LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018 A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR` Courageous & brave & disturbing & will stay with you for a long time` -- Stylist Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a rain-washed coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about battering her into obedience & as her family pressures her to stay in the marriage, she swears to fight back
- a resistance that will either kill her or set her free.
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This beautifully illustrated book is a celebration of the special bond between a grandparent & child as they share the magic, joy & love in the world, both past & present. There is magic in everything. The world is a spinning star, No matter how old you are. This heartwarming, tender story is a magical gift for a grandparent or child. ...

When Ty witnesses a stabbing, his own life is in danger from the criminals he`s named, & he & his mum have to go into police protection. Ty has a new name, a new look & a cool new image
- life as Joe is good, especially when he gets talent spotted as a potential athletics star, special training from an attractive local celebrity & a lot of female attention. But his mum can`t cope with her new life, & the gangsters will stop at nothing to flush them from hiding. Joe`s cracking under extreme pressure, & then he meets a girl with dark secrets of her own. This wonderfully gripping & intelligent novel depicts Ty/ Joe`s confused sense of identity in a moving & funny story that teenage boys & girls will identify with
- a remarkable debut from a great new writing talent.

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` For personal reasons, or for reasons I don`t know myself, I began feeling old, & I began keeping notebooks. I was nearing the age of sixty`. Georges Simenon`s autobiographical notebooks, in which he recorded his observations, experiences, anxieties & `all the silly ideas that pass through my head`, are one of the most candid self-portraits of a writer ever put to paper. Here, as the celebrated author ruthlessly examines his tortuous writing methods, his past, his fame, his intimate relationships & his fears of ageing, the result is an unsparing, often painfully revealing insight into a man trying both to find & to escape himself. ” As revealed in these notebooks, Simenon`s is a shrewd, lucid mind...the balance tips toward the real, the immediate, the mysteries of human complexity above all... Utterly unpretentious.” (The New York Times). ...

The President of Ireland since 2011, when he was elected by a final tally of almost 57% of the votes, Michael D. Higgins has used his time in office to setout a vision of what he calls `an ethical Republic`. In a series of remarkable & urgent speeches, which are anything but the bland commentaries of a ceremonial head of state, Michael D. Higgins has urged his fellow citizens to consider what makes the good life. He has asked how human rights, an active & empowered citizenry, women`s equality & the right to health & a life free of corrosive anxiety might be achieved. He has highlighted the plight of refugees. & he has criticised the ways in which work is becoming dehumanised. ...

When cultures meet, the results are often surprising
- & frequently hilarious. Even as the world becomes globally connected,
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` Talking to you in English`, he said, `is like touching you with gloves.` A language barrier is no match for love. New Yorker journalist Lauren Collins discovers this first-hand when, in her early thirties, she moves to London & falls for Olivier, a Frenchman. As their relationship begins to grow, Lauren senses that there are things she doesn`t understand about Olivier, having never spoken to him in his mother tongue. (Does `I love you` even mean the same thing as `je t`aime`?) & when they move to French-speaking Geneva, Lauren suddenly finds herself no longer able to talk to the local handymen or shop owners, let alone her husband`s parents. Fearful of one day finding herself unable to communicate with her own children, Lauren decides to learn French. Along the way, she faces a series of challenges, from awkward role-playing games at her Swiss language school, to accidentally telling her mother-in-law that she`s given birth to a coffee machine. But there are also unexpected pleasures: the delights of learning French words that have no English equivalent & the joys of winning her first argument against Olivier in his native tongue.A funny, thoughtful memoir, When in French considers how language shapes our lives, from how we think, to how we fall in love, & what happens when two languages, & two very different cultures, collide. ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARDOES `I LOVE YOU` EVEN MEAN THE SAME THING AS `JE T`AIME`? When Lauren Collins met a Frenchman at a party one night in London, she had no idea that she would one day wake up to find herself married to him, living in Geneva. Feeling almost voiceless in French-speaking Switzerl&, Lauren was no longer able to order a salad, let alone talk to her husband`s parents. But a language barrier was no match for love... A smart, funny & thoughtful look at how language shapes our lives, When in French shows what happens when two languages, & two very different cultures, collide. ...

Enjoy Germany & its culture without feeling like a Dummkopf. Do you want to blend in when visiting Berlin? To feel like you belong in Bavaria? ” When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do” makes it simple! If you long to navigate the narrow streets of an Alpine village unnoticed or go to a movie in Munich without turning heads, transform yourself from a typical tourist into a connoisseur of culture. With this crash course in German customs & heritage, you`ll avoid embarrassing blunders & enrich your travel experience. Packed with almost one hundred articles, this handy collection of cultural dos & don`ts covers a broad range of topics, including food, art, pop culture, politics, business, entertainment, home life, history, & education. In these pages, you`ll find authoritative answers to questions such as: At a restaurant, should I find my own table or wait to be seated? What is a suitable topic for small talk with a stranger in Germany? Are gas stations open on Sundays? What Goethe novel swept the world in the 1770s? Where do Germans get their fascination with the American Wild West? Can I use an ATM card in Germany? With light-hearted quizzes, cool Internet addresses, & up-to-date insights into all aspects of German culture, ” When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do” will delight everyone from students & tourists to armchair travelers & trivia buffs. ...