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SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR ‘A superb novel, evoking a bygone era when women could not afford to put a foot wrong’SUNDAY TIMES ‘This isnt just a mystery novel: its a win

Fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, Taiwanese-British photographer Sean flies to Taipei to seek oblivion. Lost in the neon heat of his parents homeland, though, all he finds is alienation. He spends his days sleeping feverishly in a bleak hotel bedroom, and his nights alternating between casual sex and a crappy striplit doughnut bar. Whatever he thought Taiwan would give him, it hasnt worked: he feels as distanced and resentful of his heritage as he ever has. Then, a chance encounter with a mysterious older man draws him into a friendship where the terms of engagement are quickly, ominously blurred. For every tentative step towards connection, Seans grasp on reality unravels, as the demands of the past and the present begin to take their toll. As events draw to a disturbing head, Seans mind spirals, until hes not sure whats left of him at all. Appealing to fans of Boy Parts and Luster, Im New Here is a thrilling, hallucinatory debut and masterclass in unreliable narration that positions Ian Russell-Hsieh as one of the most exciting new authors in the UK.Shares DNA with cult classics Fight Club and American Psycho... A compelling character study. Daily Mail Insanely compelling writing. Claire Kohda, author of Woman, EatingA striking voice in literary fiction. Catherine Cho, author of InfernoA stunning debut. Angela Hui, author of Takeway I laughed and I felt my belly tingle with sadness - Im New Here lingers long after its been read. Ammar Kalia, author of A Person is a PrayerLike a hungover friend is telling you the wildest story youve ever heard, this is a rich world of doppelgangers, money, sex, heartbreak and cityscapes. Jodie Matthews, author of Meet Me at the Surface

" A dix heures, Tallinn est vide, en suspension entre deux occupants. Ce silence dune heure, une heure précisément, marque la césure entre quatre années de guerre et une nouvelle occupation soviétique de cinquante ans. Dans la partition estonienne, ce nest meme pas une pause : un simple soupir. " En septembre 1944, les Allemands fuient lEstonie quils occupaient depuis trois ans, tandis que lUnion sovietique sapprete a envahir de nouveau le petit Etat balte. Quelques Estoniens vont tenter de sinfiltrer dans cet interstice pour former un gouvernement independant et restaurer la Republique. Ils nont que quelques jours pour realiser cette mission ; un navire envoye par la resistance en exil doit les sauver de la descente du rideau de fer.A leur tete, lavocat Otto Tief, retire de la vie politique depuis dix ans, soucieux daccomplir son devoir et de retrouver sa famille a Stockholm. Tief sengage aux cotes de son ami Juri Uluots, dernier Premier ministre dune Republique condamnee par lUnion sovietique de Molotov et de Staline. Autour deux cheminent la poetesse Marie Under, prise au piege dune capitale assiegee, et tous les destins soumis aux decisions impossibles, aux renoncements et au deracinement.Captive par le silence entourant ces evenements, Xavier Bouvet a souhaite raconter le sursaut des individus face a lirruption de la violence et de linexorable, et decrire les resonances intimes du fracas de lHistoire. Il compose une fresque haletante, dont on acheve la lecture le cur serre.

"Lorsque sa vie fut réglée à la perfection, ce fut le début de la vieillesse." Si nous pouvons sentir, connaître et étudier notre corps, l’âme en revanche se refuse aux défi nitions. Que recouvre-t-e

Grand Prix RTL-Lire 2022, Prix Relay des voyageurs-lecteurs 2022. "J’ai bu du champagne, moi qui ne bois jamais, dansé avec Alice – je devais avoir l’air ridicule –, repris du champagne, discuté quel

The sixteenth thrilling instalment in the globally bestselling Michael Bennett series._________________________________________________________How do you catch a killer who leaves no trace?In New York City, a sniper dubbed The Longshot Killer is taking out impossible targets.Nothing links the victims - except the brutal circumstances of their deaths.Detective Michael Bennett quickly develops a profile of the killer. Great with a gun. Probably ex-military.A profile that his new partner, Rob Trilling, fits to a terrifying degree.With Trilling taking ever more suspicious absences from duty, Bennett must find out the truth - before the Longshot Killer strikes again._____________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSONIts no mystery why James Patterson is the worlds most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better. JEFFERY DEAVERNo one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. LEE CHILDPatterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. Its what fires off the movie projector in the readers mind. MICHAEL CONNELLYJames Patterson is The Boss. End of. IAN RANKINThe master storyteller of our times HILLARY RODHAM CLINTONOne of the greatest storytellers of all time PATRICIA CORNWELLPatterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... theres no stopping his imaginationNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWPatterson is in a class by himselfGUARDIAN

Love can change your life. Can it survive marriage and middle age?Wonderfully wise, moving and heartfelt WILLIAM BOYDA tender love storyDAILY TELEGRAPH*LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2025*Lily falls in love with Sam the minute she sets eyes on him. It takes Sam a day or two longer. Curious, because Lily has never quite believed in love, while Sam thought he understood it inside out.Lily, a documentary maker, and Sam, a playwright, are both in relationships that have quietly expired, and an affair takes hold that they are powerless to resist.Arriving in mid-life, their relationship opens unexpected new worlds. But what will happen to them when familiarity and age begin to take their toll? What will survive?Celebrates love in later lifeHARPERS BAZAARPlayful, knowinga romping read in all sensesEVENING STANDARDJacobson at his finestLINDA GRANT

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE VAL McDERMID DEBUT AWARD 2024**Richard Osman meets MasterChef in this gripping cosy murder mystery. In this cookery school, murder is on the menu...If Agatha Christie were to go on Masterchef, this novel would be the result.Clare PooleyDelicious fun!Tess GerritsenA recipe for disaster.When chef Paul Delamare takes a job teaching at an exclusive residential cookery school in Belgravia, the only thing he expects his students to murder is his taste buds. But on the first night, the unthinkable happens: someone turns up dead...The school rests on a knife-edge.The police are convinced Paul is the culprit. After all, hes good with a blade, was first on the scene and everyone knows it doesnt take much to push a chef over the edge. To prove his innocence, he must find the killer. Could it be one of his students? Or the owner of the school a woman with secrets and a murky past?It all boils down to murder.If Paul cant solve the mystery fast as well as teach his students how to make a perfect hollandaise sauce hell be next to get the chop.Readers love Knife Skills for Beginners!A deliciously dark slice of murder and mystery. Chris WhitakerIf Ruth Rendell had teamed up with Delia Smith theyd have produced something like this. J. M. HallThe perfect blend of The Great British Bake Off and Agatha Christie. ***** Reader ReviewA fun mystery full of quirks and fun characters that will leave you guessing. ***** Reader ReviewA welcome addition to the cosy crime genre. ***** Reader ReviewSharp, incisive, cutting - and thats just the prose! ***** Reader Review

For many of us life has stopped making sense. Super-efficient routines that once served us well now stress us out and a toughing it out mindset is only compounding the problem.In Better in Every Sense, neuroscientist Norman Farb and clinical psychologist Zindel Segal reveal how the new science of sensation provides the key to doing things differently. By tuning into new and everyday sensations - from the feeling of our feet on a crowded street to the sound of birdsong in the park - we can engage our sensory network and boost our resilience, well-being, health and creativity.Grounded in decades of scientific research and filled with simple exercises and practical mental techniques for mastering the art of sense foraging, Better in Every Sense explores the power of sensory experience to liberate us from our negative thinking patterns and help us successfully handle all of lifes challenges.A brilliant, user-friendly, and easy-to-implement framework explaining why intentionally tuning in to our senses and learning how to trust them and expand their repertoire in outside-the-box ways-what the authors call sense foraging-is profoundly liberative and healing, revolutionary, and yet totally commonsensical. - Jon Kabat-ZinnWhen you are feeling stressed or stuck, how do you relate to your life? In Better in Every Sense the authors take us through the science of tools to get out of the house of habit and offer ways to re-engage with your life. A wonderful new book by Norman Farb and Zindel Segal. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and so useful in these trying times. - Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real LifeThese two highly trained and highly skilled professionals have got the chops - and the goods - to help you genuinely upgrade your life! - Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier

Best book of the year! A fantastic debut The brilliant, heart-warming debut novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Dummy and Man vs ToddlerA lovely feel-good treatThe Times | Simply perfectDaily Mirror | Hilariously funny... and beneath it all really quite lovelyThe Metro | Brilliant, just brilliantHuffington Post | Debut of the Year Woman and Home | A Prima Book of The Year__________________Sometimes, the friend you need is the one you never saw coming.Frank and Red are a mess.Frank is a grumpy old curmudgeon. A recluse whose only company is the ghost of his dead wife, Marcie. He is estranged from his friends, his son, and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate. And then Red moves in next door.Red is six. A boy struggling to adjust to the separation of his mum and dad, a new school, and the demonic school bully. Red is curious, smart, he never stops talking, and hes got a trampoline. From the moment Reds blonde mop appears over the top of the fence that divides their two gardens, the unlikeliest of friendships is born. . . . And it is a friendship that will change both of their lives forever.Readers CANT GET ENOUGH of this INCREDIBLY MOVING debut novel:Raw, real and heartrending, uplifting and simply a delicious read Moving and funny, uplifting and full of hope Stunningly well-written, warm hearted, incredibly funny and moving story A beautifully written, warm and empathic read

You really must read this book. A rare and phenomenal life affirming read DINAH JEFFERIESGet ready to fall in love with Eadie Browne, the eponymous and eccentric heroine of this tender-hearted, steeped-in-nostalgia story about chosen familyREDWhen your present meets your past, what do you take with you - and what do you leave behind?Eadie Browne is a quirky kid living in a small town where nothing much happens. Bullied at school, she muddles her way through the teenage years with best friends Celeste and Josh until University takes them their separate ways.Arriving in Manchester as a student in the late 1980s, Eadie experiences a novel freedom and its intoxicating. As the city embraces the dizzying euphoria of Rave counterculture, Eadie is swept along, ignoring danger and reality. Until, one night, her past comes hurtling at her with consequences she could never have imagined.Now, as the new millennium approaches, Eadie is thirty with a marriage in tatters, travelling back to the town of her birth for a funeral she cant quite comprehend. As she journeys from the North to the South, from the present to the past, Eadie contemplates all that was then and all that is now - and the loose ends that must be tied before her future can unfold.A delightful dose of nostalgiaHEATA beautifully written tale about growing up, letting go and moving onSUNA gorgeous, heartfelt, atmospheric novel by a wonderful storyteller LUCY ATKINSA beautifully moving portrait of youth, friendship and love . . . I loved it MIKE GAYLEBeautifully written, funny and wise . . . heart-breaking and heart-warming ALEXANDRA POTTER

Absolutely brilliant. Ellen Lark is unforgettable Emilia Hart, author of WeywardVivid. Eloquent. Offers insight as well as delightGuardianEllen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiance receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell.Ellen knows immediately what Bell really wants from her. Ellen is deaf, and for a time was Bells student in a technique called Visible Speech. As he instructed her in speaking, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device which would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants Ellen to speak up in support of his claim to the patent to the telephone, which is being challenged by rivals.But Ellen has a different story to tell: that of how Bell betrayed her, and other deaf pupils, in pursuit of ambition and personal gain, and cut Ellen off from a community in which she had come to feel truly at home. It is a story no one around Ellen seems to want to hear - but there may never be a more important time for her to tell it.

Londres, 1950. Antonia et Conrad Fleming donnent un dîner pour les fiançailles de leur fils Julian, chez eux, dans le quartier chic de Campden Hill Square. Derrière les apparences policées d’une soir

"Les poètes meurent au combat même quand ils meurent dans un lit. Ils livrent bataille toute leur vie." Hanté depuis toujours par la mort, dès ses premiers écrits, Christian Bobin paria pour le salut

Embark on a journey of self-discovery, healing and inner transformation with the new and updated smash-hit TikTok sensation and million-copy international bestseller.Are you ready to embark on a powerful journey of self-discovery, healing and inner transformation? The Shadow Work Journal is an empowering and compassionate tool to help you face your shadows and overcome the obstacles and limiting self-beliefs that are holding you back from achieving your true potential. Based on established and highly effective therapeutic practices, this interactive journal will guide you on an exploration through the hidden aspects of your psyche, to confront and embrace your shadow self. Using insightful prompts, and thought-provoking exercises and reflections, youll discover a path to greater self-awareness, cultivate self-love and acceptance, and find a deeper connection with your authentic self. Join the millions of people whose lives have been transformed through The Shadow Work Journal and experience the healing you deserve. Benefits of Shadow Work: · Improved interactions with others · Heal generational trauma · Become un-stuck · Set personal boundaries · Build compassion for yourself and those around you · Gain greater awareness and clarity of the world around you

**The Richard and Judy Book Club Pick**DISCOVER THE THRILLER KEEPING EVERYONE AWAKE - now in paperback!The most gripping thriller I have ever read GILLIAN McALLISTERLike nothing Ive read before. I wolfed it down in two sittings, its amazing LISA JEWELLAs tender as it is terrifying ABIGAIL DEALYou wont be able to look away SHARI LAPENA----There was someone in the house.Home alone with her young children during a blizzard, a mother tucks her son back into bed in the middle of the night. Then she hears a noise - old houses are always making some kind of noise. But this sound is disturbingly familiar: its the tread of footsteps, unusually heavy and slow, coming up the stairs...In that split second, she has three choices.Should she hide? Should she run? Or should she fight?----Praise for NIGHTWATCHING:Heart-thumping and mesmerizing ASHLEY AUDRAINOne of the best thrillers Ive ever read JENNIE GODFREYTerrifying and unputdownableKARIN SLAUGHTERAbsolutely, breathtakingly superbSOPHIE HANNAH*The unmissable thriller of the year*Spring 2024 Jimmy Fallon Book Club WinnerA Times Crime & Thriller Book of the YearA Guardian Crime & Thriller Book of the YearWASHINGTON POST FEBRUARY 2024 PICKTODAY SHOW Books we cant wait to read in 2024

Quins camins obscurs pot acabar escollint un adolescent rosegat per la desesperació? Un debut punyent i ple de tendresa que ens endinsa en el laberint de la prostitució.Després de la mort del seu pare, en Damia passa les nits rondant per Barcelona, mancat dil·lusio i dafecte. Potser per demostrar-se que encara es capaç de sentir alguna cosa comença a prostituir-se i la seva vida es bifurca: de dia es un adolescent aplicat als estudis que te cura de la seva avia, i de nit ofrena el seu cos per sadollar les fantasies dhomes estranys. Els mesos passen, i tambe les estacions, i la Barcelona nocturna revela els seus perills, la violencia i la sordidesa. Llavors en Damia comença a sospitar que aquesta ciutat esta tan buida com ell mateix.Una historia duna delicadesa extraordinaria que ens parla del moment magic i fragil en que descobrim les bondats i les vileses del mon, el sexe, lamor, la solitud i la possibilitat de trobar la llum al bell mig de la nit mes fosca.

La Teresa està infeliçment casada amb un dels grans corruptes de la ciutat, Daniel Bastida, especialitzat a construir pisos per a pobres amb materials de pa i figa. La Teresa té un amant i un secret

Lana Farrar, ancienne gloire du cinéma hollywoodien, invite ses plus proches amis à passer des vacances sur Aura, une île grecque paradisiaque. L’endroit est magnifique, mais quand une tempête menace

Annabella Morelli, vingt-trois ans, habite dans le Vieux Lyon, loin du Congo-Brazzaville où elle est née. Elle est étudiante, amou reuse et se rêve poétesse. Ses parents : un ouvrier franco-italien e