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✨''The undisputed Queen of Icelandic Noir'' Simon Kernick✨ ✨''Yrsa is a magnificent writer'' Karin Slaughter✨ ✨''Dark, creepy and gripping'' Stuart MacBride✨ AMONG THE MOURNERS AT A FUNERAL, ONE OF IS THEM IS A KILLER...A group of young professionals travel to the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland to attend an old friend''s wake. Their reunion soon turns into a living nightmare, as the memories of a party they attended at university, and desperately tried to forget, come rushing back.When two bodies are found on a rocky beach close to the refurbished lighthouse keeper''s house that the group had stayed in, medical examiner Iðunn is sent to provide the local police assistance.For Iðunn, who grew up on the island, this takes her back to the heart of her complex family and the ghosts of her own past she would prefer to keep at bay.But as the deadly secrets soon become insurmountable, can any of them escape unscathed?A chilling, isolated thriller form the legendary Icelandic crime writer and international bestseller, perfect for fans of C. J. Tudor and Ragnar Jónasson.

Objev podobné jako The Wake - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

**''The undisputed Queen of Icelandic Noir'' Simon Kernick**AMONG THE MOURNERS AT A FUNERAL, ONE OF IS THEM IS A KILLER...A group of young professionals travel to the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland to attend an old friend''s wake. Their reunion soon turns into a living nightmare, as the memories of a party they attended at university, and desperately tried to forget, come rushing back.When two bodies are found on a rocky beach close to the refurbished lighthouse keeper''s house that the group had stayed in, medical examiner Iðunn is sent to provide the local police assistance.For Iðunn, who grew up on the island, this takes her back to the heart of her complex family and the ghosts of her own past she would prefer to keep at bay.But as the deadly secrets soon become insurmountable, can any of them escape unscathed?A chilling, isolated thriller form the legendary Icelandic crime writer and international bestseller, perfect for fans of C. J. Tudor and Ragnar Jónasson.

Objev podobné jako The Wake - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

Discover the utterly terrifying, chilling and gripping new novel from international bestseller YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, author of THE DOLL and GALLOWS ROCK''Lyrical landscape descriptions combine with intimations of terrible events in the past in this haunting story'' SUNDAY TIMES''A generator of fear quite as adroit as Stephen King'' THE INDEPENDENT''A magnificent writer'' KARIN SLAUGHTER_________THE FIRST PHONE CALL SHOCKS A FAMILY.Kolbeinn has been called to his old home. The new owners uncovered some photos, and a muddied child''s shoe bearing the name ''Salvor''. A name Kolbeinn doesn''t recognise. Soon after, he hears news of his mother''s deteriorating health. Her carers say she has been asking for her daughter, his sister: Salvor. THE SECOND TRACKS TWO MISSING COUPLES. Jóhanna is working with the search and rescue team in Höfn to find two couples from Reykjavik. Their phones'' last location has been pinpointed to the road leading up into the highlands. In a harsh winter, the journey is treacherous, and they soon find the first body. More troubling, Johanna senses her team is being tracked through the snow. A THIRD FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE? Hjörvar works at the Stokksnes Radar Station in the highlands. He''s alone when the phone connected to the gate rings: ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Prey - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

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''I love the Children''s House series and Yrsa delivers again with The Doll. Such engaging characters and a compelling, twisted and creepy mystery - I couldn''t put it down!'' SHARI LAPENA ''Yrsa is a wonderful storyteller. Her stories are atmospheric, mysterious and brilliantly plotted ... you will never see the twists coming'' MARI HANNAH''A magnificent writer'' KARIN SLAUGHTERIt was meant to be a quiet family fishing trip, a chance for mother and daughter to talk. But it changes the course of their lives forever.They catch nothing except a broken doll that gets tangled in the net. After years in the ocean, the doll a terrifying sight and the mother''s first instinct is to throw it back, but she relents when her daughter pleads to keep it. This simple act of kindness proves fatal. That evening, the mother posts a picture of the doll on social media. By the morning, she is dead and the doll has disappeared.Several years later and Detective Huldar is in his least favourite place - on a boat in rough waters, searching for possible human remains. However, identifying the skeleton they find on the seabed proves harder than initially thought, and Huldar must draw on psychologist ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Doll - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

''I love the Children''s House series and Yrsa delivers again with The Doll. Such engaging characters and a compelling, twisted and creepy mystery - I couldn''t put it down!'' SHARI LAPENA''Yrsa is a wonderful storyteller. Her stories are atmospheric, mysterious and brilliantly plotted ... you will never see the twists coming'' MARI HANNAH''A magnificent writer'' KARIN SLAUGHTERIt was meant to be a quiet family fishing trip, a chance for mother and daughter to talk. But it changes the course of their lives forever.They catch nothing except a broken doll that gets tangled in the net. After years in the ocean, the doll a terrifying sight and the mother''s first instinct is to throw it back, but she relents when her daughter pleads to keep it. This simple act of kindness proves fatal. That evening, the mother posts a picture of the doll on social media. By the morning, she is dead and the doll has disappeared.Several years later and Detective Huldar is in his least favourite place - on a boat in rough waters, searching for possible human remains. However, identifying the skeleton they find on the seabed proves harder than initially thought, and Huldar must draw on psychologist Freyja''s ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Doll - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

