Winner of a PEN Translates! grant Selected as a 'book to look out for in 2017' by The Guardian & Buzz Feed Books In these witty postmodern stories Yoon riffs on pop culture experiments with punctuation flirts with sci-fi & 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 & oft-hilarious contradictions of a modernity that is at odds with many traditional Thai ideas on relationships family school & work ...

The Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna who came into foster care aged ten having been abused victimised & rejected by her family Donna had been in foster care with her two young brothers for three weeks when she is abruptly moved to Cathy's When Donna arrives she is silent withdrawn & walks with her shoulders hunched forward & her head down Donna is clearly a very haunted child & refuses to interact with Cathy's children Adrian & Paula After patience & encouragement from Cathy Donna slowly starts to talk & tells Cathy that she blames herself for her & her brothers being placed in care The social services were aware that Donna & her brothers had been neglected by their alcoholic mother but no one realised the extent of the abuse they were forced to suffer The truth of the physical torment she was put through slowly emerges & as Donna grows to trust Cathy she tells her how her mother used to make her wash herself with wire wool so that she could get rid of her skin colour as her mother was so ashamed that Donna was mixed race The psychological wounds caused by the bullying she received also start to resurface when Donna starts reenacting the ways she was treated at home by hitting & bullying Paula so much so that Cathy can't let Donna out of her sight As the pressure begins to mount on Cathy to help this child things start to get worse & Donna begins behaving in erratic ways trashing her bedroom & being regularly abusive towards Cathy's children Cathy begins to wonder if she can find a way to help this child or if Donna's scars run too deep ...

Sexuality is power'
- so says the Marquis de Sade philosopher & pornographer extraordinaire His virtuous Justine keeps to the rules
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Samantha Laschen is a doctor specialising in post-traumatic stress disorder She's moved to the coast to escape her problems & to be alone with her young daughter But now the police want her to take in Fiona Mackenzie a girl whose parents have been savagely murdered 368 pages French Nicci ...

War photographer Matthew Castle suffered a brutal event in his past closing him off emotionally but granting him a special gift He cannot feel physical pain Matthew uses his unique ability to track down the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy San Francisco family Forced to confront his past not only is the child&s safety at stake but Matthew&s sanity as well! ...

This is so much more than a compilation of recipes gorgeous though they themselves are This is a book that tells a story both cultural & personal & her voice is as engaging as her food' Nigella Lawson Barberries fresh herbs date molasses dried limes saffron; Yasmin's Persian pantry staples are a roll call of my favourite ingredients Her recipes are a mouthwatering showcase of a beautiful country' Yotam Ottolenghi Not just a great cookbook but a book full of stories
- a love letter to Iran & its people' Diana Henry Armed with little more than a notebook & a bottle of pomegranate molasses British-Iranian cook Yasmin Khan traversed Iran in search of the country's most delicious recipes Her quest took her from the snowy mountains of Tabriz & the paddyfields of Gilan to the cosmopolitan cafes of Tehran & the pomegranate orchards of Isfahan where she was welcomed into the homes of artists farmers electricians & teachers Through her travels she gained a unique insight into the culinary secrets of the Persian kitchen & the lives of ordinary Iranians today In The Saffron Tales Yasmin weaves together a tapestry of stories from Iranian home kitchens with exclusive photography & fragrant modern recipes that are rooted in the rich tradition of Persian cooking All fully accessible for the home cook Yasmin's recipes range from the inimitable fesenjoon (chicken with walnuts & pomegranates) to kofte berenji (lamb meatballs stuffed with prunes & barberries) & ghalyieh maygoo (prawn coriander & tamarind stew) She also offers a wealth of vegetarian dishes including tahcheen (baked saffron & aubergine rice) & domaj (mixed herb flatbread & feta salad) as well as sumptuous desserts such as rose & almond cake & sour cherry & dark chocolate cookies With stunning photography from all corners of Iran & gorgeous recipe images this lavish cookbook rejoices in the land life flavours & food of an enigmatic & beautiful country
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As Erik & the crew of The Golden Dragon set off in search of adventure little do they know that their courage skill strength & stamina will all be tested to the extremes

Includes:: an exclusive foreword from Monty Python's Terry Jones & newly coloured illustrations from Michael Foreman Age range 8

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This is the tale of a Viking warrior by the name of Erik But Erik is no ordinary Viking With his trusty band of men he sets sail in search of the land where the sun goes at night
- but he finds much more! The Sea Dragon Dogfighters & giants combine to make his voyage a great saga of thrilling adventures Written by Terry Jones most famous for his membership of the Monty Python team this is a wonderful tale expertly spun which won the Children's Book Award
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One hundred years ago Selma Lagerloef became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature She assured her place in Swedish letters with this sweeping historical epic her first & best-loved novel & the basis for the 1924 silent film of the same name that launched Greta Garbo to stardom Set in 1820s Sweden it tells the story of a defrocked minister named Goesta Berling After his appetite for alcohol & previous indiscretions end his career Berling finds a home at Ekeby an ironworks estate owned by Margareta Celsing the Majoress that also houses & assortment of eccentric veterans of the Napoleanic Wars Berling's defiant & poetic spirit proves magnetic to a string of women who fall under his spell against the backdrop of political intrigue at Margareta's estate & the magnificent wintry beauty of rural Sweden ...

' In two I'll slice the hair-seat of Helga's kiss-gulper' In this epic tale from the Viking Age that ranges across Scandinavia & Viking Britain two poets compete for the love of Helga the Fair
- with fatal consequences Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & 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 & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions The Icelandic Sagas were oral in origin & written down in the thirteenth & fourteenth centuries Other Icelandic Sagas available in Penguin Classics include Njal's Saga Egil's Saga Sagas of Warrior-Poets Gisli Sursson's Saga & the Saga of the People of Eyri The Saga of Grettir the Strong The Saga of the People of Laxardal & Bolli Bollason's Tale The Vinland Sagas & Comic Sagas from Iceland
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