the silent woman minka kent
The Silent Woman - Minka Kent
Trust is a matter of life and death when secrets and lies threaten a new marriage in a twisting novel of psychological suspense by a Washington Post bestselling author.Writer and newlywed Jade Westmore has finally found her forever in husband Wells, a charming, successful, and recently divorced architect. There’s just one caveat. Behind the gates of their elysian estate, hidden from street view in the caretaker’s cottage, lives Wells’s first wife, Sylvie.Three years ago, the original Mrs. Westmore suffered an unfortunate accident. Near catatonic, Sylvie hasn’t spoken since. Not a physician, psychologist, or world-renowned specialist has been able to elicit so much as a sound from the silent woman. Until now.On an ordinary Tuesday morning, while Wells is away—despite instructions to never disturb the fragile woman—Jade visits her isolated predecessor bearing a peace offering: a bouquet of white lilies. She isn’t expecting Sylvie to have something for her as well: a slip of torn notebook paper with a single word scrawled on it in shaky black ink.That word? Run.Revised edition: This edition of The Silent Woman includes editorial revisions.
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The Trophy Wife - Minka Kent
Getting to know her new friendâ ™s secrets is becoming a dangerous obsession in a twisting novel of psychological suspense by Washington Post bestselling author Minka Kent. What are friends for?Wallflower Cate Cabot has always been content to keep the world at armâ ™s length, particularly from behind the register at the upscale Floridian boutique where sheâ ™s worked for the last nine years. Her days are filled with old-moneyed locals and nouveau-riche tourists, most of them paying her no mind as she rings up their lavish hauls. Until Odessa DuVernay. At first glance, Odessa is just another picture-perfect Palm Shores trophy wifeâ ”until she proves herself personable, humble, and unassuming. She even goes so far as to take a genuine interest in Cate, inviting her for lunch dates, matinees, and girl talkâ ”a refreshing change of pace for the woman who never quite mastered the art of making (and keeping) friends. But what begins as an unlikely friendship detours into the unthinkable when Odessa leaves Cate a panicked voicemail asking to meetâ ”and then ghosts her. And worse, when Cate attempts to find her, itâ ™s as if the enigmatic Mrs. DuVernay never existed at all. Consumed, Cate refuses to stop searching. But the truth wonâ ™t come easy. In fact, it could cost her everything. Revised edition: Previously published as The Trophy Wife by Sunday Tomassetti, this edition of The Trophy Wife includes editorial revisions and a new ending.
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The Memory Watcher - Minka Kent
Lies, secrets, and obsessive motherly love collide in a chilling novel of psychological suspense by a Washington Post bestselling author. Press, tap, refresh…When Autumn Carpenter stumbles upon the social media account of the family who adopted her infant daughter years ago, she finds herself instantly drawn into their picture-perfect existence. From behind a computer screen, Autumn watches Grace’s every memory, from birthdays to holidays to bedtime snuggles. But what starts as an innocent fascination soon spirals into an addictive obsession that comes to a screeching halt the day the McMullen family closes their Instaface account without so much as a warning.Frantic and desperate to reconnect with her daughter, Autumn applies for a nanny position with the McMullens, manipulating herself into Grace’s life under false pretenses. It’s only then that Autumn discovers that pictures lie, the perfect family doesn’t exist—and beautiful people? They have the ugliest secrets.Revised edition: This edition of The Memory Watcher includes editorial revisions.
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Epicoene or The Silent Woman - Ben Jonson
This text is part of the New Mermaids series of modern spelling, fully-annotated editions of English plays. Each volume includes a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, textual details, a bibliography and information about the staging of the play.
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The Perfect Roommate - Minka Kent
Two young women. A budding new friendship. They share everything—except their secrets—in a twisting novel of psychological suspense by a Washington Post bestselling author.I need this girl to like me.Meadow is a college student, quiet, studious, polite, and desperate for a cheap room to rent. That’s when she meets Lauren, who’s in need of a roommate. Lauren doesn’t require a credit check, a huge deposit, or a long lease. For Meadow, it’s not only a perfect arrangement—she believes that she’s found a new friend in Lauren, who generously takes Meadow under her wing.Lauren gives Meadow clothes and a makeover, and introduces her to an affable social circle. For the first time on campus, Meadow feels like she belongs. It’s not really surprising. She and Lauren actually have a lot in common. They’re both liars. They both have secrets. But which one is willing to kill to keep her true self hidden?Revised edition: This edition of The Perfect Roommate includes editorial revisions.
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The Silent Woman - Janet Malcolm
Janet Malcolm s revelatory biography of the tumultuous union of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, and the critical battle that overshadows their legacies.
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Woman, Idle - Laura Vogt
In the Swiss mountains, Romi and Szibilla arrive at Noraâ ™s childhood home to find their longtime friend has retreated into silence. With Nora refusing to speak and her mother keeping them at armâ ™s length, Romi and Szibilla are forced into an uneasy time together over the next five days. Their mutual acquaintance will bring out their own insecurities as friends, lovers, and mothers, unexpectedly confronted with themselves and their own choices. This is a novel that masterfully blends daily-life reflections with suspense. Insightful yet easy to read, readers will be captivated by the mystery surrounding the silent woman. A novel impossible to put down.Told in alternating voices, Woman, Idle explores two main questions: What kind of women have I become? What kind of women do I want to be?
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The Ghost House - Andie Newton
Occupied France, 1944In the shadow of the ravaged battlefields of Verdun, where the scars of the First World War never healed, Vianne, struggling to hold onto her crumbling family chateau, takes in her traumatized nephew Blaise after the arrest of her sister by the Nazis.But when Blaise says he can see eerie figures in the fog and whispers from the forbidden forest beyond the fence, it seems something ancient and sorrowful stirs in the soil where soldiers of the Great War once bled. As strange guests arrive at the old house and secrets surface, Vianne must face the terrifying possibility that the brutal SS arenâ ™t the only horrors she must faceâ ¦If you loved The Others you ll love this!Readers are LOVING The Ghost Houseâ ¦ Andie Newton blends historical suspense with the eerie pull of the supernatural. Perfect for fans of atmospheric ghost stories with rich emotional stakes. Terry Lynn Thomas, USA Today bestselling author of The Silent Woman
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Circle of Strangers - Minka Kent
The lengths neighbors will go to protect their secrets become downright frightening in a gripping novel of suspense by Minka Kent, the Edgar-nominated author of Unmissing. Camille and Will Prescott have relocated from San Diego to Phoenix for a fresh start in a quiet gated community. After the traumas Camilleâ ™s marriage survived, itâ ™s just the sanctuary she needs. As for her new neighbors, thereâ ™s Sozi, seemingly well intentioned if not for her invasive meddling and her desperate overtures to make a friend. And Mara and Oscar, an unstable couple around whom troubling rumors swirl. Patiently listening to Soziâ ™s gossip and watching Mara and Oscar ever so closely has become something of a hobby for Camille. But while she obsesses about the cracks in everyone elseâ ™s lives, she begins to see the cracks in her own. And when a monster from her past reaches out to reconnect, itâ ™s all Camille can do not to snap. Then one day she finds a dead body in her garage lying in a pool of blood. Camille is about to discover whatâ ™s really going on behind the closed doors of this cozy cul-de-sac. And the worst is yet to come.
