You must not become too friendly with them' she said They are not the same as us' How?' I asked How are they not the same?' When seven-year-old Irish orphan Lavinia is transported to Virginia to work in the kitchen of a wealthy plantation owner she is absorbed into the life of the kitchen house & becomes part of the family of black slaves whose fates are tied to the plantation But Lavinia's skin will always set her apart whether she wishes it or not & as she grows older she will be torn between the life that awaits her as a white woman & the people she knows as kin A compelling powerful & poignant coming-of-age story about the fragility of familyand where love & loyalty prevail ...

I became what I am today at the age of twelve I remember the precise moment crouching behind a mud wall on a frigid winter day in 1975 looking into a deserted alley It's wrong what they say about the past about how you can bury it because the past claws its way out I realize I've been looking into that alley for the last 26 years Afghanistan is a divided country on the verge of war & two childhood friends are about to be torn apart It's a beautiful afternoon in Kabul & the skies are full of the excitement & joy of a kite flying tournament But neither Hassan or Amir can foresee the terrible incident which will shatter their lives forever Khaled Hosseini's first & international best-selling novel has now been adapted into a stunning stage adaptation by Matthew Spangler This edition was published for the production at Wyndham's Theatre London from 21 December 2016 ...

Afghanistan 1975 Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament & his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon an event that is to shatter their lives After the Russians invade & the family is forced to flee to America Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him redemption ...

A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Kite Runner published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The first ...

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' By far the best book this year brilliant discursive & wise' BEN GOLDACRE The strange tale of the death life & legacy of the hugely successful band They were the bestselling singles band in the world They had awards credibility commercial success & creative freedom Then they deleted their records erased themselves from musical history & burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura & they couldn't say why This is not just the story of The KLF It is a book about Carl Jung Alan Moore Robert Anton Wilson Ken Campbell Dada Situationism Discordianism magic chaos punk rave the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who & the special power of the number 23 Wildly unauthorised & unlike any other music biography THE KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful accidental mythology Read by John Higgs (p) Orion Publishing Group 2018 ...

All ten episodes from the first season of the medical drama directed by Steven Soderbergh & set in the early 20th century at the Knickerbocker Hospital in New York Clive Owen stars as chief surgeon Dr John ' Thack' Thackery who along with his staff works hard to save patients using innovative methods regardless of the limitations of the time Despite his brilliance Thackery is addicted to drugs & often uses while at the hospital Meanwhile his new colleague assistant chief surgeon Dr Algernon Edwards (Andre Holland) struggles to earn the respect of those around him due to his race The episodes are ' Method & Madness' ' Mr Paris Shoes' ' The Busy Flea' ' Where's the Dignity?' ' They Capture the Heat' ' Start Calling Me Dad' ' Get the Rope' ' Working Late a Lot' ' The Golden Lotus' & ' Crutchfield' ...

We Share Our Mothers' Health (Shaken-Up Version) Got 2 Let U (Shaken-Up Version) Bird (Shaken-Up Version) Without You My Life Would Be Boring (Shaken-Up Version) Pass This On (Shaken-Up Version) Ready To Lose (Shaken-Up Version) Stay Out Here (Shaken-Up Version) Silent Shout (Shaken-Up Version) ...

A special anniversary edition with a striking new cover design to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy Prentisstown isn't like other towns Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant overwhelming Noise There is no privacy There are no secrets Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence Which is impossible & now he's going to have to run This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley ...