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When Titanic left Southampton in 1912, neither the Aristocrat, The Countess of Rothes, nor the Able Seaman, Thomas Jones, imagined meeting, let alone navigating a tiny lifeboat together at night, among towering icebergs. But Jones put Noel Rothes at the tiller of his boat when he realised her calm capability, and for seven long hours they did all they could to shepherd at least twenty-five others to safety. Their ordeal forged an unlikely affinity that lasted until Noel died in 1956.Angela Young, Noels great-granddaughter, tells the stories of these two courageous Titanic survivors and considers why so very few people survived the tragedy.

Want to find the very best places to swim outdoors in London and the South East?In Swimming Wild in South East England, outdoor adventurer Natasha Sones guides you to more than 100 of the finest rivers, lakes, lidos and beaches across London, the Home Counties and beyond. Many locations also feature tempting saunas, so you can extend the wellness benefits of your swim.Each spot is carefully chosen to showcase the regions remarkable variety. Take a dip in an unexpected urban oasis at Londons Canary Wharf, swimming beneath soaring skyscrapers, or escape the city at West Reservoir or the Serpentine Lido. For a more rural experience, head to Oxfordshire for a swim in the Thames, or to Surreys Longside Lake, where lifeguarded blue-green waters are paired with a lakeside sauna.Along the coast, the book highlights both iconic destinations and quieter hidden gems, from St Margarets Bay in Kent beneath the White Cliffs of Dover to Brighton, where classic sea swims sit alongside heated lido dips at Sea Lanes.Drawing on her extensive experience, Natasha shares clear, practical advice on access points, safety, tides and currents, conditions underfoot, and potential hazards. With guidance on essential kit, Ordnance Survey and custom maps, transport and parking details, and cafe recommendations for a well-earned post-swim treat, this book has everything you need.Whether youre a seasoned wild swimmer or just starting out, Swimming Wild in South East England is packed with inspiration for your next adventure.

Poetry has long been Palestines most vital art form a space where memory is safeguarded and resistance given voice. Spanning a century of upheaval and endurance, The Palestinian Wedding brings together twenty-one major poets in a powerful bilingual anthology.From the charged lyricism of Tawfiq Zayyad to the expansive imagery of Walid al-Halis; from the romantic cadences of Salma al-Jayyusi to the profound rootedness of Mahmoud Darwish, these poems chart the emotional and political landscape of modern Palestine. Together, they reveal a tradition in which love of land, grief, defiance and hope are inseparable.Edited and introduced by the eminent scholar A.M. Elmessiri, the collection is arranged around six central themes revolution, war, elegy, belonging, resistance and steadfastness offering readers both an essential literary archive and a vital lens on Palestinian cultural history.

"Cara, você não trocou nem duas bolas em nenhum ponto!""Dupla falta? Outra? Cara... você é burro!"Durante anos, essas foram as palavras que saíam da boca de um pai à beira da quadra. Eder achava que

O que é mais perigoso: desafiar o poder ou desejar a liberdade?Em pleno século XVIII, entre as montanhas de Minas Gerais, Rosa Miranda é prometida ao temido coronel Guimarães — um homem poderoso, cru

Nesta obra, Guilherme Santiago desafia a prática contemporânea da medicina, destacando os perigos do excesso de exames e tratamentos. O autor propõe uma reflexão que vai além da atuação clínica, agre

Lee writes with unfailing warmth and wisdom. Sarah Waters. A gripping psychological thriller about trauma, revenge and the price of reinvention. In the crumbling seaside town of Hawksbridge, Shona finds kinship with the eccentric Gifford family living illegally in a derelict building. Their stories of survival give her the courage to paint again-until she discovers a body wrapped in carpet, and everything starts to unravel. Richard knows her secrets. Hes documented every shameful detail of her childhood, from the fire she set at fifteen to the deaths that followed. Now hes weaponising that knowledge, jeopardizing her relationships and her future. But Shona has learned something important from the misfits of Hawksbridge: sometimes the only way to break free is to embrace the darkness youve been running from. As New Years Day dawns, Shona faces a choice that will define who she really is. Because some shadows cant be escaped-they can only be owned

A courageous story about a mother in crisis from one of Norways most exciting writers, for readers of Boulder and Detransition, BabySilje Marie has been keeping a secret from her wife. She loves one of her sons more than the other.In their sleepy suburb of Oslo, shes given Henry and Olav the childhood she never had: organic cotton clothing, a house by the forest, apple pies baked with Grandma on summer afternoons.But when Silje Marie stays behind to clear the house for an upcoming renovation, buried thoughts resurface. She is haunted by the sense that only one of her children truly feels like her own-an admission that would destroy her wife, Helene. Worse still, there is the other mother. A woman befriended in secret, whose sons resemblance to Henry is impossible to ignore.Spiky, daring and feverishly intense, this is a story about the complex confinement and joy of family life, and a mother drawn towards dismantling the home she has fought so hard to build.Raises impressive ruminations on the nature of this ownership we call love Kenan Orhan, author of The RenovationBrave, well-written, distinctive MorgenbladetExceptionally powerful Vrt LandDigs deep into the gnarly emotions hidden behind domesticity Szilvia Molnar, author of The Nursery

