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You have to take life for granted, the artist thinks, the whole thing: sunrises and slow Sunday mornings and water balloons and another person’s breath against your neck. That’s the only courageous thing a person can do. In the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world three tiny figures sit at the end of a pier. Most people don’t even notice them. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers seek refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days together. They tell jokes, they share secrets, and they commit small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into 18-year-old Louisa’s care. Determined to learn how it came to be and to decide what to do with it, Louisa embarks on a cross-country journey. But the closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more nervous she becomes. In this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art, Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect.

<b>The instant <i>Sunday Times </i>bestseller<br/>No. 1 <i>New York Times </i>bestseller<br/><br/>'How else to put this? Bloody hell'<i> The Guardian</i><br/>'Devastating . . . Funny . . . Highly enjoyable' <i>The Times</i><br/>'Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome' <i>Financial Times</i><br/><br/>'Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it's the one about him' Marina Hyde</b><br/><br/>Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different.<br/><br/>From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad, <i>Careless People</i> exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative, Wynn-Williams rubs shoulders with Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and world leaders, revealing what really goes on among the global elite - and the consequences this has for all of us.<br/><br/>Candid and entertaining, this is an intimate memoir set amid powerful forces. As all our lives are upended by technology and those who control it, <i>Careless People</i> will change how you see the world.<br/><br/><b>'A <i>Bridget Jones's Diary</i>-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations' <i>The Times</i><br/>'Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world' <i>The New York Times</i></b>

<b>The enchanting world of A Study in Drowning comes to life through letters, poems, art, and more in this beautifully illustrated full-color novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid, featuring over forty illustrations, expanded and new text, stunning endpapers, and romantic rose gold foil for a jaw-dropping addition to the beloved dark academia series.</b><br/><br/><i>I will love you to ruination, the Fairy King said, brushing a strand of golden hair from my cheek. </i><br/><br/><i>Yours or mine? I asked. </i><br/><br/><i>The Fairy King did not answer.</i> <br/><br/>Effy and Preston have been torn apart by the wars of men, the power of words, and the specter of magicbut it was through stories that they found each other. Relive Effy and Prestons love story through their own pens in this immersive collection of mementos, illustrations, maps, blueprints, diary entries, and more. Read Angharad with Effy's annotations; sneak excerpts of Preston's diary; see the architectural sketches that brought Effy to Hiraeth; get your own ticket to Saltney; and experience the never-before-seen epilogue to Effy and Prestons romance.  <br/><br/>A perfect gift for fans of A Study in Drowning and A Theory of Dreaming and anyone who wants to embark on their own dark academia journey, this gorgeously illustrated novella collects ephemera from Effy and Preston as they remember the romance and prepare for a new chapter in their livestogether.

Yesteryear [Bok / Häftad]

Sisters In Yellow [Bok / Häftad]

The Fae Princes (vicious Lost Boys, 4) [Bok / Pocket]

<strong>'A brilliant and challenging book' GORDON BROWN</strong> <br/><br/> <strong>From the founder of Britain's leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on the march in Western societies - and how to go about it.</strong> <br/><br/>If you're shocked and disconcerted by the rise of intolerance and hate, you're not alone. <br/><br/>Drawing from 35 years of campaigning and journalism, Nick Lowles shows how anti-immigration, antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks have proliferated in the modern world, and how Britain - with the likes of Tommy Robinson and the growth of Reform UK - has been far from immune from far-right politics. <br/><br/>From HOPE not hate's pioneering campaigns against the BNP in east London to the impact of the 'manosphere' and the issues in Netflix's <em>Adolescence</em>; from explorations of the pernicious influence of 'race science' and conspiracy theory to the interplay of deprivation and intolerance in Britain's deindustrialised towns, Lowles entwines his inspirational story with hard-won lessons from decades of activism. <br/><br/>His conclusions - which do not shy away from awkward truths for campaigners - suggest practical ways for the far right to be defeated. And he shares powerful examples - from a participant-led youth club in Hull to Syrian refugees connecting with local people over falafel in Bradford - of finding the joy in showing that, hard as it can seem, HOPE can triumph over hate.