The new novel from the internationally bestselling, prizewinning, queen of Icelandic crime. All he wants is for them to say sorry. The police find out about the crime the way everyone does: on Snapchat. The video shows the terrified victim begging for forgiveness. When her body is found, it is marked with a number 2...Detective Huldar joins the investigation, bringing child psychologist Freyja on board to help question the murdered teenager''s friends. Soon, they uncover that Stella was far from the angel people claim - but even so, who could have hated her enough to kill? Then another teenager goes missing, and more clips are sent. Freyja and Huldar can agree on two things at least: the truth is far from simple. And the killer is not done yet.A brilliantly suspenseful story about the dark side of social media, The Absolution will make you wonder what you should have said sorry for...Praise for Yrsa Sigurdardottir ''Iceland''s outstanding crime novelist'' Daily Express ''A magnificent writer'' Karin Slaughter''The undisputed queen of Icelandic Noir'' Simon Kernick ''Believe all the hype - this is crime at its best.'' Heat

Objev podobné jako The Absolution - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

''Yrsa is a magnificent writer'' Karin Slaughter''The queen of Icelandic thriller writers'' Guardian A chilling note written by a thirteen-year-old predicting the deaths of six people is found in a time capsule, ten years after it was buried. Can it be a real threat?Detective Huldar turns to psychologist Freyja to help understand the child who hid the message. But the discovery of the letter coincides with a string of murders. All of the victims match the initials from the note. Huldar and Freyja must race to identify the writer and the murderer, before the rest of the targets are killed... ''One of the best books I''ve read for a long time: dark, creepy, and gripping from beginning to end.'' Stuart MacBride ''Will give you thrills and chills in equal measures.'' Cosmopolitan

Objev podobné jako The Reckoning - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

WINNER OF THE 2015 PETRONA AWARDA Sunday Times ''100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945'' pick!The most chilling novel yet from the Queen of Nordic Noir, not to be missed for fans of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson.''Mummy dead.'' The child''s pure treble was uncomfortably clear. It was the last thing Brynjar - and doubtless the others - wanted to hear at that moment. ''Daddy dead.'' It got worse. ''Adda dead. Bygga dead.'' The child sighed and clutched her grandmother''s leg. ''All dead.'' A luxury yacht arrives in Reykjavik harbour with nobody on board. What has happened to the crew, and to the family who were on board when it left Lisbon?Thora Gudmundsdottir is hired by the young father''s parents to investigate, and is soon drawn deeper into the mystery. What should she make of the rumours saying that the vessel was cursed, especially given that when she boards the yacht she thinks she sees one of the missing twins? Where is Karitas, the glamorous young wife of the yacht''s former owner? And whose is the body that has washed up further along the shore?

Objev podobné jako The Silence of the Sea - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

Audiokniha: Přináší jenom zkázu a smrt… Malá Rósa si navzdory protestům své matky Dísi z plavby na rybářské lodi přinese domů starou rozbitou panenku, se kterou se ještě večer pochlubí na sociální síti. Ráno je odpudivá hračka pryč a matka mrtvá... O pět let později pátrá sympaticky ošuntělý detektiv Huldar s kolegy uprostřed rozbouřeného moře po lidských ostatcích. Identifikace nalezených kostí ale bude mnohem náročnější, než se zprvu zdá. A aby toho nebylo málo, policii navíc zamotá hlavu brutální vražda bezdomovce. Dětská psycholožka Freya je policií přizvána k jednomu z případů sexuálního zneužívaní nezletilých a opět se tak ocitá po boku Huldara. Jak se postupně ukazuje, několik z dalších kauz k překvapení všech spojuje právě v současné chvíli nezvěstná holčička a její zlověstně zírající panenka… Pátý díl islandské sextalogie s detektivem Huldarem a psycholožkou Freyjou. „Yrsa je skvělá vypravěčka. Její atmosférou prostoupené příběhy vás okouzlí. Jsou brilantně vymyšlené... Nikdy nepoznáte, kdy přijde zvrat.“ – Mari Hannah, spisovatelka. „Excelentní manipulátorka Yrsa, je chytrá ženská milující záhady a intriky… stále bude o několik kroků před vámi a bude vás mít tam, kde potřebuje.“ – severskedetektivky.cz. „Yrsa Sigurdardóttir nemusí dokazovat, že umí psát – toho jsou si podle mě vědomi všichni, kteří od ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Panenka - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir - audiokniha

Brutální vražda jako trest – jaký skutek si ale zaslouží tak hrůzostrašnou odplatu?Mladá žena byla brutálně zavražděna. Jediným člověkem, který by snad mohl zodpovědět mnohé z otázek, je její sedmiletá dcerka, která se v době vraždy ukrývala pod postelí. Ta však mlčí.Čerstvě povýšený detektiv Huldar se obrací na psycholožku Freyju a Dětský dům, zabývající se dětskými traumaty. Freyja, která nedůvěřuje policii a už vůbec ne Huldarovi, není nadšená. Jejich spolupráci totiž komplikuje skutečnost, že se spolu nedávno vyspali po seznámení v baru, kde se Huldar vydával za někoho jiného. Přesto souhlasí a je rozhodnuta postarat se o bezpečnost malé Margrét.Vrah mezitím pokračuje v zabíjení, zdá se, že je vždy o krok napřed a zanechává za sebou nesmyslné stopy: číselné řady, varovné SMS, záhadné výpočty načmárané na útržcích papíru. Poodhaluje se temný příběh, který měl zůstat zapomenut. Lze rozlousknout šifrované vzkazy včas? Kdo je další na řadě?Autorka špičkových bestsellerů Yrsa Sigurdardóttir opět dokazuje, jak mistrně umí napsat napínavou a strhující detektivku, které nechybí spád, čtivost, přesvědčivé postavy ani inteligentní zápletky.Tato kniha je prvním dílem nového cyklu, jehož protagonisty jsou psycholožka Freyja a policista Huldar.

