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Strange things always seem to happen when Harry Potter is around. Things that unsettle his guardians, the Dursleys. They strongly disapprove of strangeness. It's only when a letter arrives, delivered

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE From the moment Alma Whittaker steps into the world, everything about life intrigues her. Instilled with an

Named a book of the year 2022 by the Sunday Times, The Times, Guardian, Irish Times, New Statesman, BBC and Waterstones'One of the best science fiction short stories to be published in the 21st century so far' SFX Review'Saunders is funny and kind as ever, and his narrative virtuosity puts him up there with the best' Anne Enright, Guardian'A triumph of storytelling' i paper'A joy. Effortlessly stylish, funny and smart' Daily Mail____________The first short story collection in ten years from the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the BardoMacArthur genius and Booker Prize-winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short stories that make sense of our increasingly troubled world, his first since the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Tenth of DecemberThe 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what

她敏銳地洞察，並精準捕捉了日常生活裡稍縱即逝的瑣碎片刻，時而溫柔，時而尖銳。收錄沃利策1960至1970年代，陸續刊登於雜誌上的經典短篇，及一則全新故事。普立茲小說獎得主，《生活是頭安靜的獸》伊麗莎白斯特勞特為本書撰寫序言。A TIME 'New Books You Should Read'A People magazine 'Book of the Week'A New York Times Editors' ChoiceWith a foreword by Elizabeth Strout‘Electric: with wit, with rage, with grief, with the kind of prose that makes you both laugh and thrill to the darker, spikier emotions just barely visible under the bright surface. What a wonderful collection of stories’ Lauren GroffAnother day! And then another and another and another. It seemed as if it would all go on forever in that exquisitely boring and beautiful way. But of course it wouldn’t; everyone knows that.In this collection, Hilma Wolitzer invites us inside the private world of domestic bliss, seen mostly through the lens of Paulie and Howard’s gloriously ordinary marriage. From hasty weddings to meddlesome neighbours, ex-wives who just won’t leave, to sleepless nights spent worrying about unanswered chainmail, Wolitzer captu

The Sunday Times bestseller Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life and the fate of his country forever changed. Together with his

By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiteratureMoving from revolutionary Zanzibar in the 1960s to restless London in the 1990s, Gravel Heart is a powerful story of exile, migration and betrayal, from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of ParadiseSalim has always believed that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he is a bookish child, a dreamer haunted by night terrors.It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing. Tourists arrive, the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict: longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution. When his father moves out, retreating into dishevelled introspection, Salim is confused and ashamed. His mother explains neither this nor her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence.When glamorous Uncle Amir, now a senior diplomat, offers Salim an escape, the lonely teenager travels to London for college. But nothing h

Two young boys cross a river in the middle of the night. The river is also a border, and their lives depend on this journey. With nothing but the clothes on their backs, Aryan and his little brother K

With foreword by journalist Robert Peston When Jan Robinson's husband died suddenly and unexpectedly, she had the idea of asking any other widows, whenever and wherever she met them, for two tips abou

Harry Potter can't wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of mortal danger awaiting him at Hogwarts. Returning to the castle nevertheles

9781408849576 Lulu Loves Numbers (硬頁書)Join Lulu as she learns how to count--and has lots of fun along the way! A trip to the farm with her mummy is the perfect time for Lulu to practise her numbers, and little ones will love learning with Lulu in this brilliantly interactive book.With a flap to lift on every spread, these perfectly-sized board books with rounded corners are just-right for little hands. Collect all four in the Lulu Loves series--including "Colours," "Noises," "Numbers" and "Shapes."9781408849583 Lulu Loves Shapes (硬頁書)Lulu and her mummy are having a day out together, and spotting Lulu's favourite shapes along the way. Little ones will love learning with Lulu in this brilliantly interactive book—and having lots of fun, too!With a flap to lift on every spread, these perfectly-sized board books with rounded corners are just-right for little hands. Collect all four in the Lulu Loves series—including Colours, Noises, Numbers and Shapes.9781408849637 Lulu Loves Noises (硬頁書)It

Lulu and her mummy are having a day out together, and spotting Lulu's favourite shapes along the way. Little ones will love learning with Lulu in this brilliantly interactive book—and having lots of f

Join Lulu as she learns how to count--and has lots of fun along the way! A trip to the farm with her mummy is the perfect time for Lulu to practise her numbers, and little ones will love learning with

Harry Potter can’t wait for his holidays with the dire Dursleys to end. But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns Harry of mortal danger awaiting him at Hogwarts. Returning to the castle nevertheles

The Royal Palace is in chaos yet again - not since the Royal Baby's birth has there been so much excitement! Why? Well it's the Royal Baby's first birthday, of course, and the palace is awash with act

So, then. You want a story and I will tell you one... Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is

The island of Anacapa, off the coast of California, is overrun with black rats which are threatening the ancient population of ground-nesting birds. Alma Boyd Takesue of the National Park Service is c

As every parent will testify, toddlers care passionately about what they are wearing!In this totally interactive book, Lulu chooses a range of wonderful, colourful clothes with zips to fasten, pockets

'His hand closed automatically around the fake Horcrux, but in spite of everything, in spite of the dark and twisting path he saw stretching ahead for himself, in spite of the final meeting with Volde

Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harary can't wait to get back to school after the summer ho

Who am I?I ask myself.What makes me a ME?I think hard with all my might,And look around to see.What makes you a you? Are you like a sports car – lightning fast? Or maybe you're like a tree ... Do your

Big box, little boxHey, that's not a bed box.My box, your box,Snore box How many ways can a cat interact with a box? This cat will entrance young readers as it investigates every box it can – and make

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE As night falls in Delhi a mother spins tales from her past for her sleeping daughter. Her now grown-up child is a puzzle with a million pieces whom she hopes, through her words and her love, to somehow make whole again.Meanwhile, as the last train from Rajiv Chowk Station pulls away, a young man rides the metro and dreams of murder.In another corner of the city, a newborn wrapped in a blood-red towel lies on the steps of an orphanage as his mother walks away.There are twenty million bodies in this city and this woman, man and child are only three. But their stories – of a secret love that blossoms in the shadows of grief, of a corrosive guilt that taints the soul, and of an orphaned boy who maps out his own destiny – weave in and out of the lives of those around them to form a dazzling kaleidoscope of a novel.Beautiful, beguiling and audacious, this is the story of a city and its people, of love and horror, of belonging and forgi

Rory loves to cook. He's always inventing new recipes like blue pancakes, cheese bats and hairy cakes . . . One evening, when his mum and dad go out to dinner, leaving Rory and his siblings with the b

I'm a giant monster, with sharp, sharp claws. I've got big, spiky teeth and loud, loud roars. Which is why I say, to everyone I meet . . . CALL ME SCARY . . . DON'T CALL ME SWEET! Everyone thinks that

本書是 Niall Williams「Faha 系列」的第一部小說，亦曾入圍 2014 年 Man Booker Prize 長名單。故事由臥病在床的少女 Ruthie Swain 展開，她在雨聲淅瀝的閣樓房間裡，試圖透過文字尋回亡父的身影。她的周圍堆滿父親留下的近四千冊藏書，然而真正的故事並不只在紙頁之中，而是深植於愛爾蘭潮濕土地與世代傳承的記憶。Ruthie 透過書寫，重現家族與土地交織的歷史，也在文字裡找尋重生的力量。這是一封獻給文學與講述的情書，充滿詩意與深情。By the author of Four Letters of Love, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan. The first novel in Niall Williams’ beloved Faha series - longlisted for the 2014 Man Booker PrizeBy the author of Four Letters of Love, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan. The first novel in Niall Williams’ beloved Faha series - longlisted for the 2014 Man Booker PrizeLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014By the author of Four Letters of Love, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan‘A love letter to literature and storytelling’ Eimear McBride‘I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams’ Ann PatchettIn her at

longlisted for the National Book Awards‘At seven, I was a shy child, and comical-looking, with a round flat face and black slits for eyes, thick glasses, black bangs, a straight and serious mouth – a

Armed with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother head for England. Life is lonely for Kasienka. At home her mother's heart is breaking and at school friends ar

Lulu does potty-training! Join in with Lulu's toilet adventures as she learns how to use potties and proper loos.Lulu is given a special present by Mummy - her very own potty. Lulu does her first wee-

As every parent will testify, toddlers are absolutely fascinated by shoes. Toddlers take shoes on and off, undo the Velcro tabs, tie up laces and fiddle with buckles. Leaving the house involves trying

'In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is once more active. "It is with great regret that I

'Don't be ordinary, Leo. Passion has its price.'1883. Two young people have been killed near Portsmouth's docks. When transgender journalist and amateur detective Leo Stanhope arrives, the police have already dismissed the victims as a 'molly-lad' and a misfit. As Leo begins to investigate, what he uncovers will lead him to the dangers of the Navy shipyard, the temptations of Portsmouth's underground nightlife – and even the family of his wife, Rosie.But can he risk the people he loves for the sake of justice?

Who are you when you're alone Starry Night, Blurry Dreams is a collection of graphic poetry about loneliness, love and existing in our world. you are not weakjust becauseyour heart feels so heavyWhen words aren't enough to describe our emotions, this book will offer comfort, joy and a friend in the dark. we all have our own beautiful universe.

Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This irresistible Slytherin House Edition celebrates the noble character of the

I have big feelings. You have them too. How can I help? What can we do? Follow a group of children through a day in their neighbourhood, as they play together and navigate the BIG feelings that we all

In this companion tale to the bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series, Feyre, Rhys and their friends are working to rebuild the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond after the events

Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court - but at a steep cost. Though she now possesses the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible

An unforgettably powerful new novel of the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go - from the Number One New York Times bestselling auth

A brand new book from the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads'Masterly mapping out of a new world order' - Evening StandardRevised and updated editionThe New Silk Roa

If a microwave explodes or there are bubbles all over the bathroom floor, it's bound to have been because of Alfie Braithwaite. Only Alfie swears that it's all the fault of Dave, the terrible gremlin

'This is the weapon he has been seeking so assiduously since his return: the knowledge of how to destroy you' Albus DumbledoreHarry Potter is furious that he has been abandoned at the Dursleys' house