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In Girling, her open-hearted debut collection, Eve Esfandiary-Denney wrestles with the boundaries between living and death, history and the present, and how these are preordained for us in the fabric of our DNA and in our geographical or cultural environments. Through a personal relationship with illness and a closeness to death, the author asks the reader, I hope its ok to die. I can / be something / like actualized metaphor. She recounts the story of a father left abandoned in a church, and remembers a grandmothers home in a travellers caravan. Grief is portrayed with a tongue in cheek, cosmic register, as the speaker invests in lions mane, attempts to feel super-radiant, and moves into moon pose, while we watch electronic deep-sea claws on YouTube, and google what to do if your mum died last night. Philosophical, funny, pertinent, ecological, global and intimate, this is a collection of poems for the contemporary moment, a book deeply personal yet communal in its intention, beginning from a personal history then resonating outwards, ending on a note so gorgeously hopeful, as life moves towards the speaker, gloriously close.

For the denizens of mythical Primeval, its fields and forests bounded by two rivers, the world beyond is nothing more than a dream. Yet their stories or Times are a microcosm of the tumultuous recent history of the world. The fortunes of the family of Michal the miller, whom conscription carries away in 1914, punctuate nearly a century of war and occupation. The outcast Cornspike raises her daughter among the creatures and spirits of the forest. The squire Popielski loses his faith and becomes obsessed with a game where progress is attained only by dreaming the right kind of dream. Non-human beings trees and mushrooms and archangels have their Times too, as do inanimate objects, which may be more important for the world than people. Alongside bloodshed and betrayal, the dramas of Primevals daily life mark the birth, life, and decline of its little world and Time, making us consider afresh the stories that help us comprehend and navigate our own. Rich with the capaciousness and innovation that have brought Olga Tokarczuk to sustained international fame, Primeval and Other Times is yet another treasure for confirmed fans and new converts alike.

29-year-old Evie has spent years as the assistant to the glamorous, yet high-maintenance Pim Hardcastle, globetrotting as her one-woman entourage and sacrificing her own Christmases with family and friends back in London.Now having secured her dream job in Toronto to start after the holidays, Evie is finally going to be home for Christmas, and her best friends Megan and Josh have put together a bucket list of the capitals most festive activities to enjoy before she jets off permanently.But when Evie encounters the worlds cutest busker outside a Christmas market, she starts to wonder whether her last Christmas in London might be the start of something else entirely

Two women hunting the same killer. One seeks justice. One seeks fame. Both have something to hide.In a remote Scottish town where everyone knows everyone, the disappearance of local girl Lily Howard should be impossible to hide. But as Detective Ruth Lindsey discovers, some secrets run deeper than blood.When internet sensation Mia Chaplin arrives to investigate, her viral YouTube videos about the case spark a media frenzy. The town divides: some worship Mia as a crusader for justice, others see her as a dangerous provocateur. For Ruth, shes a threat not just to the investigation, but to the fragile peace of a community already fracturing under pressure.As Mias revelations start destroying lives, Ruth realises shes dealing with something far more sinister than a fame-hungry influencer. Because Mia knows things about Lily she shouldnt. And Ruth is beginning to suspect that the real predator isnt hiding in the shadowy hills of Galloway, but broadcasting to millions from plain sight...

A darkly funny revenge drama, examining the scars of the transatlantic slave tradeLisbon, 1954. In the Military History Archives, a mysterious figure steals the Last Will and Testament of Garoto Bárbaro de Castroa list of thirteen bequests, and a record of Garotos remarkable life story. It is also a window onto many other lives connected to his, including that of the archival thiefhis descendent, Nuno Barbaro de Castro.After stealing Garotos Last Will and Testament, Nunoartifact hunter, grave-robber, conman, fake veterinarian, and agent of Angolan Independencesets off to hunt the listed artefacts, and unintentionally begins to collect the distant relatives of those mentioned in the Will, even when they dont want to be collected...A Hundred Years of Solitude meets The Count of Monte Cristo, The Wreckers is a centuries-spanning tour de force that moves between Angola, Cuba, and Louisianas Angola prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war.

