The bestselling modern fairytale, with a new introduction from Luke Cutforth‘I loved it … so good!’ CARRIE HOPE FLETCHERArthur Braxton has had enough. His mum has left, his dad is broken and he’s the laughing stock of his high school.But things are about to change. When Arthur runs away and shelters in an old abandoned bathhouse, he sees a naked woman swimming in the pool. From this point on, his sad little life will never be the same.

In her third novel, acclaimed author of ‘In Search of Adam’ and ‘Black Boxes’ Caroline Smailes draws upon her own family history for a remarkable and unforgettable story of loss and redemption.Nina travels to Malta with her five-year-old son Christopher. She left the island at the age of nineteen to study at Liverpool University but fell pregnant and was disowned by her family. Following a car accident her relationship with her husband breaks down and she feels compelled to return ...

Julie Myerson meets Ian McEwan in this gripping novel of family breakdown.Ana Lewis is trapped by her own expectations. Her intense relationship with fellow student Alex begins to crack beyond repair when she falls pregnant, and his subsequent withdrawal, emotionally and sexually are hard for Ana to bear. Eventually, following the birth of Pip and then Davie, Alex leaves Ana to a life of question and blame. Locked in her room for much of the time she woefully neglects her children,...

A taut and beautifully written debut novel by an exciting and accomplished new author.Motherless, rootless and unprotected, Jude Williams' childhood is fractured by the horror and experience of sexual abuse, forcing her to exist somewhere and nowhere in-between childhood and adulthood. Caught within the limitations of her own language and trapped within a family secret, Jude becomes the consequence of her mother's tragedy. As she moves through the 1980s, Jude's life is buffeted by ...

A novella from Caroline Smailes featuring characters from her critically acclaimed debut, In Search of Adam.The houses on Disraeli Avenue all looked the same, the same shape, the same size but behind each coloured front door there was a story, a secret, a need. Bill Williams is lost, Aunty Maggie longs to be young and attractive, Crystal is searching to find out more about Adam. Tales of debt, infidelity, incest, love and loss all combine and weave into a mosaic of working class li...

‘THE SUN’ EBOOK OF THE WEEKFrom the brilliant author of ‘Black Boxes’ comes a gritty and heartfelt novella with a twist: 99 Reasons, 11 endings, your pick.Kate isn’t like other 22 year olds. She’s got a job to do for her Uncle Phil. Each day, she spies on The Kevin Keegan Day Nursery across the road from her bedroom window, writing down all of the comings and goings in her notebooks. That’s how she spots her little girl in the pink coat. She likes her, and it isn’t long bef...

The weirdest stories you will ever read.A bizarre collection of short stories, each featuring a character with an unusual superpower.Meet The Photocopier, a woman who can reproduce herself at will and who attempts to teach her daughter to do the same.Or the zombie hairdresser who is able to reanimate every time she dies.And the man who can break his way into his lover’s dream.Over fifty freaks and misfits feature in this unforgettable book, and each ...

Les importantes avancées médicales de ces dernières années ont permis à de nombreuses patientes atteintes de pathologies chroniques d'accéder à la grossesse. Ces mutations du monde médical ont notamment influencé le mode de travail des gynécologues-obstétriciens qui ont été amenés à prendre en charge ces patientes de manière plus régulière. Au cours de leur grossesse, ces femmes seront suivies à la fois par le médecin spécialiste de la pathologie et par un médecin obstétricien. Il faut don...

Recent, unpredictable incidents in diverse locations – Paris, Nice, Ankara, Sinai, California, Manchester and London – reinforce how governments and scholars must look beneath the surface for understanding of the turbulent post-9/11world. In particular, what does ‘expertise’ mean in this new era? This book answers that question? The volume is about a particular kind of expert – a type suffering from ‘bad press’ for a long time – namely, scholars who carry out area-based research. The term ...

En parfaite conformité avec le nouveau programme de DFASM, cet ouvrage aborde les connaissances fondamentales en dermatologie. Il comprend deux parties : - une partie Connaissances qui aborde tous les items pour lesquels la dermatologie est concernée : chaque chapitre comporte le numéro de l'item et de l'UE concernés et commence systématiquement par un rappel des objectifs pédagogiques puis développe la thématique, étayée de points clés, de notions à retenir, de tableaux, de figures et de ...

En parfaite cohérence avec le programme de DFASM et les EDN, et en conformité avec la R2C 2021, cet ouvrage rassemble les connaissances fondamentales en dermatologie. Il présente dans le détail les 24 items du programme relevant de cette spécialité, avec des objectifs pédagogiques clairement définis, et comporte deux parties : • Une partie Connaissances divisée en chapitres consacrés chacun à un item (seuls les items 114 et 164 sont regroupés dans un unique chapitre). Chaque chapitre comme...

Rédigé sous l'égide du Collège des Enseignants en Dermatologie de France (CEDEF), cet ouvrage présente l'intégralité du programme de DFGSM2-3 sur l'enseignement du revêtement cutané et constitue le référentiel national. Tout en couleurs, il reprend l'ensemble des items du programme à travers 24 chapitres richement illustrés. Le cours est complété de QCM corrigés qui permettent à l'étudiant de tester ses connaissances et de s'autoévaluer. Cet ouvrage s'inscrit dans la collection dédiée aux ...