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Unexpectedly diagnosed with lymphoma Lina finds herself, for the first time ever, as an inpatient in a southeast London Hospital. She anticipates the worst, having heard the usual woe about the current NHS. Instead, she meets and array or quirky, interesting patients and a multicultural team or hard-working staff who wrap her in a cloak of care, validation, and warmth. This book of her funny, but poignant short stories take the reader through her first chemo treatment and her three weeks stay in hospital.A very readable and engaging book. Lina is an inspiration with her optimistic attitude towards her surroundings and her positive efforts to connect with the diverse characters she meets -both staff and patients. She empathetic and clever, a keen observer of people and a born raconteur. The reader very quickly finds they start to care for the characters she writes about. With an uplifting and cheerful outlook, her emotional enlightening glimpse of her treatment also celebrates the diversity of the NHS and London. This book hones in on a curious, other world of both strength and vulnerability with stories of folk getting by with humanity, humility, and humour. An upbeat, inspiring read that leaves the reader wanting more.

A new serving of satire from bestselling author and beloved Guardiancolumnist John Crace.I lap up everything John Crace writes gratefully: I love his cleverness, his wit, and his heart.NIGELLA LAWSONIt ended as it began. With Downing Street under grey leaden skies. Someones idea of a cosmic joke. Only this time the rain had eased to a light drizzle rather than a torrential downpour. If youre a Tory, you take your blessings where you find them on days like these.After fourteen years of Tory rule, John Crace has seen it all: a bucket-load of sleaze and scandals, myriad questionable policy decisions, and an ever-revolving door of impressive* candidates trying to get themselves to the top of a sinking ship.With a bumpy start, Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and the Labour Party have taken the reins while Kemi Badenoch and the Tories slink off to regroup in opposition. Many proclaim that the United Kingdoms political landscape has changed - but are those fabled sunlit uplands finally in view? Selected from Craces much-loved Guardian column, The Bonfire of the Insanities lights up a new chapter of governmental absurdity with mordant wit and caustic humour.(*terms and conditions apply)

When a major Pakistani political figure is hanged, OK Town erupts in protest.A few miles away, Sir Baghi is surprised by a knock at the door of his language school, the Rebel English Academy. An unexpected visitor, Sabiha, seeks refuge - but she has a gun, her parents are political prisoners, her husband has just died in a suspicious fire and shes clearly hiding something.Meanwhile Captain Gul, disgraced intelligence officer, has been banished to OK Town, where he aims to silence protesters by any means necessary. But his duties - and romantic desires - begin to overlap, and his already-dubious power is further threatened.In Rebel English Academy, we see Pakistan coming into modernity through a vibrant cast of interconnected characters that face a changing landscape with violence, passion and sharp humour. Wry, searing and deeply relevant, this is a triumphant novel about political power, religion, education, sexuality and dissent.

NO ES SOLO UN LIBRO. ES IGNATIUS FARRAY GRITANDO DENTRO DE TU CABEZA. LOS TRES LIBROS DE IGNATIUS EN UN SOLO VOLUMEN, CON NUEVO PRÓLOGO Y, CÓMO NO, CANTOS TINTADOS.Una recopilación de sus tres obras mas brutales, incomodas, profundas y absurdas. Un viaje psicodelico por el ego, la comedia, el dolor, la libertad y la gloria de hacer el ridiculo con dignidad. Rie. Llora. Suda. Piensa. Y luego, repite.Preparate para un viaje al centro del esperpento con esta trilogia brutalmente honesta, filosoficamente absurda y espiritualmente desquiciada. Los tres libros que dan cuenta del universo unico de Ignatius Farray, un chaman de la carcajada y del caos existencial.Desde las memorias de un comico que vive entre el delirio y la ternura, pasando por ensayos que parecen escritos desde una rave mistica, hasta llegar a meditaciones que harian llorar a Marco Aurelio de la risa o de miedo. Aqui no hay filtros, solo verdades sudorosas y gritos de libertad disfrazados de chistes incomodos.Ignatius no escribe para gustarte. Escribe para removerte.Y esta trilogia es como el: hermosa, peligrosa y profundamente humana.Una obra total. Una biblia del absurdo. Un libro tan potente que si lo lanzas contra la pared la pared se replantea su existencia.

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