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Even in this predominantly secular age, Britains cathedrals remain potent symbols of religious continuity. Their purpose was to reveal Gods majesty, to declare the supremacy of the Church and the devotion of the men who built them. They were intended, literally, to be awesome. Similarly, our medieval abbeys, most of them sad remnants of a glorious past, serve to remind us of the dedication of those who aspired to the monastic ideal. No two cathedrals or abbeys are alike in their conception, location, construction or history, and it is this that gives them their limitless appeal.Informative, knowledgeable and wide-ranging, Stephen Friars study contains over 1,450 entries and explores the features of these places, as well as associated subjects, such as architecture, monuments and church music. Entries on the Anglo-Saxon Church, monasticism, the Reformation, the restoration of the Roman Catholic dioceses and more assist in revealing a wider historical context.Richly illustrated in both colour and black and white, The Companion to Cathedrals and Abbeys is essential reading to new and more seasoned researchers alike.

Northern Ireland is on fire. But rather than attending to the conflict raging around her, the young Sinéad Morrissey is obsessed with the Cold War, East Germany and the utopia of the USSR.Set against the distinctive cultural milieu of Belfast Communism its smoky meeting rooms, protests, marches, sports days, holidays, discos and Party bazaars Among Communists tells a history of the Troubles unlike any other whilst simultaneously charting a young writers journey into poetry.When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, surprising everyone Western Communists most of all Morrisseys family followed suit and fell apart. This memoir charts those personal and political earthquakes, weaving together a lyrical exploration of familial love, belief, contrariness and loss, and of the galvanising power of sudden endings to make and re-make the past.

Bill Manhire has always subscribed to Paul Valérys definition of poetry as a prolonged hesitation between sound and sense. In that spirit, many of the poems in this new, dazzling collection blend story and song, and do so using everyday words and phrases that suddenly, on the page become new and delightfully weird.Lyrical Ballads is a many-peopled collection: the baffled inhabitants of Every Street and Intermediate Street are here, while Dracula, T.S. Eliot and Bobby Outram from Outram have walk-on parts. The collection is anchored by two long sequences that embrace awkwardness, mystery and absurdity: The Tobacco Tin, a kind of folk story riding along on its own lacunae, and Tell You What, a set of curmudgeonly opinions that evoke the prejudices of a fast-vanishing world.As they notice the small collisions between wonder and everyday reality, and the trajectories of those who dont fit easily in this world, these poems close in on the darker certainties of our lives.

A Poetry Book Society RecommendationPraising Joe Carrick Vartys debut, the T.S. Eliot Prize judges observed that his work confronts fraught spaces of addiction and domestic violence [its] lyricism shaped by a raw and fragmented reality.His outstanding second collection reflects further on growing up under the cloud of abuse and alcoholism, unfolding compelling patterns as it examines how the past shapes our future lives. Bold and unusual in form, its three gripping long poems look unflinchingly and unforgettably at inheritance, pain and memory.

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

Il capitale si e fatto linguaggio (da qui nasce il termine semiocapitale) con cui ci scambiamo comunicazioni funzionali al ciclo di produzione e consumo; non e un caso se siamo sommersi non solo dalle merci ma anche dalle informazioni. Lo spazio digitale dove i contenuti saturano la nostra attenzione, comprimendo la nostra facolta di elaborazione critica ben si presta a veicolare il linguaggio del capitale. La combinazione di semiocapitale e spazio digitale ha permesso al capitalismo di colonizzare il nostro immaginario e ha prodotto una frattura tra estetica ed etica tale per cui noi possiamo percepire lAltro ma non anche agire insieme allAltro; in definitiva, ha reso sempre piu urgente il bisogno di rifondare una dimensione comunitaria nelle nostre esistenze.

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:

Take a Hike is a delicious second-chance romance, with miles of chemistry, yearning that feels real, and addictively relatable charactersEmma Lucy, author of Riding the LineWalking boots? Check. Raincoat? Check. Emotional baggage? Check, check, check.Lydia Williams is used to putting on a smile and saying yes. So, when her friends beg her to join them on a cross-country hiking trip she agrees, even if shed rather be crying into a pint of ice cream post-breakup. And post-job loss. Yeah, its been a week.Shes barely got her boots laced when Ren Hunter rocks up, her ex-best friend shes been desperately avoiding since he broke her heart.Ren knows he made the biggest mistake of his life. Hes ready to grovel, but Lydias walls are higher than any peak theyre about to climb. So after his brother-slash-business partner shoots down his dream, he jumps at the chance for a break and a chance to maybe, finally, win her back.Lydia is determined to keep her heart zipped up tight. But with days spent walking side by side and nights spent just inches apart, old feelings come creeping back, and in the middle of nowhere, they might just find their way back to each other.

