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Risk analyst James Axton lives in Athens and works across Greece and the Middle East, part of a community of American ex-pats that includes his estranged wife and child. Their peripatetic existence is interrupted when a horrific, unexplained murder on the island of Kouros becomes the catalyst for Axton becoming embroiled in a dizzying conspiracy of ritualistic violence, cultism, and ancient languages. Evocative, complex and beguiling, The Names is another major work from one of the 20th centuryâ ™s great prose stylists.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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Superbowl Sunday, 2022. A couple wait in their Manhattan apartment for their final dinner guests to arrive. The game is about it start. The missing guests flight from Paris should have landed by now. Suddenly, screens go blank. Phones are dead. Is this the end of civilization? All anybody can do is wait. From one of America s greatest writers, The Silence is a timely and compelling novel about what happens when an unpredictable crisis strikes.

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His first novel, Don DeLillo s Americana passionately articulates the neurotic landscape of contemporary American life through a disintegrating embodiment of the American dream.Prosperous, good-looking and empty inside, 28-year-old advertising executive David Bell appears on the surface to have everything. But he is a man on the brink of losing his sanity. Trapped in a Manhattan office with soulless sycophants as his only company, he makes an abrupt decision to leave New York for America s mid-west. His plan: to film the small-town lives of ordinary people and make contact with the true heart of his homeland. But as Bell puts his films together in his hotel room, he grows increasingly convinced that there is no heart to find. Modern America has become a land that has reached the end of its reel...Don DeLillo (b.1936) was born and raised in New York City. Americana (1971), his first novel, announced the arrival of a major literary talent, and the novels that followed confirmed his reputation as one of the most distinctive and compelling voices in late-twentieth-century American fiction. DeLillo s comic gifts come to the fore in White Noise (1985), which won the National Book Award, Underworld (1997), hailed by Martin Amis as the ascension of a great writer , Cosmopolis (2003), adapted into a film by David Cronenberg, due to be released later this year, and Falling Man (2007), a novel about the aftereffects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.If you enjoyed Americana, you might like DeLillo s Libra, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. He s a writer who, once you read him, makes you want to read everything he s done Martin Amis, Sunday Times Witty, clever and incisive ... a marvellously realized plot Time Out Nearly every sentence of Americana rings true ... DeLillo is a man of frightening perception Joyce Carol Oates

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Don De Lillo je znám především jako romanopisec - a to ne ledajaký: kupříkladu nejvlivnější americký kritik současnosti Harold Bloom jej neváhal označit za jednoho ze čtyř největších žijících amerických prozaiků (vedle Cormaca McCarthyho, Philipa Rotha a Thomase Pynchona). Anděl Esmeralda (The Angel Esmeralda, 2011) je ovšem DeLillova první sbírka povídek - a opět nikoli sbírka ledajaká: americká kritika i čtenářská obec se vesměs shodují, že se jedná o nejlepší autorovo dílo od přelomového románu Podsvětí (Underworld, 1997). Kniha nabízí průřez spisovatelovou tvorbou od konce sedmdesátých let do současnosti. V jistém smyslu přitom může sloužit jako úvod do DeLillova světa, najdeme v ní totiž většinu autorových erbovních témat: odcizení, paranoiu, obavu či přímo děs z přetechnizovaného, odlištěného světa, složitost lidské komunikace, neurčitý pocit ohrožení atd. Typicky delillovský je i nenápadně rafinovaný způsob vyprávění a mimořádně působivý, zahuštěný, paradoxy nabitý jazyk. Oproti autorovým románům je tu ovšem jedno novum: většina povídek se vyznačuje jakýmsi snovým nádechem a prostupuje je - pro autora nezvyklá - melancholie. Don DeLillo (*1936) je obecně považován za jednoho z největších amerických spisovatelů současnosti. Napsal patnáct románů a tři divadelní hry; česky zatím z jeho díla vyšly romány Bílý šum (The White Noise, 1985, česky 1997), Podsvětí (Underworld, 1997, č. 2002), Padající muž (Falling Man, 2007, č. 2008), Bod Omega (Point Omega, 2010, č. 2010), Prašivý pes (Running Dog, 1978, č. 2011) a Cosmopolis (Cosmopolis, 2003, č. 2012). Don DeLillo je držitelem řady prestižních amerických i mezinárodních literárních ocenění, jako například PEN/ Faulkner Award, National Book Award, Library of Congress Prize či Jerusalem Prize. Žije poblíž New Yorku.

