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The extraordinary literary debut of Salman RushdieFlapping Eagle is a young Axona Indian gifted with immortal life after drinking an elixir from his wayward sister. But after 777 years of sailing the world’s seas, he becomes weary of life, and sets out to find the mystical Calf Island, a place where his fellow immortals have gathered and created their own version of the human race.But Calf Island is a strange place – like its inhabitants, it is both blessed and cursed. Sensing a terrible darkness at the heart of the island, Flapping Eagle sets out to scale the island’s peak and confront its mysterious and potent creator, Grimus himself.\'A mixture of science fiction and folktale, past and future, primitive and present day... Grimus is a parallel form of life, and conjuring of an alternative society\' Financial Times Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE POOL HOUSE, a sensationally twisty page-turner about a woman with the perfect life and a woman determined to steal it. \'Gripping from the off... sexy, scandalous brilliance... this book is a genuine must *****\' Heat\'A book to cancel plans for - we were completely gripped\' Closer She thinks your life is perfect. She thinks you don\'t deserve it.Your jobAmy is more than happy to offer the daughter of an old friend work experience at her London magazine. Josie is young and ambitious. She just needs a foot in the door. Your homeWhen Josie arrives, she swiftly makes herself indispensable at work and at home. And when childcare falls through before a long-awaited university reunion in Provence, it begins to look as if Josie may be staying longer than Amy had bargained for.Your husbandIn the heat of Provence, Josie\'s presence starts to unsettle Amy, especially around her husband. As cracks begin to appear in Amy\'s perfect life, she cannot shake the feeling that the family friend may not be a friend at all...Don\'t miss this gripping, addictive read. It will make you think twice about who you invite into your home... Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0514, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Epic multi-generational family saga from household name Prue Leith, perfect for fans of Penny Vincenzi and Barbara Taylor Bradford.A proud family. Snubbed by aristocratic neighbour Lord Frampton at a coming-of-age ball, Donald Oliver dreams of the day he\'ll have his vengeance.A wild daughter. Laura Oliver, beautiful and tempestuous, falls in love with Giovanni, an Italian ex-prisoner-of-war, now a humble cook. Disdaining her father\'s snobbishness - and his wrath - the couple flee to London.A desperate hope. Giovanni and Laura arrive to a city that has not yet re-awoken after the traumas of war. Facing destitution, only their love for one another and their dream of opening a restaurant business keeps them going.From Cotswolds farmland to London fish markets, society ballrooms to icy gutters, this is a tale of prejudice and ambition, power and passion, and one couple\'s struggle to overcome all obstacles and carve out a life of their own. Σελίδες: 432, Έτος Έκδοσης: 2018, Διαστάσεις: 15.9x15.9cm

Nothing is more seductive than temptation.Reckless desire sends Charlotte Daicheston into the garden with a dashing masked stranger. He\'s powerful, unforgettable, a devastatingly handsome footman who lures her - not against her will - into a grand indiscretion at a masquerade ball. Then he vanishes.Several years later, after Charlotte has made her dazzling debut in London society, they meet again. But the rogue is no footman. He\'s rich, titled, and he doesn\'t remember Charlotte. Worse, he\'s the subject of some scandalous gossip: rumour has it, the earl\'s virility is in question.Charlotte, who knows all too intimately the power of his passion, is stunned by the gossip that has set society ablaze. At last, there can be a storybook ending...unless, of course, Charlotte\'s one mad indiscretion had not been with him at all.... Σελίδες: 464, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0826, Διαστάσεις: 20x20cm

For philosophically minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And with the arrival of baby Charlie, not to mention a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, fourteen years her junior, Isabel enters deeper and rougher waters. Late motherhood is not the only challenge facing Isabel. Even as she negotiates a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter\'s mysterious death off the island of Jura. Perhaps most seriously of all, Isabel\'s professional existence and that of her beloved Review come under attack from the machiavellian and suspiciously handsome Professor Dove. A master storyteller whether debating ethics in Edinburgh or pursuing lady detectives in Africa, here Alexander McCall Smith is as witty and wise as his irresistibly spirited heroine. Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0129, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

