‘The writing is warm and witty and I quickly grew to love the characters.’ Beth O’Leary, author of The Flatshare ‘A feat of a debut!’ Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop To get up from rock bottom, you’ve got to take the stairs...

Timeless reflections on local life, farming, literature, the churchs year, the seasons, that transcend boundaries of place and time.

Reviews the potentially complementary albeit sharp differences between two important contemporary Jewish philosophers.

What instruments does the EU have at its disposal and how can it link them in order to respond to the challenges and overcome the current fragmentation? How can the EU create bridges between the neighbours of its neighbours? This timely book takes stock of the state of the EU’s co-operation with these regions and explores how the concept might help promote security, stability and prosperity beyond the countries which are formally part of the European Neighbourhood Policy.

On the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid, Narguiss, who 'never wanted anything to do with politics', is more preoccupied with family problems than with the radio news of kidnappings and murders. Nearby, Leia, Januário and their young daughter are caught up in the pleasure and security of finally finding a flat of their own, while Mena, who was once the beauty of her village, overhears her husband plotting murder. Before dawn, these innocent people seeking to lead peaceful lives are thrown together in a vicious conspiracy to infiltrate and destabilise Mozambique. Skilfully weaving together present events and age-old traditions through narrative 'snapshots', Lília Momplé gives us, in the drama of a few short hours, an insight into the consequences of Mozambique's complex history.

Blake "The Grinch" Alexander, the Grim Reaper, called the King of Death and Christmas Grinch. He was cursed with having a boss who loved Christmas when he despised the season of joy. He was made a tool of the season, making Blake feel like a fool. His son the Necromancer is not making the season any better for him either.

In this house-shaped board book, a family of cats moves into a new house and sets about meeting their neighbors while gathering the ingredients for a batch of cookies.

Jessie Clemons is out of cash and on the run, from his job, his neighbors, the cops and his life. The Neighbor is a Middle American odyssey in which truck stops and farmhouses stand in for the Aegean Islands and the neon signs of convenience stores are the sirens of dissipation. Told in a unique double-narrative form, with sardonic humour and grim realism, Caleb Caudell's debut novel is an unflinching look at the desolations and consolations of the hidden people of the heartland.