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Shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize 2020
Shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize 2020'An astonishing novel that is beautifully written but underpinned by a quiet simmering anger about injustice and unrealistic expectations of a family and of life in contemporary India' Peter Frankopan'A shattering study of disaffection and …
'Dazzling ... life-affirming and compulsively readable' Sunday Times'Patchett blends wisdom and humanity jointly with the icy forensic gaze of someone not afraid to expose the frailties of human behaviour ... Read it' Jojo Moyes'An outstanding novel ... a master of …
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In Search of the Earliest Icons
A powerful devotional study of all existing pre-Iconoclastic icons that are still readable.In Encounters with God, Sister Wendy Beckett travelled to remote churches and monasteries to view the earliest icons of Mary. In Real Presence, she resumes this journey to …
In Enchanter's Nightshade, first published in 1937, Bridge presents her reader with a "period piece" of Italian provincial society and distributes our sympathies over a surprising range of characters, several of whom touch on individual tragedies. The lovely "Enchantress" in …
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British Army Childrens Lives and Times
An army childhood is a peripatetic childhood. Beginning with the establishment of Britain's standing army, Clare Gibson sheds light on such crucial aspects of the army-child experience as the places that they have called home and how they have been …
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A New Generation Speaks About Race
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEREdited by two-time National Book Award winner and Women's Prize shortlisted-author Jesmyn Ward, a timely and groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race in AmericaIn this bestselling collection of essays and poems, Jesmyn Ward gathers …
Through world wars and civil strife, the Bangor Express has never missed an issue, but now it is losing money hand-over-fist and Rob Cullen, fresh off the plane from his London news desk, has absolutely no idea that he's the …
Written by bestselling author Saviour Pirotta, this fast-paced story is set in the Islamic Golden Age when Baghdad was the largest and most dazzling city in the world. Perfect for fans of thrilling adventure.Thirteen-year-old Jabir is hoping to save his …
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Everything You Never Knew You Needed to Know about Mental Health
How do we define mental illness? What does a diagnosis mean? What should you ask your doctor before you begin treatment? Are there alternatives to medication? What does the research show actually works? Practitioner and professor of psychiatry Dr Steve …
A corpse, stiff with rigor mortis and bound in heavy ropes, has been dumped on the doorstep of FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. The murder has the hallmarks of the perfect crime no witnesses, no motive, no evidence save for …
Times are hard in London... dare they hope for a miracle this Christmas? Perfect for the fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court. December 1930. Christmas should be for the children but with the Depression biting deeper, it looks like …
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A dark, addictive love story
Even a wounded heart can love again... A dark, addictive love story for fans of E.L. James. When Sophie returns to New York City after escaping a destructive relationship, the last thing she needs is anything complicated. Focused on finishing …
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Full of wonderful wit, humor and romance
True love lasts a lifetime, but sometimes, life just gets in the way. Packed full of humor and romance. A 'divorce hotel'. A boutique, five-star place where couples arrive to ditch their emotional baggage once and for all and move …
'We who are members of the single classes, unmarried and unattached, are always waiting to fall in love...Every day and each encounter holds out the possibility of that momentous flash which will change everything.'Constance Liddell, in her mid-forties, answers a …
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A Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World
A practical guide to how we can positively adapt to a changing world, from the internationally bestselling authors of The 100-Year Life'The London Business School professors Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton have been predicting how society must adapt for …
'In A Song for a New Day, liberty and creative endeavour are compromised by political and socioeconomic reality. Pinsker presents a frighteningly real near-future US [and] movingly charts Rosemary's coming-of-age story as her world and Luce's collide' GuardianBEFORELuce is on …
The fourth book in the ancient Greek Mysteries series is a mix of Sherlock Holmes and ancient Greece from bestselling author Saviour Pirotta, with stunning illustrations from up-and-coming illustrator Freya Hartas. This exciting adventure will have readers gripped from start …
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A brand new Big Bright Feelings picture book exclusive for World Book Day
Billy absolutely LOVES Nature Girl. She's his favourite superhero EVER! He has read all the books, seen all the cartoons, and he's even got his own Nature Girl costume! So when World Book Day comes round, Billy knows exactly who …
This book tells the story of freedom and explains how it is a uniquely 'British', rather than 'Western', invention. It shows how the inhabitants of a damp island at the western tip of the Eurasian landmass stumbled upon the extraordinary …
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From the author of the TikTok sensation Cinderella is Dead
_______________'Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after' - Brigid Kemmerer'Brings much-needed inclusivity and …
For over eighty years the SBS have sailed into the face of danger. Responsible for quick strikes, reconnaissance, and counter-terrorism, they are the world's foremost marine special forces unit. The SBS risk their lives at sea and on land, undertaking …
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For a hundred years the Royal Air Force has been at the forefront of the UK's defences. In the 1920s and 1930s, the RAF protected Britain's empire; during the Second World War it played a key role in defeating the …
Many people have the idea that the 'Great War' on the Western Front was simple, if ghastly, to fight with few tactics, and unbroken, monotonous, trench lines as the main feature of the battlefield. In such a scenario the archetypal …
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The Story of George Chesterton
I can truthfully say that there has never been a nicer man in the game. George Chesterton is a gentleman to the core. And he wasn't a bad bowler either!' Tom Graveney OBE. Wartime pilot dropping supplies over occupied Europe; …
'Happiness had never been something she'd looked for. A quiet day with no insults or wallops, that was the best she could imagine.' London, 1920s Kate Goss lives in a freezing cold garret, bullied by her aunt and cousins. She …
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