A star falls from the sky. A woman rises from the sea.The world will never be the same. Three strangers, each isolated by his or her own problems: Adaora, the marine biologist. Anthony, the rapper famous throughout Africa. Agu, the troubled soldier. Wandering Bar Beach in Lagos, Nigeria\'s legendary mega-city, they\'re more alone than they\'ve ever been before.But when something like a meteorite plunges into the ocean and a tidal wave overcomes them, these three people will find themselves bound together in ways they could never imagine. Together with Ayodele, a visitor from beyond the stars, they must race through Lagos and against time itself in order to save the city, the world ... and themselves. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1111, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate and find a connection that is more than skin deep?A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 in The Guardian, i newspaper, The New York Times, Time, Globe and Mail, Bustle, The Millions, LitHub, TOR, Good Housekeeping, Our Culture Mag, and more! \'You think, “She’s not going to go there…yes, she is.\' Margaret Atwood  \'The trancelike, rhapsodic language and deepening atmosphere of unreality make for a narrative that oozes with unease.\' The Guardian ‘Rouge is a must-read for anyone who has found themselves obsessively, and even dangerously, fixated on self-improvement. [...] Dreamline, hypnotic and enchanting in its language, Rouge proves Awad is a huge talent’ Stylist, Book of the Month ‘A tale of insidious damage of envy and our preoccupation with appearances. Anyone maintaining a ten-step Korean skincare regimen may feel seen. […] Awad ramps up the grand guignol hysteria rather splendidly, chucking in some film noir tropes for good measure as we hurtle towards a demonic denouement’ The Times ‘Rouge is a story in which dreams become nightmares and vice versa. Desire and danger walk hand-in-hand and Awad skilfully manipulates the vertiginous tension between them. The beauty industry is ripe for Awad’s signature treatment: gothic satire, bloody but beautifully done. Much of it is darkly hilarious. […] If you like your fairy tales dark and for adults only, then stick along for the wild ride.’  Daily Telegraph \'[D]ark and seductive.\' i newspaper \'An edgy fable on the perils of our modern fascination with beauty.\' Vogue \'Awad is a genius, preternaturally gifted at creating vicious, hilarious tales about the depravity inside us.\' Vulture For as long as she can remember, Belle has been obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies, Belle finds herself back in Southern California, dealing with her mother’s considerable debts and grappling with lingering questions about her death. The stakes escalate when a strange woman in red appears at the funeral, offering a tantalizing clue about her mother’s demise, followed by a cryptic video about a transformative spa experience. With the help of a pair of red shoes, Belle is lured into the barbed embrace of La Maison de Méduse, the same lavish, culty spa to which her mother was devoted. There, Belle discovers the frightening secret behind her (and her mother’s) obsession with the mirror—and the great shimmering depths (and demons) that lurk on the other side of the glass.Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut in this surreal descent into the dark side of beauty, envy, grief, and the complicated love between mothers and daughters. With black humor and seductive horror, Rouge explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry—as well as the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze. Brimming with California sunshine and blood-red rose petals, Rouge holds up a warped mirror to our relationship with mortality, our collective fixation with the surface, and the wondrous, deep longing that might lie beneath. \'A brilliant, biting critique of western beauty standards as well as a soaring, phantasmagoric, Angela Carter-esque fairy tale about trauma and the loss of self. Rouge is deeply unsettling, funny, obsessive, and unlike anything I\'ve read. A truly mesmerizing read.\' Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World \'Rouge is a fever dream—a brilliant, intense, unforgettable horror story about a beauty cult with a deeply moving mother-daughter story at its core. Mona Awad’s signature and singular imagination and black humor and empathy are on full display here, and her wild-ride of a tale is masterfully grounded in the emotional devastation of childhood and grief. I loved every word of this.\' Laura Zigman, author of Small World \'There is nobody else like Mona Awad, daring enough to plunge her hands—rings and all—into the viscera of story and discover an unsettling beauty within. ROUGE is her most magnetic work yet, a thrilling dystopian romp that knows that beneath the glossy, aspirational veneer of self-care lurks the same old gothic abyss.\' Alexandra Kleeman, author of Something New Under the Sun \'Unsettling, whimsical, and moving, Rouge is an authentic, innovative kind of narrative magic that\'s both surreal and absolute. A striking novel of incandescence and heart.\' Iain Reid, author of I\'m Thinking of Ending Things \'Awad’s latest is a dreamy (or perhaps nightmarish) gothic fairy tale about a mother, a daughter, and their shared obsession with their own beauty. Like all of Awad’s novels, it reels you in, shakes your brain until you’re not sure what you’re seeing, and then floats off cackling on a cloud of smoke. Metaphorically, that is. I’d forgive you for not being sure.\' Lit Hub (Most Anticipated Books of 2023) \'Mona Awad, I will read everything you ever write. She is a writer of unbelievable talent.\' Tor.com \'[A] hypnotic tour de force… Awad approaches the increasingly well-trod ground of sinister wellness gurus with aplomb, creating an atmosphere of creeping discomfort and surreality right from the start. This is the stuff of fairy tales—red shoes, ballrooms, mirrors, and thorns but also sincerity, poignancy, and terror.\' Kirkus (Starred Review) \'[A] delightfully twisted fairy tale… The author’s acerbic wit radiates in this excoriating story of beauty’s ugly side.\' Publisher\'s Weekly Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0801, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. ’A genius book about a bookish genius’ Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey\'s wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman to Lemony Snicket. Some even call him the Grandfather of Goth. But who was this man, who lived with over twenty thousand books and six cats, who roomed with Frank O\'Hara at Harvard, and was known – in the late 1940s, no less – to traipse around in full-length fur coats, clanking bracelets, and an Edwardian beard? An eccentric, a gregarious recluse, an enigmatic auteur of whimsically morbid masterpieces, yes – but who was the real Edward Gorey behind the Oscar Wildean pose? He published over a hundred books and illustrated works by Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Edward Lear, John Updike, Charles Dickens, Hilaire Belloc, Muriel Spark, Bram Stoker, Gilbert & Sullivan, and others. At the same time, he was a deeply complicated and conflicted individual, a man whose art reflected his obsessions with the disquieting and the darkly hilarious. Based on newly uncovered correspondence and interviews with personalities as diverse as John Ashbery, Donald Hall, Lemony Snicket, Neil Gaiman, and Anna Sui, Born to be Posthumous draws back the curtain on the eccentric genius and mysterious life of Edward Gorey. Σελίδες: 512, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

