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Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 2016, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The gripping emotional thriller about the thin line between love and obsession from Sunday Times bestselling author DOROTHY KOOMSON\'If you\'re reading this, it\'s likely I\'m dead. Probably murdered\'After a car crash leaves Libby close to death, she starts to question everything - especially if her husband, Jack, has ever really loved her. Stuck at home recovering from her injuries, Libby starts to obsess over the untimely death of Eve, Jack\'s beautiful, perfect first wife. When Libby finds Eve\'s diaries, though, she discovers \'perfect\' Eve had a secret. And now Libby knows that secret her life may be in serious danger, too...Readers love Dorothy Koomson:\'It had us all gripped from start to finish\' Woman\'Social conflict, deception, the nature of marriage itself are all themes in this multi-tiered and satisfying mystery story\' Daily Express\'A must-read that will have you gripped *****\' Heat Σελίδες: 480, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1226, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'[A] riveting novel... a fast-paced, brilliantly constructed thriller, in which the fates of the three young British protagonists hang in the balance at the end of every chapter\' A. N. Wilson, SPECTATOR\'I loved the brash brilliance of this\' Peter Bradshaw, Guardian film criticIt is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler\'s grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics. Leni Riefenstahl is the pioneering, sexually-liberated star film-maker of the Third Reich. She has been chosen by Hitler to capture the Olympics on celluloid but is about to find that even his closest friends have much to fear. Kim Newlands is the English athlete \'sponsored\' by the Blackshirts and devoted to his mercurial, socialite girlfriend Connie. He is driven by a desire to win an Olympic gold but to do that he must first pretend to be someone he is not. Alun Pryce is the Welsh communist sent to infiltrate the Blackshirts. When he befriends Kim and Connie, his belief that the end justifies the means will be tested to the core.Through her camera lens and memoirs, Leni is able to manipulate the truth about what happens when their fates collide at the Olympics. But while some scenes from her life end up on the cutting room floor, this does not mean they are lost forever...\'Profound and moving... a beautifully written evocation of turbulent times\' Daily Express\'A novel rich in historical detail, but wearing its research lightly, and the story is told in a French Lieutenant\'s Woman kind of way, veering from the present to the past with superb flair... this novel has an uncomfortable prescience, with a plot twist at the end which is ingenious. - IRISH INDEPENDENT\'A masterly exploration of conflicting loyalties ... Sharply characterised, richly atmospheric and completely engrossing\' John Preston, author of The Dig------------------Readers love The Dictator\'s Muse:***** \'An addictive, all-consuming read\'***** \'Flows beautifully with love, hopes, desires and propaganda of the time. Fascinating, engaging and terrifying\'***** \'Thoughtful, well researched and atmospheric with engaging characters\'***** \'I can\'t recommend this book highly enough\' Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

Games are everywhere: Drivers manoeuvring in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. A firm negotiating next year\'s wage is playing a bargaining game. The opposing candidates in an election are playing a political game. The supermarket\'s price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. Game theory is about how to play such games in a rational way. Even when the players have not thought everything out in advance, game theory often works for the same reason that mindless animals sometimes end up behaving very cleverly: evolutionary forces eliminate irrational play because it is unfit. Game theory has seen spectacular successes in evolutionary biology and economics, and is beginning to revolutionize other disciplines from psychology to political science. This Very Short Introduction introduces the fascinating world of game theory, showing how it can be understood without mathematical equations, and revealing that everything from how to play poker optimally to the sex ratio among bees can be understood by anyone willing to think seriously about the problem. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

\'You do not know me yet but I am the heroine of this drama. I am told that here I must give a taste of what is to unfold. I am to convey that this tale is set in Jamaica during the last turbulent days of slavery and the early years of freedom. \'I am to say that it is a true and thrilling journey through that unsettled time. \'Cha, I say, what fuss-fuss. Come, let them just see it for themselves.\' The Long Song is adapted from Andrea Levy\'s award-winning novel by Suhayla El-Bushra. It premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in October 2021, directed by Charlotte Gwinner. Σελίδες: 80, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

What wonders are soaring far above your head? Come on a journey to meet the creatures who live high in the treetops, the birds that ride the wind, the people who have braved the highest mountain summits, and the stories we tell to explain the night-time\'s dazzling stars. There is a whole world in the sky, waiting to be discovered...Selected by the CBCA on the list of Notable Books for 2024 in the Eve Pownall Award category, High is an illustrated non-fiction book that explores the natural world above us and the efforts humans have made to venture high above the Earth, from early flying machines to modern skyscrapers. Linking seemingly diverse subject matter, it invites the reader to explore the wonder of the universe. Σελίδες: 64, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0813, Διαστάσεις: 22.8x22.8cm

