The addictive million-copy bestseller mystery taking Japan by storm, from the author of The Times Bestseller Strange Pictures A twisty puzzle in which the reader is the detective, examining a series of creepy floorplans for clues 'Deliciously unsettling and refreshingly unique, Strange Houses will lure you in and keep you captive with every clever twist' - Kristen Perrin, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder A sinister hidden room. A dead space between two walls. A sealed cellar. A child's face glimpsed at a window. Every house hides secrets. But some secrets are far darker than others. More than a million readers have discovered the terrible truth behind these strange houses. Now it's your turn. PRAISE FOR UKETSU 'Part Rubik's Cube, part Russian doll, part kaleidoscope and altogether irresistible. Strange Pictures is heady, giddy, genre-blurring stuff and so fizzy with invention and possibility that I almost pity the next novel I read' - A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'A superlative puzzle made of multiple parts that interconnect in unexpected ways, told inventively through pictures and text. Every twist and turn steepens the sense of foreboding. Original, intricate and deeply unsettling. I've never read anything like it' - Alex Pavesi, author of Eight Detectives 'Absolutely loved this clever little banger. An addictive murder mystery that unfolds like pointillism on the page: only when you reach the end, step back and view the bigger picture does each of its parts click into place. Exceptional!' - Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller 'An intricately woven, at times unsettling, but always mesmerising piece of work' - Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants EditBuild

Who killed Stuart Burlington? Earlsraven is shaken by the news that its renowned antiques dealer has been slain with a samurai sword from his own collection. A web of secrets surrounds the case, and Nathalie and Louise - the owner of the Black Feather inn and her formidable cook - are determined to unravel it. They have an unexpected ally in the form of Hector Peroux, a celebrated private detective from Belgium. Together they are soon able to track down a suspect. But is the solution to the case really that straightforward? And what role does the enigmatic old lady, whose suspicious behaviour has been raising eyebrows, play in this puzzle? About the series: There was nothing in the will about this... Cottages, English roses and rolling hills: that's Earlsraven. In the middle of it all: the "Black Feather". Not only does young Nathalie Ames unexpectedly inherit this cosy inn from her aunt, she also falls heir to her aunt's secret double life! She solved criminal cases together with her cook Louise, a former agent of the British Crown. And while Nathalie is still trying to warm up to the quirky villagers, she discovers that sleuthing runs in the family. About the author: Ellen Barksdale was born in the English seaside resort of Brighton, where her parents ran a small boarding house. From childhood she was a bookworm, and from a young age was interested in crime novels. Her first experience of crime fiction was with the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon. After years of reading crime fiction, she recently decided to take up writing herself. "Tea? Coffee? Murder!" is her first mystery series. The author lives near Swansea with her partner Ian and their three mongrels Billy, Bobby and Libby.

THE #2 TIMES BESTSELLER 'Artificial intelligence is going to have a massive impact on everyone's lives... an accessible and sensible read that helps demystify AI' Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur and star of Dragon's Den 'Nigel Toon is a visionary leader in the field of artificial intelligence... a must-read' Marc Tremblay, Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big. We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically, in the past few years. Our search engines are becoming answer engines. Artificial intelligence is already revolutionising sectors from education to healthcare to the creative arts. But how does an AI understand sentiment or context? How does it play and win games that have an almost infinite number of moves? And how can we work with AI to produce insights and innovations that are beyond human capacity, from writing code in an instant to unfolding the elaborate 3D puzzles of proteins? We stand at the brink of a historic change that will disrupt society and at the same time create enormous opportunities for those who understand how AI thinks. Nigel Toon shows how we train AI to train itself, so that it can paint images that have never existed before or converse in any language. In doing so he reveals the strange and fascinating ways that humans think, too, as we learn how to live in a world shared by machine intelligences of our own creation.

