the summer she vanished jessica irena smith

A tense, propulsive and twisty story . . . I was utterly drawn to Boweridge and its simmering secrets #39; ALI LOWE HOW LONG CAN A SMALL TOWN BURY ITS PAST? A MURDERED WOMAN. Summer, 1972. Sister Francesca Pepitone was found strangled in a parking lot on the outskirts of Boweridge. A MISSING GIRL. A week later, seventeen-year-old Minna Larson disappeared. No one has seen or heard from her since. A SMALL TOWN. The cases were never linked, and neither was solved. For some, it was a scar that never healed. Others simply forgot. A DARK PAST. Now, over forty years later, Minna #39;s niece Maggie learns that days before vanishing, Minna was telling people she knew who had murdered Sister Fran, and that she had the evidence to prove it. Except no one believed her because there was one thing everyone could agree on . . . Minna Lies A blistering and shocking thriller that takes you on a taut and compelling journey to find the truth behind the story of a missing teen, a murdered nun, and the dark secret that connects them. Perfect for fans of SWEET LITTLE LIES, THE ROANOKE GIRLS and THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED.

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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ SO FREAKING GOOD! I was just shocked by the ending, and was on the edge of my seat the whole story. Buckle up for a crazy ride with this one! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ What a fantastic, thrilling book! About as satisfying a twist as you could hope for ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ An absolute page-turner that had me completely captivated IT CAN ALL CHANGE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.Steppy Corner, voice of hit true crime podcast series All the Dark Corners, wakes in hospital with no memory of what brought her to Heartsick - the small Colorado town where her estranged family live - no memory of why she was racing up the mountainside to her parents house late at night . . . or why she didn t make that bend. All she knows is her mother has been brutally murdered and her brother is the prime suspect.As Steppy begins to piece together events in the run-up to the accident, she discovers her brother s connection to another ongoing case, that of a missing girl last seen with him on Halloween.Steppy knows better than anyone that the truth often hides in the darkest of corners, but as she races to untangle the web of secrets and lies, will it ultimately prove too close to home?A twisting, claustrophobic and masterfully plotted thriller, with a breath-taking conclusion. Perfect for fans of Gillian McAllister, Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell.---Readers love Jessica Irena Smith: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ One of the best books this year ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A tangled tale of dark secrets . . . a captivating page-turner ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Family secrets, small towns . . . Jessica has hit the nail on the head ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Just got better and better . . . And the ending? I never saw that coming! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Gripped me from page one . . . A must-read ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Such a twisty plot ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Dramatic and full of twists . . . I really didn t want to put it down

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Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington. This summer, they ll search for the truth. Paige Redmond has always felt lucky to spend her summers in Clearwater Ridge, with lazy days sunning at the waterfalls and nights partying at the sprawling houses of the rich families who vacation there.The Covingtons are one of these families, and beautiful, brilliant Audrey Covington is Paige s best friend. And last year, when Audrey s crush-worthy brother Dylan finally started noticing Paige, she was sure it would be the best summer ever. Except Audrey didn t seem quite like herself.Then one night, she didn t come home. Though Audrey wasn t the first girl to disappear in Clearwater Ridge, she left behind more lies than clues. Now, one summer later, her case has gone cold, and nobody, least of all Paige, can make sense of what happened.When Paige stumbles across a secret hidden in Audrey s room, however, it changes everything she thought she knew about last summer. She and Dylan set out on their own investigation, discovering things even the police don t know about the people of Clearwater Ridge. But tracking down missing girls—girls who might be beyond saving by now—means entering a world far darker than Paige has ever imagined.And if she isn’t careful, she ll become the next girl to vanish.

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Fall in love with this perfect summer read that will sweep you away . . . Shimmering with sun-soaked magic Ashley Herring Blake, author of DELILAH GREEN DOESN T CARE__________When Garland Moore s husband gifts her divorce papers on Valentine s Day, it feels like she ll never find love again. So when some friends invite her to their camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains for the summer, she jumps at the chance to escape.Garland can t believe it when, at Camp, she runs into Mason - a gorgeous man she met briefly years ago. But when she s given a bedroom with his sister Stevie, it s the beautiful outdoorswoman - not her brother - who unexpectedly makes her swoon.The more time she spends with Stevie, the more it seems that love might be coming back into Garland s life in ways she d never have predicted.Summer camp doesn t last forever. But Garland s second chance just might . . .

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Easily my favourite read of this year . . . an unputdownable, bittersweet tale Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder MagicAll they needed to break the world was a door, and someone to open it.Camford, 1920. Gilded and glittering, England s secret magical academy is no place for Clover, a commoner with neither connections nor magical blood. She tells herself she has fought her way there only to find a cure for her brother Matthew, one of the few survivors of a faerie attack on the battlefields of WWI which left the doors to faerie country sealed, the study of its magic banned, and its victims cursed. But when Clover catches the eye of golden boy Alden Lennox-Fontaine and his friends, doors that were previously closed to her are flung wide open, and she soon finds herself enmeshed in the seductive world of the country s magical aristocrats. The summer she spends in Alden s orbit leaves a fateful mark: months of joyous friendship and mutual study come crashing down when experiments go awry, and old secrets are unearthed.Years later, when the faerie seals break, Clover knows it s because of what they did. And she knows that she must seek the help of people she once called friends-and now doesn t quite know what to call-if there s any hope of saving the world as they know it. One of the best pieces of literature I have read in far too long . . . Bravo, H. G. Parry. Bravo! Locus By turns wondrous, haunting and mysterious . . . historical fantasy at its finest Olivia Atwater, author of Half a SoulReader reviews: This is 100% a five star book. It s amazing What a brilliant book. A unique blend of dark academia, fantasy and historical fiction. Top notch writing, beautiful world, gripping and twisty plot, flawed and dynamic characters. In awe! If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would If you love dark academia and fae legend this is for you. The writing is beautiful and so evocative. H.G. Parry is a master at blending history and fantasy . . . unforgettable This magical adventure is everything I love about historical fantasy Could not put it down and did not want it to end!

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This is the incredible untold story of four women who helped win World War II by generating a wave of black propaganda.Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she was 21. Jane Smith-Hutton was the wife of a naval attaché living in Tokyo. Marlene Dietrich, the German-American actress and singer, was one of the biggest stars of the 20th century. These four women, each fascinating in her own right, together contributed to one of the most covert and successful military campaigns in WWII.Members of the Office of Strategic Services, their task was to create a secret brand of propaganda produced with the sole aim to break the morale of Axis soldiers. Working in Europe, across enemy lines in occupied China and in Washington D.C., Betty, Zuzka, Jane and Marlene forged letters and official military orders, wrote and produced entire newspapers, scripted radio broadcasts and songs and even developed rumours for undercover spies and double agents to spread to the enemy. And outside of a small group of spies, no one knew they existed. Until now.

