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Da Tim og Louise Cutler sammen med deres to børn bliver inviteret til at tilbringe to uger i juli i en storslået villa på den franske Riviera, forestiller de sig en drømmeferie med solskin i et luksuriøst hus med en fantastisk pool, vinmarker og god mad i godt selskab. Men allerede få dage efter deres ankomst står det klart, at opholdet ikke bliver lige så vidunderligt, som de havde håbet på: Der opstår hurtigt konflikter mellem gæsterne, og da en kvinde bliver fundet død ved poolen, forvandles idyllen til et mareridt.

Have you ever observed a bee up close and wondered what was going on inside its head? Like ours, insects' brains take up most of the space in their heads, but their brains are smaller than a grain of rice, only 0.0002% as large as ours. But what purpose does the insect brain serve, and how does that drive their creativity, morality, and emotions?

Дивовижна серія класичних дитячих казок, відтворених для малюків та дітей молодшого віку. Ведучі, талановитий дует Ребекки Кітлі та Інеля Томлінсона, у кожному епізоді захоплююче розповідають знайомі всім історії під супровід звуків та музики, що додають оповіданням глибини та текстури. Ця серія казок неодмінно зацікавить малечу та захопить увагу дітлахів від початку й до кінця. Автори Елісон Рей та Метью Лайонс, музика Луї Тейлора, продюсер Ніл Моссі.

Córka Avy, Carly, to typowa dziesięciolatka: pełna energii, radosna i kreatywna. Dla rodziców jest całym światem. Kiedy jednak zaczyna potykać się na schodach i wchodzić w drzwi, Ava natychmiast chce jechać do lekarza. Jej mąż Rick jest pewien, że nie ma się o co martwić – przecież dzieci bywają czasem trochę niezdarne. Ale instynkt podpowiada Avie, że coś jest poważnie nie tak. Carly otrzymuje straszną diagnozę: ma rzadką chorobę genetyczną. Chwilę potem tragiczny wypadek sprawia, że życie rodziny znowu pogrąża się w chaosie.

For readers of The Least of Us and In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts--a practical, hopeful, and research-based guide for supporting loved ones through addiction and recovery. This isn’t a book about addiction--it’s a book about recovery. Written for every loved one, community member, and...

Marty, age 57, was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS by his family doctor. Seven weeks later, the diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist. Ten months and ten days later, Marty passed away. From day one, Alison, Marty’s spouse of over twenty-five years, kept a journal as a way to navigate the overwhelming state of her mind and soul. Soon the rawness of her words harmonized to tell the story of Marty’s diagnosis, illness, and decline. Dance Me to the End is an evocative memoir about witnessing a loved one suffer from a neurological, degenerative, and terminal disease.

From top 50 bestselling author Alison Sherlock and her Riverside Lane Series. Molly Hopkins has happily watched all of her friends’ dreams come true on Riverside Lane. Deciding to follow her passion for baking, Molly with the help of her friends takes the plunge and opens a Tea Garden in the...

The Me Too movement, started by Black feminist Tarana Burke in 2006, went viral as a hashtag 11 years later after a tweet by White actor Alyssa Milano. Mainstream movements like #MeToo have often built on and coopted the work of women of color, while refusing to learn from them or center their concerns. Far too often, the message is not "Me, Too" but "Me, Not You". Me, Not You argues that the mainstream movement against sexual violence expresses a political whiteness that both reflects its demographics and limits its revolutionary potential.

From the bestselling author of The Village Shop For Lonely Hearts After escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever. But with the rundown Inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave...

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate listeners.

Math whiz Charlie won admission in a puzzle contest - and he’s intrigued by the strange numbers he finds on Idlewood’s walls. His restless sister Anna had to be dragged to the house - but then she discovers its hidden floor. Emily’s parents brought her to the mansion on a secret mission - and she’s determined to prove herself to them. All three kids soon unlock clues to Idlewood’s mysterious past and the famous female explorer who’s connected to it - and the secret treasure she left behind.

From the top 50 bestselling author of The Village Shop For Lonely Hearts Scandal-hit party girl Lucy Conway needs to leave London fast. She packs her bags and escapes to the sleepy village of Cranbridge to take care of her beloved Uncle Frank. But the country village isn’t quite as idyllic as...

Everyone makes mistakes, and brilliant scientist Harry Coover is no different. But Harry keeps making the same extra-sticky mistake, and he begins to wonder whether it's such a mistake after all...

Transforming the old Caffey property into Hope Springs’s new community arts center won’t be easy for celebrated weaver Luna Meadows, but she sees it as a labor of love. The center will honor Sierra Caffey, the best friend Luna lost years ago in a car crash. But when Angelo Caffey—Sierra’s older brother and Luna’s first love—returns to his family’s former home demanding answers, Luna must also face her long-buried feelings for him.

Kaylie Flynn was luckier than most children left to the Texas foster care system, blessed with a foster mother who taught her the comfort of home…and the healing power of baking the perfect brownie. Now, Kaylie has journeyed back to Hope Springs to open a café in the charming Victorian she once shared with her foster family - and to finally find answers about her past and where she came from. Yet Kaylie’s carefully laid plans quickly become complicated....

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate listeners.

In the first half of the 20th century, Dunbar was an academically elite public school, despite being racially segregated by law. By the 1950s, Dunbar High School was sending 80 percent of its students to college. Today, as with too many troubled urban public schools, the majority of Dunbar students struggle with reading and math. Journalist and author Alison Stewart, whose parents were both Dunbar graduates, tells the story of the school’s rise, fall, and path toward resurgence.

Twelve million years ago, rhinos, elephants, and camels roamed North America. They would gather at nearby watering holes - eating, drinking, and trying not to become someone else’s lunch. But one day, in what we now know as Nebraska, everything changed. The explosion of a supervolcano a thousand miles away sent a blanket of ash that buried these animals for millennia. Until 1953, when a 17-year-old farm worker made an unbelievable discovery.

On leave from her job in Newcastle upon Tyne following the death of her lover, DS Abby Foulkes is on Skiathos with their young son, Johnny. But just as they begin to relax, Johnny finds human bones in a wood near a Greek monastery on a hillside above Skiathos town. It isn't long before Abby discovers that this isn't the first set of bones to be found. When someone disappears from the Hibiscus Fruit hotel where they are staying, Abby is drawn into the mystery.

Caileigh Watson was two when she witnessed her mother's murder in the woods. She longs to remember her mother, but struggles with memory problems. Twenty years on, the man who was imprisoned for the crime is up for release. And then a new witness appears, whose testimony could throw out the original conviction. When Caileigh and the witness go missing, DS Abby Foulkes is pulled into a hunt for the truth in a case which threatens to engulf her.