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The House On Blueberry Lane - Brenda Jackson

The new uplifting romance from New York Times bestselling author, Brenda Jackson, that readers are finding impossible to put down: Another wonderful Catalina Cove Novel!! Every book in this series is a page turner!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐All he needs is a second chance⠦All she wants is no strings attachedThe biggest mistake of Jaye Colfax⠙s life was letting Velvet Spencer leave him. For three years, they were together exclusively ⠓ and it was great. But Jaye wouldn⠙t commit to anything more. He just didn⠙t believe in falling in love or marriage. When Velvet left him without so much as a goodbye, Jaye realised he⠙d been too foolish to see he loved her. But it was too late. His stubbornness had cost him the love of his life.It took Jaye two years to find out where Velvet had gone. Now he⠙s come to Catalina Cove to prove his love and win her back ⠓ but will Velvet have him?Don t miss the other books in the Catalina Cove series, which can be read in any order:Book 1: Love in Catalina CoveBook 2: Forget Me NotBook 3: Finding Home AgainBook 4: Follow Your HeartBook 5: One Christmas WishBook 6: The House on Blueberry LaneBook 7: The Cottage on Pelican BayReaders love Brenda Jackson:⠘I love all of the books I have read from Brenda so far and it s been quite a few, her stories get better and better.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Brenda Jackson is a great story teller, loved it and looking forward to the next Catalina Cove book hopefully there will be many more.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘I love Brenda⠙s writing because she adds so much more to her stories.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘A very good read, as always by Brenda Jackson⠦ A must have in your library! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The House on Rye Lane - Susan Allott

â ˜Beautifully written and entirely grippingâ ™ CHRIS WHITAKERâ ˜An evocative, haunting literary thrillerâ ™ ERIN KELLY A terrific spine chillerâ ™ TELEGRAPH A sinister tale, beautifully told THE SUNThey thought theyâ ™d found their dream home. They were wrong.Maxine has bought a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye â “ but already the doubts are creeping in.Why are the neighbours so evasive about the previous ownerâ ™s death?Is her partner Seb all he seems to be?And are there more secrets hiding in this houseâ ™s dark corners?The House on Rye Lane is a tense, taut, utterly unnerving novel about the many ways the crimes of the past can haunt the present.

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The House on Mountain Laurel Lane - Eileen Goudge

A widow and mom of two struggles to let go of the past and embrace the future in a powerful novel about friendship, love, and taking risks by New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge. Ever since her husband Seanâ ™s death, Jo Myers just canâ ™t move on. Until she receives a video Sean made during his final days, urging her to find happiness after heâ ™s gone. Jolted from her rut, she embarks on a journey forward. Her first step is buying a house she and her daughters can call home. Framed by the snowcapped peaks of the Sierra Nevada, itâ ™s the very house she and Sean dreamed of owning together one day. It comes with a kindly and elderly resident lodger and an opportunity to make new memories. Jo even dips her toes into the dating pool. With the support of her friends, who call themselves the Tattooed Ladies, she is determined to honor her husbandâ ™s last wish. Even as reality comes crashing down again. When everything she holds dear is threatened, Jo draws on her newfound strength and the power of friendship to finally find her way to the other side of grief and embrace whatever the future may hold.

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The House on the Canal: The Story of the House that Hid Anne Frank - Thomas Harding

Charting 400 years of history, this is the astonishing true story of the Anne Frank House, beautifully illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.In the middle of Amsterdam, stands a tall, narrow house on a canal. Over the course of four centuries the house has been a home to many ⠓ from poor families to wealthy couples, and those hiding from persecution. Like the family of a young Jewish girl who sought refuge in the annexe and wrote in her diary of the ⠜old house on the canal⠝. The girl⠙s name was Anne Frank, and her diary became world famous.

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The House on Cold Creek Lane - Liz Alterman

Twisty suspense at its finest: An unflinching examination of motherhood and the dark side of domesticity, set against a suburban backdrop thatÂ’s anything but blissfulWho was I? What had I become?Breathe, I commanded. YouÂ’re doing this for your family.When Laurel and Rob West move into their new home in New Jersey, it seems too good to be true. But Laurel canÂ’t shake off her old feelings of anxiety. The neighbor who pays far too much attention to the WestsÂ’ two young children . . . Rob watching her every misstep . . . and thereÂ’s something people arenÂ’t telling her about this house . . . I promised myself I wouldnÂ’t go to that neighborhood again. Not that street. Not so soon.But I couldnÂ’t help it. They made it too easy.Corey Sutton is trying to outrun her past. Recently divorced and reeling from a devastating loss, she moves into her widowed motherÂ’s retirement condo in Florida. Everyone says she just needs some time to recover and rebuild . . . but is Corey beyond saving? She wants answers. And thereÂ’s very little she wonÂ’t do to get them.Though Laurel and Corey have never met, the women have something in common, and if they re not careful, it may just destroy them both . . .

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The House on Widows Hill - Simon R. Green

Ishmael Jones investigates a haunted house . . . but is haunted by his own past in the latest of this quirky paranormal mystery series. That house is a bad place. Bad things happen there . . . Set high on top of Widows Hill, Harrow House has remained empty for years. Now, on behalf of an anonymous prospective buyer, Ishmael and Penny are spending a night there in order to investigate the rumours of strange lights, mysterious voices, unexplained disappearances, and establish whether the house is really haunted.What really happened at Harrow House all those years ago? Joined by a celebrity psychic, a professional ghost-hunter, a local historian and a newspaper reporter, it becomes clear that each member of Team Ghost has their own pet theory as to the cause of the alleged haunting. But when one of the group suddenly drops dead with no obvious cause, Ishmael realizes that if he can find out how and why the victim died, he will have the key to solving the mystery.

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The House on the Canal: The Story of the House that Hid Anne Frank - Thomas Harding

Charting 400 years of history, this is the astonishing true story of the Anne Frank House, beautifully illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. In the middle of Amsterdam stands a tall, narrow house on a canal. Over the course of four centuries the house has been a home to many ⠓ from poor families to wealthy couples, and those hiding from persecution. Like the family of a young Jewish girl who sought refuge in the annexe and wrote in her diary of the ⠜old house on the canal⠝. The girl⠙s name was Anne Frank, and her diary became world famous.

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The House on Cold Hill - Peter James

The House on Cold Hill is a chilling and suspenseful ghost story from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Dead Simple, Peter James. Moving from the heart of the city of Brighton and Hove to the Sussex countryside is a big undertaking for born townies, Ollie Harcourt, his wife, Caro, and their twelve-year-old daughter, Jade. But when they view Cold Hill House - a huge, dilapidated, Georgian mansion - they are filled with excitement. Despite the financial strain of the move, Ollie has dreamed of living in the country since he was a child, and with its acres of land, he sees Cold Hill House as a paradise for his animal-loving daughter, a base for his web-design business and a terrific long-term investment. Caro is less certain, and Jade is grumpy about being removed from all her friends. But within days of moving in, it soon becomes apparent that the Harcourt family aren t the only residents in the house.

