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| "China - Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture" |
| "For thousands of years the Chinese believed that they had created a perfect social system Dynasties came and went but the essence of being Chinese remained more or less unchanged until the twentieth century Following invasion by the Japanese civil wa"
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| "Desert Flower" |
| "Waris Dirie (the name means desert flower) lives a double life - by day she is a famous model and UN spokeswoman on women&39;s rights in Africa at night she dreams of her native Somalia Waris one of 12 children was born into a traditional family of desert nomads in East Africa She remembers her early childhood as carefree- racing camels and moving on with her family to the next grazing spot - until it came her turn to meet the old woman who administered the ancient custom imposed on most Somalian girls circumcision Waris suffered this torture when she was just five years old Then aged 12 when her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 year old stranger in exchange for five camels - she took flight After an extraordinary escape through the dangerous desert she made her way to London and worked as a maid for the Somalian ambassador until that family returned home Penniless and speaking little English she became a janitor in McDonalds where she was famously discovered by a fashion photographer Her story is a truly inspirational and extraordinary self-portrait of a remarkable woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty"
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| "Girl, Interrupted" |
| "In 1967 after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital to be treated for depression She spent most of the next two years on the ward for teenage girls in a psychiatric hospital renowned for its famous clientele - Sylvia Plath Robert Lowell James Taylor and Ray CharlesA clear-sighted unflinching work that provokes questions about our definitions of sane and insane Kaysen's extraordinary memoir encompasses horror and razor-edged perception while providing vivid portraits of her fellow patients and their keepers"
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| "Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Grade 3" |
| "This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for the ABRSM Grade 3 Piano exams The book is written in attractive and approachable styles and representative of the technical level expected in the exam"
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| "Piano Scales & Broken Chords, Grade 1" |
| "This edition contains all the scales and broken chords required for the Grade 1 ABRSM Piano exam Provides suggested fingering and a helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam"
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| "Music Theory in Practice, Grade 2" |
| "The Music Theory in Practice series has helped more than one million musicians worldwide to learn about the notation and theory of music Now fully revised this workbook remains the best way to prepare for ABRSM's Grade 2 Theory of Music Exam Features a clear explanation of music notation many worked examples and practice exercises definitions of important words and concepts specimen exam questions and helpful tips for students As well as supporting the ABRSM Theory syllabus this workbook also provides an excellent resource for anyone wishing to develop general music literacy skills"
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| "Magic Tree House 6: Adventure on the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister Annie are playing in the woods when they find a mysterious tree house full of books But these are no ordinary books And this is no ordinary tree house Jack and Annie might be on their scariest adventure yet - on the Amazon river! There are army ants jaguars and piranas as well as vampire bats snakes and even crocodiles! And they've still got to find another clue to help rescue Morgan the owner of the Magic Tree House For a while Jack and Annie are worried that they might be stuck in the rain forest for ever But the over-active monkey they meet turns out to be friendlier than they first thought!"
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| "Herbal Healers by Wooden Books (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Need a boost? Feeling a bit sickly? Try some herbs! Camping in a field? Cooking in a wood? Fallen off your bike? Can't shake off that cough? Itch? Headache? Heal yourself! Many of the common plants around you are powerful medicines In this simple and useful book of herbs and potions renowned hedgewitch Glennie Kindred shares her essential natural medicine cabinet for the first time packing these small pages with ancient potions and lotions salves ointments and simple country wisdom WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information Fascinating FINANCIAL TIMES Beautiful LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS Rich and Artful THE LANCET Genuinely mind-expanding FORTEAN TIMES Excellent NEW SCIENTIST Stunning NEW YORK TIMES Small books big ideas An essential introductory survival and reference guide"
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| "Vincent (Art Masters)" |
| "The turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh is a constant source of inspiration and intrigue for artists and art lovers In this beautiful graphic biography artist and writer Barbara Stok documents the brief and intense period of creativity Van Gogh spent in Arles Provence Away from Paris Van Gogh falls in love with the landscape and light of the south of France He dreams of setting up an artists&39; studio in Arles - somewhere for him and his friends to paint together But attacks of mental illness leave the painter confused and disorientated When his friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin refuses to reside permanently at the Yellow House Van Gogh cuts off part of his ear The most notorious event of art history has happened - and Van Gogh&39;s dreams are left in tatters However throughout this period of intense emotion and hardship Vincent&39;s brother Theo stands by him offering constant and unconditional support Stok has succeeded in breathing new life into one of the most fascinating episodes of art history"
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| "House of Hoppen : A Retrospective" |
| "In House of Hoppen Kelly Hoppen MBE takes a look back over her stellar career Packed with previously unseen imagery from Kelly's personal and professional archives the book charts the course of her career and celebrates some of the many highlights Fascinating insights into some of Kelly's favourite projects including her most recent endeavours and a peek into some of her own homes give an overview of the ways in which her design approach has remained both consistent and ever-evolving over the decades Key themes and design signatures that underpin her work are examined in detail and Kelly also showcases her classic' touches - such as her favourite staircases cushion styles and colour taupe House of Hoppen features a rich mix of imagery including stunning interior photography by acclaimed photographers such as Tom Stewart Bill Batten Vincent Knapp Mel Yates and Simon Upton"
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| "The Menagerie : Animal Portraits to Colour" |
| "'This beautiful collection of animal portraits is one of the most intricate colouring books on the market' - Isabelle Broom Heat magazineThe Menagerie is filled with beautiful animal heads to colour and complete Each wonderfully detailed piece is a work of art to be treasured by keen colourers and animal lovers alikeThe book features bespoke artwork from Richard Merritt one of the talented illustrators of the bestselling Art Therapy series"
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| "The Sad Part Was" |
| "Winner of a PEN Translates! grant Selected as a 'book to look out for in 2017' by The Guardian and BuzzFeed Books In these witty postmodern stories Yoon riffs on pop culture experiments with punctuation flirts with sci-fi and in a metafictional twist mocks his own position as omnipotent author Highly literary his narratives offer an oblique reflection of contemporary Bangkok life exploring the bewildering disjunct and oft-hilarious contradictions of a modernity that is at odds with many traditional Thai ideas on relationships family school and work"
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| "Rivera by Andrea Kettenmann (Hardback, 2015)" |
| "It was as a revolutionary and troublemaker that Picasso Dali and Andre Breton described the husband of Frida Kahlo Diego Rivera but he was also responsible for creating a public art that was both highly advanced and profoundly accessible From 1910 Rivera lived in Europe where he absorbed the influence of Cubism After the Mexican revolution however he returned to his homeland and harnessed the lessons of the European avant-garde to the needs of the Mexican people His own murals and those of the Mexican Muralists who followed his example presented a utopian vision of a post-revolutionary Mexico Rivera's historical paintings expressed his interpretation of the revolution and its ideals in a style that showed him returning to the pre-Columbian roots of Mexican culture re-inventing a colourfully realistic visual idiom that could appeal directly to a largely illiterate people This is the first study which independently of the exhibition circuit coherently presents the work of this extraordinary artist"
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| "111 Places in San Francisco That You Must Not Miss" |
| "San Francisco the home of hills and valleys of dreamers and trailblazers of hippies and hipsters From the gold rush to the Golden Gate the City by the Bay has always basked in the glow of its colourful and celebrated history and world-renowned landmarks But for those who live and love on this compact seven-mile by seven-mile metropolis San Francisco is a treasure trove of unusual neighbourhood sights and places that sparkle with the allure of hidden pleasures and local lore Discover a stairway that transports you from the depths of the ocean to the heights of outer space; take a spin class amidst the grand elegance of a repurposed 1920s movie palace; or slide down a century-old sundial that sits at the centre of what was once California's first racetrack for cars This is the real San Francisco Strung together the 111 experiences gathered here tell the B-side story of the city once romantically known as the Paris of the West"
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| "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child: A step-by-step programme for a good night's sleep by Marc Weissbluth (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "In this completely revised and expanded edition Dr Marc Weissbluth - a leading paediatrician - updates his groundbreaking approach to solving and preventing children's sleep problems from infancy through to adolescence In Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for parents for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of their child's natural sleep cycles This valuable sourcebook outlines the best course of action for sleep problems prevention and treatment; reveals the common mistakes parents make to get their children to sleep; helps stop the crybaby syndrome nightmares and bedwetting and provides new material on- how to handle 'nap-resistant' kids and when to start sleep training- help for working mums and children with sleep issues- the father's role in comforting children- the benefits and drawbacks of allowing kids to sleep in the family bedAnd much more Rest is vital to children's health growth and development Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child outlines proven strategies that ensure good healthy sleep for every age"
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| "Aromatherapy An A-Z: The most comprehensive guide to aromatherapy ever published by Patricia Davis (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "This is the most comprehensive encyclopaedia of aromatherapy available today with over 400 entries covering more than 200 conditions and 82 essential oils It explains the properties of essential oils and the health conditions that benefit from them There is also advice on hazardous oils There are recipes and formulae for baths creams and tonics All the entries are comprehensive fluently written and provide an easy-to-understand introduction to a wide range of topics 'The simple fact that the a-z has sold over 300000 copies worldwide since it was first published speaks for itself It has earned and kept its place amongst the handful of indispensable reference books on aromatherapy this book has been justly subtitled 'the aromatherapist's Bible' - Aromatherapy Quarterly' one of the most thoroughly researched books written on aromatherapy' - The International Journal of Aromatherapy"
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| "The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend" |
| "A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick New York Times Bestseller Sara has never left Sweden but at the age of 28 she decides it's time She cashes in her savings packs a suitcase full of books and sets off for Broken Wheel Iowa a town where she knows nobody Sara quickly realises that Broken Wheel is in desperate need of some adventure a dose of self-help and perhaps a little romance too In short this is a town in need of a bookshop With a little help from the locals Sara sets up Broken Wheel's first bookstore The shop might be a little quirky but then again so is Sara And as Broken Wheel's story begins to take shape there are some surprises in store for Sara too 'The perfect summer read' Stylist"
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| "The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Two families one terrible secret and a painting to die for Glastonbury an art restorer has been brutally murdered and the newly discovered Rembrandt he was working on has disappearedFor spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon it has been six months since his final showdown with the murderous Russian oligarch and arms dealer Ivan Kharkov He has severed his ties with the Office with only one thing in mind recovery But this unspeakable act of violence once again draws Allon into a world of danger he thought he had left behind for everAllon is persuaded to use his unique skills to trace the painting and those responsible for the crimes As he investigates he discovers there are terrible secrets connected to the painting and terrible men behind them Before he is done he will have undertaken a journey through some of the twentieth century's darkest history - and come face to face with some of the same darkness within himself"
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| "Around the World in Eighty Days (Puffin Classics) Paperback" |
| "In Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the world in just eighty days and the very next day sets out from the port of Dover with his servant Passeportout to achieve his aim Passing through exotic lands and dangerous places they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - always racing against the clockThere are many alarms and surprises along the way - and a last minute setback that makes all the difference between winning and losing Jules Verne&39;s exciting adventure has been delighting generations of readers of all ages"
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| "Well, They are Gone, and Here Must I Remain" |
| "'Ye Ice-Falls! Ye that from the mountain's browAdown enormous ravines slope amain -'A selection of Coleridge's poems including 'This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison' and 'Frost at Midnight'Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millionsSamuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) Coleridge's Selected Poetry The Complete Poems and (with William Wordsworth) Lyrical Ballads are available in Penguin Classics"
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| "From Bacteria to Bach and Back : The Evolution of Minds" |
| "'Required reading for anyone remotely curious about how they came to be remotely curious' Observer'Enthralling' Spectator What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinking people from poets and painters to physicists psychologists and philosophers This is Daniel C Dennett's brilliant answer extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions exploring the deep interactions of evolution brains and human culture Part philosophical whodunnit part bold scientific conjecture this landmark work enlarges themes that have sustained Dennett's career at the forefront of philosophical thought In his inimitable style laced with wit and thought experiments Dennett shows how culture enables reflection by installing a profusion of thinking tools or memes in our brains and how language turbocharges this process The result a mind that can comprehend the questions it poses has emerged from a process of cultural evolution An agenda-setting book for a new generation of philosophers and thinkers From Bacteria to Bach and Back is essential for anyone who hopes to understand human creativity in all its applications"
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| "Pippi Longstocking Gift Edition by Astrid Lindgren (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "This beautiful edition of the children's classic Pippi Longstocking is illustrated throughout with wonderful collage pictures from the award-winning Lauren Child The contemporary design imaginative layout of the text and stunning illustrations from Lauren Child all add up to a perfect gift purchase When the book published in hardback it gathered many wonderful reviews including this one from Books for Keeps 'Lauren Child is the perfect choice to illustrate this handsome large format edition of Pippi her unmistakeable illustrative style helps to bring a modern feel to the book' Pippi lives in Villa Villekulla with a horse a monkey and a big suitcase full of gold coins The grown-ups in her village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should but Pippi has other ideas She would much rather spend her days arranging wild exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours Tommy and Annika or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman dancing a polka with burglars or tugging a bull's tail and her wildly unconventional lifestyle is matched by Lauren's free-spirited illustrations"
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| "Mentalization-Based Treatment for Personality Disorders: A Practical Guide by Peter Fonagy, Anthony Bateman (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Mentalizing - the ability to understand oneself and others by inferring mental states that lie behind overt behaviour - develops within the context of attachment relationships It is crucial to self-regulation and constructive intimate relationships both of which are impaired in personality disorders because of sensitivity to losing mentalizing at times of anxiety and attachment stress Loss of mentalizing leads to interpersonal and social problems emotional variability impulsivity self-destructive behaviours and violence This practical guide on mentalization-based treatment (MBT) of personality disorders outlines the mentalizing model of borderline and antisocial personality disorders and how it translates into clinical treatment The book divided into four parts - the mentalizing framework basic mentalizing practice mentalizing and groups and mentalizing systems - covers the aims and structure of treatment outlines how patients are introduced to the mentalizing model so that their personality disorder makes sense to them explains why certain interventions are recommended and others are discouraged and systematically describes the process of treatment in both group and individual therapy to support more stable mentalizing People with personality disorders commonly have comorbid mental health problems such as depression and eating disorders which complicate clinical treatment Therefore the book advises the clinician on how to manage comorbidity in treatment In addition mentalizing problems in families and social systems for example schools and mental health services are also covered A families and carers training and support guide is provided as families and others are often neglected during the treatment of people with personality disorder The book is a valuable guide for all mental health workers on how to effectively treat personality disorders"
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| "The Way of Paradox: Spiritual Life as Taught by Meister Eckhart by Cyprian Smith (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "This volume provides an introduction to the work of Meister Eckhart and a guide to the spiritual life"
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| "Processing : A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists" |
| "The new edition of an introduction to computer programming within the context of the visual arts using the open-source programming language Processing; thoroughly updated throughout The visual arts are rapidly changing as media moves into the web mobile devices and architecture When designers and artists learn the basics of writing software they develop a new form of literacy that enables them to create new media for the present and to imagine future media that are beyond the capacities of current software tools This book introduces this new literacy by teaching computer programming within the context of the visual arts It offers a comprehensive reference and text for Processing (wwwprocessingorg) an open-source programming language that can be used by students artists designers architects researchers and anyone who wants to program images animation and interactivity Written by Processing's cofounders the book offers a definitive reference for students and professionals Tutorial chapters make up the bulk of the book; advanced professional projects from such domains as animation performance and installation are discussed in interviews with their creatorsThis second edition has been thoroughly updated It is the first book to offer in-depth coverage of Processing 20 and 30 and all examples have been updated for the new syntax Every chapter has been revised and new chapters introduce new ways to work with data and geometry New synthesis chapters offer discussion and worked examples of such topics as sketching with code modularity and algorithms New interviews have been added that cover a wider range of projects Extension chapters are now offered online so they can be updated to keep pace with technological developments in such fields as computer vision and electronicsInterviewsSUEC Larry Cuba Mark Hansen Lynn Hershman Leeson Jurg Lehni LettError Golan Levin and Zachary Lieberman Benjamin Maus Manfred Mohr Ash Nehru Josh On Bob Sabiston Jennifer Steinkamp Jared Tarbell Steph Thirion Robert Winter"
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| "The Stack : On Software and Sovereignty" |
| "A comprehensive political and design theory of planetary-scale computation proposing that The Stack -- an accidental megastructure -- is both a technological apparatus and a model for a new geopolitical architectureWhat has planetary-scale computation done to our geopolitical realities? It takes different forms at different scales -- from energy and mineral sourcing and subterranean cloud infrastructure to urban software and massive universal addressing systems; from interfaces drawn by the augmentation of the hand and eye to users identified by self -- quantification and the arrival of legions of sensors algorithms and robots Together how do these distort and deform modern political geographies and produce new territories in their own image?In The Stack Benjamin Bratton proposes that these different genres of computation -- smart grids cloud platforms mobile apps smart cities the Internet of Things automation -- can be seen not as so many species evolving on their own but as forming a coherent whole an accidental megastructure called The Stack that is both a computational apparatus and a new governing architecture We are inside The Stack and it is inside of us In an account that is both theoretical and technical drawing on political philosophy architectural theory and software studies Bratton explores six layers of The Stack Earth Cloud City Address Interface User Each is mapped on its own terms and understood as a component within the larger whole built from hard and soft systems intermingling -- not only computational forms but also social human and physical forces This model informed by the logic of the multilayered structure of protocol stacks in which network technologies operate within a modular and vertical order offers a comprehensive image of our emerging infrastructure and a platform for its ongoing reinvention The Stack is an interdisciplinary design brief for a new geopolitics that works with and for planetary-scale computation Interweaving the continental urban and perceptual scales it shows how we can better build dwell within communicate with and govern our worldsthestackorg"
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| "The Jesus I Never Knew" |
| "There is no writer in the evangelical world that I admire and appreciate more Billy Graham Philip Yancey helps reveal what two thousand years of history covered up What happens when a respected Christian journalist decides to put his preconceptions aside and take a long look at the Jesus described in the Gospels? How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the new rediscovered Jesus-or even the Jesus we think we know so well? Philip Yancey offers a new and different perspective on the life of Christ and his work-his teachings his miracles his death and resurrection-and ultimately who he was and why he came From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as answers; a disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to radically transform your life and stretch your faith The Jesus I Never Knew uncovers a Jesus who is brilliant creative challenging fearless compassionate unpredictable and ultimately satisfying No one who meets Jesus ever stays the same says Yancey Jesus has rocked my own preconceptions and has made me ask hard questions about why those of us who bear his name don't do a better job of following him"
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| "Stranger in a Strange Land" |
| "The original uncut edition of STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND by Hugo Award winner Robert A Heinlein - one of the most beloved celebrated science-fiction novels of all time Epic ambitious and entertaining STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND caused controversy and uproar when it was first published and is still topical and challenging today Twenty-five years ago the first manned mission to Mars was lost and all hands presumed dead But someone survived Born on the doomed spaceship and raised by the Martians who saved his life Valentine Michael Smith has never seen a human being until the day a second expedition to Mars discovers him Upon his return to Earth a young nurse named Jill Boardman sneaks into Smith's hospital room and shares a glass of water with him a simple act for her but a sacred ritual on Mars Now connected by an incredible bond Smith Jill and a writer named Jubal must fight to protect a right we all take for granted the right to love"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Tea Time For The Traditionally Built" |
| "It is a troublesome fact on which even Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutsi agree there are things that men know and ladies do not and vice versa It is unfortunate for example when Mma Ramotswe's newest client is the big-shot owner of the ailing Kalahari Swoopers that one thing lady detectives know very little about is football And when the glamorous Violet Sephotho sets her sights on Mma Makutsi's unsuspecting fiance it becomes exasperatingly clear that some men do not know how to recognise a ruthless Jezebel even when she is bouncing up and down on the best bed in the Double Comfort Furniture Shop In her attempt to foster understanding between the sexes and find the traitor on Mr Football's team Mma Ramotswe ventures into new territory drinks tea in unfamiliar kitchens and learns to trust in the observational powers of small boys And as wise and warm-hearted as his heroine Alexander McCall Smith reminds us that we must dig deep to uncover the goodness of the human heart"
Price: 6.49 |
| "English Animals" |
| "'A joy to read' Amanda Craig'Shades of Cold Comfort FarmCharming' GuardianEnglish Animals is a subversive wry debut that fans of Marina Lewycka's A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian will love When Mirka gets a job in a country house in rural England she has no idea of the struggle she faces to make sense of a very English couple and a way of life that is entirely alien to her Richard and Sophie are chaotic drunken frequently outrageous but also warm generous and kind to Mirka despite their argumentative and turbulent marriageMirka is swiftly commandeered by Richard for his latest money-making enterprise taxidermy and soon surpasses him in skill After a traumatic break two years ago with her family in Slovakia Mirka finds to her surprise that she is happy at Fairmont Hall But when she tells Sophie that she is gay everything she values is put in danger and she must learn the hard way what she really believes in"
Price: 7.99 |
