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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in rural Ireland, without knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house, she finds a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom in their care. And then a secret is revealed and suddenly, she realizes how fragile her idyll is. Winner of the Davy Byrnes Memorial Prize, Foster is now published in a revised and expanded version. Beautiful, sad and eerie, it is a story of astonishing emotional depth, showcasing Claire Keegan's great accomplishment and talent. Features Summary A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in rural Ireland, without knowing when she will return home. In the strangers' house, she finds a warmth and affection she has not known before and slowly begins to blossom in their care. Author Claire Keegan Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20100902 Pages 89 ISBN 0-571-25565-5 ISBN 13 978-0-571-25565-8

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 19 - 23 working days Call Me By Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blooms between seventeen-year-old Elio and his father's house guest Oliver during a restless summer on the Italian Riviera. Unrelenting currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire threaten to overwhelm the lovers who at first feign indifference to the charge between them. What grows from the depths of their souls is a romance of scarcely six weeks' duration, and an experience that marks them for a lifetime. For what the two discover on the Riviera and during a sultry evening in Rome is the one thing they both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. Features Summary This amazing novel about first love, published to a roar of acclaim, is now available in paperback: 'A superb novel about the sensuous light of the Mediterranean summer... Author Andre Aciman Publisher Atlantic Books Release date 20090328 Pages 248 ISBN 1-84354-653-1 ISBN 13 978-1-84354-653-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'A universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors.' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner Snipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo. Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment, the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can. Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family. Dragan, gripped by fear, does not know who among his friends he can trust. And Arrow, a young woman counter-sniper must push herself to the limits - of body and soul, fear and humanity. Told with immediacy, grace and harrowing emotional accuracy, The Cellist of Sarajevo shows how, when the everyday act of crossing the street can risk lives, the human spirit is revealed in all its fortitude - and frailty. Features Summary The Top 10 International Bestseller, now in paperback. 'A universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors... Author Steven Galloway Publisher Atlantic Books Release date 20090101 Pages 227 ISBN 1-84354-741-4 ISBN 13 978-1-84354-741-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days It has been eleven years since Hanne Wilhelmsen's life was forever changed by an assault that left her wheelchair bound. Now, Hanne's self-imposed exile is nearing its end. When Oslo comes under attack from Islamic extremists in a series of explosions, the city is left reeling. A militant group claim responsibility, but the Norwegian police force doubt on the authenticity of the declaration, and the group's very existence. The unfolding drama is brought to Hanne's door by her former partner Billy T., who is convinced that his son, Linus, is involved in the recent events. He begs Hanne for help. But Hanne soon learns that she cannot protect Linus, Billy T. or the people of Oslo. Those bent of destruction are one step ahead, and many lives will be lost before the truth is revealed... Don't miss this unforgettable sequel to Anne Holt's biggest bestseller 1222 - and penultimate novel in the Hanne Wilhelmsen series. Features Summary Eleven years on, Offline is the long-awaited sequel to Anne Holt's massive bestseller 1222 and the penultimate novel in the Hanne Wilhelmsen series. Author Anne Holt Publisher Corvus Books Release date 20170601 Pages 432 ISBN 1-78239-880-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78239-880-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 17 working days Live by your own rules - Robert Greene, the 'modern Machiavelli' debunks the prevailing mythology of success and presents a radical new way to greatness. Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to succeed. To see our uniqueness expressed in our achievements, we must first learn the rules - and then how to change them completely. Charles Darwin began as an underachieving schoolboy, Leonardo da Vinci as an illegitimate outcast. The secret of their eventual greatness lies in a 'rigorous apprenticeship': by paying close and careful attention, they learnt to master the 'hidden codes' which determine ultimate success or failure. Then, they rewrote the rules as a reflection of their own individuality, blasting previous patterns of achievement open from within. Told through Robert Greene's signature blend of historical anecdote and psychological insight and drawing on interviews with world leaders, Mastery builds on the strategies outlined in The 48 Laws of Power to provide a practical guide to greatness - and how to start living by your own rules. Features Summary Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to succeed... Author Robert Greene Publisher Profile Books Ltd Release date 20121101 Pages 336 ISBN 1-78125-091-X ISBN 13 978-1-78125-091-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The baby is dead. It took only a few seconds. When Myriam, a brilliant lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her husband look for a nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple and their nanny become more and more dependent on each other, jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, until Myriam and Paul's idyllic domesticity is shattered... Features Summary They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement... Author Leila Slimani Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20180726 Pages 224 ISBN 0-571-33754-6 ISBN 13 978-0-571-33754-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Nothing else comes so I set the notebook beside me. What else is here? I ask myself and listen. This section of stream purls and riffles amid small stones. What word might be made for what I hear...Above the Waterfall is the story of Sheriff Les Clary. A man on the verge of retirement, he is plunged into deep and dangerous waters by one final case. A case that will draw him to the lyrical beauty of his surroundings and, in doing so, force him to come to terms with his own past. Echoing the heartbreaking beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Michel Faber, Above the Waterfall is as poetic as it is haunting. Features Summary From New York Times bestselling author Ron Rash comes a haunting novel with the poetic quality of William Faulkner Author Ron Rash Publisher Canongate Books Ltd Release date 20161026 Pages 272 ISBN 1-78211-799-7 ISBN 13 978-1-78211-799-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Jeremy O'Keefe, a middle-aged Professor, returns to his native New York after a decade teaching at Oxford, and quickly settles into a lonely rhythm of unfulfilling lectures and long, silent evenings. His quiet world is suddenly shaken by a series of encounters with a strange young man who presumes an acquaintance, and the arrival of three mysterious packages. And when a haunting figure starts to linger outside his apartment at night, his chilling conviction that he is being watched is seemingly confirmed. As Jeremy's grip on reality shifts and turns, he fears that he will never know whether he can believe his experiences, or whether his mind is in the grip of an irrational obsession. I Am No One explores the world of surveillance and self-censorship in our post-Snowden lives, where privacy no longer exists and our freedoms are inexorably eroded. Features Summary Set in the post-Snowden era of creeping surveillance of ordinary citizens and everyday life, I Am No One explores how a world without privacy is a world without freedom of expression. Author Patrick Flanery Publisher Atlantic Books Release date 20170202 Pages 352 ISBN 1-78239-798-1 ISBN 13 978-1-78239-798-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Leon and his younger sister, Grace, have recently moved to London from New York and are struggling to settle into their new school when rumours of an unidentified virus in Africa begin to fill the news. Within a week the virus hits London. The siblings witness people turning to liquid before their eyes, and they run for their lives. A month after touching Earth's atmosphere the virus has assimilated the world's biomass. But the virus isn't their only enemy, and survival is just the first step... Features Summary Leon and his younger sister, Grace, have recently moved to London from New York and are struggling to settle into their new school when rumours of an unidentified virus in Africa begin to fill the news... Author Alex Scarrow Publisher Macmillan Children's Books Release date 20160627 Pages 384 ISBN 1-5098-1120-6 ISBN 13 978-1-5098-1120-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days How far would you go for your children? Would you lie for them? Flee with them? Let someone else mother them if you thought they would do a better job? As a single parent, Letty does everything for her two children - apart from raise them. Being a mother terrifies her more than she can admit, and so she's always let her mother take that role. When Maria Elena ups and leaves, however, Letty has to confront her fears and become the parent she doesn't think she can be. Even as she tries to give her children a future, Letty's teenage son, Alex, struggles to forgive his mother for choices she made in the past. But he and Letty are not so dissimilar, and both are prepared to risk everything for those they love. Honest and compelling, We Never Asked for Wings is about family; it's about the decisions we take, the mistakes we make, the people we trust, and, above all, how - and where - we find love. Features Summary How far would you go for your children? Would you lie for them? Flee with them? Let someone else mother them if you thought they would do a better job? Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh Publisher Picador Release date 20160611 Pages 387 ISBN 1-4472-9451-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4472-9451-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the importance of the poem to his writing, noting that 'there's one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneas' venture into the underworld. The motifs in Book VI have been in my head for years - the golden bough, Charon's barge, the quest to meet the shade of the father.' In this new translation, Heaney employs the same deft handling of the original combined with the immediacy of language and flawless poetic voice as was on show in his translation of Beowulf, a reimagining which, in the words of Bernard O'Donoghue, brought the ancient poem back to life in 'a miraculous mix of the poem's original spirit and Heaney's voice'. Features Summary A translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, that follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. Author Seamus Heaney Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20170301 Pages 72 ISBN 0-571-32732-X ISBN 13 978-0-571-32732-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Hate skews reality even more than love. In the story of a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, an essay about the writing of Kureishi's acclaimed film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father, readers will find Kureishi also exploring the topics that he continues to make new, and make his own: growing up and growing old; betrayal and loyalty; imagination and repression; marriage and fatherhood. The collection ends with a bravura piece of very personal reportage about the conman who stole Kureishi's life savings - a man who provoked both admiration and disgust, obsession and revulsion, love and hate. Features Summary Features a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, and an essay about the film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father... Author Hanif Kureishi Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20160130 Pages 240 ISBN 0-571-31970-X ISBN 13 978-0-571-31970-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Nearing her one-hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval, she talks often with her psychiatrist Dr Grene, and their relationship intensifies and complicates. Told through their respective journals, the story that emerges is at once shocking and deeply beautiful. Refracted through the haze of memory and retelling, Roseanne's story becomes an alternative, secret history of Ireland's changing character and the story of a life blighted by terrible mistreatment and ignorance, and yet marked still by love and passion and hope. Features Summary Nearing her one-hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure... Author Sebastian Barry Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20150305 Pages 312 ISBN 0-571-32395-2 ISBN 13 978-0-571-32395-1