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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all too aware of the urgent health inequalities that plague our world. But these inequalities have always been urgent: modern medicine has a colonial and racist history. Here, in an essential and searingly truthful account, Annabel Sowemimo unravels the colonial roots of modern medicine. Tackling systemic racism, hidden histories and healthcare myths, Sowemimo recounts her own experiences as a doctor, patient and activist.

Lifelong singleton, Sophie, is looking for love. With her friends settling down and her family piling on the pressure, it seems that her anonymous column about relationships is more successful than her actual dating life. But now, with her sister's wedding approaching, she's determined not to turn up alone - and if she can't find her soulmate in time, she'll just have to fake one. Enter Harry.

Merete Pryds Helle reinterpreta de forma conmovedora y sensual la vida de Nora Helmer, personaje de la obra ‘Casa de Muñecas’ de Ibsen.

La señora Nora Helmer es una de las figuras femeninas más famosas en la historia del teatro. En esta novela, Merete Pryds Helle alumbra de forma magistral los recovecos de su existencia. ‘Nora’ narra la evolución de este personaje: de una persona frágil y manipulable a una mujer libre, fuerte y tenaz...

A Christmassy tale of Fairy Faye and Alfie the Elf, who come to a busy town centre on Christmas Eve to see the festivities. The Fairy has been given a magic wand and can make three wishes for herself and the Elf, but she soon finds she needs to use these wishes to help others, and to try to save Christmas in the town from a wicked Witch, who wants to spoil Christmas for everyone. Will the Witch succeed, or will Faye and Alfie foil her wicked plans?

Rory Green is afraid of insects. And mud. And adventures. In fact, he is frightened of most things. But when his family drags him on a camping vacation to Great Oaks Forest, Rory soon discovers that in order to save the planet he loves, he will have to do more than read books about it and recycle his old cereal boxes. With the help of his bee sidekick, Bobbee, and his newfound friends, Rory learns to let go of his fears and believe in himself as he embarks on an epic adventure to save his family’s favorite woodland.

"That place has been my whole life. Everything I thought I knew about myself was constructed in those few months I spent within touching distance of the sea. Everything I am is because Alistair loved me." Rachel has been in love with Alistair for fifteen years. Even though she’s now married to...

“Wives Like Us made me laugh so hard I actually knocked over my lamp. Can a book be so wickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious that you would stumble through the night to find a new lightbulb just so you can keep reading way past your bedtime? In a word, yes."" —Kevin Kwan Take...

Leadership opportunities for women are increasing in the Middle East. As debates about gender parity and gender politics continue to be a hot topic globally, Annabel Harper addresses the complexities of the culture in the Middle East and how business women can navigate these in order to take better advantage of the openings which are emerging.

This is the sequel to A Tale of Two Cats: Boris and Doris the Christmas Kittens and Boris and Doris and the Alley Cat Gang (two stories combined into one book). The two cats live with Jamie and Julie. And now a puppy has come to live near them. He belongs to a little girl called Maisie. The children and pets have great fun together at Christmas and through the following year, but also get into some mischief and have some hair-raising adventures, followed by a very special event later.

Un experimento literario cargado de sentimiento y pasión, en el que la autora, Patricia Almarcegui, juega a cruzar en la ficción los caminos de dos personajes históricos que jamás llegaron a encontrarse: el pintor Ingres y lady Montagu, viajera y aventurera nacida casi un siglo antes que él. Almarcegui nos plantea en este juego ficticio la apasionada historia de amor que podría haber surgido entre los dos de haberse conocido, en un delicioso romance histórico que destaca por la prosa delicada y a la vez precisa de su autora.

Winner of the Polari Prize Shortlisted for the Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize ‘A gothic fairy tale, sublime in its creepiness’ – Florence Welch Our Wives Under The Sea is the haunting novel from Julia Armfiled, the critically acclaimed author of Salt Slow. It’s a story of falling in love...

When animal lover Cora learns that Direspire's mysterious owner is looking for a new Creature Keeper, she realises this might just be the chance she's looking for to save her parents' farm. But Direspire Hall is a spooky place, and the strange creatures who live there are nothing like Cora is expecting. As Cora settles into her new life, it soon becomes clear that Direspire has its secrets and that somebody will do whatever it takes to keep them....

Two kittens are given at Christmas to two children, who live next door to each other. They get up to lots of mischief, and have fun and adventures together that Christmas, and throughout the next year....

This book is a tale about fairies and gnomes who gathered to create a New Year Fair. The fairies sat together to work out what they would sell on their stalls, and the gnomes worked out what they could build to sell at the fair. After invitations were sent to all the animals in their neighborhood, they started with their working bees to make goods. The fair was opened by Blondie, the head fairy, and Bob, the chief gnome, and money was raised for a worthwhile charity.

Since the 1980s, I’ve seen literally hundreds of diet plans come and go. Although a few of them, such as Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, and Nutrisystem, have appeared to stand the test of time, most of them seem to come and go like the wind. I got to see this up close and personal within my own family, within myself, and within the clients of my practices.

Benji, Martin, Princess, and Chester find themselves in a whole lot of trouble one morning. This was life changing and without the Feisty Four working as a team, they would not have been able to return. A short story for young listeners. Just enough thrill in the audiobook to keep the young listeners interested.

Interesante colección de relatos cortos de una de las maestras del género, Mercedes Abad. En ella, la autora juega con las perturbaciones en la cotidianeidad, con lo inquietante que interrumpe la rutina: un secreto que guardar, el miedo ante una primera cita, las intrigas de un grupo de amigos, la soledad del viaje... cuentos que nos hablan de tú a tú y nos explican quiénes somos.

Imagine a far-away planet where dinosaur type creatures still exist. But they have grown to be quite clever and have some of the habits and ways of humans. This is a story of how some of them live and play together, some of them are cute and some are silly, and there are a couple of rather scary ones. Dapzie and Daffy and their kids, Billy and Milly, are the main characters in this strange and funny tale.

The pretty Mermaid Princess Marina lives a happy, sunny life in Bountiful Bay with her parents the Mer King and Queen and all her fun-loving friends. Until...One Day...the Sea Witch appears upon the scene! See how she hatches a cunning plot to kidnap the Mermaid Princess and drive the Mer-folk from their happy home. But will she succeed, or will the Mer-folk foil her wicked plan?

In this sequel to Maddie and the Magic Carpet, we see Maddie and Casper take off again to go to the wedding of a prince and a princess. But on their way, they meet all sorts of weird, wonderful, and sometimes scary characters. Will they make it there safely and in time, and what special surprise awaits Maddie?