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A reality TV star becomes a suspect in an Essex murder case in the sharp, funny and moving new thriller from M.K. HillThree years ago, Danny Abs Cruikshank, star of reality show Laid in Essex!, was living the dream. But on the night of the party, everything changed.It was supposed to be an intimate weekend gathering, just a few close friends in a remote cottage in Wales. But after a night of heavy drinking in the village pub, a local girl was reported missing â “ and never seen again. Abs and his friends had been the last to see her alive.No-one was ever charged, but the controversy destroyed Abs s career. And now one of his mates has been murdered...DI Sasha Dawson and her team must race against the clock to find the killer before they strike again â “ but first she must discover what happened to Rhiannon Jenkins on the night she vanished. Will the truth set Abs free? Or bury him?Don t miss ZERO KILL, the latest edge-of-your-seat thriller from author MK Hill. Bursting with tension, twists and humour, it is perfect for fans of Killing Eve, Lee Child and people who loved watching Nobody and Hunted. Available to order now. Praise for M.K. Hill: Devilishly clever and twisty, The Woman in the Wood is a gripping thriller with a brilliantly compelling protagonist Tom Wood Everything a police procedural should be: sharp, funny, moving and tremendously exciting The Times Crime Book of the Month Dark, gripping and fast paced, The Bad Place grabs a hold and won t let you go... Addictive summer reading Katerina Diamond Superb, smart, seat-edge stuff. DI Sasha Dawson is a brilliant creation William Shaw Absorbing and twisty Mark Edwards Utterly compelling and brilliantly realistic, The Bad Place is Mark s best book yet. One that will appeal to crime fans everywhere Lisa Hall

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#39;Challenging and disturbing, The Melting is an incredibly cruel fable about friendship and adolescence . . . Spit knows no fear. It is we, the readers, that are left trembling. #39; - Leïla Slimani, author of LullabyEva can trace the route to Pim’s farm with her eyes closed, even though she has not been to Bovenmeer for many years. There she grew up among the rape fields and dairy farms. There lies also the root of all their grief.Eva was one of three children born in her small Flemish town in 1988. Growing up alongside the boys Laurens and Pim, Eva sought refuge from her loveless family life in the company of her two friends. But with adolescence came a growing awareness of their burgeoning sexuality. Driven by their newly found desires, the children begin a game that will have serious and violent consequences for them all. Thirteen years after the summer she’s tried for so long to forget, Eva is returning to her village. Everything fell apart that summer, but this time she’ll be prepared. She has a large block of ice in her car boot and she’s ready to settle the score . . . Part thriller, part coming-of-age novel, The Melting is an extraordinary and unsettling debut from Lize Spit, a reckoning with adolescent cruelty and the scars it leaves.

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A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN ABSOLUTE, CAN T-PUT-IT-DOWN THRILLER Reese Witherspoon (Reese s Book Club Jan 23 Pick) EERIE AND ATMOSPHERIC Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The House Across the Lake CREEPY The Times I READ IN A SINGLE SITTING, TOTALLY ENTHRALLED Lisa Gardner, Sunday Times bestselling author of One Step Too Far SUPERB M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Botanist CHILLED ME TO THE BONE Andrea Bartz, author of Reese s pick We Were Never Here________Maya is still haunted by the cabin - deep in the woods, where the trees are so dense it s easy to miss.She hasn t been there since the summer she was seventeen. Since the day her best friend Aubrey died and Maya s world shattered.Maya s memories of that summer are fragmented, but there is one thing she knows for sure, and that s who murdered Aubrey. Even if no one believes her.Now, seven years later, another woman from their hometown has died in the same strange, unexplained way.Maya knows only she can uncover the truth and save the next innocent girl. But to do that she ll have to go back - back to the forest, back to the house in the pines . . .

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When no-nonsense, down-to-earth Maddie Wilcox is offered the chance to work on a luxury yacht for the summer, she can t say no. Yes she ll be waiting on the posh guests... But island-hopping around the Adriatic sea will more than make up for it - especially when Nick, her best friend Nina s brother, is one of them.Sparks fly when they meet on board and Maddie can t believe self-entitled jerk Nick is really related to Nina. But in a secret, picture-perfect cove, away from the real world, Maddie and Nick discover they might have more in common than they realise...

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Discover the wonderfully uplifting Starfish Café series from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland. Heartbreakingly moving and yet beautifully uplifting, I cried for all the right reasons! Jo BartlettWelcome back to The Starfish Café for a glorious summer, but with a few dark clouds on the horizon... A new beginning... As her summer wedding to Jake approaches, Hollie is excited for their new beginning as a family. But when some unexpected news threatens the future she and Jake had hoped for, Hollie will need to find the strength to overcome heartache once more. A fragile heart⠦. Single mum, Kerry, loves her job at The Starfish Café, but behind the brave smiles and laughter with customers there is a sadness deep within. So when someone from her past re-appears in her life, Kerry can either hide away or face her demons and try to finally move on from her heartbreak. A summer to remember⠦For Hollie and Kerry it promises to be an emotional rollercoaster of a summer, but the community at The Starfish Café will always be there to help them through - after all, with courage nothing is impossible⠦Join million-copy bestseller Jessica Redland for a wonderful summer at the seaside, full of love, friendship and community spirit. Boldwood Books are proud to support the RNLI. Boldwood Books have pledged a donation to the RNLI in 2023 as part of our support for the work they do saving lives at sea. Praise for The Starfish Café series: I fell in love with this story from page one. Helen Rolfe Achingly poignant, yet full of hope - You will fall in love with this beautiful Christmas story Sandy Barker A tender love story, full of sweet touches and beautiful characters. Beth Moran A warm-hearted and beautiful book. Jessica Redland doesn⠙t shy away from the fact that life can be very difficult, but she reminds us that we all can find love, hope and joy again. Sian O GormanPraise for Jessica Redland: Jessica Redland writes from the heart, with heart, about heart Nicola May I loved my trip to Hedgehog Hollow. An emotional read, full of twists and turns Heidi Swain There is so much to make you smile in Jessica s stories and they are always uplifting reads, which will make you really glad you decided to pick up a copy. Jo Bartlett⠘An emotional, romantic and ultimately uplifting read. Jessica always touches my heart with her sensitive handling of difficult subjects.⠙ Sarah Bennett A beautifully written series that offers the ultimate in heartwarming escapism. Samantha Tonge on the Hedgehog Hollow series Redland takes you on a heart-warming ride that navigates broken hearts and painful secrets, but ultimately restores your faith in the power of love. I absolutely adored it. Jenni Keer on Healing Hearts at Bumblebee Barn A heartwarming story of true friendship, love and romance set in the gorgeous backdrop of the Lakes. A cosy hug of a read that left me feeling warm inside.⠙ Julie Caplin on The Start of Something Wonderful A heartwarming story set in a beautiful location... Love, friendship and the power of letting go are all covered in this gorgeous story. Katie Ginger on The Start of Something Wonderful\⠙I enjoyed a wonderful escape to the Lake District in this tale of loss, love and rediscovery.\⠙ Gillian Harvey on The Start of Something Wonderful

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An unusual collection of writing by and about mystic artist Harry Smith• Explores in depth the occult and mystical side of Smith—his “heaven and earth magic”—focusing on how his varied artistic efforts were part of a comprehensive magical and alchemical practice• Includes unpublished photos of and letters from Smith, rare interviews, one of his unpublished texts, and essays by scholars and friendsHarry Smith (1923–1991) was a legendary twentieth-century artist, filmmaker, painter, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist, and archivist. Especially well known for his Anthology of American Folk Music, innovative abstract realms, and extraordinary collection of paper airplanes now housed at the Getty Research Institute, Smith also had a deep esoteric and mystical side, with experimentation in magic, Tarot, Kabbalah, and other occult practices. Like other alchemists, Smith’s life mission was to create a unified work from disparate elements, a synthesis of correspondences between seemingly unrelated topics—from music, string figures, and Seminole patterns to the relationship between sound and film imagery.Presenting the most diverse collection of writings about Harry Smith, this volume explores the far-ranging esoteric themes that run throughout his art and career. The book includes never-before-seen photos, rare interviews, personal letters, and an unpublished text by Harry Smith, The 96 Apparitions of the 96 Alchemical Formulae (1 to 36), as well as personal reminiscences from Smith’s friends and former students. Smith’s groundbreaking mystical wisdom, heaven and earth magic, and influence as an artist of the extremes leap from the pages in this book, confirming his contribution to art, music, film, and modern alchemy.

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ABC What Can She Be? presents a world of possibilities—from astronaut to zoologist and everything in between—for all little girls with big dreams.Not even the sky is the limit with this fun approach to learning the alphabet! This book from Walter Foster Jr. encourages young girls by presenting a colorful variety of choices for their future careers. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford artfully pairs the letters of the alphabet with vibrant, eye-catching illustrations that paint an inspiring picture for budding trailblazers everywhere. Representing all kinds of girls, ABC What Can She Be? depicts girls with diverse colors, sizes, shapes, and abilities in both traditional and nontraditional occupations.ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths, including engineer, writer, neurosurgeon, software engineer, and pilot. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way. These 26 careers are just some of the things she can be!A boldly illustrated, fun family read, ABC What Can She Be? is a great way for parents to introduce their small children to the bright futures before them. Girls can dream big and do anything! The ABC for Me series presents a world of possibilities from A to Z and everything in between! For all little kids with big dreams, the endearing illustrations and mindful concepts in this series pair each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams, inclusion, acceptance, healthy living, and other key concepts important to emotional well-being. Other books in this series include:ABC What Can He Be? ABC What Can I Be? ABC Let’s Celebrate You Me ABC Everyday Heroes Like Me

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From the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The movement of celestial bodies and their relation to our human lives has been the central tenant of astrology for thousands of years. The practice has both inspired reverence and worship, and deepened our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.While modern-day horoscopes may be the most familiar form of astrological knowledge, their lineage reaches back to ancient Mesopotamia. As author Andrea Richards recounts in Astrology, the second volume in TASCHEN s Library of Esoterica series, astronomy and astrology were once sister sciences: the King s Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza was built to align with constellations, Persian scholars oversaw some of the first observatories, and even Galileo cast horoscopes for the Medicis. But with the Enlightenment and the birth of exact science, the practice moved to places where mystery was still permitted, inspiring literature, art, and psychology, and influenced artists and thinkers such as Goethe, Byron, and Blake. Later movements like the Theosophists and the New Agers, would thrust the practice into the mainstream.Edited by Jessica Hundley, this vibrant visual history of Western astrology is the first ever compendium of its kind, exploring the symbolic meaning behind more than 400 images, from Egyptian temples and illuminated manuscripts to contemporary art from across the globe. Works by artists from Alphonese Mucha and Hilma af Klint to Arpita Singh and Manzel Bowman are sequenced to mirror the spin of the planets and the wheel of the zodiac. With a foreword by legendary astrologer Susan Miller and wisdom from new interviews with astrologers like Robert Hand, Jessica Lanyadoo, and Mecca Woods, Astrology celebrates the stars and their mysterious influence on our everyday lives.

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Don #39;t miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, THE SIBERIAN DILEMMA by Martin Cruz Smith, ‘the master of the international thriller’ (New York Times) – available to order now! #39;One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe #39; Val McDermid #39;Makes tension rise through the page like a shark #39;s fin’ IndependentFrom the creator of the revered Arkady Renko series and bestselling author of Gorky Park comes a suspenseful World War II story set against the beauty, mystery and danger of occupied Venice.Venice, 1945. The war may be waning, but the city known as La Serenissima is still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo finds a young woman’s body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble. Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia – an act of kindness that leads them into the world of Partisans, Mussolini’s broken promises, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon...Praise for Martin Cruz Smith #39;The story drips with atmosphere and authenticity – a literary triumph #39; David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child #39;One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe #39; Val McDermid ‘Cleverly and intelligently told, The Girl from Venice is a truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger. I loved it’ Kate Furnivall, author of The Liberation ‘Smith not only constructs grittily realistic plots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream #39; Mail on Sunday #39;Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary #39; Guardian #39;Brilliantly worked, marvellously written . . . an imaginative triumph #39; Sunday Times ‘Martin Cruz Smith’s Renko novels are superb’ William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier

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The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casual viewer, it s a seemingly effortless comedy, with relatable characters tackling real-life issues, offering a kind of visual comfort food to its millions of dedicated fans. But the behind-the-scenes journey of the show from a failed pilot to a global sensation is a fascinating story that even the most die-hard fans don t know in its entirety.The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series is a riveting, entertaining look at the sitcom sensation, with the blessing and participation of co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, executive producers Steve Molaro and Steve Holland, as well as Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, and more. Glamour senior editor Jessica Radloff, who has written over 150 articles on the series (and even had a cameo in the finale!), gives readers an all-access pass to its intrepid producing and writing team and beloved cast. It s a story of on-and-off screen romance told in hilarious and emotional detail, of casting choices that nearly changed everything (which even some of the actors didn t know until now), of cast members bravely powering through personal tragedies, and when it came time to announce the 12th season would be its last, the complicated reasons why it was more difficult than anyone ever led on. Through hundreds of hours of interviews with the sitcom s major players, Radloff dives into all this and much more. The book is the ultimate celebration of this once-in-a-generation show and a must-have for all fans.AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY GLAMOUR Talking with Jessica, I realized how easy it had been for me to kind of put all 12 years of my time on Big Bang Theory under one general umbrella, as it were. The questions she asked and the information she d reveal to me from someone else she d interviewed forced me into a frame of mind where each season - and sometimes each episode - became it s own, separate entity again. . . Frankly, it turned into a version of therapy I hadn t realized I d needed and couldn t have known how much I d enjoy. -Jim Parsons

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A tale loved by many from one of Britain s best-known authors, this wonderful new edition of The Sheep-Pig comes with a delightful introduction by Michael Morpurgo.The Sheep-Pig is one of Dick King-Smith s most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995. Why can t I learn to be a Sheep-Pig? When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he can t be a sheep-dog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheep-pig. An unexpectedly thrilling, funny charmer of a book - Guardian Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children - Observer***Winner of the Guardian Fiction Award***Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the country of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. He wrote a great number of children s books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harry s Mad, Noah s Brother, The Queen s Nose, Martin s Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child and Harriet s Hare (winner of the Children s Book Award in 1995). In 2009 he was made an OBE for services to children s literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight.

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A BATTLE FOR THE HEART OF A COUNTRY AT WAR WITH ITSELFPraise for Wilbur Smith #39;A master storyteller #39; Sunday Times #39;No one does adventure quite like Smith #39; Daily Mirror #39;Best historical novelist #39; Stephen King South Africa, 1899 - the smouldering hostility between the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal is about to burst into flame. War is coming and no one can prevent it. Colonel Penrod Ballantyne, hero of Abu Klea and Omdurman, is sent to Mafeking, #39;the place of stones #39;, to recruit and train men for the fighting ahead. Amber, his wife, the successful novelist, accompanies him - eager to see more of the country her husband is about to risk his life for. But when war is declared, Amber must flee with their baby son and pray for her husband #39;s survival against impossible odds.Eight hundred miles to the south, in Cape Town, Ryder Courtney - adventurer, maverick, industrialist - is using his wealth and connections to bankroll the British war effort. His artist wife Saffron, frustrated by stuffy Cairo society, has joined him with their three children. There is peace in the Courtney household, or so Saffron believes, until their eldest son, Leon, stows away on a train to the front line, determined to join his distinguished uncle, Penrod Ballantyne, in changing the course of history. Saffron and Ryder have no choice but to leave the safety of the Cape Colony and follow. Leon is convinced that his parents are without honour and courage. Little does he realise that he has no chance of escaping the people they used to be. Two families torn apart, caught up in a battle for the heart of a country at war with itself.A NEW BOOK IN THE LONG-RUNNING EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY FROM WILBUR SMITH IN WHICH THE COURTNEYS AND THE BALLANTYNES COME TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN IN THE SEQUEL TO WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERS THE TRIUMPH OF THE SUN AND KING OF KINGS.Readers are loving FIRE ON THE HORIZON: #39;Gripping, thrilling and heartwarming #39; ***** Reader review #39;Great book, hard to put down #39; ***** Reader review #39;Nobody knew the history of Africa like Wilbur did #39; ***** Reader review #39;Absolutely brilliant from beginning to end with a nice twist #39; ***** Reader review DON #39;T MISS THE BRAND-NEW NOVEL FROM WILBUR SMITH, CROSSFIRE. AVAILABLE NOW.

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Rachel Hauck sets the gold standard in inspirational fiction. The Best Summer of Our Lives is a nostalgic novel of friendship, romance, and the choices that define a life. --Brenda Novak, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authorTwenty years ago, the summer of 77 was supposed to be the best summer of Summer Wilde s life. She and her best friends, Spring, Autumn, and Snow--the Four Seasons--had big plans.But those plans never had a chance. After a teenage prank gone awry, the Seasons found themselves on a bus to Tumbleweed, Nowhere, Oklahoma, to spend eight weeks as camp counselors. All four of them arrived with hidden secrets and buried fears, and the events that unfolded in those two months forever altered their friendships, their lives, and their futures.Now, thirtysomething, Summer is at a crossroads. When her latest girl band leaves her in a motel outside Tulsa, she is forced to face the shadows of her past. Returning to the place where everything changed, she soon learns Tumbleweed is more than a town she never wanted to see again. It s a place for healing, for reconciling the past with the present, and for finally listening to love s voice.Praise for The Best Summer of Our Lives The Best Summer of Our Lives blends faith and hope into a story about the seasons of life, the seasons of friendship, and the seasons of love. --Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends The Best Summer of our Lives brought me back to my teenage years, with all the angst, the hope, and the friendships, and reminded me that the best times of our lives don t have to be perfect to be loved. --Susan May Warren, USA Today bestselling, award-winning author Rachel Hauck fans will savor this sparkling story full of depth and heart! --Lauren K. Denton, USA Today bestselling author of The Hideaway and A Place to Land

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A romance novel inspired by the songs of Taylor Swift!*NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*This BookTok sensation is perfect for fans of Jenny Han s The Summer I Turned Pretty and Sarah Dessen s Along for the Ride.Meredith s family s annual game of assassin at Martha s Vineyard during a summer wedding is the perfect chance to honor her sister s legacy, and finally join the world again. But when she forms an alliance with a cute groomsman, she s at risk of losing both the game â ¦ and her heart.When Meredith Fox lost her sister, Claire, eighteen months ago, she shut everyone out. But this summer she s determined to join the world again.The annual family vacation to Martha s Vineyard seems like the perfect place to reconnect. Her entire extended family is gathering for a big summer wedding, and although Meredith is dateless after being unexpectedly dumped, she s excited to participate in the traditional Fox family game of assassin that will take place during the week of wedding festivities. Claire always loved the game, and Meredith is determined to honor her legacy.But when Meredith forms an assassin alliance with a cute groomsman, she finds herself getting distracted. Meredith tries to focus on the game and win it for her sister, but she can t help falling for him. And as the week progresses, she realizes she s not only at risk of losing the game, but also her heart. The feel-good summer read of my dreams! â ”Alicia, Goodreads Reviewer Boy, did it also give me all the summer feels. â ”Larissa, Goodreads Reviewer This book is bound to become a favorite of all who love contemporary romance. â ”Kelly, Goodreads Reviewer If beachy contemporary romances are your jam, then trust meâ ”you do NOT want to miss this book. â ”Jessica, Goodreads Reviewer

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The Summer I Turned Pretty is now a major new TV series on Amazon Prime!From the author of Netflix s smash-hit movie To All The Boys I ve Loved Before, this is the perfect funny summer romance for fans of The Kissing Booth and Holly Bourne.One girl. Two boys. And the summer that changed everything . . . Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in the world - the Fisher family s beach house. It has everything a girl could want: a swimming pool, a private stretch of sandy beach... and two (very cute) brothers:Unavailable, aloof Conrad - who she s been in love with foreverFriendly, relaxed Jeremiah- the only one who s ever really paid her any attention.But this year something is different. This year, the boys seem to really notice Isabel for the first time. It s going to be an amazing summer - and one she ll never forget . . . This book has what every girl wants in a summer - Sarah Dessen, #1 New York Times bestselling authorRead the next instalments in The Summer I Turned Pretty Series: It s Not Summer Without You and We ll Always Have Summer by bestselling author Jenny Han.

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Yes, yes, yes! This was the book that I have been waiting for all year! I absolutely loved it! Had me hooked from the first page . . .Worth far more than five stars!! Stardust Book Reviews, 5 starsIF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS SUMMER, MAKE IT SUMMER AT THE CASTLE CAFE . . .When Alice Appleton s boyfriend dumps her out of the blue, just after she has lost her mother, she s knocked sideways. Escaping to the stunning Dorset coast, she takes a job at the crumbling Castle Cafe. It s a million miles away from her busy London lifestyle, and she knows her mum would approve.Surrounded by cream teas and welcoming faces, could the quirky seaside village be the perfect place for Alice to heal her broken heart this summer?Mysterious and handsome Jay O Donnell has lived in picturesque Castle Cove since he was a child. Haunted by a tragedy from his past, he s on a mission to save as many people as possible as a lifeboat volunteer. When newcomer Alice catches his eye, Jay he has to remind himself he can have no distractions.But he begins to realise that it might just be his turn to be rescued... As Alice and Jay find in each other someone they can really talk to, will they learn the importance of letting go to make way for second chances?A heart-warming and gorgeously uplifting story about second chances, finding yourself and embracing the summer. Perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Jenny Colgan and Heidi Swain.Readers are falling in love with Summer at the Castle Cafe: This book is like a great big hug . . .I absolutely loved it . . .If I could give this more than 5/5 I totally would Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars Perfect! . . .Once I started reading it was very hard to put down . . .Pure escapism . . .A delicious summer feast! Chells and Books, 5 stars Amazing . . .A joy to read . . .I was instantly transported to the cafe and to the beautiful seaside town of Castle Cove . . .The perfect summer novel The Cosiest Corner, 5 stars

Objev podobné jako Summer at the Castle Cafe - Donna Ashcroft

Absolutely stunning... Left me feeling the fresh air of Cornwall and feeling the sea breeze... Heartwarming... made me laugh, cry, smile and fall in love... Every time I came to the end of the chapter, I just HAD to know what was going to happen next... I ended up devouring the whole book in a several hour sitting!!... Gorgeous! Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Step into gorgeous Indigo Cove on the stunning Cornish coast and be swept off your feet with this totally gripping summer romance about reuniting with your first crush. Perfect for fans of Nicola May, Sarah Morgan and Cathy Bramley.When Jessie is jilted at the altar, she needs an escape. Running to her grandfather s house in Indigo Cove, she doesn t expect to crash straight into her first love. She only needs to take one look at tall, brooding Ashton s sea-glass eyes to know she needs to stay away, to avoid another heartbreak.Throwing herself into the community around the Cornish café by the sea, Jessie helps her grandfather with his puzzles and feels her confidence build as the quirky locals welcome her. But she can t stay away from Ashton, exploring the beautiful coastline hand-in-hand and learning to trust again.But when she discovers a secret about Ashton s past, Jessie is left shaken. Will her summer at the beach café be a huge mistake? Or the fresh start she needs?What readers are saying about Summer at the Cornish Beach Café: Perfectly gorgeous book!!! I just could not put my kindle down and I was absolutely gutted when I came to the end... Absolutely amazing... Everything you want in a heartwarming romance... I completely fell head over heels in love!!! An uplifting breath of fresh air!!!... Absolutely gorgeous! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fabulously warm-hearted and romantic!... A delightful read! Everything about it was perfect!... I could picture myself in Indigo Cover as I read, feeling the sun s rays and dipping my toes in the sea! Star Dust Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gorgeous heart-warming story about friendship, self-discovery and love... wonderful experience... It was easy to get lost in the pages and caught up in the story. Once Upon a Time Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect beach read... warm and idyllic... Once I opened the book and began reading I didn t want to stop... a wonderful summer story. I loved it from beginning to end and I know you will too. Don t wait another moment, read this one now... Absolutely fabulous. Page Turners, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartwarming... I loved settling into the pages of its setting in Indigo Cove with its pristine waters, endless sand... Throw in cream cakes and lemonade from the Cornish Beach Café and what more could you need... feel-good book, the perfect vacation bring-along... The ending was sofabulous! Vegan Book Blogger, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gorgeous book has it all: romance, nostalgia, humour... totally captures the reader and doesn t let go til the final page... adorable characters, both human and animal, that one can t help but fall in love with. NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gosh... gave you a lovely fuzzy feeling as the story unfolded... Amazing characters... Loved it. Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heart-warming, cozy and heartfelt story... uplifting... Perfect reading for the summer! @shortbookthyme, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect book for a summer afternoon... uplifting and beautifully written. Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant read... set against the backdrop of the beautiful Cornish coast... heart-warming and uplifting. NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Objev podobné jako Summer at the Cornish Beach Cafe - Donna Ashcroft

