"It 's fabulous. A triumph. " -Stephen King "The most terrifying comic you 've ever read. " -MTV NewsWhen the Rooks family moves to the remote town of Litchfield, NH to escape a haunting trauma, they 're hopeful about starting over. But something evil is waiting for them in the woods just beyond town. Watching from the trees. Ancient...and hungry. Collects WYTCHES #1-6.More praise for WYTCHES: "Dark and brutal, Wytches are like nothing horror fans have ever seen " -USA Today "In Wytches, t...

The biography of one of New Zealand's greatest military leaders whose story has remained untold until now. The Forgotten General highlights the courage intelligence and determination of an exceptional New Zealander. Major-General Sir Andrew Russell was a distinguished soldier and a dedicated leader of men. He was among the top-ranked divisional commanders in the British armies that fought on the Western Front in World War I. He has been described as 'the one military commander of genius th...

From multi-award-winning author Jock Serong comes Cherrywood, an imaginative, darkly playful and deeply meaningful delight, a novel about legacy, community, wonder, love and reinvention.Shortlist Indie Book Awards for Fiction 2025Shortlist ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2025'One rainy Friday evening in the winter of 1993, a taxi swept through the streets of East Melbourne, on its way from the city to Richmond. T...

In Scotland, the Highway Code dictates that traffic must drive on the left side of the road. And drivers comply with this law because they know exactly what the consequences of non-compliance will be i.e., wounding, suffering and perhaps death.Many years ago, Scotland respected God's Life Code - The Ten Commandments - and recognised that compliance with them led to peace and safety on life's highways.But the people of Scotland have, for some time, rejected God's Life Code -...

In the isolated North Carolina mountains, old-timers relive their lives in bits and pieces. They tell of a time when working together as a family was fun, when pleasures were simple, and when a handshake made a deal. Lauterer introduces thirty-five mountain folk whose memories and experiences bridge two centuries, a generation whose moral values and skills are fast becoming obsolete, a people who give the South and American its deeply rooted heritage.Originally published in 1980.

The Disgraced Advocate.The story is about Jack Wright, a bright, quick thinking advocate who stood his ground, no-matter what. At a young age Jack's mother regaled her son with yarns about his great, great grandfather Jack, his namesake who fled on the first boat sailing out of London docks to the new world, in the seventeenth century.Two centuries later… Jack, at the age of thirty-two and now a leading barrister in the high courts of England, finally succumbs to the tales o...

Bloomsbury presents Free Rein by Jock Hutchison, read by David Rintoul.The powerful and heart-warming story of how horses and humans can find happiness.On a remote Scottish farm, something remarkable happens. Broken people – the war wounded, the vulnerable, the desperate seekers of happiness or well-being – start to feel whole again. Because a man in a cowboy hat, helped by a large herd of horses, shows them how he learned to live. He has known gre...

Alexander is on the verge of taking his first steps. He is wobbly and unsure of himself. Mom and Dad are worried sick that he will fall and injure himself. So, Dad takes ingenious measures to soften the inevitable fall with a minimum amount of injury to Alexander.

The prophet Jeremiah, mourning his people in the city of Zion, spoke of the balm that could heal them. He foresaw the physician and he asked, "Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?" The message of Jesus has been in North America for centuries, yet past history with the first nations of the land has left many native people thinking they have to choose either to be an Indian or to believe in Jesus. Jeremiah said, "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we ...

The powerful and heart-warming story of how horses and humans can find happiness.On a remote Scottish farm, something remarkable happens. Broken people – the war wounded, the vulnerable, the desperate seekers of happiness or well-being – start to feel whole again. Because a man in a cowboy hat, helped by a large herd of horses, shows them how he learned to live. He has known great success but also suffered failures, humiliations and mental health challenges. And so...

This open access book charts how South Africa’s gold mines have systematically suppressed evidence of hazardous work practices and the risks associated with mining.For most of the twentieth century, South Africa was the world’s largest producer of gold. Although the country enjoyed a reputation for leading the world in occupational health legislation, the mining companies developed a system of medical surveillance and workers’ compensation which compromised the health of black gold...

This volume from a selection of distinguished international scholars is the first of its kind to explore in depth the emotional dimensions of liberal writing in Britain over the long nineteenth century. Addressing liberal writing in the public sphere rather than high political or parliamentary liberalism, it comprises a clear, context-setting introduction and eleven substantive chapters. The chapters analyse key texts and figures from the 1790s through to the 1920s and offer several differ...