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De la autora superventas del fenómeno internacional La asistenta, llega un inquietante y provocador thriller sobre una mujer que ya no está dispuesta a callar, y va a hacer justicia... cueste lo que cueste.Debbie Mullen esta al limite. Durante años ha ofrecido utiles y juiciosos consejos en su columna semanal, Querida Debbie, a la que las mujeres de Nueva Inglaterra acuden en busca de empatia y sabiduria cotidiana. Gracias a su trabajo ha escuchado a innumerables esposas ignoradas, menospreciadas o incluso maltratadas por sus maridos. Y Debbie siempre hace lo posible por guiarlas en la direccion correcta. O, al menos, lo hacia. Ultimamente, su vida esta fuera de control. Acaba de perder su trabajo. Algo raro esta ocurriendo con sus hijas adolescentes. Y su marido guarda secretos, o eso parece a juzgar por la aplicacion de geolocalizacion que ella misma ha instalado en su movil. Pero Debbie ya esta harta de hacer lo moralmente correcto. Harta de ser sensata y practica. Ha llegado el momento de seguir sus propios consejos. Y ha llegado, tambien, la hora de la revancha contra todas las personas de su vida que mas se lo merecen.Una historia de venganza perfectamente construida y diabolicamente divertida. ¡No podia dejar de leer!. Shari Lapena, autora de La pareja de al ladoLa critica ha dicho:Una historia de venganza perfectamente construida y diabolicamente divertida. ¡No podia dejar de leer!. Shari Lapena, autora de La pareja de al lado El codigo moral oscuro pero coherente de Debbie hace que sea imposible no ponerse de su lado... El humor negro de este thriller arrancara una sonrisa maliciosa a los lectores.Publishers Weekly Una historia apasionante... McFadden es una experta en mantener el suspense y despistar al lector, asegurando mas de una sorpresa. Los lectores que se enamoraron de Millie en La asistenta tambien se van a convertir en fans de Debbie.Booklist Audaz y descarada, Debbie es una antiheroina nada convencional que ha llegado para quedarse... Una historia de venganza deliciosamente sadica y gloriosamente satisfactoria.Kirkus Reviews

Experience the myth and magic of antiquitys most alluringand provocativegoddess as never witnessed before, in this gorgeously rendered, unflinching, and deeply vulnerable retelling from the author of Mother of Rome and Medusas Sisters.Two hundred years before the common era, Aphrodite surprises an itinerant sculptor with a shocking request: Hear my story, see me for who I truly am, and carve it into stone. Never before has the goddess posed for her likeness, and as the artist works, she shares pieces of herself.Her greatest triumphs and most grievous mistakes. The truth behind the tales of her beneficence and vengeance. And the one epic romance that slips through her perfect fingers, time and time again.Part memoir, part fantasy, and all heart, Aphrodite in Pieces begs the eternal, essential questions: what do love and beauty truly mean? And can they last?

The Horadrim must journey to the Skovos Isles to discover the fate of a long-lost expedition in this official prequel novel to Diablo: Lord of Hatred.In a world culled by Malthaels Reaping, the Horadric orderhumanitys only hopestrugglesto gain a foothold. Within the dimming lands of Sanctuary, evils rise from all corners, and though the Horadrim are used to facing down the darkest spawn of the Burning Hells, they are far less prepared for the depravity arising within their fellow men. But as Lorath, Donan, and Tyrael seek justice and a path forward, the Horadrims numbers have dwindled, leaving humanity vulnerable.Hoping to strengthen the order, Tyrael and the two mages set sail to Skovos, where Sho-Ren and four other Horadrim were sent years ago to establish diplomatic relations with the Askari . . . and were never heard from again. Though the risk is great, the chance of reclaiming kinas well as the Horadric vault hidden deep within the heart of the islesremains too great an opportunity to pass up.At first glance, Skovos appears to have escaped the devastation so many others faced in the wake of the Reaping. But as the Horadrim attempt to ally with the Askari and their rulers, it becomes clear that all is not right on their shores. To gain the trust of the Amazon warriors, Lorath seeks the aid of their captain, Adreona. The Askari leader does not trust the mysterious mainlander, thoughnot while her soldiers are under constant threat of the Drowned and can ill afford distractions.To save both their peoples, Lorath and Adreona must learn to battle together against not only the perils before them . . . but also those lurking just beneath the surface.