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Imaginary Strangers - Minka Kent
A woman must keep her family—and her terrifying secrets—safe in a twisting thriller by Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Minka Kent.Camille Prescott has it all. A doting husband, two children, a charming home in a seaside enclave, and a beautiful, fixed smile that exudes normalcy. But behind her polished mask lurks a much different Camille—one with a padlocked vault of secrets. Raised by a vindictive and psychotic woman, Camille has gone to great lengths to bury her past and for good reason: if her mother ever finds her, she will kill her.But nothing can prepare Camille for the day her six-year-old daughter, Georgie, starts showing signs of unsettlingly familiar behavior, including an imaginary new friend who casts a disturbing influence on everything the little girl says and does. Worse than that, Georgie’s imaginary friend knows things about Camille’s childhood, things Camille has never told a soul. Is it a coincidence or is Georgie’s imaginary friend not so fictional after all?As the family’s stability cracks, so does Camille’s facade, because the past isn’t just coming for her and everyone she loves—it’s already here.
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You Have to Believe Me - Minka Kent
A wronged woman must do the impossibleâ ”prove herself innocent of her ex-husbandâ ™s murderâ ”in a shocking novel of suspense by Washington Post bestselling author Minka Kent. She has every reason to hate her ex. It doesnâ ™t mean she wants him dead. Every day on her way home from work, Dove Damiani drives past her ex-house, where her ex-husband lives with her ex-dog and her exâ “yoga instructor, next to her ex-neighbors and the ex-life she once affectionately described as â œfrighteningly perfect.â To outsiders, Dove is bitter and resentful. The divorce left her alone, with nothing but a set of car keys and 50 percent of a paltry savings account. So when the lifeless body of her former husband is discovered in the birch grove outside Doveâ ™s apartment on what would have been their fifth wedding anniversary, investigators waste no time making Dove a person of interest. She swears she didnâ ™t do it. Sheâ ™s never so much as killed a spider in her thirty-four years. But as evidence mounts against her, Dove finds herself questioning her memory, her sanity, and evenâ ¦her innocence. Revised edition: Previously published as You Have to Believe Me by Sunday Tomassetti, this edition of You Have to Believe Me includes editorial revisions and a new ending.
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Cat and Dumpling: The Talent Show - Nicola Kent
The second book in a charming new series by author Nicola Kent. Packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations and a delightful story about best friends, Cat and Dumpling. Cat and Dumpling are best friends, but they re very different. Cat is an impulsive dreamer who loves to knit, and Dumpling is a cautious planner who loves gardening. In these chapter books for early readers the pair s far-fetched schemes and conflicting ideas wreak warm-hearted slapstick havoc, but always with a happy ending and a reassertion that despite their differences Cat and Dumpling will always be the very best of friends.In The Talent Show, Cat and Dumpling are having a Quiet Day in the garden. It s the ideal day for Dumpling, but Cat wants to do something exciting. Signing up for the talent show seems like the perfect solution, until Cat learns that Dumpling doesn t want to join her. Even worse, Dumpling starts to feel left out, and after a squabble, the two become rivals in the talent show. How can they possibly remain friends now? Look out for the first book in the series: Cat and Dumpling: Home Sweet Home.
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The Silent Child - J.G. Kelly
SHE CAN T HAVE A FUTURE UNTIL SHE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO HER FAMILY AFTER THE WAR. Deeply moving and beautifully written ANN CLEEVES Heart-breaking, beautiful and thrilling - a book that will stay with you for a very long time ELLY GRIFFITHS A tale of devastating secrets, brilliantly told RORY CLEMENTS1944LEO STERN arrives at the Nazi camp at Borek with his wife Irena and his two daughters. The Sterns are spared from the gas chamber when they witness a murder. But in a place that humanity has deserted, Leo is forced to make unimaginable choices to try to keep his family alive. 1961 For seventeen years, Hanna has been unable to remember her identity and how she was separated from her family at the end of the war, until the discovery of a letter among her late uncle s possessions reveals her real name - HANNA STERN - and leads her to Berlin in search of her lost past.Helped by former lover Peter, Hanna begins to piece together the shocking final days of Borek. But Hanna isn t the only one with an interest in the camp, and lurking in the shadows is someone who would prefer Hanna s history to remain silent. Based on in-depth research and beautifully written, this a novel of memory and identity, and the long shadow of war. Outstanding. Heartstopping. Brilliant. A story that scorches the page, searing in its honesty and profoundly moving in its emotional impact. This is an important, powerful novel that everyone should read KATE FURNIVALL Taking the reader from the atmospheric Fenlands of Cambridgeshire to the ghost-filled forests of wartime Poland and finally into Cold War-era Berlin, The Silent Child is a thought-provoking and compelling novel about the long-lasting aftershocks of war. This is great storytelling, full of mysteries and twists, epic in its sweep, but precise and respectful in its historical details. J. G. Kelly s vividly evoked scenes will stay with me for a long time CAROLINE SCOTT This book was such a beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time. The storyline was emotive and heart wrenching and the characters were well developed and have a special place in my heart. I didn t want this book to end. Nothing I could say would do this book justice, I cannot recommend this book enough Reader review It s beautifully written with a story that draws you in so quickly, it s very well researched and heartbreakingly realistic. A book I wanted and needed to finish. The sort of book everyone should read. The most compelling book I ve read this year Reader review Utterly impossible for me to put down. A heartbreaking story... I found I had devoured the entire book in just one sitting... I have loved this book so much, I wish I could give it five hundred stars. All I can say is WOW - read it. You won t be disappointed Reader review I was engrossed in the story. The author has done tremendous research about the war and did a good job of drawing the reader into the story Reader review
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The Silent Wife - Karin Slaughter
*Don t miss the latest books from Karin Slaughter, AFTER THAT NIGHT and THIS IS WHY WE LIED, available to order now*The gripping No. 1 Sunday Times crime thrillerWatch Will Trent on Disney+!He watches.A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but sheâ ™s wrong. A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. He lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victim.He waits.A decade later, the case has been closed. The killer is behind bars. But then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the MO is identical.He takes.Although the original trail has gone cold â “ memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared â “ agent Will Trent and forensic pathologist Sara Linton must re-open the cold case. But the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wifeâ ¦.Praise for the Number One bestselling author:â ˜Passion, intensity, and humanityâ ™ Lee Childâ ˜Iâ ™d follow her anywhereâ ™ Gillian Flynnâ ˜One of the boldest thriller writers working todayâ ™ Tess Gerritsenâ ˜Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalledâ ™ Michael Connellyâ ˜A writer of extraordinary talentsâ ™ Kathy Reichsâ ˜Fiction doesn t get any better than thisâ ™ Jeffery Deaverâ ˜A great writer at the peak of her powersâ ™ Peter James Karin Slaughter has â “ by far â “ the best name of all of us mystery novelists James Pattersonâ ˜With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the lastâ ™ Camilla Lackbergâ ˜Itâ ™s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody â “ like a perfectly cooked steakâ ™ Stuart MacBride*The Silent Wife was a No.1 bestseller w/c 20/6/20
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The Unstable Boys - Nick Kent
London 1968:The Unstable Boys are the name on every music insider s lips and tipped to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This is their chance to hit the bigtime. They don t know they re about to be obliterated by a series of tragedies and a chaotic breakup that puts paid to the band s starry-eyed dreams of stratospheric success. One day you re the dog s bollocks; the next day you re a nobody - fame is a fickle friend.London 2016:Bestselling crime writer Michael Martindale has reached breaking point. Estranged from his wife and children following the very public fallout of his disastrous affair, he is alone, with only his self-pity to keep him warm at night. Until he makes the mistake of publicly declaring his admiration for his teenage musical obsession, the Unstable Boys. When the band s twisted and feral frontman, the Boy, turns up on his doorstep, Martindale quickly learns that sometimes you should be careful what you wish for.Razor-sharp and laced with a caustic wit, The Unstable Boys is a dark comic caper with an unmistakeable musicality from legendary music journalist Nick Kent.
