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Initially published as No Place to Lay Ones Head - the unforgettable story of one womans struggle to survive persecution in wartime FranceIn 1921, Françoise Frenkel-a Jewish woman from Poland-opens Berlins very first French bookshop. It is a dream come true. The bookshop attracts artists and diplomats, celebrities and poets. It brings Françoise peace, friendship and prosperity. Then, in the summer of 1939, the dream ends and Françoises desperate, headlong flight from Nazi persecution begins.Unfolding in Berlin, Paris and against the romantic landscapes of southern France, A Bookshop in Berlin is a heartbreaking tale of human cruelty and unending kindness; and of a woman whose lust for life refuses to leave her, even in her darkest hours.

At 17, Nan wants to leave the family farm and go to study. Caught between her powerful mother and yielding, drunken father, she absorbs the tensions of their divided household and dotes on her new gelding, a gift from her father. When a sudden accident leaves the horse blind, Nans mother insists he must be put down, initiating a power struggle that brings the familys conflicts explosively to the fore.First published in 1938, The Crazy Hunter is an electrifying short novel - sharply observed, psychologically astute and morally complex. Written in lush, entrancing prose, it is the finest work by a significant modernist writer.

The Terror meets Yellowjackets as a disgraced Arctic explorer sets out on a voyage to track down his former crewmate, only to be confronted by the ghosts of his cannibalistic past; from the Bram Stoker Award nominated author of All the White Spaces. Perfect for fans of Michelle Paver and Stephen Graham Jones.William Day should be an acclaimed Arctic explorer. But after a failed expedition to find the fabled Open Polar Sea, in which his men only survived by eating their comrades, he returned in disgrace. A cannibal. A murderer.Thirteen years later, his second-in-command, Jesse Stevens, has gone missing in the same waters. Perhaps this is Days chance to restore his tarnished reputation by bringing Stevens the man whos haunted his whole life back home. But when the rescue mission into the frozen wastes becomes an uncanny journey into his own past, Day must face up to the things hes done.Aboard ship, Day must also contend with unwanted passengers: a reporter obsessively digging up the truth about the first expedition, and Stevenss wife, a spiritualist whose seances both fascinate and frighten. Following a trail of cryptic messages, gaunt bodies, and old bones, their search becomes more and more unnerving, as it becomes clear that for Day the restless dead are never far behind.

Depois de mais de 10 milhões de exemplares vendidos,o autor de A CATEDRAL DO MAR e OS HERDEIROS DA TERRA regressa com um romance fascinante.NO DEALBAR DO SÉCULO XX, BARCELONA COMEÇOU A MUDAR. ENQUANT

New mother Dani has a lot going on. Shes just moved back to her hometown, where her father was once known as the Garbage King; shes fed up of not being a manicure-sporting, perfectly coiffed Normal Woman; and most of all, shes worried that her seemingly healthy husband, Clark, will drop dead, leaving her and her new baby Lotte destitute. And then Dani discovers The Temple. Ostensibly a yoga center, The Temple and its guardian, Renata, are committed to helping people reach their full potential. And if that sometimes requires sex work, so be it. Finally, Dani has found something she could be good at, even great at - meaningful work that will protect her and Lotte from poverty, and provide true economic independence from Clark. But just as shes preparing to embrace this opportunity, Renata disappears, leaving Dani to step into another role entirely - detective. Darkly comic, sharply witty and fiercely smart, Normal Women asks how our societies truly value female labour - and what independence really means.