Objev podobné jako DNA - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

Neľútostná severská zima neušetrí nikoho. Útek nie je možný, no nebezpečenstvo nečíha len vonku. Ďalší mrazivý román od úspešnej Yrsy Sigurdardóttir sľubuje tajomstvo, hrôzu a neľútostnú silu prírody.Skupina priateľov na výlete, zamestnanec radarovej stanice a dobrovoľná záchranárka. Tri príbehy, späté neviditeľným putom tajomstva a mrazivej hrôzy, ktorá ich prenasleduje. Na pustatinu východného Islandu udrela krutá zima. Trpia zvieratá aj ľudia. A nie každému je súdené dočkať sa jari. Komu patrí záhadná detská topánočka, ktorá strávila roky pochovaná v záhrade rodinného domu? Pred vchodom do stanu sa ozývajú zúfalé prosby, ale kto by mohol prežiť v takejto zime? Niektoré odpovede je lepšie nehľadať, pretože útek cez pustú, zamrznutú pláň nie je možný. Uprostred ľadového šialenstva sa nedá veriť nikomu.

Objev podobné jako Trofej - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

A chilling new case for Thora Gudmundsdottir, from Iceland''s answer to Stieg Larsson.When all contact is lost with two Icelanders working in a harsh and sparsely populated area on the northeast coast of Greenland, Thora is hired to investigate. Is there any connection with the woman who vanished from the site some months earlier? Why are the locals so hostile? And could one of the team staying at the site with Thora be responsible for the disappearances?Already an international bestseller, this fourth book to feature Thora Gudmundsdottir (''a delight'' - Guardian) is chilling, unsettling and compulsively readable.

Objev podobné jako The Day is Dark - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

Dísa si vyjela se svou dcerkou Rósou a s kolegou z práce na výlet na rybářské lodi. Jediným úlovkem namísto ryb je ale stará rozbitá panenka z mořského dna, která na první pohled působí zlověstně...Malé Róse je panenky líto a chce si ji vzít domů. Dísa, která z toho vůbec není nadšená, jí to nakonec pod tlakem situace dovolí. Toho večera pak na Facebooku postuje fotku odpudivé panenky ve vaně a ráno… Ráno je panenka pryč. A Dísa leží v koupelně v tratolišti krve mrtvá.V současnosti se dvojice mladých cizinců chystá tábořit uprostřed islandské přírody. Doufali, že tu najdou příjemně chladivé klima, možnost laciné dovolené a úchvatné záběry, které by mohli nahrát na sociální sítě. Jenže všechno je nějak jinak a zdá se, že rozhodnutí vydat se právě sem, je vyjde příliš draho…Detektiv Huldar je dost rozmrzelý. Právě se nachází na jednom ze svých nejméně oblíbených míst – na lodi houpající se uprostřed rozbouřeného moře. Policie tu s pomocí nejnovějšího vybavení pátrá po lidských ostatcích na mořském dnu. Identifikace nalezených kostí se však ukáže být mnohem náročnější, než všichni čekali, a policii navíc zamotá hlavu brutální vražda bezdomovce.Freyja je Huldarovi opět nablízku – policie ji přizvala ke spolupráci na případu ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Panenka - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

V nehostinných podmínkách islandské ledové pustiny se ztratí čtyřčlenná skupinka turistů. Co je přimělo vyrazit za tak drsných podmínek zcela mimo civilizaci? A proč opustili bezpečí srubu takřka nazí? Záchranářka Johanna a její kolegové z pátracícho týmu jsou povoláni do akce a narážejí na velice podivné stopy.Na osamocené radarové stanici na pobřeží Stokksnes mezitím dochází k nevysvětlitelným, hrůzu nahánějícím událostem. Rudá kaluž krve uprostřed nedotčeného sněhu, dětská botička pohřbená desítky let pod zemí, život dobrovolně ukončený v mořských vodách hluboké skalní průrvy.Sníh nepřestává padat a tajemných událostí přibývá, jako by je mrazivé počasí přitahovalo…Po skončení série Freyja & Huldar přichází Yrsa Sigur?ardóttir s děsivě obrazným příběhem plným bizarních nevysvětlitelných jevů, zasazeným do nejopuštěnější islandské divočiny, ze které bez ohledu na počasí ucítíte mráz pod kůží.Vychází v překladu Lucie Korecké.