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Don DeLillo bývá označován za jednoho ze tří největších žijících amerických prozaiků (vedle Cormaca McCarthyho a Thomase Pynchona) - a jeho poslední kniha, útlý román Ticho, výmluvně dokládá proč. Děj románu není nijak složitý: na Manhattanu se jeden postarší manželský pár spolu s mladším rodinným přítelem chystá v televizi sledovat Super Bowl, tedy finále ligy amerického fotbalu. Připojit se k nim má druhý pár, který se právě letadlem vrací z Paříže. Svět však náhle postihne blíže nespecifikovaná, zato však totální technologická porucha; přesto se přátelé nakonec sejdou a společně se pokoušejí vyrovnat s nastalou situací, přičemž kolísají mezi paranoidním přesvědčením, že nastává konec světa, a pochybnostmi, jestli veškeré tyto obavy a úzkosti nejsou jen přemrštěnou, hluboce iracionální reakcí na tuctový výpadek proudu. O děj ovšem v posledku tolik nejde: napětí v DeLillově próze neplyne z děje, ale z jazyka plného zvláštně poskládaných slov a slovních spojení nabitých záhadnými, skrytými, a přesto důvěrně známými významy a emocemi - a taky z vět plných nedořečených, a přesto hrozivých náznaků toho, co všichni tak nějak víme nebo aspoň temně tušíme. DeLillo ve svém románu týmiž slovy a větami, z nichž je náš dnešní svět vystavěn, ohlašuje jeho trudný zánik - akt stvoření či ustrojení je zde aktem zpotvoření a odstrojení.

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Now a major Netflix film from Noah Baumbach, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. An extraordinarily funny book on a serious subject, effortlessly combining social comedy, disaster, fiction and philosophy â “ Daily TelegraphJack Gladney is the creator and chairman of Hitler studies at the College-on-the-Hill. This is the story of his absurd life. A life that is going well enough, until a chemical spill from a train carriage releases an â ˜Airborne Toxic Eventâ ™ and Jack is forced to confront his biggest fear â “ his own mortality.White Noise is a combination of social satire and metaphysical dilemma in which Don DeLillo exposes our rampant consumerism, media saturation and novelty intellectualism. It captures the particular strangeness of life lived when the fear of death cannot be denied or repressed, and ponders the role of the family in a time when the very meaning of our existence is under threat.â ˜Americaâ ™s greatest living writer.â ™ â “ ObserverPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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Underworld opens â “ famously â “ at the Dodgers-Giants 1951 National League final, where Bobby Thomson hits The Shot Heard Round the World and wins the pennant race for the Giants. But on the other side of the planet, another highly significant shot was fired: the USSR s first atomic detonation. And so begins a masterpiece of gloriously symphonic storytelling.Don DeLillo loosely follows the fate of the winning baseball as the book swells and rolls through time. He offers a panoramic vision of America, defined by the overarching conflict of the cold war.This is an awe-inspiring story, seen in deep, clear detail, of men and women, together and apart, as they search for meaning, survival and connection in the toughest of times.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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Eric Packer is a twenty-eight-year-old multi-billionaire asset manager. We join him on what will become a particularly eventful April day in turn-of-the-twenty-first-century Manhattan. He s on a personal odyssey, to get a haircut. Sitting in his stretch limousine as it moves across town, he finds the city at a virtual standstill because the President is visiting, a rapper s funeral is proceeding, and a violent protest is being staged in Times Square by anti-globalist groups. Most worryingly, Eric s bodyguards are concerned that he may be a target . . . An electrifying study in affectlessness, infused with deep cynicism and measured detachment; a harsh indictment of the life-denying tendencies of capitalism; as brutal a dissection of the American dream as Wolfe s Bonfire or Ellis s Psycho, Don DeLillo s Cosmopolis is a caustic prophecy all too quickly realized.

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Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, Mao II is the work of an ingenious writer at the height of his powers.Bill Gray, a famous, reclusive novelist, emerges from his isolation when he becomes the key figure in an event staged to force the release of a poet hostage in Beirut.As Bill enters the world of political violence, a nightscape of Semtex explosives and hostages locked in basement rooms, Bill s dangerous passage leaves two people stranded: his brilliant, fixated assistant, Scott, and the strange young woman who is Scott s lover â “ and Bill s.An extraordinary novel from Don DeLillo about words and images, novelists and terrorists, the mass mind and the arch-individualist, Mao II explores a world in which the novelist s power to influence the inner life of a culture now belongs to bomb-makers and gunmen.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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Think of two parallel lines. One is the life of Lee H. Oswald. One is the conspiracy to kill the President. What bridges the space between them? What makes a connection inevitable? There is a third line. It comes out of dreams, visions, intuitions, prayers, out of the deepest levels of the self. A troubled adolescent endlessly riding New York s subway cars, Lee Harvey Oswald enters adulthood believing himself to be an agent of history. This makes him fair game to a pair of discontented CIA operatives convinced that a failed attempt on the life of the US president will force the nation to tackle the threat of communism head on.Libra is a gripping, masterful blend of fact and fiction, laying bare the wounded American psyche and the dark events that still torment it. An audacious blend of fiction and fact The Times

