A timely debut novel from an exciting new voice in women's fiction about cancel culture and appearance versus reality.It's an ordinary Tuesday morning when Ruby Williams' name starts trending online.She's uploaded an interview that has outraged journalist Felicity Cartwright, a social media personality who has built her profile by policing exactly what women are allowed to say and how they're allowed to say it. Ruby is at the centre of a brutal public shaming, watching on i...

'Reid is the talent to whom every smart young novelist who follows her will be compared - or hope to be.' - Meg MasonMichaela and Eve are two bright, bold women who befriend each other in their first year at a residential college at university, where they live in adjacent rooms. They could not be more different; one assured and popular - the other uncertain and eager-to-please. But something happens one night in Orientation week - a drunken encounter, a fo...

The most uplifting rom-com you’ll read this year – a fresh take on the friends-to-lovers trope, brimming with heart, joy and puppies!Sera loves owning a pet shelter – even if it’s often tricky to make ends meet, and her mother thinks she's wasting her life. Thankfully, she can always rely on her steadfast best friend, Toby, who just happens to be the local vet.And then famous actor Ethan James enters the scene. After Sera 'saves' Ethan from a friendly Germa...

Opposites attract in this laugh-out-loud rom-com about a heart-throb actor, the grumpy woman who minds his beloved dog, and the cat that steals his heart.Ethan James has a problem: he’s about to start shooting a movie and he needs someone to mind his anxious dog, Harry. This film could make or break Ethan's career, and he knows he has to give it all his attention, but Harry's new minder turns out to be more of a hindrance than a help. She's gorgeous and funny, and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses inherent in the social infrastructure of African states, especially healthcare and social security systems. African states were characterized by a high level of unpreparedness with scientific and technological insufficiency to address the pandemic emergency. This in turn worsened the impact of COVID-19 on all fronts, thus, many African states experienced issues with high mortality rate, rampant job losses, and arbitrary and erratic state respons...

A breathtaking debut that explores love, science, loss and the so-called feminine ideal.'Dark and poetic . . . beautiful writing.' - Alice Sebold, author of the international bestseller The Lovely Bones'Astonishing. The writing is visceral and affecting, the sentences muscular and beating with a linguistic pulse which makes the book feel like a live creature. The Breeding Season is a creature that might, in turn, rip your heart out or blanket you in a comforting hug. Craft ...

Den sanna historien om en 6-årig pojke med en fruktansvärd hemlighet.Oskars lärare slår larm. Oskars mamma är utomlands och under tiden bor han hos vänner, men har kommit till skolan hungrig, ovårdad och med blåmärken på armar, ben och kropp. Den erfarna familjehemsföräldern Cathy Glass ombeds ta hand om honom, men allt eftersom veckorna går blir hon alltmer oroad. Oskar är alldeles för tyst för ett barn på sex år och han är uppenbart rädd för något eller någon.Och vilka är...

This collection of essays demonstrates how chronic state failure and the inability of the international community to provide a solution to the conflict in Somalia has had transnational repercussions.Following the failed humanitarian mission in 1992-93, most countries refrained from any direct involvement in Somalia, but this changed in the 2000s with the growth of piracy and links to international terrorist organizations. The deterritorialization of the conflict quickly became appa...

Rintaro har vuxit upp med sin morfar och tillbringat många timmar med näsan i en bok på hans antikvariat där hyllorna är fullproppade med underbara böcker. När den gamle mannen dör står Rintaro, som fortfarande går i skolan, inför det det svåra beslutet att stänga antikvariatet. Då dyker en talande katt oväntat upp och ber Rintaro om hjälp. Katten vill att han hjälper till att rädda oälskade böcker från försumliga ägare. Det udda paret ger sig iväg på en makalös resa där de ställs inför ol...

The thirty-two styles in this beautiful book give you the repertoire you need to make every day a good hair day; whether you desire tumbling tresses, cute braids, seductive swirls or fierce fishtails.Bringing you looks that can be done in minutes to looks that impress with every tress, Hayley Mallinder helps you to become your very own super stylist, giving you the confidence to create looks that surprise and delight every time.Paired wit...

Vår berättares dagar är räknade. Han lever ensam med sin katt, har ingen kontakt med sin familj och var helt oförberedd på doktorns diagnos – han har bara har ett par månader kvar att leva. Men, innan han hunnit börja bocka av sin bucketlist dyker djävulen upp med ett erbjudande: i utbyte mot att en av alla saker i världen försvinner får han en extra dag att leva. Det är början på en bisarr vecka ...Hur bedömer man vad som gör livet värt att leva? Hur väljer man vad, av det man ver...

This collection includes over 100 slave narratives and more than a thousands transcripts of recorded interviews made with former salves in the first half of 20th century: Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave The History of Mary Prince The Blind African Slave (Boyrereau Brinch) The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano The Life and Adventures of Zamba, an African King (Zamba Zembola) A Narrative of Some Remarkable Incidents ...