Objev podobné jako Kořist - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

Audiokniha: Mlčení přináší smrt… V Reykjavíku je z kočárku uneseno spící nemluvně a na jeho místě leží cizí mrtvé dítě. I to ale záhy zmizí… O jedenáct let později objeví detektiv Huldar se svou nadřízenou Erlou v kufru odstaveného auta rozřezané ženské tělo bez hlavy. Vyšetřovací tým, ke kterému už i oficiálně patří dětská psycholožka Freyja, rázem čelí jednomu z nejtěžších případů v historii oddělení. Pátrání mu však ztěžuje těhotenství velitelky Erly, jež s mizernou náladou dnem i nocí na podřízené tlačí, aby vraždu vyřešili ještě dřív, než začne rodit. Mezi Freyjou a Huldarem to dosud jiskří, nicméně mají dohodu, že soukromí do práce tahat nebudou. Vyhrocené vztahy nezklidní ani podivné obvinění Freyji z porušení policejního protokolu, jehož si sama není vědoma. Snaha tělo mrtvé identifikovat zavede kriminalisty k sérii zločinů spojující tři různé rodiny. Jenže jak zjistit víc, když zlo obklopuje neprostupná bariéra mlčení? Mrazivé Ticho – šestý a závěrečný díl série s detektivem Huldarem a psycholožkou Freyjou – se s protagonisty loučí ve velkém stylu. Autorka, jejíž knihy se prodávají v milionových nákladech po celém světě, jím suverénně obhájila korunu královny islandské krimi. „Nikdo vám tak obratně nezvýší tlak a nezrychlí tep jako královna severské noir Yrsa.“ – ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Ticho - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Nález lidských kostí spustí policejní vyšetřování. Pozůstalí oběti se mohou dočkat odpovědí, ne všichni po nich však touží. Lodní kuchařka Gunndís zjišťuje znepokojivé okolnosti úmrtí svého otce. V recyklačním centru v Reykjavíku je nalezena a exhumována kostra, která byla podle všeho pohřbena v zemi mnoho let. Policisté Týr a Karó nejsou k případu přiděleni, ale jsou požádáni, aby pomohli v sousedském sporu, který eskaloval do nebezpečných rozměrů. Zanedlouho se však ocitají uprostřed vyšetřování vraždy. Mezitím se mladá kuchařka Gunndís rozhodne jít ve stopách svého zesnulého otce a přijme dočasnou práci na palubě velké rybářské lodi. Když najde knihu, která otci patřila a která by měla být kdesi na dně moře, začne se obávat o svůj život. Ačkoli si to Týr a Karó zpočátku neuvědomují, všechny události jsou spojeny strašlivou nehodou před mnoha lety, kdy na moři vzplála rybářská loď a potopila se do hlubin oceánu i s posádkou uvězněnou uvnitř. Thriller Hlubiny je třetím dílem napínavé série Černý led Yrsy Sigurðardóttir. Vychází v překladu Lucie Korecké.

Objev podobné jako Hlubiny - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir - audiokniha

V recyklačním centru v Reykjavíku je nalezena a exhumována kostra, která byla podle všeho pohřbena v zemi mnoho let. Policisté Týr a Karó nejsou k případu přiděleni, ale jsou požádáni, aby pomohli v sousedském sporu, který eskaloval do nebezpečných rozměrů. Zanedlouho se však ocitají uprostřed vyšetřování vraždy.Mezitím se mladá kuchařka Gunndís rozhodne jít ve stopách svého zesnulého otce a přijme dočasnou práci na palubě velké rybářské lodi. Když najde knihu, která otci patřila a která by měla být kdesi na dně moře, začne se obávat o svůj život.Ačkoli si to Týr a Karó zpočátku neuvědomují, všechny události jsou spojeny strašlivou nehodou před mnoha lety, kdy na moři vzplála rybářská loď a potopila se do hlubin oceánu i s posádkou uvězněnou uvnitř.Thriller Hlubiny je třetím dílem napínavé série Černý led Yrsy Sigur?ardóttir.

Objev podobné jako Hlubiny - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

A creepy, compelling thriller, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME is the fifth Thora Gudmundsdottir novel from Yrsa, ''Iceland''s answer to Stieg Larsson'' (Daily Telegraph). A young man with Down''s Syndrome has been convicted of burning down his care home and killing five people, but a fellow inmate at his secure psychiatric unit has hired Thora to prove Jakob is innocent. If he didn''t do it, who did? And how is the multiple murder connected to the death of Magga, killed in a hit and run on her way to babysit?

Objev podobné jako Someone to Watch Over Me - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

A chilling don''t-read-it-in-the-dark ghost story . . . Things get seriously scary'' Marie Claire_____''The crunching noise had resumed, now accompanied by a disgusting, indefinable smell. It could best be described as a blend of kelp and rotten meat. The voice spoke again, now slightly louder and clearer: Don''t go. Don''t go yet. I''m not finished.''In an isolated village in the Icelandic Westfjords, three friends set to work renovating a derelict house. But soon they realise they are not alone there - something wants them to leave, and it''s making its presence felt.Meanwhile, in a town across the fjord, a young doctor investigating the suicide of an elderly woman discovers that she was obsessed with his vanished son.When the two stories collide the terrifying truth is uncovered . . .____JOIN THE QUEEN OF ICELANDIC CRIME IN HER SCARIEST GHOST STORY YET

Objev podobné jako I Remember You - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back door, his worst fears are realised. Their home is now an horrific crime scene.Policeman Týr and forensic pathologist Iðunn are called to the house to investigate. As the case advances, harrowing secrets about the family are revealed. Along with a young policeman Karó, the investigative team quickly realise that the case forces them to face their own suppressed past and opens a Pandora''s box to much darker crimes.Can''t Run, Can''t Hide is a masterclass in tension from one of the world''s finest crime writers.