A special 32 page picture book adaptation of Dodie Smithâ ™s much-loved classicstory, perfect for children aged 3 years and up.When Missis and Pongoâ ™s darling Dalmatian puppies are stolen, they know just who to suspect â ¦ the evil Cruella de Vil! Sheâ ™s enough to scare the spots off a pup and she would love nothing more than to turn them into a spotty fur coat!With the help of some fearless furry friends, the parents set off on a brave rescue attempt. But can the Dalmatian parents rescue their precious pups in time?This classic tale about a hundred and one spotty dogs has been adapted for the first time ever as a picture book. Peter Bently s fun adaptation of Dodie Smith s original text will introduce the story to a new generation, with gorgeous artwork from bestselling illustrator, Steven Lenton.Fan s of Dodie Smith s original story will love this new take on an old favourite â “ the perfect Christmas gift and classic bedtime story to enjoy together.Dodie Smith was an English children s novelist and playwright best known for the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956), which was adapted into a 1961 Disney animated movie version.Peter Bently is the award-winning bestselling picture book author of Shark in the Dark, Lark in the Ark, The Great Dog Bottom Swap and Cats Ahoy! He won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2011.StevenLenton is the illustrator of the bestselling Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series (Nosy Crow) which was both the Waterstones picture book of the month and The Times Childrenâ ™s Book of the Week. Steven is originally from Congleton in Cheshire and now lives in London.

Objev podobné jako The Hundred and One Dalmatians - Dodie Smith, Peter Bently

An utterly gripping and twisty psychological thriller for fans of Claire McGowan, K.L. Slater and Andrea Mara⠘I could not put it down until I finished the last page!!!⠙ Netgalley reviewer⠘A fantastic thriller which will have you racing to the very end⠙ Netgalley reviewerFrances Brookman has just received the phone call every mother dreads. Her daughter Naomi has been in a life-threatening accident.As she races to the hospital, Frances catches sight of a child in another car ⠓ a girl screaming for help.It s a split-second thing and looks can be deceptive.Should she follow the car and risk a delay getting to her daughter? Or do nothing and live with the knowledge that she didn⠙t help a child in need?What everyone⠙s saying about The Girl Who Vanished!⠘I thought I knew what the outcome was going to be I couldn⠙t have been more wrong. This is an exceptional thriller⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Original storyline, lots of intrigue, twists, and turns (I could not guess the ending). I devoured this.⠘ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Twisty and unpredictable this book was gripping and let me on the edge of my seat. I couldn t put it down.⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘A gripping, unputdownable read that I devoured in a single afternoon⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘Totally gripping suspense with lots of twists and turns truly enjoyed totally recommend⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⠘So many unexpected and explosive twists and stunning cliff hangers kept me glued to these pages. I sped through it unable to put it down⠙ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Objev podobné jako The Girl Who Vanished - R.M. Ward

The Summer I Turned Pretty is now a major new TV series on Amazon Prime!From the author of Netflix s smash-hit movie To All The Boys I ve Loved Before, this is the perfect funny summer romance for fans of The Kissing Booth and Holly Bourne.One girl. Two boys. And the summer that changed everything . . .Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in the world - the Fisher family s beach house. It has everything a girl could want: a swimming pool, a private stretch of sandy beach... and two (very cute) brothers:Unavailable, aloof Conrad - who she s been in love with foreverFriendly, relaxed Jeremiah- the only one who s ever really paid her any attention.But this year something is different. This year, the boys seem to really notice Isabel for the first time. It s going to be an amazing summer - and one she ll never forget . . . This book has what every girl wants in a summer - Sarah Dessen, #1 New York Times bestselling authorRead the next instalments in The Summer I Turned Pretty Series: It s Not Summer Without You and We ll Always Have Summer by bestselling author Jenny Han.New York Times bestselling Series, August 2024

Objev podobné jako The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Hanová

â ˜Dark, timely and thought-provokingâ ™ THE SUNâ ˜Set to be a big summer hitâ ™ THE INDEPENDENTâ ˜A gripping read that is visceral and raw. Buy itâ ™ GLAMOURThe last time Rachel saw the girls, they were teenagers island-hopping in Greece: making friends, finding love. One golden summer. Now in her thirties, sheâ ™s never been able to forget the man she fell in love with back then. Even though he is almost twenty years older than her. Even though she hasnâ ™t seen him since and sheâ ™s now married to someone else. And when she crosses paths with one of the girls, sheâ ™s confronted with a truth thatâ ™s much darker than she ever realized. What really happened to them all that summer? What if everything she remembers is a lie?**********For fans of GIRL A, MY DARK VANESSA and LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE, The Girls of Summer is a bold compulsive exploration of sex, power and consent, and what happens when we revisit the past with rose-tinted glasses. Reminiscent of HBO s hit The White Lotus... The obvious read-alike is My Dark Vanessa BOOKLIST Packs an incredible punch THE TIMES Beautifully written, transportive, and thought-provoking LUCY CLARKE, author of THE CASTAWAYS A mesmerising, unsettling and gripping debut CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD, author of RUN TIME***********Readers are talking about THE GIRLS OF SUMMER:* A superb debut that will linger with you for a long time after you have finished it. A powerful and resonating read. * * * * ** Beautifully written with a tense, emotive plot * * * * ** An excellent debut. Raw, real, and gut-wrenchingly familiar * * * * ** Wow wow wow! It s one of those stories that stays with you * * * * ** The writing is buttery smooth and brilliant * * * * ** I couldn t put this book down, it should be added to everyone s reading list * * * * ** Shocking, familiar, emotional, and raw. Just phenomenal * * * * *

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INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY BY LEE CHILD AND TESS GERRITSEN, STARRING JACK REACHER AND THE ENIGMATIC MAGGIE BIRD. . .The Summer Guests is the exhilarating and gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast.SPECIAL HARDBACK LIMITED EDITION - AVAILABLE WHILE STOCKS LASTâ ˜I love this new series . . . The Summer Guests is a cracker of a mystery! I couldnâ ™t put it down.â ™SHARI LAPENA What a ride - The Summer Guests hooked me from the first explosive chapter. . . Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive â “ a masterclass in storytelling.â ™ ANDREA MARATHE MARTINI CLUB ISNâ ™T OPEN TO EVERYONE . . .Maggie Birdâ ™s â ˜book groupâ ™ is an unusual one â “ a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the seaside town of Purity. And this summer they plan little more than â ˜readingâ ™ (whilst sipping martinis), and some gentle birdwatching.But trouble is just around the corner as the summer guests arrive.For acting Police Chief Jo Thibodeau, summer brings its own problems â “ packed streets, bar brawls, petty theft. And now, a missing teenager down by the lake.When their good friend becomes a prime suspect in the girl s disappearance, Maggie and her Martini Club must put down their binoculars and roll up their sleeves. Leaving Jo to deal with not only a powerful family desperate for answers, but a meddlesome group of retirees.Can Jo and the Martini Club find a way to work together, as they uncover one of the deadliest scandals their small town has ever seen?â ˜The Thursday Murder Club on steroidsâ ™ SAGA MagazinePRAISE FOR TESS GERRITSEN: I love her books. She is a big influence. FREIDA McFADDEN

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From the international bestselling creator of Claude comes a brand new hero: Mr Penguin. Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this new Alex T. Smith series. Follow Mr Penguin and Colin as they crash-land on a snowy mountain. Will they be able to solve the mystery of the missing pets? What are the strange noises coming from the abandoned fortress? And will Mr Penguin conquer his fear of flying?Find out in the second Mr Penguin book with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design.Praise for Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure: Addictive slapstick - Guardian The perfect introduction to mystery stories. - ScotsmanClaude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury s Children s Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone s Children s Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is now a TV star on Disney Junior. Alex T. Smith was a World Book Day Illustrator. Follow Alex on Twitter @Alex_T_Smith