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The veteran war photographer [Don McCullin] has turned his lens to more peaceful scenes... for his latest book, The Landscape. The images carry a dramatic feel and a preference for stormy skies that reveal an intimacy with conflict and destruction. Guardian After a career spanning sixty years, Sir Don McCullin, once a witness to conflict across the globe, has become one of the great landscape photographers of our time. McCullinâ ™s pastoral view is far from idyllic. Though the woods and stream close to his house in Somerset have offered some respite, he has not sought out the quiet corners of rural England. He is drawn, instead, to the drama of approaching storms. He has an acute sense of how the emptiness of his immediate landscape echoes a wider tone of disquiet.McCullin is based in the geographical centre of southern England. The presence of sacred mounds, hill forts, ancient roads and the nearby monuments of the prehistoric era have shaped his sense of nationhood. But down on the Somerset Levels, he has tramped through the flooded lowlands. The imagery of his home county, ravaged by storms, inevitably projects the associations of a battlefield, or, at least, the views of one intimate with scenes of war.He is not alone in his preference for darkened clouds over clear skies. McCullinâ ™s West Country is not far removed from the East Anglia of Constableâ ™s Dedham Vale two centuries earlier. His knowledge of his historical predecessors places him deep in a Romantic tradition. His experience as a traveller reinforces the sense of a man on the edge of civilisation under siege. Nowhere is this more apparent than in his repeated views of the glories of Palmyra and of the destruction of this ancient Syrian city. The Landscape is the last in a long series of books published by Jonathan Cape, which encompasses the entirety of McCullinâ ™s working life.

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Breathtaking JEREMY CLARKSON Winslow s masterpiece (so far) ... should have a place on every crime freak s bookshelf. Superb INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY_______________________A brilliant page-turning thriller of power and revenge on the front lines of the drug war.Drug lord Miguel Angel Barrera is head of the Mexican drug federación, responsible for millions of dollars worth of cocaine traffic into the US and the torture and murder of those who stand in its way. His nephew, Adan Barrera, is his worthy successor.Art Keller is a US government operative, so determined to obtain revenge for a murdered colleague that his pursuit of the cartel veers dangerously towards an obsession outside the law. In a brutal world filled with striking characters, from a high class prostitute to an Irish hitman and a charismatic Catholic priest, everyone is in search of some kind of salvation - or damnation...Don Winslow s masterpiece is not only a page-turning thriller but also a rich and compelling novel in the league of James Ellroy or Don DeLillo._______________________The Cartel, the blockbuster sequel to The Power of the Dog, is also available.

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***THE COMPANION JOURNAL TO THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER YOU DON #39;T UNDERSTAND ME***Would you like to get to know yourself better and, ultimately, grow from where you are?In her career as a therapist and clinical psychologist, Dr Tara Porter has talked to hundreds of girls and young women who struggle with their mental health. In this interactive journal, she will guide you on your journey towards truly getting to know yourself, and help you explore your background, values, family bonds and friendships through the lens of compassion.Using a blend of quizzes, written exercises, psychological top tips and worksheets, this practical workbook will encourage you to identify what your values are, as well as to understand your own emotional landscape and the importance of gratitude and pride in yourself.The You Don #39;t Understand Me Journal is a vital resource for any young woman wanting to improve their mental wellness and will help them to move towards change in a compassionate way.

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Sabretooth has long been Wolverine s most vicious foe, but much of his past is shrouded in mystery - including this thrilling tale from the early 1900s of NYC! Journey into the past for a secret chapter in the savage saga of Sabretooth - as a feared gangster and murderer who rose to power among the notorious New York gangs of the early 1900s! Victor Creed may be dead, but the secrets from his past - and the ways in which they may affect Wolverine in the present - are very much alive! With names like the Frankengang, the Spirits of 76 and the Nightshifters, the feuding gangs of the Big Apple are as varied and colourful as they are deadly. But the question is, are they as deadly as Mad Dog Murphy, new guy in town? When a lethal player known as Dragonfire makes the leap from the mean streets of K un-Lun to the even meaner streets of NYC, it looks like deep-fried Sabretooth may be on the menu! Featuring vampires, a gangster in steampunk arnor and a murderous crocodile man on the loose, discover Sabretooth s blood-soaked quest to be the Kingpin of the Five Points Underworld! Collecting: Sabretooth: The Dead Don t Talk (2024) 1-5

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This “beautiful tribute to a legendary artist” (Quincy Jones) is the first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy—before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhood he was dedicated to building up. For Nipsey Hussle, “The Marathon” was more than a mixtape title or the name of a clothing store; it was a way of life, a metaphor for the relentless pursuit of excellence and the willpower required to overcome adversity day after day. Hussle was determined to win the race to success on his own terms, and he wanted to see his whole community in the winner’s circle with him. A moving and powerful exploration of an extraordinary artist, The Marathon Don’t Stop places Hussle in historical context and unpacks his complex legacy. Combining on-the-ground reporting and candid interviews, “Rob Kenner has given us the book the world—and hip-hop and pop culture—has been waiting for…one that should be celebrated alongside the best biographies ever about iconic figures we have loved—and lost” (Kevin Powell, author of When We Free the World).

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From the imagination of legendary animator and two-time Oscar nominee Don Hertzfeldt comes a hilarious fever-dream vision of the apocalypse, now available in wide release for the first time since the rare original edition sold out.Created during sleepless nights while he worked on his animated films, The End of the World was illustrated entirely on Post-It notes over the course of several years, slowly taking shape from all the deleted scenes, bad dreams, and abandoned ideas that were too strange to make it to the big screen, including essential early material that was later developed into the animated classic World of Tomorrow. Hertzfeldt s visually striking work transcends its unusual nature and taps into the deeply human, universal themes of mortality, identity, memory, loss, and parenthood . . . with the occasional monstrous biting eel descending from the sky.