Objev podobné jako Can't Run, Can't Hide - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

A chilling crime novel from the Queen of Icelandic crime and author of the highly-acclaimed LAST RITUALS.If I die before I wake . . .A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently renovated farmhouse, which turns out to be notorious for being haunted. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon by the owner of the resort - the prime suspect in the case - to represent him. Her investigations uncover some very disturbing occurrences at the farm decades earlier - things that have never before seen the light of day . . .MY SOUL TO TAKE is a chilling, dark and witty crime novel, and a welcome return for Thora, the heroine of the highly-acclaimed LAST RITUALS.

Objev podobné jako My Soul to Take - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back door, his worst fears are realised. Their home is now an horrific crime scene.Policeman Týr and forensic pathologist Iðunn are called to the house to investigate. As the case advances, harrowing secrets about the family are revealed. Along with a young policeman Karó, the investigative team quickly realise that the case forces them to face their own suppressed past and opens a Pandora''s box to much darker crimes.Can''t Run, Can''t Hide is a masterclass in tension from one of the world''s finest crime writers.

Objev podobné jako Can't Run, Can't Hide - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

A treasure trove of inspiration and an invitation for personal renewal from the acclaimed author of bone and The TerribleWe still dream though, don''t we? We are gifted with a way into ourselves, night after night after night.Yrsa Daley-Ward''s words have resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers around the world: through her books of poetry and memoir bone and The Terrible, through her powerful writing for Beyoncé on Black Is King and through her always-illuminating Instagram posts.In The How, Yrsa gently takes readers by the hand, encouraging them to join her as she explores how we can remove our filters, and see and feel more of who we really are behind the preconceived notions of propriety and manners we''ve accumulated with age. With a mix of short, lyrical musings, immersive poetry and intriguing meditations, The How can be used to start conversations, to prompt writing, to delve deeper - whether you''re on your own or with friends, on your feet or writing from the solace of home.''Lyrical . . . visceral truth is at the heart of her work'' i Newspaper

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‘Totally original, entirely compelling and astonishingly well crafted, The Catch solidifies Yrsa Daley-Ward as one of Britain''s best and boldest voices. A dark and lyrical debut that''s well worth the wait.’ Yomi Adegoke, author of Slay in Your Lane and The List''A fantastic, shimmering work. Ysra Daley-Ward''s rich exploration of Black womanhood and familial complexities is a must read.'' Irenosen Okojie‘From one of my favourite living writers, The Catch is a slippery shape-shifting delight. Yrsa’s novel is fluorescently dark and winding; brilliant in its investigation of refractions and meaning.’Eloghosa Osunde, author of VAGABONDS!‘Yrsa’s work is like holding the truth in your hands. A glorious living thing’ FLORENCE WELCHA darkly whimsical debut about women daring to live and create with impunity.Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames. In adulthood, they are content to be all but estranged, until Clara sees a woman who looks exactly like their mother on the streets of London. The catch: this version of Serene, aged not a day, has enjoyed a childless life.Clara, a celebrity author in desperate need of validation, believes Serene is their mother, while Dempsey, isolated and content to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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‘Totally original, entirely compelling and astonishingly well crafted, The Catch solidifies Yrsa Daley-Ward as one of Britain''s best and boldest voices. A dark and lyrical debut that''s well worth the wait.’ Yomi Adegoke, author of Slay in Your Lane and The List''A fantastic, shimmering work. Ysra Daley-Ward''s rich exploration of Black womanhood and familial complexities is a must read.'' Irenosen Okojie‘From one of my favourite living writers, The Catch is a slippery shape-shifting delight. Yrsa’s novel is fluorescently dark and winding; brilliant in its investigation of refractions and meaning.’Eloghosa Osunde, author of VAGABONDS!‘Yrsa’s work is like holding the truth in your hands. A glorious living thing’ FLORENCE WELCHA darkly whimsical debut about women daring to live and create with impunity.Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames. In adulthood, they are content to be all but estranged, until Clara sees a woman who looks exactly like their mother on the streets of London. The catch: this version of Serene, aged not a day, has enjoyed a childless life.Clara, a celebrity author in desperate need of validation, believes Serene is their mother, while Dempsey, isolated and content to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A scientific adventure story that dramatizes how profoundly our oceans have changed over the past 150 yearsIn December 1872, HMS Challenger embarked on the first round-the-world oceanographic expedition. Its goal: to shine a light for the first time on the mysteries of the deep sea. For the next four years, Challenger’s naturalists explored the oceans, encountering never-before-seen marvels of marine life. The expedition’s achievements are the stuff of legend. It identified major ocean currents and defining features of the seafloor, including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Mariana Trench. It measured worldwide sea temperatures and chemistry, creating baseline data for all ocean research since. And, most spectacularly of all, it collected nearly five thousand sea creatures and plants new to science. In The Wake of HMS Challenger, Gillen D’Arcy Wood looks afresh at this legendary scientific odyssey and shows why, 150 years later, its legacy looms larger than ever.The Challenger’s scientists had no way of knowing that the incredible undersea aquarium they were documenting was on the verge of catastrophic change. Off Portugal, they encountered a brilliant starfish now threatened with extinction by microplastics; in St. Thomas, teeming coral habitats that today have been decimated by ocean warming; and at remote Ascension ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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From the acclaimed poet behind bone, an exploration of how we can meet our truest selves, the ones we''ve always been meant to becomeYrsa Daley-Ward''s words have resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers--through her books of poetry and memoir, bone and The Terrible; through her writing for Beyoncé on Black Is King; and through her always illuminating Instagram posts.Now, in The How, Yrsa encourages readers to begin, as she puts it, the great work of meeting ourselves. This isn''t the self we''ve built up in response to our surroundings, or the self we manufacture to please the people around us, but instead, our most intimate self, the one we visit in dreams, the one that calls to us from a glimmering future.With a mix of short lyrical musings and her signature stunning poetry, Yrsa gently takes readers by the hand, encouraging them to join her as she explores how we can remove our filters, and see and feel more of who we really are behind the preconceived notions of propriety and manners we''ve accumulated with age. With a beautiful design and intriguing meditations, The How can be used to start conversations, to prompt writing, to delve deeper--whether you''re solo, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In the final Sandman tale, Morpheus makes the ultimate decision between change and death. As one journey for the Endless ends, another begins for the Lord of Dreams and his family, bringing with it a time of reflection and a sad celebration.One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman''s award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium''s most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven.In The Wake, ancient gods, old friends and enemies alike gather to pay tribute to the fallen King of Dreams, bringing to a close the long story of Morpheus of the Endless. In the aftermath, echoes of Morpheus reverberate, touching a man who refuses to die, a Chinese sage lost in a desert of dreams and an aging William Shakespeare, who must fulfill one last obligation to the Sandman in his own twilight years.Collects The Sandman #70-75.

