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Ebury Publishing Rethink: How We Can Make a Better World
After darkness, there is always lightIn a time of increasing uncertainty, Rethink offers a guide to a much-needed global 'reset moment', with leading international figures giving us glimpses of a better future after the pandemic. Each contribution explores a different aspect of public and private life that can be re-examined - from Pope Francis on poverty and the Dalai Lama on the role of ancient wisdom to Brenda Hale on the courts and Tara Westover on the education divide; from Elif Shafak on uncertainty and Steven Pinker on Human Nature to Xine Yao on masks and Jarvis Cocker on environmental revolution. Collectively, they offer a roadmap for positive change after a year of unprecedented hardship.Based on the hit BBC podcast, and with introductions by presenter and journalist Amol Rajan, Rethink gives us the opportunity to consider what a better world might look like and reaffirms that after darkness there is always light.RETHINK List of contributorsWHO WE ARECarlo Rovelli - Rethinking HumanityPope Francis - Rethinking PovertyPeter Hennessy - Rethinking DemocracyAnand Giridharadas - Rethinking CapitalismJared Diamond - Rethinking a Global ResponseZiauddin Sardar - Rethinking NormalityThe Dalai Lama - Rethinking Ancient WisdomC.K. Lal - Rethinking InstitutionsJarvis Cocker - Rethinking an Environmental RevolutionClare Chambers - Rethinking the BodySteven Pinker - Rethinking Human NatureTom Rivett-Carnac - Rethinking HistoryJonathan Sumption - Rethinking the StateWHAT WE DODavid Skelton - Rethinking IndustryEmma Griffin - Rethinking WorkCaleb Femi - Rethinking EducationGina McCarthy - Rethinking ActivismTara Westover - Rethinking the Education DivideKwame Anthony Appiah - Rethinking the Power of Small ActionsCharlotte Lydia Riley - Rethinking UniversitiesK.K. Shailaja - Rethinking DevelopmentSamantha Power - Rethinking Global GovernanceKT Tunstall - Rethinking the Music IndustryRebecca Adlington - Rethinking the Athlete's LifeBrenda Hale - Rethinking the CourtsNisha Katona - Rethinking HospitalityKatherine Granger - Rethinking the OlympicsDavid Graeber - Rethinking JobsJames Harding - Rethinking NewsCarolyn McCall Rethinking TelevisionHOW WE FEELMohammad Hanif - Rethinking IntimacyH.R. McMaster - Rethinking EmpathyCarol Cooper - Rethinking Racial EqualityPaul Krugman - Rethinking SolidarityAmonge Sinxoto - Rethinking SafetyReed Hastings - Rethinking TogethernessKang Kyung-wha - Rethinking AccountabilityLucy Jones - Rethinking BiophiliaColin Jackson - Rethinking Our Responsibility for Our HealthMirabelle Morah - Rethinking OurselvesNicci Gerrard - Rethinking Old AgeBrian Eno - Rethinking the WinnersJude Browne - Rethinking ResponsibilityElif Shafak Rethinking UncertaintyHOW WE LIVEAmanda Levete - Rethinking How We LiveNiall Ferguson - Rethinking ProgressDavid Wallace-Wells - Rethinking ConsensusMargaret MacMillan - Rethinking International CooperationHRH The Prince of Wales - Rethinking NatureOnora O'Neill - Rethinking Digital PowerMatthew Walker - Rethinking SleepHenry Dimbleby - Rethinking How We EatEliza Manningham-Buller - Rethinking Health InequalityPascal Soriot - Rethinking Medical Co-operationXine Yao - Rethinking MasksGeorge Soros - Rethinking DebtMariana Mazzucato - Rethinking ValueDouglas Alexander - Rethinking Economic DignityWHERE WE GOPeter Frankopan - Rethinking AsiaStuart Russell - Rethinking AIDeRay McKesson - Rethinking the ImpossibleV.S. Ramachandran - Rethinking BrainsSeb Emina - Rethinking TravelAaron Bastani - Rethinking an Aging PopulationRana Foroohar - Rethinking DataAnthony Townsend - Rethinking Robots
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HarperCollins Publishers Return to Roar (The Land of Roar series, Book 2)
The magical new book in the bestselling middle-grade fantasy adventure series, The Land of Roar. A series that celebrates the power of imagination and finding the greatest adventures in the most ordinary of places – perfect for children aged 8, 9, 10 and upwards, and fans of Narnia, Jumanji and How to Train Your Dragon. Featuring breathtaking illustrations throughout by Ben Mantle and stunning fold-out cover artwork. Twins Arthur and Rose can’t wait to go back to Roar, the fantasy world they get to through their grandad’s attic. Roar is a land of dragons, mermaids, unicorns, ninja wizards and where anything they can imagine can be real. But when they return there’s no time for exploring, because a message arrives from their scarecrow enemy, Crowky. WHAT’S IN THE BOX? The Box would always contain the things that scared the twins most – and if Crowky gets hold of it, Roar could be in more danger than ever. Soon they find themselves on another thrilling adventure, accompanied by old friends and new faces and seeing parts of Roar they'd almost forgotten. But will they get to the box before Crowky does? And if it opens, what will they see? Praise for The Land of Roar: 'This funny, captivating story is filled with the painful pangs of growing up and the transporting qualities of imagination' Guardian Jenny McLachlan is the author of several acclaimed teen novels including Flirty Dancing, Stargazing for Beginners and Truly, Wildly, Deeply. Before Jenny became a writer, she was Head of English in a secondary school; she now loves visiting schools as an author and delivering funny and inspiring talks and workshops. When Jenny isn’t thinking about stories or writing stories, she enjoys living by the seaside, cycling and running over the South Downs. The Land of Roar series is Jenny’s middle-grade debut. Ben Mantle began his illustration career early, picking up his first award in a local library colouring-in competition aged seven. He went on to study Animation at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design before working as an animator. Ben has illustrated a number of children’s books including Rudey’s Windy Christmas (HarperCollins) and Callum’s Incredible Construction Kit (Egmont) which won the 2013 Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award. He is also the creator of the award-winning The Best Birthday Present Ever! and The Best Christmas Present Ever! published by Macmillan Children’s Books. Ben lives and works in Brighton.
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HarperCollins Publishers The Land of Roar (The Land of Roar series, Book 1)
The first in a new children’s fantasy adventure series, full of imagination, humour and heart, and with echoes of Peter Pan, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Neverending Story and Jumanji. The Land of Roar is perfect for children aged 8 to 12, and can sit on their bookshelf next to Nevermoor, Wizards of Once and How to Train Your Dragon. Readers can bring their fantasy world to life and meet dragons, unicorns, mermaids and more in this beautifully illustrated children’s book. Believing is just the beginning … When Arthur and Rose were little, they were heroes in the Land of Roar, an imaginary world that they found by climbing through the folding bed in their grandad’s attic. Roar was filled with things they loved – dragons, mermaids, ninja wizards and adventure – as well as things that scared them (including a very creepy scarecrow…) Now the twins are eleven, Roar is just a memory. But when they help Grandad clean out the attic, Arthur is horrified as Grandad is pulled into the folding bed and vanishes. Is he playing a joke? Or is Roar … real? 'This funny, captivating story is filled with the painful pangs of growing up and the transporting qualities of imagination' Guardian 'A vividly imagined adventure, […] full of heart, humour and a terrifying villain' Fiona Noble, The Bookseller ‘This is proof, not that it’s needed, that Jenny McLachlan is a writer of enormous heart and versatility. I’m a really big fan’ Phil Earle, award-winning author of Being Billy and co-author of Get Me Out of Here! with Andy McNab ‘Roar is an exhilarating, hilarious, vividly drawn tribute to the power of the childhood imagination, the love of family and the magic we risk losing as we grow up. If you plan to visit one new place in 2019, make it Roar’ Sarah Driver, author of The Huntress trilogy Jenny McLachlan is the author of several acclaimed teen novels including Flirty Dancing, Stargazing for Beginners and Truly, Wildly, Deeply. Before Jenny became a writer, she was Head of English in a secondary school; she now loves visiting schools as an author and delivering funny and inspiring talks and workshops. When Jenny isn’t thinking about stories or writing stories, she enjoys living by the seaside, cycling and running over the South Downs. The Land of Roar is Jenny’s middle-grade debut. Ben Mantle began his illustration career early, picking up his first award in a local library colouring-in competition aged seven. He went on to study Animation at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design before working as an animator. Ben has illustrated a number of children’s books including Rudey’s Windy Christmas (HarperCollins) and Callum’s Incredible Construction Kit (Egmont) which won the 2013 Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award. He is also the creator of the award-winning The Best Birthday Present Ever! and The Best Christmas Present Ever! published by Macmillan Children’s Books. Ben lives and works in Brighton.
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Orenda Books The Pain Tourist: The nerve-jangling, compulsive bestselling thriller Paul Cleave
A young man wakes from a coma to find himself targeted by the men who killed his parents, while someone is impersonating a notorious New Zealand serial killer … the latest chilling, nerve-shredding, twisty thriller from the author of The Quiet People… ‘Paul Cleave is an automatic must-read for me’ Lee Child ‘Riveting from start to finish. Smart and twisty, this book will get under your skin’ Liz Nugent ‘Shocking and chilling. A literary ice plunge. I absolutely loved it’ Helen Fields ‘Almost three books in one! Multiple murders, dedicated detectives – past and present. Complex, detailed and oh, so clever’ Sam Holland _______________How do you catch a killer…When the only evidence is a dream? James Garrett was critically injured when he was shot following his parents’ execution, and no one expected him to waken from a deep, traumatic coma. When he does, nine years later, Detective Inspector Rebecca Kent is tasked with closing the case that her now retired colleague, Theodore Tate, failed to solve all those years ago. But between that, and hunting for Copy Joe – a murderer on a spree, who’s imitating Christchurch’s most notorious serial killer – she’s going to need Tate’s help. Especially when they learn that James has lived out another life in his nine-year coma, and there are things he couldn’t possibly know, including the fact that Copy Joe isn’t the only serial killer in town… _______________ ‘An absolute thrill ride. Precise and swift and a joy to read … storytelling at its best’ James Oswald ‘Such a unique concept, with wonderful, emotional writing ... I hooked on the story from the word go. BRILLIANT’ Lisa Hall ‘The most original and intense thriller ever!’ Michael Wood ‘I’d forgotten how good Paul Cleave is!’ Sarah Pinborough ‘You can’t be a true fan of crime fiction if you’re not reading Cleave’s books’ Tom Wood ‘Uses words as lethal weapons’ New York Times ‘Cleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to end’ Simon Kernick What readers are saying… [FIVE STARS] ‘A masterpiece’ Café Thinking ‘A heart-pounding, jaw-dropping thrill ride’ Emma’s Bibliotreasures ‘A brilliantly executed thrilling, twisty, nerve-shredding serial-killer chiller’ Live & Deadly ‘A red-hot, sleep-stealing, pulse-pounding read’ Jen Med’s Book Reviews ‘An addictive trip!’ The First Eleven Minutes ‘I am absolutely lost for words’ PRDG Reads ‘Number-one TOP read of the year’ Ian Dixon ‘Cleave has made my heart pound, pulse race and jaw drop’ Little Miss Book LoverPraise for Paul Cleave ‘The sense of dread builds unstoppably in this gripping page-turner … an intense, chilling read’ Gilly Macmillan ‘You may think you know where it’s going, but you couldn’t be more wrong. A true page-turner filled with dread, rage, doubt and more twists than the Remutaka Pass’ Linwood Barclay ‘A true page-turner, with an intriguing premise, a rollercoaster plot and a cast of believably flawed characters’ Guardian ‘This merits comparison with the work of Patricia Highsmith’ Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW ‘Tense, thrilling, touching. Paul Cleave is very good indeed’ John Connolly ‘An intense adrenaline rush from start to finish’ S J Watson ‘A riveting and all too realistic thriller’ Tess Gerritsen ‘A gripping thriller …I couldn’t put it down’ Meg Gardiner ‘Did my head in time and again’ Michael Robotham ‘One to remember’ New York Journal of Book
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Casemate Publishers Churchill'S Abandoned Prisoners: The British Soldiers Deceived in the Russian Civil War
Winner of the Britain at War Book of the Month Award for May 2019.Churchill's Abandoned Prisoners tells the previously suppressed story of fifteen British prisoners captured during the Russian civil war. The Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 seriously compromised the Allied war effort. That threat rather than an ideological wish to defeat the Bolsheviks was the driving force behind the formation of an Allied force including British, American, French, Czech, Italian, Greek and Japanese troops, who were stationed to locations across Russia to suppor t the anti-Bolsheviks (the ‘White Russians’). But war-weariness and equivocation about getting involved in the Civil War led the Allied powers to dispatch a sufficient number of troops to maintain a show of interest in Russia's fate, but not enough to give the 'Whites' a real chance of victory.Caught up in these events is Emmerson MacMillan, an American engineer who through loyalty to his Scottish roots joins the British army in 1918. Emmerson travels to England, where he trains with the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps and volunteers for service in the Far East.The book explains how the bitter fighting ebbed and flowed along the Trans-Siberian Railway for eighteen months, until Trotsky’s Red Army prevailed. It includes the exploits of the only two British battalions to serve in the East, the “Diehards” and “Tigers”. An important chapter describes the fractious relationships between the Allies, together with the unenviable dilemmas faced by the commander of the American Expeditionary Force and the humanitarian work of the Red Cross.The focus turns to the deeds of Emmerson and the other soldiers in the select British group, who are ordered to “remain to the last” and organise the evacuation of refugees from Omsk in November 1919. After saving thousands of lives, they leave on the last train out of the city before it is seized by the Bolsheviks. Their mad dash for freedom in temperatures below forty degrees centigrade ends abruptly, when they are captured in Krasnoyarsk.Abandoned without communications or mail, they endure a fearful detention with two of them succumbing to typhus. The deserted group become an embarrassment to the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George and the War Secretary, Winston Churchill after a secret agreement fails to secure the release of the British prisoners. Deceived in Irkutsk, they are sent 3,500 miles to Moscow and imprisoned in notorious jails. After a traumatic incarceration, they are eventually released, having survived against all the odds.The spectre of armed conflict between Russia and the West has dramatically increased with points of tension stretching from the Arctic to Aleppo, while cyber warfare and election interference further increase pressure. As a new Cold War hots up it is ever-more important to understand the origins of the modern relationship between Russia and the West. The events described in this book are not only a stirring tale of courage and adventure but also only lift the lid on an episode that did much to sow distrust and precipitate events in World War Two and today.
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Cornerstone The Trial
'Hugely enjoyable' Steve Cavanagh'Ridiculously entertaining' Tom Hindle'I didn't want it to end' Heidi Perks______________________*NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK*ONE MURDER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE CASE. WHO IS GUILTY?When hero policeman Grant Cliveden dies from a poisoning in the Old Bailey, it threatens to shake the country to its core.The evidence points to one man. Jimmy Knight has been convicted of multiple offences before and defending him will be no easy task. Not least because this is trainee barrister Adam Green's first case.But it will quickly become clear that Jimmy Knight is not the only person in Cliveden's past with an axe to grind.The only thing that's certain is that this is a trial which will push Adam - and the justice system itself - to the limit. . .** ROB RINDER'S SECOND ADAM GREEN NOVEL, THE SUSPECT, IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW.**______________________What readers are saying about THE TRIAL:'This is a courtroom cracker''Brilliantly plotted with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing''The courtroom scenes and interactions are electric''It's a must read and hope there will be a sequel - loved it!''Rinder's own career as criminal barrister shines through'Praise for THE TRIAL: 'Strong storytelling with a murder mystery at its heart makes it one to treasure' Daily Mail'A pacy and gripping read!' The Sun'An exciting start to what promises to be an excellent series, with an appealing central character' The Guardian'Such fantastic characters and such a fun read. I loved it' Phillipa Perry'This is a book that takes you to the dark heart of the criminal justice system... I haven't enjoyed a legal thriller this much since Grisham's The Firm' Tony Parsons'A terrific, pacy read' Susanna Reid'A brilliant rollercoaster of a read' Louise Minchin'The Trial is in the best tradition of John Mortimer's Rumpole series. A hugely enjoyable Britishcourtroom drama' Steve Cavanagh'Rinder's personal experiences as a barrister shine through in a cracking courtroom drama packed with tension and sharp wit' Sunday Express'A classic whodunnit with a sensational twist' The Independent'Energetic, warm, laced with humour with a truly inventive mode of murder' Sarah Vaughan'Brilliant courtroom drama, humorous as you would expect from Rob, and one that I had to read slowly because I did not want it to end' Heidi Perks'This one will have you hooked' Glamour'The Trial is whip-smart, stylish and gripping, both murder mystery and courtroom drama, shot through with tension, humour and a dark dissection of corruption, status and justice' Gilly Macmillan'A ridiculously entertaining whodunit. The Trial is sharp, witty and has a huge amount of heart' Tom Hindle'Rob Rinder has penned his first novel, a legal thriller, and it doesn't disappoint' Jewish News 'An engrossing read by someone who clearly knows their subject matter well. I didn't see the ending coming!' Faith Martin'The book is gripping from the first page' Northern Echo'A classic whodunnit with a sensational twist' Yorkshire PostNumber 1 Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, January 2024
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Colourpoint Creative Ltd Reporting the Troubles 2: More Journalists Tell Their Stories of the Northern Ireland Conflict
In this follow-up to their landmark first book, Deric Henderson and Ivan Little have gathered new stories from seventy journalists who have worked in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. These contributors write powerfully about the victims they have never forgotten, the events that have never left them, and the lasting impact of working through those terrible years. Reporting the Troubles 2, which includes contributions from a new generation of journalists, who came up in the years leading to the Good Friday Agreement, provides a compelling narrative of the last fifty years, and covers many of the key events in Northern Ireland’s troubled history, from Bloody Sunday in 1972 to the inquest into the Ballymurphy Massacre in 2021. Grounded in the passionate belief that good journalism and good journalists make a difference, Reporting the Troubles 2 is a profoundly moving act of remembrance and testimony. 'I am sometimes asked to identify the most important story that I dealt with while I was editor of the Irish Times … I answer that the most important story was not published in a single day but over years. And it was not put together by any one journalist but by a whole cohort of reporters, photographers, feature writers and editors … For the most part they just got by-lines and the satisfaction of knowing that what they were doing was important, that the story had to be told, day by day, hour by hour. And that telling it could make a difference. It is difficult to imagine that there could ever have been a peace process without that.’ CONOR BRADY, former editor, Irish Times Contributions from - Gordon Adair, Don Anderson, Ciaran Barnes, Colin Bateman, Jilly Beattie, Charlie Bird, David Blevins, Declan Bogue, Conor Brady, Stephen Breen, Eugene Campbell, Peter Cardwell, Mark Carruthers, Niall Carson, Paddy Clancy, Simon Cole, Liam Collins, Mark Davey, Donna Deeney, Michael Denieffe, Patricia Devlin, Michael Donnelly, Roisín Duffy, Gavin Esler, Michael Fisher, Jim Flanagan, Mike Gaston, Gareth Gordon, Jim Gracey, Paul Harris, Deric Henderson, Mark Hennessy, Gary Honeyford, Paul Johnson, Fergal Keane, Vincent Kearney, Gerry Kelly, Will Leitch, Ivan Little, Robin Livingstone, David Lynas, Darragh MacIntyre, Michael Macmillan, Kevin Magee, Stanley Matchett, Don McAleer, Roisin McAuley, Barry McCaffrey, Jonny McCambridge, Freya McClements, Sir Trevor McDonald, Lindy McDowell, Mark McFadden, Hugh McGrattan, Seamus McKee, Fearghal McKinney, Allison Morris, Rod Nawn, Malachi O’Doherty, Maggie O’Kane, Mike Parry, Lance Price, Colin Randall, Paul Reynolds, Maggie Taggart, Eric Villiers, John Ware, Nicholas Watt, Johnny Watterson, David Young.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Girls Who Disappeared: ‘I loved this twisty novel’ Richard Osman
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9'I loved this twisty novel' RICHARD OSMAN'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page' SARAH PEARSE'An unputdownable thriller. Spine-tingling mystery' GRAZIA BOOK CLUB'Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive read' JANICE HALLETT'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet' GILLIAN MCALLISTER'A cleverly plotted dark and twisty thriller that will keep you guessing until the end' ALICE FEENEY'A chillingly dark plot with a killer twist, I was totally gripped throughout' HEIDI PERKS_________THREE GIRLS MISSINGTwenty years ago: One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car - her friends have vanished.THEY ARE NEVER SEEN AGAINNow: Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls' disappearance. But Olivia won't speak.What happened?Is Olivia hiding something?Why are the people of Stafferbury so frightened?How many secrets can one small town hide? _________'A deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping Pageturners' CL TAYLOR'Clever . . . Adventurous . . . Fans of Douglas's bestseller, The Couple at No 9, will enjoy her particularly lively female characters and twisty plot' DAILY MAIL'Moody, menacing and gothic . . . A chillingly atmospheric thriller' JP DELANEY'Spine-chilling . . . A twisty plot and unnerving undertones make this an unforgettable read' CULTUREFLY'A fabulous book. Brilliantly plotted, heart-wrenchingly emotional, and with a central premise to die for. This delivered by the armful. I loved it!' GYTHA LODGE'I was hooked from the first page and turned the last with my head reeling at the fiendishly clever ending. Atmospheric, haunting and endlessly surprising, I loved it' EVE CHASE'Absorbing, atmospheric . . . A tense, spine-chilling mystery' GILLY MACMILLANREADERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED:'Totally gripping from start to finish, twists and turns galore' 5***** READER REVIEW'I was gripped from the very beginning' 5***** READER REVIEW'Another great keep-you-guessing read from a fabulous author' 5***** READER REVIEW'It's getting harder and harder for thrillers to shock, but this one hit the mark. Fantastic' 5***** READER REVIEW'A gripping story which kept me awake last night as I had to finish reading it!' 5***** READER REVIEW'Masterful' 5***** READER REVIEWPraise for Claire Douglas'Devotees of domestic noir will love the multiple perspectives and shifts in time that Claire Douglas uses to complicate her nervy narrative' Sunday Times Crime Club'Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas' Tim Weaver'A gripping page-turner' Jane Fallon'Smart and atmospheric' Gillian McAllister'Spine-chilling' Sunday Times'Intriguing. Twisting. Surprising. Touching' Dorothy Koomson'Twisty, nail-biting and utterly absorbing' Louise O'Neill'Claire is a mistress at weaving the reader into a web of domestic deceit' Jane Corry'The perfect gripping holiday read' Lesley Pearse'Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train' Marie Claire*The Girls Who Disappeared: Featured on The Sunday TImes bestsellers list December 2022*
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Hodder & Stoughton First Born: Fast-paced and full of twists and turns, this is edge-of-your-seat reading
THE LAST THING A TWIN EXPECTS IS TO BE ALONE ...*** From the acclaimed author of THE LAST THING TO BURN comes a new thriller about identity, rivalry and deceit. ***'Dean handles his plot with skill ... Molly is an intriguing protagonist and Dean has plenty of surprises for the unwary reader' OBSERVER'The talented Mr Ripley would have enjoyed every moment of its tortuous plot. There is no higher praise' DAILY MAIL'Highly accomplished, dark and dazzling. First Born twists and deceives, and cements Will Dean's status as a truly rare talent. Pure brilliance' CHRIS WHITAKERMolly lives a quiet, contained life in London. Naturally risk averse, she gains comfort from security and structure. Every day the same.Her identical twin Katie is her exact opposite: gregarious and spontaneous. They used to be inseparable, until Katie moved to New York a year ago. Molly still speaks to her daily without fail.But when Molly learns that Katie has died suddenly in New York, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory. Katie is part of her DNA. As terrifying as it is, she must go there and find out what happened. As she tracks her twin's last movements, cracks begin to emerge. Nothing is what it seems. And a web of deceit is closing around her.Delivering the same intensity of pace and storytelling that made THE LAST THING TO BURN a word-of-mouth sensation, FIRST BORN will surprise, shock and enthral.'Powerful ... Dean takes on issues of personal identity and familial responsibility' FINANCIAL TIMES'Tiptoes into Highsmith territory here. Pacy, exhilarating and jaw-dropping, it's a meditation on identity and loneliness as well as a bloody good page-turner. New York buffets the characters about its ruthless streets, just as the reader is propelled from one twist to the next' ERIN KELLY'A superb page-turner' STEVE CAVANAGH'Will Dean writes a mean thriller, with a keen ear for what scares us. The streets of New York shine off the page, and the action rarely lets up. Highly recommended' SARAH HILARY'Will Dean manages to accomplish the rare blend of excellent writing and intriguing, ingenious plotting' LIZ NUGENT'Taut, suspenseful, chilling and surprising' GILLY MACMILLAN'Equal parts murder mystery and psychological thriller, Will Dean dazzles with FIRST BORN. A tense, taut plot that blows through unexpected twists and turns, you won't be able to look away until the final, shattering page' JULIE CLARK'Great pace, great twists, a perfect psychological thriller' B.A. PARIS'A clever and sophisticated construction...A jolly good read' SHOTS'Rather special' Sunday Times Crime Club *Star pick*'The storyline is truly original, with one of those brilliant endings only a great thriller writer can dream up' The Press Association'Spine-chilling' Irish Independent'This psychological thriller is a masterpiece' Crime Review
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Penguin Books Ltd The Woman Who Lied: The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller from the author of THE COUPLE AT NO 9
THE SUSPENSE-FILLED TALE OF A CRIME NOVELIST WHOSE BOOKS ARE COMING TRUE FROM THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CLAIRE DOUGLASShe finally has her dream life. But someone knows the truth . . .'Her best yet. It's gripping, atmospheric, and so original' GILLIAN MCALLISTER'Thrilling, twisty and impossible to put down. Claire Douglas at her very best' TIM WEAVER'A gripping read, so cleverly plotted and brimming with tension' GILLY MACMILLAN'A tightly plotted, dazzling thriller, filled with Claire Douglas's trademark suspense. An up-all-night read' LUCY CLARKE'A whirlwind of a thriller with twists that made me gasp' CL TAYLOR'Ingenious and compelling . . . absolutely loved it' MARK EDWARDS'So many ingenious twists, so many gasp moments. I absolutely loved it' B P WALTER__________Emilia Ward lives quietly in suburban London with her husband and two children.Just an ordinary wife and mother. But also a bestselling crime writer.When she starts writing her tenth Detective Miranda Moody novel, however, life takes a frightening turn: an incident straight out of one of her novels occurs in real life.Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks. Until it happens again.Then someone she knows dies exactly like a victim in the book she's still writing . . .Why is someone doing this?How do they know what she is writing?And how long before Emilia and her family are next?__________READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE WOMAN WHO LIED . . .'A fantastic thriller. Fresh and original, genuinely kept me guessing and a total page turner' 5* READER REVIEW'I did not want this book to end. I read it in bed. On the sofa. In the bus. You get the picture. Did not put it down till it was done. Then felt disappointed with myself as I had gobbled it up and not spread the treat out. Best book by the author' 5* READER REVIEW'Wow, what a book. I could not put it down. Would definitely recommend' 5* READER REVIEW'Claire Douglas never disappoints, she keeps you hooked until the final page, each story she produces is better than the last with twists galore' 5* READER REVIEW'Truly tremendous, cleverly plotted with a deftly drawn cast and an enthralling one-sit read' 5* READER REVIEW'Tremendous' 5* READER REVIEWPRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:'I loved this twisty novel' RICHARD OSMAN'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page' SARAH PEARSE'Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive read' JANICE HALLETT'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist' GILLIAN MCALLISTER'Spine-chilling' THE SUNDAY TIMES'A deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping Pageturners' CL TAYLOR*The Woman Who Lied: Sunday Times bestseller list October 2023*
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Orenda Books The Quiet People: The nerve-shredding, twisty MUST-READ bestseller
Suspicion is cast on two successful crime writers, when their seven-year-old son goes missing. Are they trying to show that they can commit the perfect crime? A mesmerisingly twisty, dark thriller from number-one bestselling New Zealand author Paul Cleave…‘You may think you know where it’s going, but you couldn’t be more wrong. A true page-turner filled with dread, rage, doubt and more twists than the Remutaka Pass’ Linwood Barclay‘Paul Cleave is an automatic must-read for me, and The Quiet People shows why – it grabbed me by the throat, shook me around, and left me breathing hard. Fantastic, and highly recommended’ Lee Child ‘A true page-turner, with an intriguing premise, a rollercoaster plot and a cast of believably flawed characters’ Guardian ‘An absolute BELTER of a book … I’d forgotten how good Paul Cleave is!’ Sarah Pinborough ________________________Can two crime writers get away with murder?Cameron and Lisa Murdoch are successful New Zealand crime writers, happily married and topping bestseller lists worldwide. They have been on the promotional circuit for years, joking that no one knows how to get away with crime like they do. After all, they write about it for a living.So when their challenging seven-year-old son Zach disappears, the police and the public naturally wonder if they have finally decided to prove what they have been saying all this time… Are they trying to show how they can commit the perfect crime?Electrifying, taut and immaculately plotted, The Quiet People is a chilling, tantalisingly twisted thriller that will keep you gripped and guessing to the last explosive page._________________________**Best Indie Novel: Crime Fiction Lover Awards**** 2021 INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist** ‘The psychological depth of the leads bolsters the complex plot. This merits comparison with the work of Patricia Highsmith’ Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW ‘What is really compelling about The Quiet People is neither its neat twists nor the topical examination of mob rule, but Cleave’s portrait of Cameron as he goes rogue under pressure and tries to use his writer’s skills to save his son’ The Times‘Gripping from the first page and full of deliciously dark twists and turns. You can’t be a true fan of crime fiction if you’re not reading Cleave’s books’ Tom Wood‘The sense of dread builds unstoppably in this gripping page-turner … an intense, chilling read’ Gilly Macmillan‘I don't think I breathed from about halfway through to the end. A masterpiece from a crime genius’ Susi Holliday ‘His best book yet … by the end, readers will find themselves holding their breath’ Bolo Books‘Uses words as lethal weapons’ New York Times‘What starts out as a slow burn, quickly ratchets up the tension and the twists, sending you spiralling down a hill of depravity and desperation’ Kirsten McKenzie‘A cinematic, raging, rollercoaster of a plot … wildly entertaining, and will keep you guessing right to the end’ New Zealand Herald‘Cleave has become one of my go-to authors for a chilling slice of cleverly crafted crime’ LoveReading ‘Super-clever and properly gripping’ The Sun‘A superb novel from a champion storyteller’ Crime WatchPraise for Paul Cleave‘Cleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to end. Do yourself a favour and check him out’ Simon Kernick‘Tense, thrilling, touching. Paul Cleave is very good indeed’ John Connolly‘Compelling, dark, and perfectly paced’ Booklist‘Relentlessly gripping, deliciously twisted’ Mark Billingham‘An intense adrenaline rush from start to finish’ S J Watson‘A riveting and all too realistic thriller’ Tess Gerritsen‘A gripping thriller …I couldn’t put it down’ Meg Gardiner‘This very clever novel did my head in time and again’ Michael Robotham ‘Cleave’s whirligig plot mesmerises’ People ‘This thriller is one to remember’ New York Journal of Book
£8.99
Hodder & Stoughton The Prisoner: The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club pick for 2023
Secrets. Suspicion. Survival. No one writes relationships better than B.A. PARIS'A rollercoaster ride, with plenty of twists' OBSERVER'The explosive start of this book sets up a compelling plot [...] written in well-executed super-edgy, short, sharp chapters and the description of her confinement is full of claustrophobic detail and menace' DAILY MAIL'Paris skilfully stitches together domestic noir with a kidnap thriller and the result is a gripping read' DAILY EXPRESS'Dark, immersive, and mysterious ... locks you quickly into its claustrophobic grip and doesn't let up till the last page' LOUISE CANDLISH THENAmelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a career for herself in the magazine industry, she meets, and agrees to marry, Ned Hawthorne.NOWAmelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?In true B.A. Paris style, The Prisoner is a gripping survival story, a twisted tale of love and at its dark heart a thriller to keep you up all night.'Claustrophobic, menacing and relentlessly tense, this is a fiendishly plotted thriller with a great central twist' SARAH VAUGHAN'Gripping' DAILY MIRROR'Elegant, taut, ingeniously plotted and extremely addictive. Superb!' WILL DEAN'Book of the Month: chilling, intense and frightening in places, you'll be left wondering what is real and what isn't' WOMAN & HOME''Dark and compulsive ... B.A. Paris again conjures up the tense claustrophobia of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and delivers yet another brilliant, unputdownable read' GILLY MACMILLAN'I loved the short chapters in part one, which really added to the rising tension. You will be rooting for Amelie!' PRIMA'Dark, daring and irresistible. B.A. Paris takes a clever, sinister survival story and further elevates it with her trademark style and heart. Truly impossible to put down' CHRIS WHITAKER'Wow! What a ride! A tantalising, taut, tense thriller' JANE CORRY'Pacy, gripping from the get-go, and with so many twists! I felt so strongly for Amelie and was rooting for her the entire book. The Prisoner is a brilliant addition to BA Paris's stella stable of thrillers' L.V. MATTHEWS'Intense and gripping, The Prisoner is suffused with intrigue and menace' EMMA HAUGHTON'Clever, twisty and unusual' LOUISE BEECH'Taut, suspenseful, loaded with twists and surprises, and the true definition of a just-one-more-chapter page-turner. It's another B.A. Paris triumph -- complex, compelling and absolutely impossible to resist. C.M. EWAN 'So utterly gripping I finished it in one heart-racing afternoon. Clobbered me from the first page and kept me hostage until I'd turned the last' EMMA BAMFORD'[T]his web of fear and lies is much more complex, satisfyingly so, than Room, involving many more characters, intricate plotting, and layers of subterfuge. Paris's fans won't be disappointed and readers new to the author will be hooked' FIRST CLUE'What if being kidnapped and kept in a dark room is preferable to your marriage? A tense and clever thriller - I loved it' CATHERINE COOPER
£16.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research on Employee Voice
This Handbook is an important contribution to knowledge about employee voice which combines a variety of approaches to the subject by drawing on different disciplines, forms and philosophies. It provides new research from a wide range of national and international experience and covers both collective and individual means of expressing the views of employees in the workplace. A feature of the Handbook is that it covers not only employment relations perspectives on the subject but also draws upon human resource management as well as organizational studies. The editors are leading authors in the subject area and have brought together both established authors and emerging scholars who have fresh approaches to the role of employee voice in organizations and society. I am sure that the Handbook will become a standard reference in the future.'- Russell Lansbury, University of Sydney, Australia'Given that employee voice has become more important recently across a range of disciplines, this book is very timely indeed. It brings together contributions from 50 well-known academics from different countries who provide a comprehensive account of employee voice from a variety of historical and contemporary angles. Crucially it also raises key questions for current and future research and practice. In my view this book should be compulsory reading for academics, policy-makers, practitioners and students in the subject area.'- Michael Marchington, University of Strathclyde and University of Manchester, UKThe term 'employee voice' refers to the ways and means through which employees can attempt to have a say and influence organizational issues that affect their work and the interests of managers and owners. The concept is distinct, but related to and often overlapping with issues such as participation, involvement and, more recently, engagement. This Handbook provides an up-to-date survey of the current research into employee voice, sets this research into context and sets a marker for future research in the area.The contributors are all expert in their field. The book examines the theory and history of employee voice and what voice means to various actors, including employers, middle managers, employees, unions and policy-makers. The authors observe how these actors engage in various voice processes, such as collective bargaining, grievance procedures, task-based voice, partnership and mutual gains. The efforts that have been made to date to evaluate voice across and between firms are then assessed, before the contributors go on to open up the debate on potential new areas for voice research, with a focus on voice and its relationship to organizational inclusion and exclusion.Contributors: B. Abbott, M.M.C. Allen, A.C. Avgar, N. Balnave, A. Barnes, C. Benassi, J. Benders, C.T. Brinsfield, A. Bryson, J.W. Budd, S. Chillas, N. Cullinane, T. Dobbins, V. Doellgast, J. Donaghey, T. Dundon, J. Foley, R.B. Freeman, P.J. Gollan, R. Gomez, M.G. Menéndez, J.A. Gruman, B. Harley, E. Heery, P. Holland, S. Johnstone, S. Kaine, B.E. Kaufman, T. Kretschmer, D. Lewin, A.A. Luchak, M.M. Lucio, C. MacMillan, A. Marks, W. Nienhüser, S. Owens, M.F. Ozbilgin , G. Patmore, D.M. Pohler, S. Procter, A. Pyman, A.M. Saks, M. Sameer, J. Syed, L. Thornthwaite, K. Townsend, A. Wilkinson, S. Williams, P. Willman, Y. Xu
£180.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research on Employee Voice
This Handbook is an important contribution to knowledge about employee voice which combines a variety of approaches to the subject by drawing on different disciplines, forms and philosophies. It provides new research from a wide range of national and international experience and covers both collective and individual means of expressing the views of employees in the workplace. A feature of the Handbook is that it covers not only employment relations perspectives on the subject but also draws upon human resource management as well as organizational studies. The editors are leading authors in the subject area and have brought together both established authors and emerging scholars who have fresh approaches to the role of employee voice in organizations and society. I am sure that the Handbook will become a standard reference in the future.'- Russell Lansbury, University of Sydney, Australia'Given that employee voice has become more important recently across a range of disciplines, this book is very timely indeed. It brings together contributions from 50 well-known academics from different countries who provide a comprehensive account of employee voice from a variety of historical and contemporary angles. Crucially it also raises key questions for current and future research and practice. In my view this book should be compulsory reading for academics, policy-makers, practitioners and students in the subject area.'- Michael Marchington, University of Strathclyde and University of Manchester, UKThe term 'employee voice' refers to the ways and means through which employees can attempt to have a say and influence organizational issues that affect their work and the interests of managers and owners. The concept is distinct, but related to and often overlapping with issues such as participation, involvement and, more recently, engagement. This Handbook provides an up-to-date survey of the current research into employee voice, sets this research into context and sets a marker for future research in the area.The contributors are all expert in their field. The book examines the theory and history of employee voice and what voice means to various actors, including employers, middle managers, employees, unions and policy-makers. The authors observe how these actors engage in various voice processes, such as collective bargaining, grievance procedures, task-based voice, partnership and mutual gains. The efforts that have been made to date to evaluate voice across and between firms are then assessed, before the contributors go on to open up the debate on potential new areas for voice research, with a focus on voice and its relationship to organizational inclusion and exclusion.Contributors: B. Abbott, M.M.C. Allen, A.C. Avgar, N. Balnave, A. Barnes, C. Benassi, J. Benders, C.T. Brinsfield, A. Bryson, J.W. Budd, S. Chillas, N. Cullinane, T. Dobbins, V. Doellgast, J. Donaghey, T. Dundon, J. Foley, R.B. Freeman, P.J. Gollan, R. Gomez, M.G. Menéndez, J.A. Gruman, B. Harley, E. Heery, P. Holland, S. Johnstone, S. Kaine, B.E. Kaufman, T. Kretschmer, D. Lewin, A.A. Luchak, M.M. Lucio, C. MacMillan, A. Marks, W. Nienhüser, S. Owens, M.F. Ozbilgin , G. Patmore, D.M. Pohler, S. Procter, A. Pyman, A.M. Saks, M. Sameer, J. Syed, L. Thornthwaite, K. Townsend, A. Wilkinson, S. Williams, P. Willman, Y. Xu
£48.95
Zephyr Press Kopenhaga
Kopenhaga is the first comprehensive collection of prose poetry by Grzegorz Wróblewski, one of Poland’s leading contemporary writers. The book offers a series of vignettes from the crossroads of politics and culture, technology and ethics, consumerism and spirituality. It combines two tropes: the emigrant’s double identity and the ethnographer’s search for patterns. While ostensibly focused on Denmark, it functions as an investigation of alterity in the post-cold war era of ethnic strife and global capitalism. Whether he writes about refugees in Copenhagen (one of Europe’s major transnational cities), or the homeless, or the mentally ill, or any other marginalized group, Wróblewski points to the moral contradictions of a world supposedly without borders. There is something strange and indecent about people who suddenly dispose of their libraries. Recently, the well-off R. appeared at my door with a carton of books; he is moving and there is no space for them in his new apartment (which is probably bigger than the previous one). This is how Formy by Tadeusz Rózewicz (Czytelnik, Warsaw, 1958, 1st edition) ended up in Christianshavn. Last sentence of the volume: Amid all this din we walk toward silence, toward explanation. Grzegorz Wróblewski, born in 1962 in Gdansk and raised in Warsaw, has been living in Copenhagen since 1985. He has published ten volumes of poetry and three collections of short prose pieces in Poland; three books of poetry, a book of poetic prose and an experimental novel in Denmark; a book of selected poems in Bosnia-Herzegovina; and a selection of plays. His work has been translated into fifteen languages. His poems in English translation appear in many journals, anthologies, and chapbooks, as well as in two collections Our Flying Objects (Equipage Press, 2007) and A Marzipan Factory (Otoliths, 2010). Translator Piotr Gwiazda has published two books of poetry, Messages (Pond Road Press, 2012) and Gagarin Street (Washington Writers’ Publishing House, 2005). He is also the author of James Merrill and W.H. Auden: Homosexuality and Poetic Influence (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007). He is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). "Alien to Joycean effulgence, Kopenhaga is nonetheless a book of silence, exile, and cunning: silence instead of moralizing in the face of modernity’s indignities; exile from native land and language; cunning in cajoling these conditions to sing a new song, one lacking in all jubilation, still somehow victorious in the absolute character of defeat. Grim, glancingly beautiful, always necessary." Joshua Clover " Wróblewski is the true poetic chronicler of our 21st century diaspora in all its absurdities and anxieties. Kopenhaga, his book of aphoristic prose poems, pulls out all the rhetorical stops to present us with a relentless, sardonic, and hilarious picture of a culture (at once highly particular and yet anyculture) as insane as it is public-spirited and kindly. Kopenhaga is a journey to the end of the night that always makes a U-turn in the middle, to take in the latest follyand also self-rescue missionof the transplant. Read it and weepand then laugh!" Marjorie Perloff "Wróblewski has written one of the most important books of our time: these are at once unsettling and comforting, timely and wryly moving poems about the laughable annoyances, limited joys, and the never fully present sorrows of cosmopolitanism, the life of the citizens of the world. Gwiazda has rendered this study in a language full of 'water and shouting and whalers.' I can think at the moment of no better book for you to read in this our immense and always new Copenhagen." Gabriel Gudding
£12.74