Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0751539937 ISBN 13: 9780751539936
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A rainy night in London. Shots are fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement, ploughing into a bus stop. It seems that a chilling gang initiation has cost an innocent victim their life. But the reality is far more sinister.One life is wiped out and three more are changed forever: the young man whose finger was on the trigger; an ageing gangster planning a deadly revenge, and the pregnant woman who struggles desperately to uncover the truth. Two weeks away from giving birth, how will she deal with a world where death is an occupational hazard In a city where violence can be random or meticulously planned, where teenage gangs clash with career criminals and where loyalty is paid for in blood, anything is possible. Secrets are uncovered as fast as bodies, and the story's final twist is as breathtakingly surprising as they come.________________The outstanding new Tom Thorne thriller, THEIR LITTLE SECRET, is out now!.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472131207 ISBN 13: 9781472131201
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Weston Kogi, a London supermarket store detective. He returns home to his West African home country for his aunt's funeral. He sees his family, his ex-girlfriend Nana, his old school mate Church. Food is good, beer is plentiful, and telling people he works as a homicide detective seems like harmless exaggeration, until he wakes up in hell.He is kidnapped and forced by two separate rebel factions to investigate the murder of a local hero, Papa Busi. The solution may tip a country on the brink into civil war. Making Wolf is the outrageous, frightening, violent and sometimes surreal homecoming experience of a lifetime.'It was easy to stay up after lights out to read just one more chapter, and then another.' James Oswald 'A magnificent tour de force' Adrian Tchaikovsky 'Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!' Ann Leckie 'Mesmerising' M. R. Carey.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 034901423X ISBN 13: 9780349014234
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the National Book Award-winning author of The Friend, the moving and eerily relevant novel that imagines the aftermath of a flu pandemic as seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy uncertain of his destiny.In an America devastated by a flu pandemic, orphaned thirteen-year-old C ole finds safety and stability with an evangelical pastor and his wife. Happiness becomes disquiet as he realises the cost at which this peace comes, and the extent to which it challenges everything he knows.Salvation City is a story of love, betrayal, and forgiveness, blending a deeply affecting portrait of one young boy's transformation with a profound meditation on belief, heroism, and the true meaning of salvation.'A tale of an American near-apocalypse that . reads beautifully, at time joyously, and makes one reconsider the ordering of our world' Gary Shteyngart'Not only timely and thought-provoking but also generous in its understanding of human nature. When the apocalypse comes, I want Nunez in my lifeboat' Vanity Fair'Nunez's writing is gorgeously spare, and she gets the life and the lingo of a teenage boy just right. A gorgeously strange novel' Boston Globe'A satisfying, provocative and very plausible novel' Abraham Verghese, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice'A wise and richly humane coming-of-age novel' O Magazine.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0356507440 ISBN 13: 9780356507446
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts'I was cursed in Natal, in 1884. Cursed by truth and by blood. The shadow took to me, and we have been together since.'From the bestselling and award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K comes a powerful new novel about a young man haunted by a ghost from his past, and by the dark crimes committed in the name of the British empire.'North's talent shines out' Sunday Times'An irresistible haunting thrill' Joe Hill author of Horns and Locke and Key'Remarkable . . . One of the most moving, horrifying and gut-wrenching novels of the year' NPR'A suspenseful tale of the truths that lie hidden in the human heart' Kirkus'North goes from strength to strength' Guardian'North's most ambitious novel to date' Locus'A master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination' Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked GirlsNovels by Claire North:The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustTouchThe Sudden Appearance of HopeThe End of the Day84KThe GameshouseThe Pursuit of William AbbeyNotes from the Burning AgeIthaca.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349425663 ISBN 13: 9780349425665
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A sweet, genuinely funny, banter-filled delight of a rom-com. I absolutely loved this modern day You've Got Mail' Kerry WinfreyDumped by his fiancée, Miles is reduced to couch-surfing across Manhattan and using a local café as his office. Also, he no longer believes in love, which is not exactly a good look in his line of work.Zoey's eccentric L.A. boss sent her packing to New York to 'grow'. But beneath her chill Cali demeanour, Zoey's terrified to venture beyond the café across the street.Miles and Zoey have absolutely nothing in common. The only thing they share is their daily battle for the café's day-old biscotti. They don't know they're both ghost-writing 'authentic' profiles for rival online dating services. Until they meet online, pretending to be other people . . .As their clients head for dating disaster, Miles and Zoey spend their virtual time falling for one another, but will their online connection turn into a perfect match when they realize who they are IRL.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 034942585X ISBN 13: 9780349425856
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley comes a first sexy, contemporary romance in which two broken hearts find love and healing in each other.Evie is a bonafide nerd. Hyper-intelligent, she's only ever been able to rely on herself. So when she sets her sights on an engineering degree, she takes a job dancing at Smithie's club to make the tuition money. But with her lack of dancing skills and an alpha bad boy who becomes overly protective, Evie realizes this gig might not be as easy as she thought.Daniel 'Mag' Magnusson knows a thing or two about pain. No one would have guessed that this cheeky, quick-witted hunk is struggling under the weight of a broken heart. But when Evie dances her way into Mag's life, he realizes that he needs to come face-to-face with the demons of his past if he wants a future with her.Praise for Kristen Ashley: 'Gut-punching emotion, elaborate family drama and sizzling sex' RT Book Reviews 'I adore Kristen Ashley's books' Maya Banks, New York Times bestselling author 'Kristen Ashley captivates' Publishers Weekly.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472155785 ISBN 13: 9781472155788
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A quirky, comic literary novel for fans of original fiction and Will Self.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349423709 ISBN 13: 9780349423708
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Miss Viola Astley is so painfully shy that she's horrified by the mere idea of dancing with a stranger; her upcoming London debut feels like a nightmare.So she's overjoyed to meet handsome, quiet vicar with no interest in polite society - but just when she catches his attention, her reputation is compromised by a duke.Devin Lucas Augustus Elstan, Duke of Wynter, will stop at nothing to marry Viola, including marrying a woman whom he believes to be in love with another man.A vicar, no less.Devin knows he's no saint, but he's used to conquest, and he's determined to win Viola's heart.Viola has already said Yes to his proposal, but now he wants her unruly heart . . . and he won't accept No for an answer.[Thumbnails of previous books: Say No to the Duke, Born to be Wilde].
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472130340 ISBN 13: 9781472130341
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 1940. A woman lands on the Scottish coast from a German flying boat and goes to ground, hunted by British Intelligence.Suspended from the Irish police for reasons he won't explain, Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie is working on his father's farm in Wicklow. One day he vanishes, leaving no sign of where he is heading - or why. Even in rural Ireland, rumours of assassination and Nazi spies fill the air, leaving Stefan's father to wonder whether he is in terrible danger.Meanwhile in London, Stefan is undercover, working in a pub: The Bedford Arms in Camden. Run by an alcoholic, bankrupt landlord, it's a wartime refuge for the Irish in London. And while the city shakes under the Blitz, Stefan falls into a romance with Vera Kennedy, an Irishwoman who has her own dark secrets to hide.But behind closed doors, a different war is being fought, and Stefan has more work than pulling pints on his hands. The Bedford Arms hides some unexpected dangers. The drunken landlord is not as witless as he seems, and Stefan's mission is under perilous threat.When Vera disappears, he discovers that the Nazis were far closer to home than he thought. As he embarks on a journey to trace Vera from London to Ireland, Stefan will have to decide where his true loyalties lie.Praise for Michael Russell'Complex but compelling . . . utterly vivid and convincing' Independent on Sunday'A superb, atmospheric thriller' Irish Independent'A thriller to keep you guessing and gasping' Daily Mail 'Atmospheric' Sunday Times'Outstanding . . . the unique complexity of Ireland's divided loyalties and enmities on the eve of the Second World War is explored with unusual clarity and intelligence'.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472131576 ISBN 13: 9781472131577