Become an eyewitness to the high-flying world of aircraft and the history of flight.This picture-led guide will take you on a visual tour of incredible flying machines. Children can learn all about the history and science of humanity\'s most incredible feat: flying! Find out about how technology made flight possible, which tools pilots use, and how taking to the skies has shaped human history.Throughout the pages of this children’s guide to aviation, you can expect to find: - A fresh new look; new photographs, updated information, and a new “eyewitness” feature.- A visual tour through the topic combined with bite-sized text.- Brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field.Eyewitness Flight gives a detailed overview of all things aircraft for kids aged 9+, including helicopters, gliders, zeppelins, monoplanes, biplanes, and even triplanes. Using full-colour photographs of different types of aviation, including an aircraft from Leonardo da Vinci\'s wing machines to jet airliners, children can immerse themselves in the world of flight and this incredible human feat.Explore the series!Globally, the Eyewitness series has sold more than 50 million copies over 30 years. Travel through the solar system with Eyewitness Space, learn the incredible systems that keep your body functioning with Eyewitness Human Body, become immersed in the world of feathered creatures with Eyewitness Bird, or take a trip aboard the most famous ship in history with Eyewitness Titanic. Σελίδες: 72, Διαστάσεις: 22.3x22.3cm

\'A deeply evocative, highly descriptive and thoroughly enjoyable plunge into Britain\'s urban wildlife with an authentically hopeful message\' Geographical MagazineCity-dwellers, it\'s time to meet your neighbours.In Wild City Florence Wilkinson takes us on a fascinating journey into why we should engage with our fellow urban species, from the badgers of central Brighton, to tunnel-dwelling Black Country bats to the mosquitoes found on the London Underground and nowhere else on earth.She shares what we might see - if we only take the time to look - and how nature is adapting to human-engineered environments in unexpected and ingenious ways.This gorgeously lyrical book invites us to celebrate the natural world, while also offering a clear-eyed glimpse into the challenges faced by urban plants and animals as cities grow and sprawl.Florence proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us.\'Wild City is as bright and hopeful as a dandelion springing up through the crack between pavings\' Hannah Bourne Taylor\'An enjoyable and timely reminder that we are never alone\' Tristan Gooley Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0730, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

Stanley Aylett\'s remarkable account of six years\' service as a front-line surgeon with the British Army is that rare thing: a complete narrative from the first week of the Second World War until months after the final capitulation of Nazi Germany. That war was the last Western conflict in which military surgeons performed operations immediately behind the front line, often in makeshift theatres set up in tents or abandoned, battle-scarred buildings. This memoir records the resilience and resourcefulness of the medical teams, fighting to save each wounded soldier\'s life, and the advances in medicine such as penicillin and plastic surgery that transformed their experience. The author draws on his extensive diaries to describe the first advance into France at the start of the \'Phoney War\' in 1939; the chaos of the retreat to Dunkirk and subsequent evacuation of British and French forces; the sea voyage round the Cape to join the Eighth Army in Egypt; leading a Field Service Medical Unit in the Western Desert; the Allied invasion of France following the D-Day landings; crossing the Rhine into Germany; and VE Day, which Lieutenant-Colonel Aylett spent amid the horror of the Sandbostel concentration camp in northern Germany. Alongside the challenge of serving the wounded and dying, Surgeon at War also reveals the passions of a young man - in search of lasting love, exasperated by the incompetence of his superiors, encountering different peoples and cultures, anxious that the narrow focus of battle surgery will not jeopardise his medical career when peace returns. Few war testimonies have the scope of this account. Stanley Aylett signed up in the week war was declared, and survived to tell his story, edited here by his daughter with extensive use of his own photographs and letters home. It is a narrative of courage, duty and endurance amid the fog of war, but above all a tribute to the skill and humanity of those whose daily lives revealed mankind at both its best, and its worst. Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What is ritual? What does it do? Is it useful? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational? Alongside description of a number of specific rites, this Very Short Introduction explores ritual from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Barry Stephenson focuses on the places where ritual touches everyday life: in politics and power; moments of transformation in the life cycle; as performance and embodiment. He also discusses the boundaries of ritual, and how and why certain behaviors have been studied as ritual while others have not. Stephenson shows how ritual is an important vehicle for group and identity formation; how it generates and transmits beliefs and values; how it can be used to exploit and oppress; and how it has served as a touchstone for thinking about cultural origins and historical change. Encompassing the breadth and depth of modern ritual studies, Barry Stephenson\'s Very Short Introduction also develops a narrative of ritual\'s place in social and cultural life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Σελίδες: 144, Διαστάσεις: 17.3x17.3cm

