michael has a plan: follow his dreams until the money in his bank account runs out, and then he will decide if his life is truly worth living...Written in spellbinding prose, with Bola s trademark, magnetic storytelling, The Selfless Act of Breathing is a heart-wrenching and deeply emotional novel about mental health, masculinity and the power of love. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Milk and the works of Derek Owusu.What people are saying about The Selfless Act of Breathing: Well, wow. The writing in this book was so lyrical and beautiful... I really couldn t put this book down and finished it in two days... The last page had me on the verge of tears. NetGalley Reviewer I knew from the opening that this book was going to break my heart. Breathless and gripping, it is a masterclass in empathy. Yvonne Battle-Felton Heartfelt and searing... Devastating and insightful... Readers will be swept up in the sheer beauty of Bola s writing. The i Possessed by a daring turn of phrase and at times a beautifully powerful sense of personal poignancy... Should be pushed into the hands of friends accompanied by the question: do you feel this too? Big Issue Absolutely stunning. Elizabeth Day I loved this book - I lost my whole day reading - just couldn t bear to put it down! NetGalley Reviewer Wonderfully tender... Bola s vulnerable, delicate writing conveys so much truth and heart about the quiet pain in our hearts. Nikesh Shukla Arresting... Important and emotive... Powerfully raw. Guardian A bold work with a broad scope, bravely tackling masculinity, hopelessness and despair with force and directness. Okechukwu Nzelu A beautiful, absorbing read. By turns searing and quietly devastating. Irenosen Okojie An emotive, brave novel that ultimately holds out the prospect of salvation, without sacrificing any of its power. Daily Mail Providing a spark of hope. Observer Narrated with haunting lyricism... An intimate journey through the darkest of human impulses to the gleaming flickers of love and radical hope. Susan Abulhawa Bola s insightful, intimate and lyrical work has been entrancing readers... Reminiscent of Paul Beatty and Ralph Ellison. The Bookseller

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The old ways are dying, and a mighty empire is reaching out across the sea.Britannia, 42AD. The wild island at the fringe of the known world is in chaos.Cunobelin, High King of the Britons, is dead. His heirs, warrior princes Togodubnos and Caratacos, have spurned the careful alliances that kept the irresistible might of the Roman Empire from Britanniaâ ™s shores for so long.In this land of warriors, druids and kings, riven by conflict, orphan boy Cullen must fight for survival within a tribe he despises. Captured by the Catuvellauni after a brutal raid on his own Atrebates tribe, he must find his purpose swiftly if he is to avoid the murderous attentions of the chief druid.As the Britons turn inward, jostling for dominion, avaricious eyes look on from across the Narrow Sea. The mighty legions gatherâ ¦This is the epic story of Britain on the cusp of the Roman conquest, of a clash of civilisations and the last cries of resistance from a doomed way of life.Praise for The Savage Isle There are several dawns in the history of these British Isles, but the dark before each one was never so impenetrable as that which preceded the Roman invasion of AD 43. Michael Arnold has shone a fascinating light on this period, capturing perfectly the anxiety, the high stakes and the conflicting interests of the moment. A warrior coming-of-age story unlike any Iâ ™ve ever read, with prose that sings like a druidic bard. Authentic, poetic, powerful. An epic overture to this savage isle s history Theodore Brun, author of A Burning Sea The Savage Isle tells the story of Iron Age Britain on the cusp of the Roman invasion. The evocation of the land of Ancient Britannia and the customs and way of life of the Ancient Britons is vividly and imaginatively brought to life Alex Gough, author of Caesar s Soldier

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The change is coming...Nessa: The SeekerJo: The ProtectorHarriett: The PunisherWith newfound powers the time has come to take matters into their own hands...After Nessa is widowed and her daughters leave for college, she s left alone in her house near the ocean. In the quiet hours, she hears voices belonging to the dead - who will only speak to her.On the cusp of fifty Harriett s marriage and career imploded, and she hasn t left her house in months. But her life is far from over - in fact, she s undergone a stunning metamorphosis.Jo spent thirty years at war with her body. The rage that arrived with menopause felt like the last straw - until she discovers she s able to channel it.Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio discover the abandoned body of a teenage girl. The police have written off the victim. But the women have not. Their own investigations lead them to more bodies and a world of wealth where the rules don t apply - and the realisation that laws are designed to protect villains, not the vulnerable.So it s up to these three women to avenge the innocent, and punish the guilty...The time has come to embrace The Change.

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A roar of rage, a pacy page-turner, I loved it with all my broken heart. Read it. You ll love it Marian Keyes I loved this wild mystery about a group of midlife women who have just about had enough.I couldn t put it down Erin Kelly A feminist thriller for our times Nina Pottell, Prima A propulsive plot and characters that roar off the page, this is a novel that s unafraid to take on societal misogyny while being satirical and even funny at the same time Guardian An addictive, fast-paced crime novel like nothing you ve ever read before Red magazine * * * Nessa: The Seeker Jo: The Protector Harriett: The Punisher With newfound powers the time has come to take matters into their own hands... Widowed Nessa lives alone in her house near the ocean. In the quiet hours, she hears voices belonging to the dead - who will only speak to her.On the cusp of fifty Harriett s marriage and career imploded, but her life is far from over - in fact, she s undergone a stunning metamorphosis. Jo spent years at war with her body. The rage that arrived with menopause felt like the last straw - until she discovers she s able to channel it.Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio discover the abandoned body of a teenage girl. The police have written off the victim. But the women have not.Their own investigations lead to more bodies, and a world of wealth where the rules don t apply - and the realisation that laws are designed to protect villains, not the vulnerable. Now three women will avenge the innocent and punish the guilty. IT S TIME.* * * Readers and authors are GRIPPED by The Change: A proper smash-the-patriarchy read with tension and a compelling plot to boot . . .Loved it Harriet Tyce An exceptionally well-written, vivid, and powerful piece of work Reader review, Powerful and original Tammy Cohen STUNNING! Feminist writing at its absolute best. 10 stars Reader review,