Opened in 1907, Brooklands was Britains first motor-racing circuit. It became famous for its high speeds and the credo, The right crowd and no crowding. Allowed only two races before being banned from any competitive participation by the Brooklands Automobile Racing Club, it was not until the 1930s that women could finally race on equal terms against men. The decade before the Second World War was the heyday for the remarkable women drivers who became known as the Brooklands Belles, a group of talented and determined women fearlessly challenging the rules of a fledgling male-dominated sport. The Brookland Belles tore up the rule book. They lit up the Brooklands social scene and took the increasingly dangerous Brooklands track by storm. They captured the publics imagination as they brought an intoxicating mixture of glamour, thrilling entertainment and often death-defying skill to the famous banked track, breaking both records and accepted social conventions of the time. This is their story.

At the outbreak of World War Two, the Bank of England was shipping gold to America to purchase arms and munitions. In June 1940, RMS Niagara was secretly carrying 8 tons of British gold when it hit a German mine and sank off New Zealand. The Royal Navy declared salvage was impossible because the water was too deep, so the desperate Bank of England offered the job to a retired sea captain, John Williams. Within weeks, Williams hired a deep-sea diver, built an experimental diving bell, employed a team of misfits, and refloated a rusting hulk to use as a salvage ship. Then, against orders, Williams sailed into the minefield to search for the sunken liner. Over the coming months, the crew battled bureaucracy, storms, German mines, and each other, as they dove to record depths. But the closer they got to the gold, the more they realised they would be betrayed by the people who sent them on their mission. With exclusive access to diaries, reports, logbooks, correspondence and interviews, Jeff Maynard tells a story of underdogs overcoming insurmountable odds, and the people of a small coastal community who welcomed them, revealing the truth behind one of the most incredible adventures of the Second World War.

What if the fiasco of the 2022 mini budget was just a rehearsal for something much bigger? It is now costing the British government well over 100 billion a year just to pay the interest on its borrowings more than it spends on either education or defence and around two thirds of what it spends on health. The government is running a deficit of 150 billion this year a sum which will be added to the national debt and will require even ore to be spent on debt interest in coming years.Ross Clark argues that a fiscal crisis will profoundly change the political landscape in Britain. Ideas which might seem unpopular now such as a small and efficient state will have to be enacted then. The political prize will fall to whoever, or whichever party, can prepare itself for the coming disaster.

Come on a hilarious adventure in a brand-new world. Join in the monster fun, perfect for reading for pleasure and encouraging imaginative play youll never want to leave Jolly Monster Town!A highly-original new full colour chapter book series, this is Coco Wyo meets Jamie Smart!Ralph the Pufferish Monster cant wait to get to the beach and find treasure! But in his rush he digs up a moles house, wakes up a hill monster and disturbs a whole troop of emerald turtles, thinking their shells were jewels! Ralph needs to slow down or does he?Spot Ralphs friends Twiggy the Log Monster and Uno the Cyclops Cat, and help find the buried treasure.Look out for more monster-ific adventures: Jolly Monster Town: The Party Pickle

If youre not writing the truth about crimes against humanity, youre culpable in them.Human rights activist and Middle East scholar Assal Rad is known online as the headline fixer - with a special focus on exposing double standards in Western media, especially about Palestine. Israelis are described as children and civilians, while Palestinians are people under 18 and collateral damage; Israelis are killed; Palestinians die. Even in the wake of the ceasefire, major Western media continually obfuscates Israeli violence in Palestine,This pattern of dehumanizing language, Dont Say Palestine reveals, has been so consistent throughout the Palestinian genocide that it amounts to a policy. Over the past three years, headlines in outlets from CNN to Reuters to the New York Times have consistently downplayed Israeli responsibility, othered Palestinians, and called into question inviolable tenets of international law like the sanctity of hospitals and journalists in warzones. Highlighting the linguistic moves and framing devices at play and surfacing stories Western media decided not to report, Rad maps with devastating clarity mainstream medias instrumental role in sanitizing, white-washing, and downplaying a human rights crisis. Dont Say Palestine offers both a moral reckoning and an urgent call to action. When these years are studied, this will be the book people read to understand how this was allowed to happen, and the one people turn to when looking to rebuild their faith in the media.

