Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in North London, Is That It, Then? follows a diverse cast of mainly older characters who have found, or who are looking for, new relationships.Is That It, Then? is a poignant and authentic portrayal of a generation often overlooked in novels. This moving narrative delves into the lives of characters grappling with anxiety, frustration, desire, temptation, illness, and the complexities of aging. Through their experi...

Laura and Terry have retired, Annie and Frances are made redundant, Beth's children have left home, Marie's partner has died, Jo's husband is divorcing her, Helen can't trust hers and Lynne's mother is descending into dementia. These women, brought up with feminism, pop music, drugs, the pill, university grants, free health care and no wars - had ambition, careers and independence. Now over 60, they're invisible and learning to cope with what's left and who they are. Their friendship and g...

Have you ever asked yourself, "Why am I here?" Recognize your calling, find your place of service, and follow God to a life of purpose.This 40-day journey is for you—and it might surprise you. What if God hasn't hidden His purposes for your life from you? That life doesn't have to be so exhausting and heavy and confusing all the time? That God has given you everything you need to live out the calling He has placed on your life right this minute as you read...

A beautifully illustrated biography of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), the man whose art helped shape the way we view the natural worldAt the end of the eighteenth century, Britain, and much of the Western world, fell in love with nature. Thomas Bewick's History of British Birds marked the moment, the first "field guide" for ordinary people, illustrated with woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. But his work was far more...

When lawyer Jenny Cooper is appointed Severn Vale District Coroner, she's hoping for a quiet life and space to recover from a traumatic divorce, but the office she inherits from the recently deceased Harry Marshall contains neglected files hiding dark secrets and a trail of buried evidence. Could the tragic death in custody of a young boy be linked to the apparent suicide of a teenage prostitute and the fate of Marshall himself? Jenny's curiosity is aroused. Why was Marshall behaving so st...

Kassius Black ressurgiu das cinzas da sua terrível infância encorajado pela necessidade de se vingar de um pai que o abandonara. Praticamente todos os bens do seu pai já eram dele, e só faltava aparecer diante do pai com um herdeiro, que ele nunca permitiria que ele conhecesse. Laney Henry, uma mulher pura de corpo e alma, era a candidata perfeita para se casar com Kassius e ser a mãe do seu filho. Então, faria um ultimato com a certeza de que não tinha nada a perder... Ou sim?

Sem se aperceber, começou a desejar que a sua nova namorada partilhasse a sua cama, em vez de a fazer…Emma Hayes deixara de trabalhar num dos hotéis do magnata Cesare Falconeri para começar a fazer pessoalmente a cama da sua mansão, gerir o funcionamento da casa e, inclusive, entregar os presentes de despedida às suas numerosas conquistas. No entanto, cada uma daquelas aventuras do seu chefe era um golpe no seu coração. Até que, numa estranha noite de desinibição, estendeu os braço...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!If there was a core lie sabotaging your life, wouldn't you want to know what it is? And wouldn't you want to find the way to be free?Most of us have been living inside a lie for so long that it feels like the truth. It has quietly shaped our identity, our relationships, and even how we see God. Until we see it, we'll keep circling the same frustrations, the same shame, the same thoughts of I...

Thomas Bewick wrote A History of British Birds at the end of the eighteenth century, just as Britain fell in love with nature. This was one of the wildlife books that marked the moment , the first 'field-guide' for ordinary people, illustrated by woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. But it was far more than that, for in the vivid vignettes scattered through the book Bewick drew the life of the country people of the North East - a world already vanishing under the ...

‘A kind of miracle … Not only made me laugh (again and again) but brought tears to my eyes’ Jonathan Franzen ‘One of the most brilliant satirical novels about life in East Berlin’ New York TimesThomas Brussig’s classic German satire, translated into English for the first time and introduced by Jonathan Franzen, is a comedic, moving account of life in East Berlin before the Fall of the Berlin WallThe Short End of the Sonnenallee, is a satir...

Uma poderosa dinastia onde os segredos e o escândalo nunca dormem. Annabelle era a única rapariga entre oito irmãos, por isso devia estar acostumada aos homens. Contudo, a sua confiança desmoronou-se na noite em que o seu pai esteve prestes a matá-la com uma sova. Desde então convertera-se numa elegante rainha de gelo em que nenhum homem tocava. Esteban Cortez podia domar um cavalo selvagem mais rapidamente do que qualquer outro homem sobre a terra. A paixão fazia com que o sangue lhe ferv...

In the late 2000s, the Walt Disney Company expanded, rebranded, and recast itself around “woke,” empowered entertainment. This new era revitalized its princess franchise, seeking to elevate its female characters into heroes who save the day. Recasting the Disney Princess in an Era of New Media and Social Movements analyzes the way that the Walt Disney Company has co-opted contemporary social discourse, incorporating how audiences interpret their world through new media and activism into th...