Objev podobné jako The Change - Kirsten Millerová

Beautiful⠦Tessa Harris has made me appreciate historical novels in a way that I haven t in quite some time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Oh my goodness⠦this book was so unputdownable⠦will never be forgotten ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A suspenseful novel of bravery and determination⠦highly recommended ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐***A war-torn city. A stolen masterpiece. Two lives in the balance⠦Italy, 1940. With Florence on the cusp of war, Il Scorpione, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort.Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of Il Scorpione⠙s founder makes a deal with the devil. To guarantee her beloved Aunt Agatha, the only family she has, safe passage across the city, Lina must authenticate the art ruthlessly stolen from Jewish families. But when she comes across a priceless portrait ⠓ one that she cannot bear to see seized by the Germans ⠓ Lina declares the masterpiece a fake. But in doing so, will she set off a chain of events with consequences more deadly than she could ever imagine ⠦Readers have been swept away by Tessa Harris: Richly told ⠦ a must for all fans of WW2 fiction MANDY ROBOTHAM⠘A really well researched novel with a dramatic ending ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolute masterpiece ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A thrilling chase across war-torn Florence SARAH STEELE⠘An amazing and sentimental look at one Englishwoman s war in Italy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A thrilling story, full of heart in mouth moments THERESA HOWES

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This warm tale of friendship has a wonderful cast of characters that you will root for. An uplifting read. Platinum Book of the MonthReaders are loving In the Family Way: An emotional and consuming read. I read from start to finish in one sitting Uplifting and beautifully written Desperate Housewives meets Mad Men in this touching story of motherhood, girlhood, and what really happens behind closed doors in suburban America An essential read I love this book! *****A warm, uplifting and empowering novel following a group of suburban housewives and the pregnant teenager they welcome into their fold as they find their place on the cusp of liberation. For fans of Lessons in Chemistry or The Help.*****Ohio, 1965. Every week a group of suburban housewives meet for their Tuesday card game, sharing gossip, advice and confidences.Lily Berg has the perfect life. Sheâ ™s married to a doctor, with an infant daughter and another on the way. She canâ ™t let her husband know sheâ ™s struggling but she knows she can trust her friends. Becca, Lilyâ ™s best friend and next-door neighbour, is everything Lily isnâ ™t. Sheâ ™s messy and brash and never on time for anything. When she falls pregnant with a fourth child she desperately canâ ™t afford, she turns to Lily. Although Lilyâ ™s little sister, Rose, got married last year, sheâ ™s not ready to give up her independence. Her modern marriage appears to be perfect, but behind closed doors things are very different. And Betsy is fifteen, pregnant and frightened. When Lily takes her in, from the local home for unwed mothers, she has no idea how much it will shake up all of their lives.Over six months, the group will be put to the test by secrets, forced to make impossible decisions and face up to a society that isnâ ™t ready for women to have their own dreams and ambitions.Set against the backdrop of 1960s America, In the Family Way is a timely novel that captures the experiences of women on the cusp of liberation as they grapple with timeless questions of womanhood and the role we play as wives, mothers, and people in our own right.***** Bursts with complexity, drama and warmthâ ¦ A timely, timeless novel Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich A powerful tale, well toldâ ¦ [with] a delightful cast of characters that you can t help but fall in love with Fiona Davis, author of The Stolen Queen A poignant, rich, deeply textured tale of women, friendship and struggles amid 1960s suburbia on the precipice of change Lisa Barr, author of Woman on Fire Delightful and inspiring Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Postmistress of Paris The women in these pages â “ feisty, fierce, and fragile â “ offer a peek behind the curtain of the precariousness of women s rights and womanhood itself Christine Pride, co-author of We Are Not Like Themâ ˜A warm, uplifting and empowering novelâ ¦ideal if youâ ™re a fan of Lessons in Chemistry.â ™ Belfast Telegraphâ ˜Uplifting â ¦ A warm tale of friendshipâ ™ Platinum

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Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the world. She and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend their twentieth wedding anniversary together at the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in Big Sur, California. Where better to celebrate a marriage, a family, and a life together than at one of the most stunning places on earth?But now she s traveling solo.To add insult to injury, there s a wedding at Broken Point scheduled during her stay. Ellery remembers how it felt to be on the cusp of everything new and wonderful, with a loved and certain future glimmering just ahead. Now, she isn t certain of anything except for her love for her kids and her growing realization that this place, though beautiful, is unsettling.When Ellery discovers the body of the groom floating in the pool in the rain, she realizes that she is not the only one whose future is no longer guaranteed. Before the police can reach Broken Point, a mudslide takes out the road to the resort, leaving the guests trapped. When another guest dies, it s clear something horrible is brewing.Everyone at Broken Point has a secret. And everyone has a shadow. Including Ellery.The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author: a recent divorcee s exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a wedding.

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An enchanting story about love, loss and the power of language Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll FactorySometimes you have to start with what s lost to truly find yourself...Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood at her father s feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary.One day, she sees a slip of paper containing a forgotten word flutter to the floor unclaimed.And so Esme begins to collect words for another dictionary in secret: The Dictionary of Lost Words. But to do so she must journey into a world on the cusp of change as the Great War looms and women fight for the vote. Can the power of lost words from the past finally help her make sense of her future? A brilliant book about women and words - tender, moving and profound Jacqueline WilsonReaders LOVE The Dictionary of Lost Words: If you only read one book this year, let it be this one! If you re a fan of The Binding and The Betrayals you will surely love this A glorious combination of words, growing up, friendship, love, feminism and so much more The best love letter to words and language This book broke my heart ... I highly recommend it to any historical fiction fans ... it s one I will be reading again Dictionary of Lost Words, Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, May 2022

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LONGLISTED FOR SCOTLAND S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2024.THE ENCHANTING NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2022 WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR, THE FAIR BOTANISTS. Gripping Good Housekeeping Secrets discovered, ruinous rumours scotched, happiness regained and friendships founded Daily Mail A novel of feeling and intellect which will surely and deservedly be a great success Allan Massie, The ScotsmanYou wouldn t suspect it, but scandalous secrets are being kept on Blythswood Square...1846. Glasgow is a city on the cusp of great social change, but behind the curtains, neighbours are watching, and rumours of improper behaviour spread like wildfire on the respectable Blythswood Square. When Charlotte Nicholl discovers that the fortune she has been bequeathed by her father is tied up in a secret collection of erotic art, she is faced with a terrible dilemma: sell it and risk shaming her family s good name or lose her home. An encounter with Ellory Mann, a talented working-class photographer newly arrived in Glasgow, leads Charlotte to hope she has found not only someone who might help her, but also a friend. Yet Ellory is hiding secrets of her own - secrets that become harder to conceal as she finds herself drawn into Charlotte s world. As the truth begins to catch up with both women, will it destroy everything they ve fought to build - or set them both free? Readers love Sara Sheridan s storytelling! I absolutely love Sara Sheridan s books. They re so easy to get into and so hard to put down. The Secrets of Bythwood Square is no exception. It s a great story populated with excellent, believable characters and woven with rich historical detail 5* reader review, NetGalley A fascinating, atmospheric story which I greatly enjoyed 5* reader review, NetGalley I absolutely loved it, finished it within 2 days 5* reader review, NetGalley Wonderful characters and a beautifully interwoven story. 4* reader review, NetGalley PRAISE FOR THE FAIR BOTANISTS: Sheridan creates an evocative, enjoyable portrait of two women determined to lead independent lives SUNDAY TIMES Completely enchanting and fascinating . . . a rollicking and immensely readable tale SCOTSMAN Lush, seductive and scandalous, this is a gorgeous read DAILY MAIL A cracking good read VAL MCDERMID Dazzling, original, full of wonderful characters KATIE FFORDE What a beautiful, immersive gem of historical fiction GOOD HOUSEKEEPING An absolute treat for fans of historical fiction and rich storytelling RED

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â ˜Ferociously readable. . . I still can t get enough The TimesIf no one ever died, what would happen then?For several days, a bright new star in the sky above Norway has blazed over the restless lives of those below. Tove, an artist, is consumed by intense creativity as she spirals towards psychosis. Line falls in love with a musician named Valdemar and is lured to a secret death metal gig in a remote forest. Geir, a policeman, is investigating a ritual murder but chances upon something more horrifying even than the bodies in the trees â “ the last bodies he sees, because, as undertaker Syvert is the first to realise, people have stopped dying since the star appeared.What is haunting the world â “ and why?As profound as it is thrilling, Karl Ove Knausgaardâ ™s The Third Realm is a breathtaking novel about ordinary lives on the cusp of irrevocable change.The Third Realm is set in the Morning Star universe.PRAISE FOR THE THIRD REALMâ ˜A visionary epic. . . an exemplary masterclass in what fiction can offer Guardianâ ˜One of the most genuinely suspenseful, alluring books Iâ ™ve ever read. . . This book made me afraid of the dark again.â ™ Brandon Taylor, Washington Postâ ˜Unsettling, disturbing and riveting. . . as accessible and creepy as anything by Stephen King and as addictive as your favourite TV drama series. There is no writer I would rather devourâ ™ SpectatorPRAISE FOR KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD: Addictive Daily Telegraph Knausgaard retains the ability to lock you, as if in a tractor beam, into his storytelling New York Timesâ ˜Casts an existential spell. . . captivating Financial Times

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As we stand on the cusp of an AI revolution, will we see the rise of a new anti-technology extremism that threatens to dismantle the gains of modern civilization? In the first exploration of this phenomenon, Mauro Lubrano traces the origins and evolution of anti-technology violence across the globe. He identifies three main groups fuelling such resistance: insurrectionary anarchists, eco-extremists, and eco-fascists. Exploring the justifications that underlie the opposition to technology and the strategies employed to â ˜stop the machinesâ ™, he shows how anti-tech extremism has emerged as a reaction to the Anthropocene â “ an attempt to undo the epoch of human domination. The intellectual flexibility of this ideology lends itself to different causes, from the class struggle against the techno-elites to the defence of nature and white supremacy. With fears about the risks of artificial intelligence mounting and the world beset by serious â ˜polycrisesâ ™, what is currently a fragmented, fringe phenomenon holds the potential for dramatic escalation.

