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A Guardian Best Book of the YearA Dazed Best Novel of 2023An unmissable banger. ALICE SLATERA meta-meditation on the mysteries, malice, and minutiae of adolescence. TOM BENNYouve never read anything like this. JULIA ARMFIELDDo you know what happened already? Did you know her? Did you see it on the internet? Did you listen to a podcast? Did the hosts make jokes?Did you see the pictures of the body? Did you look for them?Its been nearly a decade since the horrifying murder of sixteen-year-old Joan Wilson rocked the small seaside town of Crow-on-Sea. Based on hours of interviews with witnesses and family members, and even correspondence with the killers themselves, journalist Alec Z. Carelli has constructed what he claims is the definitive account of the crime. Its a riveting snapshot of lives scarred by tragedy, and a town left in turmoil.The only question is: how much of Carellis story is true?Deeply disturbing and hilarious. IMOGEN CRIMPInsanely propulsive . . . Shes a master of structure that Clark. JENNY MUSTARD WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:Once again, Eliza Clark conjures her dark magic to pen something disturbing and addictive. @mostardentlyaliceElizas writing is pure brilliance and she captivates you with every page. @zoreadsbooksTaking aim at our relationship with true crime, the brutality of teenage girls and classicism, it was easily my favourite read of 2023 so far. @charlotte__reads_So cleverly written I am mind blown. @jordslibraryEliza Clark is a genius. @mydarkgrace**Eliza Clarks incendiary debut, Boy Parts, is available now**

A dark spirit haunts an isolated Norfolk retreat in this unsettling and sinister historical horror set in the early 1900s, perfect for readers of Michelle Paver, Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Andrew Michael Hurley.Norfolk, 1917. Unable to join the army due to a heart condition, Freddie lives and works with his father in the grounds of the Edenwell Hydropathic, a wellness retreat in the Norfolk broads. Preferring the company of birds who talk to him as one of their own over the eccentric characters who live in the spa, bathing in its healing waters, Freddie overhears their premonitions of murder.Eustace Moncrieff is a troublemaker, desperate to go to war and leave behind his wealthy family. Shipped to Edenwell by his mother to keep him safe from the horrors of the trenches, he strikes up a friendship with Freddie at the behest of Doctor Chalice, the American owner of the Hydropathic.As the two friends grow closer and grapple with their demons, they discover a body, and something terrifying stalking the woods. The dark halls of the spa are breached, haunted by the woodland beast, and the boys soon realise that they may be the only things standing between this monster and the whole of Edenwell.

A haunting and horror-filled tale of loneliness, trauma and spiritual yearning from the award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes.An insidious darkness threatens to devastate a rural New England village when occult forces are conjured and when bigotry is left unrestrained. After a recent string of disappearances in a small Connecticut town, a grieving widower with a grim secret is drawn into a dangerous ritual of dark magic by a powerful and mysterious older gentleman named Heart Crowley. Meanwhile, a member of local law enforcement tasked with uncovering the culprit responsible for the bizarre disappearances soon begins to learn of a current of unbridled hatred simmering beneath the guise of the towns idyllic communitya hatred that will eventually burst and forever change the lives of those who once found peace in the quiet town of Henleys Edge.

For fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Deal with the Elf King, this sweeping tale of love and betrayal is equal blends sweet and spice.A TREACHEROUS BRIDE. A HEARTBROKEN GROOM IS THEIR MARRIAGE OVER BEFORE ITS BEGUN?Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. Shes surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home.But to do so means to give up on the alliance. Which would spell disaster for her people. With the tremors growing worse and poison spreading through his realm, Vor is more desperate than ever to find a solution. Only, it cannot involve his wife. Vor wants nothing to do with the woman he has inadvertently married. At one time, he thought he might love her, but now? How can love flourish where trust is broken?When circumstances require them to spend more time together, however, Vors blood is stirred in ways he doesnt like to acknowledge.Can two lost hearts find healing and hope in one another? Or is their love already poisoned beyond recovery?

For fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Deal with the Elf King, this sweeping tale of love and betrayal is equal blends sweet and spice. A SHUNNED PRINCESS. A RELUCTANT KING. A MARRIAGE THAT COULD SAVE BOTH THEIR KINGDOMS . . . BUT DESTROY THEIR HEARTS.Though she is the eldest daughter, Princess Faraine lives in the background, shunned from court and kept out of sight. Her chronic illness makes her a liability to the crown, and she has learned to give place to her beautiful, favored younger sister in all things.When the handsome and enigmatic Shadow King comes seeking a bride, Faraine is not surprised that her sister is his choice.Though not eager to take a human bride, King Vor is willing to do what is necessary for the sake of his people. When he meets the lively Princess Ilsevel, he quickly agrees to a marriage arrangement.So why cant he get the haunting eyes of her older sister out of his head?

Lançado em 1918, Urupês foi a estreia de Monteiro Lobato como autor e já trouxe toda a sua modernidade, revolucionando a escrita na forma e no conteúdo. São 13 contos e um artigo que revelam um Brasi

O maior sucesso de Lya Luft retorna em edição comemorativa de 20 anos da publicação, com prefácio inédito de Fabrício Carpinejar. Mais do que romancista, poeta, cronista e contista, Lya Luft é um gên

"A woman falls for a K-pop star at a distance in this thoughtful romance for the online age." THE GUARDIAN Its as if her life only began once Moon appeared in it. The desultory copywriting work, the boyfriend, and the want of anything not-Moon quickly fall away when she beholds the idol in concert, where Moon dances as if his movements are creating their own gravitational field; on live streams, as fans from around the world comment in dozens of languages; even on skincare products endorsed by the wildly popular Korean boy band, of which Moon is the youngest, most luminous member. Seized by ineffable desire, our unnamed narrator begins writing Y/N fanficin which you, the reader, insert [Your/Name] and play out an intimate relationship with the unattainable star.Then Moon suddenly retires, vanishing from the public eye. As Y/N flies from Berlin to Seoul to be with Moon, our narrator, too, journeys to Korea in search of the object of her love. There, an escalating series of mistranslations and misidentifications land her at the headquarters of the Kafkaesque entertainment company that manages the boyband until, at a secret location, together with Moon at last, art and real life approach their final convergence.From a conspicuous new talent comes Y/N, a provocative literary debut about the universal longing for transcendence and the tragic struggle to assert ones singular story amidst the amnesiac effects of globalization. Crackling with the intellectual sensitivity of Elif Batuman and the sinewy absurdism of Thomas Pynchon, Esther Yis prose unsettles the boundary between high and mass art, exploding our expectations of a novel about "identity" and offering in its place a sui generis picture of the loneliness that afflicts modern life.

"Conversas que não tive com minha mãe" não é um livro sobre melancolia, mas sobre lembranças e experiências de saudade e afeto. Mesmo quando a tristeza surge no livro, existe uma sutileza, como o sol

FascinatingSpectatorEntertainingSunday TimesEnthrallingGuardianBeautiful, funny and movingDaily MailCompelling and movingObserverReplete with vivid - often hilarious, often shocking - anecdotesFinancial TimesWhile for generations Polly Toynbees ancestors have been committed left-wing rabble-rousers railing against injustice, they could never claim to be working class, settling instead for the prosperous life of academia or journalism enjoyed by their own forebears. So where does that leave their ideals of class equality?Through a colourful, entertaining examination of her own family - which in addition to her writer father Philip and her historian grandfather Arnold contains everyone from the Glenconners to Jessica Mitford to Bertrand Russell, and features ancestral home Castle Howard as a backdrop - Toynbee explores the myth of mobility, the guilt of privilege, and asks for a truly honest conversation about class in Britain.

The pack are back in Shy Trans Banshee - available to order now! _________________________ Brian, an aimless slacker in his twenties, has been struggling to manage his transition to adulthood almost as much as his monthly transitions to a werewolf. Really, hes not great at the whole werewolf thing, and his recent murderous snaccidents have got his best friends Nik and Darby suspicious, and caught the attention of Tyler, a hot were-entrepreneur with a start-up idea for the mythological wellness market. Tyler wants Brian to be part of his vision, but as Brian gets closer to Tyler and drifts away from Nik and Darby, he realises that Tylers plans are much more nefarious than a little lupine enlightenment. To save the world from another rich boy-boss, Brians going to need his friends, a steampunk crossbow, and to learn how to be comfortable in his own, shaggy, werewolf pelt... _________________ Readers love Bored Gay WerewolfFeels like Buffy meets EuphoriaWith a title like Bored Gay Werewolf, you bet Im gonna wanna read itSarcastic and hilariousOne of the best gay werewolf books Ive ever read!