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The House on Buzzards Bay - Dwyer Murphy

This elegant, eerie mystery brings a shudder to the spine Daily MailWhen a group of old college friends reunites for a summer vacation at a beach house in coastal Massachusetts, a sudden disappearance and the arrival of a seductive stranger threaten to unearth the darkest secrets of their relationships. A masterful psychological thriller...Itâ ™s a devilish twist on the traditional locked-room mystery Publishers Weekly Starred Review A delicious, brooding heart-stopper of a book Tea Obreht, author of The Tiger s WifeAs they hurtle into midlife, Jim and his closest college friends get together to rekindle the bonds of their friendship in his familyâ ™s beautiful, generations-old vacation home along Buzzards Bay. But what begins as a restorative seaside escape takes a darker turn when Bruce, an aloof but successful writer, disappears from the house without a trace. Meanwhile, a series of mysterious break-ins besets the town, which is the site of an old Spiritualist campground turned idyllic fishing village. After a series of uncanny disturbances at the house, Jim canâ ™t help but feel that someone â ” or something â ” is watching them. And with the arrival of a strange, seductive guest at their home, the group begins to question the very nature of their experiences â ” along with their already precarious ties with one other. In The House on Buzzards Bay, Dwyer Murphy returns with a chilling, atmospheric page-turner that explores the bonds of friendship, the growing accumulation of life s responsibilities, and whether our youthful dreams can endure the complexities of adulthood.

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The House on Lonely Street - Lyn Andrews

If you love the novels of Kitty Neale and Donna Douglas, don t miss Lyn Andrews Sunday Times bestseller THE HOUSE ON LONELY STREET.For Katherine Donovan the slums of Dublin are a lonely place. Her father, a pawnbroker, is the most hated man in the district, and Katherine an outcast. Her only friend is tiny Ceppi Healy, underfed, irrepressible and, the youngest in a neglected family of eight, as much an emotional orphan as eighteen-year-old Katherine. Then, one night, the unthinkable happens. Katherine s father is murdered, a victim of local revenge for an act of cruelty even she couldn t have anticipated. Fearing for her life, Katherine flees, taking with her the desperate young Ceppi. Liverpool is her longed-for haven and, with the last of her father s money, she rents a lodging house in a street decimated by the sinking of the Titanic. But, far from finding a refuge for herself and little girl she promised to protect, she realises she has put them into the path of terrible danger...

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The House on Mango Street - Cisneros Sandra

Told in a series of vibrant vignettes, The House On Mango Street is the story of Esperanza Cordera, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. For Esperanza, Mango Street is a desolate landscape of concrete and run-down tenements where she discovers the hard realities of life - the fetters of class and gender, the spectre of racial enmity and the mysteries of sexuality. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, Esperanza is able to rise above hopelessness and create for herself a house all of my own quiet as snow, a space for myself to go in the midst of her oppressive surroundings.

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The House on Mango Street - Cisneros Sandra

A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago • Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.“Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.” —The New York Times Book ReviewThe House on Mango Street is one of the most cherished novels of the last fifty years. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of Esperanza Cordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she will become. “In English my name means hope,” she says. “In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. Told in a series of vignettes—sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyous—CisnerosÂ’s masterpiece is a classic story of childhood and self-discovery and one of the greatest neighborhood novels of all time. Like Sinclair LewisÂ’s Main Street or Toni MorrisonÂ’s Sula, it makes a world through people and their voices, and it does so in language that is poetic and direct. This gorgeous coming-of-age novel is a celebration of the power of telling oneÂ’s story and of being proud of where you re from.Â

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The House on the Borderland

Penguin Weird Fiction: a celebration of the very best of the weird, a store of novels and tales that for generations have delighted and horrified. A manuscript is found. Filled with small, precise writing and smelling of pit-water, it tells the story of an old recluse and his strange home – and it’s even stranger, jade-green double, seen by that old man on an otherworldly plain where gigantic gods and monsters roam.Soon his earthly abode is no less terrible than this strange vision, as swine-like creatures boil from a cavern beneath the ground and besiege it. But a still greater horror will face the recluse, one more awful than any creature that can be fought or killed. The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson’s great masterpiece of cosmic fear, is an extraordinary novel that defied all accepted conventions of horror writing, forging in an instant a new, weird direction for the form. Forget vampires and gore . . .this is where the screaming really starts, out in the void, with no one left to hear Terry Pratchett

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The House on Via Gemito - Domenico Starnone

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2024â œStarnone uses languages the way a great painter works with colour, conjuring the illusion of three dimensions from a blank flat surface.⠝ â ”Jhumpa Lahiri â œOne of Italyâ ™s most accomplished novelists.⠝ â ”The Guardian ⠜Masterly.⠝ â ”Times Literary Supplement The modest apartment on Via Gemito smells of paint and white spirit. The furniture is pushed up against the wall to create a make-shift studio, and drying canvases must be moved off the beds each night.Federì, a railway clerk, is convinced that, if he didnâ ™t have a family to feed, heâ ™d be a world-famous painter. Talented, ambitious, and frustrated, his life is marked by bitter disappointment. His long-suffering wife and their four sons bear the brunt. Years later, his first-born son will tell the story of a man he spent his whole life trying not to resemble. Narrated against the background of a Naples still marked by WWII and first published in Italy over 20 years ago, The House on Via Gemito is a masterpiece of contemporary Italian literature.Â

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The House on Bellevue Gardens - Rachel Hore

The stunning novel from the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller. Secrets from the past, unravelling in the present… Uncovering secrets that span generations, Rachel delivers intriguing, involving and emotive narrative reading group fiction like few other writers can. Bellevue Gardens is a tranquil London square, tucked away behind a busy street. You might pass it without knowing it’s there. Here, through the imposing front door of Number 11, is a place of peace, of sanctuary and of secrets. It is home to Leonie; once a model in the sixties, she came to the house to escape a destructive marriage and now, out of gratitude, she opens her house to others in need. Rosa, Stef and Rick are running from their own problems. They have all found their way to Leonie’s home, each seeking refuge and searching for a new start. But then Leonie discovers that the house which has provided sanctuary for so many is under threat. Can she rescue the place that saved her all those years ago…?Praise for Rachel Hore #39;s novels: ‘A tour de force. Rachel #39;s Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious’ JUDY FINNIGAN ‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ Telegraph ‘A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war’ Book of the Week, Sunday Mirror #39;Pitched perfectly for a holiday read #39; Guardian #39;Engrossing, pleasantly surprising and throughly readable #39; SANTA MONTEFIORE #39;A beautifully written and magical novel about life, love and family #39; CATHY KELLY

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The House on the Strand - Daphne du Maurier

FROM THE BESTSELLING WRITER OF REBECCA The House on the Strand is prime du Maurier . . . NEW YORK TIMES She wrote exciting plots . . . a writer of fearless originality GUARDIAN No other popular writer has so triumphantly defied classification . . . MARGARET FORSTER When Dick Young s friend, Professor Magnus Lane offers him an escape from his troubles in the form of a new drug, Dick finds himself transported to fourteenth-century Cornwall. There, in the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champerhoune, he witnesses intrigue, adultery and murder.The more time Dick spends consumed in the past, the more he withdraws from the modern world. With each dose of the drug, his body and mind become addicted to this otherworld and his attempts to change history bring terror to the present and put his own life in jeopardy.

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The House on Mango Street - Cisneros Sandra

The House on Mango Street is one of the most cherished novels of the last fiftyyears. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of EsperanzaCordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she willbecome. ⠜In English my name means hope,⠝ she says. ⠜In Spanish it means toomany letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. Told in a series of vignettes⠔sometimes heart breaking, sometimesjoyous⠔Cisneros⠙s masterpiece is a classic story of childhood andself-discovery. It is also one of the greatest neighbourhood novels of all time.Like Sinclair Lewis⠙ Main Street or Toni Morrison⠙s Sula, it makes a worldthrough people and their voices, and it does so in language that is poetic anddirect. Acclaimed by critics, a staple in schools, translated into dozens oflanguages, this gorgeous coming-of-age novel is a celebration of the power oftelling one⠙s story and of being proud of where you come from.

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The House on the Hill - Cesare Pavese

Pavese s novels are works of an extraordinary depth where one never stops finding new levels, new meanings Italo CalvinoJune, 1943. Allied aircraft are bombing Turin; fascist Italy is on its knees. Every evening, after a day s teaching in the city, Corrado returns to the safety of the hills and the care of his two doting landladies. He has no attachments, no obligations. Yet against his better judgement he is drawn to the easy warmth of a circle of anti-fascists who congregate at a nearby tavern, and confronted with a painful choice: emotional and political commitment, with all its dangers - or devastating retreat. Pavese s extraordinary semi-autobiographical novel is a lucid portrayal of missed opportunities and human weakness, set against the seductive intensity of the Italian countryside.Translated with an introduction by Tim ParksShortlisted for The Society of Authors Translation Award 2022

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The House on the Edge - Alex Cotter

A tense thriller that s impossible to put down - perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Fleur Hitchcock. Where has Faith s dad gone? Her brother is obsessed with the sea ghosts he claims live in the basement, and when he disappears as well, Faith starts to believe in the ghosts too.

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A Lot of People Live in This House - Bailey Merlin

A Lot of People Live in This House follows Rachel as she arrives at the house on the hill alone as Job attends a meditation retreat in India for two weeks to unpack his own grief. She s greeted by housemates who smile, bring her cups of tea, and seem happy she s there. She hates it. Not long after, Job is trapped in India by a virus that s grounded just about every plane in the world. As she falls apart, her new housemates rally to find a way to get Job home. Everything Rachel thought she knew about living with others flies out the window and leaves only one remaining truth: Life can be a lot at once, but you don t have to do it alone.

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The Housekeepers - Alex Hay

UPSTAIRS, MADAM IS PLANNING THE PARTY OF THE SEASON.DOWNSTAIRS, THE SERVANTS ARE PLOTTING THE HEIST OF THE CENTURY.When Mrs King, housekeeper to the most illustrious home in Mayfair, is suddenly dismissed after years of loyal service, she knows just who to recruit to help her take revenge.A black-market queen out to settle her scores. An actress desperate for a magnificent part. A seamstress dreaming of a better life.And Mrs King s predecessor, who has been keeping the dark secrets of Park Lane far too long.Mrs King has an audacious plan in mind, one that will reunite her women in the depths of the house on the night of a magnificent ball - and play out right under the noses of her former employers...THEY COME FROM NOTHING. BUT THEY LL LEAVE WITH EVERYTHING.

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The Secret of Cold Hill - Peter James

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes The Secret of Cold Hill. The spine-chilling follow-up to The House on Cold Hill. Now a smash-hit stage play.Cold Hill House has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homes. Gone with the flames are the violent memories of the house’s history, and a new era has begun.Although much of Cold Hill Park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses. For Jason and Emily Danes, this is their forever home, and for Maurice and Claudette Penze-Weedell, it’s the perfect place to live out retirement. Despite the ever present rumble of cement mixers and diggers, Cold Hill Park appears to be the ideal place to live. But looks are deceptive and it’s only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homes.There is one thing that never appears in the estate agent brochures: nobody has ever survived beyond forty in Cold Hill House and no one has ever truly left . . .

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The Secret of Cold Hill - Peter James

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes The Secret of Cold Hill. The spine-chilling follow-up to The House on Cold Hill. Now a smash-hit stage play.Cold Hill House has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homes. Gone with the flames are the violent memories of the houseâ ™s history, and a new era has begun.Although much of Cold Hill Park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses. For Jason and Emily Danes, this is their forever home, and for Maurice and Claudette Penze-Weedell, itâ ™s the perfect place to live out retirement. Despite the ever present rumble of cement mixers and diggers, Cold Hill Park appears to be the ideal place to live. But looks are deceptive and itâ ™s only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homes.There is one thing that never appears in the estate agent brochures: nobody has ever survived beyond forty in Cold Hill House and no one has ever truly left . . .

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100 Interiors Around the World - Angelika Taschen, Brian Cole Miller

Successful interiors tell stories - be they of an industrial loft, a luxury penthouse, or a grand old villa. When presented together, as in this book, they tell us much more besides, providing insights into how the world of the early 21st century chooses to live. What does a Zurich dining room look like? Or a bathroom in Niigata, Japan? How might a Miami art collector paint his bungalow s walls? And what awaits you in a St. Petersburg apartment? We went inside a hundred homes around the globe and found answers that amazed, intrigued, and enchanted us.The locations could hardly be more diverse - nor could the views. They range from the urban skyline seen from a Singapore tower block to the idyllic island landscape of rocks, pine trees, and water surrounding one family s holiday home near Stockholm. Whatever the topography, the external environment inevitably influences the ambience inside. It s with good reason, for example, that Sylvia Avontuur describes her windows overlooking Amsterdam s docklands as the most important picture in her apartment. Just as crucial to the character of an interior is the era of its architecture.From Instanbul via Paris to Barcelona, a great many of the spaces featured are in apartments dating from the late 19th century, whose occupats-cum-curators have breathed new life into old walls. Elsewhere, we find others taking similar care of Modernist houses built in the revolutionary spirit of the International Style. And then there are the contemporary homes, with all their clever technical innovations, designed to meet the specific needs of their owners -such as the riverside villa in Dresden of the house on stilts in Nagano. But whether their shells are historic or brand-new, interiors all over the world exhibit the effects of an aesthetic evolution that has been shaping our built world for over a hundred years. Includes interiors in Argentina, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK, the USA, and many more countries.