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The Unstable Boys - Nick Kent
London 1968:The Unstable Boys are the name on every music insider s lips and tipped to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This is their chance to hit the bigtime. They don t know they re about to be obliterated by a series of tragedies and a chaotic breakup that puts paid to the band s starry-eyed dreams of stratospheric success. One day you re the dog s bollocks; the next day you re a nobody - fame is a fickle friend.London 2016:Bestselling crime writer Michael Martindale has reached breaking point. Estranged from his wife and children following the very public fallout of his disastrous affair, he is alone, with only his self-pity to keep him warm at night. Until he makes the mistake of publicly declaring his admiration for his teenage musical obsession, the Unstable Boys. When the band s twisted and feral frontman, the Boy, turns up on his doorstep, Martindale quickly learns that sometimes you should be careful what you wish for.Razor-sharp and laced with a caustic wit, The Unstable Boys is a dark comic caper with an unmistakeable musicality from legendary music journalist Nick Kent.
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The Darkening Sea - Alexander Kent
If you like Patrick O Brian and C. S. Forester, you will love this captivating, vivid and exciting page-turner from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent - guaranteed to keep you hooked! One of our foremost writers of naval fiction -- Sunday Times Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn -- The Times A very hard book to put down -- ***** Reader review Awesome -- ***** Reader review Gripping to the end -- ***** Reader review Superb -- ***** Reader review A great yarn -- ***** Reader review***************************************************************************************************1809: Returning safely to England after the dramatic capture of Martinque, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds an all too brief respite from war and politics in the arms of his mistress Catherine Somervell.But the shadow of a new conflict already darkens the horizon. The old enemy, France, forges an uneasy alliance with America - threatening the safety of British trade routes.Although ordered immediately to the Indian Ocean, for the first time Bolitho s thoughts are not of glory but his own - and the Navy s - past.Both Nelson and Collingwood died in their country s service. For the navy s newest Admiral, is there life beyond the sea itself?
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The Endless Country - Sami Kent
The book is alive on every page – Neel Mukherjee, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Lives of OthersThe Endless Country takes a journey through Turkey’s past – the nation the author’s father left decades ago and he returns to as a young man. It is not about Erdogan or Atatürk, the two towering Presidents who have book-ended that history, and at times have appeared impossible to escape.Instead Sami Kent’s book goes deep beyond them, revealing a history as rich, layered and absurd as his family’s favourite dessert, künefe: a shredded wheat pastry with a core of melted cheese, a topping of pistachios, and a drowning of syrup. From tiny weightlifters to the world’s biggest prison, from a failed socialist commune to a wildly successful orchid ice cream, the book is a tribute to the sheer bewildering diversity of Turkey’s past: its people, their ideas and their struggles.
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The Silent Twins - Marjorie Wallace
The astounding true story behind the major new motion picture starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance, with a new epilogue from the author A compelling and tragic story Mail on Sunday Breathtaking Independent Extraordinary Oliver Sacks, New York Times Review of BooksWhen identical twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons were three they began to reject communication with anyone but each other, and so began a childhood bound together in a strange and secret world. As they grew up, love and hate united to push them to the extreme margins of society and, following a five week spree of vandalism and arson, the silent twins were sentenced to a gruelling twelve-year detention in Broadmoor.Award-winning investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace delves into the twins silent world, revealing their genius, alienation and the mystic bond by which the extremes of good and evil ended in possession and death.
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Beast Quest: Gargantua the Silent Assassin - Adam Blade
Free the Beasts. Live the Adventure.Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!Tom and Elenna s latest Beast Quest has taken a sinister turn. Gargantua the Silent Assassin is a monstrous snake-Beast with metal scales that can withstand any weapon. How can our heroes hope to defeat this enemy?There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in The Ghost of Karadin series - don t miss out! Gorog the Fiery Fiend; Devora the Death Fish; Raptex the Sky Hunter and Gargantua the Silent Assassin.If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade s other series: Team Hero,Sea Quest,Beast Quest: New Blood and Space Wars.