THE #2 TIMES BESTSELLER 'Artificial intelligence is going to have a massive impact on everyone's lives... an accessible and sensible read that helps demystify AI' Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur and star of Dragon's Den 'Nigel Toon is a visionary leader in the field of artificial intelligence... a must-read' Marc Tremblay, Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big. We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically, in the past few years. Our search engines are becoming answer engines. Artificial intelligence is already revolutionising sectors from education to healthcare to the creative arts. But how does an AI understand sentiment or context? How does it play and win games that have an almost infinite number of moves? And how can we work with AI to produce insights and innovations that are beyond human capacity, from writing code in an instant to unfolding the elaborate 3D puzzles of proteins? We stand at the brink of a historic change that will disrupt society and at the same time create enormous opportunities for those who understand how AI thinks. Nigel Toon shows how we train AI to train itself, so that it can paint images that have never existed before or converse in any language. In doing so he reveals the strange and fascinating ways that humans think, too, as we learn how to live in a world shared by machine intelligences of our own creation.

The efficient markets hypothesis has been the central proposition in finance for nearly thirty years. It states that securities prices in financial markets must equal fundamental values, either because all investors are rational or because arbitrage eliminates pricing anomalies. This book describes an alternative approach to the study of financial markets: behavioral finance. This approach starts with an observation that the assumptions of investor rationality and perfect arbitrage are overwhelmingly contradicted by both psychological and institutional evidence. In actual financial markets, less than fully rational investors trade against arbitrageurs whose resources are limited by risk aversion, short horizons, and agency problems. The book presents and empirically evaluates models of such inefficient markets. Behavioral finance models both explain the available financial data better than does the efficient markets hypothesis and generate new empirical predictions. These models can account for such anomalies as the superior performance of value stocks, the closed end fund puzzle, the high returns on stocks included in market indices, the persistence of stock price bubbles, and even the collapse of several well-known hedge funds in 1998. By summarizing and expanding the research in behavioral finance, the book builds a new theoretical and empirical foundation for the economic analysis of real-world markets.

In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league boots were everyday things. The Witch of the Waste was another matter. After fifty years of quiet, it was rumored that the Witch was about to terrorize the country again. So when a moving black castle, blowing dark smoke from its four thin turrets, appeared on the horizon, everyone thought it was the Witch. The castle, however, belonged to Wizard Howl, who, it was said, liked to suck the souls of young girls. The Hatter sisters--Sophie, Lettie, and Martha--and all the other girls were warned not to venture into the streets alone. But that was only the beginning. In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl. Does the clue to breaking it lie in a famous poem? And what will happen to Sophie Hatter when she enters Howl's castle? Diana Wynne Jones's entrancing fantasy is filled with surprises at every turn, but when the final stormy duel between the Witch and the Wizard is finished, all the pieces fall magically into place.

1. Hohlziegel-Trennwände: Leicht zuzuschneiden: Unsere Hohlziegel-Trennwände sind langlebig und benutzerfreundlich. Mit einer handelsüblichen Handsäge oder Stichsäge lassen sie sich einfach zuschneiden, um sie an Wandecken, Rohre oder Steckdosen anzupassen. Dank dieser vielseitigen Zuschneidbarkeit fügt sich jede Paneele nahtlos in unregelmäßige Räume ein und erhöht so die Flexibilität beim Bauen und die Gesamtästhetik. Ideal für Ihr nächstes Bauprojekt! 2. Kunst-Hintergrund-Wandteiler: Schnelle Installation: Dank der robusten Hohlziegelstruktur lässt sich dieses Produkt mühelos montieren – Spezialwerkzeug oder besondere Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich. Befestigen Sie es mit strapazierfähigem Klebstoff und verdeckten Befestigungselementen an glatten Wänden oder Trennwänden. Das modulare Design vereinfacht die Montage und macht sie so einfach wie das Zusammensetzen eines Puzzles – perfekt für Heimwerker, die ihre Räume verschönern 3. Raumteiler: Verwandeln Sie Ihre Räume mit diesem modularen Raumteiler, der sich perfekt für stilvolle Raumtrennungen oder moderne TV-Hintergründe eignet. Er ist ideal für den privaten und gewerblichen Bereich und wertet Cafés und Ausstellungshallen optisch auf. Stapeln Sie ihn als hüfthohen Raumteiler oder nutzen Sie ihn als einzigartige Rückwand für Bücherregale und Vitrinen – er bietet Vielseitigkeit und Eleganz in jedem Ambiente. 4. Hohlkammer-Trennwände: Hergestellt aus hochwertigem ABS/PU-Polyurethan, bieten unsere Trennwände bemerkenswerte Stabilität und Langlebigkeit. Ihr geringes Gewicht minimiert die Wandbelastung und gewährleistet gleichzeitig Wasserdichtigkeit und Alterungsbeständigkeit. Ideal für moderne Wände und Trennwände, sind sie formstabil und somit eine zuverlässige Wahl für Wohn- und Gewerberäume. Verschönern Sie Ihre Innenräume mit Stil und Funktionalität. 5. Durchbrochenes Design: Diese einzigartige, durchbrochene Struktur schafft ein starkes Gefühl von Ordnung und Eleganz. Ihre edle Optik aus jedem Blickwinkel sorgt für ein ansprechendes Raumerlebnis. Durch die Materialeinsparung fördert dieses Design die Luftzirkulation und den Lichteinfall, verstärkt die räumliche Tiefe und verleiht jedem Raum eine künstlerische Note. Perfekt für alle, die ihr Zuhause stilvoll einrichten möchten.

