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Aaliya Saleh lives alone in her Beirut apartment surrounded by stockpiles of books Godless fatherless childless & divorced Aaliya is her family's 'unnecessary appendage' Every year she translates a new favourite book into Arabic then stows it away The thirty-seven books that Aaliya has translated over her lifetime have never been read
- by anyone This breathtaking portrait of a reclusive woman follows Aaliya's digressive mind as it ricochets across visions of past & present Beirut Colourful musings on literature philosophy & art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War & Aaliya's own volatile past As she tries to overcome her ageing body & spontaneous emotional upwellings Aaliya is faced with an unthinkable disaster that threatens to shatter the little life she has left A love letter to literature & its power to define who we are the prodigiously gifted Rabih Alameddine has given us a magnificent rendering of one woman's life in the Middle East
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With an introduction by Andrew Solomon' It stands alone in the literature of manic depression for its bravery brilliance & beauty' Oliver Sacks I was used to my mind being my best friend Now all of a sudden my mind had turned on me it mocked me for my vapid enthusiasms; it laughed at all of my foolish plans; it no longer found anything interesting or enjoyable or worthwhile Dr Kay Redfield Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic depression (bipolar disorder)
- & has experienced its terrors & cruel allure first-hand While pursuing her career in medicine she was affected by the same exhilarating highs & catastrophic lows that afflicted many of her patients From her jubilant childhood to the disquiet that has dominated her adult life she charts a journey through her own mind & those of others An Unquiet Mind is a definitive examination of manic depression from both sides doctor & patient the healer & the healed A classic memoir of enormous candour & courage it teems with the wit & wisdom of its creator
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EVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN WITH A PAST'A haunting debut about grief loss & motherhood' The Pool' An intriguing tale of love loss & missed opportunities written with verve & delivers an amazing twist' Sunday Mirror' Tender & moving this part-thriller part-memoir will leave you floored' Emerald Street When Katharine is found dead at the foot of her stairs it is the mystery of her life that consumes her daughter Laura The medical examiner's report in which precious parts of Katharine's body are weighed & categorised motivates Laura to write her own version of events; to bear witness to the unbearable blank space between each itemised entry It forces her to confront a new version of the woman she knew only as her mother
- a woman silenced by her own mother & wronged by her husband A woman who felt shackled by tradition & unable to love freely With the heart of a memoir & the pace of a thriller An Unremarkable Body reveals an overwhelming desire to make sense of an unfulfilled life
- & to prove that an unremarkable body does not mean an unremarkable life' Beautiful sensitive & poignant' Clarissa Goenawan author of Rainbirds' Spare confident & affecting A compelling read' Joanna Barnard author of Precocious & Hush Little Baby' An incredibly moving story of maternal love sacrifice & how little we know those closest to us' Chloe Mayer author of The Boy made from Snow

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Two families One proposal A decision that could pull them apart The much-anticipated novel from the number one bestselling author of City of Friends 336 pages Trollope Joanna ...

Fully updated with the 2015 policy updates from the Department for Education & published in partnership with the National Education Trust this book provides essential information & advice to help schools make best use of the Pupil Premium grant & improve outcomes for disadvantaged learners The author is a recognised national expert on the Pupil Premium He has visited more than 200 schools & has spoken with over 1000 school leaders & here he shares examples of innovation & excellence in their use of the additional funding Featuring a foreword by Sir John Dunford Df E Pupil Premium Champion ...

From Bandai's Ichibansho- series comes this officially licensed PVC statue It stands approx 16 cm tall & comes in a closed box ...

Keeping the peace on Earth isn’t going to be easy so you’ll need to gather a well-rounded team of heroes to increase your odds of success Pop! Vinyl Genji & Doomfist have you covered on offense Pop! Vinyl Hanzo & Torbjörn are on defence Pop! Vinyl Ana is watching their backs with her impressive array of support abilities ...

Mysterious media mogul megaquadrillionaire Dr Laslo issues a challenge to the best & brightest students in the Scholastic Federation to a cosmic scavenger hunt The grand prize – his vast empire But the clues are hidden across time & space & only the best & brightest will be able to find them Thirteen year old super studious Ana on a scholarship at Dalton Phillips Prep is determined to win for herself & her struggling family back at home She teams up with the school’s 2nd best student the eccentric alien shapeshifter Zyxyx But the stakes heat up when the competitors from their rival schools enter the race—handsome Keio & the enigmatic Ekene Their behavior is confusing—are they competing against her or trying to help? & why? Suddenly the competition becomes a lot more complicated… About the Author A graduate of MIT & Harvard Business School Amy Chu has made a name for herself through her work with DC comics She has written for both the Poison Ivy & Wonder Woman characters & she now runs the imprint Alpha Girl Comics ...

Mysterious media mogul megaquadrillionaire Dr Laslo issues a challenge to the best & brightest students in the Scholastic Federation to a cosmic scavenger hunt The grand prize – his vast empire But the clues are hidden across time & space & only the best & brightest will be able to find them Thirteen year old super studious Ana on a scholarship at Dalton Phillips Prep is determined to win for herself & her struggling family back at home She teams up with the school’s 2nd best student the eccentric alien shapeshifter Zyxyx But the stakes heat up when the competitors from their rival schools enter the race—handsome Keio & the enigmatic Ekene Their behavior is confusing—are they competing against her or trying to help? & why? Suddenly the competition becomes a lot more complicated… About the Author A graduate of MIT & Harvard Business School Amy Chu has made a name for herself through her work with DC comics She has written for both the Poison Ivy & Wonder Woman characters & she now runs the imprint Alpha Girl Comics ...