A thrilling historical adventure inspired by the life of Grace OMalley, the infamous Irish sea captain and folk heroine who risked everything to protect her people against the powerful Elizabethan regimeGrace OMalley was born to be at sea. Raised alongside her brother by their father, chief of the name of clan OMalley, Grace learns early that her dreams of the open water are not compatible with the life shes expected to lead as the daughter of a noble family. And when her father marries her to the wrong man, a neighbouring chief named Donhal, Graces world shifts for the worse.Undaunted, Grace raises a family without abandoning her passion, aiding her hot-tempered husband in his campaigns against rival tribes. Eventually ousted from her husbands land in the wake of his death, Grace returns to her childhood home and begins her career as a pirate in earnest, claiming new territories and finding deeper love, only to see her livelihood threatened by English incursions into Ireland, and her family endangered in an attempt to check her power.Tenderly observed and fiercely written, Ariel Lawhons gripping latest novel channels the natural beauty of sixteenth-century Ireland alongside the brutality of the period as seen through the eyes of an unforgettable heroine and defender of her people, who truly earned the title the Pirate Queen of Ireland.PRAISE FOR ARIEL LAWHONOne of our most interesting authors of historical fictionPeopleAriel Lawhon is a masterful storyteller Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. LewisHer skill with characterisation is enviable 5 Star Reader ReviewAn extremely talented author 5 Star Reader Review

In this twisty and emotionally resonant thriller from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life for justice and realises she has more power than she ever knew.Julia Pritzker loves her new life as a wife and mother in beautiful Tuscany except that she misses her best friend Courtney, back in the States. One night, Julia calls Courtney and reaches her as shes arriving at her grandmothers farm in Pennsylvania.Then the unthinkable happens.A dreadful premonition overwhelms Julia as Courtney is entering the house, but its too late to stop Courtney, who makes a heartbreaking discovery. Her beloved grandmother has been murdered, and the killer is escaping out the back door. A distraught Courtney chases him, but the killer jumps into a pickup truck and gets away.Julia flies home the next morning to support Courtney in her grief. The local police believe the murder was a botched burglary, but the women suspect something much more sinister. They dig to unearth the truth in a town filled with explosive secrets, and Julias uncanny intuition points her to the missing pieces of a dark puzzle.The women call in hotshot Philly lawyer Bennie Rosato, but events take a deadly turn and Julia becomes the target of a murderous conspiracy. She ends up fighting for her life, with no one to save her... but herself.

When the remains of a young woman and a baby are uncovered on a derelict farm, Detective Elma is drawn into a disturbing investigation, as a young mother settling in Akranes realises danger may be closer than she ever expected The multi-award-winning, international bestselling Forbidden Iceland series continues`She uses complex plots to explore how monsters are made and demonstrate that "evil can lurk behind the most attractive of smiles". Her many characters are people not puppets and she delights in pulling the rug from under their and our feet. If you have never read Aegisdottir, now is the time to start Mark Sanderson, The TimesWhen the skeletons of a young woman and a baby are uncovered on a long-abandoned farm in Hvalfjorur, it is clear they were buried years apart. West Iceland CID begins to investigate the disturbing discovery, aware that someone has gone to great lengths to keep the past hidden.In Akranes, Karitas, a young single mother seeking a new start, settles in with her four-year-old son and rents a basement flat from an eccentric landlord. A cautious sense of happiness returns when she meets the boy next door.But when news breaks that a local girl has been murdered, Karitas must decide who she can trust, knowing that one wrong choice could place her and her child in danger. Detective Elma is drawn into the case, forced to navigate long-hidden family secrets to understand a killers motive, while trying to hold together her increasingly troubled relationship with Svar.Dark, atmospheric and rich with psychological suspense, The Last Tenant confirms Eva Bjorg gisdottir as one of Icelands finest crime writers, as a meticulous investigation and a series of unsettling discoveries draw a close-knit community towards a reckoning no one can escape

