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Mesmerising, mythic and timeless - the most unmissable debut novel of 2022 - for fans of Arundhati Roy, Toni Morrison and Monique Roffey'Exceptional' Jacob Ross'Exquisite' Avni Doshi'Combining the richness of myth with razor-sharp observation of contemporary life, When We Were Birds marks the emergence of a distinctive and powerful voice' Pat Barker'It's a knockout, and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo is a star. I want to read everything she writes' Niven GovindenDarwin is a down-on-his-luck gravedigger, newly arrived in the Trinidadian city of Port Angeles to seek his fortune, young and beautiful and lost. Estranged from his mother and the Rastafari faith she taught him, he is convinced that the father he never met may be waiting for him somewhere amid these bustling streets.Meanwhile in an old house on a hill, where the city meets the rainforest, Yejide's mother is dying. And she is leaving behind a legacy that now passes to Yejide: the power to talk to the dead. The women of Yejide's family are human but also not - descended from corbeau, the black birds that fly east at sunset, taking with them the souls of the dead.Darwin and Yejide both have something that the other needs. Their destinies are intertwined, and they will find one another in the sprawling, ancient cemetery at the heart of the island, where trouble is brewing...Rich with magic and wisdom, When We Were Birds is an exuberant masterpiece that conjures and mesmerises on every line. Ayanna Lloyd Banwo weaves an unforgettable story of loss and renewal, darkness and light; a triumphant reckoning with a grief that runs back generations and a defiant, joyful affirmation of hope.
Mesmerising, mythic and timeless - the most unmissable debut novel of 2022 - for fans of Arundhati Roy, Toni Morrison and Monique Roffey'Exceptional' Jacob Ross'Exquisite' Avni Doshi'Combining the richness of myth with razor-sharp observation of contemporary life, When We Were Birds marks the
In WHEN WE WERE BRAVE, we find a conflicted SS officer, Wilhelm Falk, who risks everything to escape the Wehrmacht and get out the message about the death camps. Izaak is a young Jewish boy whose positive outlook is challenged daily as each new perilous situation comes along. American citizens,
A. A. Milne's beloved poetry collections--When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six--are now available as part of the Classic Gift Edition line Discover the first of A. A. Milne's classic books for young readers with a gorgeous, collectible edition of When We Were Very Young, a book of verse
When We're 64 is a practical guide to what to do before we grow older to have a great later life. This book includes all the essentials on working longer, how to fund retirement, volunteering, where to live and what kind of house you'll need. It covers how to stay healthy--and still live a full
Long ago when the world was very young, the birds did not get along. They were always fighting about who was better. Beaks pecking Feathers flying Squawks and screeches everywhere Little Quail feels lost in all the noise, but with each bird trying to outdo the others, Quail bravely takes an
What happens when we leave the places we're from? What do we lose, who do we become, and what parts of our pasts are unshakeable? Mannheim's second story collection focuses on twelve people who have relocated - both voluntarily and involuntarily. Opening with the Miami-set thriller 'Noir', these
A. A. Milne's beloved poetry collections--When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six--are now available as part ofthe Classic Gift Edition line Now We Are Six is A. A. Milne's second book of verse for young readers, featuring the timeless, beloved bear Winnie-the-Pooh and friends, in a gorgeous
From the Orange shortlisted author of When We Were
When their plane crashes in a remote rainforest with no adults left alive, a group of high school students struggles to survive against sinister threats from the jungle--and one another--in this tense thriller. Tom Calloway didn't want to go on a field trip to Costa Rica, but circumstances had him
The dazzling Orange Prize shortlisted novel of a family in
'Profoundly thoughtful...An intimate portrait of female friendship laced with literal and metaphorical magic.' --Kirkus Reviews 'A laugh-out-loud, exciting ride...a darkly comedic coming-of-age story.' --School Library Journal A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly
We want to live loving, joyful, anxiety-free lives. Yet how can we live in grace when we're so busy battling our old patterns of behavior?Jerry Bridges explores the nine aspects of the 'fruit of the Spirit' described in Galatians 5:22-23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
In 1975, three thousand children were airlifted out of Saigon to be adopted into Western homes. When Mindy, one of those children, announces her plans to return to Vietnam to find her birth mother, her loving adopted family is suddenly thrown back to the events surrounding her unconventional
A sparkling cultural history of one of our nation's enduring pleasures:
'We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like, `I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive ...`' Hunter S. Thompson is roaring down the desert highway to Las Vegas with his attorney, the Samoan, to find the dark
Ssh! Listen. What's that noise? What can we hear when we're really, really quiet? A toddler enjoys the range of sounds they hear as their busy day comes to an end, from the bustle and chat of dinner time, to the quiet hush of their father's voice at bedtime. The text and sensory clues to be found
The brilliant new novel from the author of The Last Summer of the Water
Winner of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award! A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak Cree and spend so much time with her family? As the girl asks
The brilliant new novel from the author of The Last Summer of the Water
'They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace - Christopher Robin went down with Alice.'Curl up with A.A.Milne's classic book of poetry for children, When We Were Very Young. This is the first volume of rhymes written especially for children by Milne - as popular now as when they were first