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A theft

Mon, 25 May 2026 18:17:36 +0000

A short, incisive novel centered on Clara Velde, a successful New York fashion writer whose life is unsettled after the disappearance of a valuable emerald ring. As she reflects on the theft—real or imagined—the narrative becomes a probing study of self-deception, desire, resentment, and the fragile constructions of identity. Set against an urbane, late‑20th‑century backdrop, the story blends psychological insight with sharp social observation, exploring questions of ownership, entitlement, and moral responsibility. Written by the Nobel Prize–winning author celebrated for his penetrating portraits of modern intellectual life, this compact work offers wit, emotional acuity, and a quietly unsettling examination of the stories we tell ourselves. Ideal for readers who appreciate character-driven fiction and subtle moral inquiry.

The Body Keeps the Score

Sun, 10 May 2026 18:36:42 +0000

Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER – OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD ‘Dr. van der Kolk’s masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller’ Judith Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world’s experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body. ‘Fascinating, hard to put down, and filled with powerful case histories. . . . the most important series of breakthroughs in mental health in the last thirty years’ Norman Doidge, author of The Brain that Changes Itself ‘An astonishing and important book. The trauma Bible. I cannot recommend it enough for anyone struggling with…well…anything’ Tara Westover

Tortilla Flat

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:04:18 +0000

Set in Monterey, California, this early novel by Nobel Prize–winning author John Steinbeck follows Danny and his band of paisano friends as they drift through a life of wine, friendship, mischief, and loose notions of honor. After inheriting two houses, Danny becomes the reluctant center of a makeshift community whose adventures are by turns comic, tender, and bittersweet. Drawing on the rhythms of Arthurian legend while grounding the story in Depression‑era California, Steinbeck explores themes of camaraderie, poverty, loyalty, and the search for meaning outside conventional society. Warm, humorous, and gently satirical, this short novel offers an accessible introduction to Steinbeck’s enduring interest in outsiders and the bonds that sustain them.

My Mothers Secret: Based on a True Holocaust Story

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:23:08 +0000

Franciszka and her daughter are unlikely heroines. They are simple people who don’t stand out … that is, until there is a crisis. In 1939, the Nazis come to Poland and start to persecute the Jews. These are unreasonable times when providing shelter to a Jew has become a death sentence. Despite this, both Franciszka and her daughter hide Jewish families and a German soldier in their small home. For all of them to survive, she will have to outsmart the German commander and her neighbors. When you look at a piece of steel, can you tell whether it is the ordinary kind used to make forks and knives or whether it is the superstrength type used to construct bridges and high-rises? The honest answer is no. You cannot tell until you apply extreme pressure. People are like that. This story is a reminder that there are no profiles for courage and character, and that who we become is always a personal choice. This is my first book, but it feels like something that has been waiting for me for a while. I just had to be still enough to hear it. As the words flowed and formed, shaping ideas in their dance, it felt divine. Writing was a process far more intimate than I could have predicted. To be authentic and honest, it is your own life that you draw upon and so, telling a story reveals the truths that reside in your own heart. I loved creating this story. To be able to say that anything is possible if we connect with each other through kindness, understanding, and courage -and to do it with reference to true events-well, that was exhilarating. If this story somehow manages to touch you, if it somehow manages to remind you of your own humanity, then I will be incredibly happy. Living with gratitude, J. L. Witterick

The Europeans

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:46:21 +0000

Henry James was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl.

The Shadow of the Sun

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:15:48 +0000

‘Only with the greatest of simplifications, for the sake of convenience, can we say Africa. In reality, except as a geographical term, Africa doesn’t exist’. Ryszard Kapuscinski has been writing about the people of Africa throughout his career. In astudy that avoids the official routes, palaces and big politics, he sets out to create an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. It is both a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practises we call ‘Africa’, and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination, from the intoxications of freedom, from war and from politics as theft.

Selected Poems (Penguin Popular Classics)

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:13:56 +0000

In his unconventional verse, Walt Whitman spoke in a powerful, sensual, oratorical, and inspiring voice. His most famous work, Leaves of Grass, was a long-term project that the poet compared to the building of a cathedral or the slow growth of a tree. During his lifetime, from 1819 to 1892, it went through nine editions. Today it is regarded as a landmark of American literature.This volume contains 24 poems from Leaves of Grass, offering a generous sampling of Whitman’s best and most representative verses. Featured works include I Hear America Singing, I Sing the Body Electric, Song of the Open Road, Out of Cradle Endlessly Rocking, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d, and O Captain! My Captain! — all reprinted from an authoritative text.

Death in the Afternoon

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:05:53 +0000

On Earth We re Briefly Gorgeous

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:29:46 +0000

An instant New York Times Bestseller! Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Vulture, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Oprah.com, Huffington Post, The A.V. Club, Nylon, The Week, The Rumpus, The Millions, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, and more. A lyrical work of self-discovery that`s shockingly intimate and insistently universal…Not so much briefly gorgeous as permanently stunning. –Ron Charles, The Washington Post Poet Ocean Vuong`s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling On Earth We`re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family`s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We`re Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one`s own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard. With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:29:41 +0000

‘This isn’t just any cookery book. This is Mastering the Art of French Cooking and it’s a book that is a statement, not of culinary intent, but of aspiration, a commitment to a certain sort of good life, a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite and a little je ne sais quoi. Julia Child’s books are a triumph, and also a trophy.’ A A GILL, The Times This is the bestselling classic guide to French cooking with over 1000 clear authentic and delicious recipes for every key French dish from Boeuf Bourguignon to the perfect croissant.