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In the midst of spiraling ecological devastation, multispecies feminist theorist Donna J. Haraway offers provocative new ways to reconfigure our relations to the earth and all its inhabitants. She eschews referring to our current epoch as the Anthropocene, preferring to conceptualize it as what she calls the Chthulucene, as it more aptly and fully describes our epoch as one in which the human and nonhuman are inextricably linked in tentacular practices. The Chthulucene, Haraway explains, requires sym-poiesis, or making-with, rather than auto-poiesis, or self-making. Learning to stay with the trouble of living and dying together on a damaged earth will prove more conducive to the kind of thinking that would provide the means to building more livable futures. Theoretically and methodologically driven by the signifier SF-string figures, science fact, science fiction, speculative feminism, speculative fabulation, so far-Staying with the Trouble further cements Haraway s reputation as one of the most daring and original thinkers of our time.

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A stunning adaptation of the traditional Scottish folktale of the kelpie -- the shape-shifting water horse -- made world-famous by Andy Scott s kelpies statues. Every loch in Scotland, however beautiful, has its cold, dark depths. And every loch in Scotland has its kelpie. But it s easy to forget those dangers on a sunny afternoon... Flora is playing with her brothers and sisters by the loch when she notices a stunning white horse. While her siblings demand a chance to ride the beautiful animal, Flora is worried. Where has this strange horse come from? Why are its hoof prints wet? Too late Flora realizes this is no horse! It s a kelpie: a shape-shifting water horse from Scottish folklore known to steal children. Can Flora reveal the secret of the kelpie in time to save her family? The kelpie, once a lesser-known creature of Scottish mythology, is now enjoying legendary status as Andy Scott s magnificent Kelpies statues have become a world-famous tourist attraction. The classic tale of the kelpie is wonderfully retold for 4-7 year olds in this gripping adaptation by renowned Scottish children s author and storyteller Lari Don, with breathtaking illustrations by artist Philip Longson.

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Joey Diamonds is on the verge of being a Made man, with ice cold blue eyes that pierce through the hearts of women... and men. After being disowned by his mafia family, losing the love of his life, and realizing the world at large is his enemy, Joey throws extreme caution to the wind on his journey of self-debauchery in the name of fame and fortune. The Purple Don is the story of how self-destruction is never simply an internal state, and everyone around can be destroyed in the process. While Joey Diamonds takes over New York, Miami, and Hollywood - aligning with various mobs and nefarious gangs - we learn how the truly ruthless are never out to play checkers. It s always a game of chess.

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Children love to group, name, identify, and discover, which is the perfect way to explore vast topics, such as the jobs people do. Filled with hundreds of meticulously and stylishly rendered items, this book takes a fun approach to a serious subject. Each spread is ingeniously populated with objects that pertain to a different career: from musician, astronaut, and doctor, to builder, chef, and gardener. The artwork will keep young readers occupied and entertained for hours. Best of all, it will encourage endless discussion about the many unique and interesting things people need to get their jobs done.

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In a corrupt world where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal, one man has power over them all The Last Don is Mario Puzo at his finest - a masterful saga of the last great American crime family, the Clericuzios, and their powerful reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas. Domenico Clericuzio is a wise and ruthless man who in his old age is determined to create a life free from criminal activities for his grandchildren. But as he strives to establish his heirs in legitimate society, secrets from his family s past spark a vicious and bloody war between cousins ...

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The players. The builders. The moments and stories that define the game. This book is a visual catalog of hockey s history, from the early days of a modest ice game played on ponds to today s fast-paced, global, multi-billion-dollar sport.Hockey Hall of Fame Timeline of the Game is replete with facts, stories, headlines and stats that will satiate the appetites of even the most passionate fans. Hundreds of images, from iconic photographs to obscure illustrations and rare shots, bring the history to life, all assembled in a colourful, attention-grabbing package. This indispensable reference guides you through these eight hockey-defining eras:Pre-1875 - The early makings of a winter game on the East Coast of Canada1875-1892 - The first organized hockey games and teams1893-1917 - The introduction of Lord Stanley s Cup to the rise of the NHL as the dominant professional league1917-1942 - The NHL under Frank Calder and the expansion into the U.S., anchored by players like Howie Morenz and leaders like Conn Smythe and Art Ross1942-1967 - The uncertainties of wartime to the post-war era that would produce some of hockey s biggest stars, bitterest rivalries and most important moments, including the television revolution1967-1993 - An era of change and challenges with the establishment of the NHLPA, the introduction of the entry draft, television rights, incoming European talent and dominant superstars that were pushing the limits of the game -- such as Guy Lafleur, Phil Esposito, Valeri Kharlamov, Scotty Bowman, Vladislav Tretiak, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux1993-2005 - The great southern NHL expansion, from 21 teams to 30, the first NHL lockout and the NHL goes to the 1998 Nagano Olympics2005-Present - The 2004-05 NHL lockout, the Crosby-Ovechkin era and the rise of the women s game.

