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Jo Lawless is still grieving her husband when his oldest friends invite her to a weekend houseparty in France. She’s always felt like an outsider in the group, but she decides to go, hoping their shared loss will bring them closer together. But the weekend is disrupted by the arrival of an unexpected guest, whose presence brings old tensions to the surface. Long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and it’s clear that at least one person is bent on revenge.

A PACY, CHILLING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO STOP READING! A house full of secrets… The McBride house lies on a remote Scottish island, isolated and abandoned. A century ago, a young widow and her son died mysteriously there. Last year a local boy, visiting for a dare...

The three-day Folio Prize Fiction Festival 2014 brought together some great writers and audiences and gave them a real opportunitey to talk in depth about their work and similar subjects. The festival included interviews and discussions with top writers, novelists, poets, critics and publishers, including Eimear McBride, Paul Baggaley, Sergio De La Pava, Rachel Kushner, Sarah Hall, Pankaj Mishra, Stephanie Merritt, Jane Gardam and Mark Haddon.

Fearlessly Becoming is a podcast for anyone trying to make sense of the beautiful, messy, in-progress masterpiece that is becoming your most authentic self.Hosted by Stephanie Merritt - lifelong people pleaser turned intuitive explorer - this show is equal parts heart, humor, and hard truths. Together, we’ll unpack what it means to unravel who we think we’re supposed to be and courageously (or at least awkwardly) step into who we truly are.Through honest conversations, personal reflections, a few well-placed f-bombs, and powerful storytelling, we dive into the real work of becoming: ...