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The Women Who Ran Away: And the secrets that followed them . . .
by Sheila O'FlanaganSHOCKING SECRETS, LIFE-CHANGING TRUTHS AND ONE UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY . . .'One of my favourite authors' MARIAN KEYESThe stunning NUMBER ONE bestselling brand new book by Sheila O'Flanagan, and your perfect spring read!Deira isn't the kind of woman to steal a car. Or drive to France alone with no plan. But then, Deira didn't expect to be single. Or to suddenly realise that the only way she can get the one thing she wants most is to start breaking every rule she lives by. Grace has been sent on a journey by her late husband, Ken. She doesn't really want to be on it but she's following his instructions, as always. She can only hope that the trip will help her to forgive him. And then - finally - she'll be able to let him go. Brought together by unexpected circumstances, Grace and Deira find that it's easier to share secrets with a stranger, especially in the shimmering sunny countryside of Spain and France. But they soon find that there's no escaping the truth, whether you're running away from it or racing towards it . . . *LOSE YOURSELF THIS SUMMER IN THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*Praise for Sheila O'Flanagan's irresistible novels:'Brilliantly written and with plot twists popping out like Prosecco corks' Woman and Home'An exciting love story with a deliciously romantic denouement' Sunday Express'A feel-good story told by a funny and down-to-earth heroine' Woman's Weekly 'If you're seeking an escape of your own, this sunny, evocative story is the perfect place to hide away' S Magazine
The Women Who Ran Away: And the secrets that followed them . . .
by Sheila O'FlanaganIn Sheila O'Flanagan's engrossing new novel, two women form an unlikely friendship as they face up to shocking truths about the men they've loved - and start to make their own decisions about what to do next...'One of my favourite authors' Marian KeyesDeira is setting out on the holiday she'd planned with her long-term partner Gavin... only she's on her own. Gavin will not be amused when he finds out she's 'borrowed' his car, but since their brutal break-up Deira's not been acting rationally. Maybe a drive through beautiful France will help her see things differently...Grace has been sent on a journey by her late husband, Ken. She doesn't really want to be on it but she's following his instructions as always. She can only hope that the trip will help her to forgive him. And then - finally - she'll be able to let him go.Thrown together by chance, Deira and Grace are soon motoring down the French highways, sharing intriguing stories of their pasts, as they each consider the future...(P)2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
The Women Who Ran Away: Escape the lockdown blues with the number one bestseller!
by Sheila O'Flanagan Sheila O''FlanaganTHE NO. 1 IRISH BESTSELLER OF SUMMER 2020!'One of my favourite authors' Marian Keyes'If you've had to cancel your holiday plans this summer, don't worry - this beautiful new novel will transport you to sunnier climes...' - HEAT'S READ OF THE WEEKIn Sheila O'Flanagan's stunning new novel, two women face up to shocking truths about the men they've loved - and start to make their own decisions about what to do next...Deira isn't the kind of woman to steal a car. Or drive to France alone with no plan. But then, Deira didn't expect to be single. Or to suddenly realise that the only way she can get the one thing she wants most is to start breaking every rule she lives by. Grace has been sent on a journey by her late husband, Ken. She doesn't really want to be on it but she's following his instructions, as always. She can only hope that the trip will help her to forgive him. And then - finally - she'll be able to let him go. Brought together by unexpected circumstances, Grace and Deira find that it's easier to share secrets with a stranger, especially in the shimmering sunny countryside of Spain and France. But they soon find that there's no escaping the truth, whether you're running away from it or racing towards it . . . WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE WOMEN WHO RAN AWAY:'Didn't want it to end' *****'I would have given this 6 stars if I could''Within the first chapter, I had left reality and social distancing behind and joined two amazing women on a life-changing adventure' *****'A great summer read''Five stars all the way!' *****'Sheila O'Flanagan never disappoints' *****'Fantastic read!''Couldn't put this book down!'
Women's Hotel: A Novel
by Daniel M. LaveryONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED READS—New York Times, Vulture, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, and moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women’s hotel in 1960s New York City.The Beidermeier might be several rungs lower on the ladder than the real-life Barbizon, but its residents manage to occupy one another nonetheless. There’s Katherine, the first-floor manager, lightly cynical and more than lightly suggestible. There’s Lucianne, a workshy party girl caught between the love of comfort and an instinctive bridling at convention, Kitty the sponger, Ruth the failed hairdresser, and Pauline the typesetter. And there’s Stephen, the daytime elevator operator and part-time Cooper Union student.The residents give up breakfast, juggle competing jobs at rival presses, abandon their children, get laid off from the telephone company, attempt to retrain as stenographers, all with the shared awareness that their days as an institution are numbered, and they’d better make the most of it while it lasts.As trenchant as the novels of Dawn Powell and Rona Jaffe and as immersive as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Lessons in Chemistry, Women’s Hotel is a modern classic—and it is very, very funny.
Women's Libation!: Cocktails to Celebrate a Woman's Right to Booze
by Merrily Grashin“Finally, a celebration of strong women and strong cocktails! How rare is the book that will educate you on authors, artists, philosophers, revolutionaries, and make you a better host? Lovingly hand-drawn and deliciously punny, Merrily Grashin's collection of enhanced classic cocktails and original artwork is a tribute to women - like Grashin herself - who inspire us to break all the rules.” –Stephanie Danler, New York Times bestselling author of SweetbitterThe perfect mix of punny humor, feminist verve, and practical instruction, Women's Libation! is a cocktail guide for the lady who likes to shake things up (and not just her martinis). In it, Brooklyn-based illustrator and long-time bartender Merrily Grashin toasts the feminist heroes who've come before us and the social movements that have helped shape us, honoring each with a delicious, imaginative cocktail. Beautifully appointed in a paper-over-board package with two-color interiors, each spread features an original illustration for every boozy beverage and a brief reflection on the historical figure, event, or movement in women's history on which the drink is based. With new twists on classic cocktails as well as inventive new libations, Grashin's recipes will educate you as you imbibe, including such gems as:• Joan of Arc & Stormy• Emma Gold-Manhattan• Rosé the Riveter• Mosc-N.O.W. Mule• Margaret Sanger-iaFeaturing 75 recipes that even the novice bartender can make at home, Women's Libation! is the perfect host gift to share at a party or to give to a feminist friend in need of some cheer.
Women's Wicked Wit: From Jane Austin to Roseanne Barr
by Michelle LovricA collection of quotations from famous women.
The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop: A Novel
by Fannie FlaggBud Threadgoode grew up in the bustling little railroad town of Whistle Stop with his mother, Ruth, church-going and proper, and his Aunt Idgie, the fun-loving hell-raiser. Together they ran the town’s popular Whistle Stop Cafe, known far and wide for its fun and famous fried green tomatoes. And as Bud often said of his childhood to his daughter Ruthie, “How lucky can you get?” <p><p> But sadly, as the railroad yards shut down and Whistle Stop became a ghost town, nothing was left but boarded-up buildings and memories of a happier time. <p> Then one day, Bud decides to take one last trip, just to see what has become of his beloved Whistle Stop. In so doing, he discovers new friends, as well as surprises about Idgie’s life, about Ninny Threadgoode and other beloved Fannie Flagg characters, and about the town itself. He also sets off a series of events, both touching and inspiring, which change his life and the lives of his daughter and many others. Could these events all be just coincidences? Or something else? And can you really go home again? <p> <b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Wonder Boys: The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, And Werewolves In Their Youth
by Michael ChabonThe &“wise, wildly funny story&” of a self-destructive writer&’s lost weekend by a Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times–bestselling author (Chicago Tribune). A wildly successful first novel made Grady Tripp a young star, and seven years later he still hasn&’t grown up. He&’s now a writing professor in Pittsburgh, plummeting through middle age, stuck with an unfinishable manuscript, an estranged wife, a pregnant girlfriend, and a talented but deeply disturbed student named James Leer. During one lost weekend at a writing festival with Leer and debauched editor Terry Crabtree, Tripp must finally confront the wreckage made of his past decisions. Mordant but humane, Wonder Boys features characters as loveably flawed as any in American fiction. This ebook features a biography of the author.
Wonder Bread Summer
by Jessica Anya BlauIts 1983 in Berkeley, California. Twenty-year-old Allie Dodgson is a straitlaced college student working part-time at a dress shop to make ends meet. But when the shop turns out to be a front for a dangerous drug-dealing business, Allie finds herself on the lam, speeding toward Los Angeles in her best friends Prelude with a Wonder Bread bag full of cocaine riding shotgun and a hit man named Vice Versa on her tail. You cant find a more thrilling summer read
The Wonder of Whiffling: And Other Extraordinary Words In The English Language
by Adam Jacot de BoinodThe Wonder of Whiffling is a hugely enjoyable, surprising and rewarding tour of English around the globe (with fine coinages from our English-speaking cousins across the pond, Down Under and elsewhere).Discover all sorts of words you've always wished existed but never knew, such as fornale, to spend one's money before it has been earned; cagg, a solemn vow or resolution not to get drunk for a certain time; and petrichor, the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell. Delving passionately into the English language, Adam Jacot de Boinod also discovers why it is you wouldn't want to have dinner with a vice admiral of the narrow seas, why Jacobites toasted the little gentleman in black velvet, and why a Nottingham Goodnight is better than one from anywhere else.
Wonder Park: Backyard Roller Coaster
by Trey KingJune Bailey loves making things! While she works on Wonderland, the amusement park of her dreams, she decides to bring some of it to the real world by designing and building a roller coaster in her backyard, complete with a loop-the-loop! Will June and her friend Banky make it through the test run in one piece?Based on the whimsical animated film Wonder Park, this storybook includes a pull-out poster! TM & © 2019 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Wonder Park: Meet the Crew! (Passport to Reading Level 1)
by Trey KingMeet June and all the friends who help bring her imagination to life! Based on the whimsical animated film Wonder Park, this leveled reader introduces June Bailey, a wildly imaginative girl, and her talking animal friends as they work together to save the amusement park from June's dreams from forces that threaten to destroy it. Featuring a winning combination of favorite licensed characters and carefully controlled text--reading along or reading alone just got more fun with Passport to Reading! All books include a parent letter, word count, Guided Reading level, and number of sight words.Level 1: Reading Together: Read short words in simple sentence structures together to begin a reader's journey.TM & © 2019 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Wonder Park: The Movie Novel
by Sadie ChesterfieldWelcome to Wonderland! When it comes to imagination, June Bailey has more than enough of it to go around! In fact, she's created an entire amusement park called Wonderland with her mom. But one day, June doesn't feel like building anymore...until she stumbles across the real Wonderland, which has somehow come to life! Now June's amusement park needs her help. Can she reignite her imagination and save the park of her dreams?Based on the whimsical, animated film Wonder Park, this junior novel includes an 8-page full-color insert and tells the story of June Bailey and her animal friends as they work together to save her park from forces that threaten to destroy it. TM & © 2019 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Wonder Park: A New Adventure! (Passport to Reading Level 2)
by Trey KingJune gets to visit the amusement park of her dreams...but something is wrong with it. Can June and her new friends save Wonderland? Based on the whimsical animated film Wonder Park, this leveled reader introduces June Bailey as she discovers the amusement park she always imagined has come to life, but not in the way she remembers it. June must work together with the animals who run her park in order to save it from forces that threaten to destroy it. Featuring a winning combination of favorite licensed characters and carefully controlled text--reading along or reading alone just got more fun with Passport to Reading! All books include a parent letter, word count, Guided Reading level, and number of sight words.Level 2: Reading out Loud: encourages developing readers to sound out loud, includes more complex stories with simple vocabulary.TM & © 2019 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
The Wonder Trail: True Stories from Los Angeles to the End of the World
by Steve HelySteve Hely, writer for The Office and American Dad!, and recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, presents a travel book about his journey through Central and South America. Part travel book, part pop history, part comic memoir, Hely's writing will make readers want to reach for their backpack and hiking boots. The Wonder Trail is the story of a trip from Los Angeles to the bottom of South America, presented in 102 short chapters. From Mexico City to Oaxaca; into ancient Mayan ruins; the jungles, coffee plantations, and remote beaches of Central America; across the Panama Canal; by sea to Colombia; to the wild Easter celebration of Popayán; to the Amazon rainforest; the Inca sites of Cuzco and Machu Picchu; to the Galápagos Islands; the Atacama Desert of Chile; and down to wind-worn Patagonia at the bottom of the Western Hemisphere; Steve traveled collecting stories, adventures, oddities, marvels, bits of history and biography, tales of weirdos, fun facts, and anything else interesting or illuminating. Steve's plan was to discover the unusual, wonderful, and absurd in Central and South America, to seek and find the incredible, delightful people and experiences that came his way. And the book that resulted is just as fun. A blend of travel writing, history, and comic memoir, The Wonder Trail will inspire, inform, and delight.From the Hardcover edition.
Wonder Walkers
by Micha ArcherA Caldecott Honor winner! Micha Archer's gorgeous, detailed collages give readers a fresh outlook on the splendors of nature.Cover may vary. When two curious kids embark on a "wonder walk," they let their imaginations soar as they look at the world in a whole new light. They have thought-provoking questions for everything they see: Is the sun the world's light bulb? Is dirt the world's skin? Are rivers the earth's veins? Is the wind the world breathing? I wonder . . . Young readers will wonder too, as they ponder these gorgeous pages and make all kinds of new connections. What a wonderful world indeed!
Wonder Woman: Big Little Trouble! (Little Golden Book)
by Christy WebsterDC Super Hero fans of all ages will adore this collectable Funko Pop! Wonder Woman™ Little Golden Book!When the sorceress Circe's spell turns Catwoman, The Cheetah, The Riddler and several other villains into unruly toddlers, DC's iconic Super Hero, Wonder Woman, has her hands full rounding them up. The little tots are big trouble, but Wonder Woman has a few tricks up her unbreakable gold bracelets to reign them in!This Little Golden Book illustrated in the adorable Funko Pop art style is a fun way to introduce young readers to Wonder Woman and a great gift for DC Super Hero fans and Funko Pop! collectors of all ages.Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow. We publish two to three Marvel Little Golden Books each year.
Wonderful – Uma Ideia Maravilhosa
by Jill Barnett Tânia NezioO cavaleiro Merrick de Beaucourt, cansado da guerra, não quer nada mais do que uma vida simples, uma esposa pacífica, e supervisionar seu novo condado. Em vez disso, ele recebe de seu rei, o Castelo de Camrose, na selvagem e rebelde fronteira galesa, e uma esposa completamente rebelde. Durante seis longos anos, Lady Clio esperou por seu noivo... esperou, e esperou. Assim que chega a notícia de que ele está voltando, Clio volta para Camrose para outra vez ficar esperando o homem que a ignorou, mas agora determinada a fazê-lo pagar pelos anos em que ela definhou em um convento. Clio leva Merrick a uma perseguição alegre, e ela assume o papel de “cervejeira” independente, motivada a descobrir a receita perdida para a antiga "heather ale," uma cerveja mágica que foi feita pela primeira vez pelos Picts. Cercados pelas brumas encantadas que circundam o Castelo de Camrose, estes dois adversários de personalidade forte embarcam em uma batalha às vezes apaixonada, às vezes hilariante neste nada comum conto do Século XIII sobre um bravo cavaleiro que procura reivindicar -- e domar --sua noiva, ou assim ele pensa...
Wonderful Fool
by Shusaku EndoGaston Bonaparte, a young Frenchman, visits Tokyo to stay with his pen-pal Takamori. His appearance is a bitter disappointment to his new friends and his behavior causes them acute embarrassment. He is a trusting person with a simple love for others, and he continues to trust even after they have demonstrated deceit and betrayal. He spends his time not sightseeing but making friends with street children, stray dogs, prostitutes, and gangsters. This novel charts his misadventures with sharp irony, satire, and objectivity.
The Wonderful O (Penguin Classics)
by James Thurber Marc Simont Ransom RiggsGreat American humorist James Thurber’s beloved, madcap, and eerily timely fairy tale about an island society robbed of the wonders of the letter O—in a stunning Deluxe Edition featuring flaps, deckle-edged paper, and the original, full-color illustrations Littlejack has a map that indicates the existence of a treasure on a far and lonely island, and Black has a ship to get there. So the two bad men team up and sail off on Black’s vessel, the Aeiu. The name, Black explains, is all the vowels except for O—which he hates since his mother got wedged in a porthole: They couldn’t pull her in, so they had to push her out. Black and Littlejack arrive at the port and demand the treasure. No one knows anything about it, so they have their henchmen ransack the place—to no avail. But Black has a better idea: He will take over the island and purge it of O. (“I'll issue an edict!”) The harsh limits of a life sans O (where shoe is she and woe is we) and how finally with a little luck and lots of pluck the islanders shake off their overbearing interlopers and discover the true treasure for themselves (Oh yes—and get back their O’s)—these are only some of the surprises that await readers of James Thurber’s timelessly zany fairy tale about two louts who try to lock up the language—and lose. It is a tour de force of wordplay that will delight fans of Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, Edward Lear, and Roald Dahl, and a timely reminder of how people can band together in the name of freedom to overthrow a tyrant. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
by Roald Dahl Quentin BlakeSeven superb stories, from the world's no. 1 storyteller Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins.
A Wonderful Stroke of Luck: A Novel
by Ann BeattieNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by Vulture, The Millions, The Observer, and O, The Oprah MagazineA razor-sharp, deeply felt new novel--the twenty-first book by Ann Beattie--about the complicated relationship between a charismatic teacher and his students, and the secrets we keep from those we loveAt a boarding school in New Hampshire, Ben joins the honor society led by Pierre LaVerdere, an enigmatic, brilliant, yet perverse, teacher who instructs his students not only about how to reason, but how to prevaricate. As the years go by, LaVerdere's covert and overt instruction lingers in his students' lives as they seek some sense of purpose or meaning. When Ben feels the pace of his life accelerating and views his intimate relationships as less and less fulfilling, there seems to be a subtext he's not able to access. And what, really, did Bailey Academy teach him?While relationships with his stepmother and sister improve, and a move to upstate New York offers respite from his anxiety about love and work, LaVerdere's reappearance in his life disturbs his equilibrium. Everything he once thought he knew about his teacher--and himself--is called into question. Written by one of our most iconic writers, known for casting a cold eye on her generation's ambivalence and sometimes mistaken ambition, A Wonderful Stroke of Luck is a keenly observed psychological study of a man who alternates between careful driving and hazardous risk taking, as he struggles to incorporate his past into the vertiginous present.
The Wonderful Thing About Hiccups
by Cece MengIt starts with a case of hiccups during story time at the library. And that leads to an outrageous and hilarious adventure involving a hippo, a little sister, an overturned ice cream cart, a librarian who’s afraid of heights, and a stack of library books that must be returned-on time and in good condition-if the narrator is going to get her very own library card. And nothing could be more wonderful than that! Brightly colored, energetic illustrations make the most of the slapstick humor in this rollicking readaloud.
Wonderkid: A Novel
by Wesley StaceA “hilarious” novel of a rock and roll dream gone awry (The New York Times Book Review). The Wonderkids are living the dream: sold-out concerts, screaming fans, TV shows, number-one hits. Unfortunately, it’s because the lead singer, Blake Lear, made a deal—wild success in exchange for transforming the band into a children’s entertainment act. Now the seats are packed with grade schoolers instead of cool hipsters, and the television appearances happen on Saturday morning. But hey, rock and roll has always been for the kids, right? The money is good, and things go very right—until they go very wrong. The temptations of the road are many, and the Wonderkids are big kids, too. Narrated by a boy whom Blake adopts on a whim, who becomes the band’s disciple, merch guy, amateur psychologist, and—eventually—damage control guru, Wonderkid is a delirious and surprisingly touching novel of the dangers of compromise, thwarted ambition, and fathers and sons, told with tremendous humor and energy. “If Stace’s latest novel, his fourth, rings true, it’s because he is writing what he knows. For 25 years, he performed smart indie rock under the pseudonym John Wesley Harding . . . A great rock ’n’ roll novel.” —The Boston Globe “Deliciously entertaining.” —The Wall Street Journal “[Wonderkid is] sweet and funny and knowing—and this is me, holding up my lighter for more.” —Joshua Ferris, National Book Award finalist and author of Then We Came to the End
Wonderland
by Daniel Doen SilberbergAn exceptionally original riff on Alice in Wonderland, Daniel Silberberg's Wonderland uses Lewis Carroll's classic story as a jumping-off point to convey the Zen concept of "One Mind". Using a lively mix of tone, quotation, and levels of discourse, he references everything from Timeless Spring and the Diamond Sutra to Kill Bill and ketchup, creating a unique contribution to contemporary American Zen that honors its historic roots while striking out into fresh areas. With stories from his own life as well as from the larger cultural swirl around him, Silberberg reflects on the differences between how we perceive the world and the way it actually is. His take on a variety of Buddhist ideas and concepts is immediately useful and relevant, enabling readers to address many of the issues they deal with in their own practices.