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Book SynopsisNavigating your first year of college is hard just imagine having to navigate newfound superpowers at the same time!

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Book SynopsisThe Emerald Archer and the greatest space lawman who ever lived team-up to take on problems in society right under their own feet on planet earth.

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Book SynopsisNavigating your first year of college is hard just imagine having to navigate newfound superpowers at the same time!

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Book SynopsisThe Justice Society of America are back, and the New Golden Age begins! Comics legend Geoff Johns returns to DC s original superhero team in this new series.

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Book SynopsisCritically acclaimed author James Robinson's book JSA: THE GOLDEN AGE is printed in a new edition!

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Book SynopsisIt s a family reunion and the race of their lives, as DC s first Flash teams with his long-lost daughter in the present day!

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Book SynopsisEver have one of those days where ya just can t catch a break?

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Book SynopsisThe Quinn is dead! Long live the Quinn! Harley needs to solve her own murder in the finale to writer Stephanie Phillips fan-favorite time on Harley Quinn!Who killed Harley Quinn? Somebody needs to solve her murder, and the only worthy candidate is… Harley herself! Though, since she?s dead…there are certain hurdles to overcome. The wild final arc of writer Stephanie Phillips? Harley Quinn stint has murder, Multiversal mischief, guest appearances, and stunning art from Matteo Lolli!Plus, don?t miss the terrifying debut of… the Harley Who Laughs!This volume collects Harley Quinn #21-27.

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Book SynopsisOne small act can make a big differenceViolet Strong is strong by name but not by nature, or so she thinks. She listens but never talks about herself. She's friendly but doesn't have many real friends. She's become good at keeping people at a distance ever since she left home at eighteen and never looked back.But when Violet is forced to return home to care for her estranged mother, Glenys, she quickly finds out that life as a carer isn't easy. Feeling overwhelmed, she's forced to turn to the other local carers, including childhood friend, Adam, for help.Although returning home still feels like a mistake, maybe it will help Violet right some wrongs. After all, she can't keep running from her past forever, and in learning to look after others, perhaps Violet can start to finally love herselfYour favourite authors LOVE Jessica Ryn's heartwarming novels:Well-written and entertaining' Katie Fforde, A Springtime AffairFull of hope, love and kindness' Kirsty Capes, CarelessWarm-hearted, moviTrade Review Praise for Jessica Ryn ‘This will uplift your soul’ Heat ‘A poignant reminder about the importance of connection and community, written with such heart’ Nicola Gill, The Neighbours ‘Completely beguiling – a messy, loveable cast of characters with Dawn at the centre bringing the light’ Beth Morrey, Saving Missy ‘Oozing warmth and compassion, it will make your heart melt’ Closer ‘The book totally swept me away. A warm, heart-felt story with a cast of unforgettable characters’ Olivia Beirne, House Swap ‘Charming, moving and joyous’Alice Peterson,If You Were Here ‘Jessica Ryn writes with such warmth and sensitivity, I felt my heart crack more than once. Dawn Brightside is the heroine we never knew we needed’Roxie Cooper,The Day We Met ‘I fell instantly in love with Dawn Brightside. She made my heart soar and ache all at once, and I was immediately rooting for her. Clever, funny and full of heart’Lia Louis,Somewhere Close to Happy ‘Utterly charming, uplifting and full of warmth. Dawn Brightside has found a very special place in my heart’ Katy Colins,The Best is Yet to Come ‘The book equivalent of a glass half-full. It is love and light and brimming with a compassion that will inspire you to see the bright side. Not just within its pages, but within life’Amy Beashal, The Sky is Mine ‘Beguiling and captivating. The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside tackles homelessness, drug addiction, mental illness and the vulnerability that goes with it with warmth, humour and most of all, courage’ Sunday Post