Objev podobné jako Mr Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets - Alex T. Smith

From the internationally bestselling creator of Claude comes a hero like no other: Mr Penguin. Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this series from Alex T. Smith.Follow Mr Penguin and his trusty sidekick Colin (the spider) as they head into the desert! When their good friend Edith is kidnapped, they re on their most important mission yet. Can they survive a perilous train journey to the great pyramids? Will Mr Penguin complete the three impossible tasks - and get home in time for a fish finger sandwich ...?Find out in the fourth Mr Penguin book with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design.Praise for Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure: Addictive slapstick - Guardian The perfect introduction to mystery stories - ScotsmanClaude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury s Children s Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone s Children s Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is now a TV star on Disney Junior. Alex T. Smith was a World Book Day Illustrator. Follow him on Twitter @Alex_T_Smith

Objev podobné jako Mr Penguin and the Tomb of Doom - Alex T. Smith

A form-bending and endlessly inventive collection of short stories - from the Booker Prize-shortlisted, Women s Prize-winning author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet A glorious collection that celebrates and subverts the short story form Independent A middle-aged woman conducts a poignant conversation with her gauche fourteen-year-old self. An innocent supermarket shopper finds in her trolley a foul-mouthed, insulting and beautiful child. Challenging the boundaries between fiction and reality, we see a narrator, Ali , as she drinks tea, phones a friend and muses on the relationship between the short story and a nymph. Innovative, sophisticated and intelligent, The First Person and Other Stories effortlessly appeals to our hearts, heads and funny bones in equal measure. One-of-a-kind Ali Smith and the short story are made for each other.***** Hurrah for Ali Smith . . . A bold and brilliant collection of stories by a writer unafraid to give it to us as it is The Times Gleefully turns the short story inside-out . . . Smith is such a dazzling author that finishing one of her books is always bittersweet Scotland on Sunday

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This beautiful deluxe hardcover box set includes all three books in Jenny Han’s bestselling The Summer I Turned Pretty series - now a major TV show on Amazon Prime. This is the perfect romance collection to lose yourself in this summer!One girl. Two boys. And the summer that changed everything . . .Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at the beach. But this summer is different. This is the summer she turns pretty - and the year two brothers will notice her for the first time.Conrad - unavailable, aloof - who she s been in love with forever.Jeremiah - cute, relaxed - the only one who s ever really paid her any attention.Soon friendship is no longer enough. From first kisses to first loves, seasons pass, promises are made and hearts are broken. And before long, Isabel must make the must make the biggest decision of her life - which Fisher boy will she choose?

Objev podobné jako The Summer I Turned Pretty (Deluxe Collection) - Jenny Hanová

Now a blockbuster original series on Prime Video! Will Belly choose Jeremiah or Conrad? Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han.Some summers are just destined to be pretty. Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

Objev podobné jako The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Hanová

A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject The Herald Fascinating Katherine May These books ... deepen our understanding of how our bodies are ourselves, and how we may live... New Statesman Beautifully written, lyrical and unflinching Charlotte Fox Weber Her passion for her topic spills into her writing; the conclusions she draws are troubling and thought-provoking The TelegraphThe day Jessica Hamel-Akré discovered the ideas of George Cheyne - an eighteenth-century polymath and London society figure known as Dr Diet - it sparked an intellectual obsession, a ten-year study of women s appetite and a personal unravelling.In this bold and radical book, Hamel-Akré follows Cheyne through the pages of medical studies, novels and historical scandals, meeting ash-eating mystics, wasting society girls, impoverished female fasters and early feminist philosophers, all of whom were once grappling with nascent ideas around food, longing and the body. In doing so, she uncovers the eighteenth-century origins of both today s diet culture and her own troubled relationship with wanting.Blending history and memoir, The Art of Not Eating will change the way we look at appetite, desire, rationality and oppression, and show how it all got tangled up with what we eat.

Objev podobné jako The Art of Not Eating - Jessica Hamel-Akre

A fever dream of a novel. Fuelled by sapphic femgore, it s sick and sultry, and a deeply beguiling masterclass in the perverse; I couldn t put it down! Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb Devilishly addictive and delightfully gory from an exciting new voice in literary horror. Northanger Abbey meets Saltburn Christine Anne Foley, author of BodiesScullery drudge Ann longs to become a lady s maid. Ann can t quite remember how or when she arrived at the grand Ropner Hall, but she loathes spending her days toiling in the dank kitchen. When a chance meeting with Ropner s Lady Charlotte leads to the opportunity to become her personal maid, Ann is convinced she has finally escaped her own version of hell. But has she? As Ann s new life above stairs takes a sinister twist, will it turn out that the terrors lurking up there are worse than the devils she knows below?Jessie Elland s deeply visceral debut is a dark and twisted tale of ambition and desire. Are you brave enough to enter Ropner Hall? Disgustingly beautiful and sharp with shame. The Ladie Upstairs is an addictive, feverish and strangling read Charlotte Paradise, author of Overspill Beautiful prose, unforgettable characters, and a strange, twisty, dreamlike plot Lauren Wilson, author of The Goldens

Objev podobné jako The Ladie Upstairs - Jessie Elland

A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject The Herald Fascinating Katherine May These books ... deepen our understanding of how our bodies are ourselves, and how we may live... New Statesman Beautifully written, lyrical and unflinching Charlotte Fox Weber Her passion for her topic spills into her writing; the conclusions she draws are troubling and thought-provoking The TelegraphThe day Jessica Hamel-Akré discovered the ideas of George Cheyne - an eighteenth-century polymath and London society figure known as Dr Diet - it sparked an intellectual obsession, a ten-year study of women s appetite and a personal unravelling.In this bold and radical book, Hamel-Akré follows Cheyne through the pages of medical studies, novels and historical scandals, meeting ash-eating mystics, wasting society girls, impoverished female fasters and early feminist philosophers, all of whom were once grappling with nascent ideas around food, longing and the body. In doing so, she uncovers the eighteenth-century origins of both today s diet culture and her own troubled relationship with wanting.Blending history and memoir, The Art of Not Eating will change the way we look at appetite, desire, rationality and oppression, and show how it all got tangled up with what we eat.

Objev podobné jako The Art of Not Eating - Jessica Hamel-Akre

If you have time for only one book this summer, pick this one New York Times An ambitious, immersive novel from the author of In Her Shoes Red Magazine Engrossing Sunday Mirror____________________________From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another heartfelt and unputdownable novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind. When Veronica Levy bought her dream house on the Outer Cape, she imagined a place where generations of her family would gather for years to come.Now, forty years later, with her children barely speaking to each other, or to her, Veronica has decided, reluctantly, to put the place on the market. She ll invite the family to gather one last time (and insist on their good behavior) at her granddaughter Ruby s wedding. She ll spend one last summer by the beach, with her daughter Sarah, her son Sam, and whichever grandchildren can be coaxed into making the trip. Then she ll say goodbye to the house she s loved for forty years.But three months is a long time. Time enough for an old love to reappear, for secrets to come to light, and for three generations of Levy women to decide what kind of lives they want to live, in the summers they have left.The Summer Place is a hilarious, delicious, and wickedly observed story about parents and children, husbands and wives, the places we call home, and all the ways that love can surprise us.____________________________Find out why everyone s talking about Jennifer Weiner: You ll love this book and wish she was your friend MINDY KALING Fiercely funny, powerfully smart, and remarkably brave CHERYL STRAYED Like Helen Fielding, Weiner balances fresh humour, deft characterisations, and literary sensibility GUARDIAN Mrs Everything is like Beaches but with mothers and daughters and sisters. I may never recover JILL GRUNEWALD Generous and entertaining Publishers Weekly You ll laugh, you ll cry, you ll want to read it again TheSkimm Jennifer Weiner has done it again. She has made me feel more emotions than I ve felt in a long time Goodreads reviewer Beautifully written and heart-touching Goodreads reviewer