PART THREE OF THE TROY QUARTET Bringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour, and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and of the heroes who fought there. Troy has fallen. After ten years of fighting and a savage final massacre, the victors quarrel over what remains and turn their minds to home. Menelaus must decide the fate of Helen, whose incomparable beauty ignited the war. And Agamemnon must return to the fury of Clytaemnestra, who has neither forgotten nor forgiven his choice to sacrifice their daughter. ‘An engaging retelling of the whole story, neatly blending mythic archaism with modern psychodrama and satire’ Mary Beard 1 – A PRINCE OF TROY2 – THE WAR AT TROY3 – THE SPOILS OF TROY4 – THE RETURN FROM TROY Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

This inspirational, uplifting story from Robert Bailey is heart-breaking and ultimately uplifting, showing us all that it is never too late to live a wonderful life...Four rounds. Four heroes. Four life-changing lessons.\'A celebration of faith, family and the human spirit, The Golfer\'s Carol is a page-turning story of love and second chances that is sure to become a classic\' Winston Groom, author of Forrest GumpWhen Randy Clark wakes up on his 40th birthday, he\'s going to go to work, eat the steak dinner his wife prepared him, blow out the candles on his birthday cake. . . And then he\'s going to kill himself. With his dreams of a professional golf career long gone, his marriage struggling after the death of his son, and facing financial ruin, Randy has no other option to help his family but to jump off a bridge, and to let the life insurance company do the rest. But Randy\'s plans go awry when he receives a surreal gift: four rounds of golf with his four heroes, four chances to learn from the best. Four chances to change his fate. . .Praise for The Golfer\'s Carol:\'Packed with heart and with hope, golf needed a Christmas classic, and now it has one\'TOM COYNE, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A COURSE CALLED IRELAND\'The Golfer\'s Carol is that rarest of books - one you will read and keep for yourself, while purchasing multiple copies for friends\'ANDY ANDREWS, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NOTICER\'A hymn to the heroes of golf and a moving fable about what is most important - and enduring - to learn from the game. A moral rings clear: It is never too late to have a Wonderful Life.\'JAMES DODSON, AUTHOR OF BEN HOGAN: AN AMERICAN LIFE\'A fun, fast read, this novel kind of sneaks its wisdom up on you. I thought it splendid.\'HOMER HICKAM, AUTHOR OF THE ROCKET BOYS Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1013, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The Peanuts gang celebrate the highs and lows of friendship in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. Friendship can come in many guises and in this addition to the Peanuts Guide to Life series we learn from Linus that man\'s best friend is perhaps his blanket, Snoopy shows us that happiness is a thoughtful friend who brings supper and Lucy teaches us that a little friendly criticism can go a long way. But most of all, we learn that friendship is being one of the gang. Σελίδες: 80, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0107, Διαστάσεις: 14x14cm