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHORLeila Slimani has a knack for breaking taboos.TIMESSlimani is a fearless writer.EVENING STANDARD Q: If your house was burning down, what would you take with you?A: Id take the fire.This is the story of two sisters, Mia and Ines. Two girls enveloped in love, trapped by the social conventions of Casablanca at the dawn of the twenty-first century and silenced by the political truths that envelop their lives.Mia - the eldest, a warrior and a pariah, her sexuality a matter of scorn, something to be erased.Ines - the youngest, a woman trying to carve out an identity in a Paris that derides and erases her, with no way back to Morocco, a homeland to which her father has warned her never to return, for her own sake.As these sisters struggle to find a home - a place of safety and love that holds rather than binds - their lives as framed by their mothers and grandmothers before them will be a battle for their hearts and souls, and one they take on with every sinew of their being.We feel deeply for the family caught in the middle of the conflict of history. SALMAN RUSHDIE, on The Country of Others

The story of the Saab 9-3 is full of twists and turns, from its origins before the 9-3 name even existed to its unexpected rebirth as an electric vehicle decades later. Bizarrely, the first-generation 9-3 was in essence the same car as the Saab 900 built between 1994 and 1998. Equally as bizarre, the second-generation 9-3 lived on well beyond the General Motors era, reappearing in 201314 and again from 2019 to 2022. In these later years its familiar Gen2 silhouette concealed an all-electric powertrain, now wearing the badge of new owner NEVS (National Electric Vehicle Sweden) in place of the hallowed Saab Griffin. From 1998 to 2011, the Saab 9-3 was manufactured at the Trollhattan factory in Sweden, carrying the brands distinctive character into a new era. This book charts the 9-3s evolution under General Motors stewardship, from the outgoing Saab 900 to the fundamentally similar first-generation 9-3, and on to the redesigned Gen2 model of 2002, this new model being built on GMs Epsilon platform and featuring far more GM-supplied componentry. The Gen1 9-3 came in three guises: four-door Saloon (sedan), two-door Cabriolet convertible and five-door Hatchback. Its Gen2 successor offered Saloon, Cabriolet and SportCombi estate car formats, powered by engines ranging from the 2.0-litre petrol Turbo and 1.9 TiD diesel to the 2.6-litre petrol V6 and the 1.9 TTiD twin-turbo diesel. Stunningly illustrated with over 250 images many previously unseen Saab 9-3 includes specially commissioned photography of the high-performance Viggen model, factory archive images, an interview with heroic rallycross legend Per Eklund and a Foreword by Saab insider and photojournalist Kenneth Olausson. It recounts Saabs final decade as a car manufacturer through the development of the 9-3 until its abandonment in 2011 by General Motors, and its brief rebirth as an electric vehicle under NEVS (National Electric Vehicle Sweden), which lingered intermittently until 2022.

Walking the Path of Allyship: Men Supporting Women in Ministry For women and men to thrive equally in ministry, the church needs male allies who are committed to supporting women in their callings. Allies in Ministry provides a practical, research-based pathway for men who desire to support women in ministry but may feel uncertain about how to act or worried about doing the wrong thing.Building on the foundations of his previous book, Together in Ministry, Rob Dixon presents seven proven steps to becoming an effective ally, grounded in qualitative research, real-life examples, and biblical insights. With action-oriented suggestions, reflection questions in every chapter, and inspirational true stories, Allies in Ministry is a vital resource for helping the church become a community where women can thrive in ministry in equal measure.In Allies in Ministry, Rob Dixon articulates a unique Christian approach to male allyship; provides a concrete, sequenced process for developing more men into more effective allies to women; draws insight from biblical teaching, real-life examples, and original research; and offers practical guidance to help transform good intentions into meaningful action for both women and men who want to create a culture of male allyship. By exploring the Christian call to allyship and its role in spiritual formation, this book complements secular resources and fills a gap for ministry leaders. Building a ministry context marked by equal partnership takes intentionality and wisdom. Allies in Ministry points the way forward.

Connect Your Creativity with the Creator In In the Beginning We Create, award-winning graphic designer and artist Nathan L. Nicholson reflects on Gods timeless patterns of creation, offering practical insights for how and what you create. Nicholson guides you through twenty-one reflective meditations inspired by Gods creative process, each paired with the authors original artwork, uncovering how collaboration, creation, and rest are essential rhythms for expressing your unique creative vision.Nicholson explores how God is the ultimate Creator, and his creative abilities are beyond compare. In the Beginning We Create invites you to explore Gods creative process and discover how you can emulate his creativity in the creative gifts he has given you. Using the book of Genesis as the foundation, youll dive into the story of God creating the universe and find inspiration for your own creative journey. If the Creator of the universe took time to rest, the cycle of creation and rest is necessary for our healthy creativity as well.Key Features: 21 inspiring reflections that draw from the Genesis creation narrative and other Scripture passages 40+ original artworks by the author thoughtfully included throughout the book Insights for spiritual growth as you learn how the process of creating connects you with God and has purpose and meaning Though this book, youll see how no matter the creative discipline you use, you can offer your creativity back to God, discovering new ways to reflect the Creators handiwork in your life.If you yearn to create with intention and purpose, this book will help you view creativity through a new lens: aligning your creativity with divine purpose. Learn how you can honor God with every word, stroke, or melody you create with In the Beginning We Create.

A powerful debut compelled by questions of borders and displacement. In one story I stay in that city forever, in one I board, and in another I am still waiting.I am daybreak; I am everywhere.In The Tree Is Missing, Shannon Kuta Kelly explores the poetics of the border. The collection crosses through non-places, moving between the unnamed and unmapped spaces on the edges of the European city. With remarkable poise and restraint, these itinerant poems experiment with oral history and translation, traversing the borderlines of nation, language and time. They draw on folklore to evoke a world that feels current and present, but which can only be reached through storytelling. In doing so, Kuta Kelly explores the loss and displacement - the fracture of identity - necessitated by personal and political turmoil. She writes with a restless immediacy from within the histories that continue to shape us.

Londres, 1945. A guerra chegou ao fim, mas para Eve Dawson e Audrey Clarkson a batalha está longe de terminar. Unidas pela amizade desde a adolescência em Wellingford Hall, onde a mãe de Eve trabalha

Rafael está determinado: antes de o relógio anunciar meia-noite, ele partirá o coração da garota mais linda que já conheceu, e depois seguirá vivendo a vida que seu pai praguejou para ele no leito de

Nossa imperfeição, insegurança e insuficiência como mães apontam sempre para a perfeição, segurança e suficiência de Cristo.A maternidade não é um território de idealizações, mas um campo fértil para

Told in her own words, this is the incredible true story of one young womans survival of Auschwitz and Belsen because she happened to play the cello. Although my head was shaved and I had a number on my arm, I had not lost my identity totally. I may no longer have had a name, but I was identifiable . I was the cellist.When eighteen-year-old Anita arrived at Auschwitz, she found herself plucked from the Nazi death machine by a twist of fate: she played the cello, and the camp orchestra needed a cellist. Now the last living survivor of the Auschwitz Womens Orchestra, this is her story told in her own words.Like so many German Jewish schoolgirls, Anita had been busy with her studies and ambitions when her everyday life began to turn by degrees into one of unimaginable horror. School was cancelled, her parents were summoned for deportation, and when she and her sister, Renate, attempted to escape to France, they were arrested and imprisoned. Through her sharp-etched memories, alongside family letters, photos, and other historical documents, Inherit the Truth leads us into one of humanitys darkest chapters, where we are forced to confront the fragility of the line between civilisation and barbarity.Marking the eightieth anniversary of her arrival in the UK after her release from Belsen concentration camp, and with a new introduction by Philippe Sands, Anitas account of her and her sisters survival of both Auschwitz and Belsen is a testament to their remarkable courage, resilience, ingenuity and luck.

Braeden Byrne is starting his career as a third-generation art detective. The owner of Briarvale Estate in Surrey, England hires him to search for her great-granduncles missing poetry. Cyrus Pemberton, following in the footsteps of Oscar Wilde, dared to write of his love for another man. Imprisoned in the house by his brother in 1905, the question remains: was his missing poetry hidden or destroyed?Dr. Anton Smythe, noted Cambridge literary scholar, is also keen to track down the lost work, but not keen to work with this young American upstart. He fights to resist his attraction to Braeden, only to discover that the attraction is mutual. Though they strive to remain professional, nights alone in the decrepit manor house ignite passions the two men cannot ignore. Will they discover lasting love alongside the missing verses of the Ode to Love?

Including People with Disabilities Is Essential to Your Churchs Witness God wants people of all abilities to be active participants in his kingdom. But churches have not always made it clear that people with disabilities are both part of Gods story and fully welcome in their communities. If the church is to be a credible witness, it must reach and include people with disabilities within its evangelism, mission, and everyday life.In Disability and Evangelism, Rochelle Scheuermann casts a vision for including people with disabilities in all aspects of evangelism, from how we understand and tell the gospel story, to how we evangelize to and with people with disabilities. This groundbreaking book invites us to reshape our evangelism theology and practice so that people with disabilities are central in all we think, say, and do. Scheuermann uncovers how Gods story in Scripture responds to the complexities of disability and provides both the means and message to share good news among people of all abilities. She then explores issues of evangelism practice, including how we understand conversion, an expanded understanding of accommodation, and pursuing interdependence in ministry.In Disability and Evangelism, you will gain a biblical understanding of both disability and evangelism; hear stories from people with a range of disabilities; study evangelism practices that go beyond traditional approaches that are key for doing evangelism with and among people with disabilities; understand why many people with disabilities feel excluded from and do not attend church; and engage with discussion questions in each chapter. This book shows how the gospel really is good news for people of all abilities. Understanding and embracing disability is not only a matter of compassion and justice. People with disabilities will help the church to counteract faulty visions of power, autonomy, and self-promotion and to encounter the good news of Jesus more deeply. If youre looking for a resource that invites people with disabilities to be both recipients and active participants in Gods mission, Disability and Evangelism is for you.About the Series Center for Disability and Ministry books explore the intersection of disability and practical theology in partnership with the Center for Disability and Ministry at Western Theological Seminary. Co-edited by Benjamin T. Conner and John Swinton, this series explores key issues in disability theology through the framework of practical theology, aiming to increase knowledge as well as faithfully impact Christian practice.

Todays computer scientists play the same role as the oracles of the ancient world and the astrologers of the Middle Ages. Modern predictions not only advise on war, crop output, and marriages, but algorithms and statisticians also now determine whether we can get a loan, a job, an apartment, or an organ transplant. And when we cede ground to these predictions, we lose control of our own lives.In this powerful, refreshing new look at the many ways prediction shapes our everyday lives, University of Oxford professor Carissa Veliz explains how putting too much stock in others predictions makes us vulnerable to charlatans, con artists, dubious technology, and self-deception. Examining a wide range of subjects both personal and societal, including medicine, climate, technology, society, and others, Veliz uncovers a number of insights: predictions about humans tend to be self-fulfilling; more data doesnt guarantee better outcomes; AI is more likely to increase risk than decrease it; and a free and robust society requires not more prediction, but better preparation.Veliz argues in this incisive and bracingly original book that the main promise of prediction is not knowledge of the future, but rather power over others. Prophecy is an invitation to defy those orders and live life on our own terms.

When was Britain last truly wild? And what, if anything, remains? This is the unexpectedly human history of wild Britain. In Wilderlands, archaeologist Eloise Kane unearths 12,000 years of our changing relationship with and influence on the landscape. Through prehistory, Roman occupation, the Middle Ages and beyond, we see the unfamiliar beasts of our old wild make way for species such as brown hare and fallow deer, now romanticised as eternal symbols of the British countryside, but introduced much later than we might think.Places free from our influence havent existed for a very long time. But Eloise Kane invites us to rethink our definition of the wild - not as separate from us. Seen anew as the result of millions of human lives lived, Wilderlands demonstrates how we are integral to the ecology and biodiversity of our land - with the power to shape its future.

Exhilarating, devastating, comforting, essential. CLAIRE KILROYThese are stories which sing off the page. JAN CARSONPowerful, compelling and richly crafted. MARY COSTELLOProfoundly intimate. TAHMIMA ANAMThe highly-anticipated new collection from the BBC National Short Story Award-winning author of Multitudes, Intimacies and OpeningsThere must be moments when we let go - let go of all that we do, all that we are.A young Belfast theatre troupe brings its experimental production of Hamlet to New York.On a night-flight, travelling with a violin older than the United States, a professional musician slips through time. A man who loses all he thought he had, and finds himself haunted by all he never will, comes to a painful new understanding of what it might mean to love.Transporting and profound, these are stories of love, grief, longing, of new beginnings, and the ways we find shelter in each other.One of our best short story writers.THE TIMES[Caldwell] holds the reader right up against the tender humanity of her characters. EIMEAR McBRIDEA next-level author of short stories.THE HERALD

Go on a seaside escape with Ocean Amigurumi, a charming collection of 12 sea-inspired crocheted animals and their delightful accessories. Designed by Valérie Moreau, the creative force behind filuncrochet and a beloved figure in the crochet community, this book features projects like a playful hermit crab, gentle sea lion, cheerful seahorse, and a magical mermaid, each one colorful, expressive, and full of personality. Whether youre new to amigurumi or a master, Valeries clear step-by-step instructions and detailed how-to illustrations will guide you through every stitch and detail. With a comprehensive materials and techniques section, youll learn everything from working in spirals to mastering the magic ring and color changes. Each amigurumi character includes thoughtful finishing touches like removable clothing and miniature accessories, making your handmade creations even more interactive and fun!

This novel is about the end of the world. Or, at least, somebody thinks it is the end of the world. And its the story of how one man tries to deal with it, and with a very querulous little girl, and with his wife, and his past, and his future too (if there is one) on a desperate drive across London.

Myles Foster: CEO, ladrón y gruñón taciturno. Y, mucho tiempo atrás, el chico que me leía cuentos cuando había tormenta. Mis hermanos lo detestan desde que se aprovechó de los secretos de nuestra destileria familiar para fundar su propio imperio. Mis hermanas ya ni se acuerdan de el. ¿Y yo? Yo voy a ser su nueva asistente. Para el solo soy una trabajadora temporal con un profundo conocimiento del mundo de las bebidas alcoholicas. Pero si le confieso donde aprendi todo lo que se, me echara antes de que pueda averiguar que fue del chico que lograba calmar mis miedos.¿Como consiguio ese adolescente enfadado, con un resentimiento del tamaño de Montana, llegar a ser el dueño de una respetada destileria en continuo crecimiento? ¿Como logro que mi padre adoptivo le revelara tantos secretos del negocio familiar para luego desaparecer y convertirse en nuestro mayor competidor?¿Como pudo desaparecer de nuestras vidas y olvidarme cuando yo nunca he podido hacerlo?El no confia en nadie con facilidad, y yo solo estoy en su oficina gracias a una mentira. Pero si esa mentira me da todas las respuestas que he estado buscando durante veintidos años, entonces seguire aqui, hasta el momento en que por fin recuerde quien soy.Y entonces me tocara a mi desaparecer.