At the outbreak of WWII, in the Italian colony of Eritrea, Sellas will need to survive with her two mix-raced children when her partner Carlo abandons them.
A collection of short stories flirting with the surreal and Kafkaesque. Yuri's world is permeated with humour, emotions, and style, giving us a refreshing perspective into the complexities of human nature and contemporary Korean society.
In 19th-century Sweden, Caesaria is kept in a doctor's mansion as a trophy: she is the first baby to be born alive from one of his c-sections. In a Gothic ambiance, Caesaria narrates in first person her experiences in the mansion and her encounters with its mysterious inhabitants and visitors.
Rooted in the oral tradition of storytelling, Industrial Roots is an exceptional collection of interwoven domestic vignettes narrated by different female characters. The stories in this book concern mainly the daily experiences of blue-collar life amongst the members of a working class family.
Queenless explores a daughter's mixed love for a mother she is losing. Playing with form and content, this is a fierceless story about the desire to live; about great, crazy and greedy love between a mother and a daughter.
Satisfaction is an intense, introspective novel that explores the intimate thoughts, feelings and impressions of Mme Akli, a French woman living in Algeria in the late 1970s.
The Memory of the Air is a sophisticated and introspective narrative about gaslighting. As the narrator shares with us her memories about a past relationship, we discover the small details hidden behind psychological abuse until landing into a major event in the narrator's life.
From Monday to Saturday, Mary is a young and talented artist who frequents the bohemian and fringe circles of Havana. But on Sundays, she becomes the sex toy of a high official of the Castro regime. This novel raises vitally important questions which a whole new generation of Cubans is finding increasingly difficult to ignore.
In a ghostly, almost dream-like, atmosphere, a captain agrees to break one of her rules, letting the crew take a dip in the middle of the ocean. Something changes during that unprecedented swim; an uncertain atmosphere takes over their journey and the ship. A simple business trip turned into a true adventure.
What Concerns Us is a punchy contemporary read that scrutinises gender roles within our society, examining what it means to be a mother and the nature of femininity, as well as how to remain independent in a variety of different types of relationship.
Dimitar becomes wealthy by running Staro Selo in terror. But old Elena, a witch-like character with a gift for healing will not shy away from the injustices her neighbors are forced to endure.
A brilliant, funny, marvelous short story collection by London author Anna Maconochie. Feeling the city vibes, an immersing reading in the lives of London creatives, with their romantic fiascos and frustrated aspirations.
Three giftable stationery products - a hardcover sketchbook, pencils, and eraser set - all featuring newly commissioned artwork inspired by the Studio's beloved film My Neighbor Totoro.
A beautiful, luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. Art by Bodleian Libraries.
A beautiful, luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. [Art - Frida Kahlo Purple]
A beautiful, luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. [Art by Angela Harding]
Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap.
Enter the epic fantasy world of HBO's Game of Thrones and join the ranks of the assassin group known as the Faceless Men with this beautifully crafted Valar Morghulis journal.
This handy journal showcases rarely seen concept art from Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli's award-winning fantasy adventure about a young girl's journey through a strange new world full of fantastic spirits.
Everyone loves Totoro! Continuing our partnership with animation giant Studio Ghibli, this journal features concept art from the Studio's beloved film. This is exciting because the Studio doesn't usually allow licensees to use concept art!
A lush graphic novel about family adrift and the magical adventure that brings them together. Based on the award-winning film, this gorgeous adaptation includes a bonus story from the film's creator.
Based on the award-winning film, The Secret of Kells follows a brave boy and his mystical new friend work together to prove that imagination and enlightenment are the strongest defenses against even the darkest of forces.
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his "family jewel," so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!
A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences-from diagnosis journeys to finding community-from autistic contributors.
Are you sitting comfortably? From the founders of the iconic Crab Museum comes A Natural History of Bums - a funny, fascinating, and educational dive into the timeless appeal of evolution, the animal kingdom, and, naturally, bums! This cheeky book is perfect for curious minds and lovers of science.
The No-Brainer BrainExplainer is a crash-course in every kind of intelligence to be found in living things, from the brain sloshing around in your noggin to the weirdest thinkers in the animal kingdom - all told with trademark humour and illustrated in eye-popping detail.
A triumphant new novel from bestselling, Booker Prize-winning novelist George Saunders, taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next
George is a full-time security worker at a university, on the frontlines of the cost-of-living crisis. WHAT THE BOUNCER SAW is his engaging, relatable, and grounded response to the financial catastrophe many in the service industry are facing.
Tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father's story. In this title, Vladek's harrowing story of survival is woven into the author's account of his tortured relationship with his aging father.
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre has gripped readers since its 1847 publication. Thousands of readers since then have been drawn by the vigour of Jane's voice and the novel's forceful depiction of childhood injustice, of the restraints placed upon women, and the complexities of both faith and passion.
The story of the Roman empire, from the beginnings to the crisis of the Middle Ages: why it was so large, why it was so durable, and why it was different from any other empire before or since.
When Kay gets a splinter of the wicked troll's magic mirror in his heart it becomes hard and cold - just like a lump of ice. Kay is abducted and bewitched by the chillingly beautiful Snow Queen and his loyal sister, Gerda is prepared to face anything to find her brother and bring him home.
Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for over 150 years. Head strong Alice, the impatient White Rabbit, the fearsome Queen of Hearts and the hilarious Mad Hatter are among the best loved literary creations. This beautiful collectable illustrated edition has the original illustrations and is cloth bound.
When Heidi, a five-year-old orphan, is dumped on her reclusive grandfather who lives on a remote mountainside above a Swiss village, he is none too pleased by her arrival.
The story of the Spanish knight Don Quizote whose devotion to the tales of chivalry leads him into a series of bizarre adventures in the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, blends fantasy, comedy and gripping narrative in a way that has appealed to children ever since it was first published.
The story of Jack, the intrepid little boy whose courage and ingenuity defeated a host of many-headed giants several times his size, is an English folk-tale that must have been told often in the Victorian nursery of the Doyle family.
Wonderful collection of nonsense verse, from Chesterton to Dahl, Lear to Carroll. With beautitul, original illustrations, both full colour and black & white.
But when the tribe signs a treaty that requires them to return their white captives, 15-year-old True Son is returned against his will to the family he had long forgotten, and to a life that he no longer understands or desires.
Auntie Katusha has just come from the Old Country, bringing poppy seeds to make cakes for a mischievous four-year-old boy named Andrewshek. A little neighbour, Erminka, who wears red boots which are too big for her, joins Andrewshek for a series of adventures with talking animals, including a greedy goose who steals the cakes;
This collection contains the best of his prose works, including of course the well-known masterpieces 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (the ultimate haunted house story), 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' (the very first detective story in fiction).
Barrie's classic tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up. It started life as a series of stories made up for the five Llewelyn Davies boys, who were virtually adopted by Barrie after being orphaned. This edition has F.D. Bedford's illustrations, which first appeared in the author's own day.
Kipling began these stories in Vermont, to amuse his daughter when they were living in his wife's home town. The comic explanations, such as "how the camel got his hump" and "how the whale got his throat", are complemented by the author's illustrations, with their extensive and ridiculous captions.
Stevenson's great adventure story, set in the 18th century, was conceived in the Scottish Highlands, where the author and his 12-year-old stepson amused themselves by making a map that showed the location of buried treasure on an island. The illustrations first appeared in 1949.
Set in Yorkshire, and first published in 1911, this is the story of two spoilt and lonely children who regain happiness by restoring a neglected garden. It was inspired by the rose garden in Great Maytham Hall, Kent, where the author lived for several years, and is illustrated by Charles Robinson.
The grandniece of Mark Twain is now remembered only for the last two books she wrote, DADDY-LONG-LEGS (1912) and its sequal DEAR ENEMY (1915). Told in the form of letters, this modern version of the Cinderalla tale is an irresistible love-story of an orphan and her unknown benefactor.
Defoe's most celebrated story of Crusoe's shipwreck, his resourcefulness and ingenuity in his soliatry life on a desert island and his rescue of Man Friday has been abridged and retold many times since its publication (in two volumes) in 1719.
