As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, stark social inequalities have increasingly been revealed and, in many cases, exacerbated by the global health crisis.This book explores these inequalities, identifying three thematic strands: power and governance, gender and marginalized communities. By examining these three themes in relation to the effects of the pandemic, the book uncovers how unequal the pandemic truly is. It brings together invaluable insights from a range of internation...

Welcome to the Sunny Side Up Diner, where the pancakes are fluffy, the bacon is crisp, and murder should not be on the menu…Jax Tapman has lived in the same small town her whole life. On one hand, it's helped her dream of buying the local diner with her best friend come true, and their newly opened business is hopping. On the other hand, it means everyone knows her, and she pretty much never gets away with anything. There are a lot of expectations that come along with being the tow...

A Time and New York TimesTop 10 Book of the Year * New York Times Notable Book and Times Critic’s Top Book of 2018NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY * Elle * Bustle * Kirkus Reviews * Lit Hub * NPR * Oprah DailyThe bestselling and critically acclaimed debut novel by Lisa Halliday is “a brilliant and complex examination of power dyna...

Welcome to the Sunny Side Up Diner, where the jukeboxes jive and the secrets thrive...With her dream of opening a diner in her small hometown realized, Jax Tapman finally feels like her life is on the right track. She and her best friend and business partner, Dani, have lots of customers. Things are promising with her new boyfriend, Eliot. And she's looking forward to a relaxing evening at the local movie theater with Dani and her bestie's mom. Unfortunately, there's one thing that...

From twelve USA Today bestselling and award winning authors, comes a short story collection stuffed full of mirthful mysteries, clever criminals, and holiday cheer! These short holiday bites are perfect for enjoying between rounds of wrapping or binge-reading over a cup of cocoa!Stories include:A Hometown Christmas Caper (Hometown Mysteries)by Rosalie SpielmanGossip, Guilt & Gingerbread (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)by Lena GregoryLarceny & Tw...

Welcome to the Sunny Side Up Diner, where the jukeboxes jive and the secrets thrive...With things at her Sunny Side Up Diner sailing along smoothly for once, Jax Tapman has turned her attention to her personal life. It's time to meet the boyfriend's mother in person. And while Jax isn't totally certain she's up to the challenge, she agrees to show Eliot's mom around a local retirement home. It sounds innocent enough, and it shouldn't be too difficult to se...

This book honors the diverse and path-breaking work of Michael Adler, a pioneer of socio-legal scholarship in the UK. The book brings together an international group of scholars—established and emerging researchers from across the globe—to develop key ideas generated by Adler’s scholarship. Building on his rich portfolio of creative work at the interface of law and social science, the book explores themes that continue to resonate in contemporary debates about how best to understand the re...

A Time and New York TimesTop 10 Book of the Year * New York Times Notable Book and Times Critic’s Top Book of 2018NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY * Elle * Bustle * Kirkus Reviews * Lit Hub * NPR * Oprah DailyThe bestselling and critically acclaimed debut novel by Lisa Halliday is “a brilliant and complex examination of power dyna...

This collection of essays examines the promise and limits of social rights in Europe in a time of austerity. Presenting in the first instance five national case studies, representing the biggest European economies (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain), it offers an account of recent reforms to social welfare and the attempts to resist them through litigation. The case studies are then used as a foundation for theory-building about social rights. This second group of chapters develops theo...