Is this teenage girl a demonised victim or cold-blooded killer? We Need to Talk About Kevin meets The Secret History in this gripping novel about secrets & murder The air is hazy & grey with gunpowder smoke Everyone has been shot but me I haven't got so much as a bruise Is Maja a normal eighteen-year-old the poster girl-next-door popular & excelling at her schoolwork caught in the middle of a terrible tragedy? Or is she the most reviled teenager in the country? Either way everyone knows her name She has spent nine excruciating months in jail awaiting trial for a mass murder that killed her boyfriend & her best friend & now the time has come for her to enter the courtroom What people are saying about QUICKSAND ' Compelling & brutally candid especially about modern adolescence this is not a comfortable book but the story is so superbly told that it lingers in the mind long after the jury's verdict' Daily Mail 'A suspenseful & addictive experience Giolito expertly delves into the fickle psyche of the media & how they can change a story's narrative with one headline & she shames the press's tendency to report wild conjecture over facts Though Giolito's perspective is Swedish it absolutely translates to a greater global crisis' Real Crime ' Giolito gives us the unsettling monologue of a teenage girl as she works her way through her role in murder It is a splendid work of fiction' Kirkus Reviews ' Gioloto's novel is haunting & immersive' Publishers Weekly' Mystery & intrigue in its purest form Great book recommended to all' Marg J bookseller 'A fascinating often uncomfortable but thoroughly engrossing read' Sarah B Sweden's latest blockbuster thriller lives up to the hype' Washington Post ' Maja is a heroine you will not forget victim of a toxic love story with a background so familiar to us nowadays a super thriller
- a real page-turner' Mariagrazia M 'I have never read a book by a Swedish author so when Quicksand became available I decided that it was the perfect opportunity to try I certainly wasn't disappointed' Diane Hogg Net Galley Reviewer 5 'A really powerful book' Netgalley reviewer Sarah Bell Netgalley reviewer 4 'A fast-paced & intriguing mystery that was easy to read & kept me turning the pages' Kimberely Knight Netgalley reviewer 4
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In January 2014 Henning Mankell was informed that he had cancer However Quicksand is not a book about death but about what it means to be human Mankell writes about love & jealousy courage & fear about what it is like to live with a fatal illness This book is also about why the cave painters 40000 years ago chose the very darkest places for their fascinating pictures & about the dreadful troll that we are trying to lock away inside the bedrock of a Swedish mountain for the next 100000 years It is a book about how humanity has lived & continues to live & about how Henning lived his own life & not least about the great zest for life which came back when he managed to drag himself out of the quicksand that threatened to suck him down into the abyss ...

A writer of the Harlem Renaissance Nella Larsen wrote just two novels published here & a handful of short stories Critically acclaimed both speak powerfully of the contradictions & restrictions experienced by black women at that time Quicksand written in 1928 is an autobiographical novel about Helga Crane a mixed race woman caught between fulfilling her desires & gaining respectability in her middle class neighbourhood Written a year later Passing tells the story of two childhood friends Clare & Irene both light skinned enough to pass as white Reconnecting in adulthood Clare has chosen to live as a white woman while Irene embraces black culture & has an important role in her community Nella Larsen's novels are moving characterful & important books She pioneered writing about the conflicts of sexuality race & the secret suffering of women in the early twentieth century ...

Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady unfortunately widowed young But her story is unsettlingly at odds with her image it is a tale of infatuation & deceit of eliberate evil Its theme is humiliation its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband At is centre
- seductive manipulating enslaving
- is one of Tanizaki's most extraordinary characters the beautiful & corrupt art student Mitsuko

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As extraordinary an achievement as Cryptonomicon Quicksilver is Neal Stephenson's first novel in his acclaimed Baroque Cycle Neal Stephenson follows his international bestseller the WWII thriller Cryptonomicon with a novel set in the 16th & 17th centuries in a world of war scientific religious & political turmoil With a cast of characters that

Includes:: Newton Leibniz Christopher Wren Charles II Cromwell & the young Benjamin Franklin Stephenson again shows his extraordinary ability to get inside a place & time; as he did for the futures of his science fiction (Snowcrash The Diamond Age) & for WWII (Cryptonomicon) here he does for the England of the Civil War & the Europe of the Wars of Religion & the Scientific Revolution Quicksilver is yet another tour-de-force from a writer who is simply unique

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In this original & highly accessible book Peter Jones takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the highways & byways of Roman life & culture telling the amazing stories behind the original Latin meanings & uses of hundreds of our everyday words Taking in every aspect of the ancient world including science religion military matters politics & literature Jones shows just how much the English language owes to the ancient Romans & the role Latin has played in the creation of our vast vocabulary ...

Potter is number one! Well actually he&s & Potter 07& but he&s getting there Rep Harry&s position in the competitive Quidditch game as you enjoying rocking this official Harry Potter Quidditch Men&s Bathrobe With its colourful & intricate woven designs on the chest arm & back you&re repping Harry Potter in true style! Officially licensed Harry Potter merchandise Red bathrobe featuring embroidered colourful Hogwarts crest on chest Satin panel on back & left sleeve creating & Potter 07& motifs Made from 100 Polyester. Machine washable ...

Black Leather Bracelet with branded clasp Golden Snitch Charm Keeper Charm Seeker Charm This bracelet is only available in a medium size 19cm This bracelet comes on the official Harry Potter branded card packaging This bracelet is also compatible with our other Harry Potter slider charms The Carat Shop are the official licensed manufacturers of Harry Potter Jewellery on behalf of Warner Bros ...

Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world & one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts School library Quidditch Through the Ages contains all you will ever need to know about the history the rules
- & the breaking of the rules
- of the noble sport of Quidditch Packed with fascinating facts this definitive guide by the esteemed Quidditch writer Kennilworthy Whisp charts the game's history from its early origins in the medieval mists on Queerditch Marsh through to the modern-day sport loved by so many wizard & Muggle families around the world With comprehensive coverage of famous Quidditch teams the commonest fouls the development of racing brooms & much more this is a must-have sporting bible for all Harry Potter fans Quidditch lovers & players whether the weekend amateur or the seasoned Chudley Cannons season-ticket holder This brand new edition of the most famous sports book in the wizarding world pairs JK Rowling's original text with gorgeous jacket art by Jonny Duddle & line illustrations throughout by Tomislav Tomic A contribution from the sale of each book will go to Comic Relief

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Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic! A perennial bestseller in the wizarding world & one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts School library Quidditch Through the Ages contains all you will ever need to know about the history the rules
- & the breaking of the rules
- of the noble sport of Quidditch Packed with fascinating facts this definitive guide by the esteemed Quidditch writer Kennilworthy Whisp charts the game's history from its early origins in the medieval mists on Queerditch Marsh through to the modern-day sport loved by so many wizard & Muggle families around the world With comprehensive coverage of famous Quidditch teams the commonest fouls the development of racing brooms & much more this is a must-have sporting bible for all Harry Potter fans Quidditch lovers & players whether the weekend amateur or the seasoned Chudley Cannons season-ticket holder This brand new edition of the most famous sports book in the wizarding world pairs JK Rowling's original text with gorgeous jacket art by Jonny Duddle & line illustrations throughout by Tomislav Tomic A contribution from the sale of each book will go to Comic Relief

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