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A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and an instant New York Times bestseller.Nina de Gramont s The Christie Affair is a stunning novel which reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie in 1926 that captivated the world. A novel that literally out-Christies Agatha. - Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal Scintillating - Daily MailIn 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Only I know the truth of her disappearance.Iâ ™m no Hercule Poirot.Iâ ™m her husbandâ ™s mistress.Agatha Christieâ ™s world is one of glamorous society parties, country house weekends, and growing literary fame.Nan Oâ ™Deaâ ™s world is something very different. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy.After fighting her way back to England, sheâ ™s set her sights on Agatha. Because Agatha Christie has something Nan wants. And itâ ™s not just her husband.Despite their differences, the two women will become the most unlikely of allies. And during the mysterious eleven days that Agatha goes missing, they will unravel a dark secret that only Nan holds the key to . . .Romance, enigma and wit in bucketloadsâ ™ - Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factoryâ ˜A genuine marvelâ ™ - Kristin Hannah, author of Firefly Laneâ ˜Ingeniousâ ™ - AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird

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â ˜Literally out-Christies Agathaâ ™ - Janice Hallett, author of The AppealNina de Gramont s The Christie Affair reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world.In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Only I know the truth of her disappearance.Iâ ™m no Hercule Poirot.Iâ ™m her husbandâ ™s mistress.Agatha Christieâ ™s world is one of glamorous society parties, country house weekends, and growing literary fame.Nan Oâ ™Deaâ ™s world is something very different. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy. After fighting her way back to England, sheâ ™s set her sights on Agatha. Because Agatha Christie has something Nan wants. And itâ ™s not just her husband.Despite their differences, the two women will become the most unlikely of allies. And during the mysterious eleven days that Agatha goes missing, they will unravel a dark secret that only Nan holds the key to . . .A Reese Witherspoon Book Club PickThe Instant New York Times Bestsellerâ ˜Storytelling at its very finestâ ™ - My Weeklyâ ˜Scintillatingâ ™ - Daily Mailâ ˜Romance, enigma and wit in bucketloadsâ ™ - Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factoryâ ˜A genuine marvelâ ™ - Kristin Hannah, author of Firefly Laneâ ˜Ingeniousâ ™ - AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird

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A novel that literally out-Christies Agatha. An exciting, moving and delightful read - JANICE HALLETT, bestselling author of The Appeal Elegant, ingenious and hugely enjoyable - AJ PEARCE, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird and Yours, Cheerfully In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Only I know the truth of her disappearance. I m no Hercule Poirot. I m her husband s mistress. Agatha Christie s world is one of glamorous society parties, country house weekends, and growing literary fame. Nan O Dea s world is something very different. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy. After fighting her way back to England, she s set her sights on Agatha. Because Agatha Christie has something Nan wants. And it s not just her husband. Despite their differences, the two women will become the most unlikely of allies. And during the mysterious eleven days that Agatha goes missing, they will unravel a dark secret that only Nan holds the key to . . . The Christie Affair is a stunning novel which reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie in 1926 that captivated the world. A genuine marvel - KRISTIN HANNAH, bestselling author of Firefly Lane and The Four Winds An original and captivating read that has stayed inside my head - JENNY QUINTANA, author of The Missing Girl

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Why would the world s most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman s marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge? Sizzles from its first sentence. - The Wall Street Journal A Reese s Book Club PickIn 1925, Miss Nan Oâ ™Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their lifeâ “â “first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archieâ ™s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nanâ ™s plot didnâ ™t begin the day she met Archie and Agatha. It began decades before, in Ireland, when Nan was a young girl. She and the man she loved were a star-crossed couple who were destined to be togetherâ “â “until the Great War, a pandemic, and shameful secrets tore them apart. Then acts of unspeakable cruelty kept them separated. What drives someone to murder? What will someone do in the name of love? What kind of crime can someone never forgive? Nina de Gramontâ ™s brilliant, unforgettable novel explores these questions and more.

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Navzdory tomu, že je její hvězda na vzestupu, potýká se slavná Agatha Christie s mnoha problémy. Je nespokojená s odevzdanými rukopisy, dosud se nevzpamatovala ze smrti matky, a navíc ji už naprosto vyčerpává manželova opakovaná nevěra. Jednoho večera proto políbí svou dceru, nasedne do auta a zmizí neznámo kam, aniž by tušila, jaký poprask tím způsobí.

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A thoroughly enjoyable mystery story with all the tropes and pleasures of a golden age detective story Observer A glamorous recipe of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Agatha Christie Paula Sutton Imbued with luxury and lurking danger S.J. Bennett Murderously fun Jessica Bull1922: You are cordially invited to summer at the Gatsby Mansion in West Egg, with the most illustrious - and the deadliest - guest list.Freshly twenty-one and sporting a daring new bob, Greta Gatsby - younger sister to the infamous Jay - is finally free of finishing school. An idyllic summer stretches ahead of her at the Gatsby Mansion, the jewel of West Egg.But when Greta arrives at the secluded white-stone estate bathed in the late-afternoon light, she finds she isn t the only visitor. Jay is hosting an intimate gathering of New York s fashionable set: Daisy and Tom Buchanan, along with his brother Edgar, Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker.That evening, the guests enjoy a candelabra-lit dinner party. That night, they dance to the lilt of the gramophone. The next morning, one of them is missing.Murder has come to West Egg, the warm breeze tainted by scandal, betrayal and secrets. Turning sleuth isn t how Greta meant to spend her summer - but what choice does she have when one of them could be next?The gilded opulence of the Roaring Twenties. A murder that scandalises high society. And a clever young woman of unusual persistence . . . A deliciously unputdownable whodunnit perfect for fans of The Christie Affair and Miss Austen Investigates. Compelling and bursting with 1920s flair, this new twist on the iconic tale will delight newcomers and old fans alike CE McGill, author of Our Hideous Progeny Absolutely devoured this glorious romp of a novel. The Gatsby Gambit is pure escapist fun - a pacy, clever, witty mystery that I galloped through with sheer delight Naomi Kelsey, author of The Burnings A glamour-filled, thrilling read that kept me guessing to the end! It was such a treat to be back in the world of Gatsby! Kate Weston, author of You May Now Kill the Bride Claire Anderson-Wheeler brilliantly intertwines the allure of the Jazz Age with a gripping murder mystery in The Gatsby Gambit. A dazzling homage to Fitzgerald s world, this novel captivates from the first page to the last Joanna Wallace, author of You d Look Better as a Ghost Lively, smart, and fun . . . As charming as Daisy Buchanan herself Flynn Berry, author of Northern Spy With a fiercely defiant female lead and secrets as sharp as the prose, The Gatsby Gambit oozes glamour and intrigue. I loved this bold take on a beloved classic Trisha Sakhlecha, author of The Inheritance

