From the bestselling author of The Trap, a fast-paced psychological thriller about the slippery nature of truth that asks how well we know the ones we love.Several years ago, your husband, and the father of your young son, disappeared. Since then, you’ve dreamt of his return; railed against him for leaving you alone; grieved for your marriage; and, finally, vowed to move on.One morning, the phone rings. When you answer, a voice at the other end tel...

In this twisted debut thriller, a reclusive author sets the perfect trap for her sister’s murderer — but is he really the killer?For eleven years, the bestselling author Linda Conrads has mystified fans by never setting foot outside her home. Haunted by the unsolved murder of her younger sister — who she discovered in a pool of blood — and the face of the man she saw fleeing the scene, Linda’s hermit existence helps her cope with debilitating anxiety.But th...

Ruth Ware meets Shari Lapena in this internationally bestselling psychological thriller about the inescapable pull of destiny and revenge.Norah Richter has recently moved from Berlin to Vienna, hoping to put her old life behind her. While walking to her new office one morning, Norah is approached by an elderly woman who utters these chilling words:On the eleventh of February, you will kill a man called Arthur Grimm …

Set in a German spa town wracked by climate change, this intense, enthralling debut explores trust, abuse, and solidarity through the unexpected bond between two women.When Iris took over the family hotel from her grandfather, Bad Heim was still a popular spa town. But now fierce wildfires rage in the area, spewing smoke into the air. The summers are dry and hot and never seem to end. Guests have become a rare sight. But suddenly, a young mother shows up with her s...

A masterpiece of psychological suspense for fans of The Dinner and We Need to Talk About Kevin.Randolph Tiefenthaler insists he had a normal childhood, though he grew up with a father who kept thirty loaded guns in the house. A modestly successful architect with an attractive, intelligent wife, Rebecca, and two children, Randolph finds his life turned upside down when his father, a man he loves yet has always feared, is imprisoned for murder.…...

Born in East Berlin, Julia is eight when her actress mother uproots her family of four girls, by different fathers, in search of a better life. Their eventual landing in the remote countryside of Schleswig-Holstein solves no problems for this fractured household.Desperate to escape a childhood of rural poverty, neglect and shame, the lonely child becomes addicted to writing. Aged 13, she leaves her family. At school in West Berlin, she finally encounters love.In this grippi...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, a moving tale of forbidden love and extraordinary courage in the face of disaster.Eighteen-year-old Niri and his family live a modest but secure life working in the villa of the wealthy Benzes. But when the pandemic comes, they are all let go, and left staring into the abyss of abject poverty. As their situation grows increasingly desperate, the once rule-abiding monastery studen...

A brilliant literary debut about belonging, family, and love, and the enigmatic nature of identity.Beside Myself is the disturbing and exhilarating story of a family across four generations. At its heart is a twin’s search for her brother. When Anton goes missing and the only clue is a postcard sent from Istanbul, Ali leaves her life in Berlin to find him. Without her twin, the sharer of her memories and the mirror of her own self, Ali is lost.In a...

This book is about friendship and magic. It covers a year in the lives of Kali, Dannie and Jazz . Following a fatal fire at their school, their view of the world is changed for ever. Magic touches the lives of three friends as they learn to accept change, growing up and saying goodbye. Written by a thirteen year old, it will appeal to teenagers and adults.

**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (MARIE CLAIRE): A sweeping historical fiction novel about the fall of the Soviet Union, told through the eyes of Ukrainian mothers and daughters over 4 decades“An astute, deeply empathic portrayal of the dislocation of first-generation immigrants and intergenerational trauma” — Financial Times**In this stunning work of political historical fiction, loaded with “vibrancy and humour”, the collapse of the Soviet Union reverberates th...

For readers of Nelio Biedermann and Olga Tokarczuk, f****rom a dazzling new voice in European literature, this compact, magical realist epic traces the fate of a farming family living on the edge of the German empire over one momentous century, through the keen, imaginative eyes of its youngest and final descendant.At the house on Osterstieg, in a village on the North Sea, where the vegetables turn white with grief and the dead don’t leave so much as linger, girls ...

Since the publication of Donald Schön's The Reflective Practitioner in 1983 there has been a dramatic growth of research and writing developing the concept of reflective learning. Surprisingly, there has been little application of concepts of reflective learning to social work education. This volume: ¢ makes accessible for the first time to a social work readership a book which focuses on reflective learning in social work ¢ brings together material on reflective learning from both academ...