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Longlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize 2016 An anonymous package arrives in the post: a cardboard box containing sheaves of printed emails chronicling New York-artist Jack’s secret life. The package is addressed to his wife Deb, but it’s delivered into the wrong hands: her children’s. With this vertiginous opening begins a heart-stopping debut about a family blown apart by an affair, yet still painfully tethered together.

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''A beautifully illustrated tome honouring 100 exceptional women dating back to 630BC'' RedA Stylist Must-read Book of 2018''This finely illustrated book is brimful of startling anecdotes about females who flouted traditional gender roles'' Observer''Short, snappy and inspiring, these mini biographies celebrate women who headed out into the world determined to make a difference'' Psychologies''Essential reading for anyone...this beautifully illustration collection...deserves to be framed in every woman''s living room - an inspiration for any situation'' DivaIn this luminous volume, New York Times bestselling writer Julia Pierpont and artist Manjit Thapp match short, vibrant and surprising biographies with stunning full-colour portraits of secular female ''saints'': champions of strength and progress. These women broke ground, broke ceilings and broke moulds - includingMaya Angelou - Jane

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