Objev podobné jako The Summer Place - Jennifer Weiner

Six weeks of friendship. A lifetime paying for it.They were the cool girls. Two years older, oozing glamour. She could prove herself worthy of their friendship. She could do the dare.Twenty-five years later, Lucy has a perfect life. She is still friends with the cool girls. All except one. Maddie. The one they never saw again after the dare. They don t talk about her. They don⠙t think about her. It is as though she never existed until⠦Lucy gets a text from an unknown number. Why didn t you tell them where I was?The past hurtles into the present and secrets push their way to the surface.Who is the message from? Is Maddie back? Or is someone else set on exposing the truth and seeking revenge?A gripping domestic psych thriller perfect for fans of Shari Lapena, S.E. Lynes and Lisa Jewell.Praise for The Summer Dare:⠘I absolutely LOVED The Summer Dare - it was so perfectly plotted and so, so tense! It had me biting my nails all the way through.⠙ Lisa Hall⠘A tense, absorbing thriller that builds to a lightning pace and delivers a killer final twist.⠙ Sarah Clarke⠘Clever, chilling and intricately plotted. The shocking end twist floored me.⠙ A A. Chaudhuri⠘An accomplished debut that I couldn⠙t put down. Perfectly plotted with a twist you won⠙t see coming. I loved it.⠙ Sophie Flynn⠘Such an amazing thriller! I did NOT expect the end. I was shocked.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I could not put this one down! I loved all the twist turns and... the ending was a complete shock! The perfect summer book!⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘A gripping suspense thriller which had me hooked from start to finish⠦full of secrets and lies⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I couldn⠙t put it down. It was a must-read.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘A gripping, can t-put-down psychological thriller⠦ I will be recommending⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘I loved it! The plot twist was something I didn t see coming!⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘A thrilling read⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review Loved this book...I enjoyed the build up of the story and never guessed the end.⠙⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review⠘A gripping psychological thriller that kept me hooked from start to finish.⠙ Reader Review⠘A must-read for fans of domestic thrillers. It s a perfect summer read that combines nostalgia with a chilling plot.⠙ Reader Review⠘An immersive and twisting thriller...A gripping read.⠙ Reader Review⠘This was so good!...I did not see the twist coming AT ALL!⠙ Reader Review

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The tenth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series.Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates,Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart s Wigglesbottom Primary series.Everyone at Barry⠙s school has gone football crazy, but Barry gets thrown out of the team (the Mogden Maniacs) for being completeerly rubbish. Then it turns out that his best friend Bunky is a super striker ⠓ so Barry becomes his manager. The cup final match is approaching and Bunky⠙s getting carried away with his football fame ⠓ can Barry keep his head in the game?Join everyone⠙s favourite Loser on his tenth hilarious adventure!Barry Loser: I am not a loser was selected as a Tom Fletcher Book Club 2017 title.Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms is shortlisted for the Lollies Award 2017Don t miss the other funny books by Jim Smith:BARRY LOSERI am not a LoserI am still not a LoserI am so over being a LoserI am sort of a LoserBarry Loser and the holiday of doomBarry Loser and the case of the crumpled cartonBarry Loser hates half termBarry Loser and the birthday billionsBarry Loser s ultimate book of keelnessBarry Loser⠙s Christmas Joke BookMy mum is a loserMy dad is a loserFuture Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot GranniesFuture Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom NomsFuture Ratboy and the Quest for the Missing ThingyPraise for BARRY LOSER: Twice as good as my other favourite book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Ben, aged 7 years Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos Guardian The review of the eight year old boy in our house ⠦ Can I keep it to give to a friend? Best recommendation you can get Observer I laughed so much, I thought I was going to burst! Finbar, aged 9Jim Smith is the keelest kids⠙ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series. He is also the author of the Barry Loser spin-off series, FUTURE RATBOY. He lives in London, and designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.

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To explore the Tarot is to explore ourselves, to be reminded of the universality of our longing for meaning, for purpose and for a connection to the divine. This 600-year-old tradition reflects not only a history of seekers, but our journey of artistic expression and the ways we communicate our collective human story.For many in the West, Tarot exists in the shadow place of our cultural consciousness, a metaphysical tradition assigned to the dusty glass cabinets of the arcane. Its history, long and obscure, has been passed down through secret writing, oral tradition, and the scholarly tomes of philosophers and sages. Hundreds of years and hundreds of creative hands—mystics and artists often working in collaboration—have transformed what was essentially a parlor game into a source of divination and system of self-exploration, as each new generation has sought to evolve the form and reinterpret the medium.Author Jessica Hundley traces this fascinating history in this pocket-sized edition of Tarot from TASCHEN’s Library of Esoterica series. The book explores the symbolic meaning behind hundreds of cards and works of original art, spanning from Medieval to modern, and artfully arranged according to the sequencing of the 78 cards of the Major and Minor Arcana. It explores the powerful influence of Tarot as muse to artists like Salvador Dalí and Niki de Saint Phalle and includes the decks of dozens of contemporary artists from around the world, all of whom have embraced the medium for its capacity to push cultural identity forward.

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A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject The Herald Fascinating Katherine May These books ... deepen our understanding of how our bodies are ourselves, and how we may live... New Statesman Beautifully written, lyrical and unflinching Charlotte Fox Weber Her passion for her topic spills into her writing; the conclusions she draws are troubling and thought-provoking The TelegraphThe day Jessica Hamel-Akré discovered the ideas of George Cheyne - an eighteenth-century polymath and London society figure known as Dr Diet - it sparked an intellectual obsession, a ten-year study of women s appetite and a personal unravelling.In this bold and radical book, Hamel-Akré follows Cheyne through the pages of medical studies, novels and historical scandals, meeting ash-eating mystics, wasting society girls, impoverished female fasters and early feminist philosophers, all of whom were once grappling with nascent ideas around food, longing and the body. In doing so, she uncovers the eighteenth-century origins of both today s diet culture and her own troubled relationship with wanting.Blending history and memoir, The Art of Not Eating will change the way we look at appetite, desire, rationality and oppression, and show how it all got tangled up with what we eat.

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Set in New York s exclusive Hamptons seaside resort, The Summer Without You is a gorgeously escapist read from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rome Affair, Karen Swan. Pure escapism â “ Marie ClareRowena Tipton isn t looking for a new life, just a new adventure, something to while away the months as her long-term boyfriend presses pause on their relationship before they become engaged. But when a chance encounter at a New York wedding leads to an audition for a coveted houseshare in The Hamptons â “ Manhattan s elite beach scene â “ suddenly a new life is exactly what she s got.Stretching before her is a summer with three eclectic housemates, long days on white sandy beaches and parties on gilded tennis courts. But high rewards bring high stakes, and Rowena soon finds herself caught in the crossfire of a vicious intimidation campaign.Alone for the first time in her adult life, Rowena has no-one to turn to but a stranger â “ who is everything she doesn t want, but possibly everything she needs. It s the perfect read for summer day at the beach (or the Hamptons!) â “ GirlsLovetoReadEnjoy more of Karen Swan s captivating summer novels with The Greek Escape and The Hidden Beach.

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For Winston Churchill the men and women at Bletchley Park were ‘the geese the laid the golden eggs , providing important intelligence that led to the Allied victory in the Second World War.At the peak of Bletchley s success, a total of twelve thousand people worked there of whom more than eight thousand were women. These included a former ballerina who helped to crack the Enigma Code; a debutante working for the Admiralty with a direct line to Churchill; the convent girl who operated the Bombes, the top secret machines that tested Enigma settings; and the German literature student whose codebreaking saved countless lives at D-Day.All these women were essential cogs in a very large machine, yet their stories have been kept secret.In The Debs of Bletchley Park author Michael Smith, trustee of Bletchley Park and chair of the Trust s Historical Advisory Committee, tells their tale. Through interviews with the women themselves and unique access to the Bletchley Park archives, Smith reveals how they came to be there, the lives they gave up to do ‘their bit for the war effort, and the part they played in the vital work of ‘Station X .They are an incredible set of women, and this is their story.

