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Using previously undiscovered material, Surreal tells the riveting story of Gala Dalí,(1894-1982) who broke away from her cultured but penurious background in pre-Revolutionary Russia to live in Paris with both France''s most famous poet, Paul Éluard, and artist Max Ernst. By the time she met the budding artist Salvador Dali in 1929, Gala was known as the Mother of Surrealism. She rapidly became his mentor and protector, marrying him in 1934 and subsequently engineering their vast fortune. At a time when artists were celebrities, Gala acted as the ambassador of the Surrealist movement, spreading its popularity across the globe. She was the survivor of two world wars, the Russian revolution and the Spanish Civil War, and lived between France, Spain and the U.S. Gala was a heroine whose originality captivated people wherever she went, and her life story has everything : glamour; drama; true love, twisted love; ambition; money; art; defiance and daring. In this vivid, detailed rendering, Michele Gerber Klein has brought Gala out of the shadows to reveal a charismatic figure who played a pivotal role in the art world, yet has never received the full recognition she deserves.

"Extraordinary stuff wonderfully executed... another top-class novel, a brilliant addition to this series, an outstanding read." - Amazon reviewer, ?????----------In this dead city, the vultures are circling...Berlin 1944. The beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. And the beginning of a dark journey for Garda detective Stefan Gillespie as he makes his way through war-ravaged Europe to the German capital. He carries secret instructions for the Irish ambassador, who is clinging on in the growing chaos - even though it''s time to get out.Bombs fall and bodies fill the streets. People starve. The true horrors of Nazi terror are everywhere now... and the Russians are coming. As Stefan searches for an Irishman trapped in Berlin who has betrayed his country and his friends, who cares if people are murdered along the way? And Stefan has to ask himself if saving one life matters in this devastation. And if it does, is it worth him risking his own?----------Praise for Michael Russell:''In The City of God, Michael Russell again captures wartime Europe''s uncertainties through his richly drawn Garda inspector Stefan Gillespie'' - Irish Times''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

''One to savour and re-read again and again'' LIZ HYDER___________________THE MONSTER THEY SEEK MAY NOT BE THE ONE THEY FIND''The Bone Hunters has cemented Joanne Burn''s place as one of my favourite writers'' SONIA VELTON''I''ve never met a character in literature quite like Ada'' ANNIE GARTHWAITE___________________ 1824, and Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. When twenty-four-year-old Ada Winters - poor, peculiar and brilliant - uncovers a set of unusual fossils on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific frustrations and her family''s financial struggles. Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to Dorset in search of the discovery that will place him amongst the greatest geologists of the age. What he finds instead is a strange young woman who seems to hold the key to everything he seeks. But what is the creature that Ada and Edwin seek to unearth? And will it be their means to greatness, or destruction?___________________''A haunting and vivid pageturner'' CAROLINE LEA''Joanne Burn, I salute you, for this is something truly special'' Reader Review (5 stars)''Extraordinary. I fell in love with Ada from the very first page'' ELIZABETH LEE''Outstandingly well written'' Reader Review (5 stars)''A gripping page turner with a gloriously staunch heroine at its heart'' DAILY MAIL''Definitely the best book I''ve read this year'' Reader Review (5 stars)

'I loved her ruthless, impatient thinking, her ferocious attention' Adam Thirlwell, New Statesman Books of the Year 2025From one of the most talented young thinkers in the US, a warm, funny and intellectually dazzling call for excess, ecstasy and disorder in an age of sterility and minimalismTIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024NEW YORK TIMES' 100 MOST NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024PROSPECT BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024'Scintillating writing of breadth and power' Observer'Seriously precise and very funny' Telegraph'A radical and important book' James WoodOur culture's embrace of minimalism and uniformity has left our souls impoverished. Decluttering has reduced our living spaces to empty non-places; the mindfulness trend has emptied our minds of the thoughts that make us who we are; and the regularization of sex has drained it of unpredictability and therefore true eroticism. In an age of oppressive sterility and limitation, All Things Are Too Small is a refreshing and much-needed tonic: a soul cry for derangement, imbalance, obsession, ravishment and disorder.

