I Hear You Calling

I Hear You Calling

Author: Helen Line

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2017-03-28

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1788037480

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“So, I am nine years old and in Year Five at school and I am a weirdo. I know I am a weirdo ‘cos all the other kids at school tell me that a lot. The teachers don’t call me weirdo but they do get angry with me, a lot... Dad and Mrs Wilkes argue sometimes and they both get very angry and me and Mum sit in the middle of them watching, like at a tennis match. And then I get sent home for the rest of the day and when I go back to school it starts all over again.” Rae Simpson, Education Officer, is struggling to recover from her marriage to a control freak. Richard Banks, 9-year-old student, is floundering as he tries to please both his controlling father and his headmistress. A difficult task, as the very thing that pleases his father is the thing that most puts his school place at risk: Richard gives messages from the dead. Whilst sceptical Rae tries to work with Richard, his overzealous father and a head teacher who thinks compromise is a dirty word, her ex-husband arrives back on the scene. As control rapidly begins to fall away from them both, Rae and Richard find themselves victims of dramatic events that unite them in a way that Rae never thought possible. Soon enough, the question is not ‘Can Rae save Richard’s school place?’ but ‘Can Rae save Richard’s life?’ I Hear You Calling is a fast-moving story of love, loss, trust and control that will take you into areas you may never have visited before. A contemporary novel with a paranormal flavour, it will appeal to those with an interest in spirituality and what lies beyond our world.


A Deadly December in Edgemont

A Deadly December in Edgemont

Author: Della North

Publisher: Lynda French

Published: 2023-03-08

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1738669041

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Edgemont School for Girls bursar Judith Taylor avoids getting emotionally involved when student Holly Lezinsky's body is found, but her lack of action has put Beth Penner at risk. Reluctantly, Judith is forced to work with George Grant, the handsome policeman; her new friend Lila Morelli; quarrelsome coworkers; and distraught parents in the rush to find the missing teen before it's too late. A portion of sale proceeds will be donated to NaNoWriMo.org in appreciation.


Letters of Frank Sargeson

Letters of Frank Sargeson

Author: Sarah Shieff

Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

Published: 2012-02-03

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 186979334X

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A rich and riveting record of both literary and social value. Frank Sargeson is one of New Zealand's best-loved and most important writers. Besides the ground-breaking short stories, he wrote memoirs, novels, and plays. He encouraged at least three generations of younger writers and, for most of his adult life, the famous bach behind the hedge at 14 Esmonde Road was at the heart of New Zealand's artistic and literary world. Sargeson was also a prolific letter writer, and this selection of 500 of the most fascinating ranges over half a century, from 1927 to 1981. The letters are immensely readable, vividly capturing his life and times, his milieu and his personality. Frank loved gossip, could be bitchy and peevish, but also kind, affectionate, funny, ribald, astute. This collection, selected, edited and annotated by Sarah Shieff, is a document of extraordinary significance for all those interested in New Zealand's literary and social history.


With an Extreme Burning

With an Extreme Burning

Author: Bill Pronzini

Publisher: Speaking Volumes

Published: 2011-06

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1612320996

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A few weeks after his wife died in an accident, Dix Mallory, a college professor in the quiet Northern California town of Los Alegres, receives harassing phone calls from a man claiming to have been her lover. Rather than ignore them, Dix sets out to nab the caller and uncovers murder.


Nora Webster

Nora Webster

Author: Colm Toibin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1439149852

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From one of contemporary literature’s bestselling, critically acclaimed, and beloved authors: a “luminous” novel (Jennifer Egan, The New York Times Book Review) about a fiercely compelling young widow navigating grief, fear, and longing, and finding her own voice—“heartrendingly transcendant” (The New York Times, Janet Maslin). Set in Wexford, Ireland, Colm Tóibín’s magnificent seventh novel introduces the formidable, memorable, and deeply moving Nora Webster. Widowed at forty, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born. And now she fears she may be sucked back into it. Wounded, selfish, strong-willed, clinging to secrecy in a tiny community where everyone knows your business, Nora is drowning in her own sorrow and blind to the suffering of her young sons, who have lost their father. Yet she has moments of stunning insight and empathy, and when she begins to sing again, after decades, she finds solace, engagement, a haven—herself. Nora Webster “may actually be a perfect work of fiction” (Los Angeles Times), by a “beautiful and daring” writer (The New York Times Book Review) at the zenith of his career, able to “sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations” (USA TODAY). “Miraculous...Tóibín portrays Nora with tremendous sympathy and understanding” (Ron Charles, The Washington Post).


The Vigilante

The Vigilante

Author: Jacqui Morrison

Publisher: Lachesis Publishing Inc

Published: 2013-07-10

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1927555205

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A Prickly Affair

A Prickly Affair

Author: Hugh Warwick

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-10-30

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0141900245

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An ode to the humble hedgehog from a lifelong obsessive. Exploring what hedgehogs actually do and what they tell us about our need for wildlife and the changes in the British countryside, The Hedgehog's Dilemma travels from the Outer Hebridees via the American Hedgehog Festival, Sonic the Hedgeghog and Mrs Tiggywinkle, to a field in Shropshire, where Hugh Warwick's love of hedgehogs began.


Only for You

Only for You

Author: Beth Kery

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0425266141

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Some passions are too hot to disguise… Former Army intelligence officer Seth Hightower may work with the Hollywood elite as a makeup artist, but he’s learned not to trust the rich and famous with anything more than a good time. Only one woman ever tempted him to break his rules about dating actresses—and she left him with the memory of a single night and a lifetime of what-ifs. Hollywood “It” girl Gia Harris is used to being in the spotlight. But after she witnesses something that puts her life in danger, she needs to avoid prying eyes. Seth’s special skills make him the perfect person to keep her famous face out of the news, but their history makes him the last person she wants to be alone with. He’s far too tempting—and now, far too close… As Seth conceals Gia from those who would do her harm, they can’t ignore the blistering attraction between them. And when they give in to their cravings, they reveal more about themselves than either of them has ever laid bare before…


Postcolonizing the International

Postcolonizing the International

Author: Phillip Darby

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2006-06-30

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780824830069

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Postcolonizing the International brings post-colonialism directly into engagement with contemporary international studies, while at the same time reflecting back on the discourse, noting certain blindspots and shortcomings in critique. Reversing the established agenda, it begins with the position of non-European societies and the legacies of colonialism. Two companion essays on knowledge formations about the international and the changing nature of the political are followed by challenging reinterpretations of contemporary global politics focusing on race, skewed development, cultural difference, and everyday life. Individual chapters speak to the significance of consumption and commodification, the need for redirecting Western development stategies, initiatives of the Tibetan cabinet in exile, and sexuality as metaphor. Contributors: Phillip Darby, Paul James, Gabriel Lafitte, Marcia Langton, Ashis Nandy, Edgar Ng, Sekai Nzenza, Simon Obendorf, Nabaneeta Dev Sen.


A Drowning Tide

A Drowning Tide

Author: Sarah Lawton

Publisher: Black & White Publishing

Published: 2024-09-12

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1785306731

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Merry lives a simple life. For work, she writes cryptic crossword puzzles. For pleasure, she swims in the icy cold sea. And in between she keeps a careful eye on her neighbour, Lucas Manning, the son of her late best friend Julia. One day Lucas's wife reports him missing. Merry has known Lucas his whole life; he would never walk out like this. Bad things have always hovered around the Manning family. Lucas's abusive criminal father disappeared decades ago, and his brother Sean is in jail. But Lucas is different. A good man. He was the one who turned Sean in to the police, after all. Although Sean has spent every day since professing his innocence. As she begins to dig into Lucas's life, Merry forms an uneasy alliance with a private investigator doing the same. Gareth was hired by Lucas's employers, who are also desperate to locate him - and the sensitive work project he has absconded with. Merry might be a cryptic crossword mastermind, but reading people is hard. Was she wrong about Lucas? Did the wrong brother go down all those years ago? This is no straightforward disappearing act: something much more sinister is at play. But as she get closer to the truth, Merry must confront her own dark past with the Manning family, which she has fought so long to keep buried. Who can she trust with her secrets?