A dynamic, beautifully orchestrated debut novel connecting five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border. A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and southern Sudan. For five strangers on an NGO compound, the discovery foreshadows trouble to come. South Sudanese translator William connects the corpse to the sudden disappearance of cook Layla, a northern nomad with whom he's fallen in love. Meanwhile, Sudanese American filmmaker Dena struggles to connect to her unfamiliar homeland, and white midwestern aid worker Alex finds his plans thwarted by a changing climate and looming civil war. Dancing between the adults is Mustafa, a clever, endearing twelve-year-old, whose schemes to rise out of poverty set off cataclysmic events on the compound. Amid the paradoxes of identity, art, humanitarian aid, and a territory riven by conflict, William, Layla, Dena, Alex, and Mustafa must forge bonds stronger than blood or identity. Weaving a sweeping history of the breakup of Sudan into the lives of these captivating characters, Fatin Abbas explores the porous and perilous nature of borders-whether they be national, ethnic, or religious-and the profound consequences for those who cross them. Ghost Season is a gripping, vivid debut that announces Abbas as a powerful new voice in fiction.

Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845-whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice-with the tale of the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered and the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of civilization, and the decades of searching that exposed rumours of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones-until a combination of Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages.

Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845-whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice-with the tale of the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered and the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of civilization, and the decades of searching that exposed rumours of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones-until a combination of Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages.

Munich was the birthplace of Nazism and became the chief cultural shrine of the Third Reich. In exploring the question of why Nazism flourished in the 'Athens of the Isar', David Clay Large has written a compelling account of the cultural roots of the Nazi movement, allowing us to see that the conventional explanations for the movement's rise are not enough. Large's account begins in Munich's 'golden age', four decades before World War I, when the city's artists and writers produced some of the outstanding work of the modernist spirit. He sees a dark side to the city, a protofascist cultural heritage that would tie Adolf Hitler's movement to its soul. Large prowls his volatile world of seamy basement meeting places, finding that attacks on modernity and liberalism flourished, along with virulent anti-Semitism and German nationalism. From the violent experience of the Munich Soviet, through Hitler's failed Beer-Hall Putsch of 1923 and on to his appointment as German chancellor in 1933, Large unfurls a narrative full of insight and implication.

Munich was the birthplace of Nazism and became the chief cultural shrine of the Third Reich. In exploring the question of why Nazism flourished in the 'Athens of the Isar', David Clay Large has written a compelling account of the cultural roots of the Nazi movement, allowing us to see that the conventional explanations for the movement's rise are not enough. Large's account begins in Munich's 'golden age', four decades before World War I, when the city's artists and writers produced some of the outstanding work of the modernist spirit. He sees a dark side to the city, a protofascist cultural heritage that would tie Adolf Hitler's movement to its soul. Large prowls his volatile world of seamy basement meeting places, finding that attacks on modernity and liberalism flourished, along with virulent anti-Semitism and German nationalism. From the violent experience of the Munich Soviet, through Hitler's failed Beer-Hall Putsch of 1923 and on to his appointment as German chancellor in 1933, Large unfurls a narrative full of insight and implication.

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This Norton Critical Edition includes: The New York Edition text of the novel-the one that had James's final authority-newly and fully annotated by Jonathan Warren. A full introduction, compositional history and textual notes by Jonathan Warren. Revised and expanded contextual materials, topically organised to promote classroom discussion: "James, the Ghost Story, and the Supernatural", "James on The Turn of the Screw", "Other Possible Sources for The Turn of the Screw" and, new to the Third Edition, "Adaptations and Illustrations". Thirty-two critical assessments-from early reactions to the present day-sixteen of them new to the Third Edition. A chronology and suggestions for further reading. About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The New York Edition text of the novel-the one that had James's final authority-newly and fully annotated by Jonathan Warren. A full introduction, compositional history and textual notes by Jonathan Warren. Revised and expanded contextual materials, topically organised to promote classroom discussion: "James, the Ghost Story, and the Supernatural", "James on The Turn of the Screw", "Other Possible Sources for The Turn of the Screw" and, new to the Third Edition, "Adaptations and Illustrations". Thirty-two critical assessments-from early reactions to the present day-sixteen of them new to the Third Edition. A chronology and suggestions for further reading. About the Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

Zum 25-ährigen Jubiläum veröffentlicht Lucinda Williams eine komplett neu eingespielte Version ihres Album "Sweet Old World" von 1992 LUCINDA WILLIAMS zählt mittlerweile zu den tragenden Persönlichkeiten der zeitgenössischen amerikanischen Country-, Folk- und Americana-Szene, erhielt mehrere Grammys für ihre Arbeit und wurde vom TIME-Magazine ausgezeichnet als "Amerikas beste zeitgenössische Songwriterin". Zum 25jährigen Jubiläum des Albums "Sweet Old World" veröffentlicht Lucinda Williams unter dem Namen "This Sweet Old World" eine komplette neu eingespielte Version ihres Albums von 1992, im neuen Soundgewand und teilweise neuen Texten (und inkl. vier Bonus-Tracks aus dieser Ära). Produziert von Williams selbst zusammen mit ihrem Mann/Manager Tom Overby entstanden die Aufnahmen innerhalb von zehn Tagen im Studio von Engineer David Bianco in Nord Hollywood. Begleitet wurde Williams von ihrer Tour- und Studioband (Gitarrist Stuart Mathis, Bassist David Sutton und Schlagzeuger Butch Norton - auch dabei der gutbefreundete Steel-Guitar Spieler Greg Leisz, der auch bei frühen Aufnahmen zum Originalalbum mitwirkte und The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2016) und Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014) koproduzierte). Für Lucinda Williams selbst ist es wie ein neues Album.

Zum 25-ährigen Jubiläum veröffentlicht Lucinda Williams eine komplett neu eingespielte Version ihres Album "Sweet Old World" von 1992 LUCINDA WILLIAMS zählt mittlerweile zu den tragenden Persönlichkeiten der zeitgenössischen amerikanischen Country-, Folk- und Americana-Szene, erhielt mehrere Grammys für ihre Arbeit und wurde vom TIME-Magazine ausgezeichnet als "Amerikas beste zeitgenössische Songwriterin". Zum 25jährigen Jubiläum des Albums "Sweet Old World" veröffentlicht Lucinda Williams unter dem Namen "This Sweet Old World" eine komplette neu eingespielte Version ihres Albums von 1992, im neuen Soundgewand und teilweise neuen Texten (und inkl. vier Bonus-Tracks aus dieser Ära). Produziert von Williams selbst zusammen mit ihrem Mann/Manager Tom Overby entstanden die Aufnahmen innerhalb von zehn Tagen im Studio von Engineer David Bianco in Nord Hollywood. Begleitet wurde Williams von ihrer Tour- und Studioband (Gitarrist Stuart Mathis, Bassist David Sutton und Schlagzeuger Butch Norton - auch dabei der gutbefreundete Steel-Guitar Spieler Greg Leisz, der auch bei frühen Aufnahmen zum Originalalbum mitwirkte und The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2016) und Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014) koproduzierte). Für Lucinda Williams selbst ist es wie ein neues Album.

From award-winning novelist Paul Auster comes the graphic adaptation of his deeply beloved series, The New York Trilogy, a postmodern take on detective and noir fiction. In 1994, Paul Auster's City of Glass was adapted into a graphic novel and became an immediate cult classic, published in over 30 editions worldwide, excerpted in The Norton Anthology of Postmodern Fiction. But City of Glass was only the first novel in a series of books, Auster's acclaimed New York Trilogy, and graphic novel readers have been waiting for years for the other two tales to be translated into comics. Now the wait is over. The New York Trilogy is post-modern literature disguised as Noir fiction where language is the prime suspect. An interpretation of detective and mystery fiction, each book explores various philosophical themes. In City of Glass, an author of detective fiction investigates a murder and descends into madness. Ghosts features a private eye named Blue, trailing a man named Black, for a client called White. This too ends with the protagonist’s downfall. And in The Locked Room, another author is experiencing writer’s block, and hopes to brake it by solving the disappearance of his childhood friend. The second two parts of this trilogy will be appearing in this volume for the very first time as a graphic novel. Paul Karasik, the mastermind behind the three adaptations, art directed all three books. City of Glass is illustrated by the award-winning cartoonist David Mazzucchielli, the second volume, Ghosts, is illustrated by New Yorker cover artist, Lorenzo Mattotti, and The Locked Room is adapted and drawn by Karasik himself. These adaptations take Auster’s sophisticated wordplay and translate it into comicsplay: both highbrow and lowbrow and immensely fun reading.