'If you're heading to a British seaside town this summer, the book you should take with you is Birding by Rose Ruane . . . Ruane is a marvellous writer whose prose glitters with perfect metaphors and wincingly caustic one-liners. In fact you should take this on holiday wherever you're going' Jonathan Coe, Guardian'I have GULPED this novel down . . . Birding gave me everything I want in a novel, including a massive, cathartic cry at the end. Achingly poignant, yet ultimately hopeful, with a worn out seaside town I can see so clearly' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things'A beautiful book full of stark truths . . . Lyrical and evocative, highly recommended' Evie King, author of Ashes to Admin'I've had my socks absolutely knocked off (again) by Rose Ruane's latest novel Birding. It made me rage, reflect, howl with laughing, worry and blub. Gentle, strong, important and hopeful. I am in awe and couldn't recommend it more highly' Jessica Fostekew, writer, actor and co-host of The Guilty FeministIn the nineties, Lydia was one half of a teen pop group. Their image was sexy, edgy, girly yet 'in control'. The reality was very different. Now, thirty years later, with #MeToo revelations a daily reality, a famous ex-lover resurfaces with a slick, self-serving apology, demanding forgiveness. Suddenly, Lydia is overwhelmed with memories of a harmful time in her life that refuses to leave her in peace. Meanwhile, Joyce has never left home and the suffocating grip of her mother, Betty. For decades their lives have intertwined, even wearing matching dresses and make-up, as they follow a rigid daily routine. A single misstep can send Betty spiralling, so Joyce stays inside the tracks. But something unfamiliar is rising inside Joyce - a whispered what if . . . Against the faded backdrop of a once-grand seaside resort, Lydia and Joyce are trapped in worlds of their own making. But as they both confront their pasts - the toxic men, the forgotten dreams, the twisted expectations - fate is about to throw them together, as they wrestle with the question: Can we ever truly take flight on broken wings?

A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey to peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of? Horse.Many cultural and religious traditions expect those who are grieving to step away from the world. In contemporary life, we are more often met with red tape and to-do lists. This is exactly what happened to Geraldine Brooks when her partner of more than three decades, Tony Horwitz - just sixty years old and, to her knowledge, vigorous and healthy - collapsed and died on a Washington, D. C. sidewalk.After spending their early years together in conflict zones as foreign correspondents, Geraldine and Tony settled down to raise two boys on Martha''s Vineyard. The life they built was one of meaningful work, good humor, and tenderness, as they spent their days writing and their evenings cooking family dinners or watching the sun set with friends at Lambert''s Cove. But all of this came to an abrupt end when, on Memorial Day 2019, Geraldine received the phone call we all dread. The demands were immediate and many. Without space to grieve, the sudden loss became a yawning gulf.Three years later, she booked a flight to a remote island off the coast of Australia with the intention of finally giving herself the time to mourn. In a shack on a pristine, rugged coast she often went days without seeing another person. There, she pondered the various ways in which cultures grieve and what rituals of her own might help to rebuild a life around the void of Tony''s death.A spare and profoundly moving memoir that joins the classics of the genre, Memorial Days is a portrait of a larger-than-life man and a timeless love between souls that exquisitely captures the joy, agony, and mystery of life.*number 5 in the New York Times hardback non-fiction bestseller chart February 12th 2025

Jerusalem is ruled by rosemary-scented King Herod. By the bougainvillea in Deuteronomy Square, Reuben''s tea stall keeps customers sweet with lemon koloochehs. Onesimus the greengrocer piles his polished pears and pineapples in ziggurats, blind harpist Tabitha captivates bachelor Pharisees, Roman sentries doze and the widower Simeon, beset by gout and befriended by a dog called Shlomo, watches the passing promenade. By day Simeon dodges bossy superintendent Kedar. By starlit night he contemplates lost loves and the visits of a bad-tempered angel.Quentin Letts''s delightful tales bring first-century Jerusalem to quirky life and show how the prophet Simeon, whose Nunc Dimittis became one of the great canticles of Christendom, can help an ailing twenty-first-century Englishman come to terms with his fate.Nunc! is a gracious yet beautifully navigated meditation on life, love and death.