An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavias deepest, darkest winter. The Queen of French Noir returns with a chilling, utterly captivating gothic thriller, based on a true story. FIRST in the The Lidingo Mysteries series.`Scarier than anything a dark, dark slice of atmospheric Scandi Noir Heat magazine *Book of the Month*`The pace steadily accelerates as Gustawsson orchestrates her plot with breathless ingenuity. A successful page-turner from a rising star Financial Times`Gustawssons writing is so vivid, its electrifying Peter James** Winner of the Livre de Poche Readers Crime of the Year and Cultura Ligue de lImaginaire Award**________DontArt expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when shes asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor house of one of Swedens wealthiest families, on the island of Storholmen, where a young woman was murdered nine years earlier, her killer never found.Emma must work alone, and with the Gussman family apparently avoiding her, she sees virtually no one in the house. Do they have something to hide?TrustAs she goes about her painstaking work and one shocking discovery yields clues that lead to another, Emma becomes determined to uncover the secrets of the house and its occupants.When the lifeless body of another young woman is found in the icy waters surrounding the island, Detective Karl Rosen arrives to investigate, and memories of his failure to solve the first case come rushing back. Could this young womans tragic death somehow hold the key?AnyoneBattling her own demons, Emma joins forces with Karl to embark upon a chilling investigation, plunging them into horrifying secrets from the past Viking rites and tainted love and Scandinavias deepest, darkest winter________PRAISE FOR JOHANA GUSTAWSSON`Remember her name. Johana Gustawsson has become a leading figure in French crime fiction [and] Yule Island is impossible to put down Le Monde`Wonderfully dark and intricately woven will have you hooked from the very first page B A Paris`Johana Gustawsson has become the queen of the French thriller genre Le Point`Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told Essie Fox`A gripping story of murder and black magic Gustawsson slowly weaves together three seemingly disparate strands of her narrative with a skill that shows why she is such an admired crime writer in her native France The Times `A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail James Oswald`Bewitching and wonderfully gothic Sunday Express`Johana Gustawsson brilliantly illuminates the depths of the human heartLe Figaro`A whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for Ambrose Parry`Ethereal, romantic and as cold as death, this nerve-shattering and powerful novel immerses us in a cruel and thrilling Nordic tale where love smashes against the rocks of madness La Fringale culturelle`A stunnin...

THE TIMES BESTSELLERA great book, casting light on the creatures that crawl and slither behind the Kremlins walls, on the mineral hardness of Putin, on the chaos engine that is his way of hurting us John SweeneyAn acute and timely dissection of Russian power, told through the eyes of a shadowy political advisor to PutinFinancial TimesA fictional wandering through the dark corridors of the KremlinThe Times, Biggest Books of the Season__________They call him the Wizard of the Kremlin.Working at the heart of Russian power, the enigmatic Vadim Baranov-Putins chief spin doctor-has used his background in experimental theatre and reality TV to turn the entire country into an avant-garde political stage.Here truth and lies, news and propaganda, have become indistinguishable. But Vadim is growing increasingly entangled in the dark secret workings of the regime he has helped build, and now he is desperate to get out...Propelling the reader from the fall of the Soviet Union to the invasion of Ukraine, this breathless story of politics and power has become an international sensation.

And then it started, little by little it started, until they were married five years later and his real life began.Exquisite ... A super-abundantly gifted, big-hearted novelist. Ian McEwanA writer whose work shines with intelligence and originality. Don DeLilloThe life of Sy Baumgartner - noted author, and soon-to-be retired philosophy professor - has been defined by his deep, abiding love for his wife. Now Anna is gone, and Baumgartner is trying to live with her absence. But Annas voice is everywhere still, in every spiral of memory and reminiscence, in each recalled episode of the passionate forty years they shared.Rich with feeling, wit and an eye for beauty in the smallest, most transient episodes of ordinary life, Baumgartner is a luminous work - a tender final masterpiece from one of the worlds greatest writers.A master.The TimesWhat readers are saying: ***** Perfect, subtle, charming, funny and sad. **** Well-written and compelling but also comforting, like catching up with an old friend. **** A, beautifully-written and intelligent piece of understated introspective fiction from Auster.

Segundo volume de Septologia, magnum opus de Jon Fosse, cuja evidente mestria e novidade o confirmam como um nome essencial da literatura contemporânea.Prémio Nobel de Literatura 2023 Um dos melhores

A beautiful love story with an incredible sense of place - The TimesCompact and engrossing . . . a pleasure of a novel - Daily MailBritain, AD 72. Quintus, a slave long exiled from his people, has travelled to far-flung places under the command of a powerful Roman. Though a citizen of nowhere, he is a man of reason, fluent in many languages. Olwen, a volatile warrior, is rooted in her native land.Given away by her father as part of a peace treaty, Olwen flees during the night, taking Quintus with her. Hunted by an army, the two make their way across the country, living off the land, heading for the western shore . . .Pears is a master at making you see again landscapes that have long vanished . . . He has an unusual gift for creating characters you want to spend time with - Guardian

Refreshingly clear-eyed Faking It is an insightful and intelligent book thats a must for those looking for facts about AI hype. Books+PublishingAI will be as big a game-changer as the smart phone and the personal computer or bigger! This book will help you navigate the revolution. Dr Karl KruszelnickiArtificial intelligence is, as the name suggests, artificial and fundamentally different to human intelligence. Yet often the goal of AI is to fake human intelligence. This deceit has been there from the very beginning. Weve been trying to fake it since Alan Turing answered the question Can machines think? by proposing that machines pretend to be humans.Now we are starting to build AI that truly deceives us. Powerful AIs such as ChatGPT can convince us they are intelligent and blur the distinction between what is real and what is simulated. In reality, they lack true understanding, sentience and common sense. But this doesnt mean they cant change the world.Can AI systems ever be creative? Can they be moral? What can we do to ensure they are not harmful? In this fun and fascinating book, Professor Toby Walsh explores all the ways AI fakes it, and what this means for humanity now and in the future.