In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league boots were everyday things. The Witch of the Waste was another matter. After fifty years of quiet, it was rumored that the Witch was about to terrorize the country again. So when a moving black castle, blowing dark smoke from its four thin turrets, appeared on the horizon, everyone thought it was the Witch. The castle, however, belonged to Wizard Howl, who, it was said, liked to suck the souls of young girls. The Hatter sisters--Sophie, Lettie, and Martha--and all the other girls were warned not to venture into the streets alone. But that was only the beginning. In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl. Does the clue to breaking it lie in a famous poem? And what will happen to Sophie Hatter when she enters Howl's castle? Diana Wynne Jones's entrancing fantasy is filled with surprises at every turn, but when the final stormy duel between the Witch and the Wizard is finished, all the pieces fall magically into place.

Following her governess's marriage, wealthy, spoilt Emma Woodhouse seeks new company and new amusement. Ignoring the warnings of her friend Mr. Knightley, she begins a series of terrible blunders. Through letters to her sister, the author presents the reader with puzzles to confuse even the best detective. Who sent the mystery piano? Why is Mr. Elton so charming and Miss Fairfax so reserved? How many men can Harriet love? Who is hiding a shocking secret? With little understanding of her own feelings, can Emma lead anyone towards happiness? Can you solve any of the mysteries before Emma does? Real Reads -- the classics retold and beautifully illustrated. Real Reads are a new and exciting way of presenting our literary heritage to a new audience: bright young primary readers, children who have seen the films and now want the books, teenagers who want to read the classics but aren't yet ready for the original, grown-up readers who want a quick fix of their favorite classical author, less confident readers who don't want to be left out of real books, learners of English who want to explore the classics everyone talks about.

The efficient markets hypothesis has been the central proposition in finance for nearly thirty years. It states that securities prices in financial markets must equal fundamental values, either because all investors are rational or because arbitrage eliminates pricing anomalies. This book describes an alternative approach to the study of financial markets: behavioral finance. This approach starts with an observation that the assumptions of investor rationality and perfect arbitrage are overwhelmingly contradicted by both psychological and institutional evidence. In actual financial markets, less than fully rational investors trade against arbitrageurs whose resources are limited by risk aversion, short horizons, and agency problems. The book presents and empirically evaluates models of such inefficient markets. Behavioral finance models both explain the available financial data better than does the efficient markets hypothesis and generate new empirical predictions. These models can account for such anomalies as the superior performance of value stocks, the closed end fund puzzle, the high returns on stocks included in market indices, the persistence of stock price bubbles, and even the collapse of several well-known hedge funds in 1998. By summarizing and expanding the research in behavioral finance, the book builds a new theoretical and empirical foundation for the economic analysis of real-world markets.