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For the last decade, Carey Douglas has poured her heart into working for the Tripps. Now, with a new show, a book about to launch and a brand built on their marriage, the couple are on the verge of superstardom. There s only one problem: they can t stand each other. With disaster looming, the Tripps embark on their book tour and Carey is given the impossible task of keeping the quarrelling couple in line. Only this time she has a companion: James McCann, engineering whiz, know-it-all and enticing new addition to the team. While on the road, Carey and James vow to work together to keep their bosses secrets hidden. But if they stop playing along - and start playing for keeps - they may actually have the chance to build something beautiful together . . .

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Jack Blackjack stands accused of killing a priest in the wickedly entertaining new Bloody Mary Tudor mystery.April, 1555. A priest has been stabbed to death in the village of St Botolph, to the east of the City of London, his body left to rot by the roadside - and Jack Blackjack stands accused of his murder.As well as clearing his name, Jack has his own reasons for wanting to find out who really killed the priest - but this is an investigation where nothing is as it seems. Was it a random attack by a desperate outlaw, or do the answers lie in the murdered priest s past? As he questions those who knew the dead man, Jack is faced with a number of conflicting accounts - and it s clear that not everyone can be telling him the whole truth. But Jack is about to be sidetracked from the investigation . with disastrous consequences.

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In 2016, a young Afghan driver and translator named Omar makes the heart-wrenching choice to flee his war-torn country, saying goodbye to Laila, the love of his life, without knowing when they might be reunited again. He is one of millions of refugees who leave their homes that year. Matthieu Aikins, a journalist living in Kabul, decides to follow his friend. In order to do so, he must leave his own passport and identity behind to go underground on the refugee trail with Omar. Their odyssey across land and sea from Afghanistan to Europe brings them face to face with the people at heart of the migration crisis: smugglers, cops, activists, and the men, women and children fleeing war in search of a better life. As setbacks and dangers mount for the two friends, Matthieu is also drawn into the escape plans of Omar⠙s entire family, including Maryam, the matriarch who has fought ferociously for her children⠙s survival.Harrowing yet hopeful, this exceptional work brings into sharp focus one of the most contentious issues of our times. The Naked Don⠙t Fear the Water is a tale of love and friendship across borders, and an inquiry into our shared journey in a divided world.

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No good deed goes unpunished...When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat. Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her, McLean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried. But the shadows of the past are soon eclipsed by crimes in the present as a series of strange and gruesome deaths shock the city. As McLean s investigation draws him ever deeper into the upper echelons of Edinburgh society, it will not only be his career on the line - but his life as well... Praise for James Oswald The new Ian Rankin Daily Record Oswald s writing is in a class above Express Creepy gritty and gruesome Sunday Mirror

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONTheo Decker, aged thirteen, is left alone in the world after surviving a catastrophe that kills his only close relative - his mother - and tears him away from everything he knows. Tormented by grief, drifting from home to home, he grows increasingly obsessed with a small, enchanting work of art which dominates his imagination and ultimately draws him, as an adult, into a much darker life than he could ever have foreseen. A masterpiece The Times Astonishing Guardian Superb Daily Mail A gripping page turner Independent on Sunday

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Be on your best behaviourand have a kindly mannerIf you ever meet a creaturethat lives in the savannah!Don t start any monkey business if you want to seem savvy about the savannah in this rhino-rmous riot of a read! With a lovable cast of animals and dad-jokes galore, young readers will adore the witty, silly text, while the playful illustrations from talented David Creighton-Pester and clever pop-ups on each page make this a book that begs to be read again and again. Also available . . . Don t Take a T-rex Out For Tea, Don t Ever Smile at a Shark, Don t Ever Laugh at a Ladybird, Don t Ever Conga with a Cow.

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Beautiful and uplifting Davina McCall So inspiring, so heartfelt ... the way Donna writes is beyond beautiful. Lisa SnowdonWild Hope is Donna Ashworth s powerful new collection of wisdom to help us find hope, peace, self-acceptance and inspiration on the days we feel worn down, helpless or sad. Written with love and understanding, Donna - who is also the bestselling author of I Wish I Knew - reminds us that amidst our daily struggles and constant outpourings of bad news we have so much to hope for, and that every one of us can play a part, big or small, in making the world a better place.With poems such as Surrounded by Treasure , That Thing You Do , Through the Wringer and Rope Ladder , Donna helps us to remember that most people in this world are good, and that acts of kindness and love within our individual spheres of influence, however small, all contribute to a better future. She also gently guides us, no matter how busy or overburdened we may be, to practice better self-care and self-acceptance. Hope exists when nothing else can.On the darkest of days Wild Hope will help you find more light.

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More than 1,000,000 copies sold!Don ts for Husbands is a facsimile of the original 1913 edition, containing hundreds of snippets of entertaining advice for a happy marriage. While some are quirkily of their time, and rich with fascinating insights into the history of relations between the sexes, many contain wisdom that rings true more than 100 years after they were written.Inside you can find advice on topics such as habits, jealousy, household management, hobbies and even hints on finance. There is much wisdom to be taken from this little book to ensure matrimonial bliss: Don t forget to be your wife s best friend as well as her husband. True friendship in marriage does away with all sorts of trouble. Don t insist upon having the last word. If you know when to drop an argument, you are a wise man. No doubt you are a very clever fellow, and it is an education for her to listen to you, but she also may have some views worth mentioning. This charming pocket-sized edition is perfect as a Christmas stocking filler, or as a gift (along with the matching Don ts for Wives) for newly-weds, engagements and anniversaries.