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I Am Pusheen the Cat - Claire Belton

Who is Pusheen? This collection of oh-so-cute kitty comics-featuring the chubby, tubby tabby who has taken the Internet by storm-will fill you in on all the basics. Things you should know about Pusheen. Birthday: February 18 Sex: Female Where she lives: In the house, on the couch, underfoot Her favorite pastime: Blogging, sleeping Her best feature: Her toe beans Her favorite food: All of them Pusheen is a pleasantly plump cat who has warmed hearts and tickled funny bones of millions worldwide with her signature GIF animated bops, bounces, and tail wiggles. Now, Pusheen is ready to make the leap from digital to print in her first comic collection! Learn what makes her purr and find out why millions of people have already fallen in love with this naughty, adorable kitty. Featuring some of the most popular stories from Pusheen s Tumblr and Facebook pages (plus a healthy serving of never-before-seen material), I Am Pusheen the Cat is a treat for cat lovers and comics fans alike.

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The Breadwinner - Ellis Deborah

Recommended by Malala Yousafzai, The Breadwinner is the first book in Deborah Ellis s bestselling series set in Afghanistan. This award-winning novel explores loyalty, survival, family and friendship under extraordinary circumstances.Parvana s father is arrested and taken away by Taliban soldiers. Under Taliban law, women and girls are not allowed to leave the house on their own. Parvana, her mother, and sisters are prisoners in their own home. With no man to go out to buy food, they face starvation. Forbidden to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy, and become the breadwinner to save her family. It is a dangerous plan, but their only chance. In fear, she goes out, and witnesses the horror of landmines, the brutality of the Taliban, and the desperation of a country trying to survive. But even in despair lies hope . . .

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The Haunted House on Hollow Hill - Derek Landy

The book version of the thrilling and innovative narrative podcast.On a dark and stormy night â ¦A pair of ghost-hunting journalists arrive at the most haunted house in Britain â “ the Hollow Hotel. Theyâ ™re here to interview the Dark King of television magic, Romeo Gideon.Instead, they discover the body of a murdered man hanging from the rafters â “ the work of a killer who wields actual magic as viciously as he does his blade. With the storm closing in, all exit routes cut off, and the killer taking them out one by one, their only hope lies with the two mysterious Irish detectives who seem quite at home with all this bloodshed â ¦Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have only hours to figure out who the killer is in a hotel filled with the tortured spirits of the dead, the anguished wails of the dying, and the relentless whines of the living.

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Little House on the Prairie - Laura Ingallsová Wilderová

Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and Americaâ ™s best-loved pioneer family.The sun-kissed prairie stretches out around the Ingalls family, smiling its welcome after their long, hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving and they soon find that they must share the land with wild bears and Indians. Will there be enough land for all of them?The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children. Readers who loved Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Heidi will be swept up by this timeless rural coming of age saga. Perfect escapism for readers aged 8+. Beautifully illustrated by Garth Williams.Have you collected all the Little House books?Little House in the Big WoodsLittle House on the PrairieOn the Banks of Plum CreekBy the Shores of Silver LakeThe Long WinterLittle Town on the PrairieThese Happy Golden YearsLaura Ingalls Wilder was born in Wisconsin in 1867. She recorded her adventurous nomadic childhood with her pioneer family in a collection of books that have become beloved classics of American literature. The Little House on the Prairie television series ran for 9 seasons from 1974-1983.

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The Only Purple House in Town - Ann Aguirre

Welcome to the coziest house on the blockâ ”where misfits become family, magic lingers in the walls, and healing comes in the most unexpected forms.Iris Collins doesnâ ™t believe in plans. As a self-declared chaos bunny with a track record of unfinished dreams, sheâ ™s never been the reliable one in the family. But when she inherits a quaint purple Victorian in the quirky town of St. Claire, she seizes the chance to start overâ ”on her terms.Her grand idea? Turn the rambling house into a haven for anyone whoâ ™s ever felt like they didnâ ™t quite belong. A cranky vampire with a secret past. A werewolf with anxiety. A ghost with unresolved issues. And maybe even a mysterious man from Irisâ ™s past who seems too good to be true.What begins as a leap of faith quickly becomes something extraordinary: a chosen family built on kindness, second chances, and a little bit of everyday magic.Perfect for fans of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and Paybackâ ™s a Witch, this is a heartwarming standalone from Ann Aguirreâ ™s beloved Fix-It Witches universe.If youâ ™ve ever longed for a place to call home, this purple house is waiting for you.

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The Last House on the Street - Diane Chamberlainová

A community’s past sins rise to the surface in New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain’s The Last House on the Street when two women, a generation apart, find themselves bound by tragedy and an unsolved, decades-old mystery.1965Growing up in the well-to-do town of Round Hill, North Carolina, Ellie Hockley was raised to be a certain type of proper Southern lady. Enrolled in college and all but engaged to a bank manager, Ellie isn’t as committed to her expected future as her family believes. She’s chosen to spend her summer break as a volunteer helping to register black voters. But as Ellie follows her ideals fighting for the civil rights of the marginalized, her scandalized parents scorn her efforts, and her neighbors reveal their prejudices. And when she loses her heart to a fellow volunteer, Ellie discovers the frightening true nature of the people living in Round Hill. 2010Architect Kayla Carter and her husband designed a beautiful house for themselves in Round Hill’s new development, Shadow Ridge Estates. It was supposed to be a home where they could raise their three-year-old daughter and grow old together. Instead, it’s the place where Kayla’s husband died in an accident—a fact known to a mysterious woman who warns Kayla against moving in. The woods and lake behind the property are reputed to be haunted, and the new home has been targeted by vandals leaving threatening notes. And Kayla’s neighbor Ellie Hockley is harboring long buried secrets about the dark history of the land where her house was built. Two women. Two stories. Both on a collision course with the truth--no matter what that truth may bring to light--in Diane Chamberlain s riveting, powerful novel about the search for justice.

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The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back - Jonathan Stutzman

Celebrated artist Isabelle Arsenault joins forces with author Jonathan Stutzman for an enchanting tale about the expansive power of generosity. ⠜No woodland animal is too big or scary in this sweet story about the power of generosity.⠝ The Bookseller⠜Charming and thought-provoking. This book is a powerful reminder that kindness and hospitality know no limits.⠝ Jersey Evening Post⠜An all-too-timely message of open doors and open hearts.⠝ Publishers WeeklyWhen an ordinary spot on a grassy hill calls out to him, Vincent puts down the house he carries on his back and knows he⠙s where he needs to be. As hungry and tired travellers pass by, Vincent welcomes them into his home, making room for everyone. And even when it seems that the house is as full as it possibly can be, there is no woodland animal too big or too scary ⠓ not a ravenous cat, nor a fox, nor a whole herd of deer ⠓ that Vincent would turn it away from his warm, magical home on the hill. Jonathan Stutzman⠙s charming voice is enhanced by the elegant, inventive die-cut art of three-time Governor General⠙s Award winner Isabelle Arsenault in this classic tale of a generous little mouse with a special house and an ever-expanding heart.

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The Bible Revealed - Philip Yancey, Brenda Quinn

Dive into personal spiritual growth with The Bible Revealed. Authored by the award-winning Philip Yancey and Brenda Quinn, this devotional will transform your daily Scripture reading into a meaningful exploration of faith.How do you view the Bible? Is it intimidating? Do you feel it s reserved for Bible scholars and theologians? Is it hyper-spiritual? A book only for the most pious? The Bible Revealed will change your perspective. Whether you are new to the Bible or seeking a deeper connection to God, this devotional guide immerses you in the grand narrative from Genesis to Revelation, making even the most obscure verses resonate in the world today.The Bible Revealed, a 365-day devotional, offers a meticulously curated daily reading plan that seamlessly blends ancient wisdom with contemporary relevance. Crafted by the renowned Philip Yancey and Brenda Quinn, this guide transforms the Bible into a relatable and engaging experience whether you are a newcomer or a seasoned Bible reader. This devotional unravels the complexities of Scripture, making every story resonate with today s challenges and opportunities. By highlighting the interconnectedness of Scripture, it offers a panoramic view that underscores the Bible s relevance to your life, here and now.Each day s entry guides you through a succinct yet profound spiritual exercise.A short, suggested Scripture reading that brings historic narratives to lifeExpert commentary that demystifies context and culture, translating them into insights that speak directly to your life todayThought-provoking questions designed to deepen your understanding and inspire introspection Discover how the courage of David and the wisdom of Solomon can illuminate your personal challenges and triumphs. Unlock a new dimension of spiritual exploration, where Scripture becomes a vibrant tapestry of wisdom and insight. The Bible Revealed is your key to understanding the teachings, characters, and historic events that form the foundation of Christianity so you can grow in your faith.

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Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door - P. L. Traversová

Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures!The original and classic stories available now in all-new luxurious livery.Mary Poppins is in residence in Cherry Tree Lane. You can be sure that wonderful adventures will follow, from fantastical picnics to a trip to see the Man-in-the-Moon!More than eighty years since we first met Mary Poppins, these original, classic stories are still charming readers and transporting new fans into the mysterious world of everyoneâ ™s favourite magical nanny.Enjoy two stories in the fifth book in the iconic series.

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Camp Half-Blood Confidential (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) - Rick Riordan

A companion guide to THE TRIALS OF APOLLO series, set in the world of PERCY JACKSON.Camp Half-Blood FYI is the funny insider s guide to the demigod training camp in Long Island, narrated by none other than Percy Jackson himself, and other favourite characters will be heard from, too. In response to an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer such questions as What is this place? and Do I get to keep the T-shirt? Newbies can check out the section on the Divine Cabins, read up on Magical Landmarks, and consult the chapter of Training Arenas.But Camp Half-Blood Confidential explores much more than just the buildings and grounds. It includes info that can only be learned from those who live there. For instance, campers do not always co-exist in peace and harmony. The camp is not run with superior efficiency. Prophecies do not flow forth with great regularity. Sprinkled throughout are stories from heroes who have called Camp Half-Blood home or just passed through on their way to places unknown. Chiron himself introduces the book with a brief history of training based on his millennia of experience. And, of course, divine words of wisdom from the god Apollo himself are included, because the demigod authors would prefer not to be struck down by him, thank you very much.

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The Flower Shop on Serendipity Lane - Sarah Hope

Take a stroll down Serendipity Lane, breathe in the beautiful fragrances of the flowers and see if you can spot the love in the airâ ¦After years of juggling long hours at work, studying for her dream vocation and struggling for money, Sadie realises itâ ™s finally time for change. Following her dream to become a florist, Sadie Locke moves her two daughters, Lily and Poppy, into The Flower Shop on Serendipity Lane. But on discovering that her ex-husbandâ ™s friend and divorce solicitor, Alex Marshal, works next door, Sadie feels her hopes of a fresh start quickly slipping away. And when theyâ ™re pushed together at a mutual friendâ ™s wedding, will Sadie and Alex be able to rekindle a lost friendship or realise too much has come between them?A romantic and heartwarming story, perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Jessica Redland and Polly Babbington.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan

Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collectorâ ™s item. Part of an eight book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books. With a brand-new foreword from Nazneen Ahmed Pathak.HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO.Look, I never asked to be the song of a Greek god, I was just a normal kid. . . until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.Percy Jackson is having a bad week. His life has gone from totally normal to monsters-from-Greek-mythology-randomly-appearing kind of strange. Worse still, the king of the gods thinks Percy has stolen his all-powerful lightning bolt - and it seems making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to catch the true lightning thief and stop all-out war from erupting on Mount Olympus. . .What could possibly go wrong?Collect all eight titles in the Puffin Clothbound 85th Anniversary CollectionTHE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER by Jacqueline Wilson with a foreword by Beth LincolnDIARY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney with a foreword by Dapo AdeolaCHARLOTTEâ ™S WEB by E.B. White with a foreword by Jordan LeesMATILDA by Roald Dahl with a foreword by Robin StevensTHE EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING LIFE OF LOTTIE BROOKS by Katie Kirby with a foreword by Nadia ShireenPERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan with a foreword by Nazneen Ahmed PathakPIG-HEART BOY by Malorie Blackman with a foreword by Adam KayWONDER by R.J. Palacio with a foreword by Tom Fletcher

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Best House on the Block - T.R. Ragan

Revealing a neighbor’s deep secrets and dark obsessions turns to murder in a shocking novel of psychological suspense by a New York Times bestselling author.Aspiring investigative journalist Shannon Gibbons and her family have moved into a beautiful house in the Fabulous Forties of East Sacramento, where Shannon finds a fast connection with a new neighbor. Renowned journalist Rosella Marlow appears to have a genuine interest in giving Shannon’s own career a boost—as personal assistant on Rosella’s new project. Appearances are deceiving.Bitter, resentful, and consumed by excruciating grief, Rosella is obsessed with wiping the smiles off her contented neighbors’ faces. Now she’s watching closely, ready to expose their secrets. Secrets dark enough to destroy lives. In Shannon, Rosella has a trusting and unwitting accomplice. But Rosella is being watched, too. And when someone is found murdered, everyone on this quiet block is a suspect. Because everyone has a motive.With the help of a friend, Shannon begins an investigation into the death of a person she just met. As neighbor is pitted against neighbor, the truth is much scarier than anything they imagined.