The folklore of witchcraft and magic in England runs deep. Every corner of this country once had its wisewomen, those female practitioners of the cunning arts that would be approached to help with everything from childbirth and matters of love, to protection against bewitchment. Every place also had its suspected witches, those who could stop a cart horse in its tracks, prevent milk from churning, and turn into hares to run around and frustrate their neighbours.This sequel to Of Doves & Ravens: The Witches and Wisefolk of Wales and the Borders, explores the magical and sometimes tragic stories of wisewomen and witches of England. From the legendary storm witches of Cornwall to the historical cunning women who roamed the Yorkshire moors selling fortunes at the markets of the nineteenth century, this book contains the often-misunderstood lore of those who were believed to have the ear of the Devil and those who fought against them.

In 1913, two brothers are sent into the forest to fend for themselves, forging a bond through hunger, freedom and endurance. Before the summer is over, a decision fractures that world, leaving a scar that will mark their family for generations. The wondrous, magical and deeply moving debut novel by one of Norways finest artists, Lars Elling1985. Nineteen-year-old Filip spends his days playing football, listening to music on his Walkman and drawing, searching for something he cannot yet name. He lives in a large family house shared with his grandparents, where an old rift between his grandfather Arnstein and Arnsteins brother Truls still governs the atmosphere. The cause appears trivial, an apple tree dropping fruit across a boundary fence, but the bitterness between the brothers speaks of something far older and deeper.1913. With Europe on the brink of upheaval, Arnstein and Truls are sent into the forest for the summer by their stern father, determined that his sons should learn to endure hardship. Left to fend for themselves among travellers, log drivers and Forest Finns, the brothers live from the land, fishing, hunting and roaming the vast woodland. Cold and hungry, yet bound together by fierce loyalty and affection, they crown themselves the princes of Paupers Pond, rulers of a world shaped by freedom, imagination and shared struggle. Until, back home, their father makes a decision that will change everything.Spanning generations, The Princes of Paupers Pond is a vibrant, magical and deeply affecting novel about brotherhood and belonging, about finding joy and love in the open landscape, and about those single moments that can seal a familys fate forever

Riveting and highly inventive Chinese-inspired science-fantasy of a royal family torn apart, painful betrayal and deadly secrets. Set on a drowning continent full of corruption and deception and strange technology this is richly envisioned and powerfulOn Pio, the floating empire of lotuses, Xlian discovers the royal advisors ploy to overthrow her brother, Yun, the emperor, in the same way they had murdered their parents, by creating a deadly flood that will make Yuns death seem as though an accident. She flees to the drowning continent of Opera, a place of high tech and near environmental collapse where companies vie to sell a chance at immortality. There Xlian seeks out her exiled brother Lang to help in her efforts to disrupt the advisors plans and remove them from court.Also residing on Opera is the outcast, No Face. Abandoned by the empire of Pio, they plot to destroy those who tore their family apart. When Xlian is caught and imprisoned and No Face discovers the shocking truth about their past, the two must work together to stop the advisors and unify their two lands or lose everyone they love to flood and revolution.

When the past claws its way back, the hunt for truth could cost him everything.Five years after the brutal murder of his girlfriend Eva, haunted PI Ravn is dragged back into the one case hes never been able to close. New evidence surfaces, igniting a desperate chase for justice that plunges him into a dark web of crooked cops, a dying hitman, and a powerful elite guarding a deadly secret.To get the answers he craves, Ravn must strike a dangerous bargain with ruthless crime boss Kaminsky: recover 71 million in stolen cash, or lose everything. From Copenhagens gritty underworld to the corridors of corrupt power, Ravn will risk it all to unmask Evas killerif the truth doesnt destroy him first.The Pact is the electrifying fifth novel in the bestselling Ravn seriesperfect for fans of "Department Q" and Nordic noir that cuts to the bone.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR TWICE WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEARA masterly work of historical witness and moral reckoningOBSERVER, Fiction to look out for in 26An immersive and unforgettable novel of one mans life in the aftermath of the American Civil War.I knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things . . . were gone forever.Against this rapidly shifting landscape, Tennyson Bouguereau - freed man, devoted brother, nascent singer, conflicted soldier and wanted man - journeys to find meaning and belonging. From the relative safety of home in Tennessee with his sister Rosalee, he is offered the possibility of a whole new life in Nashville, until a surprising trip to Victorian England changes everything.Exquisitely rendered, and with a rich cast of characters, The Newer World is a lyrical, visceral novel about what it is to survive, and what might be lost along the way.

