A captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story AwardLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE'That rare thing: genuinely unique' OBSERVER'Will win you over ... Magical' THE TIMES'Absolutely stunning. I loved it' MADELINE MILLER, AUTHOR OF CIRCEOn the re...

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR_______________'A work of extraordinary ambition, brilliantly realised' OBSERVER'A mesmerising journey down the byways of English folklore' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Verbally dextrous, inventive, and hugely entertaining' THE TIMES_______________Herne the hunter, mischief-maker, spirit of the...

Neverness ist eine Insel fern aller Landkarten. Die salzige Luft ist schwer vom Duft der Ginsterbüsche, und etwas Mystisches liegt über dem Land. Es ist der Ort wundersamer Geschichten, die von einer alten Inselgemeinschaft erzählen. Ihr Leben ist geprägt von der rauen Natur, archaischen Bräuchen und mythischen Kräften, die in die Realität eindringen. Da ist beispielsweise Verlyn Webbe, der mit einem Flügel statt eines zweiten Arms geboren wurde. Oder Plum, die von einem Mann entführt wird...

Bloomsbury presents Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert, read by Jilly Bond, Sean Barrett, James Goode, Kit Griffiths and Sharon Eckman.A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR_______________'A work of extraordinary ambition, brilliantly realised’ OBSERVER'A mesmerising journey down the byways of English folklore' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Verbally dextrous, inventive, and hugely entertaining’ THE TIMES_______________Herne the hunter, mischief-maker, spirit of the ...

Featuring leading scientists acting as consultants on the stories, and writing scientific afterwords, bringing the theory featured in the stories to life, including Prof. Sarah Bridle (Jodrell Bank), Prof. Jonathan Wolff and Prof. Frank Jackson (the inventor of the 'Mary's Room' thought experiment).Science is always telling stories. Whether in the creation myths of evolution or the Big Bang, or in the eureka moments of science history, narrative – just as much as metaphor – is a ke...

Lieutenant Nowell Oxland, killed at Gallipoli in 1915 aged just 24, wrote poems and stories deeply rooted in place. He is unknown bar one poem Farewell, published anonymously in The Times nine days after his death. A native of Cumberland, he wrote it on the way to war, his heart longing for home:'There's a pool for which I'm grieving,Near the water-ouzel's home....And the curlews faintly crying,'Mid the wastes...

A collection of stories written in duet.Eight highly original stories, each woven from the joint inspiration of two amazing writers.Sixteen celebrated authors respond, play, twist and develop their story in turn. Without the certainty of being in full control, Duets brings a new dimension to the drama of reading and writing.

A merchant sailor works for a decade, captaining a yacht up and down the coasts of Malaysia, in the hope that his crooked employer will stay true to a promise...Years after a pandemic sweeps across Europe, wiping out its all-white population, a pilgrim returns to his Polish birthplace in search of the only other non-white kid he knew at school...An inscrutable hotelier loses his composure when a secret passage is discovered in his hotel, leading to a mysterious room and a p...

The year is 1951 and the Alps are in constant danger of devastating avalanches! Twelve-year-old Zoe and her older sister, Kay, are always butting heads. As a result of their latest tiff, Zoe is sent into town on an errand. When she doesn’t return home right away, Kay is sent out to find her. Before long, both girls get caught up in a massive avalanche—and now their constant squabbles don’t seem so important anymore. Kay is buried deep beneath the snow, and it’s up to Zoe and her dog, Frank...

L’Etang est un texte de jeunesse que Walser offrit à sa sœur sous forme manuscrite. C’est la seule œuvre que Walser ait écrite en dialecte. Elle met en scène le suicide simulé d’un adolescent, le jeune Fritz, qui ne se sent aimé de personne et voudrait reconquérir l’amour de sa mère. Ce récit clé préfigure la création future de Walser, maître des retournements subtils. Les vingt-quatre épisodes de Félix, dialogues et monologues écrits en 1925, sont issus des microgrammes. Qu...

In this collection, innovative and eminent social and policy analysts, including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and Ted Benton, challenge the failing but still dominant ideology and policies of neo-liberalism.The editors synthesise contributors’ ideas into a revised framework for social democracy; rooted in feminism, environmentalism, democratic equality and market accountability to civil society.This constructive and stimulating collection will be invaluable fo...

W.S. Gilbert's "The Grand Duke" is a satirical comic opera that unfolds in the fictional Duchy of Pfennig Halbpfennig. With its characteristic wit, Gilbert employs intricate wordplay and clever rhymes that critique the absurdities of authority and social structures. The narrative centers around themes of love, betrayal, and the absurdities of governance, featuring a cast of eccentric characters embroiled in a farcical plot that includes a conspiratorial scheme to usurp the throne. Gilbert'...