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Given the choice, Martial would not have moved to Les Conviviales. But Odette loved the idea of a brand-new retirement village in the south of France. So that was that. At first it feels like a terrible mistake: they're the only residents and it's raining non-stop. Then three neighbours arrive, the sun comes out, and life becomes far more interesting and agreeable. Until, that is, some gypsies set up camp just outside their gated community....

When Antonia Fraser met Harold Pinter she was a celebrated biographer and he was Britain's finest playwright. Both were already married - Pinter to the actress Vivien Merchant and Fraser to the politician Hugh Fraser - but their union seemed inevitable from the moment they met: 'I would have found you somehow', Pinter told Fraser. Their relationship flourished until Pinter's death on Christmas Eve 2008 and was a source of delight and inspiration to them both until the very end.

Seasons change. Faith remains. Four years after his last visit to the Hill the sacred place that once brought him peace Dirk returns carrying grief, unanswered questions, and the weight of memory. The cemetery feels empty, the prayers once whispered there now lost to silence. Yet in the quiet, God begins to stir something new. As Dirk navigates love, loss, and the echoes of the past, he is drawn into visions, unexpected encounters, and a journey of rediscovery. Each chapter reflects the spiritual seasons we all face seasons of longing, joy, surrender, and hope.

Sera Skohlidon longs for adventure, to be like the brave crusaders of lore. In her guarded imagination, fauns have rejected the Royal Coven, the Coven’s magic, and the questionable trades faunkind makes for it. One day, her quest for answers unearths a family secret that draws her to the heart of the Coven's malfeasance. What is the true source of her world's magic? With the help of a shape-shifting deadringer, Sera embarks on an epic journey that sharpens her self-image, emboldens newfound confidence with a dashing, cavalier classmate, and levels the magical playing field.

Olek Kosmen, a young Jewish man hiding in a forest cabin, becomes an unwitting chronicler to one of the Holocaust’s earliest massacres in Lithuania’s Ponary Forest. Eventually captured, Olek is forced into the Nazi “Burning Brigade,” a unit of 80 men tasked with exhuming and incinerating the bodies of Ponary’s victims to erase the evidence. Knowing they’ll be executed once they finish their grisly job, the prisoners’ only hope for survival lies in an audacious escape tunnel they are digging with their bare hands.

Imagine having a thriving beehive in your backyard, buzzing with life, and producing fresh honey.

My past does not define me. I have access to unlimited amounts of money and freedom, and it only cost me everything. The only thing I can’t afford is to fall in love. My body desires her and my heart longs for her, but the memories and blood on my hands remind me of why I lead an unattached lifestyle. I should stay away from her, but she kissed me, obliterating the walls around my heart. Now, she stays on my mind. My fingertips crave to feel her silky skin, and my mouth waters for just one more taste of her.

Celebrated YouTuber and podcaster Ben Armstrong delivers the extraordinary and compelling story of the rise and fall of FTX and its well-known founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Tracking the history of crypto exchanges from the original Mt. Gox to FTX and Binance, the author describes the history of fraud that has characterized much of the industry. Armstrong outlines the history of Alameda Research, FTX, and Sam Bankman-Fried, including a first-hand account of what he saw in the Bahamas when the indicted crypto titan was extradited from his home to face dozens of criminal and regulatory charges.

I have a past my brothers don't know about. She was mine when I was forced to leave. I had to die to keep her safe. A gift from my father... But nothing could make me keep my end of the deal to remain buried when she is taken. The ground opens up and swallows me whole when I hear of another man wanting to claim her... forcing her into a marriage that should have been mine. The families of Michigan were run by ruthless men. But none of them knew what I had become. I will get her back and damn everyone who gets in my way.

Have you ever questioned the truths behind a seemingly ordinary life? An Apparently Normal Person" takes you on a captivating journey through the depths of trauma, resilience and the power of the human spirit. In this inspiring memoir, Bonnie Armstrong unveils the uncharted territory of her dissociation, a survival mechanism that became a catalyst for healing. At the height of an accomplished professional career, an inexplicable illness hints at a connection to a forgotten suicide attempt decades earlier.

The Hill: The Journey Begins is a powerful, soul-stirring novel that blends fiction, memory, and biblical truth into a deeply personal and prophetic story. Dirk is an ordinary man haunted by the loss of his beloved Jenny and burdened by a series of vivid, apocalyptic dreams. As he wrestles with grief, faith, and the silence of God, Dirk is drawn back to the Hill — a sacred place from his childhood where visions and memories collide, revealing a divine calling he never expected.

In The LIE, Wayne Coleman masterfully explores the ancient and universal human struggle: the temptation to believe that God is holding something back. From the Garden of Eden to modern-day spiritual battles, Coleman invites readers into a reflective and transformative journey through Scripture, personal narrative, and heartfelt insight. Blending biblical storytelling with first-person reflections, The LIE reimagines pivotal moments in the lives of Adam, Eve, Joseph, David, and others, revealing the spiritual root of dissatisfaction, shame, and disillusionment.

Sports are great. They occupy us, entertain us, and mark the passage of time. Sports also give us a front-row seat to moments of great humanity- compassion, determination, and much, much more. The wonderful thing about these moments is that they motivate us to be something greater than we are. More engaged. More committed. More resolved. More, more, more.

In the rugged highlands of ancient Scotland, a sacred duty binds one clan to an eternal purpose. Uilleam Madadhallaidh, a young man burdened by tragedy and exile, discovers his lineage ties him to the Clan of the Wolf—a secretive brotherhood sworn to protect the most sacred artifact in history: the Ark of the Covenant.

Celebrate the power of babies (and avocados!) with Avocado Baby, and join Borka the goose on her adventures, amongst so much more in these beloved stories. This collection includes: Would You Rather, Oi Get Off Our Train, Motor Miles, The Shopping Basket, Borka, Husherbye, Courtney, Avocado Baby, Aldo and More Would You Rather.

A story about good cops versus bad cops amid a crooked, criminal, and political regime. Based in the capital city of Ohio, the stories surround a diverse group of Columbus detectives. Against all odds, the team takes on the inestimable task of maintaining integrity and staying alive while bringing the city to justice from top to bottom.

This audiobook is narrated by Max Armstrong, one of America's favorite farm broadcasters. Max traveled thousands of miles by air and ground to hear the stories of the men and women of the Heartland. Armed with endless curiosity and a winning personality, Max visited farmers and producers at their kitchen tables, tractors, and combines.

What would you do with eternity? Would you travel the world, marveling in all its wonders? Would you compile a fortune, finding solace in your worldly possessions? Or would you fall in love, over and over again? These are all things that have tormented Damiano for the length of his existence. After having lost so much, he refuses to make ties with any mortal ever again.

Tween actress Mia Armstrong celebrates her fun, funny, beautiful childhood living with Down syndrome in this debut picture book - adapted for audio. Mia likes many of the things other people like--going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn't like when strangers stare at her...

Since the first ‘Best of Young British Novelists’ issue in 1983, Granta has championed the work of authors who have changed the landscape of British literature. In 1983, featured writers included Kazuo Ishiguro, Salman Rushdie, Julian Barnes, Martin Amis and Pat Barker, among many others. Subsequent editions have highlighted the work of Zadie Smith, Nicola Barker, Ben Okri, Jeanette Winterson and others. In 2023, they will introduce listeners around the world to a cohort of outstanding new British voices.