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The gripping new thriller featuring DI Diana Walker: a gruesome murder leads Diana into the heart of Sheffield's seedy underbelly *Praise for Nina Bhadreshwar* 'One of the most original and exciting new voices in crime fiction’ – David Peace ‘Everything I love in a crime novel – passion...

Un tempo il regno di Cornucopia era il più felice del mondo. C'erano moltissimo oro, un re con i baffi più belli che si possano immaginare e macellai, pasticceri e casari le cui prelibatezze facevano piangere la gente di gioia. Era tutto perfetto: a parte le Paludi nebbiose del Nord, dove si narra vivesse il terribile Ickabog. Ogni persona di buon senso sapeva che l'Ickabog era solo una leggenda inventata per spaventare i bambini e convincerli a comportarsi bene. Ma le leggende sono strane e a volte assumono una vita propria.

I glance over at Lou’s house as I pull onto my drive, surprised that it is still in darkness. Lou and the kids should have been home from school long ago. I should be preparing a delicious meal for my children as they tell me about their day. But Lou’s car is nowhere to be seen....

This is my raw and deeply personal memoir—a journey through the emotional scars of growing up under the shadow of narcissistic abuse. In this gripping account, I lay bare my painful experiences with a mother who withheld love, manipulated, and controlled me—leaving wounds that shaped my very identity. Through vivid and heart-wrenching storytelling, I take you into the depths of my childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. A home where affection was absent, Achievements were dismissed, Gaslighting and grudges ruled daily life.

An important medical breakthrough has a shameful history. In 1840s Alabama, a slave-owning doctor performs medical experiments on involuntary subjects - enslaved women - in an effort to solve the problem of fistulas, a post-childbirth anomaly. As the experiments proceed, and he gets close to a solution, the women try to survive and even find dignity in the face of inhuman treatment.

The affirmations in this book are enriched by our history that intertwines to bring us into the 21st century and our day-to-day lives. Throughout this book, you will find a respite to the special needs of Black women that are bountiful for their journey to motivate them to that next level of where they want to be mentally, physically, and spiritually.

Harness the power of breathwork with this compassionate, healing guide for Black women. As a Black woman, Jasmine Marie knows the impact that intergenerational trauma and systemic racism have had—and continue to have—on her community. Those experiences, along with her own journey through...

Looking for a powerful resource to inspire and empower Black girls on their journey towards personal growth and self-discovery? Look no further than this life-changing audiobook that provides you with 10 chapters filled with empowering affirmations to support you in every aspect of your life!

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The Look is a stunning journey through Michelle Obama’s style evolution, in her own words for the first time. In this celebration of style, from the moment she entered the public eye during her husband’s U.S. Senate campaign through her time as the first...

On a misty Monday - 21st June 1948 - the MV Empire Windrush sailed up the Thames and anchored at Tilbury Dock, London. There were a total of 1,027 passengers on board with 802 passengers from British Colonies in the West Indies. The infamous images of the passengers walking down the gangplank the next morning would be the moment the Windrush Generation was born. A Circle of Five reflects on the stories of the 300,000 or so making the same journey between 1948 and 1971 by showcasing the voices of five Jamaican women, Evelyn, Emma, Irene, Ivy and Melissa.

Jessie has always known she doesn’t belong, but she thought that would change when she met Adam. But pretending to be someone you’re not isn’t easy. Dolly works hard to keep up appearances, but what’s the point of only eating salad when her boyfriend Josh always seems distracted? Emily couldn’t be happier, and then her boyfriend Mark proposes just as some shocking news sends her life spiralling out of control. Jessie, Dolly, and Emily’s paths will cross in the most unexpected of ways. And as their stories collide, their lives will take a turn you’ll never predict.

Ein eingeschneites englisches Dorf, ein attraktiver Herrenhausbesitzer und eine junge Witwe, die nicht mehr an die Liebe glaubt... Zur Weihnachtszeit zieht sich die junge Witwe Holly Brown am liebsten zurück. So kommt es der begabten Köchin gerade recht, als sie gebeten wird, auf ein Herrenhaus in einem winzigen Dorf in Lancashire aufzupassen. Dort gilt es nicht nur das imposante Anwesen zu hüten, sondern auch noch ein in die Jahre gekommenes Pferd, eine Ziege und einen altersschwachen Hund.

Public Speaking is a skill you don't have to be born with to conquer. You can boldly speak in that boardroom meeting, present before management, move an audience in a large auditorium, or any audience for that matter with confidence. First, you'll need to be aware of where your need to grow and target those points of growth.

When our story begins, Julia Child is an eager but inexperienced codebreaker longing to prove herself in the male-dominated world of intelligence, and Josephine Baker is, well, Josephine Baker—a world-famous entertainer who is now leading a double life as a spy for the French Resistance. When a golden opportunity arises to infiltrate a high-stakes Nazi gala in Vichy France, Julia must put aside her by-the-book mentality to assist her unorthodox new partner.

A child's concept of race is quite different from that of an adult. Young children perceive skin color as magical - even changeable - and are incapable of understanding adult prejudices. Just as children learn to walk and talk, they likewise come to understand race in a series of predictable stages. Based on Marguerite A. Wright's research and clinical experience, I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla teaches us that the color-blindness of early childhood can, and must, be taken advantage of in order to guide the positive development of a child's self-esteem. 

In Search of a Beautiful Freedom brings together the best work from Farah Jasmine Griffin's rich forays on music, Black feminism, literature, the crises of Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19, and the Black artists she esteems. She moves from evoking the haunting strength of Odetta and the rise of soprano popular singers in the 1970s to the forging of a Black women's literary renaissance and the politics of Malcolm X through the lens of Black feminism. 

This season's crop is killer. Honey Pot's annual Farmers Market isn't the same without its main coordinator. Unfortunately, Mario Muggs has all but disappeared. When his worried wife is tormented by rebellious teens, Lydia seeks to comfort her neighbor. Little does she know, the mystery of Mario's disappearance is just beginning to bloom. When his body resurfaces in a neighbor's trash barrel, Lydia stops searching for a wandering spouse and begins the hunt for a murderer.

Julia Navarro, a plucky newspaper call center manager, juggles like a pro—not tennis balls but quirky employees, cranky customers, and a sleazy boss. Pregnant and short on time to complete her “get ready for baby checklist,” Julia rushes to fill a job vacancy by hiring Carmen Cooper, a shy, inexperienced college student.

Even though you have decades of experience when it comes to budgeting and managing your finances, you might find yourself facing some new challenges when you retire. It’s still important to maintain a comfortable balance between your income, spending, and savings, but your priorities change when you stop working. This book offers essential questions and answers for financial security in retirement - you’ll discover how you can enjoy your retirement, stay in control of your finances, and help your family without being overwhelmed by the difficult decisions of retirement.

As a young woman in Florence, Diana Savrano's life is a privileged one of elegant balls, handsome suitors, and frivolity. But the sudden death of her mother leaves her adrift and abandoned. As she sobs over her mother's casket, another member of the procession reveals the awful truth. Before her last days, Diana's mother had joined a Luciferian cult. Despite knowing little beyond her pampered world, Diana determines to unmask those responsible for her mother's death. But someone does not want such secrets revealed, and they are willing to send assassins to keep her silent.