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A lyrical exploration of our complex and intricate relationship with the natural world in all its muddy, messy and beautiful glory.Lucy Lapwing grew up playing out. A woodlouse-collecting, snail-racing, tree-climbing, muddy-footed child, she and her siblings spent more time playing outside than in. Lucy was always intrigued by the natural world, but it wasnt until she was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma at the age of twenty-three, that she found what she describes as The Nature Thing. Over the months of her chemotherapy treatment, she burrowed even further down the nature wormhole, distracting herself by bumbling around nature reserves and greenspaces, snapping photos of any wildlife she found.In her book, Love Is A Toad, Lucy seeks to explore and celebrate the world around us in all its muddy, messy and beautiful glory. Interwoven with her own story, Lucy takes to the fields, moors and footpaths of the UK with her fellow nature enthusiasts and digs down into the emotions which nature inspires. Through these interactions and Lucys own observations, she examines the connection we have with the natural world - from wild grief and anger through to soaring joy and indefatigable hope.

Riveting - The New York TimesA bestselling writer tells the little-known story of the Allies fight in WWIIs chaotic and lethal China-Burma-India theatre.In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army captured Burma, closing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies now had to be flown over the treacherous Himalayas, on the worlds most dangerous air route. This is the story of the Allied troops who braved this perilous journey, flying unreliable aircraft through monsoons and enemy fire, with primitive navigation tools. Caroline Alexander delves into memoirs and records to reveal the pilots and soldiers experiences and portrays the exploits of commanders like Vinegar Joe Stillwell and Claire Lee Chennault. The result is a litany of both deadly crashes and astonishing feats of survival.While highlighting the efforts of units like the Flying Tigers and Merrills Marauders, and examining the political tensions between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek, this book also exposes the fractures between the Allies and the impact of these decisions on post-war relations. A masterpiece of modern war history.

A wondrous work of walking, seeing and thinking - Robert MacfarlaneA startlingly brilliant and moving debut - William DalrympleA deep observation of coast and wetland, climate and self, by a leading Indian ecological activist.Introduction by Robert Macfarlane.Written in spellbinding prose, Intertidal reveals an unseen world. We hear frog calls through the night, spot butterflies miles into the ocean, see the churning of longshore currents, and meditate on worms composting abilities. We also witness communities standing together to preserve the homes of the coasts inhabitants, both human and non-human.Intertidal asks us to reimagine values to live by; heeding the natural world, attending to the climates calling, and moving away from the old political and cultural values that have proven ecologically disastrous. Set in beaches, marshes, and the wild places of the mind, Intertidal revels in the healing power of nature and explores what it means to reclaim an ecology that has been colonised.

Everything a reader could desire: wit, passion, mystery, brilliant detective work, a love of rare books, a deep dive into literary history and, best of all, the restoration of reputation for a group of great women authors whose names should never have been forgotten Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, LoveIt all started with a book that made me curious.When rare books dealer Rebecca Romney found an emerald clothbound edition of Evelina by Frances Burney, she was happy to discover that shed stumbled across a novel by one of Jane Austens favourite authors. Inspired by the connection between the two writers, she returned to Austens books with a new lens, picking out clues sprinkled throughout her works that pointed to the writers she had admired.Austen read William Shakespeare, John Milton, Daniel Defoe, and Samuel Richardson, all authors Rebecca had read. But Austen also read Frances Burney, Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Lennox, Hannah More, Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Inchbald, Hester Piozzi, and Maria Edgeworth, all authors Romney hadnt. These female writers all sat proudly on Austens bookshelf, but have disappeared from ours.Romney became fascinated with these writers and wanted to answer three important questions: What were the stories behind the lives of these women? Why have they disappeared from our bookshelves? Who wrote them out of history? She had a mission, an obligation: she needed to collect Jane Austens bookshelf.

The extraordinary true story of a Jewish teenager who escaped Nazi Germany for the UK, joined the British Army and returned to his homeland in order to liberate his parents from a concentration camp.A deeply moving account of courage, tenacity, and an against-all-odds reunion.Four days after Germanys surrender in May 1945, a young British officer named Freddy Gray takes a Jeep and heads East from the Netherlands into Germany. But this is no ordinary English soldier. Freddys real name is Manfred, and he is travelling across what remains of his former homeland with one objective: to rescue his parents from a concentration camp.As a boy Manfred was forced to flee the Holocaust, leaving his parents behind. As soon as he could he signed up to fight, serving in an elite British unit made up of German native speakers and joining the legendary British Three Troop in the D-Day Normandy landings.Now, seven years after escaping from Nazi Germany, Manfred begins a relentless hunt for his lost family. He begins by helping to liberate his hometown, where his former home has been taken over by Nazis and the basement repurposed as a torture chamber. Then he travels through streams of refugees, overcomes Soviet military roadblocks, and crosses no-mans land before reaching his ultimate destination: Theresienstadt, the concentration camp where his parents were last seen.There, incredibly, Manfred discovered his parents still alive. I Will Come Back for You tells his remarkable story.

