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⭐ The sensational Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller ⭐ ⭐ Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and a finalist for a Hugo Award ⭐'The hit of the year'GuardianA civil servant is offered a lucrative job in a mysterious new government ministry gathering 'expats' from across history to test whether time-travel is feasible. Her role is to work as a 'bridge': living with, supporting and monitoring expat '1847' - Commander Graham Gore, a former Victorian polar explorer. Gore, an adventurer by trade, soon adjusts to this bizarre new world of washing machines, feminism and Spotify; and during a long, sultry summer the pair move from awkwardness to friendship to something more.But as the true shape of the project that brought them together begins to emerge, Gore and the bridge are forced to confront their past choices and imagined futures. Can love triumph over the histories that have shaped them? And how do you defy that history when it is living in your house?'Addictive'Independent'Crack this book open and you'll see how time can disappear'Financial Times'Readers, I envy you: there's a smart, witty novel in your future'Washington Post'Kaliane Bradley's fish-out-of-water rom-com has a winning premise. [...] The book's combination of whimsy and seriousness works brilliantly.'Sunday Times, Summer Reads'This time-travelling love story is the perfect mix of witty, sexy and moving.'Good Housekeeping, 50 best ever beach reads⭐ A Barack Obama reading pick⭐ Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize⭐ Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction⭐ Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award⭐ Shortlisted for the Climate Fiction Prize⭐ Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction⭐ Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize⭐ Longlisted for a British Book Award⭐ A book of the year for: the Sunday Times, New York Times, Guardian, Independent, Evening Standard, Spectator, Red, NPR, Vanity Fair, People, Slate, Advocate, Sydney Morning Herald, Globe and Mail, Den of Geek, Good Housekeeping, Goodreads, NetGalley and Smithsonian Magazine

Now a major TV seriesThe Sunday Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionLonglisted for the Booker Prize'It is a book not read, but lived' Telegraph'Her Cromwell novels are, for my money, the greatest English novels of this century' Observer'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?'The Mirror & The Light begins after the death of Anne Boleyn. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son has knocked down everyone in his path: established at the right hand of Henry VIII, he is the second man in England. But what will you do, an astute witness asks, when the king turns on you, as sooner or later he turns on everyone close to him?Heralded as the greatest English novels of this century, the Wolf Hall trilogy has won two Booker Prizes and been adapted into hugely successful stage plays. The first two books, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, were transformed into a BAFTA- and Golden Globe-winning BBC television series, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis. The cast now returns in the long-awaited concluding series, Wolf Hall: The Mirror & the Light.A Guardian Book of the Year ¿ A TimesBook of the Year ¿ A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year ¿ A Sunday Times Book of the Year ¿ A New Statesman Book of the Year ¿ A Spectator Book of the YearSunday Times Bestseller (08/03/2020)

Two rival candidates for a homeowner's association presidency (and former high school best friends) are about to find out how dirty suburbanites fight in this steamy new small-town, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy from Alexa Martin.

In diesem Roman wendet sich Michel Jean den autochthonen Männern und Frauen zu, die als Obdachlose auf den Straßen Montréals - Tiohtiá:ke, wie die Stadt in der Sprache der Mohawk genannt wird - leben.Der junge Innu Élie Mestenapeo kommt, verbannt aus seiner Gemeinde Nutashkuan an der Côte Nord, weil er seinen gewalttägigen und alkoholsüchtigen Vater ermordet hat, nach einer zehnjährigen Gefängnisstrafe nach Montréal. Dort trifft er auf Angehörige unterschiedlicher Nationen, Innu, Cree, Atikamekw, Inuit, die sich am Square Cabot eine eigene kleine Gemeinschaft geschaffen haben. Unter ihnen findet er Freunde, alle mit ihrer eigenen Geschichte, die ihm helfen, wieder ins Leben zurückzufinden: Geronimo, Charlie, den Sänger Caya, die Inuit-Zwillinge Mary und Tracy aus Nunavik und den alten Nakota Jimmy, der die Obdachlosen in seinem Kochmobil mit Essen versorgt. Marys Tochter Lisbeth, die von ihrer Mutter zur Adoption freigegeben wurde und die gerade ihr Medizinstudium beendet und Élies Freundin wird, bestärkt ihn, die schulischen Voraussetzungen für ein Studium nachzuholen und ein Jurastudium zu beginnen. Kurz vor ihrem Tod gesteht Élies Mutter, die er nie wiedergesehen hat, dass sie seinen Vater, ihren Mann, umgebracht hat. Die Nachforschungen der Anwältin Audrey Duval, die schon, wie auch der alte Jimmy, eine zentrale Rolle in dem Roman Maikan gespielt hat, bestätigen ihr Geständnis. Da Élie nun kein Mörder mehr ist, wird auch die Verbannung aus seiner Heimatgemeinde aufgehoben.Jean Michel behandelt in diesem bewegenden Roman in kurzen Kapiteln einen Aspekt der Realität der Premières Nations, der gern verdrängt wird. Er schildert die Auswirkungen, die die erzwungene Sesshaftigkeit und Verschleppung der Kinder in die kirchlichen Umerziehungsinternate bis in die Generationen der Kinder und Enkelkinder haben, aber auch die Menschlichkeit, Stärke und gegenseitige Hilfe, mit der diese entwurzelten Menschen ihr Leben auf der Straße meistern. Damit ist der Roman eine konsequente Fortsetzung der vorherhergehenden Romane in die Gegenwart des 21. Jahrhunderts.

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A beautifully packaged hardback edition of Haruki Murakami's breakout hit, now with a new introduction by the author<BR><BR>When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.<BR><BR>'Evocative, entertaining, sexy and funny; but then Murakami is one of the best writers around' Time Out

'I loved every page' Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient<BR><BR>'Smart, funny, and sexy' Meg Cabot, author of No Judgments and the Princess Diaries series<BR><BR>Talia Hibbert delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who's tired of being 'boring' and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbour to help her get a life - perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang!<BR><BR>Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan and a list. After almost - but not quite - dying, she's come up with a list of directives to help her 'Get a Life':<BR><BR> - Enjoy a drunken night out<BR> - Ride a motorbike<BR> - Go camping<BR> - Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex<BR> - Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage<BR> - And . . . do something bad<BR><BR>But it's not easy being bad, even when you've written out step-by-step guidelines. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job: Redford 'Red' Morgan.<BR><BR>With tattoos and a motorbike, Red is the perfect helper in her mission to rebel, but as they spend more time together, Chloe realises there's much more to him than his tough exterior implies. Soon she's left wanting more from him than she ever expected . . . maybe there's more to life than her list ever imagined?<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>Why readers love Get A Life, Chloe Brown<BR><BR>'Funny, sexy and intensely romantic' Lucy Parker, author of The Austen Playbook<BR><BR>'Clever, sweet, sexy and brilliant' Carrie Ann Ryan, New York Times bestselling author<BR><BR>'So so so so good' Andie J. Christopher, USA Today bestselling author of Not the Girl You Marry<BR><BR>'A pure exuberant delight. I loved this book' KJ Charles, author of Proper English<BR><BR>'[An] awesome book, so full of heart and warmth and feels!' Charlotte Stein, author of Never Sweeter<BR><BR>'Hilarious, heartfelt and hot' Kirkus Reviews (starred review)<BR><BR>'If you liked Jasmine Guillroy's The Proposal, you'll love Talia Hibbert's Get A Life, Chloe Brown' Marie Claire

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BRENDA BOWEN<BR><BR>Mrs Wilkins and Mrs Arbuthnot, cowed and neglected by their husbands, make a daring plan: they will have a holiday. Leaving a drab and rainy London one April and arriving on the shores of the Mediterranean, they discover a flower-filled paradise of beauty, warmth and leisure. Joined by the beautiful Lady Caroline and domineering Mrs Fisher, also in flight from the burdens of their daily lives, the four women proceed to transform themselves and their prospects.

No home library is complete without the classics! Les Miserables is a keepsake to be read and treasured.<BR><BR>Les Miserables is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. First published in France in 1862, it is Victor Hugo’s greatest achievement--the ultimate tale of redemption. Former prisoner Jean Valjean struggles to live virtuously after an unexpected act of forgiveness by a kindly bishop changes his life. His righteous actions change people’s lives in surprising ways and culminate in romance between two young people. Now available as part of the Word Cloud Classics series, Les Miserables is a must-have addition to the libraries of all classic literature lovers.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>About the Word Cloud Classics series:<BR><BR>Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of literature everywhere.

Winner of the Booker Prize in 1985, Keri Hulme's The Bone People is the story of Kerewin, a despairing part-Maori artist who is convinced that her solitary life is the only way to face the world.<BR><BR>'In this novel, New Zealand's people, its heritage and landscape are conjured up with uncanny poetry and perceptiveness' - Sunday Times<BR><BR>Kerewin's cocoon is rudely blown away by the sudden arrival during a rainstorm of Simon, a mute six-year-old whose past seems to hold some terrible trauma. In his wake comes his foster-father Joe, a Maori factory worker with a nasty temper.<BR><BR>The narrative unravels to reveal the truths that lie behind these three characters, and in so doing displays itself as a huge, ambitious work that tackles the clash between Maori and European characters in beautiful prose of a heartrending poignancy.

"Never before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959.<BR><BR>This edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff.<BR><BR>Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of Black America—and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun."<BR><BR>"The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun," said The New York Times. "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic."

Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing imaginable: family.When Papi Ramon, the patriarch of the wealthy Abreu family dies, he gives the family one last message in the will: “One of you is el bacà, the demon that I made a deal with. Get rid of them or you will be damned.” Xiomara, the uncontested favorite of Papi Ramon (and therefore the least liked in the family), watches as everyone dismisses this as the joke of a senile old man and demands the lawyer obtain the previous will Papi wrote.While the lawyer drives back to his office, a storm breaks out, forcing the entire family—Xiomara’s aunts and uncles and cousins—to remain in the house. And the words of Papi’s will hangs over their heads even heavier than the rain clouds. Over the course of the night, scandal after scandal is revealed to the public about the family. Suddenly a tense few hours of surviving her family turns into a vicious night of recrimination, violence, accusations…and murder.Xiomara is faced with an impossible task: uproot a demon and somehow kill it or excise the ghosts that linger within her own family.And the clock is ticking...

The very first story collection from the critically acclaimed, visionary author of the novels Lakewood, The Women Could Fly, and Meet Me at the CrossroadsOver three genre-busting novels, Megan Giddings has emerged as one of the most celebrated and inspiring authors at work today. She has been compared to such luminaries as Ursula K. LeGuin, Octavia Butler, and Jordan Peele, yet her voice is singular and distinctive.Now, at long last, she presents us with a story collection that fully demonstrates the breadth and sophistication of her talent. Over the course of thirteen stories, we navigate complex family relationships, romances both troubled and charmed, and events that straddle the supernatural and the all-too-real. Among the disintegrating husbands, seductive ghosts, and artists communing with the supernatural to find their voices, Giddings establishes herself as a true investigator of modern yearning. Funny, poignant, exquisitely-rendered, and deeply moving, the stories in Black Arts further establish Megan Giddings as one of our most eagle-eyed and groundbreaking literary talents.