For readers of The Help and The Invention of Wings, a searing and sweeping debut novel that gives a new and unforgettable perspective on modern day domestic workers.Set in the blistering heat of Singapore, THE MAID'S ROOM follows the lives of two Filipina maids - sisters Dolly and Tala who are working hard to send money back home, and British ex-pat Jules who has left her job as a midwife to move to Singapore with husband David.Told with h...

Monsters in Greek literature are often thought of as creatures which exist in mythological narratives, however, as this book shows, they appear in a much broader range of ancient sources and are used in creation narratives, ethnographic texts, and biology to explore the limits of the human body and of the human world.This book provides an in-depth examination of the role of monstrosity in ancient Greek literature. In the past, monsters in this context have largely been treated as u...

What if your anxiety wasn’t simply a problem to fix—but an invitation to understand yourself more deeply?The Wisdom of Anxiety offers a reflective journey into the nature of anxiety, blending psychology, philosophy, and lived experience to reframe how we view one of life’s most misunderstood emotions. Rather than resisting or suppressing it, this book guides you toward meeting anxiety with openness, curiosity, and compassion.Inside, you’ll explore:Multiple therapeut...

Kingdom of Wolves – The Journey is a true story of survival and the soul’s journey to freedom, reclamation, redemption, and wholeness of spirit. The author was a silent victim of domestic abuse that spanned a period of three decades, she was not only held captive by her abuser but also her own low self-esteem, fears, and insecurities.With this book she takes you on a journey through the psychological and emotional labyrinth of the minds of both the victim and the abuser si...

You Can't Die was inspired by Wendy Marston's visits to her regular spiritual meetings that she began attending after the death of her mother.Before her mother died, Wendy, her sister and father all agreed two very secret code words. Following her death, Wendy's mother came through a Medium who gave her the secret code, along with more evidence, that lead her to become a believer in clairvoyance. Her father continued to be a sceptic but began coming through Mediums very qu...

When little Lucy spends the first night at her grandparents' house without her own Mummy and Daddy, she feels afraid. So her Daddy gives her a new friend, a lovely bear called Patrick. Patrick waits for Lucy in the 'creepy room' where Lucy has been sleeping. Patrick is Lucy's special sleepover friend. But who will keep Patrick company when Lucy is not there? The answer to this lies inside a dusty old toy cupboard in a dark corner of the room. Before long, everybody has some New Friends.

Lovely Jan,With her radio, knee-high socks, and curls.In some ways she was different to other lovely girls.She had two wonky eyes that made things hard to see.If you held up two fingers, Jan most likely saw three!But Jan didn’t mind,Not one little bit,It made her ears better at listening to trumpets...

Thursday 1st September 2039. On the centenary of the Second World War, atheist scientist Chris Deckers exploits the planet's most powerful computer to reveal something so cataclysmic it makes five thousand years of recorded human history – wars, empires, revolutions, the lot – look like an underwhelming warm-up act.ERROR 404: GOD NOT FOUND.Yup. According to the most intelligent intelligence on the planet, the big old guy, as advertised, is a big old lie, dreamt up by Bronze...

This book explores the ways in which the origins of time, of the gods, and processes associated with time were conceptualised in antiquity, examining a variety of ancient sources from across the ancient world and addressing issues surrounding the sources themselves.Time is a key framework through which we understand the world around us. Shared structures to measure the passage of time reveal certain cultural and societal values, while time’s less concrete forms are evident across a...

When their father sends a letter saying he has remarried and no longer loves them, Annet and her sisters set out across the treacherous Sea of Teeth to find him in this second book in The Triplets Grim illustrated middle grade trilogy, perfect for fans of Coraline and the Sinister Summer series.To save her father, she’ll have to survive what lurks beneath.Annet is in shock. She and her sisters, Hannah and Nell, have just read a letter from their father, who is away at sea. ...

Nestled among rugged mountains, in a remote part of Catalonia frequented by wolf hunters, bandits, deserters, ghosts, beasts and demons, sits the old farmhouse called Mas Clavell. Inside, an impossibly old woman lies on her deathbed while family and caretakers drift in and out. All the women who have ever lived and died in that house are waiting for her to join them. They are preparing to throw her a party.As day turns to night, four hundred years' worth of memories unspool, and th...

Best friends. Broken promises. Buried secrets.Ten years ago Rose made a promise to help her goddaughter Eloise if she was ever in trouble.A promise she may live to regret.But she meant every word… until the night Eloise turns up on her doorstep covered in blood and asking for the unthinkable.Rose has buried secrets before. Only this time they’re about to come back and haunt her.The Promise You Made is the addictive new psychological thriller by A J M...