Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
Hodder & Stoughton Looking For Jane
Book Synopsis*THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN CANADA*'A fascinating and compelling story peopled with strong, brave women who had me cheering them on and moved to tears' Tracy Rees, bestselling author of The Rose Garden'Just tell them you're looking for Jane...'2017 When Angela discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession in a stack of forgotten letters, she begins to look for the intended recipient. Her search takes her to the 1970s and 80s, when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion network known only by its whispered code name: Jane . . .1971As a teenager, Dr. Evelyn Taylor was forced to give her baby up for adoption. Swearing she'll do everything she can to make sure other women have the right to choose, she joins the Jane Network to provide safe but illegal abortions. There, she crosses paths with Nancy, who was told that if she ever found herself 'in a position', she should ask for Jane. Nancy soon becomes the Network's newest volunteer, desperately trying to help others while family secrets threaten everything she knows to be true.Over the years, Evelyn, Nancy, and Angela's lives intertwine to reveal the devastating consequences that come from a lack of choice, and the buried secrets that will always find a way to the surface . . . Spanning decades, Evelyn, Nancy, and Angela's lives intertwine to reveal the devastating consequences that come from a lack of choice, and the buried truths that will always find a way to the surface...'A compelling, courageous must-read about motherhood and choice' Genevieve Graham, bestselling author of The Forgotten Home Child'A beautifully written meditation on the lengths mothers will go to for their children as well as an eye-opening history of women' Janet Skeslien Charles, bestselling author of The Paris LibraryTrade ReviewA fascinating and compelling story peopled with strong, brave women who had me cheering them on and moved to tears -- Tracy Rees, author of The Rose GardenLooking for Jane is a beautifully written meditation on the lengths mothers will go to for their children as well as an eye-opening history of women. It is an ode to the doctors, nurses, and volunteers who fought for the rights of future generations to have a say over their bodies. This gracefully entwined story of three generations of women, societal mores, and mothers and daughters stole my heart -- Janet Skeslien Charles, bestselling author of The Paris LibraryHeather Marshall shines a spotlight on the unsettling truths and heartbreaking realities faced by women of every generation. Looking for Jane is a compelling, courageous must-read about motherhood and choice -- Genevieve Graham, bestselling author of The Forgotten Home ChildAn original and poignant story that holds a mirror to the ongoing fight for women's rights. In reflecting on a dark spot in Canadian history, Heather Marshall speaks to the power of solidarity and of brave women who dare to take a stand -- Ellen Keith, bestselling author of The Dutch Wife
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Mad Cave Studios Gatchaman OneShot Collection Vol. 1
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£15.29
DC Comics Bad Dream A Dreamer Story
Book SynopsisThe never before told origin story of DREAMER: the first trans superhero ever to appear on TV!
£13.49
DC Comics I Am Batman Vol. 2 Welcome to New York
Book SynopsisJace Fox is moving from Gotham City to the Big Apple is New York City ready for Batman?
£13.49
DC Comics City Boy
Book SynopsisExplore the DC Universe like never before alongside City Boy, in a major series in DC?s We Are Legends initiative, starring all-new legendary Asian-American heroes!We Are Legends expands the DC Universe with authentic stories starring characters of Asian descent, as told by Asian talent!Meet a new Korean hero named…City Boy! Or at least, that?s the best translation of what the cities call him. City Boy, a.k.a. Cameron Kim, is just trying to make a living by using his powers of being able to speak to cities to find lost and hidden goods to pawn, and it?s only just enough to get by. And those abilities mean he hears everything everywhere all the time, including each city?s histories and the truths behind them. (It?s very loud in his head and something he has to live with.)As his powers get stronger, the cities start forming animal avatars from scraps in order to physically travel alongside him on his adventures. Of course, Gotham is a rat avatar made of city scraps, but what about Metropolis, Blüdhaven, Amnesty Bay, or even Themyscira? And not all cities are so kind…Written by comics superstar Greg Pak and illustrated by Minkyu Jung, this volume collects City Boy #1-6, the debut of a brand-new hero with a never-before-seen connection to the DC Universe!
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DC Comics Harley Quinn Black White Redder
Book SynopsisThe short tales of Gotham s most unpredictable antihero unspool in black, white, and red ink (because she s never seen the world in just black and white)!
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DC Comics Absolute Justice League The Worlds Greatest
Book SynopsisDC Comics proudly presents a massive slipcase hardcover featuring the Eisner Award-winning team of artist Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini!