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Raise your hand if you feel like there’s far too much sh*t you wanna get done and just not enough time to do it. Getting Sh*t Done is for the people who can’t be helped, the people who’ve accepted they will never be perfect, and the people who are ready to attempt doing life a fraction better (and, most importantly, the ones who are up for having a laugh while trying). In her first book, Roo breaks down everyday tasks into small, stackable habits, helping you not only survive, but thrive.You’ll find yourself getting the maximum done in the smallest time frame, from blitzing the bathroom within an inch of its life while your hair mask sets to decluttering your cupboard while your fake tan marinates. Roo shares her cleaning cupboard essentials, half-arse hacks, hen-do and hosting top tips and the ultimate one-hour speed-clean guide so you ll be empowered to conquer your to-do list and have the time and mental space to focus more on the things you actually want to do. Getting Sh*t Done will help you realise that the teeniest of tiniest daily changes can lead to achieving bigger life goals and a significantly more manageable day-to-day life.So get cosy, grab a snack (or a cocktail), and let’s get stuck in…

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A groundbreaking guide centering around the Enneagramthe most popular system for personality typingpresents a vast array of insight for determining personality types, from recognizing each type s WakeUp Call and Red Flag to letting go of selfdefeating habits and reactions. Original.

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Donna’ s birth parents were infamous con artists at the heart one of the US’ s biggest crime investigations of the 1960s. Donna was adopted through the notorious Louise Wise Adoption Service, since exposed as corrupt and unethical.Explores fundamental questions about motherhood and identity, nature vs nurture. Radio Gorgeous presenter, a native New Yorker now living in LondonWhen her adoptive mother died in 2009 Donna Freed set out to track down her birth mother. What she discovered was truly shocking - she was the daughter of a pair of infamous con artists, at the heart of one of the biggest true crime stories to grip the USA in the 1960s.Previously redacted records from the infamous *Louise Wise Services in New York revealed that Donna’ s mother (27, Jewish and single), her father (40, Catholic, married with 4 children), had hatched a plan to defraud an insurance company and run off to Spain to raise Donna. Further investigation revealed that in 1967, Donna’ s mother, Mira Lindenmaier, faked her own death in a drowning accident off City Island in the Bronx for the double indemnity insurance money. Donna loved her tricky, unconventional adoptive mother, but was now keen to meet her birth mother and find out how and why her parents abandoned her. How would she feel towards Mira, her ‘ real’ Mum. How has becoming a mother herself impacted on her feelings towards her two mothers? Gripping and fast-paced, this extraordinary memoir is also incredibly moving tackling fundamental questions about motherhood and identity, nature vs nurture.

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The first great novel - and perhaps still the most influential - Don Quixote contains within it all the seeds of modern fiction. A fantastic compound of reality and illusion in which the besotted Don Quixote and his down-to-earth companion, the faithful Sancho Panza, set out to right the world s wrongs in knightly combat, the narrative moves from philosophical speculation to broad comedy, taking in pastoral, farce and fantasy on the way. Between the Don s dreams of chivalry which inaugurate the novel, and his death which concludes it, Cervantes explores a range of experience and feeling worthy of his great contemporary, Shakespeare.

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After a lifetime of reading books on chivalry in his library, the eccentric Don Quixote embarks on a quest to become a wandering knight, accompanied by his hapless servant, Sancho Panza. Don Quixote sets off on a comedic journey through medieval Spain, in a series of clumsy adventures, tilting at windmills and rescuing those even more hopeless than himself. This edition of Don Quixote is abridged, to offer a less daunting, more accessible version of the work to the reader.Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore, epic literature and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

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Part of Penguin s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote s fancy leads them wildly astray, tilting at windmills, fighting with friars, and distorting the rural Spanish landscape into a fantasy of impenetrable fortresses and wicked sorcerers. At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety. Often considered to be the first modern novel, Don Quixote is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with.

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As creative people, we have ideas. Some of us have many ideas, others have really good ones, and most of us have many really good ideas. But most of these never see the light of day. Why? If you ask a creative person, the answer will always revolve around time. We simply need time to execute an idea (and do it well)-more time than we have. Don t Read This Book focuses on how to make choices about everything you do in your daily creative practice and life. The book follows the To Don t List method: When you say no to one idea, you have more time to execute another one. In short: the more you subtract, the more focus and time you get.