Schoolboy narrator Daniel Jordan, growing up in working-class Sydney during the Second World War, is confused by a world in which the religious dogma of his school conflicts with the communism of his family\'s terrifying neighbour, the \'Comrade\'. Refreshingly unsentimental, this is the funny, ultimately tragic story of a boy struggling to understand a world in which concepts like innocence and guilt, good and evil are clearly open to interpretation. Σελίδες: 144, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0605, Διαστάσεις: 13.7x13.7cm

Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

‘The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I\'m wrong’ – Stephen KingA runaway girl. An inescapable past. Banks is pulled into a perilous world. With his personal life in turmoil DCI Banks is considering his options. But then late one night the architect of his professional misfortune, Chief Constable Riddle, summons Banks to his house for his daughter Emily has run away and compromising photos have appeared online. Riddle wants Banks to use his unorthodox methods to find her without a fuss.Banks, a father himself, cannot refuse and he follows the trail to the dark heart of London. But when a series of gruesome murders follows soon after, Banks finds himself pulled into the dangerous world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Jimmy Riddle.Cold is the Grave is a pulse-pounding tale. If you enjoyed it, then you\'ll love the next instalment in the Banks series - which was made into the major British ITV Drama DCI Banks - Aftermath.*****Critical acclaim for the Inspector Banks series\'A powerfully moving work\' Ian Rankin\'Top-notch police procedure\' Jeffery Deaver\'A wonderful novel\' Michael Connelly\'An addictive crime-novel series\' New York Times\'A guaranteed page-turner\' Mirror\'Demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can\'t . . . A considerable achievement\' Guardian\'One of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series\' Independent\'The master of police procedural\' Mail on Sunday\'Near, perhaps, even at the top of, the British crime writers\' league\' The Times\'Banks is genuinely human, rather than a hard man\' Observer Σελίδες: 480, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0809, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\"This one haunts you for reasons you can\'t quite put your finger on. . . . [Josh Malerman] defies categories and comparisons with other writers.\"-Kirkus ReviewsOnly three people know Carol Evers\' secret.Her best friend, who\'s dead.Her husband, who hates her.Her ex-lover, who left her.Carol suffers from a dreadful affliction which makes her fall into long comas, waking slumbers indistinguishable from death.Her husband Dwight wants her next \"death\" to be her last. He will claim her fortune by pronouncing her dead ... and burying her alive.The infamous outlaw James Moxie, once Carol\'s lover, rides the Trail again - pursued by murder and mayhem - to save the woman he loves.And all the while, Carol is a prisoner in her own body. hearing her funeral plans, summoning every ounce of will to survive... Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0128, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

On Ice-T’s 1991 classic O.G. Original Gangster, he introduced his all-Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C, bringing them on the first-ever Lollapalooza tour that summer. The next year, Body Count’s self-titled debut album, rounded out by rhythm guitarist D-Roc the Executioner, bassist Mooseman, and drummer Beatmaster V, made them the most incendiary band in the world, confronting white supremacy and police brutality with pulverizing songs that shattered musical boundaries. Body Count’s rage and shock humor sparked nationwide protests and boycotts, including death threats, censure from the federal government, a spot on the FBI National Threat list, and a denunciation by the President of the United States. The album was removed from stores and remains banned to this day, but decades later Body Count are performing to theirbiggest audiences and greatest acclaim, pulling off one of the most remarkable comebacks in punk or metal history.Drawn from years of research and dozens of new interviews, this is the story of a band of high school friends who revolutionized modern music, brought explosive live performances, and raised questions America’s lawmakers didn’t want to answer, overcoming some of the country’s most powerful forces to reshape the world’s cultural conversation. Σελίδες: 184, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1102, Διαστάσεις: 12x12cm