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Book SynopsisWhat if going back means you could begin again?Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly needs to escape the city streets of Glasgow. Maybe she doesn't believe in serendipity, but a rare moment of kindness and a lost ring conspire to call her home. As Kelly vows to reunite the lost ring with its owner, she must return to the small town she fled so many years ago.On her journey from Glasgow to the south-west tip of Scotland, Kelly encounters ancient pilgrim routes, hostile humans, hippies, book lovers and a friendly dog, as memories stir and the people she thought she'd left behind forever move closer with every step.Full of compassion and hope, Paper Cup is a novel about how easy it can be to fall through the cracks, and what it takes to turn around a life that has run off course.Trade ReviewPaper Cup is very special indeed. Not only is it exquisitely written - and I mean catch-your-breath exquisite - the story is so real and told with such grace and compassion... Trust me (trust me), your world will be a better place for reading this story -- JOANNA CANNONGlowing with empathy and wry intelligent wit. Let Kelly into your life. She'll change you, and you won't forget her -- KIRSTIN INNESBig-hearted and poignant, Paper Cup is a joyous read -- SARA SHERIDAN[A] poignant and harrowing read. Campbell gambles on our empathy when she shows Kelly at her worst, and she wins because she has written, without judgment or criticism, an original and memorable protagonist; one who moves through a landscape described with love and care, and whose interior voice will continue to ring in the reader's head even after the long journey's end is reached -- CLAIRE FULLER * * Guardian * *A rough romance written in rich language and a truly original, brilliant novel * * Daily Mail * *[A]mbitious . . . picturesque . . . generous and often wryly comic novel: a nice variety of incident and characters, fine descriptions of street life in Glasgow and of Kelly's journey - a quest that is both physical and spiritual, offering the prospect of recovery and redemption . . . readers are surely likely to find pleasure and satisfaction in the humanity of Campbell's treatment of people who have led difficult lives -- Allan Massie * * Scotsman * *[A]n exquisitely written and compassionate novel of addiction, shame, hope and kindness * * Essential Magazine * *Wonderful, empathetic, timely and moving . . . With every page I shivered with love and warmth and nostalgia * * Bella Caledonia * *Full of compassion and hope * * Dumfries & Galloway Life * *Terrific -- Morag Kuc * * Galloway Gazette * *

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Book SynopsisWhen Shirin bumps into Kian at a house party in Brixton, she is taken aback by the feelings that resurface.They last saw one another ten years ago as sixteen-year-olds at school in Hull. And the weight of everything left unsaid since then still hangs between them.But now they're back in each other's lives, it's harder to run from the past.There's nothing worse than losing the person you trust with your deepest secrets.Can it be different second time around?People Change is a moving and thought-provoking exploration of two people overcoming the past, re-finding each other and discovering their place in the world.__________________________________Praise for People Change:'People Change is simply brilliant - unflinching, and completely captivating' Beth Reekles'This book expresses so many different types of love, and the affirmation we find in the deep truths of ourselves. It's so beautiful' Tice Cin'Two brilliant characters navigating their twenties... Deftly touches on race and mental health' Taylor Dior Rumble'This powerful book evokes perfectly the agony of young love while also exploring darker themes' People's Friend'A wonderful, moving read - Sara Jafari has such a perceptive eye and the most brilliant way of rendering the unspoken things between two people' Emma Hughes'A gorgeous novel that explores the complexities of the life. Deft, funny, and thoughtful on friendship, family, work, race, and dating' Kirsty Capes'People Change is a brilliant book that will leave you with a longing for seizing the day and shrugging off the cobwebs of stagnancy. . .' Bad Form 'Funny and well observed' Country and Townhouse 'A thoughtful, moving tale' Woman's Own