Discover how to use the Law of Attraction - the principle that like attracts like - to shift your thinking and change your reality.Have you ever wondered what it will take to find someone who really loves you? Or how to remove financial blocks and achieve future success? To manifest, is to create your life as you want it to be, putting your intentions out to the universe and attracting the things you want. Manifesting Love and Prosperity explores how to manifest successful relationships and a prosperous life. It will show you effective and easily accomplished rituals - both ancient and contemporary - from money charms and angelic help to setting the right goals and intentions, that will teach you how to identify issues from the past, to heal yourself and move forward.Featuring case studies that demonstrate how others have manifested love and prosperity in their lives, you\'ll learn how to use the Law of Attraction to attract the success you deserve for your future self. Σελίδες: 224, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0411, Διαστάσεις: 12.4x12.4cm

Sleepless nights were just the beginning . . .The New Mother is an addictive, bone-chilling twist on motherhood and murder in suburbia from Nora Murphy, the bestselling author of The Favour.Natalie already loves her newborn son, Oliver, with everything she has. From the moment he was born, she knew that she was meant to be his mother.But when Oliver refuses to sleep, and her husband Tyler returns to work, Nat is left alone in a new neighbourhood, the task of keeping her small son healthy and happy on her shoulders alone. No one else can breastfeed Oliver; no one else will protect him like she can; no one can help her.No one, that is, except her neighbour Paul. He is everything Tyler isn’t, and provides the lifeline she needs in what feels like the most desperate of times. When Paul is helping with Oliver, calmed by his reassuring, steady presence, Nat feels like she can finally rest.But Paul wants something in return. He has a plan of his own, and it\'s no coincidence that he\'s befriended Nat . . .* * *Praise for Nora Murphy:\'I couldn\'t put it down\' – Shari Lapena, author of Everyone Here Is Lying\'Taut, compelling and deliciously dark\' – B. A. Paris, author of The Prisoner and The Guest\'Brilliant, gripping, dark and superbly written\' – Gilly Macmillan, author of What She Knew Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0114, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

