Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
HarperCollins Publishers Time to Kill
Book SynopsisWow! I loved this book. So much suspense! Many twists and turns! I highly recommend reading this book!' NetGalley reviewer, 5 starsSeven days until the killer strikes again but who is next?DCI Warren Jones is deep into the investigation into an apparent murder-suicide when another case is thrust onto his desk. Winnie Palmer, missing for two months, has been found dead, her body stripped and propped against a tree in the woods.Two cases are more than enough to handle but things get even harder for the team when they realise the cases might be linked. And when a third suspicious death is added to the pile, it raises a horrible question. Is there a serial killer on the loose?With all the murders taking place on Sundays, it's a race against time to find the killer before they strike again. As the days tick by Warren desperately searches for a link between the victims but the only thing he knows for sure is that absolutely anyone could be nextA skilfully written mystery that kept me gripTrade Review‘If you love police procedurals, you should be reading Paul Gitsham. Real, thought provoking, but above all a story well told.’ Alex Shaw, author of the Aidan Snow and Jack Tate series
£8.54
HarperCollins Publishers Shinoy and the Chaos Crew Mission Creepy Castle
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.When Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out why weird things are happening in Flat Hill. Is the dastardly red-eyed S.N.A.I.R., a Super Nasty Artificial Intelligent Robot, causing all the trouble or is it something else?Shinoy and Myra are walking their dog through the woods after school, when they hear a spooky sound. Could it be the legendary hound of Crumbledown Castle?This exciting title is part of the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew series by Chris Callaghan.Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literar
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HarperCollins Publishers Shinoy and the Chaos Crew Mission Pirate Puzzle
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.When Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out why weird things are happening in Flat Hill. Is the dastardly red-eyed S.N.A.I.R., a Super Nasty Artificial Intelligent Robot, causing all the trouble or is it something else?Shinoy and Toby are enjoying a day at home, playing their favourite video game, when they''re catapulted inside the game. With the Chaos Cre on board, they must navigate the game and defeat the evil pirates to get out safely at the other end.This exciting title is part of the Shinoy and the Ch
£10.23
HarperCollins Publishers Shinoy and the Chaos Crew Mission Jungle Jump
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.When Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out why weird things are happening in Flat Hill. Is the dastardly red-eyed S.N.A.I.R., a Super Nasty Artificial Intelligent Robot, causing all the trouble or is it something else?Shinoy's enjoying a normal day at the garden centre, so why are Salama and Merit lurking in the plants? A mission over a Further Earth jungle has gone wrong, and only Shinoy can help save it. Can he rescue the secret object before it's lost forever?This exciting title is part of the Shinoy and
£10.23
HarperCollins Publishers Shinoy and the Chaos Crew Mission Perilous Portal
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.When Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out why weird things are happening in Flat Hill. Is the dastardly red-eyed S.N.A.I.R., a Super Nasty Artificial Intelligent Robot, causing all the trouble or is it something else?Why is Shinoy's loft suddenly double the size? And where have all their things gone? A portal has opened up between Shinoy's loft and S.N.A.I.R.'s lair, and the Chaos Crew aren't far behind.This exciting title is part of the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew series by Chris Callaghan.Lime/Band 11 book
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Shinoy and the Chaos Crew Mission Rogue TRex
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.When Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out why weird things are happening in Flat Hill. Is the dastardly red-eyed S.N.A.I.R., a Super Nasty Artificial Intelligent Robot, causing all the trouble or is it something else?It's a normal day in Flat Hill, so why is there a baby T-Rex in Shinoy's back garden? The T-Rex has come through a time loop created by the evil S.N.A.I.R. and just wants to get back home to prehistoric Further Earth. Can Shinoy communicate with him, and get him back to safety?This exciting ti
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HarperCollins Publishers The Good News Gazette A cozy small town romcom
Book Synopsis????? A five-star read that will warm your soulThis story shows us there is warmth in the world and it's just so positive it can't help but make you smile'Uplifting and empoweringa stpry about friendship, love and finding the bright side of life' Debbie JohnsonNine years ago, Zoe Taylor returned from London to the quiet hamlet of Westholme with her tail between her legs and a bun in the oven. Where once her job as a journalist saw her tearing off to Paris at a moment's notice after a lead, now the single mum covers the local news desk. At least, she diduntil she's unceremoniously let go.When Zoe invites her friends over to commiserate, wine and whining soon turns into something more and before the night is out she's plotted her next step: The Good News Gazette.Now, as a developer threatens to force Westholme into the twenty-first century, Zoe's good news movement finds her leading a covert campaign as a community crusader. She may have started The Good News Gazette as a way to save her
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HarperCollins Publishers Passing Collins Classics
Book SynopsisHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.She wished to find out about this hazardous business of passing, this breaking away from all that was familiar and friendly to take one's chance in another environment'The elegant Clare Kendry glides through New York's high-society circles with ease, until the day she is reacquainted with her childhood friend, Irene. Clare chooses to pass' as white, hiding her African American heritage from her bigoted husband, while Irene leads a life that embraces it. As both women observe the other, a relationship of mutual fascination, obsession and secrets begins, one that will end in devastating circumstances.Published in 1929, Nella Larsen's Passing lays bare the complexities of identity, race, class and gender. The novella established Larsen as one of the most important female authors in American literature and is considered a literary masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance era.
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Vintage Publishing Children of the Revolution
Book SynopsisDinaw Mengestu was born in Ethiopia in 1978 and is a graduate of Georgetown and Columbia universities. His 2007 debut novel, Children of the Revolution, won the Guardian First Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. In 2010, he was included in the New Yorker's '20 Under 40' list of writers to watch. He is also the author of How To Read The Air.Trade ReviewA quietly accomplished debut novel... Despite, or perhaps because of, the attritions of his years in exile, Sepha has remained astonishingly tender. In the end, it is this human warmth that triumphs * Guardian *Brilliant... a courageous and engaging novel * Daily Telegraph *With faultless pitch and tone, this elegiac first novel packs great matters into its modest span * Independent *A quietly brilliant portrait of immigrant life... Children of the Revolution reads like an Ethopian variation on The Great Gatsby. Remarkably it's not diminished by this comparison * Financial Times *A rich and lyrical story of displacement and loneliness. I was profoundly moved by this tale of an Ethiopian immigrant's search for acceptance, peace, and identity... Mengestu makes us feel this tortured soul's longings, regrets, and in the end, his dreams of meaningful human connection -- Khaled Hosseini * The Kite Runner *
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Penguin Books Ltd America Is in the Heart Penguin Classics
Book SynopsisA 1946 Filipino American social classic about the United States in the 1930s from the perspective of a Filipino migrant laborer who endures racial violence and struggles with the paradox of the American dream, with a foreword by novelist Elaine CastilloPoet, essayist, novelist, fiction writer and labor organizer, Carlos Bulosan (1911-1956) wrote one of the most influential working class literary classics about the U.S. pre-World War II, a period and setting similar to that of Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and Cannery Row. Bulosan's semi-autobiographical novel America is in the Heart begins with the narrator's rural childhood in the Philippines and the struggles of land-poor peasant families affected by US imperialism after the Spanish American War of the late 1890s. Carlos's experiences with other Filipino migrant laborers, who endured intense racial abuse in the fields, orchards, towns, cities and canneries of California and the Pacific Northwest
