Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 152933795X ISBN 13: 9781529337952
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Something sinister is afoot in the streets of Dundee, when a puppeteer is found murdered behind his striped Punch and Judy stand, as children sit cross-legged drinking ginger beer. At once, Dandy Gilver's seemingly-innocuous investigation into plagiarism takes a darker turn. The gruesome death seems to be inextricably bound to the gloomy offices of Doig's Publishers, its secrets hidden in the real stories behind their girls' magazines The Rosie Cheek and The Freckle. On meeting a mysterious professor from St Andrews, Dandy and her faithful colleague Alex Osbourne are flung into the worlds of academia, the theatre and publishing. Nothing is quite as it seems, and behind the cheerful facades of puppets and comic books, is a troubled history has begun to repeat itself'--Provided by publisher.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529308453 ISBN 13: 9781529308457
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Soaked in sunlight, love and the mysteries surrounding a famous artist The Diver and the Lover is a novel inspired by true events. It is 1951 and sisters Ginny and Meredith have travelled from England to Spain in search of distraction and respite. The two wars have wreaked loss and deprivation upon the family and the spectre of Meredith's troubled childhood continues to haunt them. Their journey to the rugged peninsula of Catalonia promises hope and renewal. While there they discover the artist Salvador Dali is staying in nearby Port Lligat. Meredith is fascinated by modern art and longs to meet the famous surrealist. Dali is embarking on an ambitious new work, but his headstrong male model has refused to pose. A replacement is found, a young American waiter with whom Ginny has struck up a tentative acquaintance. The lives of the characters become entangled as family secrets, ego and the dangerous politics of Franco's Spain threaten to undo the fragile bonds that have been forged. A powerful story of love, sacrifice and the lengths we will go to for who - or what - we love.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 152935451X ISBN 13: 9781529354515
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A dark, fast-paced unsettling domestic thriller with real heart to make you turn the pages as each new shocking - and sweetly sadistic - twist is revealed. It's Big Little Lies meet Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529354242 ISBN 13: 9781529354249
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An uplifting, life-affirming epistolary novel about overcoming loneliness and finding happiness, perfect for fans of The Keeper of Lost Things and Where Rainbows End.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1473629454 ISBN 13: 9781473629455
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'In a quiet street far from the river, with an ancient tree growing through its walls and floors, is the House of the Dead. There lives the witchling: healer, midwife, and conduit between the world of the living and the world below. A witchling must give up her family and friends and spend her life alone, tending to the sick and carrying the dead down dark tunnels to the underworld. Haley was born with the gift of death-magic, and at the age of seven her mother abandons her to the witchling to be raised as her successor. But as Haley grows older and learns her craft--as invading armies pass through her town, people are born and die on her floor, and loyalties shift and dissolve around her --she finds it harder and harder to keep her vows and be the perfect and impassive healer'--Back cover.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529346398 ISBN 13: 9781529346398
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cinderella meets Marriage Story in this beautifully written, powerful reimagining that picks up thirteen years after she and Prince Charming said 'I do'.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529346444 ISBN 13: 9781529346442
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A brand-new series by Nicola May, author of Elektronisches Buch sensation THE CORNER SHOP IN COCKLEBERRY BAY.
Verlag: Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1444763644 ISBN 13: 9781444763645
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Sheer inventiveness, wit, complexity, erudition, unexpectedness and originality' The Times______________________________________________ England, 2020, There are 1,2 million human-sized rabbits living in the UK, They can walk, talk and drive cars, the result of an Inexplicable Anthropomorphising Event fifty-five years ago, And a family of rabbits is about to move into Much Hemlock, a cosy little village where life revolves around summer fetes, jam-making, gossipy corner stores, and the oh-so-important Best Kept Village awards,No sooner have the rabbits arrived than the villagers decide they must depart, But Mrs Constance Rabbit is made of sterner stuff, and her family are behind her, Unusually, so are their neigGebours, long-time residents Peter Knox and his daughter Pippa, who soon find that you can be a friend to rabbits or humans, but not both,With a blossoming romance, acute cultural differences, enforced rehoming to a MegaWarren in Wales, and the full power of the ruling United Kingdom Anti Rabbit Party against them, Peter and Pippa are about to question everything they'd ever thought about their friends, their nation, and their species,It'll take a rabbit to teach a human humanity , , , PRAISE FOR JASPER FFORDE'A born wordsmith of effervescent imagination' Independent 'Forget all the rules of time, space and reality just sit back and enjoy the adventure' Telegraph'Endlessly imaginative and distinctively quirky' Mail on Sunday on Early Riser'True literary comic genius' Sunday Express'Brilliantly funny , , , His relentless imagination and his affection for his characters are contagious and irresistible' New York Times.
Verlag: Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529364744 ISBN 13: 9781529364743
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Spanning forty years, two women's stories of love, loss and betrayal are intertwined in this award-winning novel by Jojo Moyes, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Me Before You, After You and the new 2023 novel Someone Else's Shoes.\*\*NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE AVAILABLE ON DVD\*\*\*\*\*\*'Beautifully written . . . an exquisite tale of love lost, love found and the power of letter writing.' - Sunday ExpressWhen journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she doesn't think she'll find anything of interest. Instead she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband - and Ellie is caught up in the intrigue of a past love affair. Despite, or perhaps because of her own romantic entanglements with a married man . . .In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident. She can't remember anything - her husband, her friends, who she used to be. And then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for.Ellie and Jennifer's stories of passion, adultery and loss are wound together in this richly emotive novel - interspersed with real 'last letters'.\*\*\*\*'Fabulous, emotional and evocative' - Sophie Kinsella'Totally un-put-downable' - Stylist'Top-class' - Woman & Home'Incredibly moving' - Marie Claire'Epic, romantic and utterly brilliant' - Lisa Jewell'Jojo Moyes is a brilliant writer' - India Knight'Just perfect' - Jenny Colgan.
Verlag: Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529317258 ISBN 13: 9781529317251
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An impressively realistic novel of German soldiers on the eastern front' Antony Beevor'Starritt's daring work challenges us to lay bare our histories, to seek answers from the past, and to be open to perspectives starkly different from our own' New York TimesWhen a young British man asks his German grandfather what it was like to fight on the wrong side of the war, the question is initially met with irritation and silence, But after the old man's death, a long letter to his grandson is found among his things, That letter is this book, In it, he relates the experiences of an unlikely few days on the Eastern Front - at a moment when he knows not only that Germany is going to lose the war, but that it deserves to, He writes about his everyday experience amid horror, confusion and great bravery, and he asks himself what responsibility he bears for the circumstances he found himself in, As he tries to find an answer he can live with, we hear from his grandson what kind of man he became in the seventy years after the war, We Germans is a fundamentally human novel that grapples with the most profound of questions about guilt, shame and responsibility - questions that remain as live today as they have always been.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529356776 ISBN 13: 9781529356779
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Lou suffers from a rare type of dementia and dies in her fifties. Joseph can't wait to get his hands on the bottle in the notary's hands. To read the message inside it though - his wife Lou's last words - he must rise to the challenge of reuniting their recalcitrant patchwork family within the next two months. Lucky for him, Lou has thought of everything and helps him along with a list of family activities and recipes. Slowly but surely, they all find their way back to each other: Joseph's son Cyrian and his two daughters Apple and Charlotte, his second wife who can't stand Apple because she isn't her own, Cyrian's mistress, as well as his stunning sister Sarah who tries to drown her sorrow over her lost love Patrice in meaningless sex. But Joseph is running out of time. Will his efforts pay off before it is too late And most importantly: what's in the mysterious letter '--Publisher.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1473698804 ISBN 13: 9781473698802
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The next book in the fantastic Kydd series.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529337720 ISBN 13: 9781529337723
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A game of truth or dare between teenagers results in a crime which, as adults, ostensibly seems to be behind the people involved. A dark and compulsive thriller told across two time periods.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529351359 ISBN 13: 9781529351354
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Persuasive and timely reading' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'They share the challenges and rewards they've faced along the way with humour and honesty' OK!WHAT A YEAR IT'S BEEN! HAS HOMESCHOOLING DRIVEN YOU (AND YOUR KIDS) CRAZY WE KNOW HOW IT IS, WE'VE BEEN THERE, WE ARE THERE STILL. AND WE ARE HERE TO HELP!A personal and practical guide to homeschooling by Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha and her husband Mark Adderley.TV presenter Nadia and her husband Mark took their two children out of mainstream school five years ago. Since then they have homeschooled them. At a time when so many of us are being forced to rethink our roles as parents and teachers, Mark and Nadia bring their experiences - the good and the bad - and offer a candid and practical guide to teaching at home.Statistics show that the number of homeschooled children in the UK has increased by 40% over the last three years, and the rate is steadily increasing. With humour and frankness Nadia and Mark share the challenges and rewards of their home school experiences, and ask what 'success' really means when it comes to our children's education.Bringing their energy, enthusiasm and openness to what is becoming an ever more relevant aspect of our lives, Honey, I Home Schooled the Kids will share obstacles, insights and resources that all parents can learn from, whether they're looking for help supporting their child at school or if they have decided to take the plunge and home school.This book is an honest and no holds barred guide for anyone interested in embarking on the homeschooling journey.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1473678781 ISBN 13: 9781473678781
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tips and anecdotes combining everyday acts of kindness with a mindful attitude feature in this book on the benefits to banishing all negativity from life, aligning itself with a trend towards discussing kindness in this manner popular across Instagram and YouTube.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529385318 ISBN 13: 9781529385311
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A rich, captivating family drama by the beloved Rosamunde Pilcher.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529303869 ISBN 13: 9781529303865
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - '[A] page-turner of a novel . . . I couldn't put the book down' - New York Times'A multi-viewpoint panorama of thwarted aspirations, spiced with breathy sex scenes and nostalgic detail.' - Mail on SundayAugust 1992. Fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to fight their all-consuming boredom on a lazy summer afternoon. Their simple act of defiance will lead to Anthony's first love and his first real summer - that one summer that comes to define everything that follows.Over four sultry summers in the 1990s, Anthony and his friends grow up in a France trapped between nostalgia and decline, decency and rage, desperate to escape their small town, the scarred countryside and grey council estates, in search of a more hopeful future.Nicolas Mathieu's eloquent novel gives a pitch-perfect depiction of teenage angst. Winner of the Prix Goncourt, it won praise for its portrayal of people living on the margins and shines a light on the struggles of French society today.'Deeply felt . . . An exceptional portrait of youth' - Irish Times.
Verlag: Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1473693063 ISBN 13: 9781473693067
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Nova City, there are extraordinary people, capable of feats that defy the imagination, Shadow Star protects the city and manipulates darkness, and Pyro Storm is determined to bring the city to its knees using his power over fire, And then there's Nick who , , , well, being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right Instead of fighting crime, Nick contends with a new year at school, a father who doesn't trust him, and a best friend named Seth, who may or may not be the love of Nick's short, uneventful life, It should be enough, But after a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero (and Nick's biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary, And he'll do it with or without Seth's reluctant help , , , Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl meets Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart in TJ Klune's YA debut: a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.
Verlag: Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 152935823X ISBN 13: 9781529358230
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Maggie grew up in a famously haunted house, her family made millions from selling their story. Now she is back to see whether it was really all a lie, or if there really is a darkness in these walls.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 147369342X ISBN 13: 9781473693425
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' Daily ExpressOn a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it.The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found, and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible.As detective Huldar hunts the killer, and child psychologist Freyja looks for the boy's parents, the mystery unfolds: a story of violence, entitlement, and revenge.Praise for Yrsa Sigurdardottir'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' Daily Express'A magnificent writer' Karin Slaughter'The undisputed queen of Icelandic Noir' Simon Kernick'Believe all the hype - this is crime at its best' HeatNetGalley Reader Reviews'Just as compelling as the previous books in the series. All of Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's books are extremely well written and a joy to read. There is plenty of suspense and twists in this story (. . .) I read this book in one sitting, I was unable to put it down. Highly recommended''There is such a skill to the author's writing, the way in which she creates tension and atmosphere and uses setting to bring and edge to the story, that it is difficult to put down. And she brings such a range of emotions out in me as a reader that I feel slightly battered myself when I finish reading . . . Truly powerful storytelling and characters I have come to love''I was hooked from the very first page and enthralled and completely drawn in throughout the book. (. . .) This is a story which builds and weaves perfectly. It's so twisty'.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529356202 ISBN 13: 9781529356205
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The New York Times bestselling memoir of a tumultuous life that started in one of America's most infamous cults and took the author, Mikel Jollett, to worldwide fame as a musican, for fans of Educated, Unfollow and Unorthodox.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1473677769 ISBN 13: 9781473677760
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Through her mother's memories, accounts from her Indian family and her own research in both India and Pakistan, constitutional and human rights lawyer, Marina Wheeler, explores how the peoples of these new nations struggled to recover and rebuild their lives.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529348943 ISBN 13: 9781529348941
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A hilarious, charming, witty memoir from one of Britain's best-loved comedians.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529383919 ISBN 13: 9781529383911
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An accessible, practical guide to preventing and managing children's allergies and improving their immune systems, from leading gastroenterologist Dr Vincent Ho.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529381584 ISBN 13: 9781529381580
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Trust me, this is a great true story' - Ken Follett 'It deserves to be ranked among the great survival stories of the Second World War' - The Jewish Chronicle ~~~~~ The captivating true story of one boy's flight across Europe to escape the Nazis. A tale of extraordinary courage, incredible adventure, and the relentless pursuit of life in the face of impossible challenges. In early 1940 Chaim Herszman was locked in to the Lódz Ghetto in Poland. Hungry, fearless and determined, he goes on scavenging missions outside the wire limits, until he is forced to kill a Nazi guard. That moment changes the course of his life, and sets him on an unbelievable adventure across enemy lines. Chaim avoids grenade and rifle fire on the Russian border, shelters with a German family in Berlin, falls in love in occupied France, is captured on a mountain pass in Spain, gets interrogated as a potential Nazi spy in Britain, and eventually fights for everything he believes in as part of the British Army. He protects his life by posing as an Aryan boy with a crucifix around his neck, and fights for his life through terrible and astonishing circumstances. Escape from the Ghetto is about a normal boy who faced extermination by the Nazis in the ghetto or a Nazi deathcamp, and the extraordinary life he led in avoiding that fate. It's a bittersweet story about epic hope, beauty amidst horror, and the triumph of the human spirit. John Carr is Henry Carr's eldest son, and in Escape From the Ghetto he has recreated his father's incredible adventure, through recordings and transcribed conversations in later life. For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Saboteur of Auschwitz and The Volunteer, this is the incredible true story of escape from the Nazis during World War II. REVIEWS 'John Carr deserves our gratitude for rescuing this World War Two story, among the most dramatic and vivid I've read.' - Edward Stourton, author of Cruel Crossing'A truly breathtaking story - the dramatic account of 13 year old Chaim's four year journey from the Lodz ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland, through Germany, France, Spain and Gibraltar to London. Written with the pace and tension of a thriller, all the more gripping because it is a true story.' - Alex Gerlis, author of Agent in Berlin 'This is an unbelievable story that is all completely true. The life described is astonishing. John Carr has done an extraordinary and riveting job uncovering the real father behind the dad he thought he knew.' - Lord Tony Hall 'Utterly Compelling. It is an extraordinary tale, brilliantly written' - Alastair Stewart 'Extraordinary.'- Fiona MacTaggart 'The remarkable story of a Jewish boy who killed a Nazi guard and escaped the Holocaust aged 13' - The Times 'Unputdownable. A gripping, life affirming story of survival against seemingly impossible odds.' - Deborah Cadbury, author of Princes at War 'This is a book you cannot put down. Passionate and spellbinding, and an absolute must read.' - Julia Neuberger 'John Carr's book gives a truly riveting account of his teenage Dad's life on the run in Nazi-occupied Europe. It serves as a reminder of the cruel and arbitrary realities of the refugee experience. It won't be on Priti Patel's reading list but it should be on yours.' - Jon Bloomfield 'An eloquent tribute to courage and resourcefulness, Escape from the Ghetto, is a gripping page turner.' - Esther Safran Foer 'One of the most extraordinary books I have ever read' - Michael Dobbs, author of House of Cards.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529353858 ISBN 13: 9781529353853
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Kindness can be found living just around the corner.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton General Division Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 152934588X ISBN 13: 9781529345889
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Promises of Giants is an exploration of the practices and behaviours that define transformational leadership. It is a challenge, not only to those in named positions of power but to anyone who aspires to make a difference in their environment. A challenge to act decisively to influence the world in a positive way.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529357632 ISBN 13: 9781529357639
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Intoxicating, compulsive and blackly funny, Other People's Clothes is the thrilling debut novel from Berlin-based American artist Calla Henkel.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 1529369878 ISBN 13: 9781529369878
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'An enthralling tale of toil, tenacity and triumph' RACHEL CLARKEThis is the story of a race - not against other vaccines or other scientists, but against a deadly and devastating virus.On 1 January 2020, Sarah Gilbert, Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University, read an article about four people in China with a strange pneumonia. Within two weeks, she and her team had designed a vaccine against a pathogen that no one had ever seen before. Less than 12 months later, vaccination was rolled out across the world to save millions of lives from Covid-19.In Vaxxers, we hear directly from Professor Gilbert and her colleague Dr Catherine Green as they reveal the inside story of making the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and the cutting-edge science and sheer hard work behind it. This is their story of fighting a pandemic as ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Sarah and Cath share the heart-stopping moments in the eye of the storm; they separate fact from fiction; they explain how they made a highly effective vaccine in record time with the eyes of the world watching; and they give us hope for the future.Vaxxers invites us into the lab to find out how science will save us from this pandemic, and how we can prepare for the inevitable next one.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Jul 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 152936079X ISBN 13: 9781529360790
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rebecca hasn't seen her father Leo since she was six. Her family never talk about him, and she has long since pushed him firmly to the back of her mind. All she knows is that, once upon a time, he was a well-loved children's TV star.But when a journalist turns up uninvited at her office, asking questions about her once-famous father, Rebecca starts to wonder whether there is more to Leo's absence than she realised. Then, looking for answers, she unearths a book of fairy tales written by Leo and dedicated to her - but what use are children's stories to her now, all these years later Tentatively, Rebecca tries to piece together her father's life, from the people he used to know and her own hazy memories. Yet her mind keeps returning to the magical, melancholic fairy tales, which seem to contain more truth than make-believe. Perhaps they are the key to unlocking the mystery of her father, the lost storyteller; to revealing who he was, what he went through - and even where he might be now.THE LOST STORYTELLER celebrates the power and resilience of imagination.'Absolutely beautiful . . . A cleverly wrought tale of fathers and daughters, and a bond buried so deep that it is lost to folklore' Polly Crosby, author of The Illustrated Child'Captivating, moving and profound. I loved it! A spellbinding novel about the power of the stories we tell both to ourselves and to others' Tracey Emerson, author of She Chose Me'Incredibly moving . . . A genuinely beautiful must-read' Buki Papillon, author of An Ordinary Wonder'Completely engaging . . . A lovely reflection on the power and magic of stories' Marianne Cronin, author of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot'A warm, immersive read that weaves folklore through a story of self-discovery that touches on what it means to be a daughter, the ramifications of the past and daring to follow your heart' Kate Sawyer, author of The Stranding'. . . Beautifully, sensitively told. Block reminds us that people don't always behave as we want them to, and maybe because of that, there are few things so powerful as the ability to be kind' Wee Review'Beautifully revealed, with a lovingly drawn conclusion' Zoe West, Woman and Home'A beguiling, gorgeous book about fathers and daughters and the stories that bind and redeem us' YOU magazine.