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.

What does it mean to lose yourself and is that something you should be aiming for? A young woman with little interest in games takes up a job in Frankfurt at a famous gaming company, naively set on reinvention. On her morning commute, in the familiar clutches of tedium and self-loathing, she encounters a nice-eyed stranger who returns her forgotten umbrella and finds herself catapulted into a dizzying, year-long whirlwind of obsession not just with this endlessly attractive spectre, but also with the feverish karaoke trips from which she draws the ultimate solace. With astonishing existential acuity, Polly Bartons formidable debut novel renders the paradoxes of modern life in all its complexity, in deliriously self-conscious prose that is at once propulsive, titillating and bitingly funny. Echoing with the sounds of Whitney Houston and The Cure, reaching for the sublime in dark, sweaty boxes, What Am I, A Deer? is an exhilarating exploration of authenticity, fantasy, romance and intoxication.

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.

Nobody would get in this boat unless they had to. Me and my family, we had to.When they learn that Ahmet came to the UK after fleeing his own wartorn country, his classmates have The Greatest Idea in the World a magnificent plan to reunite Ahmet with his family. What follows is an unexpected and often hilarious adventure, all topped off with a terrific twist.Based on the best-selling and award-winning novel by Onjali Q. Rauf, this stage adaptation of The Boy at the Back of the Class is a joyful and heartfelt testament to the power of friendship, and a reminder that everyone needs a place to call home.Nick Ahads adaptation was first performed in a co-production between the Rose Theatre, Kingston, and Childrens Theatre Partnership in 2024, directed by Monique Touko, and was revived on a tour of the UK in 2026.

Spenser may have uncovered an explosive secret that threatens the career of a controversial figure, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parkers beloved series.Vic Hale isnt anyones idea of a father figure. He is one of the biggest and loudest podcasters in the nation and got there by spewing overheated rhetoric thats reviled by some but loved by even more. His particular brand of entertainment is so successful, hes about to sign the biggest contract in the history of online broadcasting. Vics riding high... until he gets a visit from Spenser, who specialises in bringing guys like Hale back down to Earth.Spenser is there on behalf of Daniel Lopez, a young man who believes Hale may be his father. Its a potentially explosive revelation for a man in the podcasters position and it might even be enough to blow up his massive new deal. That could explain the bodies that start popping up bodies connected in one way or another with the mystery surrounding Daniels birth. There are a lot of questions remaining, and Spensers going to have to find the answers before someone shuts Hale or Daniel up for good.

Drei Manner, eine Tote und mehr Geheimnisse als in einem Beichtstuhl.Kommissar Franz Josef Bernrieder soll den ratselhaften Tod einer jungen Frau aufklaren, die leblos in einem luxuriosen Pool treibt. Doch die drei Herren, die sie in ihre Urlaubsvilla eingeladen hatten, erzahlen ihm offenbar alle nur einen Bruchteil der Wahrheit.Als einer von ihnen erschossen wird, nimmt der Fall Fahrt auf. Alle Beteiligten versuchen sich gegeneinander auszuspielen, bedauerlicherweise mit maigem Erfolg. Plotzlich ist von Erpressung die Rede, von falschen Identitaten, verschwundenen Frauen, und einem prall gefullten Kryptokonto.Ein verzwickter Fall, bei dem selbst Bernrieders beruhmte Akribie an ihre Grenzen stot und bei dem die Wahrheit so trub ist wie ein aufgewuhlter Bergsee.Haderlumpen ist der siebte Band der erfolgreichen Bayern-Krimi-Serie Bernrieder ermittelt rund um Kommissar Franz Josef Bernrieder aus Bad Tolz. Der spannende und humorvolle Regionalkrimi ist in sich abgeschlossen und eignet sich ideal fur Neueinsteiger in die Reihe.

Gave it to me when he died. Thought it was a bit odd. Fuck flowers. Have an espresso machine.3 a.m. in a London flat. Jude and Kyle return from A&E. Jude has slipped, but theyre both falling. A decade after their messy breakup, their surprise reunion threatens to undo them both.Winner of Soho Theatres Tony Craze Award, Louis Emmitt-Sterns Slippery is a hilarious and heartfelt play for two actors about ghosts, sex and spaghetti. It was first performed at the Omnibus Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Matthew Iliffe.This volume also includes another intimate and insightful two-hander, Is This Us Fading Out, which premiered as part of a digital showcase produced by Swings & Roundabouts in 2020, and was subsequently performed at Watford Palace Theatre. Louis Emmitt-Stern is a rising star playwrightTime Out

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.