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Marvel We Are Super Heroes All Special All
Book SynopsisMeet 14 very special Marvel Super Heroes.Captain Marvel is brave. Moon Girl has big dreams. Hawkeye likes new challenges and Black Panther protects people. Super Heroes come from different worlds, but what unites them all is fighting for good.DK''s Marvel We Are Super Heroes introduces children to cool, inspirational characters with different backgrounds and personalities, from Miles Morales to America Chavez. Children will learn more about their favourite heroes, get to know new heroes, and discover the similarities with themselves. Celebrate who you are and find out what it takes to be a hero! 2020 MARVELTrade Review"The book is everything an early-reader book should be. It's an engaging subject with bold pictures. The fact-bubbles provide snappy information that draws the reader in. We Are Super Heroes will appeal to a wide range of readers and should help fire the imaginations of a whole new generation of superhero fans." * GeekDad *
£6.99
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Marvel Myths and Legends
Book SynopsisExplore the fabled myths and epic legends of the vast and vibrant Marvel Universe.Visit the dawn of time to witness the birth of the Celestials and their warring creations, the Eternals and Deviants. Discover the pantheons of Thor, the Asgardians, and their Olympian rivals. Wonder at the arcane origins of Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme. Behold the new and ancient gods of Wakanda and the Black Panthers. Celebrate the rise of Atlantis and its royal protector Namor, the Sub-Mariner.These are the spectacular sagas and mythic tales that define and underpin the Marvel Universe. 2020 MARVEL
£17.09
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Be More Batman
Book SynopsisBoost your confidence and become a hero!If you''re looking to find a new mission in life, create the perfect cave-based hangout, or update your wardrobe, channel your inner Super Hero and ask yourself: What would Batman do?With his strength, sophistication, razor-sharp wit, and unrivalled gadget collection, Batman has all the advice you''ll need to become a legend!All DC characters and elements & DC Comics. (s21)
£6.99
Penguin Books Ltd Black No More Being an Account of the Strange and
Book Synopsis''A liberating and lacerating critique of American racial madness, capitalism and white superiority ... Schuyler''s wild, misanthropic, take-no-prisoners satire of American life seems more relevant than ever ... Afrofuturist before such a term existed'' New York Review of Books Telling the extraordinary story of a mysterious process that can turn black skin white in 1930s America, Black No More is a pioneering and caustic work of Black speculative fiction from one of the great Harlem Renaissance authors.''A clever and biting satire'' Isabel Wilkerson, The New York Times Book Review''No one is safe from Schuyler''s biting mockery'' The New York TimesTrade ReviewA liberating and lacerating critique of American racial madness, capitalism, and white superiority . . . Black No More resists the push toward preaching and the urge toward looking backward into history. Afrofuturist before such a term existed, it insists, instead, on peering forward into what could come to be. * The New York Review of Books *
£8.54
Penguin Books Ltd Cursed Bread Longlisted for the Womens Prize
Book SynopsisGRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023From the Booker Prize-nominated author of The Water Cure comes a chilling new feminist fable based on the true story of an unsolved mystery...A recommended read for 2023 in The Times, Guardian, Irish Times, Scotsman, iD, Good Housekeeping, Big Issue and Our Culture''A shimmering fever-dream of a novel'' Telegraph''A dreamy sapphic romp'' The TimesIf you eat the bread, you''ll die, he said. The statement made no sense, but it filled me with an electric dread.Elodie is the baker''s wife. A plain, unremarkable woman, ignored by her husband and underestimated by her neighbours, she burns with the secret desire to be extraordinary. One day a charismatic new couple appear in town - the ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet - and Elodie quickly falls under their spell. All summer long she stalks them through the shinTrade ReviewA shimmering fever-dream of a novel, teasing the reader [..] while finding a fresh narrative framework for the relationship between monotonous small-town life and repressed female desire. Cursed Bread contains more riches than many a novel twice its length * Telegraph *A quietly rich maturation of Mackintosh's skill... This is a book about the power desire and greed exert over reality