Two broke young backpackers are grateful to find fruitpicking work at a farm - but something begins seeming strange about the owner and his workers.Gemma and Hayley hitchhike for days to reach the remote Llewellyn Farm. Owner Tate Llewellyn welcomes them with open arms.The weeks go by - a blur of hot days of picking fruit with the other young backpacker workers, parties, campfires and wading beneath waterfalls in the nearby springs....

Senior Detective Kate Wakeland senses dark undercurrents in her beloved small town, Tallman's Valley.She's glimpsed a silent town lying beneath the valley " a place where the streets and landscapes are the same, but where daylight never reaches. But as Kate begins to investigate the silent town, a shocking multiple shooting occurs on the mountain that bookends the valley, Witness Mountain.Kate is forced to suspend all else and focus on the case at hand. How...

Brought to you by Penguin.When Callie rents a beach cottage in Whitstable, she doesn't expect for its owner to be glamorous influencer Vanessa Lowe.Vanessa has it all. A beautiful home, a loyal husband, three perfect children, and a growing number of adoring online fans.Callie has long admired her world from afar. But when Vanessa invites her in, the closer Callie looks, the more she suspects that there's more to Vanessa than meets the eye.S...

The PatientBehind the tall gates of her Notting Hill townhouse, Effie Locke seems to have it all, a career to die for and a devoted husband who can't get enough of her. So when a reckless mistake lands her in court-mandated therapy, everyone is shocked to discover her perfect life has cracks, including Effie.Week after week, inside Mark's office, Effie tries to piece together how she got there. There are gaps in her memory and trusting doesn't come easy to h...

Evie is in the grip of a gambling addiction.She's terrified she'll destroy the lives of her husband and two small daughters, especially with her rising debt. She grabs onto a lifeline - the offer of a program that promises to heal addictions and give her a fresh start.Evie and 27 others from around the world travel to a monastery on a tiny Greek island to begin the program. There are six days and six challenges on the path to healing. Ten thousand dollars p...

Annie Edson Taylor's astonishing claim to fame begins with a challenge no one believed could be survived: going over Niagara Falls and living to tell the tale. Set against the history of earlier daredevils and the growing conviction that the Falls were unconquerable, her story blends plainspoken memoir with high-stakes drama, introducing a woman whose announcement was first met with ridicule and disbelief. Taylor's life unfolds as a portrait of hardship and self-reliance. Raised near Aubur...

This collection brings together four of Copi’s best-known works for the stage: Eva Perón, The Homosexual, The Four Twinsand Loretta Strong. Set on the borderline between reality and delirium, and featuring such charismatic icons as Eva Perón and Greta Garbo, Copi’s plays are imbued with his trademark racy wit and manic pace, intended at once to unsettle the bien-pensants and to open up radically new insights.The product of one of the most talked-about dramatists in the French language sinc...

This engaging STEAM-themed collection of poems features a rainbow of colorful creatures found throughout the world. It doubles as an introduction to simple and fun poetic forms and allows readers the chance to identify a few of their own.Rosy pinks, regal blues, radiant greensAdorn birds, bugs, snails, slugs.Instead of paint on canvas,Nature colors feathers, fur, skin, scales.But if some see these creatures as Oddball or off-the-wall,Why not ...

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the pages of The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 04. Published in April 1897, this captivating volume transports you to the heart of exploration and discovery. From the depths of the ocean to the summit of mountains, witness the wonders of the natural world through the lens of renowned scientists, explorers, and photographers. Delve into the mysteries of the Arctic, marvel at the grandeur of the Grand Canyon, and uncover the secrets of anci...

Annie Heloise Abel's The Slaveholding Indians is a major documentary history of Native nations entangled in the institution of slavery and the political crises of the American Civil War. Across three volumes, Abel reconstructs the diplomatic, military, economic, and constitutional dimensions of relations among the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, the Confederacy, and the United States. Her method is archival and evidentiary: treaties, legislative records, correspondence, mili...

Winner, Earphones Award 2020Five long-missing children are about to be returned.It was summer in the mountains when five small children vanished from their nursery school picnic. The heat was stifling that day, the tinkle of an ice-cream van in the air....Three-and-a-half years later, in the dead of winter, the children are returned to their families...one by one.All except for Ivy - the granddaughter of Homicide Detective Kate Wake...

She was wrongfully convicted. Now she’s free – to clear her name and catch a killer. But will the murderer find her first?Perfect for fans of Heidi Perks and Andrea Mara'Excellent' Literary Review'An exciting and emotional thriller that keeps you guessing...lots of twists, turns and shocks!' 5***** reader review----Fifteen years ago, Chelsea was convicted of...