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The Silent Companions - Laura Purcell
LAURA PURCELL S HOUSE OF SPLINTERS IS AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOWAs featured on the Radio 2 Book ClubSome doors are locked for a reason...Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husbandâ ™s crumbling country estate, The Bridge.With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husbandâ ™s awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure â “ a Silent Companion â “ that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself...â ˜[An] extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting bookâ ™ Jojo Moyesâ ˜[It] shone, for originality for the sheer quality of the writing, the characters and some masterly chillsâ ™ Peter JamesREADERS LOVE THE SILENT COMPANIONS: Phenomenal Will stay with you long after you have finished reading Spooky, imaginative, original Couldn t put it down Truly creepy Deserves a place on every bookshelf
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The Younger Woman - Mandy Byatt
â The unputdownable new thriller from Mandy Byatt that will leave you reeling after the final twistâ ¦âShe knows him better than anyone.She doesnâ ™t know him at allâ ¦Lottie and Nick once had a dream marriage, but a series of failed IVF attempts has left Lottie feeling insecure, and her paranoia is further stoked by the arrival of a new starter at Nickâ ™s firm. Tasha is the spitting image of a younger, more attractive Lottie, and Nick is paying her a lot of attentionâ ¦But then Lottie discovers sheâ ™s pregnant. A surprise getaway to their country cottage to celebrate Nickâ ™s birthday will provide the perfect backdrop to give him the news and start to heal the rifts in their relationship.Then, on the eve of Nickâ ™s birthday, Lottie goes into the cellar, and what she finds makes her question everything.Because there, in the corner of the cellar, is the body of a young woman.A young woman who looks just like Lottieâ ¦A gripping, suspenseful thriller with a killer twist you wonâ ™t see coming! Perfect for fans of Adele Parks and Liane Moriarty.Readers LOVE The Younger Woman Clever and pacy, with a shocking twist that hits you between the eyes. Guaranteed to create plenty of discussion at book clubsâ ™ AMANDA BROOKEâ ˜With devious characters aplenty, The Younger Woman is an explosive thriller with a killer twistâ ™ RUBY SPEECHLEYâ ˜A thriller in the true sense of the word. This will have your brain going in all directionsâ ™ NetGalley review ââââââ ˜BOOM! This was explosive â ¦ An absolute whirlwind from start to finishâ ™ NetGalley review ââââââ ˜The plot was superbly crafted to keep you guessing â ¦ So good, Iâ ™ve just downloaded her other novel!â ™ NetGalley review ââââââ ˜Oh, wow! I absolutely devoured this book in one sittingâ ™ NetGalley review ââââââ ˜The Younger Woman is just as tightly plotted as Byattâ ™s debut, with a twist that had me scraping my jaw off the floorâ ™ NetGalley review âââââ
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The Only Woman in the Room - Pnina Lahav
A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of IsraelIn this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898â “1978) through a feminist lens, focusing on her recurring role as a woman standing alone among men. The Only Woman in the Room is the first book to contend with Meirâ ™s full identity as a woman, Jew, Zionist leader, and one of the founders of Israel, providing a richer portrait of her persona and legacy. Meir, Lahav shows, deftly deflected misogyny as she traveled the path to becoming Israelâ ™s fourth, and only female, prime minister, from 1969 to 1974. Lahav revisits the youthful encounters that forged Meirâ ™s passion for socialist Zionism and reassesses her decision to separate from her husband and leave her children in the care of others. Enduring humiliation and derision from her colleagues, Meir nevertheless led in establishing Israel as a welfare state where social security, workersâ ™ rights, and maternity leave became law. Lahav looks at the challenges that beset Meirâ ™s premiership, particularly the disastrous Yom Kippur War, which led to her resignation and withdrawal from politics, as well as Meirâ ™s bitter duel with feminist and civil rights leader Shulamit Aloni, Meirâ ™s complex relationship with the Israeli and American feminist movements, and the politics that led her to distance herself from feminism altogether. Exploring the tensions between Meirâ ™s personal and political identities, The Only Woman in the Room provides a groundbreaking new account of Meirâ ™s life while also illuminating the difficulties all women face as they try to ascend in male-dominated fields.
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Young Woman and the Sea - Stout Glenn
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY STARRING DAISY RIDLEY.The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a new era for women in sportsBy age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She’d won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy’s failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: No woman could possibly accomplish such a thing.In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong. As her German immigrant parents cheered her, and her sister and fellow swimmer Meg helped fashion both her scandalous two-piece swimsuit and leak-proof goggles, Trudy was determined to succeed. “England or drown is my motto,” she said, plunging into the frigid Channel for her second attempt at the crossing. Fourteen hours later, two hours faster than any man, and after weathering a gale and waves that approached six-feet, she stepped onto Kingsdowne Beach as the most famous woman in the world.Based on years of archival research that unearthed Ederle’s memory from obscurity, Young Woman and the Sea brings to life the real Trudy Ederle, the challenges that came with her fame, and the historic mark her achievement made for all women athletes who followed.
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The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides
- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION -Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since then she hasn t spoken a single word.It s time to find out why.READERS LOVE THE SILENT PATIENT⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything you need from a psychological thriller with a killer twist that is impossible to see coming! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fiendishly clever ... believe the hype. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grabs your afternoon from the start and never lets go ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fantastic thriller with an incredible plot twist that I really didn t see coming. I highly recommend. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OMG, my heart is still pounding from the final chapters of this amazing thriller. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I m honestly speechless, best book I have read for a very long time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The twists when they come, wow oh wow! CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED The perfect thriller AJ FINN Terrific - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month Smart, sophisticated suspense - LEE CHILD Compelling - OBSERVER Absolutely brilliant - STEPHEN FRY A totally original psychological mystery - DAVID BALDACCI One of the best thrillers I ve read this year - CARA HUNTER The pace and finesse of a master - BBC CULTURE
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The Silent Death - Volker Kutscher
MEET DETECTIVE GEREON RATH IN THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED THE HIT TV SERIES BABYLON BERLIN⠘[Kutscher s] trick is ingenious...He s created a portrait of an era through the lens of genre fiction.⠙ -The New York Times Following international bestseller Babylon Berlin, Volker Kutscher takes us back to Berlin in the second Gereon Rath Mystery. In The Silent Death, Inspector Rath investigates crime and corruption in the shadow of the growing Nazi movement. March 1930. The film industry is changing rapidly, with talking films taking over the silver screen.Celebrated actress Betty Winter is killed when a spotlight falls on her during the filming of a new talkie.It looks like an unfortunate accident at first, but Gereon Rath finds clues that other detectives miss, all suggesting it was murder.The prime suspect is a runaway lighting technician, but the Rath⠙s investigation points to a different explanation. Soon he is out on his own as tensions rise between rival film studios, and violence breaks out between Communists and Nazis.It⠙s no time for distractions, so naturally that⠙s when his father asks him for help with a case of blackmail, and ex-girlfriend Charly Ritter reaches out to talk about getting back together.With personal and professional destruction on the line, Rath will find himself fighting for the truth and his own life as all around him political factions fight for the soul of Berlin.About the Gereon Rath Mysteries1930s Berlin is a hotbed of vice and organised crime. When Inspector Gereon Rath leaves Cologne to join Berlin⠙s murder squad, he cannot begin to imagine the brutality and complexity of the world he is stepping into as communists and Nazis struggle for power.
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The Silent Resistance - Anna Normann
I loved it. It broke me! Beautiful, heartbreaking and hopeful Liz FenwickOccupied Norway, 1944. While the war rages on, Anni is surviving as best she can, contributing to the resistance whenever possible and standing firm without her sailor husband Lars, who she hasn t heard from in three years. Her daughter Ingrid is the bright spot in her life and Anni is determined to keep her safe and happy. However, when a German official is billeted at their house, the situation for them both becomes far more dangerous, and Anni faces an impossible choice.London, 1952. In the years since she moved to live with her father, young Ingrid has been trying to make sense of the disappearance of her mother just as peace in Norway was declared. She desperately holds on to the fact that Anni promised she would always come back for her and, undaunted, Ingrid sets out to discover what happened to her mother all those years ago. The Silent Resistance is an intensely moving account of the life of Norwegian women who fraternised with the occupying German forces during World War II and the devastating reprisals they suffered. Anna Normann is the pen name for Natalie Normann and Anan Singh who have written bestselling novels in Norwegian for many years and this is their first joint novel in English. For lovers of wartime historical novels with indomitable female characters.