This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable CONN IGGULDENExcellent . . . scintillatingTHE TIMESForging Kingdoms is the fifth book in a huge, brutal and bloodthirsty series about the fight to regain Alexander the Greats empire after his untimely death. From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging.Seleukos, triumphant in the capture of Babylon, now faces the challenge of holding onto his hard-won prize. One-eyed Antigonos and his son are newly reconciled and both hungry for revenge.But Antigonos has foes of his own. Driven by vengeance, widowed Artonis sides with Ptolemy, planning to thwart the one-eyed brute. The key to their success is Herakles, the sixteen-year-old illegitimate son of Alexander. To see him crowned, they will not only need an army but also to eliminate Kassandros, a powerful rival with his own designs on the throne of Macedon. Meanwhile in the north, Lysimachus broods.As loyalties shift like sand and political ambitions run rife, the stage is set for the greatest war in the ancient world. Who will win the fight for the greatest Kingdom in the ancient world? Let the games begin . . .

Shortlisted for the National Book AwardA story of forbidden love and fugitive faith in the nineteenth century Arctic CircleTransports readers deep into an unfamiliar world, yet with familiar conflicts and desires. I was absorbed and changed. Absolutely beautiful Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl EarringIn 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sami reindeer herders to his faith. But when one of the most respected herders has a dramatic awakening and dedicates his life to the church, his impetuous son, Ivvar, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lasses daughter Willa, and their blossoming infatuation grows into something that ultimately crosses bordersof cultures, of beliefs, and of political dividesas Willa follows the herders on their arduous annual migration north to the sea.Gorgeously written and sweeping in scope, Hanna Pylvainens The End of Drum-Time immerses readers in a world lit by the northern lights, steeped in age-old rituals, and guided by passions that transcend place and time.

Um dragão sem o seu cavaleiro é uma tragédia. Um cavaleiro sem o seu dragão é um cadáver.Entra no mundo brutal, mágico e envolvente de uma escola de elite para cavaleiros de dragõesViolet Sorrengail,

Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere.

From the bestselling author of Memorial, a novel that will break your heart twice over, with sadness, sure, but more unexpectedly, with joy. Rumaan AlamGrowing up , TJ was Cams boy next door. When Cam needed a home, TJs parents - Mae and Jin - took him in. Their family bakery became Cams safe place. Until he left, and it wasnt anymore.Years later, Cams world is falling apart. The love of his life, Kai, is gone: but his ghost keeps haunting Cam, and wont let go. And Cams not sure he wants to let go, not sure hes ready. When he has a chance to return to his home town, to work in a gay bar clinging on in a changing city landscape, he takes it. Back in the same place as TJ, they circle each other warily, their banter electric with an undercurrent of betrayal, drawn together despite past and current drama. Family is family. But TJ is no longer the same person Cam left behind; hes had his own struggles. The quiet, low-key, queer kid, the one who stayed home, TJs not sure how to navigate Cam - utterly cool, completely devastated and self-destructing - crashing back into his world.When things said - or left unsaid - become so insurmountable that they devour us from within, hope and sustenance and friendship can come from the most unlikely source. Nourishment has many forms: eating croissants, sitting together at a table with bowls of curry, sharing history, confronting demons, growing flowers, showing up. This is a story about how the people who know us the longest can hurt us the most, but how they also set the standard for love, and by their necessary presence, create a family.