Eighteen years ago, the desperate and heavily pregnant noblewoman Rhonda fled as a stowaway aboard a ship bound for America. Now she returns to England a wealthy woman, determined to introduce her illegitimate daughter, Amber, into Victorian society.But when Rhonda is blackmailed, threatened, and forced to confront the ghosts of her past, she suffers a devastating emotional collapse.Amber finds refuge with her great-aunt, the Duchess of Mullgrove, where she discovers not only a strange new world but also love. Meanwhile, the Duchess pieces together the loose threads of Rhondas past, seeking to reconcile her with her familyand free her heart for true love.The key to it all: a long-lost medallion.

Ivan, nos momentos mais marcantes de sua vida, orava a Prece de Cáritas. Por meio dela, obteve incentivo, consolo e encontrou orientações seguras no seu caminho.Ele, por duas vezes, escutou a frase:

In this bold and intimate semi-autobiographical novel, La Maison, Emma Becker transports the reader behind the closed doors of a Berlin brothel, where she worked for two years not only to earn a living, but to immerse herself in a world she wanted to understand and to write about with unflinching honesty. What emerges is a deeply personal, unsentimental, and often surprising account of life inside the brothel, where Becker explores not just the physical aspects of sex work, but the emotional, psychological, and social complexities that shape it.With frankness and literary insight, she recounts her encounters with clients, her growing self-awareness, and, most poignantly, the friendships and solidarity she finds among the other women who work there. Far from reducing sex work to cliche or voyeurism, Becker gives space to the quiet routines, shared laughter, private pain, and hard-won dignity of a profession often misunderstood and rarely written about from the inside.Part memoir, part sociological study, and wholly literary, La Maison challenges preconceptions about sex, agency, and femininity, offering a provocative and compassionate exploration of what it means to inhabit multiple identitiesas worker, writer, woman, and witness.

In the bookshops and cafes of present-day Paris, ex-psychologist Gabe Figaret is trying to put his shattered life back together. When another doctor, Reynard, asks him to help with a delusional female patient, Gabe is reluctant - until he meets her. At first Gabe thinks the woman, Angelina, is merely terrified of Reynard, but he quickly discovers she is not quite what she seems.When Angelina tells Gabe he must kill her and flee to a place she calls Morgravia, he is horrified. But then Angelina shows him that the cathedral he has dreamt about since childhood is real and exists in Morgravia.Soon, Gabes world will be turned upside down, and he will learn shocking truths about who he is . . . and who he can - or cannot - trust.The Scriveners Tale is an action-packed fantasy adventure filled with twists that will keep you guessing until the last page.

Part sequel, part reimagining, and wholly delightful Jodi PicoultAn absolute delight. Funny, moving and filled with heart Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious ThingsIt is a truism, frequently invoked by the members of the Meryton Womens Guild, that one is only ever as happy as ones unhappiest child. So, with five daughters and four grandchildren, it was a miracle Mrs Hester Bennet ever raised a smile. At best, she was only ever tentatively pleased, and even then understood that her contentment rested on the edge of a gaping precipice into which she would inevitably tumble the second Kitty or Lydia (it was almost always those two) messaged in the clutches of yet another existential crisisLydia, home from Paris on New Years Day in a welter of hangover and humiliation, finds herself swearing off drink, drugs and sex for the next 12 months. Through her unfamiliar sobriety, shell see a landmark year for all the Bennet sisters, including a disruptive 40th birthday, an engagement and a funeral: and, maybe, coming to terms with the results of a run-of-the-mill run-in with a jackknifed lorry on a wet stretch of the M1A sharply funny and unexpectedly tender modern sequel to Pride & Prejudice, this is a story of sisterhood, survival, and second chances. For fans of Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton, and anyone whos ever wondered what the Bennet sisters would be like in the age of therapy, WhatsApp, and wellness trends gone rogue.

Hes searching the city. Shes dangling in plain sight.In the Old City of Québec, Kay Harper falls in love with a puppet in the window of the Quatre Mains, a toy shop that is never open. She is spending her summer working as an acrobat with the cirque while her husband, Theo, is translating a biography of the pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Late one night, Kay fears someone is following her home. Surprised to see that the lights of the toy shop are on and the door is open, she takes shelter inside.The next morning Theo wakes up to discover his wife is missing. Under police suspicion and frantic at her disappearance, he obsessively searches the streets of the Old City. Meanwhile, Kay has been transformed into a puppet, and is now a prisoner of the back room of the Quatre Mains, trapped with an odd assemblage of puppets from all over the world who can only come alive between the hours of midnight and dawn. The only way she can return to the human world is if Theo can find her and recognize her in her new form. So begins a dual odyssey: of a husband determined to find his wife, and of a woman trapped in a magical world where her life is not her own.

Bruno e un infermiere, un maratoneta dilettante e un lettore. Convive con un malessere carsico che sfocia spesso in momenti di rabbia violenti e pericolosi che, tuttavia, riesce a reprimere e controllare. Trovera un parziale ancoraggio nel ritrovamento di Lilith, come la ribattezzera. Nel corso del romanzo affrontera stereotipi, luoghi comuni, burocrazia e arroganza, da cui trarra una rabbia sempre piu acuta. Ne sara cosciente e provera a superarla sia con un supporto psicologico, sia allenandosi. Sullo sfondo le avvisaglie della epidemia di Covid 19. A causa di un incidente si risveglia in ospedale, durante la convalescenza scoprira di essere diventato meno aggressivo e rancoroso. Sulla base di un ricordo decide di trasferirsi a Boario dove credera di potere tirare il fiato, ma e cambiato soltanto il cielo sulla sua testa e ritrovera, amplificato, tutto il proprio disagio. E quando, come una pentola a pressione dimenticata sul fuoco, cedera alla rabbia, scoprira come la sua vita, e quella di noi tutti, sia assolutamente irredimibile.

Nel periodo entusiasmante di Firenze Capitale, Sabatino e Silvia rifiutano di sposarsi come vorrebbero le loro famiglie e decidono di rimanere amici, ma il ragazzo forse ha fatto un grave errore. In questo romanzo ricco di avventura e intrigo, Sabatino Arturi dovra destreggiarsi tra ufficiali affascinanti, criminali che propongono interessanti affari, le ombre della Cina e delloppio che si affacciano su Firenze e una bellissima fanciulla in pericolo.Leonardo Gori:un romanzo di tensione che immerge il lettorenella vita quotidiana della Firenze Capitale.Averne, di storie come questa In una Firenze pulsante di vita, ricchezza e miseria, capitale dItalia in fermento, Sabatino Arturi e entusiasta: lunificazione del paese sembra vicina, nuove tecnologie promettono sviluppo e benessere. Ma mentre la citta si trasforma, anche il cuore di Sabatino e in tumulto. Lui e Silvia sfidano le aspettative delle loro famiglie, rifiutando un matrimonio concordato e decidendo di essere soltanto amici. Sara una scelta giusta o per lennesima volta il giovane si sara comportato da bischero, come spesso gli accade? Le avventure in cui Sabatino si imbatte non gli lasciano tempo di ponderare questi dubbi, mettendo alla prova il suo coraggio, la lealta verso Silvia, la capacita di superare i ricordi della tremenda campagna contro i briganti del Sud e della sciagurata battaglia di Custoza. Per evitare la rovina economica e salvare il suo amore, il ragazzo dovra destreggiarsi tra ufficiali affascinanti, venditori di lampredotto esperti in panini e negoziazioni, stupende fanciulle in pericolo, criminali che propongono interessanti affari, collane scomparse, cadaveri ingombranti. E mentre le ombre inquietanti della Cina e delloppio si affacciano su Firenze, Sabatino si rende conto che non puo eludere i nodi del cuore. In questa avventura, sara chiamato ad affrontare la piu ardua delle sfide: riconoscere il vero amore prima che il tempo gli sfugga dalle mani.

I feel like, soon, the day after tomorrow, some other people are going to come, a strong, bold race, and sweep us off the face of the earth like litter.Its a hot, beautiful summer in 1905, and Russias elite retreats to the countryside to swim, sip champagne and start affairs. When youre having this much fun, why care about anything else? But Vavara cant shake the feeling that theyre living on stolen time. How long can they go on ignoring the storm thats gathering on the horizon?A razor-sharp portrait of class, privilege and denial, Summerfolk was written by Maxim Gorky in 1904. This adaptation by Nina Raine and Moses Raine premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Robert Hastie.

La scuola italiana vive un profondo momento di crisi. Al suo interno coesistono il modello aziendalista e quello trasmissivo, lesaltazione del saper fare e la persistenza dellapprendimento nozionistico. A complicare il quadro contribuiscono le logiche polarizzanti dei social, che ostacolano una riflessione pacata e critica. Per fare chiarezza nelle ambiguita normative e arginare le polemiche sterili, questo saggio propone di ripensare le coordinate valoriali del nostro sistema educativo: unoperazione in cui la filosofia puo e deve giocare un ruolo centrale.

Una semplice storia tra altre storie semplici, minuscole, quotidiane. Un piccolo paese, un bar frequentato ogni mattina, incontri casuali tra persone comuni, come ordinari sono i loro discorsi. A questa normalita guardano e partecipano Marco e Pino che il caso ha fatto incontrare dando forma a unamicizia matura, in una trama fatta di dialoghi, ricordi e riflessioni. Dietro a una storia, a storie apparentemente semplici, si nasconde uno sguardo disincantato sulla vita e sullumanita spicciola. Sulle vicende quotidiane e le tragedie planetarie, alle quali i due amici assistono angosciati e impotenti. Tali si presentano anche le loro vicende, quelle della vita: sconfitte e rinascite fanno da sfondo al romanzo, in un caleidoscopio di personaggi, di amori e sentimenti fusi nellesistenza reale di ogni giorno.