\'Although he writes about queer lives and loves in Nigeria, Arinze Ifeakandu\'s voice is sensually alert to the human and universal in every situation. These quietly transgressive stories are the work of a brilliant new talent\'DAMON GALGUT, Booker Prize-winning author of The Promise \'Contemporary love stories with moments of real surprise and revelation\'BRANDON TAYLOR, author of Real Life\'Gorgeous... A hugely impressive collection, full of subtlety, wisdom and heart\'SARAH WATERS, author of Fingersmith \'Captures the tenderness and tumult of queer love, familial love, self-love, and the many ways love elates and eludes us.... Masterful. What a glorious collection!\'DEESHA PHILYAW, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies\'Magic in motion... A staggering, heartshattering show\'ELOGHOSA OSUNDE, author of Vagabonds! \'Raw tender grace... A serious literary talent has emerged\'COLM TÓIBÍN, author of The Magician \'Quite simply a tour de force\'SARAH HALL, author of BurntcoatIn this stunning debut from one of Nigeria\'s most promising young writers, the stakes of love meet a society in flux A man revisits the university campus where he lost his first love, aware now of what he couldn\'t understand then. A daughter returns home to Lagos after the death of her father, where she must face her past - and future -relationship with his longtime partner. A young musician rises to fame at the risk of losing himself and the man who loves him.Generations collide, families break and are remade, languages and cultures intertwine, and lovers find their ways to futures; from childhood through adulthood; on university campuses, city centres, and neighbourhoods where church bells mingle with the morning call to prayer.These nine stories of queer male intimacy brim with simmering secrecy, ecstasy, loneliness and love in their depictions of what it means to be gay in contemporary Nigeria. Σελίδες: 224, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0808, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Winner of the Desmond Elliott PrizeShortlisted: Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year - Goldsmiths Prize - Betty Trask PrizeLonglisted: Booker Prize - Dylan Thomas PrizeMaps of Our Spectacular Bodies is a story of coming-of-age at the end of a life. Utterly heart-breaking yet darkly funny, Maddie Mortimer’s debut is a symphonic journey through one woman’s body: a celebration of desire, forgiveness, and the darkness within us all.‘Original, memorable, shimmering’ - Sarah Moss, author of Ghost WallLia has only one child, Iris; her magical, awkward, endlessly creative daughter who has just entered the battleground of her teenage years. Lia and Iris have always been close, but there is a war playing out inside Lia’s body, too, and everything is about to change.As she confronts what might be the end, memories of her own childhood and a passionate love affair come rushing into her present, unearthing buried secrets and her family’s deepest fears. But Lia still has hope . . . for more time, for more love, for more Iris.The Sunday Times Book of the Year\'Restlessly inventive . . . delicate and persuasive\' - The Guardian‘Extraordinary, kaleidoscopic’ - Daisy Johnson, author of Everything, Under Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0808, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Abandoned unfinished and left to rot on Venice’s Grand Canal, ‘il palazzo non finito’ was once an unloved guest among the aristocrats of Venetian architecture. Yet in the 20th century it played host to three passionate and unconventional women who would take the city by storm. The staggeringly wealthy Marchesa Luisa Casati made her new home a belle epoque aesthete’s fantasy and herself a living work of art; notorious British socialite Doris Castlerosse (née Delevingne) welcomed film stars and royalty to glittering parties between the wars; and American heiress Peggy Guggenheim amassed an exquisite collection of modern art, which today draws visitors from around the world. Each in turn used the Unfinished Palazzo as a stage on which to re-fashion her life, with a dazzling supporting cast ranging from D’Annunzio and Nijinsky, through Noël Coward, Winston Churchill and Cecil Beaton, to Yoko Ono. Individually sensational and collectively remarkable, these stories of modern Venice tell us much about the ways women chose to live in the 20th century. Σελίδες: 408, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0701, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The first of Roussel’s two major prose works, Impressions of Africa is not, as the title may suggest, a conventional travel account, but an adventure story put together in a highly individual fashion and with an unusual time sequence, whereby the reader is even made to choose whether to begin with the first or the tenth chapter. A veritable literary melting pot, Roussel’s groundbreaking text makes ample use of wordplay and the surrealist techniques of automatic writing and private allusion. Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0107, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Become a master storyteller with illustrated story kitsHow to Write a Story is a comprehensive workbook designed to help kids excel at creative writing. Packed with tools, tips, and vocabulary, it makes it easy and fun for kids to plan and write captivating stories that are well structured, richly descriptive, and exciting to read.- 21 story starters from detective adventures to space missions - Visual guides for structuring stories - Illustrated writing prompts - Descriptive vocabulary lists - Creative writing techniques- Lined write-in sections for writing stories - Developed with teachers and assessment expertsWith a team of award-winning artists and writers, Mrs Wordsmith creates books, card games, worksheets, and mobile games to improve the reading and writing of kids aged 4-11, and to make learning fun! !\"This is a wonderfully engaging and helpful resource to help children fall in love with stories. The storytelling guidance is excellent, and the story kits are full of helpful questions, rich vocabulary, and even graphs to help motivate and inspire young writers to be.\" - Emma Madden - Headteacher, Fox Primary SchoolThis content is also available to purchase as a printable workbook at mrswordsmith.com© Mrs Wordsmith 2021 Σελίδες: 192, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0829, Διαστάσεις: 14x14cm