An enlightening, enjoyable and frequently very funny journey into what makes Yorkshire stand out from the crowd ... a fascinating insight into our wonderful region and the people that make it what it is.The Yorkshire PostWritten from the perspective of an exiled Yorkshireman this bestselling, award-winning author returns to his native county to discover and reveal its soul.We all know the tropes - Geoffrey Boycott incarnate, ferret-leggers and folk singers gambolling about Ilkley Moor without appropriate headgear - but why is Yorkshire Gods Own County? Exiled Yorkshireman Rick Broadbent sets out to find out whether Yorkshireness is something that can be summed up and whether it even matters in a shrinking world. Along the way he meets rock stars, ramblers and rhubarb growers as he searches for answers and a decent cup of tea. Now Then is a biographical mosaic of a place that has been victimised and stereotyped since the days of William the Conqueror. Incorporating social history, memoir and author interviews, Now Then is not a hagiography. Broadbent visits the scenes of industrial neglect and forgotten tragedy, as well as examining the truth about well-known Yorkshire figures and institutions. Featuring Kes, the Sheffield Outrages and the most controversial poem ever written, as well as a heroic dog, a lost albatross and a stuffed crocodile, Now Then is an affectionate but unsparing look at a county, its inhabitants and their flinty vowels.This is a funny, wise and searching account of a place that claims to have given the world its first football club and England its last witch-burning. It does include cobbles, trumpets and stiff-necked, wilful obstinacy, but it is also about ordinary Yorkshire and its extraordinary lives.

Thrilling, propulsive and terrifying Simon Sebag MontefioreTHE SECOND NOVEL FROM FORMER CIA OFFICER, THE REST IS CLASSIFIED PODCAST CO-HOST AND THE SUNDAY TIMES-BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SEVENTH FLOOR AND ***THE TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR***DAMASCUS STATION (One of the best spy thrillers in yearsTHE TIMES)FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2024SHORTLISTED IN THE NED KELLY AWARDS 2025FOURTH NOVEL THE PERSIAN AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOWA daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its center?CIA operatives Sia and Max enter Russia to recruit Vladimir Putins moneyman. Sia works for a London firm that conceals the wealth of the super-rich. Maxs family business in Mexico a CIA front since the 1960s is a farm that breeds high-end racehorses. They pose as a couple, and their targets are Vadim, Putins private banker, and his wife Anna, who is both a banker and an intelligence officer herselfPRAISE FOR MOSCOW X:The most authentic depiction of CIA deep cover operations youll find in print - John Sipher, Former CIA Senior Operations OfficerA terrific read, cementing McCloskey in my mind as the best spy fiction writer since le Carre - Nicholas Kristof, New York TimesSpellbinding ... An electrifying read. I could not put it down- Clarissa Ward, CNN Chief International CorrespondentRAVE READER REVIEWS:Moves at a ripping pace. A terrific, unputdownable page-turnerA page-turner, the pace is frantic ... Superb funA barnstorming tour de force. I loved it!

Mesmeric, intoxicatingly original Hannah Kent, bestselling author of Burial RitesHaunting and surreal... With its sharp wit and beautiful writing, this book had me flying through the pages. Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the PinesA towering achievement, stunningly good storytelling. Melissa Lucashenko, Miles Franklin Award winning author of Too Much LipOn the surface, Alice is exactly where she should be in life: shes just given birth to a beautiful baby girl; her ever-charming husband - an academic whose area of study is conveniently her own Mohawk culture - is nothing but supportive; and theyve moved into a home in a wealthy neighbourhood. But strange things have started happening. Alice finds herself hearing voices she cant explain and speaking with things that should not be talking back to her, all while her neighbours passive aggression begins to morph into something far more threatening... Told in Alices raw and darkly funny voice, and infused with Native American myth and legend, And Then She Fell is a wild, fierce novel.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2023A best historical fiction book of 2023 (The Sunday Times) "Unbearably moving."Financial Times"Enthralling."Victoria Hislop"Compelling, atmospheric and raw."Ruth Jones, writer, actor and comedianIsolated from society, Emily Bronte and her siblings spend their days inventing elaborate fictional realms or roaming the wild moors above their family home in Yorkshire. When the time comes for them to venture out into the world to earn a living, each of them struggles to adapt, but for Emily the change is catastrophic. Torn from the landscape to which she has become so passionately bound, she is simply unable to function.To the outside world, Emily Bronte appears taciturn and unexceptional, but beneath the surface her mind is in a creative ferment. A violent phenomenon is about to burst forth that will fuse her imaginary world with the landscape of her beloved Yorkshire and change the literary world forever.Fifteen Wild Decembers is the dazzling second novel from a writer who has been compared to Shirley Hazzard and Graham Greene, and whose first novel was described as utterly stunning, mesmerizing and hailed as a masterpiece.