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‘The masterful, compelling story of salvaging RMS Empress of Ireland, as told by one of the liner’s foremost historians.’ – J. Kent Layton, co-author of On a Sea of Glass and Recreating Titanic and Her SistersIt started with two photographs.These old prints, up for online auction, showed Royal Navy sailors carrying a buoy on a wharf on a Canadian river, with the Pointe-au-Père lighthouse in the background. David Saint-Pierre knew that this had only happened once – when the crew of HMS Essex helped salvage RMS Empress of Ireland. Her sinking at the mouth of the St Lawrence river remains the worst peacetime maritime disaster in Canadian history, with a death toll of over 1,000 people. More passengers died on the Empress of Ireland than on Titanic two years prior.But these images were just the beginning. When Saint-Pierre made contact with the seller, he discovered that they were part of an album of over 500 pictures that told a story that history had largely forgotten: the diving and salvage on the wreck in the summer of 1914, by an international team that featured North American divers working alongside Royal Navy sailors. In the Wake of the Empress of Ireland is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Early one morning Arvid finds himself standing outside the bookshop where he used to work, drunk, dirty, with two fractured ribs, and no idea how he came to be there. He does not even recognise his face in the mirror. It is as if he has dropped out of the flow of life.Slowly, uncontrollably, the memories return to him, and Arvid struggles under the weight of the tragedy which has blighted his life - the death of his parents and younger siblings in an accident six years previously.At times almost unbearably moving, In the Wake is nonetheless suffused with unexpected blessings: humour, wisdom, human compassion, and a sense of the perpetual beauty of the natural world.By the winner of both the IMPAC Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.

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Brendan Behan’s genius was to strike a chord between critic and common man. When he died, at the age of 41, he was arguably the most celebrated Irish writer of the twentieth century.After the Wake is a collection of seven prose works and a series of articles. It includes all that exists of an unfinished novel, ‘The Catacombs’, and pieces together items whose comic and fanciful accounts evoke Flann O’Brien. Also featured are works of acknowledged excellence, ‘The Confirmation Suit’ and ‘A Woman of No Standing’. This writing bears all the hallmarks of the author’s talent – an ability to bring characters to life quickly and unforgettably, a sharp ear for dialogue and dialect, and a natural vocation for story-telling.This diverse collection is a delightful and entertaining windfall from one of Ireland''s most colourful writers. An essential complement to Behan''s master works.

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''Beth O''Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book'' Emily HenryTwo sworn enemies. One failing hotel. Love is the last thing they need . . .It''s Christmas at the Forest Manor Hotel, where the staff and guests are one happy family. Except for Izzy and Lucas - bitter rivals banned from working the same shift, for everyone''s sake. After struggling for years, the hotel may soon have to close its doors forever. But when Izzy returns a guest''s lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management this might fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, Izzy and Lucas are forced to work together to try to save the day. But as their rivalry becomes something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas start to wonder if there''s more at stake here than the hotel''s future . . .Praise for The Wake-Up Call''Magical'' Lindsey Kelk''Another wonderful read by Beth O''Leary'' 5* reader review''Heart-warming, touching, sharp and sexy'' Lia Louis''The best book ever'' 5* reader review''Gorgeous, evocative'' Carley Fortune''A perfect rom-com'' 5* reader review''Bursts with Beth''s signature heart, wit, and charm'' Amy Lea''A warm, cosy love story'' 5* reader ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Concept formation is predominantly analyzed in classrooms and laboratory experiments, meaning the collective formation of culturally novel concepts in practical activities ''in the wild'' has largely been neglected. However, understanding and influencing the complexity and contradictions of the present world demands powerful concepts that can make a difference in practice. Going beyond the understanding of concepts as individually acquired static labels, this book develops a dialectical theory of collective formation of novel concepts in the wild, in everyday activities. Drawing on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT), concepts are seen as contested and future-oriented means for guiding activities and their transformations. Detailed real-life examples of germ-cell concepts show how they can radically influence the course of development in different activities. Helping to identify and foster the formation of potentially powerful concepts in fields of practice, it is essential reading for researchers, advanced students and practitioners across human and social sciences. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

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Growing up in Saudi Arabia as a woman, Layla struggled to develop her own womanhood in a place where her desires must be concealed and regulated. Marriage is essential, and yet her own feelings must be tempered for a successful union that would please her family. Torn between love and disobedience, Layla''s youth is filled with the heart-aching trials and tribulations of dating, and her discovery of her own place in society. Now a wife and mother, Layla must balance that struggle in a society everchanging, and opening up to world less burdened by stifling norms.In the Wake of Change is a complex character study of Layla, whose reminiscence of the stolen freedoms of her youth, illuminate the significance of the freedoms of the present.

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Audiokniha MP3 - autor Yrsa Sigurđardóttir, čte Klára Cibulková DNA: První díl nové detektivní série úspěšné islandské autorkyVe svém domě v Reykjavíku je brutálně zavražděna mladá žena. Jediným svědkem je její sedmiletá dcerka. Když krátce nato dojde k vraždě další ženy, policie je v koncích.Jistý radioamatér zachytává podivné vzkazy, které ho s oběma zavražděnými spojují, a tak, hnán zvídavostí, začne pátrat na vlastní pěst.Huldar, policista pověřený vedením vyšetřování, a Freyja, psycholožka vyslýchající sedmiletou dívenku – klíčovou svědkyni, musejí chtě nechtě pracovat bok po boku. Jejich spolupráci komplikuje skutečnost, že se spolu nedávno vyspali po seznámení v baru, kde se Huldar vydával za tesaře z venkova.Černá díraNa školním hřišti je po deseti letech vyzvednuta časová kapsle s představami tehdejších školáků o budoucnosti. Jedna ze zpráv nese nenávistnou předpověď smrti několika lidí. Uvádí ale jen jejich iniciály. Je opravdu třeba brát vážně vzkaz...

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This inaugural novel in the Well-Read Black Girl × Liveright series is a darkly whimsical debut about women daring to live and create with impunity.

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'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' Emily HenryThey'll do anything to save the hotel, except work together . . .Welcome to Forest Manor Hotel, where the staff and guests are one happy family. Except for Izzy and Lucas - bitter rivals banned from working the same shift, for everyone's sake. After struggling for years, the hotel may soon have to close its doors forever.But when Izzy returns a guest's lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management this might fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, Izzy and Lucas are forced to work together to try to save the day. But as their rivalry becomes something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas start to wonder if there's more at stake here than the hotel's future .. . 'Heart-warming, touching, sharp and sexy' Lia Louis'Gorgeous, evocative' Carley Fortune'This is not just a great rom com, this is a Beth O'Leary rom com' Gillian McAllister'An utterly delicious read' Louise O'Neill

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Tom Cunliffe is one of the biggest names in the sailing world – an internationally renowned journalist and speaker, and the go-to guru when the BBC wants a presenter for a new TV series about maritime interests.For the last ten years he has edited the ‘Great Seamanship’ column of Yachting World magazine. Each column features an extract from a classic yachting book that covers an aspect of great seamanship. Tom introduces each extract by giving insightful background on the writer, their book and what makes their experience so worth reading about – and learning from.This book comprises Tom’s 40 favourite extracts, and covers the entire scope of yachting concerns, from small-boat handling to yacht racing to long-distance cruising and exploring.Introduced in Tom’s quintessential lively, engaging fashion, and illustrated with photos both from the original books and Tom’s own archives, this book contains a wealth of yachting wisdom and is a collection to be treasured.

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In 1927, Mercedes Gleitze became the first British woman to swim the English Channel, transforming her from a humble working-class typist into one of the most iconic sportswomen of her age. Fiercely independent and with no financial backing, Mercedes was at the forefront in the struggle to break through the existing prejudices against women taking part in sport. Over a ten-year period and a large number of pioneering, record-setting swims around the world, she achieved celebrity status, helped make Rolex famous, and was regularly in the spotlight of the worldwide press. While pursuing her dream she led by example, showing that women deserved recognition for their sporting achievements – though she herself was very modest about her success, barely talking about it even to her own children. Here, Mercedes’ daughter documents the remarkable story of her early life and subsequent swimming career, using Mercedes’ personal records and pictures, recollections from acquaintances and newspaper articles of the time.

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Deemed useless by her fiance, one woman proves that even without magic and strength, she can save the kingdom through her own skills.

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Through the figure of Medea, shows how important violence was for seventeenth-century French tragedy and contextualizes that violence in a longer literary and philosophical history from Ovid to Pasolini.

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A #1 New York Times Best Seller! Winner of the 2014 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series!

