Black Mirror meets David Nicholls in this dark & funny novel about love in dystopian times LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR FICTION Karl has let his debts get wildly out of control &, in desperation, has sort of semi-accidentally committed credit-card fraud. Now he could have to go to prison, so when he & his wife Genevieve are instead offered a place on a mysterious self-improvement scheme called The Transition, they agree. It`s only six months, after all, & at first all it requires is that they give up their credit cards & move into the spare room of their `mentors`, Janna & Stu, who seem perfectly lovely... `A total page-turner` Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall ` The sort of book that has you walking blindly through seven lanes of traffic with your face pressed obliviously to the page` The Times ` Very funny, compassionate & scathing. Just the ticket for fans of Jonathan Coe` Laline Paull, author of The Bees ` Richly enjoyable, tenderly devastating` Guardian ...

During the American occupation, the citizens of Japan were encouraged to apply directly to General Mac Arthur
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In a church in Battersea, Mary-Margaret O` Reilly sees blood on her hands & believes she has witnessed a miracle. The consequences are both profound & devastating
- not just for her but for others, too: Father Diamond, the parish priest, struggling with his own faith. Stella, adrift in her marriage & aching for her ten-year old son, away at boarding school. Alice, counting the days until her soldier son comes home. & Mary-Margaret`s mother, imprisoned in a tower block with nothing but her thoughts for company...
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Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university. Following the sudden death of her husb&, & estranged from her young son, she drifts, grieving & isolated. Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. To Sammar, he seems to come from another world & another culture, yet they are drawn to each other. ” The Translator” is a story about love, both human & divine. Leila Aboulela`s first novel, first published in 1999, was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction & the IMPAC Dublin Award, & was shortlisted for the Saltire Prize. It has subsequently appeared in editions worldwide. ...

A harrowing tale of selfless courage in terrifying conditions, “ The Translator” tells the story of Daoud Hari, a Zaghawa tribesman in the Darfur region of Sudan who found a new calling in the wake of conflict. Hari grew up racing camels across the desert, attending gloriously colourful weddings &, when his work was done, playing games under the moonlight. But in 2003, helicopter gunships swooped down on Darfur`s villages & shattered that way of life forever. Soon, Sudanese government-backed militias, attacking on horseback, came to murder, rape & burn. To drive the tribesmen from their lands. When Hari`s village was attacked & destroyed, his family was decimated & dispersed. He escaped, & together with a group of friends roamed the battlefield deserts, helping the weak & vulnerable find food, water & a path to safety. & when international aid groups & reporters arrived, Hari gave his services as a translator & guide. To do so was to risk his life, for the Sudanese government had outlawed journalists, punishing aid to `foreign spies` with death. Yet Hari did so time & again. Until, eventually, his luck ran out & he was captured... ...

Johnny worries when his grandfather doesn`t return home from checking his trap line. The elderly Indian has packed ample supplies on his snowmobile, but has stayed out far too long in the plummeting temperatures of the Alaskan winter. Only readers know that he has caught his leg in his own trap, several feet from his supplies, & is unable to free himself. Chapters alternate between his predicament, & Johnny`s failed attempts to raise concern among his family. As the old man progressively uses every technique he knows to stay alive
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A treasure-trove of travel activities, this fun-filled book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained for hours
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This is the ultimate world atlas for globetrotters. Combining our extensive mapping experience & unrivalled destination insight & knowledge, our first dedicated altas makes it easy for you to plan adventures & discover remarkable places around the planet. With Lonely Planet’s The Travel Atlas in your hands, you can explore every part of the world & plan upcoming trips with one simple & easy-to-use resource. Inside, you’ll find detailed maps to every country on Earth, with popular regions & destinations presented at greater scale. Each large page of mapping is accompanied with the area’s top sights & activities, while our themed itineraries, ranging from two days to two weeks, will ensure you don’t miss the best sights. You’ll also find trip planning tools like climate information & transport hubs to help you get there & away. ...

After the success of The Travel Book, Lonely Planet brings you the second edition of this celebration of travel in a new handy mini-format. Like its elder brother, this book is the definitive pictorial dedicated to travel & the world, capturing every country on the planet with stunning photographs & atmospheric text that captures the essence of being there. Featuring more than 800 breathtaking photographs capturing the soul of each destination in this volume, the images are selected from the immense Lonely Planet image library & are brought together to celebrate travel & the world as a whole. The 230 countries are listed from A to Z & described by Lonely Planet`s expert staff & authors, with entertaining text & informative cultural insights, key facts & maps on double-page spreads. Inspirational, inviting & beautiful, this volume will make travel from your armchair a delight & perhaps inspire more plans for exciting trips in the future. ...

Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. Take a journey through every country in the world. 850 images. 230 countries. One complete picture. With details of every United Nations-approved country in the world, & a few more principalities & dependencies besides, Lonely Planet’s Travel Book is the ultimate introduction to a world of travel & the essential travel reference book for every household! Each country is profiled by Lonely Planet’s expert authors & features details of when to visit, what to see & do, & how to learn more about the country’s culture from its film, music, food & drink. Every entry has a map & statistics about the country. All brand new, incredible photography illustrates each country, depicting what life is like in each nation from photographic portraits of people, beautiful landscape photographs & vibrant street photography. ...