The First Book Of Calamity Leek
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The First Book Of Calamity Leek
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Author : Paula Lichtarowicz
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2016-04-05
The First Book Of Calamity Leek written by Paula Lichtarowicz and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-05 with Fiction categories.
"WONDERFULLY STRANGE." --Mark Haddon A beguiling, irresistibly immersive debut novel about sixteen sisters in a walled garden, and what happens to their carefully constructed world when one girl starts asking questions about life outside. Fourteen-year-old Calamity Leek and her sisters spend their days tending white roses and memorizing the lessons in Aunty’s Appendix, a multi-volume compendium of show tunes, beauty regimens, and twisted creation myths. Calamity knows the Appendix front to back, and she is Aunty’s favorite, destined for particular greatness. But when her restless sister Truly Polperro gets too curious about life beyond their Wall of Safekeeping, she cracks Calamity’s world wide open. Calamity needs a new book. And she will have to write it herself. With formidable imagination and brilliant strangeness, Paula Lichtarowicz's The First Book of Calamity Leek draws on fairytales and doublespeak to tell a story both classic and keenly modern. Calamity, fearless and wrenching, leads us to question the stories we ourselves live by.
Het Eerste Boek Van Calamity Leek
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Author : Paula Lichtarowicz
language : nl
Publisher: LJ Veen Klassiek
Release Date : 2013-09-27
Het Eerste Boek Van Calamity Leek written by Paula Lichtarowicz and has been published by LJ Veen Klassiek this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-27 with Fiction categories.
De vijftienjarige Calamity Leek mag zich niet buiten de Tuinmuur begeven. Ze woont al haar hele leven met vijftien meisjes, haar Zusters, op een afgelegen landgoed in Wales. Overdag werken ze voor hun Moeder en Tante in de rozentuin, en oefenen ze voor de Oorlog tegen de duivelmannen. Op een nacht kijkt een van de Zusters over de Tuinmuur. Maar de gevaren daarbuiten waarvoor ze altijd zijn gewaarschuwd, zijn nergens te bekennen. En vanaf die nacht begint Calamity s wereld in elkaar te storten. Twijfel is aanstekelijk. En beangstigend. 'Het eerste boek van Calamity Leek' is een inventief, verontrustend en wild debuut van een veelbelovend jong talent.
Creative Truths In Provincial Policing
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Author : Paula Lichtarowicz
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-03-26
Creative Truths In Provincial Policing written by Paula Lichtarowicz and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with Fiction categories.
It doesn’t take much to tip the world into chaos. You don’t even have to mean to do it. You might be an honest family man; a police chief in a small town in Central Vietnam, say, with no desire whatsoever to unleash catastrophe. A man such as Chief Duong, with simple dreams of domestic happiness and future immortality by means of a small statue on a roundabout. But the problem with dreams is it’s often hard to look ahead. To see that borrowing money for your daughter’s marriage to a local bigwig will lead to the kidnap of a footballer from Scunthorpe, the downfall of a global soft drinks empire, incidents of attempted matricide, public murder, re-arranged marriage, hypnotic malpractice, and one unfortunate act of geriatric perversion. And that’s not to mention what happens to the town’s monkeys. Because every action has a consequence. And were she asked Mrs Duong could consult her astrological charts and tell her husband exactly that. But it’s not just the chief who needs telling. There’s roving British blogger, J C Bone, with an illegal marriage contract on his hands, and Global Human Resource Manager, Sherry-Sioux with a celebrity surveillance programme to keep under wraps. There’s a chief superintendent with lucrative investment plans and a physician with trail-blazing psychological ambitions. And then there’s Chief Duong’s freedom-fighting children. You see the biggest problem with chaos is that once it’s unleashed, everyone’s involved. And once everyone’s involved, how on earth is one little police chief ever going to put things right?
Foxlowe
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Author : Eleanor Wasserberg
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-04-04
Foxlowe written by Eleanor Wasserberg and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-04 with Fiction categories.
“Unrelentingly eerie . . . packed with subtle, skin-crawling suspense . . . When it comes to crafting an immersive atmosphere of fear and unease, Foxlowe is a delicious slice of darkness.” —NPR An astonishing literary debut about a young girl’s coming of age in the haunting, enchanting world of an English commune—a modern gothic novel with echoes of Room and Never Let Me Go Foxlowe is a crumbling old house in the moors—a wild, secluded, and magical place. For Green, it is not just home, but everything she knows. Outside, people live in little square houses, with unhappy families and tedious jobs. At Foxlowe, Green runs free through the hallways and orchards, in the fields and among the Standing Stones. Outside, people are corrupted by money. At Foxlowe, the Family shares everything. Outside, the Bad is everywhere. At Foxlowe, everyone in the Family is safe—as long as they follow Freya’s rules and perform her rituals. But as Green’s little sister, Blue, grows up, she shows more and more interest in the Outside. Before long she starts to talk about becoming a Leaver. . . . Building inexorably to its terrifying climax, Foxlowe tells a chilling, irresistible story of superstition and survival, betrayal and redemption, and a utopia gone badly wrong.
The Snow Hare
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Author : Paula Lichtarowicz
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-01-31
The Snow Hare written by Paula Lichtarowicz and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-31 with Fiction categories.
In this "riveting, heartfelt" novel of love and consequences (Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz), a woman dreams of becoming a doctor until World War II leads her instead into an astonishing love—and a fateful choice. Is it possible to fall in love at the edge of life? Lena has lived a long, quiet life on her farm in Wales, alongside her husband and child. But as her end approaches, buried memories begin to return. Of her childhood in Poland, and her passion for science. Of the early days of her marriage, reluctant wife to an army officer. Of the birth of her daughter, whose arrival changed everything. Memories less welcome return, too. Her Polish village, transformed overnight by the Soviets, and the war that doomed her entire family to the frigid work camps of the Siberian tundra. And buried in that blinding snow, amongst the darkness of survival, the most haunting memory of all: that of an extraordinary new love. Exploring motherhood, marriage, consequences, and our incredible human capacity for hope, The Snow Hare is the story of a woman who dares to love and to dream in the face of impossible odds, and of the peace we each must make with our choices, even long after the years have gone by.
A Wolf In Hindelheim
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Author : Jenny Mayhew
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-05-16
A Wolf In Hindelheim written by Jenny Mayhew and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-16 with Fiction categories.
An atmospheric and gripping novel from an exciting new voice for fans of The Snow Child and The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. South-West Germany, 1926. The disappearance of a baby girl calls for Constable Theodore Hildebrandt and his son Klaus to visit the remote village of Hindelheim, a place where nothing ever happens. But the news of the missing baby has brought darkness to the community. It is as if someone or something wicked is playing a game. As the wind blows and the mist thickens, tensions rise amongst the villagers as everyone falls under suspicion. And when the rumours begin and secrets start to unravel, the quiet village of Hindelheim is set to change for ever.
The Snow Hare
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Author : Paula Lichtarowicz
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-02-02
The Snow Hare written by Paula Lichtarowicz and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-02 with Fiction categories.
'Wonderful . . . a vivid and endearing picture of family life' The Times 'Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure, this is an exquisite, compelling study of survival and emotional resilience' Daily Mail Lena has her life mapped out. While her sister obsesses about fortune-telling gypsies and marriage, Lena studies the way the heart works. She isn't going to let being a girl stop her from becoming one of Poland's first female doctors. But the world has other plans for Lena. Instead of university she finds herself a reluctant army wife, lonely and unmoored by the emotions of motherhood. And as she tries to accept a different future from the one she wanted, the threat of global war becomes reality. Lena must face just how unpredictable life can be. Deemed Enemies of State by the invading Soviets, she and her family are exiled from their Polish village to a work camp in the freezing hell of Siberia. It's here, despite the hunger and back-breaking work, Lena learns something remarkable; it is possible to fall in love even at the edge of life. And for that love, Lena must make a decision, the consequences of which will haunt her for ever. Tender, brutal and passionate, The Snow Hare is about living with impossible choices and our incredible ability to cultivate hope in the darkest places.
The Well
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Author : Catherine Chanter
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2015-03-05
The Well written by Catherine Chanter and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-05 with Fiction categories.
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB READ AN OBSERVER NEW FACE OF FICTION 2015 A HUFFINGTON POST 'ONE TO WATCH IN 2015' LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER 2015 'I was gripped by Catherine Chanter's The Well immediately. The beauty of her prose is riveting, the imagery so assured. This is an astonishing debut' Sarah Winman, author of When God was a Rabbit 'I loved this book!' JESSIE BURTON, author of The Miniaturist When Ruth Ardingly and her family first drive up from London in their grime-encrusted car and view The Well, they are enchanted by a jewel of a place, a farm that appears to offer everything the family are searching for. An opportunity for Ruth. An escape for Mark. A home for their grandson Lucien. But The Well's unique glory comes at a terrible price. The locals suspect foul play in its verdant fields and drooping fruit trees, and Ruth becomes increasingly isolated as she struggles to explain why her land flourishes whilst her neighbours' produce withers and dies. Fearful of envious locals and suspicious of those who seem to be offering help, Ruth is less and less sure who she can trust. As The Well envelops them, Ruth's paradise becomes a prison, Mark's dream a recurring nightmare, and Lucien's playground a grave.
Urgle
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Author : Meaghan McIsaac
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-05-02
Urgle written by Meaghan McIsaac and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Abandoned at birth, the Brothers of the Ikkuma Pit know no mothers. They fend for themselves, each training their Little Brother to survive – until they grow into men and it's time for their Leaving Day. No boy knows what’s beyond the forest. No Brother who left has ever come back. Until now . . . ‘An imaginative world with the glint of originality . . . richly conceived’ Sunday Times ‘The writing [is] sharp and funny, the boys [are] an arresting mixture of toughness and tenderness’ Guardian
The Crimson Petal And The White
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Author : Michel Faber
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2010
The Crimson Petal And The White written by Michel Faber and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fiction categories.
Yearning to escape her life of prostitution in 1870s London, Sugar finds her fate entangled in the complicated family life of patron William, an egotistical perfume magnate.