The unforgettable inspiration for the Academy Award-winning Il Postino, this classic novel established Antonio Skarmeta`s reputation as ”one of the most representative authors of the post-boom generation in contemporary Latin American letters” (Christian Science Monitor). Boisterously funny & passionate, The Postman tells of young love ignited by the poetry of Pablo Neruda. Set in the colorful, ebullient years preceding the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, the book has been translated into nearly twenty-five languages around the world. ...

` Nobody has ever quite pulled it off the way Cain does, not Hemingway, & not even Raymond Chandler` Tom Wolfe The torrid story of Frank Chambers, the amoral drifter, Cora, the sullen & brooding wife, & Nick Papadakis, the amiable but inconvenient husb&, has become a classic of its kind, & established Cain as a major novelist with a spare & vital prose style & a bleak vision of America. ...

First published in 1934, The Postman Always Rings Twice caused a scandal with its explosive mix of violence & sex, & immediately became a bestseller. The torrid story of Frank Chambers, the amoral drifter, Cora, the sullen & brooding wife, & Nick Papadakis, the amiable but inconvenient husb&, has become a classic of its kind, & established Cain as a major novelist with a spare & vital prose style & a bleak vision of America. ...

” The Sunday Times” bestseller ” The Postmistress” by Sarah Blake is a heart-rending & profoundly moving story of love & loss in World War II. It is 1940, & bombs fall nightly on London. In the thick of the chaos is young American radio reporter Frankie Bard. She huddles close to terrified strangers in underground shelters, & later broadcasts stories about survivors in rubble-strewn streets. But for her listeners, the war is far from home. Listening to Frankie are Iris James, a Cape Cod postmistress, & Emma Fitch, a doctor`s wife. Iris hears the winds stirring & knows that soon the letters she delivers will bear messages of hope or tragedy. Emma is desperate for news of London, where her husband is working
- she counts the days until his return. But one night in London the fates of all three women entwine when Frankie finds a letter
- a letter she vows to deliver...” The Postmistress” is an unforgettable story of three women: their loves, their partings & the secrets they must bear, or bury...”A beautifully written, though-provoking novel that I`m telling everyone to read”. (Kathryn Stockett, author of ” The Help”).”A brilliant story, beautifully crafted, that touches the heart & captures the imagination”. (” Sunday Express”). ” Unforgettable, heart-wrenching, captivating. A profoundly moving story of love, loss & life in war time”. (” Sunday Independent”). ” Heartbreaking”. (” Daily Express”). ”A World War Two blockbuster with echoes of Atonement”. (” Red”). ”A moving tale that will stay with you long after the final page”. (” Good Housekeeping”). Sarah Blake lives in Washington, D.C., with her husb&, the poet Josh Weiner, & their two sons.

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When the Princess of Nova accidentally poisons herself with a love potion meant for her crush, she falls crown-over-heels in love with her own reflection. Oops. A nationwide hunt is called to find the cure, with competitors travelling the world for the rarest ingredients, deep in magical forests & frozen tundras, facing death at every turn. Enter Samantha Kemi
- an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent. Sam`s family were once the most respected alchemists in the kingdom, but they`ve fallen on hard times, & winning the hunt would save their reputation. But can Sam really compete with the dazzling powers of the Zoro Aster megapharma company? Just how close is Sam willing to get to Zain Aster, her dashing former classmate & enemy, in the meantime? & just to add to the pressure, this quest is ALL OVER social media. & the world news. No big deal, then. ` It`s so cool!` Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella ` Inventive, romantic, & downright delightful, The Potion Diaries cast its spell on me from page one, & is the most fun I`ve had reading in ages!` Sarah J Maas, author of the Throne of Glass series
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In 1774, Josiah Wedgwood, master craftsman possessed with a burning scientific vision, embarks upon the thousand piece Frog Service for Catherine the Great. Josiah`s nephew Tom journeys to America to buy clay from the Cherokee for this exquisite china. Tom is caught up in the American rebellion, & falls for a Cherokee woman who will come to play a crucial role in Josiah`s late, great creation: the Portland Vase. As the family fortune is made, & Josiah`s entrepreneurial brilliance creates an empire that will endure for generations, it is his daughter Sukey, future mother of Charles Darwin, who bears clear-eyed witness. ...

From the bestselling author of The Kashmir Shawl. Olivia Giorgiadis has left her English roots behind. She lives on a tiny Greek isl&, married to a local man, mother to two small sons. Year on year, island life has followed a peaceful unchanging rhythm. Until now. An earthquake ravages the coast, its force devastating the isl&. In the aftermath comes a stranger: an Englishwoman, destitute but for the clothes she wears. Olivia welcomes the stranger into her home, the potter`s house. But as Kitty melts into the family & the village community, so Olivia begins to sense that her mysterious visitor threatens all she holds dear... ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION What if the power to hurt were in women`s hands? Suddenly
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During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the `whisky priest`, is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion & humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, & those he cares for. ...

The Power of Whitehall provides rich & informative observations about the nature of the Civil Service, its values & effectiveness, what threatens it & how it should continue to adapt to a changing world. Journalist David Normington & historian Peter Hennessy address themes such as the importance of politicians trusting Civil Servants & the difficulties that arise when they don`t; the role of Special Advisers & the extent to which they are a threat to the Minister-Civil Servant relationship; & of the effect of Select Committees & the media. Civil Servants are now exposed to the public in unprecedented ways, with both negative as well as positive consequences. What does it mean that the political neutrality of the Civil Service has been enshrined in law since 2010, Approx. 150 years after it was first proposed by Northcott & Trevelyan? The Power of Whitehall is an accessible introduction to the life of the Civil Servant as well as the Civil Service itself. ...