and memory... Mackintosh has entered a brilliant new stage of writing * Guardian *Nimble, terrifying... Mackintosh is a wonderful prose stylist and she uses many of the resources that served her well in her Booker prize-nominated debut, The Water Cure: the slow unravelling of sanity, the isolated and mysterious setting, that feeling of panting, crawling, unfulfilled desire... A dreamy sapphic romp * The Times *Remarkable, sensuous, thrillingly written . . . Mackintosh's evocation of desire is so tangible that you can smell the aroma of illicit sex * Observer *A richly atmospheric tale of greed, desire and vainglorious ambition, the plot centres around Elodie, wife of the village baker, who projects the wants and desires from her own unfulfilling marriage onto the arrival of two glamorous newcomers to the village... Shimmering with an almost hallucinatory quality throughout, closing its pages at The End feels like waking up from a fever dream. Fascinating. * Marie Claire *A sun-scorched fever dream . . . Mackintosh's top-notch phrasemaking and knack for forming uncanny images generate a baleful atmosphere of lust and dread in this splendidly peculiar tale * Daily Mail *Sensual, luminous, transcendent... This tale of obsession, desire and betrayal has a timeless, dreamlike quality. It confirms Mackintosh as one of our finest young writers * The Bookseller, Editor's Choice *As in her previous novels, Mackintosh's prose is eerie but minimalist - dreamlike yet grounded. Her style elevates plot to the status of fable or allegory without resorting to straightforward metaphor. This a story shrouded in mist, thick with meaning * New Statesman *This novel is a masterclass in observation, of fracturing personalities but also in its tight and nuanced portrait of the rituals and minutiae of small-town life. Afterwards, you'll want to devour it all over again * Independent *Mackintosh's dark imagination and precision as a prose stylist combine to devastating effect, as unsettling as it is unpredictable * Financial Times *Sensual, brilliant... This strange fable takes place in a 20th-century French village (and, remarkably, is based on a true story). It is the sort of tale that you will want to sneak a chapter of at the dinner table before food is served. The book details the progress of a maddening, hot summer... Be warned: you will never look at a boulangerie in the same way again * Daily Telegraph (Summer Reads) *A thrilling and subversive fable * i-D *Distinctive, cool, sparse... An eerie ambiguity fills Cursed Bread * i *Intoxicating, sumptuous and savage, Cursed Bread has a gothic sensibility that is entirely original. In Mackintosh's hands, the strange, compulsive machinations of desire become luminous and ghastly all at once -- Alexandra Kleeman, author of 'You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine'Sensuous and haunted, like Madame Bovary reworked as a ghost story - an incredible book about desire, pleasure, beauty. Sophie's fiction always has a gauzy quality, filled with strange, languid images, which rise to a narrative crescendo like clues in a detective novel. She makes it look effortless -- Jo Hamya, author of 'Three Rooms'Cursed Bread floored me on the first page and didn't let up for the rest of the journey. It always feels like a true privilege to spend time with Sophie Mackintosh's brilliant mind and she is only getting better and weirder and wilder. A knockout -- Megan Nolan, author of 'Acts of Desperation'Macabre and sensuous... [It] packs a punch * Mail on Sunday *Her writing is so sleek, the characters mysterious and yet indelible - a taut, seductive, thrilling gem of a novel -- Olivia Sudjic, author of 'Asylum Road'Sophie Mackintosh takes a true story and asks what any of us really know about what is true? Our desires poison us. Shame and longing intertwine. We hide even from ourselves... This novel is subtle and devouring; reading it is like being slowly swallowed by the night -- Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of 'Starling Days'Vivid and shocking, written with stunning, incantatory prose, Cursed Bread is the kind of book that upends your nervous system -- Julia May Jonas , author of VladimirBloody, sexy, sinister, strange. This book will take hold of you -- Saba Sams, author of 'Send Nudes'Everything Sophie Mackintosh is so febrile and tactile, when you read her books you feel as if you live in them. The world felt so eerie after finishing Cursed Bread. I didn't feel quite the same as I was before, but in the best way -- Annie Lord, author of 'Notes on Heartbreak'A story of love, lust and appetite . . . a book I haven’t been able to stop thinking about * The Spectator 'Best Books of 2023' *Pristine, visceral & wild. She's a master. You won't be disappointed -- Sarah Rose Etter, author of 'The Book of X'Gorgeously atmospheric and feverishly compulsive [on] amorphous longings and desires, and the hot shame of wanting more than you deserve -- Lara Williams, author of 'Supper Club'Sophie Mackintosh has given her strange and intriguing imagination the opportunity to flourish. There is tension on every page * Prospect *A thrilling and feverish fable of secret desire * Monocle *PRAISE FOR BLUE TICKET: 'Its cool intensity and strange beauty is a wonder - be sure to read everything Sophie Mackintosh writes' -- Deborah Levy, author of 'Hot Milk' and 'The Man Who Saw Everything'