The nightmarish second installment of a new trilogy of provocative, disruptive and brutally poetic queer horror set in a small New England town.From the Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, an intense, claustrophobic literary horror that is perfect for fans of Agustina Bazterrica, Mariana Enriquez and Paul Tremblay.Ten years after the devastating massacre that occurred on Christmas morning in 2003 and the community of Burnt Sparrow, NH struggles to move forward. Meanwhile, Rupert Cromwell and Gladys Esherwood find themselves trapped in End House and suffering unbearable monotony day in and day out. When a town courier named Pierce arrives at End House and introduces Rupert to a secret organization known as The Perdido Society, Rupert discovers a deeply intricate and intensely sinister web of secrets spreading through the town. It isnt long before more blood is spilled, shameful transgressions are revealed, and temptations are finally satisfied.Captivating and profoundly unnerving, this is the story of two lost souls who are sent on an odyssey into the depths of depravity only for them to discover that its quite easy to turn monstrous, to become the thing you once despised. Lyrical, nihilistic and brutally poetic, this is shocking, unflinching, must-read horror from an author at the top of his game.The nightmarish second installment of a new trilogy of provocative, disruptive and brutally poetic queer horror set in a small New England town.From the Bram Stoker Award finalist and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, an intense, claustrophobic literary horror that is perfect for fans of Agustina Bazterrica, Mariana Enriquez and Paul Tremblay.Ten years after the devastating massacre that occurred on Christmas morning in 2003 and the community of Burnt Sparrow, NH struggles to move forward. Meanwhile, Rupert Cromwell and Gladys Esherwood find themselves trapped in End House and suffering unbearable monotony day in and day out. When a town courier named Pierce arrives at End House and introduces Rupert to a secret organization known as The Perdido Society, Rupert discovers a deeply intricate and intensely sinister web of secrets spreading through the town. It isnt long before more blood is spilled, shameful transgressions are revealed, and temptations are finally satisfied.Captivating and profoundly unnerving, this is the story of two lost souls who are sent on an odyssey into the depths of depravity only for them to discover that its quite easy to turn monstrous, to become the thing you once despised. Lyrical, nihilistic and brutally poetic, this is shocking, unflinching, must-read horror from an author at the top of his game.

"No one practice (or book) will solve our generational battle against distraction. . . . But this book offers me hope that we can join Jay, and Ignatius, and so many others from the Way of Jesus, in slowing down from the helter-skelter speed of the modern world, and walking at the pace of peace." from the foreword by John Mark Comer, founder of Practicing the Way Receive the Gifts of an Examined Life with God "So much to do, so little time," so the saying goes. For many today, our attention is stretched thin by overextended schedules, unmanageable calendars, and an impossible to-do list.But what if the more we try to do everything, the less we are doing anything truly meaningful?In The Pace of Peace, pastor Jay Y. Kim invites you to fight distraction and focus your attention by examining your life with God. Drawing on the Prayer of Examen developed by Ignatius of Loyola as a framework for all of life, Kim guides us through the movements of this ancient prayer practiceinvitation, gratitude, reflection, confession, and looking forwardto point us toward the antidotes for the aches of our distracted age.In The Pace of Peace, you are invited to move: from the toil of absence to the gift of presence from the striving for more to the gift of gratitude from the wreckage of reactivity to the gift of reflection from the shackles of pride and shame to the gift of confession from the futility of self-will to the gift of Gods will A deep life is incongruent with a fast life. God invites you, instead, to live with your mind at ease, setting your life to the pace of peace. Free to be fully present. No longer straining to prove yourself. Settled and secure in the presence of God.Encounter God in all of life and discover the peace and ease of being present, known, and fully loved with The Pace of Peace.