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â ˜A classic of its kind.â ™ William Boydâ ˜Thought-provoking, hilarious, sardonic and scarily brilliant.â ™ Scotsmanâ ˜A work of dazzling craft.â ™ Times Literary Supplementâ ˜A memoir in a million.â ™ Sunday Times** Chosen as a Time Book of the Year ** Don Paterson was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1963. He spent his boyhood on a council housing estate.When he wasnâ ™t busy dreading his birthdays, dodging kids who wanted to kill him in a game of toy fights,working with his country-and-western singer dad, obsessing over God, origami, sex or Scottish football cards, he was developing a sugar addiction, playing guitar and descending into madness.While he didnâ ™t manage to figure out who he was meant to be, the first twenty years of his life â “ before he took a chance, packed his guitar and boarded a train to London â “ did, for better or worse, shape who he would becomeâ ˜A book that swan-dives into the filthy waters of growing up and resurfaces clear-eyed, bearing pearls.â ™ Financial Times â ˜Paterson is arguably Scotlandâ ™s finest writer at work today, his sense of the absurd is acutely honed, his wisdom hard-won.â ™ The Nationalâ ˜Wonderful, aggressively wise and always â “ especially at its most serious â “ devastatingly funny.â ™ Geoff Dyer

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Struggling to get your little ones to stop eating things off the ground? Don t Eat It! is a fun and simple book designed for both kids and adults. It introduces the concept of bacteria and germs in an engaging way, showing why some things found on the floor aren t safe to eat. Ideal for parents who want to playfully and enduringly promote good hygiene habits in their children.

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

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

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This book s power lies in its depiction of civilians trying to lead ordinary lives during the horror of war . . . It is shattering stuff, but Rothmann is tender towards his characters and this book is as memorable as his last. - The Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month As the Second World War enters its final stages, millions in Germany are forced from their homes by bombing, compelled to seek shelter in the countryside where there are barely the resources to feed them.Twelve-year-old Luisa, her mother, and her older sister Billie have escaped the devastation of the city for the relative safety of a dairy farm. But even here the power struggles of the war play out: the family depend on the goodwill of Luisa s brother-in-law, an SS officer, who in expectation of payment turns his attention away from his wife and towards Billie. Luisa immerses herself in books, but even she notices the Allied bombers flying east above them, the gauntness of the prisoners at the camp nearby, the disappearance of fresh-faced boys from the milk shed - hastily shipped off to a war that s already lost.Living on the farm teaches Luisa about life and death, but it s man s capacity for violence that provides the ultimate lesson, that robs her of her innocent ignorance. When, at a birthday celebration, her worst fears are realized, Luisa collapses under the weight of the inexplicable.Ralf Rothmann s previous novel, To Die in Spring, described the horror of war and the damage done on the battlefield. The God of that Summer tells the devastating story of civilians caught up in the chaos of defeat, of events that might lead a twelve-year-old child to justifiably say: I have experienced everything.

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Welcome to the family, Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I ll soon learn that the Winchesters secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . .Every day I clean the Winchesters beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.I only try on one of Nina s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it s like. But she soon finds out... and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it s far too late.But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don t know who I really am.They don t know what I m capable of . . .An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won t be able to put this down!

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⠜A deeply moving book.⠝ ⠔LEILA SLIMANI *** ⠜A work of rare grace and importance.⠝⠔THE GUARDIANIn January 2003, the Berest family receive a mysterious, unsigned postcard. On one side was an image of the Opéra Garnier; on the other, the names of their relatives who were killed in Auschwitz: Ephraïm, Emma, Noémie and Jacques.Years later, Anne sought to find the truth behind this postcard. She journeys 100 years into the past, tracing the lives of her ancestors from their flight from Russia following the revolution, their journey to Latvia, Palestine, and Paris, the war and its aftermath. What emerges is a thrilling and sweeping tale based on true events that shatters her certainties about her family, her country, and herself.At once a gripping investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and an enthralling portrait of 20th-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, The Postcard tells the story of a family devastated by the Holocaust and yet somehow restored by love and the power of storytelling.READER REVIEWS I am rarely moved to tears by books, but the Postcard had me twice. It is so intensely moving, so cleverly structured, and so gripping. This is one of the best books I have read in years.  ⠔Tom, Mr B s Emporium bookseller One of the best books I ve ever read. ⠔Naomi, Netgalley This extraordinary true novel is a must-read. ⠔Aoife, Netgalley Powerful, painful, important... Highly recommend. ⠔Stephen, Amazon This book is more than the blurb, quotes and taglines. It is a feeling to felt, something to be passed on, something to be reflected and something to show the importance in remembering and reading. ⠔Lucy, Waterstones bookseller A beautiful masterpiece. ⠔Beth, Amazon

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On October 1, 1958, the world s first civilian space agency opened for business as an emergency response to the Soviet Union s launch of Sputnik a year earlier. Within a decade, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, universally known as NASA, had evolved from modest research teams experimenting with small converted rockets into one of the greatest technological and managerial enterprises ever known, capable of sending people to the Moon aboard gigantic rockets and of dispatching robot explorers to Venus, Mars, and worlds far beyond. In spite of occasional, tragic setbacks in NASA s history, the Apollo lunar landing project remains a byword for American ingenuity; the winged space shuttles spearheaded the International Space Station and a dazzling array of astronomical satellites and robotic landers, and Earth observation programs have transformed our understanding of the cosmos and our home world s fragile place within it.Throughout NASA s 60-year history, images have played a central role. Who today is not familiar with the Hubble Space Telescope s mesmerizing views of the universe or the pin-sharp panoramas of Mars from NASA s surface rovers? And who could forget the photographs of the first men walking on the Moon?This compact edition is derived from our XL edition, which was researched in collaboration with NASA, and gathers hundreds of historic photographs and rare concept renderings, scanned and remastered using the latest technology. Texts by science and technology journalist Piers Bizony, former NASA chief historian Roger Launius, and best-selling Apollo historian Andrew Chaikin round out this comprehensive exploration of NASA, from its earliest days to its current development of new space systems for the future.The NASA Archives is more than just a fascinating pictorial history of the U.S. space program. It is also a profound meditation on why we choose to explore space and how we will carry on this grandest of all adventures in the years to come.About the seriesTASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.