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THREE GENERATIONS. A DEVASTATING WAR. 1774.Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Cornish calls into the fort, Rob takes his chance and stows away on Marston s ship as it sails to England. Arriving in London, Rob is seduced by the charms of the big city and soon finds himself desperate and penniless.That is until the navy comes calling. Rob enlists and is sent across the Atlantic on a ship to join the war against the rebellious American colonists. But on the other side of the Atlantic, unbeknownst to Rob, his distant cousins Cal and Aidan Courtney are leading a campaign against the British in a quest for American Independence.When Aidan is killed in a fierce battle with British troops, Cal vows he will not rest until he has avenged his brother s death, by driving the British out of America - by whatever means necessary . . .A powerful new historical thriller by the master of adventure fiction, Wilbur Smith, of families divided and a country on the brink of revolution.

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First published in 1922, The Undying Monster secured Jessie Douglas Kerruish s place in the history of British Weird fiction. The novel was adapted for the screen in 1942, and remains one of the definitive twentieth-century tales of lycanthropy and occult detection. Where grow pines and firs amain, Under Stars, sans heat or rain, Chief of Hammand, ‘ware thy Bane! The Hammand family have been hounded by an ancient curse for generations; now, after the close of the First World War, the only two survivors are Oliver and Swanhild. When Oliver is beset by a creature in the forest surrounding the Hammand estate, the siblings resolve to meet the curse head on before it seals their fate in the form of a violent death. Enlisting the service of the occult detective Luna Bartendale, the investigation begins to unshackle the Hammands from their doom, and the stage is set for battle with an immortal force of savage horror.

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Up in the Air tells the story of Britain’s multi-storey council housing from its beginnings to the present day. Throughout its history, high rise has been a symbol of the welfare state for better or worse. Here, Holly Smith tells a new story from the perspective of those who lived there, exploring how residents grappled with this brave new world above the old skyline. Through a series of historical moments based upon prize-winning research, we confront the human story of high-rise Britain. Interrogating the complex inheritance of mid-century urban reconstruction, Smith shows how these buildings became a crucible for the welfare state’s reimagination over the decades. She traces the scattering of a local community during the construction of Park Hill in Sheffield in the 1950s. The resistance of residents after the Ronan Point collapse of 1968. The formation of a pioneering tenants’ cooperative to revive a crumbling estate during the closure of the Docklands. The rage of a National Tower Blocks Network advocating for high-rise safety in the 1980s and 1990s. The excitement of early digital culture in a Liverpudlian pensioners’ high-rise internet television show in the 2000s. And the fierce battle to defend estates from demolition in the 2010s.Up in the Air is a rich history of political struggle within Britain’s most misunderstood buildings, offering essential lessons for a reformed social housing compact.

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TIS THE SEASON FOR MERRIMENT AND MYSTERIESâ ¦MISS AUSTEN INVESTIGATES A MURDER AT CHRISTMAS!A witty, heartwarming Christmas mystery â “ perfect for fans of Jane Austen and classic whodunnitsâ ˜So sharply observed, yet fresh, funny and a joy to readâ ™ Jennie Godfrey Comforting and cosy... the perfect book to read for Jane Austen s upcoming 250th birthday 5***** reader review-----I sincerely hope your Christmas may abound in the mysteries which the season generally bringsâ ¦The festive season is fast approaching. Jane Austen fears that without her lively siblings at home, there wonâ ™t be much Christmas cheer in the Austen household this year. But when she uncovers a skeleton in the cellar of Deane Parsonage, Jane soon forgets her woes. For who needs merriment, when thereâ ™s a mystery to solve?Jane quickly learns of a missing young bride, who after fleeing her wedding breakfast, was never seen again. Locals have long believed she haunts the woods nearby. Could Jane have found her at last?Or does the truth of this mystery lie closer to home?Over the twelve days of Christmas, Jane will embark upon festive delights, making merry, and solving murdersâ ¦-----Praise for Jessica Bull:â ˜Witty, clever and with exquisite detail. Miss Austen is a terrific sleuthâ ™ Ian Mooreâ ˜A fun, clever mysteryâ ™ Good Housekeepingâ ˜A note-perfect crime caperâ ™ Red

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#39;Fascinating analysis #39; Nigel West; #39;Grippingly told, authoritative #39; Mail on Sunday; #39;Meticulously researched...a remarkably good read #39; John Brennan, former CIA Director; #39;Excellent...a detailed, highly professional account #39; Sir John Scarlett, former MI6 Chief ​The Special Relationship between America and Britain is feted by politicians on both sides of the Atlantic when it suits their purpose and just as frequently dismissed as a myth, not least by the media, which announces its supposed death on a regular basis. Yet the simple truth is that the two countries are bound together more closely than either is to any other ally. In The Real Special Relationship, Michael Smith reveals how it all began, when a top-secret visit by four American codebreakers to Bletchley Park in February 1941 - ten months before the US entered the Second World War - marked the start of a close collaboration between the two nations that endures to this day. Once the war was over, and the Cold War began, both sides recognised that the way they had worked together to decode German and Japanese ciphers could now be used to counter the Soviet threat. Despite occasional political conflict and public disputes between the two nations, such as during the Suez crisis, behind the scenes intelligence sharing continued uninterrupted, right up to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. Smith, the bestselling author of Station X and having himself served in British military intelligence, brings together a fascinating range of characters, from Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming to Kim Philby and Edward Snowden, who have helped shape the security of our two nations. Supported by in-depth interviews and an excellent range of personal contacts, he takes the reader into the mysterious workings of MI6, the CIA and all those who work to keep us safe.

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BOOK 15 IN THE MUCH-LOVED ISABEL DALHOUSIE SERIES You can t go out of the house without tripping over a philosophical question. That is a remark made by Isabel Dalhousie to Jamie, the bassoonist who is her handsome younger husband. Isabel s own life, of course, points to the truth of this observation: she seems to attract philosophical problems in much the same way as a magnet attracts iron filings.In this latest movement in the symphony of her life, Isabel is faced with novel challenges, each of which tests her resolution to do the right thing. Dawn, a nurse in an infectious diseases ward, is let down by her lover and needs a place to live. Not surprisingly, Isabel offers her a roof over her head. What do you do, though if your house-guest locks herself away and avoids all contact?And then there is the pompous and slippery Professor Robert Lettuce. He is planning a prestigious conference, and involves Isabel in it. But look at the budget: why is there such a large payment for Lettuce himself and for a young female assistant? Isabel is suspicious.Other intriguing problems abound, including Isabel s involvement in a book group threatened by discord and bickering. Isabel remains calm. Of course she does. She knows the power of love, reason, and a clear head to resolve all of these issues, and more.PRAISE FOR THE ISABEL DALHOUSIE NOVELS: Isabel Dalhousie s charm is undeniable Sunday Times The No. 2 Lady Detective . . . anyone who loves Precious cannot fail to be charmed Mail on Sunday Delightful . . . McCall Smith is a writer who celebrates kindness, in short supply in the world today Sunday Telegraph McCall Smith s greatest gift as a writer - and God knows this is just one of many - is that he can write likeable characters New Statesman

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Jessie Inchauspé is a biochemist, author and founder of the Glucose Goddess movement (2 million followers on Instagram).With her first book Glucose Revolution a no. 1 international bestseller, she started teaching everyone about the importance of blood sugar and easy hacks to manage it.In The Glucose Goddess Method, she offers a four-week step-by-step plan to integrate simple, science-proven strategies for steadying your blood sugar into your everyday life. It comes complete with 100+ delicious recipes, an interactive workbook and lots of tips and advice from the Glucose Goddess community on how to stay on track.This Method has been used by thousands to regulate their glucose, and the results are astonishing. You will gain boundless energy, curb your cravings, clear your skin, slow your ageing process, reduce inflammation, rebalance your hormones, improve your mood and sleep better than you have ever done before. You will create positive new habits for life.The best part? You won’t be counting calories, and you’ll eat everything you love.

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