If a single word could summarize everything Bisila Bokoko conveys it would be "inspiration". Her personal story, is one of a racialized woman who has learned how to grow in the face of adversity, and her business, her wisdom, her love of books, and her philanthropic spirit will act as a guide and a path for those who dive into the pages of We All Have a Story to Tell.Discover how to make our dreams come true, how to learn from failure, how to be happy despite the hurdles, what reading can do for us as the pages of her parents library did for her, with which she uncovered Africa for the first time and how to handle our fears. These are the lessons to be learned from the story Bokoko narrates so we can know how to do the same with our own. The United Nations award winning author, founder of the Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project and owner of a life full of anecdotes and valuable lessons, reveals a vital trajectory that will help us take that step we all need to go further into the story of our lives.

A gripping story of sibling loyalty in the last days of medieval Japan. The first novel in a trilogy from the iconic Assassins Creed universe.Japan, 1868. The Boshin War is about to break out.The Templars have infiltrated the Emperors closest advisors and push the sovereign to launch an attack against the Tokugawa Shogun, who is supported by the Brotherhood of Assassins. Is the glorious era of the samurai almost over?16-year-old Atsuko grew up in the affluent areas of the city of Aizu in the shadow of her brother Ibuka. Destined for an arranged marriage, the girl hides a secret: she can wield weaponry just as well as her brother, whose skill with the blade hides an insurmountable fear of combat.When war breaks out, Ibuka must set off to fight alongside his father. Defying the tradition forbidding women from joining the army in order to protect her brother, Atsuko secretly joins up in disguise, desperate to prove her skills.But faced with plots that go far beyond them, will the strength of the siblings bond prove strong enough?

Partindo da música e da literatura, João Tordo regressa ao ensaio, com um conjunto de textos onde explora a relação humana com a espiritualidade e a religião, assim como o medo que nos limita, o opti

OPRAHS BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY ONE OF BARACK OBAMAS BEST BOOKS OF 2023One of the best books Ive read in my entire life. Its epic. Its transportive . . . It was unputdownable!Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.comSpanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern India that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning - and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century a twelve-year-old girl, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. From this poignant beginning, the young girl and future matriarch - known as Big Ammachi - will witness unthinkable changes at home and at large over the span of her extraordinary life, full of the joys and trials of love and the struggles of hardship.A shimmering evocation of a lost India and of the passage of time itself, The Covenant of Water is a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. Imbued with humour, deep emotion and the essence of life, it is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.

The Road to Wigan Pier is a book written by the English author George Orwell. It was published in 1937 and is a combination of social commentary and personal reflections. The book explores the harsh living conditions endured by the working class in the industrial towns of Northern England during the 1930s, particularly in Wigan, Lancashire.Orwell spent time in Wigan and conducted extensive research to gather firsthand experiences of the working class and their struggles. He describes the grim living conditions, poverty, unemployment, and lack of basic amenities that characterized the lives of many working-class individuals and families during that period.In addition to documenting the social and economic hardships, Orwell also discusses his own political journey and ideological perspectives. The latter part of the book delves into his criticism of socialism and the shortcomings he identifies within the political left, while still expressing his commitment to social justice."The Road to Wigan Pier" is considered an important work in Orwells literary career and a significant contribution to the tradition of social documentaries in British literature. It reflects his commitment to shedding light on social injustice and his passion for writing about the lives of ordinary people.George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was an English writer and journalist born on June 25, 1903, in Motihari, British India (now part of modern-day India). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century.Orwell is best known for his works of fiction, particularly the dystopian novels "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm." These two novels, published in 1949 and 1945, respectively, have become iconic works of literature, exploring themes of totalitarianism, political corruption, surveillance, and the abuse of power.Orwells writing often reflected his own experiences and political views. He was deeply concerned with social justice, equality, and the impact of political systems on individual freedom. Many of his works, including his non-fiction essays and journalistic writings, tackle social and political issues of his time.In addition to "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm," Orwells notable works include "Burmese Days,""Down and Out in Paris and London,""Homage to Catalonia," and "Keep the Aspidistra Flying." His writing style is characterized by clarity, precision, and a commitment to exposing social and political injustices.George Orwell passed away on January 21, 1950, at the age of 46. Despite his relatively short life, his works continue to be widely read and studied, and his ideas and warnings about the dangers of authoritarianism and totalitarianism remain highly relevant in todays world.