From award-winning novelist Paul Auster comes the graphic adaptation of his deeply beloved series, The New York Trilogy, a postmodern take on detective and noir fiction. In 1994, Paul Auster's City of Glass was adapted into a graphic novel and became an immediate cult classic, published in over 30 editions worldwide, excerpted in The Norton Anthology of Postmodern Fiction. But City of Glass was only the first novel in a series of books, Auster's acclaimed New York Trilogy, and graphic novel readers have been waiting for years for the other two tales to be translated into comics. Now the wait is over. The New York Trilogy is post-modern literature disguised as Noir fiction where language is the prime suspect. An interpretation of detective and mystery fiction, each book explores various philosophical themes. In City of Glass, an author of detective fiction investigates a murder and descends into madness. Ghosts features a private eye named Blue, trailing a man named Black, for a client called White. This too ends with the protagonist’s downfall. And in The Locked Room, another author is experiencing writer’s block, and hopes to brake it by solving the disappearance of his childhood friend. The second two parts of this trilogy will be appearing in this volume for the very first time as a graphic novel. Paul Karasik, the mastermind behind the three adaptations, art directed all three books. City of Glass is illustrated by the award-winning cartoonist David Mazzucchielli, the second volume, Ghosts, is illustrated by New Yorker cover artist, Lorenzo Mattotti, and The Locked Room is adapted and drawn by Karasik himself. These adaptations take Auster’s sophisticated wordplay and translate it into comicsplay: both highbrow and lowbrow and immensely fun reading.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF DYMOCKS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2021 A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK WINNER OF THE INWORDS LITERARY AWARD 'Sheer joy' Graham Norton 'Utterly beautiful ... filled with hope' Joanna Cannon, author of Three Things About Elsie 'A bear-hug of a book' Rachel Joyce, author of Miss Benson's Beetle From the author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin Man, Still Life is a big-hearted story of people brought together by love, war, art and the ghost of E.M. Forster. 1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening. Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner is a sexagenarian art historian and possible spy. She has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the wreckage and relive memories of the time she encountered EM Forster and had her heart stolen by an Italian maid in a particular Florentine room with a view. Evelyn's talk of truth and beauty plants a seed in Ulysses' mind that will shape the trajectory of his life - and of those who love him - for the next four decades. Moving from the Tuscan Hills and piazzas of Florence, to the smog of London's East End, Still Life is a sweeping, joyful novel about beauty, love, family and fate. 'Four course nourishment for all Winman fans' Patrick Gale, author of Take Nothing With You 'Extraordinary . . . my book of the year' Liz Nugent, author of Our Little Cruelties 'The kind of story that bolsters the heart and soul' Donal Ryan, author of Strange Flowers Sunday Times bestseller 09/06/2021

A BRAND-NEW heartwarming 1930s hospital saga of love, secrets and second chances from BESTSELLING author Lizzie Lane. Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Jean Fullerton and Katie Flynn! 'A gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked!' - Bestselling author Rosie Goodwin When a mysterious stranger arrives in Norton Dene, old secrets refuse to stay buried... May Day, Somerset, 1934: The May Day celebrations are underway and offer some light relief from the daily hardships and a glimmer of hope for a brighter future for the folk of Norton Dene. Conscientious Sister Edith Harrison has her fortune told and a handsome, tall dark stranger is predicted to be on the horizon for her affections. Imagine her surprise when a mysterious stranger arrives in town with a hidden agenda that will upset those at Orchard Manor House. It seems like there are some ghosts from the past that need to be put to rest. Drawn to Ben Tyler, Sister Edith makes it her mission to discover the reason for his arrival and protect him from those who mean him harm. Meanwhile, Doctor Frances Brakespeare has been handed an ultimatum by the Reverend Gregory Sampson and is torn between love and duty - or can she have both? As May Day dawns, will love conquer duty-or will the past change everything? If you love this, try Lizzie's Tobacco Girls and Coronation Close series Praise for Lizzie Lane: 'A gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked' - Rosie Goodwin 'A heartwarming tale of love and friendship and a must-read for all saga fans' - Jean Fullerton 'Lizzie Lane has done it again! Fantastic writing, beautifully drawn characters and wonderful plotlines! What's not to love?' - Rachel Brimble An absorbing and fascinating read that kept me turning the pages until the early hours. Simply wonderful.' - Tracy Baines 'What a fantastic, unforgettable new series by the fabulous Lizzie Lane. I loved it!*' - **AnneMarie Brear* 'If you want an exciting, authentic historical saga then look no further than Lizzie Lane' - Fenella J Miller 'I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'A New Doctor At Orchard Cottage Hospital' and I wholeheartedly recommend this book to other readers. I will certainly be reading more of Lizzie's work in the future' - Ginger Book Geek 'Such a delight to read and by the end I felt invested in every character. Strong women and gorgeous men, combined with some brilliantly written baddies made it a perfect read. I'll be eagerly waiting for the next instalment' - Reader Review 'This is a heartwarming read, with some endearing characters (and some not so!) and in such an idyllic setting, I could completely visualise the setting' - Reader Review 'I didn't want it to end I'm hoping there would be a follow on as I'd like to find out more' - Reader Review