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The perfect gift for fans of All Creatures Great and Small, this is a charming collection of classic stories from James Herriotâ ™s much-loved books, with insights into his life and work from his children Rosie and Jim.With astute observations and boundless humour, country vet Herriot captures the spirit of the Yorkshire Dales and of rural communities on the cusp of change, before tractors and machines had taken over and modern medicines and antibiotics transformed veterinary work. Along the way a beloved cast of characters emerges, from the squabbling brothers Tristan and Siegfried to Herriotâ ™s hapless courtship and eventual family life with Helen Anderson. But itâ ™s the animals which are at the heart of Herriotâ ™s stories.Whether heâ ™s dodging a raging bull on a risky artificial insemination assignment, becoming pen pals with Tricki Woo the spoilt Pekingese pooch, or the inevitable trials and tribulations of lambing season, thereâ ™s never a dull moment in Herriotâ ™s company.At times moving and often laugh-out-loud funny, The Wonderful World of James Herriot will delight fans old and new. I grew up reading James Herriot s books and I m delighted that thirty years on, they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then â “ Kate Humble, on the works of James Herriot

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From the author of A Witch in Time comes a haunting tale of ambition, obsession, and the eternal mystery and magic of film - perfect for fans of The Night Circus and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.A vanished star. A haunted film. A mystery only love can unravel . . . 1968: Gemma Turner once dreamed of stardom. Now she s on the cusp of obscurity. When she s offered the lead in a radical new horror film, Gemma believes her luck has changed - but her dream is about to turn into a nightmare. One night, between the shadows of an alleyway, Gemma disappears on set and is never seen again. Yet she s still alive. She s been pulled into the film. And the script - and the monsters within it - are coming to life. Gemma must play her role perfectly if she hopes to survive. 2007: Gemma Turner s disappearance is one of Hollywood s greatest mysteries - one that s haunted film student Christopher Kent ever since he saw L Étrange Lune for the first time. The screenings only happen once a decade, and each time, there is new, impossible footage of Gemma that shouldn t exist. Curiosity drives Christopher to unravel the truth. But answers to the film s mystery may leave him trapped by it forever . . . The Star and the Strange Moon will cast its spell on you Paula Brackston, New York Times bestselling author A sweeping tale of dark magic, artistic obsession, and a love unbound from the limits of time Paulette Kennedy, bestselling author of The Witch of Tin Mountain

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â ˜An epic tale of tragedy and resilience in a far, far-away land... An amazing book to read. There is no other sports story like it.â ™ â “ Leigh Montville, author and former writer for The Boston Globe and Sports Illustrated.The definitive account of one of the saddest chapters in sports history: the 1993 plane crash that killed Zambia s national soccer team, and the inspiring story of the nationâ ™s remarkable comeback. The book details the tragedy, its aftermath and the incredible resilience and determination of a nation to rebuild and honour the memories of its fallen heroes, including:How Zambia was on the cusp of qualifying for the 1994 World Cup in the US before the tragedyHow rebuilt Zambia defeated Morocco in its first game ten weeks after the crash, before storming into the final of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations 11 months laterIn-depth research and interviews with key figures on Zambiaâ ™s rise as an African footballing power before the horrific plane crash that claimed the lives of most of its top players of that generationInsightful interviews with sources that spent time with the team in its final hours and minutes â “ including the one person to board the doomed plane with the players and disembark before take-offHow, before it crashed, the DHC-5D Buffalo military plane carrying Zambiaâ ™s national team had been parked for four months at an air force base with â ˜AOGâ ™ status (i.e. with a serious technical fault)The lack of accountability: more than 30 years on, no official report on the crash has been released by Zambia â “ according to former Zambian president Rupiah Banda, none was written or existsMeticulously researched, gripping and emotive, this book is a must-read for football and sports fans everywhere.

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1927. Flight fever is running high and daring flyers are all anyone can talk about. And now the Honourable Miss Elsie Mackay, glamorous former film star and regular name in gossip columns, has a new ambition - to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic.Elsie s friend Stella Campbell once felt at the heart of world events, but now post-war hopes are frayed and marriage and motherhood have worn away her sense of self. In recent years, Stella s sister Corran has been wrapped up in her books and academic career, determinedly single, or so it seems. But when Corran s carefully guarded secrets start to emerge, will she choose to follow her heart?The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay takes the moving story of a pioneering Scottish aviator and weaves in the threads of other women straining to reach for their dreams on the cusp of an uncertain future. Flora Johnston brings to life the tragic story of pioneering Scottish aviator Elsie Mackay who disappeared in 1928 while attempting to be the first person to fly the Atlantic east to west and the first woman in either direction. Johnston s follow-up to The Paris Peacemakers is a powerful evocation of the 1920s, its sweeping outlook taking in the international aviation race, Glasgow s ship yards and the insidious threat of Mussolini s Italy. Perennial fascination with early female aviators like Amelia Earhart and Amy Johnston.

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FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE YELLOW BIRDS Entertaining, intelligent, and effortlessly readable Sunday Times A stunning novel New York Times One of the best crime novels of the year Irish Times A cracking mystery Guardian Tense and enthralling Daily Mail Taut and enjoyable Daily Telegraph A kickass mystery from a superb storyteller David Baldacci, author of The 6:20 Man A spellbinding and totally original thriller Philipp Meyer, author of The Son An early morning on a beach in Virginia. As he is taking his daily swim, Arman Bajalan - formerly an interpreter in Iraq - discovers a dead body. After surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife and child, Arman has been given lonely sanctuary in the US. Now, sure that the murder is connected to his past, he knows he s still not safe.Seasoned detective Catherine Wheel and her fresh-off-the-beat partner have little to go on beyond a bus ticket in the man s pocket. It leads them to Sally Ewell, a local journalist as grief-stricken as Arman by the Iraq war, who is investigating a nefarious corporation: one on the cusp of landing a multi-billion-dollar government defence contract.As victims mount around Arman, taking the team down wrong turns and towards startling evidence, they find themselves in a race, committed to unravelling the truth and keeping Arman alive - even if it costs them everything.A Line in the Sand is a sinuous, powerful and white-knuckle thriller, from the award-winning author of The Yellow Birds, shot through with treachery, trauma and the long tentacles of war.