First published in 1870-1 as a serial in GOOD WORKS FOR THE YOUNG, a magazine of Christian outlook, George MacDonald's fantasy is reguarded by his admirers as his finest novel. Arthur Hughes, a follower of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, was a close friend of the author and provided the perfect illustrative accompaniment to his work.
This most romantic of fairy tales is found in many versions, and the story of the beautiful girl who falls into a long sleep, to be awakened by a lover, has been interpreted by some as an allegory of the spring revival of the earth after a long winter.
In Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, author and host of Radio 4's Infinite Monkey Cage Robin Ince uses his own late-stage diagnosis of ADHD to explore neurodivergence and anxiety.
Do you really think all lives are worth saving? On the empty shingle beach of Dungeness, the volunteer crew of the lifeboat await her next launch. It might come in another week. Or it might even happen in the next few seconds...
Renowned historian Alistair Moffat traces the windswept story of the North Sea throughout British history and examines how it has shaped who we are and how we see ourselves
George is a full-time security worker at a university, on the frontlines of the cost-of-living crisis. WHAT THE BOUNCER SAW is his engaging, relatable, and grounded response to the financial catastrophe many in the service industry are facing.
Essential knowledge resource for students needing to implement new clinical skills, and an update for practitioners and NQNs. Follows the patient pathway from assessment to delivery of nursing care. Meets the new NMC practice and proficiency standards 2018/19, including enhanced guidance on sepsis, mental health, and palliative care.
Finding and Using Information is an accessible textbook, written by a highly experienced learning and research librarian, to help all health and social care students seeking to improve their information skills.
Unlocking the English Legal System will help you grasp the main concepts of the legal system in England and Wales with ease. The 8th edition has been fully updated throughout to reflect recent developments and changes in the law.
This book explores how language shapes learning across subjects to support inclusive teaching. It helps teachers develop the skills needed to teach inclusively and redefines multilingualism to include social and professional language and subject literacies in response to globalisation and cultural and linguistic diversity.
George is a full-time security worker at a university, on the frontlines of the cost-of-living crisis. WHAT THE BOUNCER SAW is his engaging, relatable, and grounded response to the financial catastrophe many in the service industry are facing.
Ghost Stories is Siri Hustvedt's tender memoir of the forty-three years she spent with her husband, writer, poet and filmmaker Paul Auster: from their first encounter in 1980s New York, to his death in 2024. Featuring Paul Auster's last ever piece of writing.
A comical culture clash between Anglo-Saxons and Normans takes centre stage in this humorous tale from Iszi Lawrence, the rising star of children's historical fiction. The perfect adventure for readers 9+ and fans of Emma Carroll and Jacqueline Wilson.
Isla loves painting the everchanging big, bold Sky. But when Sky gives in to the pressure to be bright and blue and sunny all the time, the world below-and Isla's paintings-start to suffer. Can Isla convince Sky to let all her feelings and colours show?
Murder and mayhem disrupt a family Christmas by the sea - a perfect thriller to keep you gripped this festive season! George and his family are celebrating Christmas by the sea. On land, or at sea, someone is desperate to stop them, whatever it takes.
Can this shocking new feeling be love, or is it electrickery? In a lowly side-show fair in eighteenth-century England, teenager Mim is struggling to find her worth as an act.
Hylas is only a boy but he knows three things: The Gods exist. Magic is real. Somebody wants him dead. Hunted and alone, Hylas is desperate to find his missing sister. His quest takes him across the hostile mountains and treacherous seas of Ancient Greece. His only friend is a girl on the run. His only guide is a wild dolphin.
When Adderley discovers Ef - a being who seems part human and part fish - in the river by her home, she is drawn into an adventure that challenges everything she's learnt about the world.
Abandoned at a remote island school, Faye discovers she has been sent there for a wicked crime. Can she tackle the sinister mysteries of the island and discover the secrets within herself?
Time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash must fight gladiators in Ancient Rome in this hilarious full-colour graphic novel. Fans of Bunny vs Monkey or InvestiGATORS will love it.