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The Silent Cry - Kenzaburó Óe
In Oe s masterpiece of the human condition and family psychology, estranged brothers Mitsusaburo and Takashi have long since left their family home in a remote forested valley on Shikoku, in the south of Japan: Mitsusaburo for work in Tokyo; his younger brother Takashi for the United States, to atone for his part in anti-American student protests. Takashi s return to Japan coincides with a local Korean supermarket magnate s offer to buy the brothers ancestral storehouse, pitting the brothers against one another and dredging up family histories best forgotten.The Silent Cry is the most important Japanese novel of the post-war period and a strange, unsettling tale of how the call of blood and history echoes down the generations.
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The Way of the Satisfied Woman - Alanna Kaivalya
EXPLORE THE FULLEST POTENTIAL OF YOUR POWER AS A WOMAN Although women today have greater opportunity to make our own choices, build independent lives, and craft powerful careers, we all too often forge our path by following the trajectory laid out by men. By emulating what men identify as desirable goals and strategies, we deny our truest, most innate feminine qualities and desires. The Way of the Satisfied Woman offers an alternative path for women, and for any person who cares to focus more on the feminine than the masculine. The path of the feminine is simply different — perfect in its own right yet integral and complementary to the path of the masculine. Alanna Kaivalya shows how embodying feminine energy sets us free, relaxes us, and allows us to more completely manifest the things that are most important to us, including connection, communion, and compassion. The Way of the Satisfied Woman explores: • definitions of feminine and masculine energies that embrace gender differences and affirm the experience of the modern woman • prominent qualities of the feminine as represented by mythological archetypes and modern psychology • ways of redefining the feminine in modern language, ideas, and arenas, including intimate relationships, career, family, success, community, and legacy • the relationship between masculine and feminine and its manifestations in intimate partnerships It is time for women to take our place in the world and embrace the power, potency, and purpose of the feminine, which will profoundly impact not just our own lives, but the balance of all life around us.
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The Woman Who Went Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel - Caroline Cauchi
â œA reminder that age is no barrier to the unconventional and daringâ ¦An extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman.â New York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynorâ œTold with warmth and grace, this novel is a rallying cry for all who dare regardless of age and gender.â Toronto StarTeacher. Widow. Legend.Itâ ™s 1901 and the mists of change are swirling. Queen Victoriaâ ™s reign is about to come to an end, and an obscure widow in Buffalo, New York, is about to attempt the impossible.Meet the courageous Mrs Annie Edson Taylor. The bravest woman youâ ™ve never heard of and the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel â ”over a decade before any man dared to do the same.Enter a world of lost fortunes and friendship, as Annie, grieving the past and determined to change the lives of the women around her, attempts to alter the course of history.With a single jump, that is. Cauchi takes us on an enjoyable ride of a tale, told from the heart. Historical Novel SocietyPraise for The Woman Who Went Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel:âââââ â œGroundbreaking.â âââââ â œHistorical fiction at its best.â âââââ â œThere is only one word for it; MAGIC.â âââââ â œA beautifully written story that s based on true eventsâ ¦My emotions were all over the place. Annie had incredible courage.â âââââ â œI laughed, cried, gasped, cried some more. Every single word is perfection!â âââââ â œThe absolute courage of this woman was amazing. This should be made into a film.â ââââââ œShe defied the archaic ideas, modes of restraint and ageism put on women of her era. I cannot rave enough about this novel and what a brilliant â ˜fictionalised love letterâ ™ Ms Cauchi has written in honour of Annie Edson Taylor.â âââââ œA reminder of how women have unreservedly been written out of history.â ââââ â œA tale of loss and betrayal, but also of perseverance, courage and defying odds.â
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Ghosts of The Silent Hills: Stories based on true hauntings - Anita Krishan
THE DEAD DO NOT REST TILL THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT.You have arrived in the hills. In here, you are surrounded by dense, menacing forests, enveloped in a deadly silence . . . You never know what lurks here in the cold, dark night.Do not walk alone after sunset in the hills. A beautiful woman in white haunts the lonely pathways, looking to enchant and ensnare men . . .All the people who died in accidents here . . . They say you hear their screams at night.And the deserted lodges sitting amidst lush greenery and calm streams . . . Spirits lie in wait here, ready to prey on the living.There are sceptics who did not heed these warnings. They tried to rationalize what they saw, what they felt. But when they came face to face with the beings that they believed didn’t exist, they couldn’t run away anymore . . .Ghosts of the Silent Hills is a collection that will make your nights a little scarier, encompassing the very best spine-chilling stories based on true hauntings.