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A dark and atmospheric crime thriller set in the beautiful Italian city of Bologna, perfect for fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and Philip Gwynne Jones.When the body of a radical protestor is found floating in one of Bologna's underground canals, it seems that most of the city is ready to blame the usual suspects: the police.But when private investigator Daniel Leicester, son-in-law to the former chief of police, receives a call from the dead man's lover, he follows a trail that begins in the 1970s and leads all the way to the rotten heart of the present-day political establishment.Beneath the beauty of the city, Bologna has a dark underside, and English detective Daniel must unravel a web of secrets, deceit and corruption - before he is caught in it himself.Tom Benjamin's gripping debut transports you to the ancient and mysterious Italian city less travelled: Bologna.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349426716 ISBN 13: 9780349426716
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chicago's Ferraro crime family will do anything to protect one of their own in this thrilling next novel in the Shadow Riders series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.Nicoletta Gomez was a terrified teenager when Taviano Ferraro and his brother saved her life. Ever since, she's been trying to rise above what was done to her, molding herself into a survivor under the protective eyes of the Ferraro family. All the while, she's been falling hopelessly in love with the man who knows her darkest secrets . . . With one look, Taviano knew that Nicoletta was his, just as he felt their shadows connect. But no matter how much he wanted to claim her, he knew she needed time to become her own woman. When Nicoletta once again finds herself in the sights of dangerous men, a split-second decision has Taviano breaking all of the Ferraro family's rules to keep her safe. And as far as he's concerned, the reward is more than worth the risk.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349010773 ISBN 13: 9780349010779
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this blend of memoir, consulting room stories and historical/scientific context, psychotherapist Julia Bueno explores the variety of experiences and discussions around miscarriage, debunking its nature as a taboo.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0751539945 ISBN 13: 9780751539943
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The eighth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham.When a dead body is found in a North London flat, it seems like a straightforward domestic murder until a bloodstained sliver of X-ray is found clutched in the dead woman's fist - and it quickly becomes clear that this case is anything but ordinary. DI Thorne discovers that the victim's mother had herself been murdered fifteen years before by infamous serial killer Raymond Garvey. The hunt to catch Garvey was one of the biggest in the history of the Met, and ended with seven women dead.When more bodies and more fragments of X-ray are discovered, Thorne has a macabre jigsaw to piece together until the horrifying picture finally emerges. A killer is targeting the children of Raymond Garvey's victims. Thorne must move quickly to protect those still on the murderer's list, but nothing and nobody are what they seem. Not when Thorne is dealing with one of the most twisted killers he has ever hunted.________________The outstanding new Tom Thorne thriller, THEIR LITTLE SECRET, is out now!.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 147213009X ISBN 13: 9781472130099
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A controversial new property development is planned in Whitstable which will encroach upon the green open space of the downs, to the dismay of Whitstable residents.A campaign springs into life, spearheaded by a friend of Pearl's family, Martha Laker. A committed environmentalist, Martha is no stranger to controversy herself. She has also managed to divide opinion across town, with the locals viewing her as their fearless champion while establishment figures seeing only an interfering agitator.Tensions escalate between the developers and Whitstable residents, straining Pearl's close relationship with London-born police officer, DCI Mike McGuire, who harbours concerns that the local campaign will spiral out of control. Pearl's loyalties are torn, but the protest duly goes ahead - and newspaper headlines claim a victory for the residents. But the victory is short lived when Pearl discovers a dead body on the downs . . .'Inspired by the Golden Age crime writers, Wassmer gives us a delectable fresh take on a familiar format' Daily Mail 'All the thrills without any of the gore' Sun[Thumbnails of Murder Fest and Disappearance at Oare] [Audio symbol in ISBN box].
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0356512460 ISBN 13: 9780356512464
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*\*\*Shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards for Best Novel\*\*\*'A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through . . . absolutely enchanting' Christina Henry, bestselling author of AliceACCORDING TO JANUARY SCALLER, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO RUN AWAY FROM YOUR OWN STORY, AND THAT'S TO SNEAK INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S . . . In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr Locke, she feels little different from the artefacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored and utterly out of place.But her quiet existence is shattered when she stumbles across a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page reveals more impossible truths about the world, and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.'One of the most unique works of fiction I've ever read' Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author'A gorgeously written story of love and longing, of what it means to lose your place in the world and then have the courage to find it again' Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians'Devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories and the realm-cracking power of words' Melissa Albert, author of The Hazel Wood'The Ten Thousand Doors of January healed hurts I didn't even know I had. An unbearably beautiful story about growing up, and everything we fight to keep along the way' Amal El-Mohtar, Hugo Award-winning author'Beautiful, achingly gorgeous ode to storytelling, magic and family' S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349421943 ISBN 13: 9780349421940
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEREvery town has its ugly little secrets.From the outside, the house in Lakeview Terrace looks perfect and the Bigelows seem like the perfect family: the respected surgeon father, the glamorous, devoted mother and two beautiful children. A perfect family, in a perfect house living their perfect lives. But perfect surfaces can hide dark undercurrents and behind closed doors lies a very different story. Teenager Zane and his younger sister, Britt, are terrorised by their violent father and dysfunctional mother. Too afraid to speak out, Zane does his best to protect his sister and counts the days until they can finally be free. One dark, brutal night when their father's temper takes a horrifying turn for the worse, the perfect façade is exposed for the lie it is and Zane and Britt manage to escape. With the help of their beloved aunt, they rebuild their lives a day at a time, creating new families and putting their past behind them. But a childhood like that can cast a shadow the length of a lifetime. Can Zane and Britt ever be free of their past Or will those dark undercurrents rise to the surface, forcing them to fight for their lives once again.'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your woman' The Guardian'Nora Roberts is, quite simply, a one-woman phenomenon'Heat'I love Nora Roberts'Stephen King.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0751573922 ISBN 13: 9780751573923
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A glittering, entertaining, perfectly formed whodunnit' ADELE PARKSThe newly married and most beautiful of the Mitford sisters, Diana, hot-steps around Europe with her husband and fortune heir Bryan Guinness, accompanied by maid Louisa Cannon, as well as some of the most famous and glamorous luminaries of the era. But murder soon follows, and with it, a darkness grows in Diana's heart . . . This wonderful new book in the bestselling The Mitford Murders series sees the Mitford sisters at a time of scandalous affairs, political upheaval and murder.PRAISE FOR THE MITFORD MURDERS SERIES'A lively, entertaining, well-written whodunit' THE TIMES (crime book of the month)'Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling. The solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable' ANTHONY HOROWITZ (crime novels of the year)'Absolute blissikins' THE GUARDIAN'A must-read series . . . exactly what we all need in these gloomy times. Inventive, glittering, clever, ingenious' SUSAN HILL'All the blissful escapism of a Sunday-night period drama in a book' THE POOL'An extraordinary meld of fact and fiction' GRAHAM NORTON'True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a Golden Age mystery' DAISY GOODWIN'Keeps the reader guessing to the very end. An accomplished crime debut and huge fun to read' EVENING STANDARD'This story is drenched in detail and feels both authentic and fun. Curl up in your favourite reading spot and enjoy' HEAT'Elegant, whipsmart and brilliantly twisty-turny, this Downton-style mystery had me hooked from the first page' VIV GROSKOP'Full of period pleasure' WOMAN & HOME'An audacious and glorious foray into the Golden Age of mystery fiction. Breathtaking' ALEX GRAY'A real murder, a real family and a brand new crime fiction heroine are woven together to make a fascinating, and highly enjoyable, read. I loved it' JULIAN FELLOWES'Jessica Fellowes' deliciously immersive, effortlessly easy novel has a strong feel for period and a rollicking plot' METRO'What a captivating crime novel. The instant reassurance of being in the hands of a true storyteller with a feel for period detail makes this a real treat' AMANDA CRAIG'This is a chocolate soufflé of a novel: as the enthralling mystery heats up, so the addictive deliciousness of the story rises. The sort of book you never want to end' JULIET NICOLSON.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349143617 ISBN 13: 9780349143613
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Funny and honest dispatches from the world of modern dating' Vogue'Bushnell's voice is as knowing and sharp as ever' Washington Post'Bittersweet, amusing and well observed' Viv Groskop, Guardian'Fuelled by chilled rosé, Sex and the City scribe Candace Bushnell is masterfully decoding a new era of single life' USA TodayCandace Bushnell gets personal in her new memoir - an investigation into what happens when a woman of a certain age (okay, let's call it 'middle') finds herself not-so-young, free and single in the city.MILFs, cougars, love, sex, divorce - Candace's brilliantly funny and honest first-person account lays bare the truth behind middle-aged romance. This is a pull-no-punches social commentary and an indispensable companion to one of the most revolutionary dating books of the twentieth century.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0751578274 ISBN 13: 9780751578270
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The dramatic story of the women recruited by elite intelligence services to pave the way for an allied victory in the Second World War.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349417598 ISBN 13: 9780349417592
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The perfect choice if you've had to cancel your summer holiday but still want to feel the sand between your toes' Beth O'Leary'Pure joy' Sally Thorne, USA Today bestselling author of The Hating GameThe honeymoon of a lifetime . . . with her sworn enemy!Olive is always unlucky; her identical twin sister Ami, on the other hand, is probably the luckiest person in the world. While she's about to marry her dream man, Olive is forced to play nice with her nemesis: the best man, Ethan.Yet Olive's luck may be on the turn . . . When the entire wedding - except for Olive and Ethan - gets food poisoning, there's an all-expenses-paid honeymoon in Hawaii up for grabs. Putting their mutual hatred aside, Olive and Ethan head for paradise. But when Olive runs into her future boss, the little white lie she tells him spirals out of control.Forced to play loving newlyweds, she and Ethan find themselves in closer proximity than they ever expected. Soon, Olive finds that maybe she doesn't mind pretending. In fact, she's beginning to feel kind of . . . lucky.Why readers LOVE Christina Lauren:'Pure, irresistible magic from start to finish' Emily Henry'One of my favourites. You'll race through it and won't fail to enjoy soaking up the amazing summery vibes' Paige Toon'Witty and downright hilarious . . . a perfect feel-good romantic comedy' Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient'What a joyful, warm, touching book! This is the book to read if you want to smile so hard your face hurts' Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal'Will we ever stop falling in love with Christina Lauren's fictional men The answer to this is HECK NO' Fangirlish.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0751564915 ISBN 13: 9780751564914
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Have you read the book that everyone's talking about 'If I could give this book 10 stars I would' Reader review'This book touched my soul' Reader review'I could not put it down. What a story. What a storyteller' Reader review'This is in my top five books of all time. Absolutely incredible' Reader review'I have never felt so emotionally wrapped up in characters in a book' Reader reviewNo. 1 bestseller Clare Mackintosh brings you the most moving book you'll read all year. After the End is powerful, uplifting and full of hope.Max and Pip are the strongest couple you know. Only now they're facing the most important decision of their lives - and they don't agree.With the consequences of an impossible choice threatening to devastate them both, nothing will ever be the same again.But anything can happen after the end . . .If you've been moved by the themes in this book, or know a loved one who has, you might find Clare's new book I Promise It Won't Always Hurt Like This - coming spring 2024 - helpful. It includes 18 compassionate assurances for anyone living with grief and loss.\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*'The most moving book you'll read this year' LISA JEWELL'Life-affirming . . . richly drawn' SUNDAY TIMES 'Compelling and clever, tender and true. I can't stop thinking about it' LIANE MORIARTY'Heart-wrenching . . . an absolute must-read' MIKE GAYLE'Put this on the top of your list. You won't regret it' JANE CORRY'One of the most moving stories I have ever read. It's perfect' JOANNA CANNON.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472143108 ISBN 13: 9781472143105
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Astonishing stories from the front line of policing in London, told in the voices of policewomen who have served in the hundred years since women first joined the serviceThese are tales of heroism, humour, crime-busting and tragedy, including personal stories from Britain's most senior officer, Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick: first-hand experiences that reveal what female police officers have endured and achieved as they fought entrenched discrimination to smash the glass ceiling and reach the top.In February 1919, the first women police officers took to the streets of London. They battled gender stereotypes, institutional inequality, sexual harassment and even assaults. Resented by many male colleagues, female officers were expected to do little more than 'Make the tea, Luv . . .' and were tasked with looking after the women and children who fell into police hands.Voices from the Blue tells the story of how policewomen have won the equality they demanded. A century on from the first Women Police Patrols, women now hold some of the most powerful positions in the British justice system.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472154452 ISBN 13: 9781472154453
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A tribute to that precious but still unsung thing: the loving bond between female friends, based on intellectual exchange and deep affection' Charlotte Higgins, Guardian Dorothy L. Sayers is now famous for her Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane detective series, but she was equally well known during her life for an essay asking 'Are Women Human ' Women's rights were expanding rapidly during Sayers's lifetime; she and her friends were some of the first women to receive degrees from Oxford. Yet, as historian Mo Moulton reveals, it was clear from the many professional and personal obstacles they faced that society was not ready to concede that women were indeed fully human. Dubbing themselves the Mutual Admiration Society, Sayers and her classmates remained lifelong friends and collaborators as they fought for a truly democratic culture that acknowledged their equal humanity. A celebration of feminism and female friendship, Mutual Admiration Society offers crucial insight into Dorothy L. Sayers and her world. 'Rich and careful . . . [Mutual Admiration Society] excavates the social and emotional context of the lives of four indomitable women with painstaking affection; it is as valuable as it is enjoyable' Sophie Read, Times Educational Supplement 'An enjoyable anthem to friendship' Hephzibah Anderson, Observer'Hugely enjoyable . . . Modern-day readers can thank the ambitious, complicated, funny, brave women of the Mutual Admiration Society' Anna Carey, Sunday Business Post 'A blend of group biography and social history, Mutual Admiration Society tells a quintessentially English story' Francis Wilson, The Times.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349425795 ISBN 13: 9780349425795
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Alternating between fats and carbs to boost ketosis is advised on in this guide to supercharging energy and bringing about a health reboot.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472141903 ISBN 13: 9781472141903
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'It is impossible to read the book and not be concerned about what your digital legacy might be. The book does not politely ask permission to consider these issues; it demands the reader's attention' - The Psychologist 'This is a beautifully written, engaging text that brims with stories . . . accessible, amusing and challenging, all in one go' - Maggi Savin-Baden, University of Worcester, UKOne day, the breadcrumb trail you leave behind as you traverse your online environment will become your digital legacy - and social media are only the tip of the iceberg. Our digital legacies can be exquisitely revealing and unexpectedly persistent. What will yours say about you 'Elaine Kasket has written a thought-provoking book [on] the psychosocial, legal, ethical and practical implications of being mortal in the digital age' - Carla Sofka, co-editor of Dying, Death, and Grief in an Online Universe 'I read this book with the sinking realisation that my favourite response to a problem - 'worry about it later' - is not really an option' - Sunday Telegraph 'A thorough and much-needed interrogation of an issue which, quite literally, faces us all' - Geoff White, investigative journalist.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group, Sphere Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0751578126 ISBN 13: 9780751578126
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A hugely exciting new voice in crime fiction' Lucy Foley DISCOVER THE MOST EXPLOSIVE DEBUT THRILLER OF THE YEAR'One of the most compelling narrators I've ever encountered' SHARI LAPENA'Chilling and original' CLARE MACKINTOSH'The perfect pscyh thriller - smart, dark and morally ambiguous' TAMMY COHEN'You NEED to read this one' LESLEY KARA'Breathtakingly good' TM LOGAN'You won't want to put this one down' CARA HUNTER'This is going to be the next massive thriller' PANDORA SYKES'You'll be turning the pages deep into the night' HARLAN COBEN'Shockingly intimate and scarily insidious' LISA GARDNER'Brilliantly twisty' MICHELLE FRANCES'A clever, deliciously dark pageturner' ALICE FEENEY'Takes the idea of the unreliable narrator and spins it on its head' ARAMINTA HALL'Brilliantly plotted' ALI LAND'You won't be able to put it down' CHRISTINA DALCHER___________________________________ It all started with one little lie . . . Jane and Marnie have been inseparable since they were eleven years old. They have a lot in common. In their early twenties they both fell in love and married handsome young men.But Jane never liked Marnie's husband. He was always so loud and obnoxious, so much larger than life. Which is rather ironic now, of course.Because if Jane had been honest - if she hadn't lied - then perhaps her best friend's husband might still be alive . . .This is Jane's opportunity to tell the truth, the question is: Do you believe her.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0751571598 ISBN 13: 9780751571592
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The life of the North African man who came to be known as Yasuke, travelling to Japan and rising through the ranks of society to become the first foreign-born samurai, presented here in advance of an upcoming film about Yasuke starring Chadwick Boseman.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0349425426 ISBN 13: 9780349425429
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'With conversations on Maternal Mental Health on the rise, and more women speaking up about the way they feel, Anna Mathur's insight as a psychotherapist AND mother make her someone you feel you can trust. She offers little nuggets of gold while reminding us to point some of our kindness and love inwards.' Giovanna Fletcher, bestselling author of Happy Mum, Happy Baby 'Anna is breath of fresh air - relatable, funny and wise' Sarah Turner, bestselling author of The Unmumsy MumBaby-proof the house; panic-proof the mum.Do you overthink what you said to the mum in the supermarket queue Is your internal dialogue more critical than kind Perhaps you wake to check your baby is breathing, or the sight of a rash sends you down an internet search rabbit hole. Whatever your level of anxiety, however much it impacts your life, this book is for you.Anxiety is making motherhood a less pleasant, more fraught and pressured experience, and we do not have to accept joy-sapping worry and energy-draining overthinking as part of the motherhood job description. In Mind Over Mother, Anna Mathur, psychotherapist and mum of three, explains how to:\* Understand anxiety, why it affects you and what to do about it\* Make your mind a kinder, calmer, happier place to be\* Transform your motherhood experience by addressing your thinkingThe most powerful tool Anna has to communicate this isn't the letters after her name, it is the fact that she is open about her own experience of maternal anxiety. By sharing her journey, she gives you the confidence to reframe yours. Mind Over Mother is full of light bulb moments of realisation. It will have you learning, laughing and loving yourself through the journey of motherhood. You will learn to address the most important conversation you'll ever have - the one inside your head, because investing in your mental health is the best gift you can offer yourself and your child.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 0751579211 ISBN 13: 9780751579215
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A series of comedic essays taking despairing aim at the most hapless presences of the cultural and political climate, from the authors of 'Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit '.
Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group Mai 2020, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472144465 ISBN 13: 9781472144461
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is a life changing event.' In October 2016, Udo Kischka suffered a severe stroke. A large intra-cerebral bleed deep in the right side of his brain. But he was not a typical stroke patient: Professor Kischka was a neurologist and specialist in stroke rehabilitation. Like all stroke patients, Udo embarked on a journey of recovery. In his case, it was a re-education in his field of expertise. When he uttered the words, 'This is a life changing event' to his wife a few hours after the stroke, he had no idea just how life changing it would be or that there would be still be a good life to be had. Written by experts on both sides of the fence - a stroke victim who is a stroke specialist, and a psychologist who helps others and now has to help herself and her family - this is a personal and brutally honest story of a family's survival. This accessible and relatable book provides insight and realistic hope about what might lie ahead following a stroke, as well as offering both practical and emotional support.Dr Helen Kennerley is a consultant clinical psychologist and CBT therapist (NHS) and university tutor (University of Oxford), as well as a founding fellow of the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. She is the author of Overcoming Anxiety and co-author of An Introduction to CBT.Professor Udo Kischka is a retired consultant neurologist in neuro-rehabilitation (NHS), an academic visitor (University of Oxford) and research visiting fellow (Oxford Brookes University). He is co-editor of The Handbook of Clinical Neuropsychology and the co-author of Head Injury.