The Edge

A sweeping debut novel of love, war and courage from an exciting new voice.An unforgettable wartime novel about loyalty, honour and the unbearable cost of choosing a side, perfect for readers of The Rose Code, All the Light We Cannot See, and The Nightingale'This is a startingly brilliant first novel' Tom Bradby‘This stunning novel will stay with you long after you turn the last page’ Lucy Foley'A heart-stopping thriller, a heart-breaking love story, and a heroine to die for. I loved it’ Kate Mosse_________Munich, 1938. Europe is on the brink of war when Julia 'Missie' Ormesby, a young Englishwoman, meets Conrad von Echlau, a German aristocrat whose conscience is increasingly at odds with the country he serves.Their connection is instant, consuming — and impossible.As Germany darkens under Nazi rule, Missie and Conrad are pulled apart by history. He remains bound to the Luftwaffe, while she returns to England, where her fluency in German leads her to Bletchley Park and the hidden world

「人」與「牲畜」兩種處境的界線並非涇渭分明，而是經常飄忽來往、進出穿梭，範圍甚至就在同一人身上。任何小事，在壓力重重當代生活裡，就是深感自己宛如牲口、落入六道的開端。作者以五部劇作，分別透過資本主義消費生活、現代社會邊緣場景、死刑陪審團、大齡女子原生家庭、放棄進入天堂荒謬執念等，展示種種可能。〈大遊樂園 Live Long and Prosper〉｜本書唯一一部短篇劇本，表現資本主義下可能的生活模式及其限制，例如人與物間保持彼此消費與被消費關係，且無盡循環。〈沈默是今 Cut Out〉｜入圍2020年臺灣文學金典獎，以不同場景中被逼至極限，卻難以為自己發聲的六組人為主幹，串連不同視窗，呈現特殊視野下的社會全景。〈12 LOOP〉｜發想自美國經典電影《十二怒漢》（1957），但改以「隨機殺人犯是否應該處以死刑」為主題，架空時、地，所有陪審團背景皆選擇臺灣常見的職業與形象。〈四姊妹 Silent Sisterhood〉｜訴說中年大齡女子人生境遇，包括原生／自組家庭、健康、情感、童年創傷、世代差異等面向，同時也試圖透過劇情表現人生中面臨的問題有時並無法解決，但可以選擇是否承認它。〈再一步，天堂？！One Step to Heaven ?!〉｜改編自沙特經典劇作《無路可出》，在相同結構下把條件翻轉：三人都有機會可以進入天堂，但卻因對彼此的成見而明確拒絕，寧可待在不盡然但時而宛如地獄的人間。

★ 英國No.1暢銷奇幻小說，TikTok熱議新世代YA話題作★ 《羅密歐與茱麗葉》家族宿命 × 小鎮詛咒傳說★ 黑暗魔法氛圍媲美 Krystal Sutherland★ 危險三角戀張力堪比 The Inheritance Games在Idlewood小鎮，德盧卡巫師家族與巴里昂富豪家族因古老詛咒成為世仇——只要巴里昂家族的人愛上你，你就會死亡。當Penny的母親成為詛咒受害者，她必須讓兩位敵對少年合作，揭開數十年來的黑暗祕密。面對魔法、家族恩怨與逐漸萌生的情感，她能否打破詛咒，同時守住自己的心？An unputdownable gothic contemporary fantasy with the feuding families of Romeo and Juliet, the dark magic of Krystal Sutherland and a love triangle to rival The Inheritance Games.An instant #1 UK BestsellerAn unputdownable gothic contemporary fantasy with the feuding families of Romeo and Juliet, the dark magic of Krystal Sutherland and a love triangle to rival The Inheritance Games.The locals of Idlewood whisper of a tragic love story that began a decades long blood feud.For as long as anyone can remember, the De Luca witches and the wealthy Barrion family have been sworn enemies. Ever since the curse that changed their fates forever. Now, if a Barrion falls in love with you, you’ll die.But when Penny Emberly’s mother becomes the curse’s

一年前的隨機槍擊案改變了Nora一家，她與爸爸便前往峽谷，希望能找回心中的平靜，但當他們抵達谷底時洪水竟沖走了Nora的父親與他們所有物資，為了拯救自己與父親，她必須戰勝恐懼生存下去。Hatchet meets Long Way Down in this heartfelt and gripping novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.One year after a random shooting changed their family forever, Nora and her father are exploring a slot canyon deep in the Arizona desert, hoping it will help them find peace. Nora longs for things to go back to normal, like they were when her mother was still alive, while her father keeps them isolated in fear of other people. But when they reach the bottom of the canyon, the unthinkable happens: A flash flood rips across their path, sweeping away Nora's father and all of their supplies.Suddenly, Nora finds herself lost and alone in the desert, facing dehydration, venomous scorpions, deadly snakes, and, worst of all, the Beast who has terrorized her dreams for the past year. If Nora is going to save herself and her father,

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With another devastatingly hilarious, ridiculous, unnervingly accurate take on modern womanhood, Bridget Jones is back. (v.g.) Monday 27 January "7:15 a.m. Hurrah! The wilderness years are over. F

From J. R. Dawson, The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World is a haunting and moving story of family and grief, memory and magic, and what it truly means to be alive. Perfect for readers of TJ Klune and V. E. Schwab.A devastating sapphic re-imagining of Orpheus, a mythology-infused fantasy perfect for fans of Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao and Orfeia by Joanne Harris‘Gorgeous . . . haunting and healing’ – Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The SpellshopLove doesn’t die; people do . . .At the edge of Chicago, nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, is a waystation for the dead. Every night, the newly departed travel through the city to the Station, guided by its lighthouse. There, they reckon with their lives before stepping aboard a boat to go beyond.Nera has spent decades watching her father – the ferryman of the dead – sail across the lake, every night just like the last.But tonight something is wrong.The Station's lighthouse has started to flicker out. The te

From award winning author Lucy Strange, The Island at the Edge of Night is a dark, suspenseful mystery set on an island where science and magic blur and danger and secrets unfold.Faye Fitzgerald does not remember what she's done to land herself at the Auk Island School. She remembers so little about the night that changed her life. Growing up surrounded by nature with botonist father in the Forest House, she can't cope with the bleak and treeless island where the school sits in seclusion.Where she and the other children are treated more like prisoners than pupils.While her fellow students begin to defy the horrible headmaster within the walls of the school, something is begging for Faye's attention on the outside. "The Knife," the only mountain on the island, is calling for her. And it will draw her into a web of secrets that she could have never thought possible.In this gripping mystery that weaves in and around the line between science and magic, a murdered prince, a majestic stag, a