Enter an addictive world of sizzlingly hot paranormal romance . . . \'Wicked banter and smexy scenes galore\' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review.........................He\'s calling to the demon inside her . . .Larkin is tired of her friends constantly trying to play Cupid. Just because they are all happily mated doesn\'t mean she needs to be. And she definitely doesn\'t need the over-protective men in her life vetting potential partners for her. In a bid to get them off her back, the harpy turns to the one person she knows they would never approve of . . .Teague Sullivan. Explicitly sexy and unquestionably alpha male, the mysterious hellhorse is the perfect candidate for a fake relationship. More than happy to spend time with the pretty harpy, Teague agrees. But when a wager is made between them, and things start to heat up, Larkin can\'t seem to ignore their explosive chemistry - and neither can her demon.But when old and new dangers creep up on them, and Teague\'s shady past starts to ring alarm bells; he must decide whether to trust Larkin completely or risk losing her forever.What readers are saying about Suzanne Wright:\'The chemistry sizzles off the page\' Netgalley review\'Hot as hell . . . explosive\' Netgalley review\'It\'s been two minutes since my last fix and I need Suzanne Wright to give me more\' Edgy Reviews\'No words to describe how much I ADORE this extraordinary and magical read!!!\' Gi\'s Spot Reviews on Burn\'Sarcastic banter, a sexy alpha demon and his smart-mouthed heroine, an intense, highly passionate romance . . . I devoured this book from start to finish!\' The Escapist Book Blog on Burn\'Unique, original and very entertaining\' Ramblings from this Chick.........................If you love this book, make sure you check out the rest of The Dark In You series - discover how this sizzling hot story began . . . BURN BLAZE ASHES EMBERS SHADOWS OMENSFALLENREAPERHUNTED Σελίδες: 416, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1010, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

‘A voice to be reckoned with in romantic comedy’ Jen Comfort, author of What is Love? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Could finding herself in trouble… mean finding herself in love? When PR exec Simone Stephens mistakes a real cop for a cosplay reveller at an immersive cinema experience, she finds herself in front of the judge and sentenced to volunteer at a local homeless shelter. It’s about as far away as Simone can get from the slick, cynical world she normally inhabits, but after a rocky start that sees her embarrass herself time and again in front of gorgeous resident psychologist, Jasper, she finds her feet and begins to make a difference even she can be proud of. She was sent here to atone, but is it possible that she might also find herself … and maybe even love in the process? Readers ADORE Sal Thomas: ‘I loved every page of this book. Thank you Sal Thomas for giving me so many laughs’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \'I love a good redemption story and this one was knocked yo off the park. Sal Thomas you are a genius’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An anti-heroine\'s heartwarming redemption tale told with dark humor so sharp it\'ll cut your cynical little heart out and leave you full of hope’ Jen Comfort, author of What is Love? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Did I dislike anything about this book? Absolutely not! Well other than the fact I didn’t want it to end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Witty and charming story. Had me laughing out loud at several points’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An utter gem of a book…has all the feels; its poignant, funny and smart’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \'A witty and fun read combined with some serious topics too. I loved the bicker and banter, the story and the beautiful writing’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a \'heroine whom no one but myself will much like\', but Emma is irresistible. \'Handsome, clever, and rich\', Emma is also an \'imaginist\', \'on fire with speculation and foresight\'. She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will never be married. Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

A dazzlingly inventive tale of troubled legacies, desire and unsung power, inspired by The Scarlet Letter. Glasgow, 1829: Isobel, a young seamstress, and her husband Edward set sail for New England, in flight from his mounting debts and addictions. But, arriving in Salem, Massachusetts, Edward soon takes off again, and Isobel finds herself penniless and alone. Then she meets Nathaniel, a fledgling writer, and the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows during the Salem witch trials – while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. Nathaniel and Isobel grow ever closer. Together, they are dark storyteller and muse; enchanter and enchanted. But which is which? Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE GORDON BOWKER VOLCANO PRIZE 2025FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024FROM THE PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR OF THE RETURN\'A brilliant novel about innocence and experience, about friendship, family and exile\' COLM TOIBINKhaled and Mustafa meet at university in Edinburgh: two Libyan eighteen-year-olds expecting to return home after their studies. In a moment of recklessness and courage, they travel to London to join a demonstration in front of the Libyan embassy. When government officials open fire on protestors in broad daylight, both friends are wounded, and their lives forever changed.Over the years that follow, Khaled, Mustafa and their friend Hosam, a writer, are bound together by their shared history. If friendship is a space to inhabit, theirs becomes small and inhospitable when a revolution in Libya forces them to choose between the lives they have created in London and the lives they left behind.\'The first Booker contender of 2024 . . . a deeply touching, beautifully composed book\' Sunday Times\'It is impossible to describe the profound depth and beauty of this book\' MAAZA MENGISTE, author of THE SHADOW KING\'My Friends is both a complex and unsentimental meditation on what friendship means and a searingly moving exploration of how exile impacts those who are forced to live in this state of loss. It is a book that we loved for its spareness of language and its deeply affecting storytelling.’ Booker Prize Judges 2024 Σελίδες: 464, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Serpent and Dove meets A Discovery of Witches in this lush, darkly magical romantasy debut. He was an Empyreal, her greatest threat, her greatest fascination. Everything she’d been warned against. And yet she wanted him, still. As an Empyreal, Nicole has the ability to kill any deadly supernatural. But if her power ever awakened, the Wake—the organisation that governs supernaturals—would force her to be their loyal huntress. Or kill her, like they did her mother. To stay safe, Nicole hides in a small university town, convinced the mythological art collection at a local manor contains a final message from her mother. But before she can study it, Kyan McCarter, the Wake’s most skilled Empyreal, arrives on his own hunt. When they discover his prey has stolen a painting for leverage, they’re forced to work together. As the creature threatens to expose Nicole’s powers, her tenuous alliance with Kyan threatens her heart. If her true identity is revealed, Kyan will hunt her next. No one disobeys The Wake and survives. Especially when the art they’re seeking unveils a conspiracy that would change the lives of creatures and humans forever. . . But Nicole may only be able to resist one: her wicked impulses, or a love that could repaint their world. And after a life of hiding her true nature, who could resist the temptation of magic A luxurious, forbidden romance that will become your new obsession. . . Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Thank you, Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, for this glorious love letter to readers of romantasy\' - Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of Wish You Were HereIs enemies-to-lovers romance only for books, or can Jennifer and Scott bring that fantasy to life? Jennifer Worth works in Publishing, but lives to escape into the world of her favourite romantasy series, Elytheum Courts, where the romance is swoony and the men are brave, chivalrous . . . and winged. Newly single and craving connection, she travels to an immersive fan experience, only to see the last face she expected: Scott Daniels, her work nemesis.Except the Scott she encounters there, in his second hand cosplay outfit, is . . . different. Swaggering, flirtatious, confident. Unlucky in romance himself, Scott is determined to remake himself into the perfect book boyfriend.Jennifer has no interest in helping the man who vexes her every workday and dismisses her fictional fantasies, but as the convention activities force the unlikely pair together, they’re surprised to discover magic like none Jennifer has ever read about.Devoted fangirl meets hesitant fanboy in this swoony contemporary love letter to readers who love fantasy worlds. From Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka, the authors of Do I Know You? and The Breakup Tour. Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0610, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