(Nour El-Din), (Salwa), (Ramzi), (Mahmoud). It is a team in which each person specializes in a specific field that is different from the other, and everyone comes together to form a cohesive mixture that overcomes difficulties and tribulations...the intelligence officer, the psychiatrist, the communications engineer, and the radiologist are all of them. They take readers to many future adventures... the world of space, the city of the depths, hot snow, the blue sun, the time of blood, and other files that travel us to tomorrow... to the future... all of them are stories that we find and enjoy the taste of adventure and imagination in in this interesting series like no other... The Future File series, whose novels were created by Dr. Nabil Farouk, and this book we have in our hands was one of its episodes. Do you think... what is the fate of planet Earth after Nour failed to save it twice? How does Nour face these blue invaders for the third time, while the whole world is fighting him? Will this be the last round, or will the Earth fall prey to invaders who came from beyond the stars? * Read the exciting details and participate with (Nour) in solving the puzzle.

Are you struggling with your chess development? While dedicating hours and hours on improving your craft, your rating simply does not want to move upwards? Spending loads of money on chess books and DVDs, but feeling no real improvement at all? No worries ¿ the book that you are holding in your hands might represent a game changer! Years of coaching experience as well as independent research has allowed the author to identify the key skills that will enhance the progress of just about any player rated between 1600 and 2500. Becoming a strong chess thinker is namely not only reserved exclusively for elite players, but actually constitutes the cornerstone of chess training, being no less important than memorizing opening theory, acquiring middlegame knowledge or practicing endgames. By studying this book, you will:- learn how to universally deal with any position you might encounter in your games, even if you happen to see it for the first time in your life, - have the opportunity to solve 90 unique, hand-picked puzzles, extensively annotated and peculiarly organised for the Readers¿ optimal learning effect, - gain access to more than 300 pages of original grandmaster thoughts and advice, leaving you awestruck and hungry for more afterwards!

Following her governess's marriage, wealthy, spoilt Emma Woodhouse seeks new company and new amusement. Ignoring the warnings of her friend Mr. Knightley, she begins a series of terrible blunders. Through letters to her sister, the author presents the reader with puzzles to confuse even the best detective. Who sent the mystery piano? Why is Mr. Elton so charming and Miss Fairfax so reserved? How many men can Harriet love? Who is hiding a shocking secret? With little understanding of her own feelings, can Emma lead anyone towards happiness? Can you solve any of the mysteries before Emma does? Real Reads -- the classics retold and beautifully illustrated. Real Reads are a new and exciting way of presenting our literary heritage to a new audience: bright young primary readers, children who have seen the films and now want the books, teenagers who want to read the classics but aren't yet ready for the original, grown-up readers who want a quick fix of their favorite classical author, less confident readers who don't want to be left out of real books, learners of English who want to explore the classics everyone talks about.

A daily fix of sarcastic workplace humor from your internet bestie @theintrovertedattorney. For best results, pair with caffeine, doomscrolling, and unhinged first email drafts. Ever fantasized about rage-quitting during a meeting that could've been an email--or considered simply running away during your lunch break? The Jobs Are Overrated 2027 Day-to-Day Calendar: Your Email Does Not Find Me Well captures the horrors of corporate office life with wit, candor, and painful accuracy. Each daily page features funny, relatable workplace comics from the popular Instagram and TikTok account @theintrovertedattorney that are so on-point, you might feel a little called out. Whether you're reassuring your boss that the project you haven't started is "almost done" or hiding under your desk to avoid an especially annoying coworker, this calendar knows your pain and helps you laugh through it.Features include: No single-use plastic Page size 5.354" x 4.488" Recyclable chipboard easel backer for desk or tabletop display Full-color tear-off pages Back of pages contain Daily Extra content such as puzzles, jokes, coloring fun, and trivia Day/Date reference on each page Combined weekend pages Official major world holidays and observances Funny and relatable comics about office life from popular webcomic @theintrovertedattorney

1. Hohlziegel-Trennwände: Leicht zuzuschneiden: Unsere Hohlziegel-Trennwände sind langlebig und benutzerfreundlich. Mit einer handelsüblichen Handsäge oder Stichsäge lassen sie sich einfach zuschneiden, um sie an Wandecken, Rohre oder Steckdosen anzupassen. Dank dieser vielseitigen Zuschneidbarkeit fügt sich jede Paneele nahtlos in unregelmäßige Räume ein und erhöht so die Flexibilität beim Bauen und die Gesamtästhetik. Ideal für Ihr nächstes Bauprojekt! 2. Kunst-Hintergrund-Wandteiler: Schnelle Installation: Dank der robusten Hohlziegelstruktur lässt sich dieses Produkt mühelos montieren – Spezialwerkzeug oder besondere Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich. Befestigen Sie es mit strapazierfähigem Klebstoff und verdeckten Befestigungselementen an glatten Wänden oder Trennwänden. Das modulare Design vereinfacht die Montage und macht sie so einfach wie das Zusammensetzen eines Puzzles – perfekt für Heimwerker, die ihre Räume verschönern 3. Raumteiler: Verwandeln Sie Ihre Räume mit diesem modularen Raumteiler, der sich perfekt für stilvolle Raumtrennungen oder moderne TV-Hintergründe eignet. Er ist ideal für den privaten und gewerblichen Bereich und wertet Cafés und Ausstellungshallen optisch auf. Stapeln Sie ihn als hüfthohen Raumteiler oder nutzen Sie ihn als einzigartige Rückwand für Bücherregale und Vitrinen – er bietet Vielseitigkeit und Eleganz in jedem Ambiente. 4. Hohlkammer-Trennwände: Hergestellt aus hochwertigem ABS/PU-Polyurethan, bieten unsere Trennwände bemerkenswerte Stabilität und Langlebigkeit. Ihr geringes Gewicht minimiert die Wandbelastung und gewährleistet gleichzeitig Wasserdichtigkeit und Alterungsbeständigkeit. Ideal für moderne Wände und Trennwände, sind sie formstabil und somit eine zuverlässige Wahl für Wohn- und Gewerberäume. Verschönern Sie Ihre Innenräume mit Stil und Funktionalität. 5. Durchbrochenes Design: Diese einzigartige, durchbrochene Struktur schafft ein starkes Gefühl von Ordnung und Eleganz. Ihre edle Optik aus jedem Blickwinkel sorgt für ein ansprechendes Raumerlebnis. Durch die Materialeinsparung fördert dieses Design die Luftzirkulation und den Lichteinfall, verstärkt die räumliche Tiefe und verleiht jedem Raum eine künstlerische Note. Perfekt für alle, die ihr Zuhause stilvoll einrichten möchten.

It's an adventure of a lifetime when Cruz Coronado sets sail for the shores of Iceland and Norway aboard the Explorer Academy ship to continue his studies at sea. But, things take a turn while exploring the icy north, when he embarks on a dangerous mission to uncover the first piece of an important puzzle his mother left behind. In the exciting follow-up to The Nebula Secret in the 7-book Explorer Academy series, Cruz, Sailor, and Emmett, along with their new ally Bryndis, embark on their first globe-trotting mission aboard the ship Orion. Cruz jumps right back into school and starts using the latest technology in submersible underwater dives, but is soon reminded of the dangers of exploration when his equipment fails and he almost drowns. Determined to keep his eyes on the prize, Cruz sneaks away to try to find answers, but unknowingly lures his friends into bigger trouble. When a friend of Cruz's mom meets an untimely end, Cruz's luck really seems about to run out and the questions multiply. What does the message mean? Where will it lead? Who is following him? And why? This captivating book is the sequel every Explorer Academy fan is waiting to read!