\'An indelible portrait of a brilliant, beautiful, mad and maddening woman, expressing the joy of holding her mercurial attention and also the terrible cost of that intimacy...No-one who reads this captivating book will ever forget Maman\' Andrew SolomonA prize-winning tour de force when it came out in France, this brilliant translation of Violaine Huisman\'s \'witty, immersive autofiction showcases a Parisian childhood with a charismatic, depressed parent\' (Oprah Daily. Beautiful and magnetic, Catherine, aka \'Maman\', smokes too much, drives too fast, laughs too hard and loves too extravagantly. During a joyful and chaotic childhood, her daughter Violaine wouldn\'t have it any other way.But when Maman is hospitalised after a third divorce and breakdown, everything changes. Even as Violaine and her sister long for their mother\'s return, once she\'s back Maman\'s violent mood swings and flagrant disregard for personal boundaries soon turn their home into an emotional landmine. As the story of Catherine\'s own traumatic childhood and coming of age unfolds, the pieces come together to form an indelible portrait of a mother as irresistible as she is impossible, as triumphant as she is transgressive.With spectacular ferocity of language, a streak of dark humor and stunning emotional bravery, The Book of Mother is an exquisitely wrought story of a mother\'s dizzying heights and devastating lows, and a daughter who must hold her memory close in order to let go. Σελίδες: 224, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1011, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'Visionary.\' Bettany Hughes\'Tremendous.\' Ben Okri\'Luminous.\' Rose TremainEven when he leapt from the parapet he talked.Ancient Egypt. The Prince is set to marry Pretty Flower, his sister, in the Great House\'s incestuous society. But the Liar speaks a truth that transforms everything .A primitive matriarchal society. While mothers raise children in the bucolic Place of Women, Chimp is tormented by the Leopard Men in their brutal hunts, until he gains new wisdom .Imperial Rome. In an era of invention and exploration, the emperor realises he loves his illegitimate grandson more than his own loutish heir . Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Prepare to enter a world where the infatuation with death, ruin and destruction is total. Set in locations from New York to the west of Ireland, and to the nameless realms of the imagination, it is a world where beautiful but deranged children make lethal bombs, talented sculptors spend careers dismembering themselves in pursuit of their art, and wasters rise up with axes and turn into patricides.McCormack\'s celebrated debut collection is richly imaginative, bitterly funny, powerful and original. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Malcolm, Peter and Charlie and their Soave-sodden wives have one main ambition left in life: to drink Wales dry. But their routine is both shaken and stirred when they are joined by professional Welshman Alun Weaver (CBE) and his wife, Rhiannon. Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Join two friendly and funny robots, Beep and Boots, as they learn all about fractions and discover that maths is everywhere they look.Introduce 5-7 year olds to fractions through an adventure story featuring two robots as they play ten-pin bowling, with characterful illustrations and rhyming text that bring Beep and Boots to life. Children will love seeing the adventures the robot duo go on, as they learn key mathematical concepts concerning fractions in a gentle, fun way. A visual glossary and maths questions at the end of the book reinforce learning and encourage kids to look at the maths they can see in the world around them.This fun and educational maths book for children offers: A fun and engaging introduction to fractions for children aged 5-7 with lively illustrations and rhyming text.Core maths topics taught throughout the series, including shapes, time, measurements, division and fractions.Illustrations that are in a non-gendered colour palette, making the traditionally male subject relatable for all genders.Beep and Boots are competing with their friends in a ten-pin bowling competition. After they’ve worked out the best way to split into teams, the game is on! Who will knock down half the pins on their first go? Will anyone manage three-quarters of the pins? Watch Beep and Boots as they become brilliant bowlers – and learn lots about fractions.At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop here?The Maths Adventurers series uses everyday scenarios to show how maths is all around us, making this difficult subject more accessible. If you loved The Maths Adventurers: Go Bowling, then you’ll love learning about division with The Maths Adventurers: Share a Camping Trip, shapes with Build a Friendship or height and length with Measure Up. Σελίδες: 32, Διαστάσεις: 20.2x20.2cm

The Cook of the Halcyon is the penultimate novel in the Inspector Montalbano mystery series from the master of Sicilian crime, Andrea Camilleri.Moments later the all-white schooner, which looked like a hospital ship, began to pass ever so slowly before him, as if wanting to show itself off in all its beauty. The name on the prow said: Halcyon.Two deaths – the suicide of a recently fired worker and the murder of an unscrupulous businessman – lead Inspector Montalbano to the Halcyon, a mysterious ship that visits Vigàta’s port each day. With very few crewmen, no passengers, and a stern large enough to land a helicopter, it piques the Inspector’s interest straight away.In the midst of this, a rare trip to Genoa to visit Livia ends with the Vigàta police department in disarray, and Inspector Montalbano’s position as the head of the commissariat in jeopardy. It will be up to Montalbano to fix the damage done. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0208, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Prospects for the 1907 archaeological season in Egypt are looking somewhat dull to Amelia. As a result of Emerson\'s less-than-diplomatic behaviour, they have been demoted to examining only the most boring tombs in the Valley of the Kings - mere leftovers, really.And then, in a seedy section of Cairo, the younger members of the Peabody Emerson clan purchase a mint condition papyrus of the famed Book of the Dead, the collection of magical spells and prayers designed to ward off the perils of the underworld and lead the deceased into everlasting life. But for as long as there have been graves, there have also been grave robbers - and so begins a new adventure into antiquity. The season rapidly switches from dull to deadly as Amelia strives to untangle a web woven of criminals and cults, stolen treasures and fallen women - all the while under the unblinking eye of a ruthless, remorseless killer. Σελίδες: 416, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0720, Διαστάσεις: 19.9x19.9cm