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The Invisible Woman - James Patterson
Discover the new compelling novel from Sunday Times bestselling thriller writer, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden s The Housemaid and the Women s Murder Club series. My name is Elinor Gilbert. And I am the Invisible Woman. Elinor Gilbert was once a young woman with a thriving career at the FBI. Now, decades past solving crimes with the bureau, she is personally and professionally forgettable. Which is exactly what her former FBI boss needs. He disguises Elinor as a middle-aged nanny, and casts her as an agent on the inside of his investigation into a New York art dealer suspected of ties to organised crime. But as Elinor pushes toward the truth, her superpower - anonymity - risks doubling as a fatal flaw. The more the invisible woman integrates into her host family, the more dangerously memorable she becomes. ________________________________Readers LOVE The Invisible Woman... Clear your diary - this book is an absolute treat 5-star reader review I read this in a day, that s how much I loved it 5-star reader review Compulsive 5-star reader review Elinor Gilbert is a hero for our time - flawed, fierce and unforgettable 5-star reader review Another cracker from the master of crime 5-star reader review Had me hooked from the first page 5-star reader review________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON It s no mystery why James Patterson is the world s most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better. JEFFERY DEAVER No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. LEE CHILD Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It s what fires off the movie projector in the reader s mind. MICHAEL CONNELLY James Patterson is The Boss. End of. IAN RANKIN The master storyteller of our times HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON One of the greatest storytellers of all time PATRICIA CORNWELL
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THE SHOW WOMAN - Cowing Emma
Gorgeously written, with twists and turns worthy of a circus trapeze JENNIE GODFREYTHE SHOW MUST GO ON ...1910. With the disappearance of her mother and the sudden death of her father, Lena instantly loses any security she has within the circus she has known all her life. She is advised to sell the carousel her father cared for like a child and look for a husband, or a job in a factory. Until flame-haired Violet, known to all in the fairgrounds as the greatest trapeze artist that ever lived , suggests they go it alone with their own, all-female act. With her outspoken ways and her refusal to marry, Violet is as much an outcast as Lena. What do they have to lose? Recruiting new performers including bareback horse-rider Rosie, on the run from her abusive father, and Carmen whose rainbow ribbons hide the darkness in her past, the four women form an unbreakable bond.Thrust into a harsh and dangerous world that treats them with suspicion, disdain and even violence, they must forge their own path in search of freedom, security, and love.Deeply rooted in the Edwardian era, THE SHOW WOMAN is brilliantly realised and expertly interlaces strong female characters, deeply-woven family secrets and heartfelt love stories. I wanted to run away with this all-woman circus! C.J. COOKE Beautifully written, engaging plot and thoroughly researched STYLIST A very special debut JENNY COLGAN Beautifully crafted, fast-paced and compelling ... easily the debut of the year so far! MIKE GAYLE Suspenseful, authentic, sexy and uplifting. Beautiful writing plunges the reader into the showgrounds of Edwardian Scotland, sights, sounds, smells and all ERIN KELLY A joy to read, so beautifully written, evoking the rich and often overlooked story of the travelling fairs of Edwardian-era Scotland SEAN LUSK Absolutely loved soaking up the atmosphere of the circus and fairground in The Show Woman. There s hardship and excitement and mystery and joy in this novel, and I couldn t stop turning the pages SARAH L. BROOKS, author of The Cautious Traveller s Guide to the Wastelands
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Kente for Jojo - Bernard Mensah, Elizabeth Zunon
A joyful picturebook of a big brother weaving a Kente cloth for the new baby in his family, with lyrical text and textured artwork that sings.Kente is more than a cloth, it is a symbol of love. And the big brother in this story loves new baby Jojo so very much! Together, the family travels to pick out a special Kente for Jojo--it must be perfect. With some inspiration from a passing rainbow and a little help from a skilled weaver, they do just that! Come along as author Bernard Mensah shares the legend of how Kente came to be, and discover the many beautiful patterns of traditional Kente through Elizabeth Zunon s warm and textured art!
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Secrets of the Silent Witch, Vol. 2 - Nanna Fujimi, Matsuri Isora
Monica, the Silent Witch, has infiltrated Serendia Academy on a top-secret mission to protect the second prince. So far, she s been appointed accountant of the student council and things are going great! ...Or so she thought. With her former mentor arriving at the academy and her over-powered magic under the microscope, Monica is struggling to keep her identity hidden. As if social dances and tea parties weren t terrifying enough. And now, with a new danger closing in on the prince, will Monica reach her breaking point?
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Secrets of the Silent Witch, Vol. 3 (manga) - Nanna Fujimi, Alice Prowse, Tobi Tana, Matsuri Isora
Out of the frying pan and into the fire!? Monika, the Silent Witch and one of the seven sages, has successfully infiltrated the academy and joined the student council. In doing so, she discovers the accomplice who had helped Aaron Oâ ™Brien embezzle the student council funds, and she leaps into action to pursue them. But after driving them back with a brilliant magical formula, a new obstacle stands in her way! Can this shut-in genius witch get by without revealing her true identityâ ¦!?
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The Silent Patient (1250762480)
Kniha - autor Alex Michaelides, 356 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná I love him so totally, completely, sometimes it threatens to overwhelm me. Sometimes I think . .. No. I won't write about that.ALICIAAlicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain. Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.THEOForensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is convinced he can successfully treat Alicia, where all others have failed. Obsessed with investigating her crime, his discoveries suggest Alicia's silence goes far deeper than he first thought. And if she speaks, would he want to hear the truth?The Silent Patient is a heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman's brutal and random act of violence against her husband - and the man obsessed with discovering why.
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Extreme Programming Explained - Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres
â œIn this second edition of Extreme Programming Explained, Kent Beck organizes and presents five yearsâ ™ worth of experiences, growth, and change revolving around XP. If you are seriously interested in understanding how you and your team can start down the path of improvement with XP, you must read this book.â â ” Francesco Cirillo, Chief Executive Officer, XPLabs S.R.L. â œThe first edition of this book told us what XP wasâ ”it changed the way many of us think about software development. This second edition takes it farther and gives us a lot more of the â ˜whyâ ™ of XP, the motivations and the principles behind the practices. This is great stuff. Armed with the â ˜whatâ ™ and the â ˜why,â ™ we can now all set out to confidently work on the â ˜howâ ™: how to run our projects better, and how to get agile techniques adopted in our organizations.â â ” Dave Thomas, The Pragmatic Programmers LLC â œThis book is dynamite! It was revolutionary when it first appeared a few years ago, and this new edition is equally profound. For those who insist on cookbook checklists, thereâ ™s an excellent chapter on â ˜primary practices,â ™ but I urge you to begin by truly contemplating the meaning of the opening sentence in the first chapter of Kent Beckâ ™s book: â ˜XP is about social change.â ™ You should do whatever it takes to ensure that every IT professional and every IT managerâ ”all the way up to the CIOâ ”has a copy of Extreme Programming Explained on his or her desk.â â ” Ed Yourdon, author and consultant â œXP is a powerful set of concepts for simplifying the process of software design, development, and testing. It is about minimalism and incrementalism, which are especially useful principles when tackling complex problems that require a balance of creativity and discipline.â â ” Michael A. Cusumano, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, and author of The Business of Software â œ Extreme Programming Explained is the work of a talented and passionate craftsman. Kent Beck has brought together a compelling collection of ideas about programming and management that deserves your full attention. My only beef is that our profession has gotten to a point where such common-sense ideas are labeled â ˜extreme.â ™...â â ” Lou Mazzucchelli, Fellow, Cutter Business Technology Council â œIf your organization is ready for a change in the way it develops software, thereâ ™s the slow incremental approach, fixing things one by one, or the fast track, jumping feet first into Extreme Programming. Do not be frightened by the name, it is not that extreme at all. It is mostly good old recipes and common sense, nicely integrated together, getting rid of all the fat that has accumulated over the years.â â ” Philippe Kruchten, UBC, Vancouver, British Columbia â œSometimes revolutionaries get left behind as the movement they started takes on a life of its own. In this book, Kent Beck shows that he remains ahead of the curve, leading XP to its next level. Incorporating five years of feedback, this book takes a fresh look at what it takes to develop better software in less time and for less money. There are no silver bullets here, just a set of practical principles that, when used wisely, can lead to dramatic improvements in software development productivity.â â ” Mary Poppendieck, author of Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit â œKent Beck has revised his classic book based on five more years of applying and teaching XP. He shows how the path to XP is both
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Collector
THE LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR S EDITION WITH DESIGNED EDGES!RECOMMENDED BY DOLLY PARTON IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLERA LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERA PBS BOOK PICKThe bestselling historical fiction novel from Kim Michele Richardson, this is a novel following Cussy Mary, a packhorse librarian and her quest to bring books to the Appalachian community she loves, perfect for readers of William Kent Kreuger and Lisa Wingate. The perfect addition to your next book club!The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everythingâ ”everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome s got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter. Cussy s not only a book woman, however, she s also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy s family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she s going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler. Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman s belief that books can carry us anywhereâ ”even back home.
