A great king brings peace to a warring nation. Centuries later his writings will bring hope to those facing the tragic legacy of modern Cambodia`s bloody history. When archaeologists discover a book written on gold leaves at Angkor Wat, everyone wants a piece of the action. But the King, the Army & the UN are all outflanked when the precious artefact is kidnapped, along with Professor Luc Andrade, who was accompanying it to the capital for restoration. Luckily for Luc, his love & respect for Cambodia have won him many friends, including ex-Khmer Rouge cadre Map & the young moto-boy William. Both equally determined to rescue the man they consider their mentor & recover the golden book, they form an unlikely bond. But William is unaware of just how closely Map`s bloody past affects him. The book contains the words & wisdom of King Jayavarman VII, the Buddhist ruler who united a war-torn Cambodia in the twelfth century & together with his enlightened wife created a kingdom that was a haven of peace & learning. His extraordinary story is skilfully interwoven with the tales of Luc, Map & William to create an unforgettable & dazzling evocation of the spirit of Cambodia & her peoples in all their beauty & tragedy. ...

The riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, & the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart`A gorgeous achievement` Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko` Graceful, poignant & moving` Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer In 1948 Najin & Calvin Cho, with their young daughter Miran, travel from South Korea to the United States in search of new opportunities. Wary of the challenges ahead, Najin & Calvin make the difficult decision to leave their other daughter, Inja, behind with their extended family; soon, they hope, they will return to her. But then war breaks out in Korea, & there is no end in sight to the separation. Miran grows up in prosperous American suburbia, under the shadow of the daughter left behind, as Inja grapples in her war-torn land with ties to a family she doesn`t remember. Najin & Calvin desperately seek a reunion with Inja, but are the bonds of love strong enough to reconnect their family over distance, time & war? & as deep family secrets are revealed, will everything they long for be upended? Told through the alternating perspectives of the distanced sisters, & inspired by a true story, The Kinship of Secrets explores the cruelty of war, the power of hope, & what it means to be a sister. ...

From Sioux Falls to Khartoum, from Kyoto to Darwin; from the panchayat forests to the Giant`s Causeway; in taxis & at bus stops, in kitchens & sleigh beds, haystacks & airports-people are kissing one another. The sublime kiss. The ambiguous kiss. The broken kiss. The kiss that changes a life. Far from the scripted passion of Hollywood, this uniquely human gesture carries within it the possibility for infinite shades of meaning & it does not stop for anything-not war, revolution or natural disaster. In The Kiss, authors like Nick Flynn, Kristen Radtke & Pico Iyer explore our quest to bridge the gulf between ourselves & others through this fleeting physical connection, & to uncover the depths contained in words like tenderness, passion & love. ...

Classic cookery writing from the award-winning food writer & author of bestselling autobiography, ` Toast`. ` The food in ” The Kitchen Diaries” is simply what I eat at home. The stuff I make for myself, for friends & family, for Sunday lunch & for snacks. These are meals I make when I am having mates over or when I want to surprise, seduce or show off. This is what I cook when I`m feeling energetic, lazy, hungry or late. This is the food that makes up my life, both the Monday to Friday stuff & that for weekends & special occasions.` ` Much of it is what you might call fast food, but some of it is unapologetically long, slow cooking. But without exception every single recipe in this book is a doddle to cook. A walk in the park. A piece of p***.` ` Fast food, slow food, big eats, little eats, quick pasta suppers, family roasts & even Christmas lunch. It is simply my stuff, what I cook & eat, every day.` ...

This book is full of inspiration & practical advice oncultivating a kitchen herb garden, and on using its fresh, home-grown herbs in your cooking. There is detailed information on how to plan, plant, grow & maintain thirty selected herbs in a herb garden that will always be productive.in addition, there are over sixty delicious recipes
- from soups to sauces
- forusing herbs in your kitchen. The book

Includes:: information on: Which culinary herbs to plant, and how to grow them Illustrated planting plans for designing different types of herbgarden Using herbs to flavour oils, vinegars, butters, sugars & jellies How to harvest, dry & preserve your herbs How to grow herbs in containers How to match herbs to ingredients in your cooking.



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

A quiet village in Normandy, 1932. Ludo is ten years old & lives with his uncle, a kindly, eccentric creator of elaborate kites. One day, sitting in a strawberry field, Ludo meets the beautiful young Polish aristocrat Lila. & so begins Ludo`s lifelong adventure of love & longing for Lila, who only begins to return his feelings just as Europe descends into the devastation of World War 2. After Poland & France fall, Lila & Ludo are separated. Ludo`s friends in the village must find their own ways of resisting: the local restaurateur who is dedicated above all to France`s haute cuisine, a Jewish brothel madam who sleeps with her unwitting enemies & Ludo, who cycles past the Nazis every day, passing on messages for the French Resistance
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Xenophobe’s Guide to the Kiwis is a pocket-size guide that takes a frank & funny look at what makes the Kiwis Kiwi.“ Nothing raises religious fervour in a Kiwi like a closely-fought rugby match.” Xenophobe’s guides attempt to forewarn readers of the main stereotypes & foibles that are associated with individual nationalities. Each guide explores the characteristics of a country’s people in a series of dedicated sections, encompassing nationalism & identity, behaviour, manners, character, obsessions, beliefs & values, leisure & pleasure, culture, custom & tradition, business, systems, health & hygiene, crime & punishment, government & bureaucracy, conversation & gestures & language. ...

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. ...

More than half a century ago, George Orwell wrote an essay about the decline of the English murder. Since the 1990s, Theodore Dalrymple has witnessed its modern variety in real life. For over a quarter of a century he has treated & examined many more murderers than most as a prison doctor, psychiatrist, & court expert in some of Britain`s most deprived areas. Here, he delves deep into his life of personal encounters with the murderous underclass to determine what has changed overtime & what has not. Inimitably, his unique portrait of modern criminals is at the same time a parable of dysfunction in our own culture. Through his experiences, he exposes today`s vicious cult of denial, blaming & psychobabble that hides behind a corrosive sentiment of caring. Illustrated with scores of eye-opening, true-life vignettes, The Knife Went In is in turn hilariously funny, chillingly horrifying, & always unexpectedly revealing. Taken together, this lifetime of experience is a clear & unsentimental mirror in which we view modern progress without its varnish. ...