\'Impeccable ... The most impressive of her novels\' Atlantic MonthlyIn this thoughtful and moving novel, four men find themselves inextricably bound together by their past histories. The aged Judge Clane dreams of resurrecting the confederacy, while his grandson, Jester, is involuntarily drawn to Sherman, a volatile black orphan who feels the sharp sting of racial injustice, especially when he finds out the truth about his parentage. Through the eyes of these individuals Carson McCullers explores the roots of racial prejudice and the dual moralities of the town\'s leading whites. Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Injured at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell, a young corporal, is recovering at a rural veterans\' hospital. There he meets Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly, and the men find solace in their covert friendship. Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie\'s schooldays. Through him, Laurie is drawn into a tight-knit circle of gay men for whom liaisons are fleeting and he is forced to choose between the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience. First published in 1953, The Charioteer is a a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal\'s The City and the Pillar and James Baldwin\'s Giovanni\'s Room as a landmark work in gay literature. Σελίδες: 432, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1112, Διαστάσεις: 19.7x19.7cm

A terrifying, surreal space-age odyssey, The Soft Machine initiated Burroughs\' Cut-Up Trilogy that includes Nova Express and The Ticket That Exploded. The book draws the reader into an unmappable textual space, where nothing is true and everything is permitted, to make a total assault on the colonising powers of planet earth that have turned us all into machines.Edited and introduced by renowned Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris, this new edition clarifies for the first time the extraordinary history of The Soft Machine\'s writing and rewriting, demolishing the myths of Burroughs\' chance-based writing methods and demonstrating for a new generation the significance of his greatest experiment. Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 2019, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'Ali is one of the best flawed heroines in Irish commercial fiction since Rachel Walsh in Marian Keyes\' ground-breaking Rachel\'s Holiday...\' Sunday Times \'Hyper current ... hugely relevant\' Irish Independent \'Modern and witty\' Emer McLysaght, co-author of the Aisling books\'So sweet, so funny -- I loved it\' Marian KeyesThe Glossie Influencer Awards are fast approaching and Ali Jones is hell-bent on a win and breaking through 10,000 followers on Instagram. But when Ali inadvertantly leads people to believe she\'s pregnant, she quickly realises that playing the \'Mummy-Influencer\' card could be her ticket to Insta-success. And she\'s not going to let a small detail like a fake pregnancy get in her way. Even if the reappearance of Tinder Sam, who seems determined to take his role of \'baby\' daddy seriously, makes things a little more complicated ...Elsewhere on Insta, Shelly Devine, Ireland\'s biggest influencer (and Ali\'s idol) is also guarding secrets from her followers, and her husband ...Both Ali and Shelly have decisions to make but as the night of the Glossies draws near, will they realise what\'s important before they lose what matters most?\'Fresh, current and thoroughly enjoyable\' Eithne Shortall\'Written with heart and humour, Filter This peels back the social media mask so many wear as a disguise and reveals the real people beneath\' Cecelia Ahern Σελίδες: 416, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0206, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper. After all, she had warned him about his blood pressure. But a post-mortem determines that the cause of death is much more sinister. Murder. By poison.Suspicion falls immediately amongst his bitter, quarrelsome family. Each has a motive; each, opportunity. It falls to Superintendent Hannasyde to sift through all the secrets and lies and discover just who killed Gregory Matthews, before the killer strikes again... Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Welcome to Borley Rectory, the most haunted house in England . . . The year is 1926 and Sarah Grey has landed herself an unlikely new job: personal assistant to Harry Price, London\'s most infamous ghost hunter. Equal parts brilliant and neurotic, Harry has devoted his life to exposing the truth behind England\'s many \'false hauntings\', and never has he left a case unsolved. So when Harry and Sarah are invited to Borley, they\'re sure this case will be just like any other. But when night falls and still no artifice can be found, the ghost hunters are forced to confront an uncomfortable possibility: the ghost of Borley Rectory may be real . . .\'Deliciously creepy\' Herald\'Another brilliant, all-absorbing tale from Neil Spring\' 5* reader review\'Prepare to be pleasantly scared\' Metro\'Chilling and tense\' 5* reader reviewNOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA STARRING RAFE SPALL Σελίδες: 560, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1201, Διαστάσεις: 13.8x13.8cm