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The Greengrocer and His TV : The Culture of Communism after the 1968 Prague Spring - Paulina Bren

The 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia brought an end to the Prague Spring and its promise of socialism with a human face. Before the invasion, Czech reformers had made unexpected use of television to advance political and social change. In its aftermath, Communist Party leaders employed the medium to achieve normalization, pitching television stars against political dissidents in a televised spectacle that defined the times. The Greengrocer and His TV offers a new cultural history of communism from the Prague Spring to the Velvet Revolution that reveals how state-endorsed ideologies were played out on television, particularly through soap opera-like serials. In focusing on the small screen, Paulina Bren looks to the normal of normalization, to the everyday experience of late communism.

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The Dutch House - Ann Patchettová

Dyslexia-Friendly Edition using sans serif font printed with blue ink on cream paper.Lose yourself in the story of a lifetime â “ the unforgettable Sunday Times bestsellerâ ˜Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literatureâ ™ GuardianNominated for the Womenâ ™s Prize 2020A STORY OF TWO SIBLINGS, THEIR CHILDHOOD HOME, AND A PAST THAT THEY CANâ ™T LET GO.Like swallows, like salmon, we were the helpless captives of our migratory patterns. We pretended that what we had lost was the house, not our mother, not our father. We pretended that what we had lost had been taken from us by the person who still lived inside.In the economic boom following the Second World War, Cyril Conroy s real estate investments take his family from poverty to enormous wealth. With it he buys the Dutch House, a lavish mansion in the Philadelphia suburbs. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.Danny Conroy grows up in the opulence of the Dutch House. Though his father is distant and his mother is absent, Danny has his beloved sister Maeve: Maeve, with her wall of black hair, her wit, her brilliance. The siblings grow and change as life plays out under the watchful eyes of the houseâ ™s former owners, in the frames of their oil paintings.Then one day their father brings home Andrea, a new stepmother. Though they cannot know it, her arrival to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defining loss of Danny and Maeveâ ™s lives: exiled from the house and tossed back into the poverty from which their family rose, Danny and Maeve have only each other to count on.â ˜The best book Iâ ™ve read in yearsâ ™ Rosamund Luptonâ ˜Her finest novel yetâ ™ Sunday Timesâ ˜The buzz around The Dutch House is totally justified. Her best yet, which is saying somethingâ ™ John Boyneâ ˜A masterpieceâ ™ Cathy Rentzenbrinkâ ˜Blissâ ™ Nigella Lawson

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Clearing the Fog - Dr James C. Jackson

An essential guide (Dr Mark Hyman, author of Young Forever) to navigating life with the cognitive and mental health impairments that often accompany Long Covid.Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the shocking mortality figures obscured the fact that death is not the only adverse outcome associated with the virus. Today, as many as 30 to 50 percent of Covid-19 survivors still experience symptoms long after their acute illness has passed, with problems especially prominent in the areas of cognitive and mental health. For long haulers, this struggle with Long Covid has irrevocably changed their lives. Many have lost their ability to work, attend school, or look after their children. They often feel misunderstood and dismissed by others. Their once-full lives are now filled only with doctors appointments that seem more and more futile. In Clearing the Fog, neuropsychologist Dr. James C. Jackson offers people suffering from Long Covid and their families a roadmap to help them manage their new normal . Focussing on cognitive impairment and mental health issues, he shows readers:- the ways they can manifest and disrupt - suggestions for how and when to seek professional evaluations- science-based treatment options and strategies- information on navigating health care systems and disability insurance- validation and hope as patients wrestle with their new diagnosisIn addition, Dr Jackson shares his own experience with chronic illness , relating to long haulers with vulnerability and compassion. Through moving stories, as well as hands-on guidance, Clearing the Fog will help long haulers understand their current situation while offering multiple ways to address it, make sense of it, and move through it with the goal of thriving instead of merely surviving.

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The Last House on Needless Street - Catriona Ward

This is the story of a murderer. A stolen child. Revenge. This is the story of Ted, who lives with his young daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street.All these things are true. And yet some of them are lies. An unspeakable secret binds the family together, and when a new neighbour moves in next door, the truth may destroy them all. Because there s something buried in the dark forest at the end of Needless Street. But it s not what you think...From the multiple award-winning author of Little Eve and Rawblood, this extraordinary tale will thrill and move readers. A work of incredible imagination and heartbreaking beauty.

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The House Hunt - Ewan C. M.

⠘So pacy and addictive. Just brilliant!⠙ ⠓ Claire Douglas, author of The Couple at No.9The House Hunt is a heart-pounding, claustrophobic thriller from C. M. Ewan, acclaimed author of The Interview, A Window Breaks and the half-a-million-copy bestseller Safe House.Your estate agent calls.She⠙s running late and needs you to show a man around your home.You let him in and begin the tour.But something about him feels wrong . . .You ask him to leave and he refuses.Then he tells you something about you. Something inconceivable.And then you realize. . .He doesn t want your house. He wants YOU.What authors are saying about The House Hunt:⠘Edge-of-the-seat, tense and twisty thriller⠙ ⠓ B. A. Paris, author of The Therapist⠘Truly impossible to put down⠙ ⠓ Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End⠘Once it grips you it doesn t let go⠙ ⠓ Jane Casey, author of Let the Dead Speak⠘The House Hunt is exceptional⠙ ⠓ Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact⠘Unbearably tense, effortlessly plotted and packed with twists⠙ ⠓ Tim Weaver, author of No One HomeWhat readers are saying about The House Hunt:⠘WOW WOW WOW !! The twists in this story had my head spinning. I had no idea where it was leading. What a brilliant book⠙⠘I lost so much sleep reading this book but it was so worth it. Brilliant!⠙⠘The twists and turns are superb and the ultimate unravelling very satisfying. I loved it!⠙

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The House of Hope - Joanne Clague

In the dead of night, a young woman is found on the doorstep of the House of Help for Friendless Girls⠦Winter 1887. Matron Hetty Barlow suspects Hope is lying when she claims to be suffering from amnesia. The girl is taken in, but it isn⠙t long before her pregnancy is discovered, which could put the future of the house ⠓ a new experiment in dealing with destitute women ⠓ in jeopardy. Hetty⠙s future depends on keeping her position as matron.They named her Hope, but Emma Hyde knows she can⠙t keep up her deception forever. She⠙s hundreds of miles away from home, but her well-to-do parents will be searching for her.Amelia yearns to break away from her overbearing sister, Hetty. She meets a man who offers an escape, but her ticket to freedom means revealing Emma⠙s secrets. Will she betray a friend for a chance at a new life?Gripping, emotional and inspiring, this Victorian saga is perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Dilly Court.Praise for The House of Hope A moving and passionate story of three women; two who are keeping their secrets close to their hearts and one who is willing to give her heart away in exchange for love. They all arrive at this house that promises safety and free from harm, but are they brave enough, honest enough, to tell their compelling stories and reveal the truth or forever live a lie? Val Wood I thoroughly enjoyed The House of Hope, it is well written and gives a vivid insight into the life of working class girls. Joanne brings her characters to life and I was hooked from the first page. Lyn Andrews A beautiful intertwined story of three very different women, all hiding dark secrets from the past, and the healing and hope they find in one of Britain⠙s first women⠙s refuge. The House of Hope is an emotional and uplifting tribute to the power of female friendship Judy Summers⠘I love historical books and this is one of the best ones I have read lately. I highly recommend it⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘Very moving. Well written, great characters, and the author has really managed to capture the era⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘The characters will capture your heart. I so look forward to the next in this new series⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘A heartwarming story about unfortunate girls who find themselves destitute, homeless and in need of a safe haven. Wonderful⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review⠘I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I definitely look forward to reading more in this series! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review

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The Marsh House - Somerville Zoe Somerville

The haunting second novel from the author of The Night of the Flood. Two women, separated by decades, are drawn together by one, mysterious house on the North Norfolk coast. Part ghost story, part thriller, I loved it. Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City DECEMBER, 1962 Desperate for a happy Christmas after a disastrous year, Malorie rents a remote house on the Norfolk coast for herself and her daughter Franny. Yet when a furious blizzard traps the pair indoors, the strained silence between them feels louder than ever. Escaping to the attic, Malorie finds the discarded diaries of Rosemary, who lived at the Marsh House through the Thirties. As she reads, she finds herself inexorably drawn into Rosemary s lonely existence until past and present begin to blur entirely... Praise for The Marsh House: Zo Somerville is a born storyteller and this page-turner delivers plenty of creepy thrills. The Times A satisfyingly dark, gothic tale where the past is never far behind you. Rhiannon Ward, author of The Quickening Beautifully written, atmospheric as hell, and elegantly constructed, the story of The Marsh House will draw you into its grip and never let go till the final word. Jane Johnson, author of The Sea Gate Deliciously eerie and unsettling, The Marsh House had me bewitched from page one. I loved its layers of history and secrets. A haunting gem of a book. Susan Allott, author of The Silence A fabulous read, deft and precise, with a satisfying mystery at its centre, based upon a beautifully compassionate reading of the tradition of English folk magic. Amanda Mason, author of The Hiding Place Immersed in the landscape of the North Norfolk coast, this is a clever, suspenseful novel that kept me intrigued. Part ghost story, part thriller, I loved it. Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City

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The House of Dudley - Dr Joanne Paul

Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you ve never heard of . . .??????? A tour-de-force of Tudor history. Remarkable DAN JONES Exciting and immersive. An immensely entertaining history SUNDAY TIMES This is riveting stuff: death, desire, power and scandal SPECTATOR A twist on the Tudors . . . Enormously entertaining - a sheer joy to read THE TIMES________Was the House of Dudley out to steal the throne?This was the question on the mind of Elizabeth I s courtiers when a forbidden book accused generations of the Dudley family of poisonings, plottings, murders, treason, incitement and other evil stratagems. For decades, the Dudleys had been close to the throne, rising from nobodies to the land s highest offices.Under Henrys VII and VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and, finally, Elizabeth, they risked execution and imprisonment as they audaciously stole, murdered and swindled in the name of the monarch.But were they loyally protecting the crown, or did they secretly covet it for themselves?________A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 ACCORDING TO THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND HISTORY TODAY A pacy narrative, vividly written, makes you want to read on and on. Joanne Paul is a major new talent in the field ALISON WEIR Breathes new life into an old and familiar Tudor story . . . It s delightful, a joy to read THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE WEEK A thrilling and deeply researched study of power and conspiracy: the rise and fall of the other Tudor dynasty. The House of Dudley illuminates the fascinating men and women who almost became kings and queens in their own right SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE Rich and compelling. Conjures up the look and feel of Tudor life . . . You will find yourself drawn in, fascinated, and richly informed TELEGRAPH Vivid, innovative and authoritative. I could not recommend The House of Dudley more highly. It s a real lesson in how to revitalise the writing of Tudor history SARAH GRISTWOOD A full-blooded affair, as good on the horrors of war as it is on the soft power of the Dudley women, and written in a lively, episodic style that presents each Dudley as a foil to the monarch they served JESSIE CHILDS An enthralling read told by Paul with great verve and an eye for the telling detail LITERARY REVIEW The crowning jewel in its genre . . . I can t recommend this book enough. Unputdownable LINDSEY FITZHARRIS When reading Joanne Paul s lively history of the house of Dudley, it is impossible not to be reminded of Hilary Mantel s Wolf Hall trilogy MAIL ON SUNDAY*The House of Dudley: Named one of The Times Books of the Year 2022*

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Little House in the Big Woods - Laura Ingallsová Wilderová

Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and Americaâ ™s best-loved pioneer family.Inside the little house in the Big Woods live the Ingalls family: Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura and baby Carrie. Outside the little house are the wild animals: the bears and the bees, the deer and the wolves. This is the classic tale of how they live together, in harmony mostly, but sometimes in fear â ¦The timeless stories that inspired a TV series can now be read by a new generation of children. Readers who loved Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, and Heidi will be swept up by this timeless rural coming of age saga. Perfect escapism for readers aged 8+. Beautifully illustrated by Garth Williams.Have you collected all the Little House books?Little House in the Big WoodsLittle House on the PrairieOn the Banks of Plum CreekBy the Shores of Silver LakeThe Long WinterLittle Town on the PrairieThese Happy Golden YearsLaura Ingalls Wilder was born in Wisconsin in 1867. She recorded her adventurous nomadic childhood with her pioneer family in a collection of books that have become beloved classics of American literature. The Little House on the Prairie television series ran for 9 seasons from 1974-1983.

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The Yellow House - Sarah M. Broom

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION A major book that I suspect will come to be considered among the essential memoirs of this vexing decade New York Times Book ReviewIn 1961, Sarah M. Broom s mother Ivory Mae bought a shotgun house in the then-promising neighborhood of New Orleans East and built her world inside of it. It was the height of the Space Race and the neighborhood was home to a major NASA plant - the postwar optimism seemed assured. Widowed, Ivory Mae remarried Sarah s father Simon Broom; their combined family would eventually number twelve children. But after Simon died, six months after Sarah s birth, the house would become Ivory Mae s thirteenth and most unruly child.A book of great ambition, Sarah M. Broom s The Yellow House tells a hundred years of her family and their relationship to home in a neglected area of one of America s most mythologized cities. This is the story of a mother s struggle against a house s entropy, and that of a prodigal daughter who left home only to reckon with the pull that home exerts, even after the Yellow House was wiped off the map after Hurricane Katrina. The Yellow House expands the map of New Orleans to include the stories of its lesser known natives, guided deftly by one of its native daughters, to demonstrate how enduring drives of clan, pride, and familial love resist and defy erasure. Located in the gap between the Big Easy of tourist guides and the New Orleans in which Broom was raised, The Yellow House is a brilliant memoir of place, class, race, the seeping rot of inequality, and the internalized shame that often follows. It is a transformative, deeply moving story from an unparalleled new voice of startling clarity, authority and power.

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The House of Ulloa - Emilia Pardo Bazán, Paul O

A rich and unforgettable tragic-comic novel of sexual intrigue and political scheming, The House of Ulloa is one of the greatest works of nineteenth-century Spanish literature.The House of Ulloa follows pure and pious Father Julián Alvarez, who is sent to a remote country estate to put the affairs of the marquis, an irresponsible libertine, in order. When he discovers moral decadence, cruelty and corruption at his new home, Julián s well-meaning but ineffectual attempts to prevent the fall of the House of Ulloa end in tragedy. Combining gothic elements with humour and social satire, The House of Ulloa is the finest achievement of Emilia Pardo Bazán, a prolific writer, feminist, traveller and intellectual, and one of the most dynamic figures of her time.Brilliantly balancing biting satire and gothic undertones, and evoking a rich sense of place, this is a wonderful novel that deserves to be ranked with the other great books of the period. The Countess Emilia Pardo Bazán was born in 1851 and married at sixteen. After separating from her husband, she embarked on an affair with novelist Benito Pérez Galdós. The House of Ulloa (1886) is generally considered as her masterpiece among her many literary works. Professor Paul O Prey is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Roehampton, London. Lucia Graves has translated works by Robert Graves, Anaïs Nin, Katherine Mansfield and Carlos Ruiz Zafón, and is the author of a memoir, A Woman Unknown, and a novel, The Memory House. An absolutely first-rate novelist [...] Bazán s genius lies in the way she mixes comedy, farce, realism and heightened-pitch hysteria with a dash of gothic [...] People may travel by donkey in this book, but it could have been written yesterday - Nick Lezard, Guardian Pardo Bazán s mastery of social types and of the political currents that swirled around the liberal revolution are unsurpassed in Spanish literature ... O Prey and Graves ... avoid awkward literalisms while nonetheless remaining true to the spirit of the original New Criterion

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The House by the Lake: The Story of a Home and a Hundred Years of History - Thomas Harding

The incredible story of how a house was witness to German history Telegraph A touching picturebook which shows children that large events can have repercussions even in small and unheralded places Wall Street JournalA beautiful picture-book adaptation of Thomas Harding s Costa-shortlisted biography for adults, exquisitely illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.On the outskirts of Berlin, a wooden cottage stands on the shore of a lake. Over the course of a century, this little house played host to a loving Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, wartime refugees and a Stasi informant; in that time, a world war came and went, and the Berlin Wall was built a stone s throw from the cottage s back door. Thomas Harding first shared this remarkable story in his Costa-shortlisted biography The House by the Lake ⠓ now he has rendered it into a deeply moving picture-book for young readers. With words that read like a haunting fairy-tale, and magnificent artwork by Britta Teckentrup, this is the astonishing true story of the house by the lake. An atmospheric and ultimately uplifting tale with delicate, ethereal images The Financial TimesPRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE: A Radio 4 Book of the WeekNamed a Best Book of the Year by: The Times New Statesman Daily Express Commonweal magazineShortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2015Longlisted for the Orwell Prize 2016Over 50 five-star reviews on Amazon A passionate memoir. ⠓ Neil MacGregor A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families. A remarkable book. ⠓ Tom Holland A book that will stay with me for a very long time. ⠓ Rachel Joyce A superb work of social history. ⠓ The Sunday Times Diamond brilliant ... an extraordinary book. ⠓ Sunday Express A deft history of a cabin containing many secrets. ⠓ Independent A fascinating window on a tumultuous period ⠓ Financial Times Original, personal, moving and uplifting ⠓ Literary Review This is a history that is often poignant, sometimes heartening, and never other than intimate. ⠓ Spectator An extraordinary book⠦. Harding has extracted the past from the dust that collects between floorboards and from layers of peeling wallpaper.⠝ ⠓ Washington PostSEE ALSO THOMAS HARDING S NEW BIOGRAPHY, LEGACY: I was riveted: this is a fascinating social history. ⠓ Nigella Lawson Written with love and imagination ... a masterclass in historical empathy. ⠓ TLS Nobody quite stirs the soup of historical detail like Harding. ⠓ Express

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Winnie-the-Pooh: The House at Pooh Corner - Alan Alexander Milne

NEW stunning hardback edition showcasing the original E.H.Shepard art with Milne⠙s classic, timeless stories.⠜In that enchanted place on the top of the Forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing.⠝E.H.Shepard⠙s original, iconic artwork has been reproduced for this 100th anniversary range so it truly pays homage to the vividness of the original art that accompanied Milne⠙s classic, favourite stories.Join Pooh, Piglet and all their friends in the Hundred Acre Wood in this collection of stories about the Bear for All Ages ⠓ in which Tigger finds out what Tigger like to eat, Piglet does a Very Grand Thing and Pooh invents a new game.This is the second classic children⠙s story collection by A.A.Milne about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. In this highly popular volume Pooh meets the irrepressible Tigger for the first time, learns to play Poohsticks and sets a trap for a Heffalump.In this stunning 100th anniversary hardback edition of The House at Pooh Corner, A.A.Milne⠙s classic characters are once again brought to life by E.H.Shepard⠙s beautiful decorations.Milne and Shepard had a unique working relationship for their time, in that they closely collaborated on the design of the storybooks and poetry. This joint approach to laying out the words and illustrations was clearly the perfect partnership; Shepard entirely captured the charm of Pooh⠙s world, created by Milne, resulting in the gorgeous books we all know and love.The nation⠙s favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for nearly 100 years. Milne⠙s classic children⠙s stories ⠓ featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself ⠓ are gently humorous while teaching lessons about friendship and kindness.Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you⠙re 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.Do you own all the classic Pooh titles?Winnie-the-PoohThe House at Pooh CornerWhen We Were Very YoungNow We Are SixReturn to the Hundred Acre WoodThe Best Bear in All the WorldOnce There Was a BearTales from the ForestWinter in the WoodSome retro reviews of the original publication in the 1920s:⠜⠘The House at Pooh Corner⠙ marks the culmination of one of the outstanding book successes of this generation.⠝, Sunday Express, 21st October 1928⠜that ideal collaboration between Mr. Milne and Mr. Shepard⠝, The Daily News, 11th October 1928, about The House at Pooh Corner [The House at Pooh Corner] will delight thousands of children, yes, and grown-ups too,⠝ The Yorkshire Post, 10th September 1928

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