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The Prettiest Woman - Grant Farred
Uncovering Hollywood’s perpetual longing for a lost industrial America “We don’t make things in America anymore”: like clockwork, this refrain resurfaces in political discourse, a reflection of yearning for a bygone era of industrial productivity. In his latest work, Grant Farred uses the 1990 film Pretty Woman to expose and critique this lingering nostalgia for late-industrial capitalism. Situating Pretty Woman alongside Reagan-era films including Wall Street, Farred examines the congealment of such a pervasive romanticized view of the United States as a fading industrial powerhouse. Drawing on an eclectic range of thinkers-from Raymond Williams and Slavoj Žižek to Mick Jagger-The Prettiest Woman offers a unique analysis of the ways Hollywood perpetuates the myth of a lost “productive America,” highlighting the seductive power of this fantasy despite its disconnect from economic and political realities.
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The Woman Who Rides Like A Man - Tamora Pierce
With brilliant new livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this ground-breaking fantasy series, Alanna the Lioness â “ the first woman knight â “ rides again.Now a knight of Tortall, with her gender no longer a secret, Alanna embarks on her next adventure to the edge of the realm. Captured for the crime of trespassing, Alanna is sentenced to a duel to the death. But the Woman Who Rides Like a Man is not so easy to kill.Though the duel is won, the battle is just beginning. When Alanna is named the Bazhir peopleâ ™s first female shaman, she is tasked with training her successors. But first, she must overcome their fears of magic, for the sake of all Tortall.Forty years on from first publication, The Song of the Lioness Quartet retains its warmth, adventure, and steel, affirming this coming-of-age tale as a timeless masterpiece.
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The Woman in the Cabin - Becca Day
The brand-new thriller from the author of The Girl Beyond the Gate.Deep in the woods, you can hide more than secrets...Every day, in a remote cabin hidden deep in the woods in the Scottish Highlands, Mary wakes up before dawn to make breakfast from scratch. She tends the garden and feeds the animals. Every night, Mary makes sure she has dinner on the table for when her husband Cal gets home from work.She puts on his favourite lipstick and greets him with a smile. #39;I #39;ve missed you. #39; It #39;s not true and he knows it. But he likes to hear it all the same.Mary is the perfect wife and like any good wife she knows her job is to keep her husband happy.But lately as she notices her first wrinkles appear, she can sense Cal change. A scowl at dinner not being ready on time, a too tight grip as he leads her to the bedroom tells her he #39;s noticed too. And old memories are coming back too, of her life before the cabin...Then she finds a stack of letters hidden under the floorboards detailing a life eerily similar to her own. They #39;re addressed to her: #39;To the next woman. #39;If she #39;s not the first to play the role of Cal #39;s perfect wife, what happened to the woman in the cabin before her? And how long does she have until she is next?
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The Snow Woman and Other Yokai Stories from Japan - Noboru Wada
An extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time!This spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection Tales from Shinshu is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It features traditional tales of yokai, ghosts, mountain witches, demons and apparitions frequently sighted in and around the mountainous Shinshu region in central Japan.The terrifying tales in this collection include:The Legend of the Snow Woman: A beautiful woman appears at Minokichi s door one night in a snowstorm. They marry and live happily, until one day her terrible secret is revealed. Kappa Taro: A legendary yokai terrifies villagers by luring them into a pond, where they drown. Can Suwa Yorito, famed for his strength, successfully challenge this terrifying demon?The Yamamba Witch s Daughter: Who would ever dream of marrying a mountain witch? Can the Yamamba s daughter find the love and happiness she seeks?These stories have been passed down for generations from grandparents to their grandchildren, sitting around the hearth on cold and snowy winter nights. They are well-known throughout Japan and are believed by the inhabitants of Shinshu to have actually occurred in the distant past.
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The Pioneer Woman Cooksâ
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe #1 New York Times bestselling author and Food Network favorite The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond returns with an exciting new cookbook filled with no-fuss family recipes for dinners, desserts, and more.Cook smarter, not harder!After seventeen years of sharing recipes in my cookbooks, on my website, and on my cooking show, I still absolutely love cooking! That said, while I enjoy making a slow-cooked meat sauce or long-braised pork roast, life is just too busy these days to devote that much time to getting dinner on the table day after day. Heck, even if I have the time to whip up a complicated recipe, for some reason I just don’t seem to have the patience. If you find yourself in the same dinner boat, here’s a collection of flavorful and fast recipes to breathe speedy new scrumptiousness into your cooking.In The Pioneer Woman Cooks—Dinner’s Ready! you’ll find lots of new dishes to fit your schedule, whether you’re in a hurry to get supper made or simply want to get out of the kitchen quicker to spend time doing other things you enjoy (even if that’s curling up in front of the TV for the night)! Every occasion is covered, from hosting company, with my mom’s Seafood Casserole from the ’70s and Pork Marsala with Mushrooms, to pizza night, with my classic Cast-Iron Hamburger Pizza and gorgeous Rainbow Pizza, to teenager-friendly fun food like Pretzel Dogs and Pickle Chicken Bites. You’ll also enjoy tasty new pasta dishes, chicken dinners, and fuss-free sides like Crispy Parmesan Potatoes and Pimento Cheese Grits, as well as delicious desserts like Blackberry Lime Whip and Chuckwagon Brownies. As a delicious bonus, there’s a whole chapter of easy-to-make Fridge Grabs—from Refrigerator Pickles to Garlic Confit—that are great to have on hand for adding even more flavor and zip to the recipes!These low-stress, fuss-free, big-on-flavor recipes are sure to be new family faves. You’ll be able to holler “Dinner’s ready!” faster than ever.