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Book Synopsis"One of those rare, transformative novels" KARIM MISKE"Funny and poignant" TIFFANY TSAO, author of The MajestiesInitially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard's smile.The security guard adores babies. Perhaps because babies do not shoplift.Babies adore the security guard. Perhaps because he does not drag babies to the sales.The 1960s - Ferdinand arrives in Paris from Côte d'Ivoire, ready to take on the world and become a big somebody.The 1990s - It is the Golden Age of immigration, and Ossiri and Kassoum navigate a Paris on the brink of momentous change.The 2010s - In a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, the all-seeing eyes of a security guard observes the habits of those who come to worship at this church to consumerism.Amidst the political bickering of the inhabitants of the Residence for Students from Côte d'Ivoire and the ever-changing landscape of French immigration policy, Ferdinand, Ossiri and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, attempt to make their way as undocumented workers, taking shifts as security at a flour mill.Sharply satirical, political and poignant, Standing Heavy is a searingly witty deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption, an unprecedented and unforgettable account of everything that passes under a security guard's gaze.Translated from the French by Frank Wynne"Inventive and very funny" Guardian"A compact, humane satire" Financial TimesTrade ReviewBeautifully written from the point of view of a Black, Marxist security guard, Standing Heavy is one of those rare, transformative novels. Beware: it might make your next shopping trip somewhat trickier -- KARIM MISKEA funny and poignant intergenerational tale of three Ivoirian men newly arrived in Paris. And a sharp social and political commentary, delivered via the sharp eyes of the black security guards that white Paris relies on to keep itself safe. -- TIFFANY TSAO * author of The Majesties and translator of International Booker-longlisted Happy Stories, Mostly *Dura lex sed... dura! The harsh standing life of an immigrant. A pataphysical ethnography of the consumer society written by an undocumented anthropologist with an exemplary critical humour -- ALBERTO PRUNETTI * author of Down and Out in England and Italy *This inventive and very funny debut novel offers a whistle-stop, whizz-bang tour of Franco-African history * Guardian *This compact, humane satire, deftly translated by Frank Wynne, entertains as much as it informs. -- Lucy Popescu * Financial Times *I ended up laughing out loud * Huffington Post *Gauz castigates the excesses of our society with a humorous first novel in which political satire takes on airs of a poetry slam * Stylist (France) *Brutal, fierce and often awkward, this little book will feel like a body search * Lire *An alert, offbeat and indispensable book * La Nouvelle Vie Ouvrière *A cunning observer and a disenchanted protestor, Gauz makes shopping an ethnological mine, a priceless sketch and a combat sport * Elle *What an eye! Gauz saw everything, observed everything, analysed everything during his experiences as a security guard. He takes a dive in time and into the territory of the Ivorians of Paris. The whole French immigration policy emerges through this book . . . Fresh and witty * L'Express *A powerful book * Huma *Full of hilarious observations * Le Figaro *A formidable keenness of observation and a sarcastic wit * La Croix *A tender and ironic look at our consumer society * Marie-France *Gauz honours the sufferings, pitfalls and joys of the African community in Paris, by painting a grotesque portrait of our consumer society * Pèlerin *Gauz casts a tender, yet lucid gaze on the African community. By devoting a book to the shadowy men of security, Gauz finally gives voice and life to those who, oddly enough, are invisible * Le Matricule des Anges *Under the guise of fun, the author shows the pathos of the buying fever in the West, mixing the madness of the sales with the history of Ivorians in Paris * Nouvel Observateur *No-one is spared in this biting, satirical account of cosmopolitan life -- Conrad Landin * New Internationalist *

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Book SynopsisThe Joker is known as a homicidal artist and an agent of chaos. And the Clown Prince of Crime is about to take on more than just Gotham.

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Book SynopsisFlying from the screen to the page, it's Superman! The hit Adult Swim animated series gets an all-new comic book adventure bridging the gap between seasons one and two, and told by the head writer of the show!

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Book Synopsis''Electrifying, deeply unsettling and so, so satisfying'' Meg Mason, author ofSorrow and BlissI raced through this compelling tale about shame, single motherhood, and the lies we tell ourselves and other people' Daily MailHow can you write other people''s stories, when you won''t admit the truth of your own?Journalist and single mother Suzy Hamilton gets a shocking phone call one morning: the subject of one of her investigative exposés, 25-year-old wellness blogger Tracey Doran, has killed herself overnight.Horrified by this news, she copes in the only way she knows how throwing herself into work, looking after her young daughter and carrying on with two ill-advised affairs.But no one can make their own story disappear, and soon Suzy's life is spiralling into chaos: will it end in violence or redemption?Trade Review'Read the first sentence of Jacqueline Maley's debut novel, and you will be in it until the end. Electrifying, deeply unsettling and so, so satisfying. And, if you've ever tried to manage the sharp end of a career with the blunt demands of parenthood, fiercely recognisable’ Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss ‘I raced through this compelling tale about shame, single motherhood, and the lies we tell ourselves and other people’ Daily Mail 'I loved The Truth About Her. It's an intelligent, compelling, nuanced tale of guilt, culpability, pride, shame and atonement. But most of all, it's a love letter to daughters, from the mothers who raise them. An astoundingly good debut’ Annabel Crabb 'Heartfelt, funny and will resonate with many readers. This tender, witty and beautifully written novel is for fans of Georgia Blain, Charlotte Wood and Ann Patchett' Books+Publishing 'An intimate world filled with characters I could have lived with a great deal longer… rewarding, enjoyable and utterly addictive addictive' Readings 'A stunning novel, sharply observed, beautifully written, enthralling' Julia Baird, author of Phosphorescence 'I loved The Truth About Her. I could not put it down – whip-smart, sexy and with so much heart – and god, that ending packed a punch. The sort of book that all mothers need to read' Eliza Henry-Jones, author of In the Quiet and Ache

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Book Synopsis''A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken'' Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend ZoneA charming romcom about finding your own path and never being scared to break the rules' Freya Sampson, author of The Last LibraryMaggie Banks loves books. And running a bookstore sounds like the best job in the world. Except in Bell River, a place that refuses to let her sell anything written this century.But in Maggie''s world, book rules are made to be broken.And what better way to break tradition than by starting an underground book club. But keeping her new club quiet, selling forbidden books and dodging the strict literary society is proving harder than it seems. Especially when Maggie unearths a secret that could upend everythingEarly readers love The Secret Book Club:''Sometimes you just need a hug in a book and this is the one I needed.' ?????''Something about reading about books is so fun. The setting in this book was amazing and the romance was top tier.' ??Trade Review Praise for Must Love Books: ‘A wise and honest story of how it feels to be a young woman in search of yourself’ Taylor Jenkins Reid ‘It was really nice to be able to identify with the character’ ‘A good storyline and entertaining’ ‘An enjoyable read’ ‘An easy and relatable read’ ‘A book for book lovers . . . it’s impossible not to root for Nora! Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties ‘It’s refreshing to read a book about publishing with a half-Black heroine who’s wryly aware of the way she stands out in a very White field’ Kirkus Reviews ‘With emotional honesty and a surprising wit that I found addictive, Robinson’s debut is everything a book-about-books fan wants’ Kelly Harms, bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler ‘Get comfy because you won’t be able to put this book down’ Sajni Patel, award-winning author of The Trouble with Hating You

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Book SynopsisDiscover Ali Smith''s dazzling, once-in-a-generation series, the Seasonal Quartet, a tour-de-force quartet of novels about love, time, art, politics, and how we live right nowAll four instalments of the quartet are available to buy and read in paperback and ebook now: Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer A Book of the Year according to: the Daily Telegraph, the Observer, the Evening Standard, The Times.''Dazzling'' Daily TelegraphWinter? Bleak. Frosty wind, earth as iron, water as stone, so the old song goes. The shortest days, the longest nights. The trees are bare and shivering. The summer''s leaves? Dead litter. The world shrinks; the sap sinks. But winter makes things visible. And if there''s ice, there''ll be fire. In Ali Smith''s Winter, lifeforce matches up to the toughest of the seasons. In this second novel in her acclaimed SeasonalTrade ReviewCleverly constructed and elegantly written. It's both an engaging human story and a place for wider topical observations. Bring on Spring * Evening Standard *If Ali Smith's four quartets in, and about, time do not endure to rank among the most original, consoling and inspiring of the artistic responses to 'this mad and bitter mess' of the present, then we will have plunged into an even bleaker mid-winter than people often fear * Financial Times *Smith is a specialist by now in using a quizzical, feather-light prose style to interrogate the heaviest of material...throughout Winter, grief and pain are transfigured, sometimes lastingly, by luminous moments of humour, insight and connection... Even in the bleak midwinter, Smith is evergreen * Telegraph *A novel of great ferocity, tenderness and generosity of spirit that you feel Dickens would have recognised...Smith is engaged in an extended process of mythologizing the present states of Britain... Luminously beautiful * Observer *A sparkler...tune in to Spring and Summer to see if art can save the day * Spectator *Graceful... That trademark mischievous wit and wordplay, a joyful reminder of the most basic, elemental delights of reading ... Infused with some much-needed humour, happiness and hope * Independent *A capacious, generous shapeshifter of a novel taking in Greenham Common and Barbara Hepworth, Shakespeare and global migration, it juxtaposes art with nature and protest with apathy, finding surprising alliances in a family riven by feuds. It's a book with Christmas at its heart, in all its familiarity and estrangement: about time, and out of time, like the festival itself * The Guardian *Dazzling second instalment of Ali Smith's seasonal quartet * The Daily Telegraph *A book I can't wait to read for Christmas * The Observer *Relish this instalment * The Times *I would like to be given Winter for Christmas * The Observer *And now looking forward to [Ali Smith's] Winter * Gordon Brown *And the book I'd most like to find in my Christmas stocking is Ali Smith's Winter * The Observer *Finally, under the tree this year I'm hoping to find Ali Smith's Winter * The Observer *It's a brisk, frosty walk under skies that could open at any moment revealing anything but snow * The Observer *A book I'd like to be given for Christmas: Winter by Ali Smith * The Observer *It takes you on a journey through time - Christmases past and present in a Dickensian way, but brings you bang up to the present - how can we live our lives and keep our memories and how do we find the truth? It is uplifting and miraculous with plenty of surprises along the way. It is vintage Smith * Jackie Kay *"Winter" is an insubordinate folk tale, with echoes of the fiction of Iris Murdoch and Angela Carter... There are few writers on the world stage who are producing fiction this offbeat and alluring... [Ali Smith] intends to send a chill up your shanks and she succeeds, jubilantly... Her dialogue is a series of pine cones flung at rosy cheeks * The New York Times *Smith is routinely brilliant, knowing, masterful... The light inside this great novelist's gorgeous snow globe is utterly original, and it definitely illuminates * New York Times Book Review *The only preparation required to savor the Scottish writer Ali Smith's virtuosic "Winter" is to pay attention to the world we've recently been living in...What Smith has achieved in her cycle so far is exactly what we need artists to do in disorienting times: make sense of events, console us, show us how we got here, help us believe that we will find our way through...Smith gives us a potent, necessary source of sustenance that speaks directly to our age...Yet we, like her characters, are past the winter solstice now - the darkest part of the coldest season done. From here on out, we're headed toward the light...It doesn't feel that way, I know. But in the midst of "Winter," each page touched with human grace, you might just begin to believe * Boston Globe *Winter is a stunning meditation on a complex, emotional moment in history * TIME *Ali Smith is flat-out brilliant, and she's on fire these days...You can trust Smith to snow us once again with her uncanny ability to combine brainy playfulness with depth, topicality with timelessness, and complexity with accessibility while delivering an impassioned defence of human decency and art * NPR *The stunningly original Smith again breaks every conceivable narrative rule; reflecting her longstanding affinity for Modernism, what she gives us instead is a stylistically innovative cultural bricolage that celebrates the ecstasy of artistic influence. It demands and richly rewards close attention. [Autumn and Winter] each add to Smith's growing collection of glittering literary paving stones, along a path that's hopefully leading toward the Nobel she deserves. In the interim, we can (re)read "Winter" - and eagerly await the coming of "Spring" * Minneapolis Journal Sentinel *One of the rarest creatures in the world: a really fearless novelist...her prose is melodic, associative, wise, sometimes maddening...'she shares with Mantel and Ishiguro a sense of human caution, a need to understand, a wariness of the high-handedly authorial. All write with the humility of adulthood * Chicago Tribune *The second in Smith's quartet of seasonal novels displays her mastery at weaving allusive magic into the tragicomedies of British people and politics...a bleak, beautiful tale greater than the sum of its references * Vulture *An engaging novel due to the ecstatic energy of Smith's writing, which is always present on the page * Publishers Weekly *A sprightly, digressive, intriguing fandango on life and time * Kirkus Reviews *These individuals converge to confront each other in the big shabby house, like characters in a Chekhov play. At first, hellish implosion looms. Slowly, erratically, connection creeps in. Lux quietly mediates. Ire softens. Sophia at last eats something. Art resees Nature..."Winter" gives the patient reader a colorful, witty - yes, warming - divertissement * San Francisco Chronicle *With Iris and Lux as catalysts, scenes from Christmas past unfold, and our narrow views of Sophia and Art widen and deepen, filled with the secrets and substance of their histories, even as the characters themselves seem to expand. As in Sophia's case, for Art this enlargement is announced by a hallucination - "not a real thing," as Lux tells Iris, whose response speaks for the book's own expansive spirit: "Where would we be without our ability to see beyond what it is we're supposed to be seeing?" * The Minneapolis Star Tribune *

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Book SynopsisA celebration of the drama and intensity of the mother-child relationship, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.It is the Swinging Sixties, and Rosamund Stacey is young and inexperienced at a time when sexual liberation is well on its way. She conceals her ignorance beneath a show of independence, and becomes pregnant as a result of a one night stand. Although single parenthood is still not socially acceptable, she chooses to have the baby rather than to seek an illegal abortion, and finds her life transformed by motherhood. ''Rosamund is marvellous, a true Drabble heroine . . . what spirit is here'' Sunday Times''One of our foremost women writers'' Guardian''The novelist who will have done for late twentieth-century London what Dickens did for Victorian London'' The New York Times

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Book Synopsis''Gripping ... a story of loss, ambition, misogyny, family love and what it means to belong ... evocative and atmospheric'' Irish Times1324, Kilkennie: A time of suspicion and conspiracy. A place where zealous men rage against each other - and even more against uppity womenA woman finds refuge with her daughter in the household of a childhood friend.The friend, Alice Kytler, gives her former companion a new name, Petronelle, a job as a servant, and warns her to hide their old connection.But in aligning herself with a powerful woman, Petronelle and her child are in more danger than they ever faced in the savage countryside ...Tense, moving and atmospheric Her Kind is vivid reimagining of the events leading to the Kilkenny Witch Trial.__________''Masterful ... Boyce delicately unfolds this atmospheric, magical thriller with pace and juice, while also making sure that theTrade ReviewShines a light on women who have been silenced. This tightly paced novel confirms Boyce as an important voice in Irish literature -- Louise O'NeillGripping ... a complicated story of loss, ambition, misogyny, family love and what it means to belong ... evocative and atmospheric * Irish Times *The plot is pacey and menacing, and the writing is clear, sharp and studded with glistening phrases ... a wonderful shout through time -- Nuala O'ConnorPulls us into a world both seductively alien, yet uneasily, all-too-humanly, familiar -- Mia GallagherMoving and atmospheric * Irish Country Magazine *A beautifully absorbing novel, illuminating the remarkable story of a woman whose life has since been subsumed into folklore. Highly recommended. * Hot Press *Masterful ... Boyce delicately unfolds this atmospheric, magical thriller with pace and juice, while also making sure that the sentiments (vilification of women, policing of female biology, etc) echo through time -- Hilary White * Sunday Independent *Niamh Boyce has taken a bleak and dismal period and sent a bolt of beautiful and revealing light into the darkness -- John MacKennaBeautifully written and transports us to the 14th century, though its themes loudly resonate today -- Eileen Dunne * RTÉ Culture *[Her Kind] sings of these modern times * RTÉ Guide *Enthralling * Irish Examiner *

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Circle and The Monk of Mokha comes a taut, suspenseful story of two foreigners'' role in a nation''s fragile peace.''Tightly written, carefully designed to wrong-foot preconceptions, and astute . . . An intensely gripping story'' Evening StandardAn unnamed country is leaving the darkness of a decade at war, and to commemorate the armistice the government commissions a new road connecting two halves of the state.Two men, foreign contractors from the same company, are sent to finish the highway. While one is flighty and adventurous, wanting to experience the nightlife and people, the other wants only to do the work and go home. But both men must eventually face the absurdities of their positions, and the dire consequences of their presence.With echoes of J. M. Coetzee and Graham Greene, this timeless novel questions whether we can ever understand another nation''s war, and what role wTrade ReviewTightly written, carefully designed to wrong-foot preconceptions, and astute... An intensely gripping story * Evening Standard *Certainly his best book since What is the What, The Parade may well be the sound of a major writer finding his mature voice * Spectator *A parable of progress, as told by J.M. Coetzee to Philip K. Dick -- Richard FlanaganThe Parade is a heartbreaker and a mindbender. It is a novel of ideas that packs an emotional punch that left me reeling. With clear, unadorned prose, Eggers lays bare the costs of war, and of peace -- Tayari JonesA readable, atmospheric book * The Times *This is a tale for our time, an allegory about intervening in foreign lands without knowledge, and so a nightmare vision of our endless wars. -- Thomas E. RicksIn The Parade, the anxiety grows with every page and every mile to reach an ending that turns everything upside down and sends us into the heart of darkness. A minimalistic, merciless novel. A powerful allegory and a painfully concrete contemporary story-Eggers is a true virtuoso of that synthesis. -- Georgi GospodinovWide-ranging and thoughtful engagement with concepts of power and inequality and whether Western notions of what constitutes 'progress' are always right * Literary Review *It partakes of a complex of anxieties about America's role as an affluent superpower of dubious virtue * Financial Times *Egger's commitment to social and political issues continues * Mail on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisSOON TO BE FEATURED ON THE GRAHAM NORTON BOOK CLUB PODCAST ON AUDIBLEDiscover Albert French''s haunting first novel; a story of racial injustice, as unsentimental as it is heartbreaking.The tale of Billy Lee Turner, a ten-year-old boy convicted of the murder of a white girl in Mississippi in 1937, illuminates the monstrous face of racism in America with harrowing clarity and power. Narrated in the rich accents of the American South, Billy''s story is told amid the picking fields and town streets, the heat, dust and poverty of the region in the time of the Depression.''Billy is a book that will stay with me in my dreams'', Tim O''Brien author of The Things They CarriedTrade ReviewBilly is a book that will stay with me in my dreams -- Tim O'BrienAlthough I only knew Billy Lee Turner for an all-too-brief 214 pages, I will mourn his death for the rest of my life -- Claude BrownI kept trying to think of a writer who has done a better job of capturing clear, powerful and authentic language, the landscape, the people... I kept searching for comparisons and I kept coming up with masters of the art, from Aeschylus to Ernest Gaines -- David BradleyHe writes in...in the idiom of his characters, which is rhythmic, expressive, ultimately poetic, and brings William Faulkner to mind * Independent *

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