£999.99
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Marvel Year By Year A Visual History New Edition
Book SynopsisDeep dive into the full story of Marvel Comics in a single, beautifully illustrated volume.Created in full collaboration with Marvel, this fan-favourite title, last published in 2017, now covers more than 80 years of Marvel history, from the company''s first incarnation as Timely Comics to the multimedia giant it is today.Packed with artwork from the original comics, this chronological account traces the careers of Marvel Super Heroes such as The Avengers, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Guardians of the Galaxy, and the writers and artists who developed them. It also charts the real-life events that shaped the times and details Marvel landmarks in publishing, movies, and TV.Explore the pages of this magnificent Marvel book to discover:- Timeless art from the original comic books on every page that brings the text vividly to life.- Easy to navigate, chronological presentation of key events, plus an extensi
£32.00
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Marvel Studios Be More SpiderMan
Book SynopsisBe inspired by Spider-Man, the neighbourhood hero who balances his great powers with great responsibility.This web-swinging Avenger will stop at nothing to save those in need and is hugely loyal to friends and family. In the pages of this book, learn to think on your feet and, like Spider-Man, always have a witty comeback at the ready, even when backed into a corner.Packed with iconic movie scenes, inspiring quotes, and handy lifestyle tips from Marvel Studios'' blockbuster movies, such as 2019''s Spider-Man: Far From Home and 2021''s Spider-Man: No Way Home, Be More Spider-Man is the ideal gift for your family, friends, colleagues - in fact, your whole neighbourhood! 2022 MARVEL 2022 CPII.
£7.59
Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Periodic Table of DC
Book SynopsisMelanie Scott has written and contributed to a range of comic book related publications, including The Periodic Table of Marvel, Black Widow: Secrets of a Super-Spy, Marvel's Greatest Comics, Marvel Ultimate Fact Book, and Ultimate Marvel.
£11.69
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Marvel Encyclopedia Collectors Edition
Book SynopsisFor the ultimate Marvel fan, only the ultimate book will do. And that's why DK has pulled out all the stops to bring you the Marvel Encyclopedia: Collector's Edition. As well as all of the carefully curated and updated content from the Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition (2024), the Collector's Edition will additionally feature:-an exclusive version of the book's new cover artwork by comic artist Marco Checchetto, printed with additional luxury finishes-a deluxe clamshell case (containing an exclusive print), ensuring that the book will stay in mint condition-an accompanying 32-page comic-format booklet featuring key comic covers and exclusive commentary about the major Marvel crossover storyline events of the last 5 years-high quality production materials including luxury paper stock, wibalin, gilded edges, and a ribbon marker 2024 MARVEL
£75.00
Penguin Books Ltd Moth Smoke
Book SynopsisDiscover this surprising gem - the sharp, funny and irresistible debut novel from the bestselling author of Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalist ''Subtly audacious . . . A steamy and often darkly amusing book about sex, drugs, and class warfare in postcolonial Asia'' Village Voice''You know you''re in trouble when you can''t meet a woman''s eye, particularly if the woman happens to be your best friend''s wife...''In Lahore, Daru Shezad is a junior banker with a hashish habit. When his old friend Ozi moves back to Pakistan, Daru wants to be happy for him. Ozi has everything: a beautiful wife and child, an expensive foreign education - and a corrupt father who bankrolls his lavish lifestyle.As jealousy sets in, Daru''s life slowly unravels. He loses his job. Starts lacing his joints with heroin. Becomes involved with a criminally-minded rickshaw driver. And falls in love with Ozi''s lonely wife.Trade ReviewSharply observed, powerful, evocative * Financial Times *A first novel of remarkable wit, poise and profundity. A treat * Esquire *A vivid portrait of contemporary young Pakistani life, where frustration and insecurity feed not only the snobbery, decadence and aspirations of the rich, but also the resentment of the poor * The Times *A rare glimpse into modern-day Pakistan . . . The voices that emerge are sarcastic and sad, a lively lament . . . reminiscent of V. S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie * Chicago Tribune *Not often does one find a first novel that has the power of imagination and skill to orchestrate personal and public themes of these consequences and achieve a chord that reverberates in one's mind. Moth Smoke is one of the best novels I have read this year -- Nadine Gordimer * - *Stunning . . . [Hamid] has created a hip page-turner -- Jonathan Levi * Los Angeles Times *
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Dialogue Abundance
Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONSELECTED BY THE TELEGRAPH AS ONE OF THE FOUR BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR''A tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margin. Determination and despair collide in this unforgettable debut, with an ending that broke my heart'' Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain''Extremely heartbreaking, I constantly had a pit in my stomach... My heart hurt so much...I loved it! The emotions and feelings in this story were just written so beautifully'' Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Evicted from their trailer on New Year''s Eve, Henry and his son, Junior, have been reduced to living out of a pick-up truck. Six months later, things are even more desperate. Henry, barely a year out of prison for selling drugs, is down to his last pocketful of cash, and little remains between him and the strTrade ReviewPhenomenal. Guanzon is an incredibly exciting new voice. . . . [Abundance] does one of the things I love about fiction, where it really allows you to walk in a character's shoes - books like this don't come around too often. * Guardian *[A] devastating portrayal of Henry's hard-scrabble life and desperate love for his son * Daily Mail *A tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margin. Determination and despair collide in this unforgettable debut, with an ending that broke my heart. -- Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie BainExtremely heartbreaking, I constantly had a pit in my stomach... My heart hurt so much...I loved it! The emotions and feelings in this story were just written so beautifully. -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewI guarantee your heart will not leave your throat for one second reading this... Will haunt you long after you set the book down. -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewBroke my heart but I couldn't stop reading -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewGut-wrenching... Truly heartbreaking... Told with compassion and vivid detail... Feels tense right to the very end... Brilliant -- Goodreads ReviewerWill rip your heart out -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewExcellent... I read this book in one sitting. Poignant, thought provoking. Highly recommend. One of the best novels that I have ever read -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewWow, I really enjoyed this... I found myself gasping... If you're looking for a great story, and an incredible author to bring that story to life, look no further -- Reader review, five starredFull of beauty, honesty and unexpected grace -- Gary ShteyngartA quest, a page-turner, and above all a love story, Abundance lays bare one father's brutal, tender hustle to care for his son in a winner-take-all world -- Mia AlvarTender, anxious, angry, and beautiful -- Mark DotenThe reader aches for these characters... An example of how fiction can be more "real" than real life * Pioneer Press *An impressive debut * Kirkus Reviews *
£13.49
Dialogue Abundance
Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONSELECTED BY THE TELEGRAPH AS ONE OF THE FOUR BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR''A tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margin. Determination and despair collide in this unforgettable debut, with an ending that broke my heart'' Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie BainEvicted from their trailer on New Year''s Eve, Henry and his son, Junior, have been reduced to living out of a pick-up truck. Six months later, things are even more desperate. Henry, barely a year out of prison for selling drugs, is down to his last pocketful of cash, and little remains between him and the street. But hope is on the horizon: today is Junior''s birthday, and Henry has a job interview tomorrow.To celebrate, Henry treats Junior to dinner at McDonald''s, followed by a night in a real bed at a discount hotel. For a moment, as Junior watcTrade ReviewPhenomenal. Guanzon is an incredibly exciting new voice. . . . [Abundance] does one of the things I love about fiction, where it really allows you to walk in a character's shoes - books like this don't come around too often. * Guardian *[A] devastating portrayal of Henry's hard-scrabble life and desperate love for his son * Daily Mail *A tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margin. Determination and despair collide in this unforgettable debut, with an ending that broke my heart. -- Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie BainExtremely heartbreaking, I constantly had a pit in my stomach... My heart hurt so much...I loved it! The emotions and feelings in this story were just written so beautifully. -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewI guarantee your heart will not leave your throat for one second reading this... Will haunt you long after you set the book down. -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewBroke my heart but I couldn't stop reading -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewGut-wrenching... Truly heartbreaking... Told with compassion and vivid detail... Feels tense right to the very end... Brilliant -- Goodreads ReviewerWill rip your heart out -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewExcellent... I read this book in one sitting. Poignant, thought provoking. Highly recommend. One of the best novels that I have ever read -- Goodreads Reviewer, five starred reviewWow, I really enjoyed this... I found myself gasping... If you're looking for a great story, and an incredible author to bring that story to life, look no further -- Reader review, five starredFull of beauty, honesty and unexpected grace -- Gary ShteyngartA quest, a page-turner, and above all a love story, Abundance lays bare one father's brutal, tender hustle to care for his son in a winner-take-all world -- Mia AlvarTender, anxious, angry, and beautiful -- Mark DotenThe reader aches for these characters... An example of how fiction can be more "real" than real life * Pioneer Press *An impressive debut * Kirkus Reviews *
£9.49
Transworld Publishers Ltd A Place to Call Home
Book SynopsisEllen thought she'd always live in the remote, pretty coastal village where she grew up. After all, her husband, Harry, works on a farm where he's guaranteed a job and home for life. But when the old landowner dies and the couple and their young children are forced from their cottage, the future is suddenly bleak. Rather than stay and starve in the countryside they love, Harry sets out to find a job in the factories and mills of nearby Hull, and Ellen must leave behind everything she's ever known to follow her husband and build a new life for her family on the unfamiliar city streets.The road ahead is full of hardships and challenges. But with love and determination, they make the best of things, forging friendships with other newcomers and refugees; even helping them to succeed in their new surroundings.Then tragedy threatens Ellen's fragile happiness. How much more can she sacrifice before they find a place to call home? Val Wood''s wonderful hTrade Review[A] finely crafted historical story with unforgettable characters and a feisty heroine * Peterborough Telegraph *
£9.25
Headline Publishing Group Never Far From Nowhere
Book SynopsisA passionate and perceptive story full of the pain and the humour of growing upTrade Review'Painfully perceptive and passionate, NEVER FAR FROM NOWHERE hits a raw nerve with its powerful concoction of poignancy and humour' * Pride *'Passionate and angry' * TLS *'In this lively, crisp, raw voice, young black Londoners may have found their Roddy Doyle' * Independent on Sunday *'Levy's raw sense of realism and depth of feeling infuses every line' * Elle *'An inspired coming-of-age novel with a mature grasp of generational conflict, pressure to conform, and the fraught process of discovering one's identity, NEVER FAR FROM NOWHERE should be read by anyone who is growing up in Britain today' * Scotsman *'The story is well told, does not dodge complexity and rings true' * The Times *
£9.99
Running Press Book Publishers Wonder Woman Magnets Pin and Book Set Rp Minis
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Running Press,U.S. Christmas in the Batcave
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