*Now an award-winning Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden*\'The new king of the spy thriller\' Mail on Sunday\'Mick Herron is an incredible writer\' Mark Billingham****From the Intelligence Service purgatory that is Slough House, where disgraced spies are sent to see out the dregs of their careers, Jackson Lamb is on his way to Oxford, where a former spook has turned up dead on a bus. Dickie Bow was a talented streetwalker once, good at following people and bringing home their secrets. He was in Berlin with Lamb, back in the day. But he\'s not an obvious target for assassination in the here and now.On Dickie\'s phone Lamb finds the last message he ever left, which hints that an old-time Moscow-style op is being run in the Intelligence Service\'s back-yard. Once a spook, always a spook, and even being dead doesn\'t mean you can\'t uncover secrets.Dickie Bow might have tailed his last target, but Lamb and his crew of no-hopers are about to go live.\'The spycraft of le Carré refracted through the blackly comic vision of Joseph Heller\'s Catch-22\' Financial Times Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0303, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

A deadly choice. A secret between friends or a stab in the back? Four friends as close as they come. Until a girl’s weekend away leaves them with a shared secret that could destroy them all. But a secret is safe among friends, isn’t it? That’s what they think until in turn they all in turn receive a letter with the grim truth written down in black and white. Someone wants money for their silence – and quick… With the clock ticking, the girls must work out who they can trust and who’s been watching them. And ultimately, discover what they’d do to keep the truth among friends. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0819, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Fans of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler will devour it.\' - Daily MirrorDarkly witty, deeply moving – Jackie Polzin\'s Brood is a startlingly original debut novel about motherhood, marriage and grief, full of sorrow, joy and unrelenting hope.Over the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails – and all the while struggling to confront her own recent loss. From the forty-below nights of a brutal Minnesota winter to a sweltering summer which brings a surprise tornado, she battles predators, bad luck, and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like the one she always imagined.\'Full of surprise, humor, grief, and wisdom.\' - Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves\'The most vibrant and compelling slice of life I’ve been privy to in a great while.\' - Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had\'Splendidly unsentimental, quirky, witty, smart and a complete one-off.\' - Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0726, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