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The story of four remarkable women who shaped the intellectual history of the 20th century: Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch.On the cusp of the Second World War, four women went to Oxford to begin their studies: a fiercely brilliant Catholic convert; a daughter of privilege longing to escape her stifling upbringing; an ardent Communist and aspiring novelist with a list of would-be lovers as long as her arm; and a quiet, messy lover of newts and mice who would become a great public intellectual of our time. They became lifelong friends. At the time, only a handful of women had ever made lives in philosophy. But when Oxford s men were drafted in the war, everything changed.As Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch labored to make a place for themselves in a male-dominated world, as they made friendships and families, and as they drifted toward and away from each other, they never stopped insisting that some lives are better than others. They argued that courage and discernment and justice--and love--are the heart of a good life.This book presents the first sustained engagement with these women s contributions: with the critique and the alternative they framed. Drawing on a cluster of recently opened archives and extensive correspondence and interviews with those who knew them best, Benjamin Lipscomb traces the lives and ideas of four friends who gave us a better way to think about ethics, and ourselves.

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From the author of My Brilliant Friend, a powerful new novel set in a divided Naples. Soon to be adapted into a NETFLIX original series. Incendiary. - Mail on Sunday The most intense writing about the experiences and interior life of a girl on the cusp of adulthood that I have ever read. - Financial Times An astonishing, deeply moving tale. - The Guardian Modern, urgent, truthful. - The Telegraph Giovanna s pretty face has changed: it s turning into the face of an ugly, spiteful adolescent. But is she seeing things as they really are? Where must she look to find her true reflection and a life she can claim as her own? Giovanna s search leads her to two kindred cities that fear and detest one another: the Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity. Adrift, she vacillates between these two cities, falling into one then climbing back to the other. This powerful new novel set in a divided Naples by bestselling author Elena Ferrante is a singular portrayal of the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.

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PRE-ORDER THE SWAN S DAUGHTER, THE LATEST FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ROSHANI CHOKSHI! A masterpiece of imagination STEPHANIE GARBERNo one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them.From Sunday Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change - one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires . . . Paris, 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets.Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: an engineer with a debt to pay; a historian banished from his home; a dancer with a sinister past; and a brother in arms if not blood.Together they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history - but only if they can stay alive.READERS CAN T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT If you loved Six of Crows you ll love Gilded Wolves ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For those who love fantasy and aren t afraid to step into danger with the fearless and sharp characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Make sure you re prepared for a broken heart ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Peace is an illusion . . .After a decade, acclaimed Hugo Award winner and science fiction master John Scalzi returns to the Old Manâ ™s War series with the long-awaited seventh book, The Shattering Peace.For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. An agreement between the Colonial Union, Earth and the alien Conclave has kept the forces of war at bay. But there is a new force that threatens the hard-maintained peace: The Consu. The most advanced intelligent species humans have ever met are on the cusp of a species-defining civil war, and the rest of the galaxy is at risk of being dragged into the conflict.Gretchen Trujillo is a mid-level diplomat, working in an unimportant part of the Colonial Union bureaucracy. But when she is called to take part in a secret mission involving representatives from every powerful faction in space, what she finds there has the chance to redefine the destinies of each â “ or destroy them forever . . .

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A carefully crafted, totally engaging epic family drama Yorkshire Post Delightful Daily Mail Da said the Pearson family came out of the sand. He said they were born out of the red clarty sand that stuck to the soles of boots and the hems of frocks.You couldn t just brush the sand away, you had to beat your clothes with the palm of your hand like you were smacking them for being naughty. You had to bang your boots against the doorstep and find a knife to gouge away the sand that clung to the heels and round the stitching.Ellen has a unique view of the world but living in a tiny town in the north-east of England, in a world on the cusp of war, no one has time for an orphaned girl who seems a little odd. When she is taken in to look after a rich, elderly widow things seem to be get better, despite musty curtains and an aging employer completely out of touch with the world. But pregnancy out of wedlock spoils all this, and Ellen is unable to cope. How will Jack, her son, survive - alone in the world as his mother was? Can they eventually find their way back to each other?The Colours is a sweeping novel of how we can lose ourselves, and our loved ones, for fans of Kate Atkinson and Virginia Baily.

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A fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we’ll live, how we’ll look, and who we’ll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram. Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay Ingram answers in this exciting examination of the science and technologies that will affect every aspect of human life. In these pages, Ingram explores the future of our technological civilization. He reports on cutting-edge research in organ and limb regeneration, advances in prosthetics, the merging of the human and the synthetic, and gene editing. Vertical farming and lab-grown food might help feed millions and alleviate pressure on the planet. Cities could accommodate green space and the long-awaited flying car. Finally, he speculates on the future of artificial general intelligence, even artificial superintelligence, as well as our place on Earth and in the universe. The potential impact of these developments in science and technology will be powerful and wide-ranging, complicated by ethics and social equity. And they will inevitably revolutionize every aspect of life and even who we are. This is The Future of Us.

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For fans of Kimberly Lemming and The Princess Bride comes the first book in the cosy romantasy Villains Virtues series. The son of a demon is on his way to fulfill his dark legacy â “ until a charming blonde pickpocket upsets his plansâ ¦***Dark lord, demon spawn, prophesied realm destroyer. With a demon for a father, Damien Maleficus Bloodthorneâ ™s destiny could be nothing short of nefarious. On the cusp of fulfilling the evil inevitability his dark life has led to, all it will take to solidify world domination is the completion of his most vicious spell yet. But then, her. Bubbly, obnoxious, blonde. Harbouring secrets of her own, a tiny yet troublesome thief calling herself Amma completely upsets Damienâ ™s malevolent plans when she mistakenly gets chained to his side through magic. Forced to drag her across the realm on his unholy crusade, Damien knows that killing her would fix things, of course, but the nauseatingly sweet Amma somehow begins to prove herself useful. And worse yet, she then proves herself the source of something even more sinister: feelings. Torn between his villainous birthright and the virtue Amma insists on inspiring, Damien will have to decide if he will help the tender thorn in his side or cut it out at the heart. Exciting, heartwarming and unashamedly cosy, the first book in the Villains Virtues series is a slow burn romantasy adventure perfect for fans cosy fantasy and grumpy x sunshine romance. TropesCosy FantasyRomantasyGrumpy x Sunshine Enemies to LoversSlow Burn RomanceVillains Virtues:Throne in the DarkSummoned to the Wilds (COMING SOON)Eclipse of the Crown (COMING SOON)

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*** THE TOP TEN BESTSELLER *** #39;Superb storytelling – this intricate web of secrets and lies kept me guessing until the very end #39; Dinah JefferiesDiscover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Liberation.Could you kill someone? Someone you love?Paris, 1938. Twin sisters are divided by fierce loyalties and by a terrible secret. The drums of war are beating and France is poised, ready to fall. One sister is an aviatrix, the other is a socialite and they both have something to prove and something to hide. The Betrayal is an unforgettably powerful, epic story of love, loss and the long shadow of war, perfect for readers of Santa Montefiore and Victoria Hislop. #39;A real page-turner which puts you in France on the cusp of war from the very first page. Gripping. Tense. Mysterious. Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after you’ve read the final word #39; Jane Corry #39;Exquisitely heart-wrenching utterly engrossing. The Betrayal is an absolute gem #39; Penny Parkes #39;A thrilling, compelling read. Wonderful! #39; Lesley PearseFurther praise for Kate Furnivall: ‘Wonderful . . . hugely ambitious and atmospheric’ Kate Mosse ‘A thrilling plot … Fast-paced with a sinister edge’ Times ‘Gripping . . . poignant, beautifully written …will capture the reader to the last’ Sun ‘Truly captivating’ Elle ‘Perfect escapist reading’ Marie Claire ‘An achingly beautiful epic’ New Woman ‘A rollicking good read’ Daily Telegraph

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!Military History Matters Book of the Year Bronze Award Winner Compelling... sensitive, colourful and moving -- Saul David, Telegraph Fascinating and utterly gripping -- James Holland Absorbing -- Daily Mail Book of the WeekThe incredible story of the crack team of men and women who transformed RAF Bomber Command and helped the Allies deliver decisive victory over Nazi Germany. The Pathfinders were ordinary men and women from a range of nations who revolutionised the efficiency of the Allies air campaign over mainland Europe. They elevated Bomber Command - initially the only part of the Allied war effort capable of attacking the heart of Nazi Germany - from an impotent force on the cusp of disintegration in 1942 to one capable of razing whole German cities to the ground in a single night, striking with devastating accuracy, inspiring fear and loathing in Hitler s senior command. With exclusive interviews with remaining survivors, personal diaries, previously classified records and never-before seen photographs, The Pathfinders brings to life the characters of the airmen and women - many barely out of their teens - who took to the skies in legendary British aircraft such as the Lancaster and the Mosquito, facing almost unimaginable levels of violence from enemy fighter planes to strike at the heart of the Nazi war machine.

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Kniha - autor Michael Pollan, 480 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most admired writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of psychological revolution. It promised to shed light on the deep mysteries of consciousness, as well as offer relief to addicts and the mentally ill. But in the 1960s, with the vicious backlash against the counter-culture, all further research was banned. In recent years, however, work has quietly begun again on the amazing potential of LSD, psilocybin and DMT. Could these drugs in fact improve the lives of many people? Diving deep into this extraordinary world and putting himself forwardas a guinea-pig, Michael Pollan has written a remarkable history of psychedelics and a compelling portrait of...

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The Ashfire King continues the tale of myth and magic that began with The Stardust Thief, Chelsea Abdullah s unmissable debut.Neither here nor there, but long ago...After fleeing a patricidal prince, legendary merchant Loulie al-Nazari and banished prince Mazen bin Malik find themselves in the realm of jinn. But instead of sanctuary, they find a world on the cusp of collapse.The jinn cities, long sheltered beneath the Sandsea by the magic of its kings, are sinking. Amid the turmoil, political alliances are forming, and rebellion is on the rise.When Loulie assists a dissenter she puts herself in the centre of a centuries-old war.Trapped in a world that isn t her own and wielding magic that belongs to a fallen king, Loulie must decide: Will she carry on someone else s legacy or carve out her own?

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I write this sitting in the kitchen sink... This is the story of Cassandra, precocious and charming, who begins a journal detailing her life with her bohemian family in a crumbling old castle. On the cusp of adulthood, Cassandra meets the family s growing challenges of poverty and decay with indefatigable humour and insight.However, her life is turned upside down when the American heirs to the castle arrive and Cassandra finds herself falling in love. Both a gorgeous study of 1930s England and a sharp exposition of what it s like to be teenage girl, I Capture The Castle is a novel layered with eccentricity and nostalgia.Meet ten of literature s most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.

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On the cusp of thirty, Ghanaian Londoner Whitney Appiah was born with a special gift. The massage therapist can physically sense where her clients trauma lies and heal them. But Whitney has no idea that she too is suffering. Tragic events from her youth have left a terrible, unseen mark. When a dangerous encounter with the man she s dating triggers a wave of fragmented recollections, Whitney embarks on a journey to reclaim her memories and the truth that is buried deep in her early years growing up in Kumasi, Ghana. Spanning three decades, told through the viewpoints of Whitney, her aunts Gloria and Aretha, and their house help Maame Serwaa, The Rest of You explores what happens when we try to move forward through the lacuna of our past.

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An unforgettable story about two sisters and a night that changes everything, from the master chronicler of our heart⠙s hidden desires.⠘Tessa Hadley is my favourite author⠙ KATE ATKINSONEvelyn had the surprising thought that bodies were sometimes wiser than the people inside them. She⠙d have liked to impress somebody with this idea, but couldn⠙t explain it.On a winter Saturday night in post-war Bristol, sisters Moira and Evelyn, on the cusp of adulthood, go to an art students⠙ party in a dockside pub; there they meet two men, Paul and Sinden, whose air of worldliness and sophistication both intrigues and repels them. Sinden calls a few days later to invite them over to the grand suburban mansion Paul shares with his brother and sister, and Moira accepts despite Evelyn⠙s misgivings.As the night unfolds in this unfamiliar, glamorous new setting, the sisters learn things about themselves and each other that shock them, and release them into a new phase of their lives.⠘Few writers give me such consistent pleasure⠙ ZADIE SMITH⠘Hadley⠙s extraordinary skill [is] making both surface life and deep interiors come fully alive⠙ COLM TÓIBÍN⠘Tessa Hadley recruits admirers with each book⠙ HILARY MANTEL*A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES*

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Weakness of any kind is frowned uponâ ¦ Only bravery is admired. I pray to the spirits every day to make me brave. Wolf struggles to fit into his village. Heâ ™s not strong like his brother or a natural leader like his father. Every day he just tries to keep his head down. That is until a sacred spear head is stolen.Wolf is cast out, seen as the reason for its disappearance. With no one but his trusty dog, Shadow, to join him, Wolf vows to find the stolen spear and restore his honour. But Wolf has never left the village before and the world beyond the sea is a complete unknownâ ¦ where will this journey take him and what secrets will he uncover?Join Wolf on his hunt for the spear, as he journeys from the village now known as Skara Brae to a wider, ancient world on the cusp of a new age.

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1927. Flight fever is running high and daring flyers are all anyone can talk about. And now the Honourable Miss Elsie Mackay, glamorous former film star and regular name in gossip columns, has a new ambition - to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic.Elsie s friend Stella Campbell once felt at the heart of world events, but now post-war hopes are frayed and marriage and motherhood have worn away her sense of self. In recent years, Stella s sister Corran has been wrapped up in her books and academic career, determinedly single, or so it seems. But when Corran s carefully guarded secrets start to emerge, will she choose to follow her heart? The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay takes the moving story of a pioneering Scottish aviator and weaves in the threads of other women straining to reach for their dreams on the cusp of an uncertain future.

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A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN TIME, THE DAILY MAIL, THE INDEPENDENT, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND THE ATLANTIC Like Edward St Aubyn and Anne Enright, Hamya is so good on generational conflict, the friction of family, and the damage done by charming but complacent men DAVID NICHOLLS A slippery, excellent exploration of sexual politics, creative appropriation, and family dynamics . . . It lands its ending with all the force of a sharp knife hurled at a bullseye VANITY FAIR Sicily, 2010. Sophia, on the cusp of adulthood, spends a long hot summer with her father, a successful author. Over the course of that holiday, their relationship will fracture. London, 2020. Sophia s father, now 61, sits in a large theatre, surrounded by strangers, watching his daughter s first play. A play that takes that Sicilian holiday as its subject and will force him to watch his purported crimes re-enacted. Set over the course of one climactic day, this is the story of a father and a daughter, of all that divides and binds them. Wickedly funny. A perfect novel SARAH BERNSTEIN Brilliant . . . With a precision of language that ought to make Hamya s contemporaries quake and a tenderness you don t see coming ATLANTIC

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A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN TIME, THE DAILY MAIL, THE INDEPENDENT, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND THE ATLANTIC Like Edward St Aubyn and Anne Enright, Hamya is so good on generational conflict, the friction of family, and the damage done by charming but complacent men DAVID NICHOLLS A slippery, excellent exploration of sexual politics, creative appropriation, and family dynamics . . . It lands its ending with all the force of a sharp knife hurled at a bullseye VANITY FAIRSicily, 2010. Sophia, on the cusp of adulthood, spends a long hot summer with her father, a successful author. Over the course of that holiday, their relationship will fracture.London, 2020. Sophia s father, now 61, sits in a large theatre, surrounded by strangers, watching his daughter s first play. A play that takes that Sicilian holiday as its subject and will force him to watch his purported crimes re-enacted. Set over the course of one climactic day, this is the story of a father and a daughter, of all that divides and binds them. Wickedly funny. A perfect novel SARAH BERNSTEIN Brilliant . . . With a precision of language that ought to make Hamya s contemporaries quake and a tenderness you don t see coming ATLANTIC

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A war that could turn friends into enemies, lovers into fighters . . .Summer 1935. In Margaret Pemberton #39;s Beneath the Cypress Tree best friends Kate Shelton, Ella Tetley and Daphne St. Maur are on the cusp of a new life, having graduated with Classics degrees. Kate is desperate to start work on an archaeological dig straightaway and she is thrilled to be given a position at the famous Knossos palace site in Crete. However, she doesn #39;t bargain for working with gruff site director Lewis Sinclair – nor for her own complex feelings towards him.In Yorkshire, Ella #39;s family expect her to marry Sam, her steady friend who is training to be a doctor, but Ella too feels pulled to the Mediterranean by the promise of freedom. When she meets Christos, life as a country GP #39;s wife seems even less appealing . . . Daphne however throws herself into London #39;s high society, falling madly in love with diplomat and heir Sholto Hertford – but then his work brings them to Crete, and Daphne becomes enchanted by the island as well.Meanwhile, the threat of war rumbles on, as reports of Hitler #39;s rapid expansion across Europe become impossible to ignore. It seems that nothing can touch the perfect, glittering sea and snow-capped mountains, but Kate, Ella and Daphne know that the island haven they now call home will never be the same again.

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Acclaimed author Xavier Bosch weaves an emotional tale of love and intrigue in this novel about a woman on the cusp of middle age, her beloved grandma, and a strange houseguest who changes everything.Seventeen-year-old Margaux doesn’t realize one photo could change the course of her life. But in German-occupied Paris, nothing makes sense anymore. Margaux fears the worst when her lover is arrested. And when her photo appears in Nazi propaganda, her family’s reputation and prospects suffer the consequences.In 2008, Margaux has moved into a retirement home, and her granddaughter Barbara continues to live in the Paris apartment they used to share. Eager to escape unhappy circumstances, Barbara works remotely for a publishing company and rents out a room in “Mamie” Margaux’s apartment to help pay the bills.One day, Barbara finds a stranger on her couch. Roger, who’s a curious photographer, uncovers shocking secrets about Barbara’s family. And when a snowstorm triggers a lockdown, he opens the door to tempting new possibilities.A bestseller in its original Catalan at the 2023 Sant Jordi Book Fair, Bosch’s sweeping novel alternates between the two timelines, offering sustenance for historical fiction readers, WWII enthusiasts, and romantics alike.

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An unforgettable story about two sisters and a night that changes everything, from the master chronicler of our heart⠙s hidden desires.⠘Tessa Hadley is my favourite author⠙ KATE ATKINSONEvelyn had the surprising thought that bodies were sometimes wiser than the people inside them. She⠙d have liked to impress somebody with this idea, but couldn⠙t explain it.On a winter Saturday night in post-war Bristol, sisters Moira and Evelyn, on the cusp of adulthood, go to an art students⠙ party in a dockside pub; there they meet two men, Paul and Sinden, whose air of worldliness and sophistication both intrigues and repels them. Sinden calls a few days later to invite them over to the grand suburban mansion Paul shares with his brother and sister, and Moira accepts despite Evelyn⠙s misgivings.As the night unfolds in this unfamiliar, glamorous new setting, the sisters learn things about themselves and each other that shock them, and release them into a new phase of their lives.⠘Few writers give me such consistent pleasure⠙ ZADIE SMITH⠘Hadley⠙s extraordinary skill [is] making both surface life and deep interiors come fully alive⠙ COLM TÓIBÍN⠘Tessa Hadley recruits admirers with each book⠙ HILARY MANTEL*A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES*

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The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel about girls, mothers, and finding one s way in the world.Seventeen-year-old Phoebe was never interested in her birth family. But on the cusp of her high school graduation, her adoptive mother, Greta, insists on a visit to meet her biological parents and siblings. The encounter is a jolt, a revelation that derails Phoebe.With the help of her best friend Luna, Phoebe runs away⠔as far as their friend Patrick O⠙Connor⠙s chaotic home, where she hopes to go unnoticed among his thirteen siblings. But when Phoebe asks Patrick to chop off her hip-length hair, she⠙s suddenly transformed. Patrick⠙s older brothers can⠙t help but notice the striking, Peter Pan⠓like stranger who has suddenly appeared in their midst.What starts as an adolescent rebellion soon spirals into a whirlwind of self-discovery and unexpected connections. As she grapples with her shifting identity and strained relationships, Phoebe must navigate the tumultuous road out of girlhood and chart a new and unknown course.

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THE EXPLOSIVE NEW THRILLER FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, DOUGLAS KENNEDY__________________________ A pulse-racing thriller centred on hot-button debates Daily MailBrendan has always lived a careful, constrained life. A salesman who never liked the work, he s a man who has stayed in his marriage and his faith because it was what was expected of him. But now, having lost his job after corporate downsizing and on the cusp of sixty, he finds himself scrambling to somehow stay afloat in the only Los Angeles work on offer to a man his age - driving for Uber.When one of his rides, a retired professor named Elise, asks to be dropped off outside an abortion clinic where she now volunteers, Brendan finds himself driving right into the virulent epicentre of one of the major issues of our time, engulfing his life in the process.A novel of high suspense and considerable moral complexity, Afraid of the Light is a tough, affecting social thriller that speaks volumes about the corrosive divisions of our troubled times.__________________________ Kennedy is skilled at zigzag plotting, blending domestic twists with turns created by global affairs OBSERVER

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A warmly humane look at universal questions of belonging, infused with humour, from the bestselling author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it’s senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sal’s not who he thought he was, who is he? #39;Friendships, family, grief, joy, rage, faith, doubt, poetry, and love – this complex and sensitive book has room for every aspect of growing up! #39; Margarita Engle, author of The Surrender Tree ‘… another stellar, gentle look into the emotional lives of teens on the cusp of adulthood’ Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: ‘… a smart, intelligent, engaging coming-of-age story and a deep, thoughtful exploration of identity and sexuality’ The Book Smugglers ‘Meticulous pacing and finely nuanced characters underpin the author #39;s gift for affecting prose that illuminates the struggles within relationships’ Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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