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The Other Woman - Jane Isaacová
The grieving widow. The other woman. Which one is which?When Cameron Swift is shot and killed outside his family home, DC Beth Chamberlain is appointed Family Liaison Officer. Her role is to support the family â “ and investigate them. Monika, Cameron s partner and mother of two sons, had to be prised off his lifeless body after she discovered him. She has no idea why anyone would target Cameron. Beth can understand Monika s confusion. To everyone in their affluent community, Monika and her family seemed just like any other. But then Beth gets a call. Sara is on holiday with her daughters when she sees the news. She calls the police in the UK, outraged that no one has contacted her to let her know or offer support. After all, she and Cameron had been together for the last seven years. Until Cameron died, Monika and Sara had no idea each other existed. As the case unfolds, Beth discovers that nothing is quite as it appears and everyone, it seems, has secrets. Especially the dead... Previously published as After He s Gone, The Other Woman is the first book featuring DC Beth Chamberlain.Praise for Jane Isaac: Gripping subjects, brilliantly drawn characters and a twisty turny journey from beginning to end. A tense, thrilling read and definitely 5 humongous stars from me Angela Marsons on Hush Little Baby Jane Isaac knows how to tell a good yarn. Expertly plotted and true to life Mel Sherratt on For Better, For Worse Isaac does a superb job of escalating the tension and dread Publishers Weekly Move over La Plante... Susan May, Suspense Magazine Tense, dark and gritty: perfect combination Ian Patrick, author of Rubicon Crime writing at its best David Evans, CWA Debut Dagger-shortlisted author of Torment Jane Isaac just gets better with every book. Deeply unsettling and unputdownable Rebecca Bradley, bestselling author of the DI Hannah Robbins series Jane Isaac writes unmissable quality crime fiction Michael Wood, author of For Reasons Unknown Gripped from the very first page... and just when you think it s over, it s really only the beginning June Taylor, author of Losing Juliet Brilliantly and intricately plotted, Jane Isaac has produced a terrific page-turner Lizzie Sirett, Mystery People
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The Woman in Suite 11 - Ruth Ware
Paradise comes at a price . . . The stunning mountain views. The beautiful shore of Lake Geneva. The terrified woman held in the suite belonging to the hotel’s millionaire owner. Lo Blacklock’s all-expenses paid trip to a luxury Swiss chateau should have been the ideal return to work. But as her past catches up with her, the millionaire’s mistress demanding that Lo help her escape, and a body turning up in the room next door, forces Lo to ask how far would she go to help someone she’s not even sure she can trust… The gripping follow-up to multi-million bestselling author Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 – coming soon to Netflix, starring Keira Knightley.Praise for Ruth Ware: ‘A rocket ride that will satisfy the biggest thriller addicts out there’ DAVID BALDACCI #39;Deliciously dark and utterly addictive #39; LUCY FOLEY ‘A breathless action thriller which packs an emotional punch’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Hits the ground running and doesn’t let up till the last chapter’ ERIN KELLY #39;Every Ruth Ware novel is a unique and unexpected gem and this one is no exception. A heady, tense, slowburn dream of a book, multi-layered and steeped in atmosphere and peril. I loved every page #39; LISA JEWELL #39;Absolutely brilliant murder mystery – seamless, flawless, perfectly clued and utterly gripping #39; SOPHIE HANNAH #39;Impeccably crafted and totally compulsive – you’ll be sad to reach the final page and realise you have to say goodbye #39; JP DELANEY
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The Silent Companions - Laura Purcell
Some doors are locked for a reason...Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband s crumbling country estate, The Bridge.With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband s awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure - a Silent Companion - that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself...
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The Reclaimed Woman - Kelly Brogan
Reclamation isn’t about taking back what was stolen and winning.It’s about owning what you’ve always had and ending the war inside. New York Times bestselling author and published natural health reclamation advocate Kelly Brogan MD is back to push the envelope of discourse on self-ownership, authenticity, and sovereignty. This time, she has a message for all women: you deserve to feel alive. Showcasing the reasons modern women are living hollow, unfulfilling, overwhelming, and complaint-filled lives, The Reclaimed Women resolves the gaslight that says, we should be enjoying the freedom hard-wrought by feminism, sexual liberation, and medication. Women are lost, we’ve been duped, and we’ve abandoned our true nature in exchange for seeming empowerment. Masterful at offering women the permission to self-embrace, Brogan invites you to come home to yourself so that you can finally experience the specific pleasure of who you are. This book offers a provocative perspective on feminine reclamation including the imperative to learn the skills of self-safety in order to embody creative expression. Using actionable steps based on the experience of her own heroine’s journey, Brogan’s one stop shop will help you claim the jewels from the cave of your shame, own your badness, and align with your desires. Refreshing, candid, and transformational, The Reclaimed Woman exposes all of the ways that women are outsourcing their power and living life from childhood wounds in business, mothering, and relationships.If you feel like . . . you say no when you mean yes and yes when you mean no there’s more to you but don’t know how to access it you’re confused about where sexuality belongs in your life you feel you need to explain yourself to others who question your decisions you partner with safe, nice guys or try to control dangerous ones you make yourself small to make other women comfortable you’re bitter, jealous, resentful, and can easily describe women you can’t stand even the celebratory moments feel a bit empty . . . The Reclaimed Woman will shatter the glass ceiling of your too-small story, delivering you to your most audacious life.
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The Unicorn Woman - Gayl Jones
A literary giant TAYARI JONESA richly imaginative and moving new novel from the Pulitzer finalist and acclaimed author of CorregidoraA cook and tractor repairman, Buddy was known as Budweiser to his army pals because he s a wise guy. But underneath that surface, he s a man on a quest: looking for religion, looking for meaning, looking for love.Returning from the Second World War not to a hero s welcome, but to the discrimination of the Jim Crow laws, Buddy stumbles across the Unicorn Woman, a carnival sideshow with a horn growing from her forehead, whose strange beauty he can t forget.As he drifts across the South, from Kentucky to Memphis, Buddy encounters a dazzling array of almost mythic characters: circus barkers, topiary trimmers, landladies who provide shelter and plenty of advice for their all-Black clientele, proto feminists and bigots - dreaming all the while of the unforgettable Unicorn Woman herself.With her inimitable eye for beauty, tragedy and humour, Jones offers a rich, intriguing exploration of the Black imagination in a time of frustration and hope. Her truth-telling, filled with beauty, tragedy, humour, and incisiveness, is unmatched IMANI PERRY Gayl Jones is enjoying a dazzling late-career renaissance SUZI FEAY, TLS Intricate, mesmerising and endlessly inventive DEESHA PHILYAW
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The Worst Woman in London - Julia Bennet
A Bridgerton-inspired humorous Victorian romance featuring a defiant heroine who fights to escape a bad marriage, while her love for a forbidden man jeopardizes her chance at freedom. “Romantic, feminist, and shimmers with intelligence. Let #39;s hope Ms. Bennet keeps writing—we need more historical romance just like this!” —All About Romance James Standish knows how to play society’s game. He’ll follow the rules—marry a virginal debutante and inherit a massive fortune. At least, that’s the plan until he meets Francesca Thorne. She’s not the sort of woman a respectable gentleman like James could ever marry—not least because, strictly speaking, she’s married already to James #39;s friend Edward. Francesca is determined to flout convention and divorce her philandering husband. When James sweet-talks his way into her life—tasked with convincing Francesca to abandon her dream of freedom—she’s unprepared for the passion that flares between them. Torn apart by conflicting desires, James and Francesca must choose whether to keep chasing the lives they’ve always wanted or to take a chance on a new and forbidden love.“The Worst Woman in London is the kind of historical novel I’ve been dying to read.”—The New York Times
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