£68.25
DC Comics Wonder Woman The Adventures of Young Diana
Book SynopsisEisner Award-winner Jordie Bellaire and rising star Paulina Ganucheau provide a refreshing look into Wonder Woman's upbringing and dangerous secrets of her past you'll never forget!The world may know her as Wonder Woman, but once upon a time she was Diana, the young princess of Themyscira. Back then, she struggled to find her place on an island deemed paradise by many, but which was, to her, a prison. Trapped in her role as a royal and shielded from the harsh realities of Man's World, Diana yearned for adventure, or at least a purpose. So when ancient texts portraying her home's history go missing, she gets both. How far will our hero go to find the texts and the truths they're hiding? Find out in this exciting story that promises to be a classic for years to come!Collected together for the first time, these backup stories from WONDER WOMAN by Eisner Award-winner Jordie Bellaire and rising star Paulina Ganucheau provide a refreshing look into Wonder Woman's upbringing and dangerous sec
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DC Comics Death At Deaths Door New Edition
Book SynopsisGet ready for a manga makeover of the Sandman mythos, based on Neil Gaiman's Season of Mists storyline and featuring appearances by members of the Endless, the Sandman's uniquely dysfunctional family!
£10.79
DC Comics The Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing
Book SynopsisThe world once again holds its breath as The Joker strikes again! But how far is he willing to go this time?
£30.40
DC Comics Legion of SuperHeroes The Great Darkness Saga
Book SynopsisThe godlike Darkseid emerges in the 30th century with an ingenious plot to finally conquer the universe in Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen's timeless Legion of Super-Heroes epic!
£15.29
DC Comics Poison Ivy Vol. 3 Mourning Sickness
Book SynopsisIvy s back in Gotham City in the third volume of the GLAAD Media Award-winning phenomenon from G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara!
£18.70
Vintage Publishing The Convert
Book SynopsisA brilliant reconstruction of an incredible journey across medieval Europe to Egypt, and an untold story of forbidden love. 'Enthralling... A spectacular tale told with spectacular accomplishment' Sunday Times, Books of the YearIn the small village in Provence where Stefan Hertmans has made his home, people have long spoken of an ancient pogrom and hidden treasure. Then, at the end of the nineteenth century, an extraordinary collection of Jewish documents was found in a synagogue in Cairo. Hertmans has based The Convert on these historical sources, tracing the life of a young Christian noblewoman who abandoned everything for the love of a rabbi's son. In this startlingly contemporary novel, Hertmans follows in her footsteps as the lovers flee through France together, pursued by crusading knights, and recounts her dazzling journey full of love and hardship, courage and hate, as she travels on towards Jerusalem alone.Jewish National Book Awards 2020 FinalistTrade ReviewEnthralling... A spectacular tale told with spectacular accomplishment -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times, *Books of the Year* *[An] astonishing tale… The main narrative is told in a pressing, insistent present tense and Hertmans conjures up the medieval world with the same sensuous detailing that was so effective in War and Turpentine… tense and compelling… The Covert is…extraordinarily good * Sunday Times *An imaginative flight, full of darkness and light, lively characters, life-altering conflicts, violence and kindness -- Valerie Martin * New York Times *Written in an often breathless, continuous present tense, Hamoutal’s experiences are visualised following Herman’s own groudbreaking researches… David McKay’s translation is as brilliant as it is frequently brutal, and intermittently lyrical * Jewish Chronicle *Nearly a millennium later, Hamoutal has been remembered and honored -- Sam Sacks * Wall Street Journal *
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Vintage Publishing Upstate
Book SynopsisUpstate is a funny, moving family drama from one of the world’s most influential literary critics.‘Thoughtful and though-provoking’ Financial TimesAlan Querry, a successful property developer from the north of England, has two daughters: Vanessa, a philosopher who lives and teaches in Saratoga Springs, NY, and Helen, a record company executive based in London. The sisters never quite recovered from their parents’ bitter divorce and the early death of their mother, with Vanessa particularly affected, and plagued by bouts of depression since her teenage years. When she suffers a new crisis, Alan and Helen travel to Saratoga Springs. Over the course of six wintry days in upstate New York, the Querry family begins to struggle with the questions that animate this profound and searching novel: Why do some people find living so much harder than others?Rich in subtle human insight, and vivid with a sense of place, Upstate is a perceptive, intensely poignant novel.Trade ReviewWood can produce sentences as fine as bone china. -- Claire Allfree * Daily Mail *Those who know Wood as the New Yorker's literary critic would do well to pick up his novels, too. Upstate is a funny, moving family drama. * GQ *Captures the anxious plight of a loving father with exquisite delicacy … Its affections are large and its wisdom deep … One can’t help but feel enriched by the treasure of Wood’s sweet-tempered wit. -- Ron Charles * Washington Post *Its energy derives from feted critic James Wood's observational chops, and you can expect muscular descriptions ... and modest, deeply humane revelations ... Polished, poignant and often very funny. -- Hephzibah Anderson * Mail on Sunday *Uncharted physical and emotional terrain collide in James Wood’s thoughtful and thought-provoking second novel Upstate, a deceptively gentle exploration of the wounds of the past, the complex mesh of family relationships and the ways in which they aid or obstruct our strategies for healing … stubbornly true to life. -- Rebecca Abrams * Financial Times *
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Vintage Publishing Don't Turn Around
Book Synopsis'A novel like razor-wire...part chase thriller, part psychological suspense' AJ Finn, author of #1 bestseller The Woman in the WindowTWO STRANGERS. DANGEROUS SECRETS. THEIR ONLY CHANCE IS EACH OTHER. Cait's job is to transport women to safety. Out of respect, she never asks any questions. Like most of the women, Rebecca is trying to escape something. But what if Rebecca's secrets put them both in danger? There's a reason Cait chooses to keep on the road, helping strangers. She has a past of her own, and knows what it's like to be followed.And there is someone right behind them, watching their every move...*Named one of the New York Times top 10 crime novels of 2020*____________________READERS LOVE THIS BOOK:'A hard-hitting feminist thriller' *****'Had me racing through the pages' *****'Tense and atmospheric' *****'A masterclass in tension and reader manipulation' *****Trade ReviewA novel like razor-wire...Part chase thriller, part psychological suspense…wholly ingenious. * AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window *Gripping….This action-packed story will keep readers riveted. * Publishers Weekly *A nerve-shredding book. Jessica Barry is shockingly perceptive in her portrayal of every day threats to everyday women, every day. * Rosamund Lupton *Hair-raising. * New York Times *Barry’s electric, perfectly paced tale reads like the gritty lovechild of Thelma and Louise and Spielberg’s Duel, and readers will cheer for Cait and Rebecca all the way to the end of the road. An action-packed and fiercely feminist big-screen–ready chiller. * Kirkus Reviews *
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Vintage Publishing The Outsider
Book Synopsis'Powerful as [Richard Wright] was - is - as a writer, nobody can surpass him in doing certain kinds of writing... He is courageous - he was able to look into areas that nobody at that time was willing to look at' Toni Morrison Cross Damon is disenchanted. At odds with society, and with himself, his idealism and sense of alienation have driven him to drink and incessant reflection. But when Cross is mistakenly reported to have died, he is suddenly free to put his ideals to the test - and a reign of terror and destruction ensues. A counterpart to Wright's 1940 novel, Native Son, The Outsider is Wright's existential masterpiece. An epic exploration of criminality and oppression its publication established Wright as America's most daring, and damning writers.
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Vintage Publishing Memo From Turner
Book Synopsis**SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2019****LONGLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL AWARD 2019**What happens when a man of absolute integrity finds himself trapped in a world of absolute corruption?During a weekend spree in Cape Town a young, rich Afrikaner fatally injures a teenage street girl with his Range Rover but is too drunk to know that he has hit her. His companions – who do know – leave the girl to die. The driver’s mother, a self-made mining magnate called Margot Le Roux, intends to keep her son in ignorance of his crime. Why should his life be ruined for a nameless girl who was already terminally ill? No one will care and the law is cheap. But by chance the case falls to the relentless Warrant Officer Turner of Cape Town homicide. When Turner travels to the remote mining town that Margot owns – including the local police and private security force – he finds her determined to protect her son at any cost. As the battle of wills escalates, and the moral contradictions multiply, Turner won’t be bought and won’t be bullied, and when they try to bury him he rediscovers, during a desperate odyssey to the very brink of death, a long-forgotten truth about himself... By the time Willocks's tale is finished, fourteen men have died. He shows once again that he is the laureate of the violent thriller.Trade ReviewIt’s 24 years since Willocks’s Green River Rising was published. Memo From Turner is even better. It’s a devastating indictment of modern South Africa. -- Mark Sanderson * Evening Standard *Marked out by the elegance of the writing coupled with the brutality of the action... A ferocious read. * Mail on Sunday *A violent thriller that pits integrity against corruption in an arid, pitiless landscape. As the corpses and moral contradictions multiply, Memo from Turner ticks all the boxes for righteous machismo. -- Laura Wilson * Guardian *Delivered with unrelenting impact… there are echoes here of the late American novelist Robert Stone in this picture of endemic corruption. -- Barry Forshaw * Financial Times *A brutal tale that is part modern Western, part Jack Reacher adventure. * The Sun *
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DC Comics Red Hood Outlaws Volume Four
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DC Comics Batman and Robin by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick
Book SynopsisThe Dynamic Duo by the all-star creative team of Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason! Damian and Bruce Wayne have always had their differences, but they can t let that stop them from fulfilling their duties as Gotham City s protectors. Unfortunately that gets a little tricky when Damian s mom, Talia al Ghul, and the League of Assassins come into play!
£29.99
DC Comics Milestone Compendium Four
Book SynopsisStatic, Hardware, Blood Syndicate, and more. Read the original stories of the characters that became Milestone icons in this massive compendium.
£44.99
DC Comics Red Hood Outlaws Volume Five
£12.59
DC Comics Plastic Man No More
Book SynopsisThere s something very wrong with Plastic Man!
£18.70
DC Comics Batman by Tom King Book Two
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£36.00
DC Comics JLA Earth 2 Deluxe Edition 2025 Edition
£22.10
DC Comics The Wake New Edition
£15.29
Panini Publishing Ltd SpiderBoy Vol. 1 Solo Run
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£12.59
Panini Comics Deadpool Wolverine WWIII
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£12.59
Panini Comics Ultimate Black Panther Vol.1 Peace and War
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£12.59
Panini Publishing Ltd Wolverine Deep Cut
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£11.69
Panini Publishing Ltd Deadpool TeamUp
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£14.39
Panini Publishing Ltd SpiderMan Reign Omnibus
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£21.24
Panini Publishing Ltd Marvel Select Thunderbolts No Quarter
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£9.49
Panini Comics Marvel Platinum The Definitive Galactus
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£21.24
Panini Comics Wolverine Vol. 1 In The Bones
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£14.39
Panini Comics Ultimate Wolverine Vol. 1 The Winter Soldier
£16.19
Panini Comics Marvel Select Deadpool Secret Agent Deadpool
£10.44
Everyman The Warden
Book SynopsisThe Warden is a novel by English author Anthony Trollope published by Longman in 1855. It is the first book in the Chronicles of Barsetshire series, followed by Barchester Towers.Church of England, The Warden is also a subtle exploration of the rights and wrongs of moral crusades and, in its account of Harding's intensely felt personal drama, a moving depiction of the private impact of public affairs.Trade ReviewAn affecting and delicate short novel * Guardian *
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Saraband / Contraband The Green Lady
Book Synopsis1567, Scotland: no place for a woman.Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son. She can rely only on the loyalty of her ladies-in-waiting, chiefly Marie Seton.Meanwhile the political turmoil in the country is mirrored behind the walls of beautiful Fyvie Castle. Lilias's marriage to Marie's nephew, the ruthlessly ambitious Alexander Seton, goes awry after the birth of yet another daughter. He blames her, and contemplates drastic action. To what lengths will a man go to secure a son and heir?The Green Ladyis a shocking tale of intrigue, secrets, treachery and murder, based on true events, but seen from a different perspective than is found in most history books. Casting a fascinating light on the ruthless nature of power, the story highlights the precarious position of sixteenth-century women, even those in the most privileged of circumstances.
£9.49
Insight Editions Marvel Cooking with Wolverine
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£21.24
Idea & Design Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Vol. 6
£14.39
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Call Girl in Another World Vol. 9
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£11.69
Marvel Amazing SpiderMan by Zeb Wells Vol. 8 SpiderMans
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£16.19
DC Comics Blackest Night Omnibus
Book SynopsisThe haunting epic that plunged the DC Universe into darkness collected in its entirety for the first time ever! The Blackest Night is now here. As black rings rain from the sky former, friends and loved ones rise from their graves as twisted monsters with only one mission: Death.The Black Lanterns have arrived, and they''re bringing death and destruction with them. Putting aside old vendettas, it''s now up to Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps to marshal DC''s greatest heroes (as well as their deadliest foes) in a huge, universe-spanning battle to save the DC Universe from an army of the dead. Their collective mission: to defend the light against the blackest night. Now collected in sequential order and in one gigantic volume for the first time, Blackest Night Omnibus 10th Anniversary is written by critically acclaimed author Geoff Johns (Doomsday Clock) and illustrated by Ivan Reis (Superman), Patrick Gleason (Batman & Robin), Doug Mahnk
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DC Comics Superman The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1
Book SynopsisClassic Superman stories from the Silver Age are collected together in this brilliant hardcover omnibus!Fans of the Man of Steel won''t want to miss this stunning collection of some of the best tales of the 1950''s and 1960''s! Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 contains stories from Action Comics #241-265 and Superman #122-137.
£68.25
DC Comics Batman Superman Worlds Finest The Silver Age
Book SynopsisSuperman and Batman first teamed up in these stories from comics' Silver Age, reprinted in one massive hardcover!
£68.25
DC Comics DC Manga Box Set
£33.75
DC Comics Absolute Promethea Book One
Book SynopsisSophie Bangs was a just an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York when a simple assignment changed her life forever.
£75.00
DC Comics Legion of SuperHeroes Five Years Later Omnibus
Book SynopsisIt's the Legion of Super-Heroes like you've never seen them before, as the heroes of the 30th-century face one of their boldest and most controversial eras!
£102.00
