Ruth`s tribe are her lively children & her filmmaker husb&, Simon, who has Motor Neurone Disease & can only communicate with his eyes. Ruth`s other `tribe` are the friends who gather at the cove in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, & regularly throw themselves into the freezing cold water, just for kicks. ` The Tragic Wives` Swimming Club`, as they jokingly call themselves, meet to cope with the extreme challenges life puts in their way, not to mention the monster waves rolling over the horizon. Swimming is just one of the daily coping strategies as Ruth fights to preserve the strong but now silent connection with her husb&. As she tells the story of their marriage, via diagnosis to their current precarious situation, Ruth also charts her passion for sea swimming
- culminating in a midnight swim under the full moon on her wedding anniversary. An invocation to all of us to love as hard as we can, & live even harder, I Found My Tribe is an urgent & uplifting letter to a husb&, family, friends, the natural world & the brightness of life.
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Ruth`s tribe are her lively children & her filmmaker husb&, Simon, who has Motor Neurone Disease & can only communicate with his eyes. Ruth`s other ” Tribe” are the friends who gather at the cove in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, & regularly throw themselves into the freezing cold water, just for kicks. ” The Tragic Wives” Swimming Club`, as they jokingly call themselves, meet to cope with the extreme challenges life puts in their way, not to mention the monster waves rolling over the horizon. Swimming is just one of the daily coping strategies as Ruth fights to preserve the strong but now silent connection with her husb&. As she tells the story of their marriage, via diagnosis to their current precarious situation, Ruth also charts her passion for sea swimming
- culminating in a midnight swim under the full moon on her wedding anniversary. An invocation to all of us to love as hard as we can, & live even harder, I Found My Tribe is an urgent & uplifting letter to a husb&, family, friends, the natural world & the brightness of life.
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` Fresh & intriguing, with characters so real I ached for them. I loved I Found You` Clare Mackintosh`I LOVED I Found You. A proper thriller with wonderful characters` Sabine Durrant*** Everyone has secrets. What if you can`t remember yours? ` How long have you been sitting out here?`I got here yesterday.` Where did you come from?`I have no idea.` Lily has only been married for three weeks. When her new husband fails to come home from work one night, she is left stranded in a new country where she knows no one. Alice finds a man on the beach outside her house. He has no name, no jacket, no idea what he is doing there. Against her better judgement, she invites him into her home. But who is he, & how can she trust a man who has lost his memory? Two women, twenty years of secrets & a man who can`t remember lie at the heart of Lisa Jewell`s brilliant new novel. ...

From the team that made PARROT CARROT comes a very clever & funny rhyming tale about the surprisingly large world of hats. I got this hat in China I got this hat from a miner I got this hat from a deep-sea diver I got this hat from a racing-car driver... Hats. Only the headless dislike them. Everyone else loves wearing them! In this fun title we take a peek at the world around us through the playful medium of hats. Ages: 4-8 ...

On 12 October 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying members of the ` Old Christians` rugby team (and many of their friends & family members) crashed into the Andes mountains. I Had to Survive offers a gripping & heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world`s leading paediatric cardiologists. Canessa, a second-year medical student at the time, tended to his wounded teammates amidst the devastating carnage of the wreck & played a key role in safeguarding his fellow survivors, eventually trekking with a companion across the hostile mountain range for help. This fine line between life & death became the catalyst for the rest of his life. This uplifting tale of hope & determination, solidarity & ingenuity gives vivid insight into a world famous story. Canessa also draws a unique & fascinating parallel between his work as a doctor performing arduous heart surgeries on infants & unborn babies & the difficult life-changing decisions he was forced to make in the Andes. With grace & humanity, Canessa prompts us to ask ourselves: what do you do when all the odds are stacked against you? ...

A br&-new, heart-wrenching novel from the bestselling author of If I Stay & I Was Here, Gayle Forman Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from home to find the boy that he loves, & Nathaniel is arriving in New York City after a family tragedy leaves him isolated on the outskirts of Washington state. After the three of them collide in Central Park, they slowly reveal the parts of their past that they haven`t been able to confront, and together, they find their way back to who they`re supposed to be. Told over the course of a single day from three different perspectives, this is a story about the power of friendship & being true to who you are. PRAISE for I Was Here: `I Was Here is a pitch-perfect blend of mystery, tragedy, & romance. Gayle Forman has given us an unflinchingly honest portrait of the bravery it takes to live after devastating loss` Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower ` Not only beautifully written & heartwrenching, but IMPORTANT. Wow. Just, wow` Sarah Dessen `A potent rite-of-passage tale` Sunday Times ` Irresistible tear-jerker` New York Times ...

There is no greater misunderstanding than to think that one travels alone. On this epic journey through China, Cambodia & Vietnam, political columnist Carsten Jensen travels in order to find out about the Tiananmen Square massacre, the killing fields of Cambodia & the operations of Khmer Rouge. His constant questioning makes him friends & enemies, but he never settles for half-truths. With a profound sense of the sweep of history, Jensen contemplates the rise & fall of empires & cultures, the birth of new generations, new societies, & indeed a whole new world. ...

Mark Brian, a young Anglican priest who has not long to live, is sent to the Indian village of Kingcome in the wilds of British Columbia. While sharing the hunting & fishing, the festivals & funerals, the joys & sorrows of a once-proud tribe, Mark learns enough of life to be ready to die. On a cold winter evening when he hears the owl call his name, Mark understands what is to come.. . An outstanding & much-acclaimed first novel. The author`s perception, wisdom & insight give her unique story the quality of a legend or fable. A rare clarity & simplicity. It is a long time since I was so moved by a story, touching in its dignity & wise in its folklore` Daily Telegraph ...

With an introduction by author Cynan Jones Amid the grandeur of British Columbia stands the village of Kingcome, a place of salmon runs & ancient totems. Yet in this Eden of such natural beauty & richness, the old culture is under attack
- slowly being replaced by prefab houses & alcoholism. Into this world, where an entire generation of young people has become disenchanted & alienated from their heritage, steps Mark Brian, a young vicar sent to the small isolated parish by his church. This is Mark`s journey of discovery, a journey that will teach him about life, death, & the transforming power of love. An outstanding & much-acclaimed first novel, I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven is a story of great perception & wisdom.
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In India, a curry is any dish whose sauce is flavoured with a harmonious blend of spices. In this deliciously spicy book, Anjum An&, recently voted Personality of the Year at the British Curry Awards, presents an eclectic choice of her favourite curries. These include regional dishes, favourite restaurant classics & many original creations
- in all, 50 great curries & 25 accompanying dishes. As with all Anjum's recipes, they are written to suit a lighter, healthier way of eating; but every dish bursts with the flavours of India. Some are hot, some are mild, although all can be adjusted to taste. Some are simple one-pot curries while others recreate the multilayered flavours of restaurant classics. Divided into chapters on Fish & Seafood, Poultry & Game, Meat & Vegetable curries, there is a final chapter featuring the usual accompaniments: vegetable side dishes, breads, rice, chutneys & raitas. This will be the essential book for all lovers of Indian food, whether they are confident cooks or novice enthusiasts.
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