In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human heart ensnared in an all-consuming passion. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, she attempts to plot the emotional and physical course of her two-year relationship with a married man where every word, event, and person either provides a connection with her beloved or is subject to her cold indifference

‘Loved it from start to finish, was hooked all the way.’‘This book deserves to be read by everyone.’‘This book is filled with amazing one liners that I would legit tattoo on my forehead!’‘Brilliant, thought provoking.’‘Literally dying for more.’Goodreads ReviewsLegendborn meets Percy Jackson in this dark and thrilling debut fantasy romance.When consumed by shadow, even the

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A major new career-spanning selection from one of the world’s foremost poets, an international treasure, from 1968 to the present day Nikki Giovanni\'s poetry has dazzled and inspired readers for more than sixty years. When she first emerged from the Black Arts Movement in the late 1960s, she immediately became one of the most celebrated and controversial poets of the era.

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Jurassic Park meets Parks & Recreation in The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth - perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michel Crichton. \'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today\' - Joe Hill, author of The Fireman

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022 From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes a sharp and illuminating novel about a fourteen-year-old boy subjected to relentless bullying. In Heaven, a fourteen-year-old boy is tormented for having a lazy eye.

Tony Anderson set out in the summer of 1998 to walk through Georgia. He wanted particularly to visit the Georgian mountain tribes - Tush, Khevsurs, Ratchuelians and Svans - to discover if they shared a common mountain culture, and to test the old idea of the Caucasus as an impenetrable barrier from sea to sea.

\'No one else casts such a shrewd and gimlet eye on contemporary life.\' - William Boyd Comic, dark and insightful, What Happened? is Hanif Kureishi\'s new collection of essays and fiction. No topic is too fringe or too mainstream for this insatiable-and much-loved-author.

\"The Black Friend is THE book everyone needs to read right now... Read it, absorb it, and be changed because of it.\" -Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give Speaking directly to the reader, Frederick Joseph offers powerful reflections on his own experiences with racism. As a former \"token Black kid\", he now presents himself as the friend many readers need, touching on topics including cultural

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\"One is not born a woman, but becomes one\", Simone de Beauvoir A symbol of liberated womanhood, Simone de Beauvoir\'s unconventional relationships inspired and scandalised her generation. A philosopher, writer, and feminist icon, she won prestigious literary prizes and transformed the way we think about gender with The Second Sex.

A collectible 50th anniversary deluxe edition featuring an updated introduction by Jay Parini and first edition cover art and illustrated maps of Steinbeck\'s route by Don Freeman A Penguin Classic In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the smell of its grass and trees, its color and quality of

As President Trump\'s National Security Advisor, John Bolton spent many of his 453 days in the room where it happened, and the facts speak for themselves. The result is a White House memoir that is the most comprehensive and substantial account of the Trump Administration, and one of the few to date by a top-level official.

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A family sets out on a road trip in the American South. The grandmother suggests they change course in order to avoid \"The Misfit\", an escaped convict who\'s reportedly heading towards Florida.

The story of Don Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia family, inspired some of the most successful movies ever. It is in Mario Puzo\'s The Godfather that Corleone first appears.