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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.

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****A FINANCIAL TIMES, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*Excellent... first class... both fair and damning. Daniel Finkelstein, The TimesAuthoritative, gripping and often jaw-dropping Andrew Rawnsley, ObserverInvaluableNew StatesmanExplosive Isabel Hardman, The i After his dramatic rise to power in the summer of 2019 amid the Brexit deadlock, Boris Johnson presided over the most turbulent period of British history in living memory. Beginning with the controversial prorogation of Parliament in August and the historic landslide election victory later that year, Johnson was barely through the door of No. 10 when Britain was engulfed by a series of crises that will define its place in the world for decades to come. From the agonising upheaval of Brexit and the devastating Covid-19 pandemic to the nerve-shredding crisis in Afghanistan, the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the Partygate scandal, Johnsons government ultimately unravelled after just three years.This gripping behind-the-scenes work of contemporary history maps Johnsons time in power from start to finish and sheds new light on the most divisive Prime Minister to have led the United Kingdom since Thatcher. Based on more than 200 interviews with key aides, allies and insiders, Johnson at 10 gives the first full account of Johnsons premiership, the shockwaves of which are still felt today.***A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF 2023***Number 2 Sunday Times bestseller, 14 May 2023

In these tense, macabre stories, bodies fall from the sky, perfect nails conceal grisly secrets and violence pulses behind gleaming façades. From hellish visions to obsessive relationships, acclaimed author Agustina Bazterrica takes us to the dark heart of human desires and fears.Shocking, brutal, yet glinting with sharp humour, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird is a breathtaking dive into human monstrousness from a master of contemporary horror.

Confronté à une série de meurtres sanglants, le fraichement promu capitaine Merlange est contraint d’écumer la ville de Drak afin de débusquer le tueur. Pour lui compliquer la vie, la guilde des Assa

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024The Times Novel of the YearAnd a Guardian, FT, Economist, Irish Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Irish Independent and Independent Book of the Year One of the finest novels published this year. Sunday TimesI could not put it down. ANNE ENRIGHTIts very moving, also very funny. PAUL MURRAYMy favourite book Ive read this year. PANDORA SYKESI lived and breathed beside her narrator. DAISY JOHNSON In her wildly acclaimed new novel Claire Kilroy creates an unforgettable heroine, whose fierce love for her young son clashes with the seismic change to her own identity.As her marriage strains and she struggles with questions of love, autonomy, creativity and the passing of time, an old friend makes a welcome return - but can he really offer a lifeline to the woman she used to be?Readers adore Soldier Sailor:***** About as perfect a piece of writing as youll find.***** Unbearably tense and frequently hilarious. ***** An entirely different voltage to anything Ive read ... she somehow manages to verbalise *exactly* the feelings and thoughts I, certainly, had at points when I was a young mother ***** This story touched me on such a visceral level. ***** I was held captive by this novel ... an utterly absorbing depiction of motherhood ***** I loved this book. Any woman, with or without children, will see themselves mirrored in this narrative ***** An excellent, interesting and rather unforgettable creation.

- Rebonsoir - Hé, vous m’avez fait peur comme ça dans le noir ! - Désolée. je n’arrive pas à joindre mon taxi... Vous pourriez me ramener en ville ? - Bien sûr ! Montez !

Quatre paires de chaussures de randonnée et quatre sacs à dos sont alignés au pied du sentier qui monte dans les alpages. Trois filles et un garçon, une mère, ses enfants. — Cet été, ça vous dirait l

In Michael Farris Smiths latest gritty epic, a young woman returns home with her child, to her ghost-haunted father, while a religious extremist hunts the storm-ridden territory to find the girl who may hold the key to the regions apocalyptic future.There was no rising from the dead and there was no hand to calm the storms and there was no peace in no valley.In the hurricane-ravaged bottomlands of South Mississippi, where stores are closing and jobs are few, a fierce zealot has gained a foothold, capitalising on the vulnerability of a dwindling population and a burning need for hope.As she preaches and promises salvation from the light of the pulpit, in the shadows she sows the seeds of violence.Elsewhere, Jessie and her toddler, Jace, are on the run across the Mississippi/Louisiana line, in a resentful return to her childhood home and her desolate father.Holt, Jaces father, is missing and hunted by a brutish crowd, and an old man witnesses the wrong thing in the depths of night.In only a matter of days, all of their lives will collide, and be altered, in the maelstrom of the changing world.At once elegiac and profound, Salvage This World journeys into the heart of a region growing darker and less forgiving, and asks how we keep going what do we hold onto in a land where God has fled.Michael Farris Smith masterfully takes us on a ride into the growing darkness of a crumbling world. You couldnt ask for better than that. Michael ConnellySouthern, wet and gritty. Storm-filled and laced with fear and tension, as well as realistic and engaging characters, this world is grimly enticing Joe LansdaleWith a cast of fierce, masterfully drawn characters set loose in gorgeous, hurricane-blasted landscapes, Salvage this World by Michael Farris Smith is riveting: I couldnt put it down Laird HuntAudaciously prophetic. Heres a near-future and all too plausible southern noir in which the lawlessness already creeping into American democracy has become the norm and in which preachers have abandoned Christ and instead are searching for the new climate Messiah, and the line between good and evil is not only very thin but completely effaced. A rollicking good (dark) read Brian EvensonAn exceptional storyteller in top form KirkusSmith melds fire and brimstone with the ravages of hurricanes in this evocative noir of the Mississippi Delta Publishers Weekly

I text you how muchit hurts not to see you.Here are poems about love, loss, mothers, fathers, God, rain and growing up. About all the things that poems are always about, in fact, with one crucial difference. Instead of being remembered from an adult distance, these poems were written by a diverse group of teenagers direct from their own experience. So as well as being clever, funny and moving, they are also immediate they go straight to the heart like a text from a friend.Most of these poems are by pupils from a single multicultural comprehensive school, Oxford Spires Academy. Many have already been social media sensations: some students poems, for instance, have been retweeted over 100,000 times.A donation from the sale of this book will be made to the charity Asylum Welcome.

Lima Barreto foi um pensador arguto da sociedade brasileira e um crítico contundente de suas injustiças. Em suas crônicas, explorou temas como a desigualdade social, o racismo, a corrupção e a hipocr

Au cours dune séance dhypnothérapie, Louis Gaboriau visualise les événements dune vie antérieure, celle dun fondateur dune multinationale décédée depuis une cinquantaine dannées. Cest alors que la séance a lorigine de cette vision va entrainer Louis dans une experience au-dela du reel.

Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, mystery Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors is cult critic Ian Penmans long awaited first original book, a kaleidoscopic study of the late West German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (19451982). Written quickly under a self-imposed deadline in the spirit of Fassbinder himself, who would often get films made in a matter of weeks or months, Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors presents the filmmaker as a pivotal figure in the late 1970s moment between late modernism and the advent of postmodernism and the digital revolution. Compelling, beautifully written and genuinely moving, echoing the fragmentary and reflective works of writers like Barthes and Cioran, this is a story that has everything: sex, drugs, art, the city, cinema and revolution.

Distinguida com o Prémio Pulitzer, a extraordinária escritora Elizabeth Strout regressa, neste romance, à sua icónica personagem Lucy Barton, protagonista de uma história de empatia, emoção, perda e

Delve into the enchanting world of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice, a timeless classic that masterfully weaves romance, wit, and social commentary. Follow the captivating story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy as they navigate the complexities of love, family dynamics, and societal expectations in 19th-century England. Experience the charm, humor, and keen observations of human nature that have made this novel a beloved favorite for generations. Indulge in the delightful dance of manners and emotions as you explore the transformative power of love, understanding, and personal growth in this quintessential work of English literature.

En 1256, Damien Arnould, un jeune tailleur de pierre aussi ambitieux que talentueux, s’engage avec son compagnon Laurent sur le chantier de l’église Saint-Ayoul de Provins, en Champagne. C’est là qu’

An eerie tale of young girls obsession and what happens when it grows out of hand, perfect for fans of dark academia, The Secret History and Picnic at Hanging Rock.1864. Banished from her parents farm to a boarding school for young ladies, Ivy feels utterly alone. In a crumbling and isolated seminary that has seen better days, she is shunned by the other pupils for her working-class origins, and mourns for her sister, who died not long after she was sent away.Hope comes in the form of a new teacher, Miss Emily White, but almost immediately, suspicions are raised that she is not all she should be. Ivy is captivated, yet as her devotion grows, odd reports begin to circulate that Miss White has been glimpsed in the garden picking flowers whilst also teaching a class, leaving the school but stalking the halls at the same time.As increasingly strange rumours abound, Ivys obsession spins out of control, and with Emily Whites future at stake, she will do anything to keep her only friend.

Tout ira bien… narre la vie de trois dames. La première, la petite Laura, s’est perdue en forêt un soir d’hiver. Son sort semble se sceller d’heure en heure malgré tout le courage dont elle fait preu

Une collaboration explosive entre inspecteurs de police de différents horizons...Alors que la région s’embrase à nouveau, que les affrontements intercommunautaires se multiplient et que les morts s’a

Fran la Joya Medina ye un tipo modernu. Siempre fue respetuosu colos espacios de les muyeres y deconstruyóse a sí mesmu como varón. Hasta quun sábadu pela nueche, borrachu, ve a la moza perreando de folixa. Entos too salta pelos aires. Les certeces desapaecen y surden les inseguridaes de la so masculinida fraxil. Entos vuelve colos sos amigos cuarentones y les sos diversiones tardoadolescentes.Entos conoz a Mister Polla, un coach de seduccion enforma popular quaprende a los paisanos fracasaos la cara autentica de les muyeres. Fartucu dunos y otros, Fran entamal Movimientu Pagafanta Involuntariu. Lapaicion de lAsociacion de Muyeres Violentes y los sos ataques terroristaes va arrastrar el tableru de la llucha pola igualda de xeneros a una dimension nueva y definitiva.