From the microcosmic wilderness of an overgrown back yard to the cool, glassed-in exhibits in a natural history museum, Swallow swoops and darts, tangling the lines we draw between the wild and the cultivated. In her debut collection, Miranda Field explores a world composed equally of shadow and substance, filled not just with beauty but also with a kind of savage experience. But Swallow is more than a crisscrossing of boundaries. It is an imperative, a dare: Go ahead, do as Eve did; let h...

How do you find a missing actress in a city where everyone’s playing a role?A mystery, a love-story and a darkly beguiling tale of secrets and reinvention set in 1960s London.‘FABULOUS!’ Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last StandA STYLIST MOST EXCITING NEW READ OF JANUARY 2017Soho. 1965, When an American actress disappears from the Galaxy Theatre, her young dresser, Anna...

'What would it mean to name this place I'm in, to map it? To say: this is the landscape. It looks like this, smells like this, at night these are the sounds that carry on the wind. Almost-motherhood . . .'When Miranda Ward and her husband decided to have a baby, they were young and optimistic. But five years, three miscarriages and one ectopic pregnancy later, she is still dealing with the ongoing aftermath of that decision, and the shadow it's cast over her relat...

'The world is not neatly divided into two camps of women, those who wanted to reproduce and did, and those who didn't want to, and didn't. So many of us are caught here, in between, neither one thing nor the other, drifting towards a receding horizon, in our own camp . . .'When Miranda Ward and her husband decided to have a baby, they were optimistic. There was no reason not to be: they were both young, they were both healthy. But five years, three miscarriages and one ect...

How do you find a missing actress in a city where everyone’s playing a role?A mystery, a love-story and a darkly beguiling tale of secrets and reinvention set in 1960s London.‘FABULOUS!’ Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last StandA STYLIST MOST EXCITING NEW READ OF JANUARY 2017Soho, 1965.In a tiny two-bed flat above a Turkish café on Neal Street lives Anna Treadwa...

Aşkın Dokunuşları"Senin vücudunun resmini çizmek istiyorum, kıyafetlerinin değil."Emlak pazarlamacısı Natasha Gordon'un hazırladığı bir ilandaki karışıklık yüzünden itibarı, fena halde sarsılmıştı. Durumu düzeltmek için her şeyi yapmaya hazırdı. Darius Hadley, son derece çekici bir adam olmakla beraber yetenekli bir sanatçıydı. Natasha, aile yadigârı malikânesinin satışı konusunda Darius'tan kendisine bir şans daha tanıması için ona yalvarmaya bile hazırdı....

In this sparkling debut novel imbued with the rich intrigue of Kate Atkinson’s literary mysteries and the spirited heart of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, a disparate group of Londoners plunge into a search for a missing American actress.In the dreary days of November 1965, American actress Iolanthe Green has become the toast of the West End. Charismatic, mysterious, and beautiful, she brings color and a sprinkling of glamour to the scuffed boards of Soho’s Galaxy Theatre. ...

In this sparkling debut novel imbued with the rich intrigue of Kate Atkinson's literary mysteries and the spirited heart of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, a disparate group of Londoners plunge into a search for a missing American actress.In the dreary days of November 1965, American actress Iolanthe Green has become the toast of the West End. Charismatic, mysterious, and beautiful, she brings color and a sprinkling of glamour to the scuffed boards of Soho's Galaxy Theatre. ...

Drie verhalen vol bruidsjurken, gouden ringen en kussen voor het altaar... (1) ONGEPAST AANZOEK Ally's mond valt open... ...als ze opeens oog in oog staat met haar geheime jeugdliefde, Dominic LeGrand. Dan verzoekt hij haar na een ongelooflijke nacht een jaar lang zijn vrouw te zijn, in ruil voor financiële steun. Maar instemmen met iets tijdelijks zou haar hart breken... (2) BRUID UIT BEGEERTE Kathryn moet snel een echtgenoot vinden... ...en het voorstel van haar baas Hugh om een verstand...

This comprehensive presentation of the core concepts and historical landmarks in robotics and artificial intelligence is a must-read for those who want to understand the important changes happening now in our everyday lives, in the workplace, and in our minds and bodies. What is deep in “deep learning”? Can artificial intelligence really think? What will robots really look like in the near future? Is there a new class divide between those who understand technology and those who fear it? A ...

Passado obscuroSandra FieldAs condições eram impostas por ele...O aspecto de Luke McRae convertia-o num verdadeiro íman para as mulheres, mas nenhuma o tinha feito perder o controlo que exercia sobre o seu coração... até que apareceu a bela e vulnerável Katrin Sigurdson... O poderoso e frio empresário estava empenhado em convertê-la em sua amante, e assegurou-lhe que o acordo se limitava ao quarto. Contudo, não demorou a aperceber-se que do...

Whether you are vegan, transitioning to a vegan diet, veg-curious, or looking to add more plant-based meals into your diet, this book is for you.Veganification offers recipes that are approachable for the novice vegan cook, providing step-by-step procedures, walking you through each recipe, to ensure success in the kitchen. If you are more experienced and are looking to enhance your kitchen prowess, Linda's guidance will hold your hand every step of the way.Linda's culinary...