A gripping high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, from Number One Bestselling author Kathy Reichs. EVEN ON AN ISLAND PARADISE, DANGER STILL LURKS Called in to examine what is left of a body struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in a much larger case. Young men – tourists – have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found with both hands cut off; the other visitors vanished without a trace. But recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them. Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common – other than the unusual locations where their bodies are eventually found, and the fact that the young men all seem to be the least likely to be involved in foul play. Do these attacks have something to do with the islands’ seething culture of gang violence? Tempe isn’t so sure. And then she turns up disturbing clues that what’s at stake may actually have global significance.It isn’t long before the sound of a ticking clock grows menacingly loud, and then Tempe herself becomes a target . . . PRAISE FOR KATHY REICHS: ‘A thing of clever beauty – smart, scary, complicated, and engrossing’ Michael Connelly ‘This page-turning series never lets the reader down’ Harlan Coben ‘One of my favorite writers’ Karin Slaughter ‘I await the next Kathy Reichs thriller with the same anticipation I have for the new Lee Child or Patricia Cornwell’ James Patterson Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0328, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The latest book by the author of The Sunday Times Bestseller, Millie Marotta\'s Animal Kingdom. Millie\'s new book whisks you away to the swaying grasslands of the savannahs, not only in Africa, but also Asia and Australia. The baobab trees and tall grasses are the backdrop to a world of wonderful creatures. Colour in the crocodile and kangaroo, oryx and ostrich, dazzling zebras and leaping gazelles. A feast of beautiful illustration, invitingly laid out for the reader to colour in or add their own drawing.  Millie\'s work has fuelled the rediscovered art of colouring in and her latest book will satisfy her biggest fans, and gain her some more. A wonderful book for those thousands of devotees of mindful colouring in. Σελίδες: 96, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0211, Διαστάσεις: 25x25cm

A teenage girl\'s difficult journey towards adulthood in a time of war.\"A school story for grownups that is also about our inability or refusal to protect children from history\" SARAH MOSS\"Of all Szabo\'s novels, Abigail deserves the widest readership. It\'s an adventure story, brilliantly written\" TIBOR FISCHEROf all her novels, Magda Szabó\'s Abigail is indeed the most widely read in her native Hungary. Now, fifty years after it was written, it appears for the first time in English, joining Katalin Street and The Door in a loose trilogy about the impact of war on those who have to live with the consequences. It is late 1943 and Hitler, exasperated by the slowness of his Hungarian ally to act on the \"Jewish question\" and alarmed by the weakness on his southern flank, is preparing to occupy the country. Foreseeing this, and concerned for his daughter\'s safety, a Budapest father decides to send her to a boarding school away from the capital. A lively, sophisticated, somewhat spoiled teenager, she is not impressed by the reasons she is given, and when the school turns out to be a fiercely Puritanical one in a provincial city a long way from home, she rebels outright. Her superior attitude offends her new classmates and things quickly turn sour.It is the start of a long and bitter learning curve that will open her eyes to her arrogant blindness to other people\'s true motives and feelings. Exposed for the first time to the realities of life for those less privileged than herself, and increasingly confronted by evidence of the more sinister purposes of the war, she learns lessons about the nature of loyalty, courage, sacrifice and love.Translated from the Hungarian by Len Rix Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0413, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

  A stunning nature search and find book, perfect for sharing with little ones. \"THE SECRET FOREST is dreamily beautiful and sure to enchant any child at bedtime.\" - David Walliams Written and illustrated by Sandra Dieckmann, The Secret Forest will take you and your child on a wonderful journey through peaceful woodlands. a beautiful gift for parent and child to look at together sure to provide hours of enjoyment, along with an appreciation of the natural world a peaceful read that\'s perfect for soothing little ones before bedtime full of charming moments to discover with your child. Beginning at first light with a young fawn and his mum, you\'ll meet foxes and butterflies, bears and bees, squirrels and birds galore – all before sun sets again and the moon rises over the trees as the night-time creatures come out to play. What else will you see? Σελίδες: 32, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0902, Διαστάσεις: 22.4x22.4cm

The hugely acclaimed novel of \'70s football and the turmoil of the game\'s most charismatic and controversial manager, from the bestselling author of GB84 and Red or Dead.One of Mike Atherton\'s \'Top Ten Best Sports Books\' in The TimesIn 1974 the brilliant and controversial Brian Clough made perhaps his most eccentric decision: he accepted the position of Leeds United manager. A successor to Don Revie, his bitter adversary, Clough was to last just 44 days.In one of the most acclaimed British novels of recent years - subsequently made into a film starring Michael Sheen - David Peace takes us into the mind and thoughts of Ol\' Big \'Ead himself, and brings vividly to life one of football\'s most complex and fascinating characters. Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

  Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!  The Radioactive Robo-Boxers are back in the tenth full colour book in this #1 New York Times bestselling series. When we last saw our heroes, George and Harold, they had been turned into evil zombie nerds doomed to roam a devastated, postapocalyptic planet for all eternity. But why, you might ask, didn\'t the amazing Captain Underpants save the boys from this frightening fate? Because Tippy Tinkletrousers and his time-traveling hijinks prevented George and Harold from creating Captain Underpants in the first place! Now, having changed the course of human history forever, they\'ll have to figure out a way to change it back!   About the series: Captain Underpants is now a feature-length animated film from DreamWorks and a series on NETFLIX The original Captain Underpants books are fully illustrated with black and white comic book drawings The books are now also available in full-colour graphic novels Perfect for all children, but especially those who are struggling to engage with reading Full of fun and laughs (and toilet humour)! Σελίδες: 224, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0805, Διαστάσεις: 14.2x14.2cm

\'Compelling and deeply satisfying.\' Booklist\'[A] terrific coming-of-age story . . . Readers will root for Sheldon, a memorable survivor, every step of the way.\' Publishers Weekly\'Miller juggles each element effortlessly. His character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking. At times this novel moved me to tears\' The New York Times____________________________It\'s 1936, war is brewing, tempers are running high, and by his thirteenth birthday, Sheldon Horowitz has been orphaned - twice. While a terrible accident took his mother, Sheldon is convinced that his father was murdered. But no-one else thinks so, least of all the police.Determined to track down the culprit, and leaving behind his only friend Lenny, Sheldon moves to Hartford, Connecticut to live with his uncle. He is told to keep his head down and forget the past. But that just isn\'t his style.Fired up by his politically-minded cousin Abe (and quite possibly in love with other cousin Mirabelle), he sets out on a quest to discover the truth that will take him from industrial Hartford to a ritzy hotel in the Catskills, back to his childhood home and finally on to New York.Sheldon quickly discovers that it\'s a jungle out there, and to survive, he will have to learn to make his own luck. Fortunately, that\'s one thing he\'s very good at...A tragic-comic coming of age story like no other, for fans of All The Light We Cannot See, and Michael Chabon\'s The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Σελίδες: 496, Διαστάσεις: 19x19cm

\'Heartfelt and lovely\' JENNY COLGANHappy ever after is only a page away. . .It\'s almost Christmas and snow is falling the Cotswolds. Simon and Nora might be gearing up for the festive season - but their beloved bookshop is in trouble!So Nora is delighted when a customer buys a book that\'s been gathering dust for years, even if it won\'t be enough to keep the bailiffs away.Fuelled by mulled wine and mince pies, Nora and Simon hatch a plan to send six books to lonely villagers to rouse community spirit. The books change the recipients\' lives, but is it too late to change the bookshop\'s fate?A charming, funny, and heartwarming Christmas romcom about family, community, and second chances. Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Ali McNamara and Cressida McLaughlin. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1229, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The Vinland Viking Saga: Book 3 Anja has just settled into a new life on the silver shores of Vinland with her beloved, Bjorn. But then a local warrior bursts onto the scene seeking revenge, swearing to spill Viking blood. And so Bjorn must risk everything to save the woman he loves before she steps into the darkness and sets their world ablaze. The Oath of Bjorn is an epic historical novel of gripping adventure and love everlasting – perfect for fans of Vikings and Outlander. Praise for The Voyage of Freydis: ‘Anyone who loves Vikings and historical fiction definitely should pick up this book’ Emily, NetGalley reviewer ‘Very lyrically written, I felt as if I was reading a song’ Tiffany, NetGalley reviewer ‘As a lover of mythology and historical fiction I knew immediately I was going to like this book – and I’m pleased to say I not only liked it but I LOVED it!’ Libby, NetGalley reviewer ‘Tamara Goranson’s writing really shines here. I felt the cold, heard the wind, flinched with the blows – that takes a lot of skill’ Dawn, NetGalley reviewer ‘Took me on a rollercoaster of emotions’ Charlotte, NetGalley reviewer Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Norah\'s husband was killed in the Great War, and she\'s struggling to provide a home for her daughter. Andrew\'s wife is dead and he wants to make a new life for his two sons. The Australian government is giving ex-servicemen a farm. But to join the group settlement scheme, Andrew must find a wife. Will a marriage of convenience give Andrew and Norah the chance they seek? Can two strangers be happy together? In Australia they have to clear the forest to make their own farms. But they\'re both strong and willing to give it everything they\'ve got. Then nature intervenes and not only their farms but their lives are in danger. Will they survive? Can they still make their dreams come true? Σελίδες: 416, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0901, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm