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Daisy's back, and getting into more trouble than ever - this time as a detective! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series. Wh

THERE'S A NEW COOK IN THE CASTLE. AND HE'S GOT A MAGIC TOUCH . . .A heartwarming blend of cosy fantasy and romance in this tale of a wayward house witch and his magical adventures in and out of the royal kitchen.When Finlay Ashowan joins the kitchen of the King and Queen of Daxaria, he’s an enigma. Which suits Fin just fine. He’s satisfied simply serving as the royal cook, keeping nosy passersby out of his kitchen, and concocting some truly scrumptious meals.But Fin has secret, one that may not stay hidden for long . . .As his past begins to catch up with him, Fin must negotiate court politics and stay out of trouble, together with his familiar, Kraken his fluffy black kitten.But things become even more complicated when he catches the eye of a certain lady who just so happens to be part of the royal court.Can Fin successfully hide his secret and protect his heart? Or will the chaos of the castle and its good-hearted people get the best of him?Filled with fascinating characters, courtly

This rich and enjoyable book recounts the tangled, dynamic encounters through which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries'A rich history… Harding writes with energy and insight, wearing a tremendous amount of learning lightly' - Rana Mitter, Financial TimesThis rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encountersFrom the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy sense of unknowable empires fantastically far away. By the twentieth century much of Asia might have come under Western rule after centuries of warfare, but its intellectual, artistic and spiritual influence was fighting back.The Light of Asia is a wonderfully varied and entertaining history of the many ways in

It is an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal.Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill...or be killed.As the cold case turns white hot, Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), while Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim chase down clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-longlisted, bestselling author returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in a luminous novel about love, loss, and the family secrets that can erupt and bewilder us at any point in lifeLucy Barton is a successful writer living in New York, navigating the second half of her life as a recent widow and parent to two adult daughters. A surprise encounter leads her to reconnect with William, her first husband - and longtime, on-again-off-again friend and confidante. Recalling their college years, the birth of theirdaughters, the painful dissolution of their marriage, and the lives they built with other people, Strout weaves a portrait, stunning in its subtlety, of a tender, complex, decades-long partnership.Oh William! captures the joy and sorrow of watching children grow up and start families of their own; of discovering family secrets, late in life, that alter everything we think we know about those closest to us; and

Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He goes to holiday parties with his wife of three decades, makes small talk with neighbours, and, on weekends, takes his sailboat out on the beautiful Massachusetts Bay. He is, by all appearances, present and alive. But inside, Artie is plagued by feelings of isolation. He looks out at a world gone mad—at himself and the people around him—and turns a question over and over in his mind: how is it that we know so little about one another, even those closest to us?And then, one day, Artie learns that life has been keeping a secret from him, one that threatens to upend his entire world. Once he learns it, he is forced to chart a new course, to reconsider the relationships he holds most dear—and to make peace with the mysteries at the heart of our existence.With exquisite prose and profound

當生活的碎浪拍上繭居女子拒絕踏出的家門。 For anyone who has lost hope, Meredith will help you find it . . .Pre-order the most uplifting and unforgettable debut of the summerNAMED 'ONE TO WATCH' IN GRAZIA, CULTUREFLY, THE BOOKSELLER AND BY THE BBC'Gorgeous. I shed tears. Very, very touching, sweet and hopeful' MARIAN KEYES'Beautiful, moving and unexpectedly timely.It's such a pleasure to spend time in Meredith's world' DAISY BUCHANAN'Touching and funny and sad and hopeful. I loved Meredith, Alone so much!' JANE FALLON________Meredith Maggs hasn't left her house in 1,214 days. But she insists she isn't alone.She has her cat, Fred.Her friend Sadie visits when she can. There's her online support group, StrengthInNumbers. She has her jigsaws, favourite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson, the internet, the Tesco delivery man and her treacherous memories for company.But something's about to change.First, new friends Tom and Celeste burst into her life, followed by an estranged sister she hasn't spoken to

A sweeping history of and meditation on humanity's relationship with machines, showing how we got here and what happens nextFaith in technological fixes for our problems is waning. Automation, which promised relief from toil, has reactivated the long-standing fear of job redundancy. Information technology, meant to liberate us from traditional authority, is placing unprecedented powers of surveillance and control in the hands of a purely secular Big Brother.And for the first time, artificial intelligence threatens anthropogenic disaster – disaster caused by our own activities. Scientists join imaginative writers in warning us of the fate of Icarus, whose wings melted because he flew too close to the sun. This book tells the story of our fractured relationship with machines from humanity’s first tools down to the present and into the future.It raises the crucial question of why some parts of the world developed a ‘machine civilisation’ and not others, and traces the interactions between

The epic FINAL chapter to Stephen Fry's outstanding retellings of the Greek MythsWHEN GODS TURN VENGEFUL, ONLY THE BRAVE CAN DEFY FATE AND FIND THEIR WAY HOMEDiscover Stephen Fry's epic re-telling of the Odyssey for the 21st century'Relatable and full of humour . . . Odyssey brings [the] four-book sequence satisfyingly to a close' GUARDIAN'Outstandingly entertaining quartet of books . . . Fry breathes contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER'Odyssey completes his Greek Myths series in marvellous fashion. . . Fry, a born storyteller, succeeds again in making the ancient stories accessible' IRISH INDEPENDENT--After the fall of Troy, wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, sails for home and his steadfast queen Penelope.However, the angry gods curse him to wander the seas for ten long years. Tormented by giants and monsters, tempted by witches and goddesses, Odysseus battles to draw ever closer to home.Awaiting him is Penelope, defying reports of his death. But this queen endures

One of the Guardians top 10 debuts to watch out for in 2026A dazzlingly original new voice in literary fiction for fans of Ali Smith, Mohsin Hamid and Elif ShafakThe Renovation is a heart-breaking portrait of one family caught in the tides of history, grappling with grief, exile, politics and the painful absurdity of loveDilara s father is disappearing.He has dementia and the disease steals a little more of him each day. Dilara has persuaded him to move in with her, hiring builders to adapt her apartment in preparation, but when the renovation is complete she discovers a big problem.Instead of a new bathroom, the builders have installed a Turkish prison cell.At first she is outraged. There has surely been some mistake. Dilara s family are exiles they left Turkey many years ago and have never been back.The last thing she wants is a piece of her estranged homeland appearing uninvited in her new home.But as the weeks pass, her indignation gives way to curiosity. Beyond the cell door, she

You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic, intergalactic game show. That’s what.Join Coast Guard veteran Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game-like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy.Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show.

Winner of the Women's Prize For Fiction 2024'A masterpiece of historical fiction' MONICA ALI, chair of judges for the Women's Prize for FictionSixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna, her dream takes her on a different path as she sees those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Desperate to act, she must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm?'An unforgettable account of a country and a family coming undone… Brotherless Night is a spectacular work of historical fiction' Guardian'A heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war' BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALF'Blazingly brilliant' CELESTE NG, bestselling author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE'Stunningly great' Curtis Sittenfeld, bestselling author of ROMANTIC COMEDY, via Twitt

★ 全球暢銷300萬冊，改變無數領導者思維的經典★ TED超熱門演講原點，點閱近5000萬次★ 成功的關鍵，不是「做什麼」，而是「為什麼」★ 15週年全新修訂版，重新定義影響力與領導力為什麼有些人與組織，總能激發創新、影響他人，甚至改變世界？賽門．西奈克提出一個看似簡單卻深刻的問題——「為什麼」。他發現，真正卓越的領導者，從不只關注「做什麼」或「怎麼做」，而是從「為什麼」出發。無論是馬丁．路德．金恩、賈伯斯，還是萊特兄弟，他們的共通點不在背景，而在於清楚傳達自身的信念與使命。本書以清晰有力的架構，揭示「黃金圈理論」，帶領讀者理解：當人們認同你的理念，而非僅僅產品本身，真正的影響力才會產生。在資訊爆炸、社群媒體主導的時代，重新找回「WHY」，更顯重要。這不只是一本談領導的書，而是一場關於信念、影響力與人生方向的深度思考。The inspiring, life-changing bestseller updated for its 15th anniversary with a new foreword by the author'One of the most incredible thinkers of our time,' Steven Bartlett, podcaster and author of Diary of a CEO-----------Simon Sinek's iconic global bestseller has sold more than three million copies by asking a simple fundamental question:Why are some people and organisations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others?The answer to why is another why. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with a WHY. They realized that people w

It was a story that Cassie Bowman couldn't resist:Lore Rivera loved two men - until one of them shot the other...'A special novel' CHRIS WHITAKER'One of the summer's buzziest debut novels' GOODREADS'A fantastic debut' WASHINGTON POST'I absolutely loved it' ASHLEY AUDRAIN'A masterful work of suspense' POPSUGAR*****Lore Rivera was married to two men at once, until on a baking hot day in 1986, one of them found out and shot the other. A secret double life, a tragic murder. That's the story the world knows.It's not the story that fascinates Cassie Bowman.Carrying the weight of her own family tragedy, true-crime writer Cassie wants to know more about the mysterious woman at the heart of it all, Lore.How did one woman fall in love with two different men? How did she balance the love and the lies?To her surprise, Cassie finds that Lore is willing to talk. To finally tell her heartbreaking story - about how a dance became an affair; how a marriage became a murder.As the two women grow closer,

★ 《查令十字路84號》✕《明天別再來敲門》感動交會★ 《紐約時報》No.1 暢銷小說，超過9萬則五星好評★ 以「書信」寫成的人生故事，溫柔、幽默又動人★ 一位古怪老太太的信件人生，寫出最深刻的原諒與和解七十三歲的席比爾每天寫信給世界。她寫給朋友、寫給作家、寫給校長，也寫給一段始終無法放下的過去。那些機智又犀利的信件，看似日常，卻慢慢拼湊出一個人一生的遺憾與愛。《The Correspondent》是一部溫暖又動人的小說，關於原諒、失去與人生永遠不嫌晚的第二次機會。84 Charing Cross RoadmeetsA Man Called Ovein this Radio 2 Book Club pick: a heartwarming, witty story about the life of an extraordinary woman, told through her letters.Discover the word-of-mouth bestselling phenomenon that thousands of readers are calling their favourite book of the year!THE #1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLERATIMESBOOK OF THE YEARA BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS READERS' CHOICE AWARDS'A warm, funny gem of a novel'LAURA HACKETT,THE TIMES'Masterful . . . I was delighted and moved'NEW YORK TIMES'I can't praise it enough. It's an absolute triumph'CLARE CHAMBERS'Tremendous'FREDRIK BACKMAN'Shows us what a glorious thing growing older can be'FLORENCE KNAPP'The year's breakout novel no one saw coming'WALL STREET JOURNAL–Every mo