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1922: You are cordially invited to summer at the Gatsby Mansion in West Egg, with the most illustrious - and the deadliest - guest list.Freshly twenty-one and sporting a daring new bob, Greta Gatsby - younger sister to the infamous Jay - is finally free of finishing school. An idyllic summer stretches ahead of her at the Gatsby Mansion, the jewel of West Egg.But when Greta arrives at the secluded white-stone estate bathed in the late-afternoon light, she finds she isn t the only visitor.Jay is hosting an intimate gathering of New York s fashionable set: Daisy and Tom Buchanan, along with his brother Edgar, Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker.That evening, the guests enjoy a candelabra-lit dinner party. That night, they dance to the lilt of the gramophone.The next morning, one of them is missing.Murder has come to West Egg, the warm breeze tainted by scandal, betrayal and secrets. Turning sleuth isn t how Greta meant to spend her summer - but what choice does she have when one of them could be next?A deliciously unputdownable whonunnit perfect for fans of The Christie Affair and Miss Austen Investigates.

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Agatha Christie s first ever murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover - includes for the first time the original courtroom climax as an alternate ending. `Beware! Peril to the detective who says: It is so small - it does not matter... Everything matters. After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory. Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who has grown bored of retirement ... The first Hercule Poirot mystery, now published with a previously deleted chapter and introduced by Agatha Christie expert Dr John Curran.

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Agatha Christie⠙s first ever murder mystery, now presented as a sumptuous special edition hardback.⠘Beware! Peril to the detective who says: ⠜It is so small ⠓ it does not matter⠦⠝ Everything matters.⠙After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory.Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who has grown bored of retirement⠦The first Hercule Poirot mystery, now published with a previously deleted chapter and introduced by Agatha Christie expert Dr John Curran.

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The Verdun Affair is ravishingly beautiful, and as much about love as about war . . . Dybek is a storyteller of great power. If there s any justice, this novel will be widely read and recognized. I absolutely adored it Paula McLain, bestselling author of THE PARIS WIFE and CIRCLING THE SUNA sweeping, romantic, and profoundly moving novel, set in Europe in the aftermath of World War I and Los Angeles in the 1950s, about a lonely young man, a beautiful widow, and the amnesiac soldier whose puzzling case binds them together even as it tears them apart.In 1920, two young Americans meet in Verdun, the city in France where one of the most devastating battles of the war was waged. Tom is an orphan from Chicago, a former ambulance driver now gathering bones from the battlefield; Sarah is an expatriate from Boston searching for the husband who wandered off from his division and hasn t been seen since. Quickly, the two fall into a complicated affair against the ghostly backdrop of the ruined city. Months later, Sarah and Tom meet again at the psychiatric ward of an Italian hospital, drawn there by the appearance of a mysterious patient the doctors call Douglas Fairbanks (after the silent film actor) - a shell-shocked soldier with no memory of who he is. At the hospital, Tom and Sarah are joined by Paul, an Austrian journalist with his own interest in the amnesiac.Each is keeping a secret; each has been shaken by the horrors of war. Decades later, Tom, now a successful screenwriter, encounters Paul by chance in LA, still grappling with the questions raised by this gorgeous and incisive novel: How to begin again after unfathomable trauma? How to love after so much loss? And who, in the end, was Douglas Fairbanks?From the bone-strewn fields of Verdun to the bombed-out cafés of Paris, from the riot-torn streets of Bologna to the riotous parties of 1950s Hollywood, The Verdun Affair is a riveting tale of romance, grief and the far-reaching consequences of a single lie.

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From the Queen of Crime, all of her spookiest and most macabre stories collected in one volume, including her earliest published story, The Wife of the Kenite , which is exclusive to this collection.⠘From behind the curtains there still sounded the terrible high long-drawn scream ⠓ such a scream as Raoul had never heard. It died away with a horrible kind of gurgle. Then there came the thud of a body falling⠦⠙For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling tales from Agatha Christie. Acknowledged the world over as the undisputed Queen of Crime, in fact she dabbled in her early writing career with mysteries of a more unearthly kind ⠓ stories featuring fantastic psychic visions, spectres looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, eerie messages from the Other Side, even a man who switches bodies with a cat⠦This haunting compendium gathers together all of Christie⠙s spookiest and most macabre short stories, some featuring her timeless detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Finally together in one volume, it shines a light on the darker side of Agatha Christie, one that she herself relished, identifying ten of them as ⠘my own favourite stories written soon after The Mysterious Affair at Styles, some before that⠙.Contains 20 stories:The Last Séance ⠢ In a Glass Darkly ⠢ The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb ⠢ SOS ⠢ The Fourth Man ⠢ The Idol House of Astarte ⠢ The Gipsy ⠢ Philomel Cottage ⠢ The Dream ⠢ The Lamp ⠢ Wireless ⠢ The Mystery of the Blue Jar ⠢ The Blue Geranium ⠢ The Wife of the Kenite ⠢ The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael ⠢ The Call of Wings ⠢ The Red Signal ⠢ The Flock of Geryon ⠢ The Dressmaker⠙s Doll ⠢ The Hound of Death⠘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.⠙ TANA FRENCH

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An exceptional tale, expertly crafted with endearing characters and an enthralling plot that will captivate readers. NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A country at war. A dangerous secret.After a failed honey-trap mission for British Intelligence leads to the breakdown of her marriage, French journalist Iris escapes to Dijon, seeking refuge in the cottage of her beloved aunt, Eva. But Eva is gone, the streets are full of distrust, and Iris is soon followed by the very last man she wants to see ⠓ the British civil servant and traitor she was tasked with catching, now keen to rekindle their affair.Eva⠙s home used to be a comforting place, where the locals sought out Eva⠙s homemade tinctures and cures and gifted jars of fresh honey from the garden. Now it is a place of danger, where threats loom in every corner. And as Iris spends more time there, she discovers a secret that will change the way she sees her aunt forever ⠓ and the course of her own life too⠦Don t miss this utterly sweeping WW2 historical novel, perfect for fans of Suzanne Goldring, Mandy Robotham and Kristin Hannah.Praise for The French Affair: What a great story ⠓ really well written with likeable characters and a plot line that will keep you reading more and more just to find out what happens. NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The French Affair is a thrilling, suspenseful World War Two historical fiction⠦ I highly recommend. NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved this fascinating story. Very addictive and interesting. NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling tales from Agatha Christie. Acknowledged the world over as the undisputed Queen of Crime, in fact she dabbled in her early writing career with mysteries of a more unearthly kind - stories featuring fantastic psychic visions, spectres looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, eerie messages from the Other Side, even a man who switches bodies with a cat... This haunting compendium gathers together all of Christie s spookiest and most macabre short stories, some featuring her timeless detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Finally together in one volume, it shines a light on the darker side of Agatha Christie, one that she herself relished, identifying ten of them as my own favourite stories written soon after The Mysterious Affair at Styles, some before that .

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From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles.From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Based on the author’s original research, review excerpts and original Agatha Christie correspondence, Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World is a lively and accessible history of the character, offering new information and helpful pieces of context, that will delight all Agatha Christie fans, from a new generation of readers to those already highly familiar with the canon.

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Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers KATJA HOYER, Daily Telegraph 5* review Page-turning . . . a sizzling high-stakes tale JAMES HOLLAND This book might read like the screenplay of a gripping movie, yet every word is accurate and verified ANDREW ROBERTS Giles Milton is a phenomenon DAN SNOW Another rollercoaster ride from Giles Milton. Endlessly surprising ANTHONY HOROWITZFrom internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of the Allies secret mission to wartime Moscow.In the summer of 1941, as Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, Stalin s forces faced a catastrophic defeat which would make the Allies liberation of Europe virtually impossible. To avert this disaster, Britain and America mobilized an elite team of remarkable diplomats with the mission of keeping the Red Army in the war.Into to the heart of Stalin s Moscow Roosevelt sent Averell Harriman, the fourth richest man in America and his brilliant young daughter Kathy. Churchill dispatched the reckless but brilliant bon vivant Archie Clark Kerr - and occasionally himself - to negotiate with the Kremlin s wiliest operators. Together, this improbable group grappled with the ingenious, mercurial Stalin to make victory possible. But they also discovered that the Soviet dictator had a terrifying masterplan for the post-war world.Based on astonishing unpublished diaries, letters and secret reports, The Stalin Affair reveals troves of new material about the most unlikely coalition in history.*Giles Milton s The Stalin Affair was a Radio 4 Book of the Week in the week of 17th June 2024.*

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Sebastian Faulksâ ™s Birdsong meets Kristin Hannahâ ™s The Nightingale in this moving and powerful novel about love, loss and the resilience of the human spirit.Scarred by his experiences in World War One, German doctor, Sebastian Braun lives a quiet life tending to his patients and his beloved garden. Until Sophie Hathaway bursts into his life and challenges his dearly-held beliefs. And just at the moment Sebastian discovers love for the first time war is on the horizon once again, threatening not just his peace of mindâ ¦As the Germans approach the Channel Islands, Sebastian has to make choices: be the peace-loving man he has become or stand up and fight for his principles? When he and Sophie are separated, Sebastian is left realising love may have eluded him forever. Until a chance meeting in Paris sets the wheels in motion for a dangerously devastating love affair.Readers are loving The Paris Affair:â ˜A brilliant and very unique bookâ ¦phenomenalâ ™ Kaylaâ ˜Thoughtful and unpredictableâ ¦it took me by surpriseâ ™ Christyâ ˜Rivetingâ ¦suspensful, tense and emotionalâ ™ Karynâ ˜A great readâ ¦ highly recommendedâ ™ Lesleyâ ˜Carefully plottedâ ¦ I hated to put the book downâ ™ Sheriâ ˜The plot is well paced and structured and it pulled me into the deception, suspense and tensionâ ¦I hope to see this on the silver screen one dayâ ™ Normaâ ˜Quite simply epic! It should be made into a film, as the writing is so beautifully visual and presses all the emotional buttonsâ ™ Mandyâ ˜An absolutely enthralling read from beginning to endâ ¦The historical research that has gone into this book is incredible. A fantastic story. A definite must readâ ™ Amyâ ˜I read this in a single sittingâ ¦Romance, history, and of course, the beautiful writing of Melanie Hudson make this an excellent addition to the WWII canon and one that you should not miss!!â ™ Tiffany

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In this twisty Victorian detective thriller from the author of The Darwin Affair, Inspector Charles Field hunts a serial killer with a sinister signature targeting Florence Nightingale’s nurses in Crimea and women in London. Who is stalking Florence Nightingale and her nurses? Is it the legendary Beast of the Crimean, or someone closer to home? In 1855, Britain and France are fighting to keep the Russians from snatching the Crimean Peninsula from the Ottoman Empire, and Nightingale, a wealthy young society woman, has made it her mission to improve the wretched conditions in the British military hospitals in Turkey—despite fierce objections from the male doctors around her. When young women start turning up dead, their mouths sewn shut with embroidered fabric roses, Inspector Charles Field (the real-life inspiration for Charles Dickens’s Inspector Bucket in Bleak House) is sent from England to find the killer among the doctors, military men, journalists, and others swarming Turkey’s famous Barrack Hospital. Here Field meets both the famous Nightingale as well as Nurse Jane Rolly, the woman who will become his wife, and as he races to protect them, the prime suspect takes his own life. Case closed. Or is it? Twelve years later, back in London, amid the turmoil surrounding the expansion of voting rights, women again start turning up dead, their mouths covered by that telltale embroidered rose. Did Field suspect the wrong man before, or is he dealing with a deviant copycat? Either way, he must race against time to stop the killer before more bodies are discovered, and before his own family gets pulled into danger. Populated by real figures of the day, from Benjamin Disraeli to novelist Wilkie Collins to, of course, Florence Nightingale herself, and steeped in historical details of 1860s London, The Nightingale Affair plays out against a backdrop of a rapidly changing society. Most of all, it is a pure reading delight, offering shocks, unforgettably vivid scenes, and surprising twists.

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From the very first book publication in 1920 to the upcoming film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. The hardback edition includes more than 400 illustrations.Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles. From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Based on the author’s original research, review excerpts and original Agatha Christie correspondence, Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World is a lively and accessible history of the character, offering new information and helpful pieces of context, that will delight all Agatha Christie fans, from a new generation of readers to those already highly familiar with the canon.

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Leonard Vole stands accused of murdering a rich widow. The stakes are high with shocking witness testimony, impassioned outbursts from the dock and a young man s fight to escape the hangman s noose. Generally regarded as one of Christie s most accomplished plays, this suspenseful thriller keeps audiences guessing until the very end. Once more the Christie conjuring trick has come off. Once more we have been led down the garden path. Apart from being a clever puzzle, this is an extremely actable play. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The play has all the usual advantages of Counsel in conflict, agonised outbreaks in the dock, and back-answers from the witness-box. To these are added an ingenious appendix; the jury s verdict is only the beginning of a story that has as many twists as a pigtail. THE OBSERVER

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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR Hugely enjoyable The Spectator Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers KATJA HOYER, Daily Telegraph 5* review Page-turning . . . a sizzling high-stakes tale JAMES HOLLAND This book might read like the screenplay of a gripping movie, yet every word is accurate and verified ANDREW ROBERTS Giles Milton is a phenomenon DAN SNOW Another rollercoaster ride from Giles Milton. Endlessly surprising ANTHONY HOROWITZFrom internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of the Allies secret mission to wartime Moscow. In the summer of 1941, as Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, Stalin s forces faced a catastrophic defeat which would make the Allies liberation of Europe virtually impossible. To avert this disaster, Britain and America mobilized an elite team of remarkable diplomats with the mission of keeping the Red Army in the war. Into the heart of Stalin s Moscow Roosevelt sent Averell Harriman, the fourth richest man in America and his brilliant young daughter Kathy. Churchill dispatched the reckless but inventive bon vivant Archie Clark Kerr - and occasionally himself - to negotiate with the Kremlin s wiliest operators. Together, this improbable group grappled with the ingenious, mercurial Stalin to make victory possible. But they also discovered that the Soviet dictator had a terrifying masterplan for the post-war world. Based on astonishing unpublished diaries, letters and secret reports, The Stalin Affair reveals troves of new material about the most unlikely coalition in history.

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Call Me By Your Name meets Evelyn Waugh in a gorgeous novel about the generations-long aftershocks of a youthful tryst â ” EsquireFrom the winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades as it plumbs the complex relationships of a remarkable family.In October 1940, the handsome young David Sparsholt arrives in Oxford. A keen athlete and oarsman, he at first seems unaware of the effect he has on others â “ particularly on the lonely and romantic Evert Dax, son of a celebrated novelist and destined to become a writer himself. While the Blitz rages in London, Oxford exists at a strange remove: an ephemeral, uncertain place, in which nightly blackouts conceal secret liaisons. Over the course of one momentous term, David and Evert forge an unlikely friendship that will colour their lives for decades to come . . .Alan Hollinghurstâ ™s sweeping novel evokes the intimate relationships of a group of friends bound together by art, literature and love across three generations. It explores the social and sexual revolutions of the most pivotal years of the past century, whose life-changing consequences are still being played out to this day. Richly observed, disarmingly witty and emotionally charged, The Sparsholt Affair is an unmissable achievement from one of our finest writers.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature. Startling, radical, embedded in tradition but entirely new - Guardian A master storyteller - John BanvillePre-order the new novel from Alan Hollinghurst, Our Evenings, now.

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The highly anticipated second novel from the author of the acclaimed The Secret Starling and The Accidental Stowaway - a spectacular adventure set through and under the streets of Paris.When Penelope Magnificent s awful parents tell her they re taking a trip to Paris, she surprises them by begging to go along. Nell is usually content to avoid her money-obsessed father and her fashion-focussed mother, but Paris holds something very dear to her . . . her old au pair Perrine - Pear - lives there. Pear used to write to Nell every week promising to come to her rescue but recently the letters have stopped . . .Arriving at her parent s posh hotel, Nell is determined to find Pear . . . but no one has seen her at her last known address, and no one seems to want to tell her anything about Pear s whereabouts. Luckily she befriends the hotel bellboy who introduces her to the world of tunnels underneath the city, and together they set out to find Pear, whilst uncovering an extraordinary mystery of their own . . .Gorgeous black and white illustrations by Kim Geyer bring this story to life. A rumbustious, rollicking adventure with a generous heart and a happy ending. Books for Keeps FABULOUS! Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse I loved The Pear Affair! If you liked Katherine Rundell you ll love this. Lisa Thompson, author of The Boy Who Fooled the World

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One Parisian night, a woman vanishes without a trace, leaving behind the man she loves. Sixty years later, the search begins… In 1942, French chef Sylvie Dubois is sent to Paris to spy on the enemy, while German soldier Christoph Baumann has sold his soul to save his sister. When they meet the world stops turning.But in a city consumed by war, love is a dangerous affair, and the star-crossed lovers will pay the ultimate price… Decades later, with Christoph’s health declining and his memory fading, his young protégé, Julia Clarke, sets out to discover what happened to the woman he never stopped loving. Can they find the woman who disappeared, or will it be too late?

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A powerful collection of perspectives on the contemporary and evolving meanings of home, and how they capture both the shared and conflicting narratives that impact our country today.Home is shaped by many factors: culture, region, environment, citizenship, economics, state of mind, and more. Edited by Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Christina De León, and Michelle Joan Wilkinson, Making Home explores the diverse perspectives on home across the United States, US Territories, and Tribal Nations to reveal how design impacts this country, its value systems, and the people who inhabit its landscapes. Positioning home not only as a place of dwelling but also as a complex and highly subjective ecosystem, contributors show how notions of home resonate through private and public consciousness to inform the shared or conflicting histories that impact our country.Probing urgent topics related to home such as colonialism, technological innovation, landscapes and the environment, and aesthetics and culture, Making Home uses the framework of design to pair investigative and practical analyses with imaginative and speculative ones. Contributors include designers, scholars, writers, artists, and critical thinkers across disciplines whose work and lived experiences illustrate specific circumstances that shape the contemporary home.Contributors:Brian Adams, AphroChic, Joe Baker, Joseph Becker, La Vaughn Belle, Frank Blazquez, Lori Brown, Michael Bullock, CareHaus, Mona Chalabi, Katrina Collins, Michelle Commander,Sean Connelly, Reverand Houston Cyprus, Design Earth, Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, Leah DeVun, Heather Dewey Hagborg, Terrol Dew Johnson, Jarrett Earnest, Sofia Gallisa Muriente, Roxane Gay, Sophia Gebara, Curry Hackett, David Hartt,Hord, Coplan, Macht, Joyce Hwang, Alan Isaac, Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Dalton Johnson,Kenneth Kuper, Ruba Katrib, Elleza Kelley, Michelle Lanier, Natalia LaSalle Morillo, Liam Lee, Brent Leggs, Dominic Leong, Sarah Lopez, Gervais Marsh, Carlos Martin, Catherine E. McKinley, Joiri Minaya, Tommy Mishima, Victoria Munro, Maria Nicanor, Caroline O’Connell, Camille Okhio, Betty Poncho, Sheila Pree Bright, Ronald Rael, Suchi Reddy,Katherine Simóne Reynolds, Tracey Robertson Carter,Dr. Yashica Robinson, William Scott, Siddhartha V. Shah, SITU Research, Gretchen Sorin, Carlos Soto, Renée Stout, Journey Streams, Isabel Strauss, Davóne Tines,Gene Tinnie, Dr. Wallis Tinnie, Cornelius Tulloch, Whitney Lee White, Kevin Young,John ZeiselA copublication with the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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One of the most iconic characters in children⠙s literatureHergé⠙s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children⠙s books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures.The world⠙s most famous travelling reporter is confused by some very strange goings on involving shattering glass and an packet of cigarettes. But can he solve the mystery in time to protect Professor Calculus?Windows, mirrors and chandeliers are spontaneously shattering and Tintin is left flummoxed. After a shooting and a break in, Tintin knows Calculus is in danger, but he has only one clue ⠓ an unusual packet of cigarettes. He has a mystery to solve. But can he do it before a terrible weapon falls into the wrong hands?Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries.The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 90 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then more than 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.Hergé (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time.Have you collected all the graphic novel adventures?Tintin in the Land of the SovietsTintin in AmericaTintin: Cigars of the PharaohTintin: The Blue LotusTintin: The Broken EarTintin: The Black IslandTintin: King Ottakar⠙s SceptreTintin: The Crab with the Golden ClawsTintin: The Shooting StarTintin: The Secret of the UnicornTintin: Red Rackham⠙s TreasureTintin: The Seven Crystal BallsTintin: Prisoners of the SunTintin: Land of Black GoldTintin: Destination MoonTintin: Explorers of the MoonTintin: The Calculus AffairTintin: The Red Sea SharksTintin in TibetTintin: The Castafiore EmeraldTintin: Flight 714 to SydneyThe Adventures of Tintin and the PicarosTintin and Alph-Art

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Agatha Christieâ ™s Complete Secret Notebooks brings together for the first time Secret Notebooks and Murder in the Making, two volumes that explore the fascinating contents of her 73 notebooks. This includes illustrations, deleted extracts, unused ideas, two unpublished Poirot stories and a lost Miss Marple.When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world s most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide in more than 100 countries, she had achieved the impossible â “ more than one book every year since the 1920s, every one a bestseller.So prolific was Agatha Christie s output â “ 66 crime novels, 20 plays, 6 romance books under a pseudonym and over 150 short stories â “ it was often claimed that she had a photographic memory. Was this true? Or did she resort over those 55 years to more mundane methods of working out her ingenious crimes?Following the death of Agatha s daughter, Rosalind, at the end of 2004, a remarkable secret was revealed. Unearthed among her affairs at the family home of Greenway were Agatha Christie s private notebooks, 73 handwritten volumes of notes, lists and drafts outlining all her plans for her many books, plays and stories. Buried in this treasure trove, all in her unmistakable handwriting, are revelations and details that will fascinate anyone who has ever read or watched an Agatha Christie story.Christie archivist and expert John Curran leads the reader through the six decades of Agatha Christie s writing career, unearthing some remarkable clues to her success and a number of never-before-published excerpts and stories from her archives. This book features Agatha s original ending of her very first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, painstakingly transcribed from her notebooks. It also includes a number of short stories from the archives reproduced in full, including the unpublished The Man Who Knew, How I Created Hercule Poirot, and an early draft for a Miss Marple story, The Case of the Caretaker s Wife.

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One of the most iconic characters in children⠙s literatureHergé⠙s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children⠙s books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures.The world⠙s most famous travelling reporter is confused by some very strange goings on. Windows, mirrors and chandeliers are spontaneously shattering and Tintin is left flummoxed. After a shooting and a break in, Tintin knows Professor Calculus is in danger, but he has only one clue ⠓ an unusual packet of cigarettes. He has a mystery to solve. But can he do it before a terrible weapon falls into the wrong hands?Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011.The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 90 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then more than 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.Hergé (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series, which is now considered to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, comics series of all time.Have you collected all the graphic novel adventures?Tintin in the Land of the SovietsTintin in AmericaTintin: Cigars of the PharaohTintin: The Blue LotusTintin: The Broken EarTintin: The Black IslandTintin: King Ottakar⠙s SceptreTintin: The Crab with the Golden ClawsTintin: The Shooting StarTintin: The Secret of the UnicornTintin: Red Rackham⠙s TreasureTintin: The Seven Crystal BallsTintin: Prisoners of the SunTintin: Land of Black GoldTintin: Destination MoonTintin: Explorers of the MoonTintin: The Calculus AffairTintin: The Red Sea SharksTintin in TibetTintin: The Castafiore EmeraldTintin: Flight 714 to SydneyThe Adventures of Tintin and the PicarosTintin and Alph-Art

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Murder, mystery and majesty combine in this new Special Edition hardback of the Queen of Crime s very best short stories set in London. Agatha Christie is recognized throughout the world as the writer of remarkable country house mysteries and ingenious murders set in faraway countries. Yet many of her books and stories were set in the city she new best and for many years called home: London.From Poirot s flat in Whitehaven Mansions to Scotland Yard, the Old Bailey to Harley Street, Lyons Tea Rooms to the Savoy, Paddington Station to the London Underground, Agatha Christie knew and loved London, and mined it for its rich seam of storytelling opportunities. 100 years after the first publication of Traitor Hands , the short story that became Witness for the Prosecution , this collection includes this original thriller, along with eleven other London mysteries featuring all the Christie faithfuls: Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, Harley Quin, Parker Pyne and Ariadne Oliver. Join Christie’s iconic characters on their adventures around London: The Affair at the Victory Ball The Tuesday Night Club The Case of the Discontented Soldier The Adventure of the Clapham Cook Traitor Hands A Fairy in the Flat The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Listerdale Mystery The Case of the Caretaker The Lonely God The Sign in the Sky The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

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The first book in the phenomenally successful Thursday Next series, from Number One bestselling author Jasper Fforde. Always ridiculous, often hilarious ... blink and you miss a vital narrative leap. There are shades of Douglas Adams, Lewis Carroll, Clockwork Orange and 1984 . And that s just for starters - Time OutMeet Thursday Next, literary detective without equal, fear or boyfriend.There is another 1985, where London s criminal gangs have moved into the lucrative literary market, and Thursday Next is on the trail of the new crime wave s MR Big.Acheron Hades has been kidnapping certain characters from works of fiction and holding them to ransom. Jane Eyre is gone. Missing.Thursday sets out to find a way into the book to repair the damage. But solving crimes against literature isn t easy when you also have to find time to halt the Crimean War, persuade the man you love to marry you, and figure out who really wrote Shakespeare s plays.Perhaps today just isn t going to be Thursday s day. Join her on a truly breathtaking adventure, and find out for yourself. Fiction will never be the same again ...

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A serious reinvestigation full of revealing background information that sheds additional light on what was then and now remains a shocking crime Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking This riveting, eye-opening investigation of a 70-year-old murder mystery reads like a whodunit ... A true crime must-read Dean Jobb, author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream As much social history as it is gripping true crime Jeremy Craddock, author of The Jigsaw Murders A meticulously researched re-examination Caitlin Davies, author of Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths 1950s France. A British establishment figure. A shocking crime. A miscarriage of justice. The search for truth. In 1952, in a peaceful corner of Provence, a farmer s son stumbled upon a terrible scene. Three bodies: a husband and wife shot dead, their ten-year-old daughter savagely beaten to death. They were all British. So begins one of the most notorious murder cases in French history. Sir Jack Drummond was a senior advisor to the British government, a household name who was respected and admired. His fame made the case a cause célèbre in France and resulted in the swift conviction of a local farmer, but questions about Drummond s life and death remain unanswered. In this bold new investigation, Stephanie Matthews and Daniel Smith strip away the prejudice and propaganda to reveal a grave miscarriage of justice. A light is shone on Drummond s secret life in the shadows of the Cold War, painting a portrait of an enigmatic man who may not have been the innocent holidaymaker he appeared to be, and recasting one of the twentieth century s most notorious murders in a fascinating and important new light.

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A Booklist Top 10 Romance Novel of 2023Bestselling author Jocelyn Green sweeps you away in a dazzling novel of secrets, betrayal, and romance within one of New York City s most esteemed museums.For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she d accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations.The first is her repentant father s offer to finally bring her to Egypt as his colleague on a new expedition. The second is a chance to enter the world of New York s wealthiest patrons who have been victims of art fraud.With Egyptomania sweeping the city after the discovery of King Tut s tomb, Detective Joe Caravello is on the hunt for a notorious forger preying on the open wallets of New York s high society. Dr. Westlake is just the expert he needs to help him track the criminal. Together they search for the truth, and the closer Lauren and Joe get to discovering the forger s identity, the more entangled they become in a web of deception and crime.

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In the spring of 1666 everyone s first reaction to a sudden death at the palace of White Hall is that the plague has struck, but the killing of Thomas Chiffinch was by design, not disease. Chiffinch was holder of two influential posts - Keeper of the Closet and Keeper of the Jewels - and rival courtiers have made no secret of their wish to succeed to those offices. To Thomas Chaloner, ordered to undertake the investigation, such avarice gives a whole host of suspects an ample motive for murder.The same courtiers are at the heart of the royal entourage endorsing the King s licentious and ribald way of life, and Chaloner has some sympathy with the atmosphere of outrage and disgust at such behaviour. London s citizens, already irked by the wealthy fleeing to the country at the outbreak of the plague, have scant patience with the Court on its return. The city is abuzz with rumours of dissent and rebellion, fuelled by predictions from a soothsayer in Clerkenwell of a rain of fire destroying the capital on Good Friday.Chaloner initially dismisses such talk as nonsense, but as he uncovers ever more connections to Clerkenwell among his suspects, he begins to fear that there is also design behind the rumours - and that, come Easter Day, the King and his Court might find themselves the focus of yet another rebellion.

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March 1941. As the war rages on, the Buckingham Hotel has become a microcosm of the world. Its ballroom and restaurant are peopled with exiled royal families, politicians and dignitaries, but the beating heart of the Buckingham remains its hardworking, talented staff. With the heroic Raymond de Guise away fighting in North Africa, his beloved wife Nancy must balance her new position in life- as Head of Housekeeping at the Buckingham, but also as a new mother to their child. And all the while, mysterious new figures are beginning to take centre stage: a secretive new bandleader from across the Atlantic, an unknown thief pilfering luxury goods from the Buckingham #39;s larders, and a charismatic ghost from Raymond #39;s past, stirring up old memories from his time on the circuit in 1920s Paris. As tensions flare and dark secrets rise to the surface, it #39;s all the Buckingham staff can do to retain their trademark elegance and poise... **** #39;Truly couldn #39;t put it down #39; READER REVIEW #39;A fantastic read #39; READER REVIEW #39;So many twists and turns #39; READER REVIEW #39;Brilliant #39; READER REVIEW

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Two families, one terrible secret, and a painting to die for . . .Glastonbury, an art restorer, has been brutally murdered, and the newly discovered Rembrandt he was working on has disappeared. For spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon, it has been six months since his final showdown with the murderous Russian oligarch and arms dealer Ivan Kharkov. He has severed his ties with the Office with only one thing in mind: recovery.But this unspeakable act of violence once again draws Allon into a world of danger he thought he had left behind for ever. Allon is persuaded to use his unique skills to trace the painting and those responsible for the crimes. As he investigates, he discovers there are terrible secrets connected to the painting, and terrible men behind them.Before he is done, he will have undertaken a journey through some of the twentieth century s darkest history - and come face to face with some of the same darkness within himself.

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THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER #39;A glitzy, glamorous rollercoaster of a romance - hugely entertaining and so satisfying . . . Sheila O #39;Flanagan at her sparkling best #39; Veronica HenryThe irresistible, utterly satisfying new contemporary novel from No. 1 bestselling Sheila O #39;Flanagan Izzy is in the Caribbean on the honeymoon-that-isn #39;t after her fiancé broke her heart. She #39;s not looking for someone new. But when she meets Charles Miller, a successful writer holidaying alone, the electricity is undeniable. And what does she have to lose? In Ireland, Charles #39;s ex-wife and agent Ariel flits from party to party, glamorous and poised. She #39;s in constant contact with Charles. They #39;re very close. Ariel wonders if they should get back together. She #39;s an independent woman, but she liked being part of a power couple. And she #39;s sure she only has to say, and they #39;ll pick up where they left off. No matter how in control of life you think you are, it can shock and surprise you. As Izzy, Ariel and Charles are about to find out . . .Sheila O #39;Flanagan #39;s new novel tells a compelling and thought-provoking story about two strong women, one complicated man, and the secrets and dreams that draw them together - with explosive consequences . . . #39;What a fascinating book, set in the world of publishing. I loved it! #39; Sue Moorcroft

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The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect Daily TelegraphAbducted, beaten, hidden in an attic, a young woman stages an audacious escape. But is her story everything she claims it to be?Fifteen-year-old Betty Kane can recall every detail of the room where she says she was held at the country house known as The Franchise - even the crack in its round window. But her alleged kidnappers, a quiet-living mother and daughter, claim they have never seen her before. Somebody has to be lying. But who? As the case sparks a media frenzy, it is up to unassuming village solicitor Robert Blair to find out.

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A print-on-demand edition of Christie s masterpiece especially for readers who prefer the old pocket-sized A-format paperbacks.A full-length Hercule Poirot novel, adapted from Agatha Christieâ ™s stage play by Charles OsborneSir Claud Amoryâ ™s revolutionary new formula for a powerful explosive is stolen. Locking his house-guests in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and prevent a global catastrophe.BLACK COFFEE was Agatha Christieâ ™s first playscript, originally performed in 1930 and made into a now rarely-seen film the following year. Combining her typically beguiling plot and sparkling dialogue with his own faithful narrative, Charles Osborneâ ™s novelisation is â ˜A worthy addition to the Christie canonâ ™ (The Spectator)

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A compelling modern romance from new author Phoebe Fuller makes this the perfect holiday read for women. A story of friendship, love and suspense, in which Global Sales Executive, Phoenix Swift, fed up with her life, heads to Europe. A chance encounter with Italian, Raph Bianchi, leads to a night of passion, creating joy and confusion. Pummelled by doubt, and the complications of life, Phoenix retreats home. A surprising turn of events brings Phoenix and Raph back together, but family tragedy and a shocking revelation from the past, threatens everything. Can this love story have a happy ending? Will an astonishing inheritance get in the way?

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A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE FROM THE WORLD OF PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANSFrom #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro comes a new adventure featuring two of the most popular characters from the world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico s half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter.Hazel needs their help in managing a situation that the boys inadvertently brought about in The Sun and the Star, where the demigods showed the monsters of the Underworld that they have options; they donâ ™t have to be evil.Now some of those monsters have taken up residence at Camp Jupiter to seek refuge. Nico and Will are on site, assisting Hazel when one by one monsters start disappearing from camp. A mysterious dark force is at work, and its plan is to punish all monsters for their past crimes.Things only get worse when Nico, Will, and Hazel learn that theyâ ™re all connected to it . . .Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess â “ out now!

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A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE FROM THE WORLD OF PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANSFrom #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro comes a new adventure featuring two of the most popular characters from the world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico s half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter.Hazel needs their help in managing a situation that the boys inadvertently brought about in The Sun and the Star, where the demigods showed the monsters of the Underworld that they have options; they donâ ™t have to be evil.Now some of those monsters have taken up residence at Camp Jupiter to seek refuge. Nico and Will are on site, assisting Hazel when one by one monsters start disappearing from camp. A mysterious dark force is at work, and its plan is to punish all monsters for their past crimes.Things only get worse when Nico, Will, and Hazel learn that theyâ ™re all connected to it . . .Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess â “ out now!

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New York Times #1 bestselling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which demigod Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . .monsters?A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico s half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter on the West Coast. She needs their help in managing a situation that the boys inadvertently brought about: the demigods showed the monsters of the Underworld that they have options; they don t have to be evil.Now some of those monsters have taken up residence at Camp Jupiter to seek refuge.Nico and Will are on site, assisting Hazel when one by one monsters start disappearing from camp. A mysterious dark force is at work, and its plan is to punish all monsters for their past crimes.Things only get worse when Nico, Will, and Hazel learn that they re all connected to it . . .

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Do you love Cornwall, with its cliffs and breakers, sleepy fishing harbours and villages? Would you like to meet a real English Lord? And do you enjoy an authentic, well researched historical crime story? With the author you will accompany the renowned Baker Street detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend Dr Watson, on their journey to Cornwall. There, in idyllic surroundings, they are faced with seemingly impenetrable questions, leading to desperate villainy. A fifty-year-old history of intrigue, smuggling, betrayal, murder and revenge waits to be revealed, and you are there, with Holmes and Watson.

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`If any man or woman should ask what I wish this romance... to be called, it is the Romance of the Rose, in which the whole art of love is contained . Guillaume de Lorris s own introduction to his allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair gives no indication of the eventual scale and scope of the work, which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances. In the hands of Jean de Meun, who continued de Lorris s work, it assumed vast proportions and embraced almost every aspect of medieval life, from predestination to the right way to deal with premature hair-loss. This new translation into modern English, based on the French edition by Félix Lecoy, is intended as much for the general reader as for students of French and English literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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After two important exhibitions in 2022 at the Galería Álvaro Alcázar in Madrid with Proyecto para una isla and at the Galería Pelaires in Palma de Mallorca with De sal y ceniza, the artist, together with the curator and art critic Iván de la Nuez, has developed this editorial project which brings together the latest series of Nadal s work. Guillem Nadal manages to make his paintings take on the consistency of sculpture and his painting takes on the appearance of raw material; mixed pieces that speak of islands, skulls and shipwrecks, creating a system of signs, an art of survival in which he makes use of the utensils that nature lends him. Pieces that are on the borderline of shipwreck or failure, whether they are carried out or not, but which at the same time have their own identity. This is the language of this contemplative, visceral and violent art. This art that doesn t want nature to convince us, but to conquer us . - Iván de la Nuez

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Zažij kouzlo – prožij výjimečné okamžiky během těchto svátků s dárkovou sadou BOSS The Scent Eau de Toilette pro něj. Uvolni sílu přitažlivosti s BOSS The Scent pro muže, ikonickým Eau de Toilette v multifunkčním plnitelném flakonu. Tato ambrózní, dřevitá a ovocná vůně povzbuzuje smysly kořeněným zázvorem, elegantní maninkou a smyslnou kůží.Tato sváteční dárková sada BOSS The Scent Eau de Toilette obsahuje:• BOSS The Scent Eau de Toilette pro muže, 50 ml• BOSS The Scent deodorant ve spreji pro muže, 150 ml

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Zažij kouzlo – prožij výjimečné okamžiky během těchto svátků s dárkovou sadou BOSS The Scent Eau de Parfum pro ni. Uvolni sílu přitažlivosti s BOSS The Scent pro ženy, ikonickým Eau de Parfum v multifunkčním plnitelném flakonu. Tato ambrově-květinová vůně povzbuzuje smysly šťavnatým broskvovým tónem, sametovým osmanthusem a smyslným bílým pižmem.Tato sváteční dárková sada BOSS The Scent Eau de Parfum obsahuje:• BOSS The Scent Eau de Parfum pro ženy, 30 ml• BOSS The Scent tělové mléko pro ženy, 50 ml

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â œIf you love elephants, you will love Babar and Celeste,â ¦ writes A. A. Milne, author of Winnie-the-Pooh, in his preface to The Story of Babar. â œAnd if you have never loved elephants, you will love them now.â ¦ After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. He becomes educated and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants.Jean de Brunhoffâ ™s tales of Babar have charmed readers around the world for 80 years. His stories have followed the king of the elephants as he builds a city, founds a family and even meets Father Christmas. Tested by difficult trials â “ from snakes to fire to runaway prams â “ he always comes out on top, with the help of patience, determination and, on one memorable occasion, a flight of winged elephants. One of the most iconic series of animal books in history, Babar has become a household name both as a character in childrenâ ™s books and on TV.Beautifully illustrated, this edition is an ideal gift for children aged 3 and up.Also look out for The Babar Collection and Babar the King.Jean de Brunhoff is considered to be one of the greatest picture book authors in history. Born in Paris, de Brunhoff was the fourth and last child of a successful publisher. He managed to produce a total of seven Babar books before his death at the age of 37. Since then, millions and millions of Babar books have been sold all around the world.

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Theory of the Rearguard examines how contemporary art is in tension with survival, rather than in relation to life. In the twentieth century, Peter Burger s Theory of the Avant-Garde was a cult book focused on the two main tasks that art demanded at the time: to break its representation and to destroy the barrier that separated it from life. Forty years later, The Theory of the Rearguard is an ironic manifesto about contemporary art and its failures, even though Ivan de la Nuez does not waste his time mourning it or disguising it. He argues that our times are not characterized by the distance between art and life, but by a tension between art and survival, which is the continuation of life by any means necessary. In the twenty-first century, Ivan de la Nuez examines art in relationship to politics, iconography, and literature. This austere and sharp book in which Duchamp stumbles upon Lupe, the revolution upon the museum, Paul Virilio upon Joan Fontcuberta or Fukuyama upon Michael Jackson wonders if contemporary art will ever end. Because if it were mortal- just as mortal as everything it invokes or examines under its magnifying glass -de la Nuez argues would be worth writing an epitaph for it as he has done in this sparkling book of art criticism.

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A Harper Perennial Modern Classics reissue of this unflinching examination of post-war French intellectual life, and an amazing chronicle of love, philosophy and politics from one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century.An epic romance, a philosophical argument and an honest and searing portrayal of what it means to be a woman, this is Simone de Beauvoirâ ™s most famous and profound novel. De Beauvoir sketches the volatile intellectual and political climate of post-war France with amazing deftness and insight, peopling her story with fictionalisations of the most important figures of the era, such as Camus, Sartre and Nelson Algren. Her novel examines the painful split between public and private life that characterised the female experience in the mid-20th century, and addresses the most difficult questions of gender and choice.It is an astonishing work of intellectual athleticism, yet also a moving romance, a love story of passion and depth. Long out of print, this masterpiece is now reissued as part of the Harper Perennial Modern Classics series so that a whole new generation can discover de Beauvoirâ ™s magic.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERFrom one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - an accessible and eye-opening exploration of our relationship with the news His gift is to prompt us to think about how we live and how we might change things The Times De Botton analyses modern society with great charm, learning and humour. His remedies come as a welcome relief Daily Mail Like all classic de Botton, there are plenty of insightful observations here, peppered with some psychology, a dash of philosophy, a big dollop of commonsense Scotsman The news occupies a range of manic and peculiar positions in our lives. We invest it with an authority and importance which used to be the preserve of religion - but what does it do for us?Mixing current affairs with philosophical reflections, de Botton offers a brilliant illustrated guide to the precautions we should take before venturing anywhere near the news and the noise it generates. Witty and global in reach, The News will ensure you ll never look at reports of a celebrity story or political scandal in quite the same way again.

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