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Electrifying" (People) ¿ "Masterly" (The Guardian) ¿ "Dramatic and memorable" (The New Yorker) ¿ "Magic" (TIME) ¿ " Ingenious" (The Financial Times) ¿ "A gonzo literary performance" (Entertainment Weekly) ¿ "Rare and splendid" (The Boston Globe) ¿ "Remarkable" (USA Today) ¿ "Delicious" (The New York Times) ¿ "Book groups, meet your next selection" (NPR) From the author of Flashlight, a twisting and tender novel of adolescent pressures and intrigues that unravel towards a greater truth. In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving "Brotherhood of the Arts," two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed-or untoyed with-by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school's walls-until it does, in a shocking spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down. What the reader believes to have happened to David and Sarah and their friends is not entirely true-though it's not false, either. It takes until the book's stunning coda for the final piece of the puzzle to fall into place-revealing truths that will resonate long after the final sentence. As captivating and tender as it is surprising, Susan Choi's Trust Exercise will incite heated conversations about fiction and truth, and about friendships and loyalties, and will leave readers with wiser understandings of the true capacities of adolescents and of the powers and responsibilities of adults.

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Electrifying" (People) ¿ "Masterly" (The Guardian) ¿ "Dramatic and memorable" (The New Yorker) ¿ "Magic" (TIME) ¿ " Ingenious" (The Financial Times) ¿ "A gonzo literary performance" (Entertainment Weekly) ¿ "Rare and splendid" (The Boston Globe) ¿ "Remarkable" (USA Today) ¿ "Delicious" (The New York Times) ¿ "Book groups, meet your next selection" (NPR) From the author of Flashlight, a twisting and tender novel of adolescent pressures and intrigues that unravel towards a greater truth. In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving "Brotherhood of the Arts," two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed-or untoyed with-by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school's walls-until it does, in a shocking spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down. What the reader believes to have happened to David and Sarah and their friends is not entirely true-though it's not false, either. It takes until the book's stunning coda for the final piece of the puzzle to fall into place-revealing truths that will resonate long after the final sentence. As captivating and tender as it is surprising, Susan Choi's Trust Exercise will incite heated conversations about fiction and truth, and about friendships and loyalties, and will leave readers with wiser understandings of the true capacities of adolescents and of the powers and responsibilities of adults.

Ana Yartsin is on the verge of becoming a celebrity chef. Her custom Fabergé egg-shaped cakes have brought her national attention, as has the story behind the cakes: Her family owns the spectacular Fabergé Spring Egg snow globe, a magnificent example of the master craftsman's work that includes five ruby-red tulips. As she prepares to be filmed for a reality TV show about the launch of her bakery in Rocky Point, New Hampshire, Ana hires antiques expert Josie Prescott to appraise the precious egg and snow globe. The show's pilot will show Ana planning the desserts for the upcoming wedding of her friend Heather to investment guru, Jason. When Josie arrives at Ana's home, however, she finds Jason murdered and the priceless snow globe smashed beyond repair. All that remains for Josie to examine are bits and pieces'Äïwhich to her shock reveal that the Spring Egg was a fake. What has happened to the real Fabergé snow globe, if it even existed? And what does that have to do with Jason's murder? Never one to resist a puzzle, Josie teams up with her reporter friend Wes to investigate. With Jane K. Cleland's trademark combination of antiques expertise and ingenious detection, Blood Rubies is an irresistible new mystery featuring the much-loved amateur sleuth, Josie Prescott.

All the broken pieces of my heart is about falling in love with others and myself. It's the process of breaking apart, breaking other people's heart, breaking my own heart and getting my heart broken. I started writing this book when I was 13 and it reflects on all the people I met, the memories we share and the pain and hurt that sometimes come with love. After it all I decided to see my heart as a puzzle of pieces. A mosaic, because all of these pieces were unique, colourful and told their own story.It's also about healing. Healing all the parts of myself that I never knew needed healing. Healing friendships, relationships and most importantly, the relationship with myself.It's a book about life, sunsets, snow on windows in December, art, love, fingertips on your body in the middle of the night and friendship. It's a book that finds you at 3 am in the morning when you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders bringing you down.This book is supposed to show you that there is falling, breaking and always healing. Breaking is just a chapter, not the whole book. One chapter does not define your story. You deserve the healing. Always