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The Hunger Games meets vampires in the stunning second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent, sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.In the wake of the bloody tournament known as the Kejari, Oraya is now a prisoner in her own kingdom and grieving the only family she ever had. She's left with only one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn, the vampire who betrayed her. The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn's own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood has dug their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom - and seeking her revenge against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she'll need to harness an ancient power, intertwined with her father's greatest secrets.With enemies closing in on all sides, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Filled with heartbreak, redemption, dark magic and bloodthirsty vampires, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King is the stunning second book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent.Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.In the wake of the bloody tournament known as the Kejari, Oraya is now a prisoner in her own kingdom and grieving the only family she ever had. She’s left with only one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn, the vampire who betrayed her.The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood has dug their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom – and seeking her revenge against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she’ll need to harness an ancient power, intertwined with her father’s greatest secrets.With enemies closing in on all sides, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power – and the devastating love ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2010Jennifer Egan''s spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other''s pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs, over many years, in locales as varied as New York, San Francisco, Naples, and Africa.We first meet Sasha in her mid-thirties, on her therapist''s couch in New York City, confronting her longstanding compulsion to steal. Later, we learn the genesis of her turmoil when we see her as the child of a violent marriage, then a runaway living in Naples, then as a college student trying to avert the suicidal impulses of her best friend.We meet Bennie Salazar at the melancholy nadir of his adult life-divorced, struggling to connect with his nine-year-old son, listening to a washed up band in the basement of a suburban house-and then revisit him in 1979, at the height of his youth, shy and tender, reveling in San Francisco''s punk scene as he discovers ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The heroes of the High Republic era return to face a shattered peace and a fearsome foe, following the dramatic events of Light of the Jedi. In the wake of the Great Hyperspace Disaster and the heroism of the Jedi, the Republic continues to grow, bringing more worlds together under a single unified banner. Under the leadership of Chancellor Lina Soh, the spirit of unity extends throughout the galaxy, with the Jedi and the newly established Starlight Beacon station at the vanguard. In celebration, the chancellor plans The Republic Fair, a showcase of the possibilities and the peace of the expanding Republic-a peace the Jedi hope to foster. Stellan Gios, Bell Zettifar, Elzar Mann, and others join the event as ambassadors of harmony. But as the eyes of the galaxy turn toward the Fair, so too does the fury of the Nihil. Their leader, Marchion Ro, is intent on destroying this unity. His storm descends on the pageantry and celebration, sowing chaos and exacting revenge. As the Jedi struggle to curb the carnage of the rampaging Nihil, they come face-to-face with the true fear their enemy plans to unleash across the galaxy-the kind of fear from which even the Force ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Fall of Cadia is a touchstone moment of the Warhammer 40,000 timeline. This incredible battle led to the opening of the Great Rift and ushered in a grim new era in which even greater threats assailed the Imperium. Cadia licks its wounds in the wake of the Thirteenth Black Crusade.The heretic forces retreat on all fronts. The day is won. But Lord Castellan Creed cannot rest easy.Something tells him the assault was a mere prelude to something greater, something more final. He is right. Out of the Eye of Terror comes Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of a warhost unmatched in scale since the dread days of the Horus Heresy. In the face of the looming apocalypse, Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding Abaddon’s fury. And in orbit, the Despoiler himself finds his own alliance teetering on a knife edge… This is a tale told at epic scale, from the tables of high command to the slaughter of the pylon fields, and with a huge cast of characters from self-styled demigods to the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Imperium. This is the story of Abaddon’s greatest conquest.This is Cadia’s last stand.

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The true story of one of the biggest bank heists in Irish and British history – and the questions that remain.On a Sunday evening in December 2004, two young men were at home with their families. Both worked for the Northern Bank’s cash centre in Belfast. They heard knocks on their front doors. Within a few minutes, masked men invaded their homes, overpowered their loved ones and disabled their electronic devices. It was made clear to the two bank officials that they had a choice: do what they were told or their families would die.Over the course of the following day, £26.5 million was stolen from the Northern Bank: the biggest cash heist in Irish and British history. The two men whose families were held hostage simply re-labelled vast amounts of cash as rubbish and wheeled huge bags to a van waiting outside in the street, yards from Belfast’s City Hall. The robbers’ knowledge of the inner workings of the bank was astonishing. They deployed a large crew of drivers, guards, watchers and gunmen.It was immediately obvious that only one organization had the ability to plan and execute such an audacious, minutely-planned robbery: the Irish Republican Army. But the IRA ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The first in-depth study since the 1980s of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, a building that is often considered the most impressive architectural expression of the Romantic imagination and that has become a hallmark of Regency style  Created between 1787 and 1823 by George IV, the Royal Pavilion in Brighton is perhaps the most daring and enchanting example of a building that expresses the European fascination with what in the early nineteenth century was considered the “Orient,” in particular China and India. The building, with its Indian-inspired exterior, was the work of the renowned architect John Nash, who with the contributions of several other gifted and inventive architects, artists, and designers, created a building that draws you in, takes you on a journey, and plays with your senses.  Featuring new photography, this lavishly illustrated book will provide a fresh look at the sumptuous Chinoiserie interiors of the Royal Pavilion and their enduring appeal. Drawing on recent research, conservation projects, and the unprecedented loan exhibition A Prince’s Treasure: From Buckingham Palace to the Royal Pavilion (2019–22), this book celebrates the colours and sensual beauty of these interiors while situating the Royal Pavilion in the context of the time of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Extensively updated with brand new chapters and images chronicling Meghan Markle's life after the royal wedding, this revised edition of renowned royal biographer Andrew Morton's New York Times bestselling biography is a comprehensive look at the American actress who—like Princess Diana before her—threw the British monarchy into turmoil.When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry went on a blind date in 2016, little did they know that the resulting whirlwind romance would lead not only to their marriage, but ultimately to their eventual withdrawal from the royal family. From the joy and laughter of her wedding day to dark days when her mental health was so rocky she feared being left alone, Meghan’s life amongst the royals has been dramatic and tempestuous. She has now experienced the highs and lows of motherhood with Archie and Lilibet, and though she vowed to hit the ground running when she first joined the royal family, she felt—rightly or wrongly—that she ran full-tilt into a wall of prejudice and indifference.With updates throughout the book and several entirely new chapters that provide a deep dive into the tumultuous journey Meghan has had in the wake of the royal wedding—acclimating to the demands of Buckingham Palace, the birth ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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