Do boycotts work? Should arms sales be stopped? What about supplying weapons to the good guys? In How Wars End an international expert explains how we can act to bring about peace in an age of escalating war.In 2003 Jan van Aken almost helped stop a war. But as he was preparing to go to Baghdad to search for biological weapons, he got a message: the US was determined to avenge 9/11 and wouldn't wait for UN inspections to take place. The invasion went ahead, and only years later, the world discovered that Iraq had had no biological weapons at that time.From this experience and the many others he has had as a weapons inspector, conflict analyst and activist, in How Wars End van Aken shows how conflict resolution really works. From disinformation and dodgy dossiers to chemical weapons and murderous drones, he identifies why wars start and spiral. And he looks at the alternatives, including civil initiatives, diplomacy, sanctions, and international interventions.Interweaving the latest findings from peace research with stories and examples from Northern Ireland, Serbia, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, Israel-Palestine and more, How Wars End lays out evidence-based strategies for moving from violent conflict to ceasefire, and from ceasefire to lasting peace.Translated by Jo Heinrich

'Finished in one sitting. Had no idea where it was going but knew there was something lurking. Incredible twist. Ends with a final lap of the ride when you think it is all over . . . I will be recommending this to friends' Ericka WallerAt seven o'clock one Tuesday evening, in a perfectly ordinary tower block near Westminster, four strangers meet for the first time. They each have three things in common: all suffered a traumatic experience six months earlier; all exhibit a dogged inability to put it behind them; and all accepted an invitation to attend tonight's counselling session with the unconventional Genevieve - a determined woman with an unusual theory to test.But this isn't a novel about psychotherapy or self-forgiveness. Because there is another reason these four people have been brought together. And when that perfectly ordinary tower block near Westminster turns out to be not quite so ordinary, all five are forced to make some unexpected - and, for some, impossible - decisions . . . A novel about friendship, strength and love, The Seven O'Clock Club is a reminder that life can give you hope. Even in the darkest of spaces.

An orange sun burns low in the sky. I fold my arms on the sill, cup my elbows. Pink clouds streak a horizon of rooftops, spires, the sails of distant windmills. Soon the master will be home. Last night, I made him doubt me.This time, I will make him certain. 1642. The Dutch Golden Age is underway, with rapidly expanding Amsterdam at the height of its powers. Geertje, an impoverished widow from Edam, enters a melting pot of wealth and culture when she becomes nursemaid in the house of renowned painter, Rembrandt. Still grieving the deaths of her husband and stillborn son, Geertje soon bonds with her infant charge, Titus. She makes new friends and her confidence grows. After Rembrandts wife, Saskia, dies, Geertje grows close to the ardent but volatile painter, despite her loyal cousin Trijn warning her to leave his house. Realising she has idealised her late husband, Geertje begins a passionate affair with Rembrandt.

Imagine being a model in the heady noughties, travelling all over the globe, your face on billboards everywhere. As Miranda Priestley might say, 'a million girls would kill for this job': well, Ruth Crilly is here to tell you why that might ... not ... quite be true. England. 2001. Ruth Crilly has embarked on a law degree and is destined for a life of normality and stability. That is, of course, until she sticks a polaroid of herself in a box somewhere in Birmingham and is scouted by one of the biggest agencies in the world. Flung between Redditch and Milan, telesales and Vogue, wizard cloaks and red shearling coats, follow Ruth through a rip-roaring, hilarious decade of not-quite-making-it as a supermodel. Fuelled by little more than cigarettes and a fear of being measured she criss-crosses the world in pursuit of fame and fortune. Bridget Jones meets the Devil Wears Prada as told by a mix of Marina Hyde and Bryony Gordon: How Not To Be A Supermodel is a time capsule of a book that dives into one of the world's most fascinating industries. Offering a glimpse into both the high glamour and juddering reality of a by-gone era, this is a comic memoir gracefully relayed by a pessimistic, sardonic disaster-magnet.

Fleetwood Mac have had a chart-topping career that spans over fifty years and includes some of the biggest-selling albums and greatest hits of the 20th and 21st centuries. But the band's story is one of enormous triumph and also unimaginable tragedy. There has never been a band in the history of music riven with as much romantic drama, sexual tension and incredible highs and lows as Fleetwood Mac.Dreams is a must-read for casual Fleetwood Mac fans and die-hard devotees alike. In this unique collection of mini-biographies, observations and essays, Mark Blake explores all eras of the Fleetwood Mac story to explore what it is that has made them one of the most successful bands in history.Blake draws on his own exclusive interviews with Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and the late Peter Green and Christine McVie, and addresses the complex human drama at the heart of the Fleetwood Mac story, including the complicated relationships between the band's main members, but he also dives deep into the towering discography that the band have built over the past half-century.

Find the truth. Solve the murder. Never reveal your secret.Twelve years ago, eight friends ran an exclusive group at university: The Murder Masquerade Society. The mysteries they solved may have been grisly, but they were always fictional - until their final Christmas Masquerade, when one of the group disappeared, never to be seen again.Now, the remaining members of the group receive an invitation to a reunion masquerade, to be held in a beautiful and remote country house in Scotland. When they arrive they are each assigned a new identity themed around the Twelve Days of Christmas - they become Lady Partridge or Mr Gold; Lord Leapworth or Doctor Swan. The game begins, and it feels just like old times.Until the next morning, when Lady Partridge is found hanging from a pear tree.

"A work of fiction that is both a potent portrait of early 19th-century Edinburgh but also a story about female agency or the lack of it. The result is a compelling, painful, haunted piece of work." THE HERALDUp the close and down the stair, meet the women of Burke and HareEdinburgh, 1828. Two women - one rich, one poor - must navigate life against a frenzied backdrop of medical discovery, mob mayhem, and murder.The home Helen shares in the slums of the Old Town with her lover William Burke could hardly be more different from Susan's dreams of an affluent existence as the wife of Robert Knox, one of the foremost anatomists of the day. But as people begin disappearing, these two very different women face an impossible choice. Should they protect what lives they have or tell the truth about what they know?This is the story of the notorious serial killings of Burke and Hare, told for the first time through the eyes of two very different women, whose stories explore the depths of the human heart in a perilous, vulnerable world.PRAISE FOR THE SPECIMENS"Beguiling and atmospheric, this is as much an engrossing character study as a bold reimagining of the infamous anatomy murders." HEAT MAGAZINE"A fresh, feminine take on the horrors of Burke and Hare and their complicit Edinburgh anatomists" SALLY MAGNUSSON"Gruesomely gripping, this story will stay with you for a long time, its characters so well developed, you fear you might bump into one in a dark Edinburgh close" SUE LAWRENCE"Mairi Kidd holds a lantern up to the brutality of women's lives in Burke, Hare and Knox's Edinburgh. She draws a fine thread between women's bodily experiences now and then, and her voice is so authentic I felt as if I was there" LUCY RIBCHESTER

The third utterly compelling fantasy adventure in the ARGOSI trilogy, exploring the origins of the SPELLSLINGER series to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers alike.Ferius Parfax is at long last ready to begin her life as an Argosi, a wandering philosopher and righter of wrongs. But she has debts to pay, and while breaking out a notorious thief from prison, she encounters one of the remnant of her people, the Mahdek.Chedran leads a group of young Mahdek who are determined to fight for a future for their people, free from persecution by Jan'Tep mages. Having repaid her debt to the thief Arissa, who had befriended her many years before, Ferius must now decide what debt she owes the society into which she was born. Meanwhile, she finds her feelings towards Arissa becoming more complicated.

A year after his older brother made the ultimate sacrifice, Sergeant Major Luke Carter, decorated hero of 22 SAS, is sent to Perth on a recruiting job. His orders: select two candidates from the SASR for a highly sensitive mission on foreign soil. But when a sudden crisis threatens to derail the plan, Carter and his new colleagues find themselves forced into action on a high-stakes operation. One that has the potential to change the course of the war in Ukraine.So begins a deadly game of predator and prey, moving from the streets of Minsk to the cliffs above the Black Sea. And a final showdown with the biggest target of all...

Private investigator Julia Stark receives an unannounced visit at the office. The man at the door is one of the owners of a successful family business. The day before, he was present at a board meeting and dinner at his estate in the northwestern part of Sweden. The following morning, he finds a photograph in his phone of a bloodyman, tied up with a bag over his head.Due to alcohol-related amnesia, the man has no idea where the picture comes from and wants to hire Stark Detective Agency to clear his name before the police get involved. Julia asks her ex-husband Sidney Mendelson to take time off from the City Police and assist her in the investigation. There is still a glimmer of hope left in Julia that this might be her chance to win him back.Welcomed as guests at the opulent estate, Julia and Sidney begin to search for the truth while dining and socializing with each of the family members that could theoretically be involved in the murder.

'A delicious smoke curl of a novel' JODI PICOULT'A twisting, engrossing and beautiful mystery . . . Deeply moving and powerful' CHRIS WHITAKERSLOW-BURN, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND SOAKED WITH ATMOSPHERE, KNIFE RIVER IS THE DEBUT NOVEL OF AN EXCITING NEW VOICE IN LITERARY CRIME First, there were my mother's bones . . .A young woman returns home to the small, claustrophobic town of Knife River. When Jess was thirteen, her mother went for a walk and did not return - now, fifteen years later, bones have been discovered in the woods nearby.Jess's sister has remained in their childhood home - her life, their home and the town itself seemingly frozen in time. As days turn into weeks, Jess's understanding of the past, her sister, and herself becomes more and more complicated - and the list of suspects responsible for her mother's terrible fate more and more ominous . . .'An intelligent literary mystery with a rich sense of place and a clever plot; but it is Champine's keenly-observed depiction of the aftermath of tragedy and the corrosive impact of loss that sets this novel apart'PAULA HAWKINS'I couldn't put Knife River down. An incredibly compelling literary mystery. Beautifully written'OLIVIA KIERNAN'Both a beguiling mystery and a tender exploration of sisterhood and first love, this beautiful, deep, winding road of a novel pulled me hard into its pages and wouldn't let me go. I was captivated by this debut'EMMA STYLES'Atmospheric, sharp, and skilled at twisting the reader's guesses in unimaginable ways'JODI PICOULTA haunting, slow burning novel full of atmosphere and heart. Clever and beautifully written, it is a satisfying and moving read' ARAMINTA HALL'An engrossing, powerful debut with a fantastic sense of place' T.M. LOGAN

THE ROYALLY BRILLIANT FOURTH BOOK IN THE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES MYSTERY SERIES - NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK!________________1957 - Young Queen Elizabeth II is finding her way in a challenging world as the United Kingdom must adjust to having neither an empire nor a set place in post-war Europe.As she travels the world to try and build bridges, the Queen is advised by the 'men in moustaches', as Philip calls them - her father's old courtiers, who may or may not have her best interests at heart. One of them is trying to sabotage her: that much she is sure of.And then two bodies turn up, horribly murdered, in Chelsea, and the Queen finds herself unwillingly used as the alibi for somebody very close to her.Elizabeth knows she can't face these challenges alone. She needs support from someone clever, discreet and loyal, someone she can trust. Then she meets ex-Bletchley Park code breaker, Joan McGraw, and their investigation into the murders begins in earnest . . .PRAISE FOR THE 'HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN INVESTIGATES' SERIES:'A witty whodunit starring our very own HM The Queen as an amateur sleuth' - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'A pitch-perfect murder mystery' - Ruth Ware'Written with wit and brio' - Daily Express'Miss Marple with a crown' - Daily Mirror'Absolute perfection!' - Isabelle Broom'Delightfully charming' - Adele Parks'Pure confection' - New York Times'Warm & witty' - Woman&Home'A delightful read' - BBC Radio 2'I loved it' - Joanne Harris'A total joy' - Nina Stibbe'Charming' - Guardian'What a hoot!' - Saga

In this charming and emotionally resonant sequel to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant portrait of life, family, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.Set again in the beloved Japanese bookshop in the Jimbocho neighbourhood of Toyko, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop deepens the relationship between Takako, her uncle Satoru and the people in their lives. A new cast of regulars have appeared in the shop, including an old man who wears the same ragged mouse-coloured sweater and another who collects books solely for the official stamps with the author's personal seal.As time passes, Satoru, with Takako's help, must choose whether to keep the bookshop open or shutter its doors forever. Making the decision will take uncle and niece on an emotional journey back to their family's roots and remind them again what a bookstore can mean to an individual, a neighbourhood, and a whole culture.

In 18th century London, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. A lot of knowledge is deadly.When ambitious apprentice chemist and secret alchemist Peter Woulfe is tasked with caring for a mysterious illustrated book, the Mutus Liber, he quickly realises that the grimy underworld of Georgian London is even more dangerous than he first believed. Soon the book is stolen by the light-fingered Sukie and Peter finds himself being pursued by threatening men who are willing to do anything to get the book back. Where in teeming London might Sukie be found? Why is Peter so enthralled by her? And what is it about the Mutus Liber that is so enticing? As the search for the book becomes an urgent game of cat and mouse, it seems that the key to Peter's present dilemma might only be found in half-remembered events from his childhood, and then further back still, in the mists of Irish myth. A spellbinding and unputdownable tale about spirit and matter, love and lust, and reality and magic

Hard-hitting Rory McIlroy was always destined to become a professional golfer, from the moment he recorded a 40-yard drive aged just two. His first hole-in-one came when he was nine, and he played in his first professional European tour event as a 16-year old in 2005. Despite high expectations, Rory keeps a cool head on his young shoulders and lets his golf do the talking. His maiden victory came in the nail-biting 2009 Dubai Desert Classic, and he has since gone on to win multiple titles around the world. After falling apart at the 2011 Masters, his breakthrough came in June 2011 when he won his first major, the US Open. An incredible 2012 followed, where he ended up ranked number one golfer in the world. But in 2013, despite high aspirations, Rory did not fare well in major tournaments until the end of the year, when he won the Australian Open by one stroke. This is the story of one of golf's greatest ever talents.

'A fascinating, passionate and political case for art's world-changing power, by a fizzingly good writer' - Robert Macfarlane'A rich and broad overview of socially purposeful art. Everyone interested in social change should read it' - Brian EnoIn Acts of Resistance, Amber Massie-Blomfield writes about the artists who have treated the protest site as their canvas and contributed to movements that have transformed history - from the musicians in Auschwitz to the four-year Siege of Sarajevo, from the to ACT UP's 1989 invasion of the New York Stock Exchange, to the Niger Delta and indigenous communities in Bolivia.Including stories and artists from across the globe, including Susan Sontag, Ken Saro-Wiwa, and Claude Cahun - alongside collectives, communities, amateurs and anonymous creators who have used their art as an expression of resistance - this fascinating book asks what is the purpose of art in a world on fire? Why are artists compelled to paint, write, dance and make music, even when the odds are stacked against them? And how can artistic creation be a genuine form of political resistance?Combining cultural criticism, history and memoir, Acts of Resistance is an urgent reminder that art can make a human life more bearable, and can be a means of building the things that a person needs to survive the bleakest circumstances. It is a testament to that idea, and to the people who have risked their lives to prove it is so. While their stories are remarkable, they are also a reminder that each of us can use creativity in defense of our humanity.

A blood moon curse.A ruthless academy for magic users. A dark forest harbouring dangerous secrets.Get ready for a new, unputdownable YA fantasy with Surinamese influence and a swoon-worthy rivals-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Stranger Things.Born during the blood moon and cursed with the dangerous ability to manipulate other people's souls, Priya has to hide her power or face death.But when Priya wins a place to attend the country's elite military academy in Kuwatta, her curse is revealed to be a gift and everything changes. With a centuries-old war still raging and strange dangers lurking, Priya must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for her people and her country.An electrifying and gripping story of belonging and survival.

'Twisty and clever.' - DAILY MAIL'Inventing Anna meets Agatha Christie in this brilliant Insta-whodunnit where fact and fiction blur on the dark side of #InfluencerSisterhood.' - SARAH MAY, author of BeckyHOW LONG CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?Paige White and Hannah 'Zanna' Zagalo used to be inseparable. After their fates intertwined at university, Zanna's rise to influencer fame beckoned and she invited aspiring journalist Paige to join the ride, to create a glamorous online persona for the Life of Zanna account that others could only drool over. Together, they lived on luxury brand deals, moving into a swanky apartment and showcasing the #softlife. But after Zanna is brutally murdered, Paige continues posting - a ghostwriter emerging from behind the scenes.Five years on, with a lavish lifestyle to maintain and bills piling up, Paige is invited to take part in a documentary about Zanna's murder - which she can't afford to turn down. Then, a strange email arrives that just reads:'I know what you did.'As the cameras turn on Zanna's family and friends, old rumours start to resurface. Is there more to Zanna's murder than they know? And is someone hiding a secret?

Sofie Hagen is in her mid-30s. Everything everywhere is telling her she is in her sexual prime. She should be having plenty of sex: sex these days is fun, uninhibited, how you want it to be. We are all part of a new, enlightened generation who can work out what and how and who we want, and go get it, girlfriend. And yet, Sofie is absolutely not having sex. She hasn't, for over 2000 days, and she isn't sure she ever will again. It's not that she doesn't masturbate, and it's not that she doesn't have, um, urges: she just can't seem to get down to them or act on them. In fact, she doesn't even know where to start. Join her as she tries to work it all out.