One ordinary afternoon in a nameless town, a nameless young woman is at work in a benefits office. Ten minutes later, she is in an underground parking lot, slammed up against a wall, having sex with a stranger.What made her do this? How can she forget him? These are questions the young woman asks herself as she charts her deepening erotic obsession with painful, sometimes hilarious precision. With the crazy logic and hallucinatory clarity of an exhilarating, terrifying dream, told i...

À la sortie de son travail, une jeune femme ordinaire accepte de suivre un parfait inconnu et d’avoir une relation sexuelle avec lui dans un parking souterrain. L’homme, qui sort de prison, est particulièrement charismatique, violent et imprévisible. Tandis que cette femme peine à saisir ce qui lui a pris, grandit en elle un désir irrépressible de le revoir. Chaque rencontre agira alors comme un poison, la plongeant dans un puits de noirceur et de dépréciation, mais aussi comme une drogue ...

By bringing together research evidence on effectively supporting parents to engage with their children’s early learning, and the role of education professionals in developing partnerships with families, this book focuses on partnerships between professionals and parents to enhance family learning for young children in literacy and other aspects of early learning.The move towards setting, home-based, and online learning has accelerated, and it is important for both students and prac...

A hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age tale set in the Welsh valleys of the 1970sSet in a remote valley in Wales, this is 1974, and Tirzah is sixteen, pretty, witty and wise. Brought up in a staunchly religious family, she has lived a sheltered life. But then she meets a boy. As she begins to struggle against the confines of her community, juggling everyone’s expectations and trying to find her own way in the world, life takes an unexpected turn, ultimately teaching her that freedom ...

The book provides an advanced, accessible text for childhood studies, which is suitable and challenging for those coming from practice, different parts of the world and from a range of disciplines. Key ideas within childhood studies are introduced, from agency to intersectionality to children's rights. Addressing children and young people under the age of 18, the book combines concepts from seminal texts with challenging, critical views and alternatives, to stimulate readers to develop the...

Catch Me If You Can meets Tangled in this funny and feel-good adventurous romance, new from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis, writing as Kay Marie.Addison Abbot is a dreamer--she dreams of owning her own cake shop, of traveling the world, of finding Prince Charming. But when it comes to actually following any of those dreams, she's a little, well, stuck. So when a devilishly handsome stranger saves her from two robbers with guns and pulls her into...

**LONGLISTED FOR THE FT/**MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020'A brilliant new book'Daily Telegraph'Well written . . . and often entertaining'The Times'A sparkling analysis'Prospect'Entertaining and enlightening . . . This is a necessary critique and they make it with verve, knowledge and a wealth of sto...

"Are you going through a difficult divorce or are you struggling to move on from your previous relationship? Positive Affirmations for Divorce has been penned as a solution for people who are experiencing troubles in difficult divorce situations or who are unable to move on from their last relationship. These affirmations serve the purpose of being a source of salvation and help people realize that it’s just a bad day, not a bad life and better things are about to enter your life since thi...

One part Pride and Prejudice.One part Romancing the Stone.All the feels.Don't miss this laugh-out-loud, action-packed romantic comedy, new from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis, writing as Kay Marie.Agent Leo Alvarez is on his way to Hawaii when his partner calls in a favor--the mob is after a pastry chef in NYC, and he's the only one who can get to her in time. With his dr...

Pepper is running from a brutal man names Mitch, who won't take no for an answer. When Davy O'Riley meets her by chance and then ends up in the same bed accidentally, she tells him he has to marry her to save her reputation.Davy doesn't put up much of a fight. He feels inclined to protect the little brunette from the terrible man who wants her for his own, so he agrees to marry her.What follows is danger for the couple and anyone who is close to them or tries to stop Mitch ...

"A marvelous opposites attract romance!" - The Genre Minx Book Reviews"A fun, hot and dare I say 'delicious' love story." - Kanyon MK"An action packed adventure from page one." - Moohnshine's CornerDon't miss this laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers romance between a sunshine art thief and the grumpy federal agent tasked with bringing her to justice...All Jolene Carter has ever wanted is a bak...

In this landmark essay collection, twelve contributors chart the contours of current scholarship in the field of slavery studies, highlighting three of the discipline’s major themes—commodification, community, and comparison—and indicating paths for future inquiry.New Directions in Slavery Studies addresses the various ways in which the institution of slavery reduced human beings to a form of property. From the coastwise domestic slave trade in international context to the practice...