Frannie O\'Neill is a young and talented veterinarian living in Colorado. Devastated by the mysterious murder of her husband, David, a local doctor, Frannie throws herself into her work. It is not long before another bizarre murder occurs and Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on her doorstep. Late one night, near the woods of her animal hospital, Frannie stumbles upon a strange, astonishing phenomenon that will change the course of her life for ever . . . Her name is Max. With breathtaking energy, eleven-year-old Max leads Frannie and Kit to uncover one of the most diabolical and inhuman plots of modern science. Σελίδες: 496, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0412, Διαστάσεις: 15.6x15.6cm

\'I absolutely loved it - what a wise, brilliant book - so well observed on families and love and the secrets we keep.\' RACHAEL LUCAS, author of The State of Grace***** \'I wish I could buy a ticket and visit Polperran . . . A wonderfully sweet and authentic reminder of what we should treasure in life\' Meggy, Chocolate\'n\'Waffles***** \'Lived up to all my expectations and more. I could not stop reading . . . Lovely, touching, compelling\' Sophie, Book Drunk Sophie***** \'It\'s only right that you do yourselves a favour and treat yourself to this book . . . Touching and heartwarming\' Karen, Books and Me***** \'A novel that just felt like a literary warm hug. The world needs more kindness especially just now, and this is the perfect book\' Netgalley reviewer***** \'Reminded me of Rosamund Pilcher\'s novels . . . I can\'t recommend it enough\' Netgalley reviewer***** \'At the top of my book buying gift list for friends & family . . . Loved it!\' Amazon reviewerStep 1. Help the lonely baker start againStep 2. Find the true calling of the village shop ownerStep 3. Call a truce on a decades-old feudStep 4. Forgive me . . . ?The locals of the Cornish village of Polperran are grieving the sudden loss of Bea Kimbrel, a cornerstone of their small community.Now her reclusive, estranged daughter Alice has turned up, keen to tie up Bea\'s affairs and move on. But Alice receives a strange bequest from Bea - a collection of unfinished tasks to help out those in Polperran most in need. As each little act brings her closer to understanding her mother, it also begins to offer Alice the courage to open her clamped-shut heart. Perhaps Bea\'s project will finally unlock the powerful secrets both women have been keeping . . . THE KINDNESS PROJECT will draw you deep into the lives of two compelling women who should never have missed their chance to say goodbye. It will break your heart - and piece it back together again . . . Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0708, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

THE PERFECT CURL-UP READ FOR CAT LOVERS\'Bewitching... as self-possessed and comforting as - well, a cat\' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH\'A book about kindness and love, and how the smallest things can provide happiness\' STYLIST___It\'s not the journey that counts, but who\'s at your side.Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van.Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn\'t know why and Satoru won\'t say.Set against the backdrop of Japan\'s changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, Nana\'s story explores the wonder and thrill of life\'s unexpected detours. It is about the value of friendship and solitude, and knowing when to give and when to take.At the heart of this book is a powerful message about the importance of kindness. It shows, above all, how acts of love, both great and small, can transform our lives.___Readers love THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES:\'Delightful, insightful, full of warmth with plenty of humour\' 5 stars *****\'Uplifting and heart wrenching in equal measure\' 5 stars *****\'It had me in floods of tears but filled me with hope too\' 5 stars ***** Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

\'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own\' New York TimesMr Marling, of Marling Hall, has begun to accept - albeit reluctantly - that he will probably never be able to pass his wonderful old estate on to his children. The Second World War is bringing an end to so many things, but the Marlings carry on as best they can in the face of rationing and a shortage of domestic help. Into their world arrive Geoffrey Harvey and his sister Frances, who have been bombed out of their London home. Bohemian and sophisticated, they rent a local house, and it is not long before they begin to have an effect on their neighbours. Geoffrey begins to court Lettice, the Marlings\' widowed daughter, but he finds he has rivals for her affections in dashing David Leslie and Captain Barclay. Observing everything and quietly keeping events on an even keel is the Marlings\' sage old governess, Miss Bunting.\'The novels are a delight, with touches of E. F. Benson, E. M. Delafield and P. G. Wodehouse\' Independent on Sunday Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0110, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm