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The Bend in the River
A Mid-life Adventure in the Catalan Countryside
Two Scorpios with a relationship of only six months, minimal Spanish, amateur DIY skills, and no catering experience – what could possibly go wrong? This story isn’t just about DIY. It offers a glimpse into life among the wonderful rural folk of Catalonia, where the author forged lifelong friendships and learned about a region steeped in history, still bearing the scars of the civil war 70 years earlier.
The story culminates in the arrival of their first guests – keen fishermen eager to explore the depths of the mighty Ebro River. Witnessing their joy as they pursue their dreams of catching huge carp and catfish is a highlight of their adventure.
Interspersed with tales of rural life are explorations of idyllic mountain villages throughout northeastern Catalonia, from the Knights Templar fortress in Miravet to the fields of Horta Saint Joan, where a young Picasso once sketched local farmers. Laughter and local charm abound in this easy-to-read and heartwarming memoir.
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I am You, You Are Me
A flight to escape. A past that refuses to stay buried. A journey that feels like a dream – or a trap.
Everything seems normal – until it isn’t. Strangers know too much. Shadows whisper forgotten truths. Memories shift, twisting into something unrecognizable. What was left behind is catching up, and the answers may be more unsettling than the questions.
I Am You, You Are Me is a mind-bending journey into identity, fate, and the eerie connections that bind us all. Once the truth starts to unravel, there’s no turning back.
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Where Do You Go When You Need to Hide Away?
‘Sometimes highly functional people have lives and minds that are falling apart. You would never know because they would never tell you ... until they write a book about it.’
Where Do You Go When You Need To Hide Away? is the story of Joe Black and his struggles with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Joe’s childhood experiences of abuse and strained family relationships left him with shame and unresolved mental health issues. As he ventured on his careers and adult relationships, his challenging childhood still shaped his thoughts and behaviours. Only in his forties and fifties during a series of mental breakdowns did Joe finally acknowledge his past traumas and start to confront his lifelong battles with his identity and poor mental health. After years of therapy, Joe describes what he has learned about himself through psychology and how he now tries to manage his mental health and finally free himself from his need to hide away.
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Sentinels in the Oakwood
More than 100 years after nuclear war, nature has reclaimed much of the world that was destroyed. The Missouri Ozarks have returned to what they once were: a vast wilderness of woodlands, lakes, and caves. Some of the descendants of those who survived the war have since emerged from their shelters to establish subsistence-based communities, relying on the traditions of their ancestors. Others remain in the highly sophisticated underground facilities into which their forefathers retreated when the bombs fell. Those underground live with technologies lost to the world above, including sentinels – advanced, intelligent robotic humanoids. For those who have never even known electricity, the hulking machines reflect the scary stories told around the campfire. Meanwhile, lurking in the shadows, a growing threat from the north is emerging from those who would conquer and subdue any who will not submit.
As unique challenges force each of these groups to seek compromise and cooperation to survive, new leaders must emerge to forge a new path. With the future of their people hanging in the balance, will these new leaders courageously rise to the challenge, or will they be destroyed by their self-doubt and fear?
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The Slow Work of God
The Earth is getting hotter and life as we know it is under threat. Will just a few of us survive? Or can we act together to avert the crisis?
The root cause of this looming existential crisis is our addiction to consumption of material goods, and our unquestioning acceptance of the outrageous maldistribution of wealth among individuals and nations. Can we throw off these addictions and assumptions, to tread more lightly on the Earth?
McCarthy believes that we can. He starts by delving into the last two thousand years of Christian history. He traces the role of Jesus’ revolutionary teaching in a series of dramatic convulsions of human consciousness that have, suddenly and unexpectedly, changed attitudes and behaviour in previously unthinkable ways. In a world where violence, slavery, power and patriarchy were once universal, we are on the way to one that strives for peace, freedom, human rights, universal democracy, and equality for everyone.
These transformations – still in progress – are instances of a complete change of heart and mind: ‘metanoia’. They are the quiet, usually unacknowledged, ‘slow work of God’.
We must hope and strive for a new metanoia – one that overturns our materialist obsessions. In the final chapters, McCarthy proposes a radical way to launch this seismic change of heart, prevent catastrophe and ‘save humanity from itself’.
His book is full of hope and promise. We just have to make it happen.
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The Hijacking
When a terrorist network resurfaces with a deadly new plan, Dakota Lake finds herself at the centre of a global crisis. Following a catastrophic ambush in London and a botched mission in Panama, Dakota takes the fall and is sidelined in a low-security prison. But as sleeper agents regroup and a new plot emerges targeting US energy infrastructure, Dakota is drawn back into action, this time aboard a luxury cruise ship with a deadly secret.
As the ship sails toward the Gulf of Mexico, what begins as a supposed COVID outbreak quickly reveals itself as a smokescreen for something far more sinister. With communications severed and senior crew taken hostage, Dakota must rally a small band of allies to stop the hijackers before they turn the ship into a floating weapon.
Gripping and grounded, The Hijacking is a high-stakes thriller that blends intelligence work, covert action, and the quiet heroism of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances.
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Teacher, Where Are You?
I am mad and I so weep,
Teacher is very ill, and I can’t sleep.
I’m holding close my cuddly toy,
‘Cause teacher kissed it and sent me joy.On an emotional evening at the seaside, Inge took a small notebook and wrote down this story. In this book, she says farewell to her pupils, and they say farewell to her. The loss of a grandparent, mother, brother, or sister has been the theme of many nursery books, but she couldn’t find any story about a teacher or colleague who suddenly fades away.
Talking (or learning to talk) about death with young children should be done in a natural way. Inge hoped that her story would be an eye-opener in that process. Teacher, Where Are You? should be present in every primary school, every palliative care unit, medical waiting rooms, and every family.
Inge liked to make themes such as illness, loss, and mourning open for discussion and offer guidance to those who might need it.
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Revolutionary Voices from the French Slave Houses
In 1789, French society, through the French Revolution, boldly proclaimed ‘Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité.’ Yet this revolution, which claimed to bring complete change, did not seek freedom for all. The vile and inhumane system of slavery was reinstated after the revolution, and the three French estates – the peasants, the nobility, and the Church – remained complicit in maintaining slavery for the sake of economic gain.
By 1848, when slavery was finally abolished, the French government shamelessly compensated slave owners, while the newly freed people were left to fend for themselves. They were expected to carve out a ‘French life’ in a society that continued to oppress them, a struggle that still affects their descendants today.
Transported in large French slave ships and brought to the French mainland and colonies, they were reduced to unpaid labour. Who among us will be the revolutionary voice for the former enslaved and their descendants? Where is our sense of universal justice as we lift the historical French veil and find poverty and racism still entrenched?
There has been no entry into the French aristocracy for the formerly enslaved and their descendants. No pathway has been offered to a life of dignity, despite their labour helping to build the very foundation of France.
Let us hear the revolutionary voices of the past and present calling for FREEDOM FOR ALL! Let us declare VIVE LA FRANCE FOR ALL!
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BC, Why Me?
BC’s life was a fraud from the beginning. The worst part was her complete ignorance and innocence. Abducted, abused, and exposed to incredibly crude experiences and shocking pleasures, she was forced to grow up at a rapid pace. The people she loved, hated, and trusted were constantly lying to her. Insecurity led her to trust two dangerous characters, and to maintain their loyalty, she was forced to compromise her own morals. Would it be enough to survive? At what cost?
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The End of the Rainbow
Louise Mercier is the elder of two stepsisters. She has been the private secretary to a very demanding boss for years. Her half-sister, who is twenty years younger and a talented artist, dropped out of university to become a homeless wanderer. However, she is due to inherit a large legacy on her twenty-fifth birthday.
The last Louise sees of her sister is a visit from her, accompanied by a young American. Louise thinks she has joined a closed community in Yorkshire, but they refuse to reveal if this is true. Then, she is told her sister died in an accident some months previously. She had left her money to an unknown fund in Luxembourg. An inquest had ruled it was an accidental death. Then, to her surprise, she learns that the young American had also met with a fatal accident.
What really happened to these two young people? The mystery deepens when two more bodies are found hidden in remote places.
Commander Richard Buxton of the Metropolitan Police is faced with four mysterious deaths. His investigations reveal a world where greed fuels murder.
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A Father's Love
‘Hush now, my son. You are home, Joah. You are home, and you are loved,’ cried his father, his own tears falling in joy and desperate love. Two strong arms pulled him to his feet and held him close, a hand cradled the back of his head as it was guided to his father’s shoulder.
Overwhelmed, Zimri’s heart almost imploded.
His son was home.
His son was alive.
A Father’s Love can be described as a two-tone book, comprising both fiction and non-fiction. Taking the parable we know as The Prodigal Son, Donna Lloyd writes a compelling narrative and a series of reflections to explore the meaning behind the parable Jesus told. This book will hopefully make known how much you are loved by the Father and how His arms are always open wide, ready to welcome you home, no matter who you are or what you’ve done.
So, whether you see yourself as a prodigal son or not, this book will hopefully encourage you to reevaluate and reestablish your relationship with your Father and help you on your journey home.
The Father’s love is waiting for you.
Are you willing to embrace it?
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The Digital Tribulations of Brady Webber
Dive into a breathtaking adventure in the heart of cyberspace with Brady Webber. In a world where advanced technology merges with reality, Brady, a young computer enthusiast, discovers a mysterious portal leading to a digital dimension. This journey into the cyber world propels him into a thrilling digital adventure, where he faces unexpected challenges, unforgettable allies and formidable adversaries.
The story begins with a simple video game, but Brady finds himself quickly sucked into the digital dystopia of the Web, a parallel universe populated by strange creatures and colourful characters. There, he discovers that the boundary between the virtual and the real worlds is more blurred than he imagined. Each chapter takes you deeper into this virtual thriller, where the stakes are high and where every decision can have unexpected consequences.
As Brady navigates this technological conspiracy, he is assisted by unexpected allies, including a talkie robot cat and a fearsome warrior. Together they must thwart the plans of a powerful enemy who threatens to disrupt the balance of the Web and the real world. The story skilfully combines computer mystery with science fiction elements, creating an immersive reading experience. It is a deep exploration of the parallel realities, dangers and wonders of the digital world.
If you are a fan of digital adventures with a touch of suspense, this book is made for you. Let yourself be carried away by the whirlwind of emotions, surprises and discoveries that await you on this epic journey through cyberspace. Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in a world where reality surpasses fiction.
£7.99
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