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â ˜The perfect mix of funny, foul and fearfulâ ™ Metroâ ˜Brilliantly imagined â ¦ laugh-out-loud funnyâ ™ Sunday ExpressThe second book in the bestselling, gorgeously gothic and wickedly funny Amelia Fang series â “ perfect for readers of 7+Meet Amelia Fang! Everyoneâ ™s favourite little vampire.Amelia Fang is the biggest hearted vampiress you ll ever meet. In this adventure, she and her friends Florence the yeti (DON T CALL HER BEAST), Grimaldi the Death and Prince Tangine (reformed spoiled sprout), along with her pet pumpkin Squashy, must brave the journey to the terrifying Kingdom of the Light to try to find Tangine s missing mother, Queen Fairyweather.But with unicorns, fairies and angel-kittens lurking around every corner, who can they trust? And will they finally uncover the real villain keeping the kingdoms of Light and Dark as mortal enemies?Join Amelia on her latest adventure. She won t bite!This gloriously ghostly series from the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN is perfect for 7-9 year olds and fans of THE WORST WITCH and WITCH WARS. Amelia Fang is a modern Wednesday Addams â “ but much more loveable!Collect the entire gorgeously gothic AMELIA FANG series:AMELIA FANG AND THE BARBARIC BALLAMELIA FANG AND THE UNICORN LORDSAMELIA FANG AND THE MEMORY THIEFAMELIA FANG AND THE HALF MOON HOLIDAYAMELIA FANG AND THE LOST YETI TREASURESAMELIA FANG AND THE NAUGHTY CATICORNSAMELIA FANG AND THE TROUBLE WITH TOADS

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The brand-new escapist summer novel from Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Colgan. Fall in love with a new cast of characters and get swept away in a breath-taking romance you ll want to read again and again . . . A glorious, breathtaking, tender romance. I loved every moment of the ride SOPHIE KINSELLA [A] blast of feelgood fiction [...] it makes me want to head for the Highlands THE TIMES You ll be racing through the pages INDEPENDENT Another Colgan classic for the beach bag WOMEN S WEEKLY___________________________________Born into a family of successful pilots, Morag is used to flying high. But when a tragic accident above the clouds grounds her, could the future she d always imagined be suddenly out of reach?When she receives a call telling her that her beloved grandfather has been taken ill, Morag leaves her fast-paced life in London to return home to the tranquil Scottish Highlands. With her grandfather out of action, Morag has no choice but to take over flying the local route in his rickety old plane, ferrying locals across the beautiful islands of the archipelago.But as the weather takes a dramatic turn, Morag is forced to crash-land on a remote island and suddenly finds herself far from civilisation and all alone. Then she discovers Gregor, the gruff and reclusive ornithologist taking care of the island for the season. Though the pair don t see eye to eye, Morag is forced to seek shelter at his cabin and it seems the pair are stuck together until help arrives. However long that may be . . .As she awaits rescue, might Morag discover that a remote Scottish island, cut off from real-life, is exactly the place she needs to be? Don t miss Jenny s new festive treat, Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop, available to pre-order now!

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The first book in the best-selling, award-winning ‘Bear and the Piano’ trilogy. Winner of the Waterstones Children #39;s Book Prize, Illustrated Book Category for 2016 Over 120,000 copies have been sold of The Bear and the Piano in the UK. One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are picnicking in the woods. The bear goes with them on an incredible journey to New York, where his piano playing makes him a huge star. He has fame, fortune and all the music in the world, but he misses the friends and family he has left behind. A moving tale of exploration and belonging from best-selling and critically acclaimed author David Litchfield. The Sunday Times –‘The influence of the great illustrators Jon Klasen and Shaun Tan are detectable in David Litchfield’s opulent The Bear and the Piano.’The Guardian –‘This book is full of breath-taking scenes, from the stunning forest to the rich New York skyline. #39;Huffington Post —‘A heart-warming and beautifully illustrated tale of music, friendship and adventure.’The Daily Mail —‘A sumptuous treat… [Litchfield] weaves magic with light and space...The ending will have your heart soaring like a soprano’s top C.’The Bookseller —‘One of the most impressive debuts of the autumn, this is a really stunning picture book with both critical and commercial appeal […] Distinctive, atmospheric and uplifting, it #39;s my picture book of the year.’ **Don #39;t miss David Litchfield #39;s other books:The Bear and the Piano [1] The Bear, the Piano, The Dog and the Fiddle [2]The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear’s Concert [3] Grandad #39;s Secret Giant Lights on Cotton Rock

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