''Sally really tells it how it is . . . This book will be a go to for those needing that bit of bravery and resilience in a world that needs more people like her'' CANDICE BROWN''Wow. Sally''s book is an insightful, honest account of a young cook''s journey to an inspirational chef'' ANGELA HARTNETT''She doesn''t so much pull back the curtains as yank them away, revealing the plain truth of what it takes to get dinner on to your plate'' OBSERVERThis is the story of Sally Abé''s rise to become an award-winning chef in the brutal world of restaurant kitchens; how a girl from the midlands who used to cook herself Smash to get by is now one of the most successful fine-dining chefs working today.It''s a familiar trope: angry men berating each other in kitchens as pots furiously boil, sauces burn and a giant slab of beef rests in the background. The dominant view of a professional kitchen is one of chaos and pent-up fury - a gladiatorial contest of male ego. Why then do we also hear the misogynistic refrain that women ''belong in the kitchen'' if, in a professional context, they''re all but erased from them?A Woman''s Place is in the Kitchen is a stirring manifesto - drawing back the curtain on restaurant kitchens to show how she is endeavouring to change them for the better. Filled with stories of Michelin-starred food, the relentlessness of kitchens, as well as the hope for the future of the culinary landscape, Sally''s memoir is set to become a classic.

From Sunday Times bestselling author Emily McIntire comes an angsty, best friend''s brother, second chance romance and the second interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series. Elliot Carson left Sugarlake and has never looked back. Revered as the next big thing in basketball, Eli''s a star until an injury ends his career, sending him spiralling with no direction.But he won''t go home.He can''t.Instead, he accepts a coaching gig at Florida Coast University, determined to leave his past behind. But fate has other plans when Becca, his sister''s best friend, shows up as a student and, even worse, becomes the new team manager.Rebecca Sanger is the preacher''s daughter and the town''s disappointment. When she ignores her family''s demands to come home, she''s cut off and needs a job so she can stay enrolled at FCU. She thought she had everything figured out, until Eli Carson - the person she hates more than anything in the world - ends up being her new boss.Forced together, Becca and Eli''s hatred turns to heat, and they start an affair. But disaster quickly strikes, ripping them apart.Years pass, and Becca''s back home, under her parent''s thumb, and living a mundane life. When Eli shows up out of the blue with a fiancée in tow, Becca is tasked with planning their wedding.There''s only one problem.Becca still loves Eli.And he hates her.For the second time in their lives, they''re forced together, and they''ll find out just how thin the line is between hate . . . and a love that lasts a lifetime.******Beneath the Stands is the second interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series and contains mature content. It can be read alone, but it''s recommended to start with Beneath the Stars for a full reading experience. Full list of TW can be found on author''s website.*

From Sunday Times bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a forbidden age gap romance and the third interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series.Jackson Rhoades has a perfect smile and a broken heart. When he gets offered his dream job in Hollywood, he packs up his shattered pieces and leaves Sugarlake for good.He thought he was hired to restore classic cars, but instead his new boss tasks Jackson with keeping an eye on his unruly nineteen-year-old daughter.Jackson agrees reluctantly, not realizing doing so will change his life forever.Blakely Donahue is one of the biggest influencers in North America. She''s followed by millions, but has never felt more alone. Obsessed with counting calories and drowning under the pressure of perfection, she''s barely holding herself together. When her father''s new employee starts hanging around, Blakely can''t help but feel a pull.Jackson is nine years older and entirely off-limits, but he''s the first person to look beyond the surface and see Blakely for who she truly is. Before either of them can stop it, they''re crossing boundaries and breaking all the rules.They know better than to get too close, but for some reason, neither can stay away.Even if it means destruction for them both.*****Beneath the Hood is the third interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series. It contains mature content. Full list of TW can be found on author''s website.*

''Beautifully written . . . This dark tale never loses its grip. Best not to read it at night'' DAILY MAIL''Atmospheric, creepy . . . kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it'' ANDREA MARA''Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read'' JO SPAIN------------Since losing her parents in a car crash as a teen, Allie has struggled to cope. Meeting Rory finally made things easier. She''s come to rely on him for almost everything, so when he disappears while filming a documentary in the West of Ireland, she fears she''ll come undone. Again.Tap...When a couple arrive at the Dublin apartment she and Rory share, claiming to be the new tenants, Allie is distraught. Why did Rory let out their home without telling her? And - where is he?Tap-tap...She seeks refuge at the run-down and reputedly haunted Raven Cottage in the Slieve Bloom mountains, where she and Rory were planning to move one day. Allie slowly starts to build a life for herself - and begins to believe that she might manage to make it alone.Tap-tap-tap...But then Rory''s car is found submerged at the end of a pier, nowhere near where he was supposed to be - and the body in the driver''s seat isn''t his. Alison starts to revisit her memories of their time together, and begins to question if she can trust them...A gripping, haunting thriller that will give you chills - perfect for fans of Tana French, Erin Kelly and Jane Casey.------------''A rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion'' JANE CASEY''Hauntingly atmospheric . . . will keep you up all night!'' SAM BLAKE''Devoured this in two sittings. A hugely atmospheric mystery with a creeping sense of dread'' BRIAN MCGILLOWAY''Had me gripped from the start'' AMANDA JENNINGS

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR COMES A NEW SPELLBINDING RETELLING SET AT THE DAWN OF THE ROMAN WORLD'Brilliant' Rosie Hewlett'Enthralling' Luna McNamara'Sweeping' Rosie Andrews'Gripping' Caroline Lea'Immensely stylish' Naomi Kelsey'Fascinating' Sarah Burton'Passionate' Elyse John'Unique' Susan C Wilson'Compelling' Katie Lumsden'Richly drawn' Elizabeth Lee________Aeneas, the son of Venus, is destined for greatness, prophesised to father a people who will one day rule the world. But behind every great man are the women the prophecies forget. Creusa, Dido and Lavinia will never meet, yet they are united by the ambitions of one man whose life is pre-ordained to collide irreparably with theirs. But if their destiny remains unwritten, can they determine the future for themselve? his is the story of Rome's origins as it's never been told before, through the eyes of three women whose choices changed history. ________PRAISE FOR LAURA SHEPPERSON'S PREVIOUS WORKA deft and clever retelling full of intrigue, rage and pathos' JENNIFER SAINT 'An intelligent, highly crafted and necessary book' CLAIRE NORTH 'Urgent and furious' ROSIE ANDREWS'Audacious and spirited' SARAH BURTON'A timely and labyrinthian retelling of the trial of Phaedra: breaking down the old walls and illuminating the true monsters' CARI THOMAS 'The Heroines subverts the most enduring myth of all. That women are to blame' JOANNE BURN'A mesmerizing read' ELIZABETH LEE'Fiercely compelling' CAROLINE LEA

THE BRAND NEW GANGLAND CRIME NOVEL FROM ROBERTA KRAY. NO ONE KNOWS CRIME LIKE KRAY. She sold him out. Now he's out for revenge . . . After her murderous ex-boyfriend who she turned in to the police was released from prison, Jem Byrne fled to London, desperate to hide herself in the hustle of the big city. Now she spends every day watching her back, waiting for him to catch up with her. But The Mansfield estate is far from a safe place to hide, and Jem soon learns she's only ever one wrong move away from being found out - and sold out. Private Investigator Harry Lind makes a living out of other people's secrets. When he meets Jem, he can tell she's hiding something big and he's desperate to find out what. But his talents have already been enlisted by another: an aging mother hoping to discover the truth about her daughter's disappearance fifty years earlier. There's also the two kids from The Mansfield pestering him to find their missing dad. Could Jem be the key to cracking both case? nd then there's Philip, The Mansfield Estate's newest resident. He's lurking in the shadows, watching it all unfold. Or is he doing more than just watchin? ull of the same danger and grit as its London setting, this is author Roberta Kray at the top of her game. Get ready for a KILLER read . . . 'Well into MARTINA COLE territory' Independent'A cracking good read' JESSIE KEANE

A dragon queen, a vengeful sea witch, and a mythical titan converge on the underwater city of Tiankawi in this sequel to the no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling epic fantasy, Fathomfolk. A tsunami and a dragon's wish have wrought changes upon the city of Tiankawi that have never been seen before. But shared experiences have not healed the rift between the city's fathomfolk and human citizens, and scars from years of oppression still remain. Mira, a half-siren and activist, fights politicians and her own people to rebuild her city, and to uncover a deadly conspiracy. And Nami, the dragon princess, undertakes a daring ocean voyage alongside friend and foe, in order to convince a mythical Titan not to destroy Tiankawi for its crimes...

''The Talented Mr Ripley meets How to Kill Your Family. Sharp, funny and has a twist you won''t see coming'' Eve KellmanEven for a con artist, Liz is about to take things way, way too far . . . Liz has always had a knack for charming people and gaining their trust. That''s what makes her such a talented con artist. But lately the pressure''s rising - Liz''s past crimes have started snapping at her heels. So she leaps at the chance to escape to the Mexican coast to decorate a socialite''s new villa, planning to lie low, enjoy paradise, and behave herself for once.When Liz is mistaken for her absent employer, Isabelle, she can''t help getting drawn into this glamorous seafront community. But dangerous secrets lurk beneath the surface, and it''s not long before Liz realises that this time, she might be in over her head . . .Spoiler: it''s going to be carnage.''Sexy, breakneck, full of surprises. A wild ride'' Mary Kubica''Written with enormous verve, this effervescent story featuring the resourceful - if amoral - Liz glitters like the diamond on her finger'' Daily Mail''Try not to drop it in the pool at the jaw-dropping twist'' Ellery Lloyd''A fiendish tale of trouble in paradise. Expertly paced, tightly plotted'' LA Times''This book was a great read. Who doesn''t love a well-written bad girl?'' ***** Reader Review''Razor-sharp'' Wendy Walker''This book was so much fun to read! One big twist and turn after another'' ***** Reader Review''A dynamite read'' Rachel Sargeant''A whirlwind. I read it over the course of a few hours'' ***** Reader Review''Seductive and satisfying'' Vikki Patis

''An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world with kindness and curiosity'' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous LightA charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming penpal romance, perfect for fans of A Marvellous Light and Emily Wilde''s Encyclopaedia of Faeries.A beautiful discovery outside the window of her underwater home prompts the reclusive E. to begin a correspondence with renowned scholar Henerey Clel. The letters they share are filled with passion, at first for their mutual interests, and then, inevitably, for each other.Together, they uncover a mystery from the unknown depths, destined to transform the underwater world they both equally fear and love. But by no mere coincidence, a seaquake destroys E.''s home, and she and Henerey vanish.A year later, E.''s sister Sophy, and Henerey''s brother Vyerin, are left to solve the mystery of their siblings'' disappearances with the letters, sketches and field notes left behind. As they uncover the wondrous love their siblings shared, Sophy and Vyerin learn the key to their disappearance - and what it could mean for life as they know it.Praise for Sylvie Cathrall:''With its gorgeous underwater setting and whimsical academic sensibility, A Letter to the Luminous Deep is a strange, epistolary wonder.'' Mary McMyne, author of The Book of Gothel''A shimmering, delicately crafted delight. . . Readers looking for heart warming romance and scholarly mystery against the backdrop of a wildly imaginative world will be charmed'' H.G. Parry, author of The Magician''s Daughter''Cathrall''s debut caught me up on a wave of whimsy and swept me away with its charm. A story to be cherished'' Lyra Selene, author of A Feather So Black''A Letter to the Luminous Deep is a fascinating and charming story told in a uniquely elegant voice. A watery wonder of a novel! I loved it.'' Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches ''A Letter to the Luminous Deep is like nothing I''ve read before. The heartfelt intimacy of the epistolary narrative, juxtaposed with the magnificent oceanic world-building, results in a novel that is at once deeply human and mind-bogglingly imaginative. Both the setting and the story are exquisite, but it was the lovingly crafted voices of the characters that kept me hooked from beginning to end'' Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy