‘Written with all the ingenuity and twisty tautness of a thriller’ The TimesFrom the Booker-winning Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power, and a daughter’s search to understand her mother’s hidden truths.This is the story of Irish theatre legend Katherine O’Dell, as told by her daughter Norah. It tells of early stardom in Hollywood, of highs and lows on the stages of Dublin and London’s West End. Kathe...

Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2016Shortlisted for the 2015 Costa Novel AwardLonglisted for the 2015 Man Booker PrizeWinner of the Irish Novel of the Year 2015Hanna, Dan, Constance and Emmet return to the west coast of Ireland for a final family Christmas in the home their mother is about to sell. As the feast turns to near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from Rosal...

'Witty, original, inventive...utterly compelling' Daily MailWinner of the Man Booker PrizeThe nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam. It wasn't the drink that killed him - although that certainly helped - it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house, in the winter of 1968.The Gathering is a novel about love and disappointment, about...

First in a Samoan-set series featuring police officer Apelu Soifua: "Enright's portrait of cultural collision is the heart of this engaging series debut." — BooklistThe city of Tafuna may be located on a tropical paradise, but it's no stranger to crime. Just like anywhere else in the world, it has its fair share of murder, drugs, and robbery. Which makes Apelu Soifua the perfect man for his job. He's a cop of two worlds: San Francisco, where he started his...

In "Return to Gone-Away," the adventure continues as the protagonist, Portia Blake, and her cousin Julian return to the mysterious and enchanting place known as Gone-Away Lake. After a year of being away, the two children are eager to reconnect with their previous discoveries and the eccentric characters they met.The story picks up with Portia and Julian arriving back at Gone-Away, only to find that things have changed since their last visit. The once-abandoned lake houses are now inhabite...

In the Dance of Diplomacy, One Misstep Could Spark Global ChaosAs the U.S. prepares for high-stakes nuclear negotiations with Iran, seasoned diplomat Ben Martin finds himself navigating a labyrinth of political ambition and betrayal. A leak from within his own ranks threatens to undermine the fragile talks, while whispers of Iran's shadowy "Immortals" unit—an elite force tasked with covert sabotage—hint at darker forces at play.For Kate Sinclair, a...

When the movie Meet the Parents, starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro was released on Oct. 6, 2000, it pulled in $28,623,300 opening day and would become one of the most successful comedies ever, producing two successful sequels. What very few people know, however, is that the movie was a remake of a low-budget independent feature of the same name released 10 years before. Greg Glienna released his original Meet the Parents in 1991, and it was well received at the loca...

True North Quest - A Reflection JournalWithin all journeys are hidden gems of immense value. These treasures remain unknown unless we search for them. Sometimes we half-hear them in the stillness of a forest, at sunset or between two waves in an ocean of noise. Reflection is the key to discovery.This journal is a companion to the publication: The Spirit of Adventure Calls – A Compass for Life, Learning and Leadership. We trust that it will serve as a helpfu...

Amelia Rose Gardiner has a problem. She needs a phone, but her parents won't buy her one. She's in the seventh grade, so she needs one, but she's only ten, and they tell her she's not old enough. It's how homeschoolers communicate with each other, but Mom and Dad can't afford it, and they already have a house phone. Left with no alternative, Amelia goes looking for a job to pay for it herself. This is her adventure.Once Upon a Phone isn't a children's book. It's a story ab...

Walter Stickle is a creature of consistency: from the time he gets up, to the clothes he wears, the food he eats, the way he works, how he spends his free time . . . He does everything the same way. Every day. Boring? Maybe, but he likes his routine. It's normal. But Walter also likes the Galactic Rangers. He reads the comic strip. He collects the action figures. He goes to the ComicCons. He is obsessed with them. Why? Because, despite the sense of security he finds in being normal, Walter...

Amelia Rose Gardiner, heroine of Once Upon a Phone, is back with another problem. First, it was the phone; now, it's her family. Something is wrong, something so serious, no one will talk about it around her because she's only ten, and it's not her problem. But Amelia isn't just ten; she's halfway to eleven and going into the eighth grade in a month, and she's making it her problem.Once Upon the Lady Jane is the sequel to what one critic called "a charming… unusua...

Discover twice the city in half the time as Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Vienna.This latest edition uncovers the city's most popular experiences and unexpected surprises from strolling through one of the world's finest 18th-century baroque palaces at Schloss Belvedere and Gardens; to sampling Viennese culture in the MuseumsQuartier; and running...