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Tales from The Dell is a wonderfully heart-warming and charming collection of children’s animal stories, beautifully written and well suited for children and adults alike. The author’s affinity for wildlife shines through, with the stories intended to educate youngsters about the behaviours and characteristics of some of our furry and feathered friends, as well as giving youngsters and adults alike great pleasure.

In present-day New York City, an Albanian interpreter reluctantly agrees to work with Alfred, a Kosovar torture survivor, during his therapy sessions. As ill-fated decisions stack up, jeopardising the nameless narrator's marriage and mental health, she takes a spontaneous trip to reunite with her mother in Albania, where her life in the United States is put into stark relief.

At school they called her Porky on account of the pigs her family kept outside their bungalow near Heathrow. But she felt no different – not until she realised she was losing her innocence in a way that none of her friends could possibly imagine. Only a child robbed of her childhood can know too late what it means to be loved too little and loved too much.

Gabrielle Walker’s world implodes when she discovers that her boyfriend is engaged to another woman. In need of a change, she uproots her life and moves to Haven Bay, hoping to mend her broken heart. But there’s no small town love story for her. Instead, a night of passion with playboy bartender Logan Pride—her brother’s friend—results in a positive pregnancy test and no white picket fence in sight. Logan doesn’t want children, but now he’ll have to choose between following in the footsteps of his no-good absentee father or putting his lonely heart on the line.

Now 80 years old, retirement and advanced age have dissipated the spirit of six college radicals of the 1960s, who jointly had participated in civil rights campaigns and anti-war protests. Having engaged in only periodic communication over the decades, they suddenly receive an invitation to reunite for an extended weekend. Struggling with whether to go, each of them has divergent qualms and expectations for the proposed gathering.

From USA Today bestselling author Roxy Sloane comes the second installment in the blazing hot dark academia romance trilogy—perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Emily McIntire, and Lauren Asher! “Oxford, England. The city of dreaming spires, dark secrets... And desire.” The man I trusted might...

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR All Liam ever wanted was to help me reach my full potential. And he always knew what was best. Until the day he pushed me far beyond my limits, and I walked out of our flat and away from our relationship to good. Now, two years...

Watch what happens when 17-year-old Hannah disappears without a trace. See how the family rallies when a ransom note demands half a million pounds for Hannah's safe return. Now observe what happens to a family when they lose their house, their status, all their wealth. Note how they disintegrate under the pressures of guilt and poverty and are forced to confront their true selves.

From the acclaimed author of In Defence of Witches, a powerful exploration of self-blame, why women are prone to it, and what we can do about it. Many of us battle a relentless inner critic that whispers to us we are unworthy or inadequate. In How to Resist Guilt, a powerful manifesto about...

Cassie and her friends get to do exactly that—until they find their lives spiraling into a web of secrets, deception, and danger. Past suspicions are renewed, blurring the truth, and they are left struggling to protect one another from the outside world that threatens to take away their new-found freedom.

Set in colonial New Zealand, The Aloe captures a moment of transition for the Burnell family as they move into a new home. At the heart of it all is Kezia, a perceptive young girl whose sharp eyes and quiet curiosity offer a child's view of adult tension, familial love, and the quiet dramas of everyday life. Through lush, lyrical prose, Mansfield explores the unspoken complexities of women's roles, family expectations, and inner longing—all from the inside out.

Paul’s love for educating people and his affinity with wildlife shine through in this collection of rhyming stories. Through them, he seeks to educate others as to the behaviors and characteristics of some of our furry/feathered friends.

Brooke Griffiths is fed up with being treated like she’s fragile. Sure, she spent a couple of decades dealing with chronic illness, but she’s ready to grab life by the horns… if only people like Jack Farrelly would stop trying to ‘protect’ her. For years, the gorgeous adventure guide never noticed her. After a stolen kiss, she thought that had changed, but her hopes quickly went up in smoke. Unfortunately, she needs his help if she wants to keep a promise to a friend who passed away.

La Bouillie de la Comtesse Berthe est un conte du petit peuple écrit par Alexandre Dumas, le célèbre auteur des Trois Mousquetaires et du Comte de Monte-Cristo. Sur les rives du Rhin médieval, vivait jadis une femme au grand coeur, charitable, une personne aimable, compatissante, déterminée et noble : la comtesse Berthe.

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘The first time, I'm afraid: of things falling into place, of knowing deeply that this is right. That all along I've been fighting a tide that with one wave would wipe out ordinary life.’ Sheffield. 2019. Evie and her husband wait in a shopping centre coffee shop...

In 1603 England was on the edge of crisis. Queen Elizabeth I had died, bringing the Tudor line to an end. Enter King James, who reached London after an unprecedented procession from Scotland. James established a new dynasty on the English throne and the first ‘united’ kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales was born. The Stuarts had arrived. But first, this new ‘Great Britain’ had to play catch up. England was behind, but James’s global ambitions began to shift the tide.

Dans la bande turbulente de moineaux toujours prêts à faire des bêtises, Pierrot est le plus effronté, le plus farceur aussi. Pour amuser ses copains, il enfile un petit manteau vert et un bonnet rouge qui pendent sur un fil, près de la maison de Benjamin. Pour réussir à voler du grain au poulailler, Pierrot arrache au coq sa plus belle plume et s'envole. Mais les poussins ont cru voir le lutin... Pierrot, pris de remords, vole au secours de Benjamin.

Victor le Castor serait bien resté chez lui : il est si bien dans sa famille. Hélas! Maintenant qu'il est grand et fort, son père Castor lui demande de partir et de bâtir sa propre maison. Victor prend une hache et se rend dans la forêt...

César le Lézard est un vrai froussard. Ses voisins du jardin s'amusent à le réveiller au milieu de sa sieste pour le voir sursauter et décamper à toute allure vers sa maison. Un jour, dans sa grande précipitation, il se trompe et claque derrière lui une porte qui n'est pas la sienne. Soudain, une forme abominable bouge dans les ténèbres du sinistre endroit...

Ce jour-là, le jardin frémit de joie et en un instant c'est le printemps. Mireille l'Abeille est stupéfaite de rencontrer un lapin qui se cache parmi les fleurs. C'est un lapin de Pâques, en chocolat.