A sensuous and strange horror novella full of creeping dread and delicious gore, twisting mermaid myths into something sharp, dangerous, and hungry, for fans of Christina Henry, Carmen Maria Machado and Eric LaRocca.After the murder of her husband and the fall of his empire, a mermaid and her plague doctor companion escape into the wilderness. Deep in the woods, they stumble across a village where children hunt each other for sport, sacrificing one of their own at the behest of three surgeons they call "the saints." These saints play god with their magic, harvesting the best bits of the children for themselves and piecing the sacrifices back together again.To save the children from their fates, the plague doctor must confront their past, and the mermaid must embrace the darkest parts of her true nature.

Novo romance histórico da autora bestseller Isabel StilwellD. Catarina recusava-se a ir. A raiva a toldar-lhe os pensamentos. Era ela a legítima pretendente ao trono de Portugal. Filha de D. Duarte, casada com o duque de Bragança, neta de D. Manuel I. No, no iria as Cortes de Tomar assistir ao juramento. Ao contrario da maioria da nobreza portuguesa, nunca aceitaria que o rei de Espanha se tornasse Filipe I de Portugal. Continuaria a lutar ate ao fim pela independencia da coroa que era sua, nem que para isso tivesse de sacrificar tudo e todos. Filipe tentou que D. Sebastio desistisse da ideia de lutar contra os mouros em Alcacer Quibir. Mas o destino estava traçado. Morto o rei de Portugal, era preciso pensar no futuro. Filho de D. Isabel e do imperador Carlos V, neto mais velho de D. Manuel I, entraria triunfante com os exercitos em Portugal, o pais da sua adorada me, e reclamaria o que era seu por direito. Nem mesmo o fascinio que nutria pela sua prima Catarina o iria desviar do seu objetivo. Isabel Stilwell, autora de romances historicos mais lida em Portugal, traz-nos uma historia empolgante repleta de conspiraçes e intrigas, acerca de um periodo fundamental e conturbado da nossa Historia. Narrado a duas vozes, ficamos a conhecer Catarina, uma mulher fascinante e corajosa, esquecida pela Historia, e Filipe I, um rei apaixonado por arquitetura e botanica, atormentado por episodios obscuros que deram origem a uma lenda negra que ficaria para sempre associada ao seu reinado.

Dark tales inspired by J. M. Barries classic stories of Neverland, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, and of course Peter Pan, from some the masters of science-fiction, horror and fantasy including A. C. Wise, Claire North, Lavie Tidhar and more.The award-winning Marie ORegan & Paul Kane bring together the masters of fantasy, science-fiction and horror, to spin stories inspired by J. M. Barries classic tale.A murder investigation leads a detective to a strange place called Neverland; pupils attend a school for Peters; a young boy loses his shadow and goes to desperate lengths to retrieve it.These stories take the original tales of Peter & Wendy, the Lost Boys and Tinkerbell, twisting and turning them. From dystopias to the gritty streets of London, these stories will keep you reading all night and straight on til morning.Featuring stories from:Lavie Tidhar, Claire North, Premee Mohamed, Kirsty Logan, Edward Cox, Anna Smith Spark, Alison Littlewood, A. C. Wise, Rio Youers, Gama Ray Martinez, Juliet Marillier, Robert Shearman, A. K. Benedict, Laura Mauro, Cavan Scott, Guy Adams, Paul Finch Muriel Gray

Being paid to explore sounded like a dream job. From Norway to Madagascar, by campervan, taxi, boat and small plane, Amelia Dalton hunted down remote archipelagos, deserted beaches and tiny local museums to create expedition holidays with a difference. On the way she was abandoned on an unpopulated island and escaped a hotel fire and worse. Pages from my Passport is a memoir of adventures, disasters and occasional triumphs, all infused with Amelias unquenchable enthusiasm.