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The five titles shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award 2013, administered in partnership with BookTrust. Contains: Mrs Fox by Sarah Hall read by Andrea Riseborough, Barmouth by Lisa Blower read by Rebekah Staton, Prepositions by Lionel Shriver read by Nancy Crane, Notes from the House of Spirits by Lucy Wood read by Hattie Morahan, We Are Watching Something Terrible Happening by Lavinia Greenlaw read by Claire Skinner.

Dann steht man da und ist nur Deutschland. Fred ist eine erfahrene und ehrgeizige deutsche Konsulin. Eine Frau, die eigentlich nichts aus der Ruhe bringt, überall und nirgends zu Hause. Dann jedoch, in Montevideo, scheitert sie erstmals in ihrer Karriere. Sie wird versetzt ins politisch aufgeheizte Istanbul, ihrer bisher größten Herausforderung. Zwischen Justizpalast und Sommerresidenz, Geheimdienst und deutsch-türkischer Zusammenarbeit, zwischen Affäre und Einsamkeit stößt sie an die Grenzen von Freundschaft, Rechtsstaatlichkeit und europäischer Idee.

Librarian Chloe Sampson has been struggling: to take care of her three younger siblings, to find herself, to make ends meet. She’s just about at the end of her rope when she stumbles across a rare edition of a book from the 1960s at the local flea market. Deciding it’s a sign of her luck turning, she takes it home with her—only to be shocked when her cranky hermit of a neighbor swoops in and offers to buy it for an exorbitant price. Intrigued, Chloe takes a closer look at the book only to find notes scribbled in the margins between two young lovers back when the book was new.

Nat and Zoe have always shared everything. Hopeless crushes, emergency tampons, messy sex stories, work triumphs, those days where you can't stop crying in the loos, those days where you can't stop dancing on the bar. They even share the same birthday, FFS. The struggle is real, but they'll always have each other. Except best friends forever is a hard promise to keep.

What day are you on? How can you best channel your power? What powers? Your menstrual powers.Lucy Peach, author of Period Queen is a period preacher blowing the lid off shame and empowering people to have their greatest period ever. With science, stories, songs and special guests Constance Hall, Mama Kin, Claire Baker and Clementine Ford delving into their own cycles, learn how you can life hack your cycle for creativity, productivity, connection and self-love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheveux désespérément roux, visage constellé de taches de rousseur, Anne Shirley est une petite fille curieuse, pleine d'énergie, souvent perdue dans ses pensées, parfois d'une gravité solennelle, sans aucun doute intemporelle. Difficile de résister à ce petit bout d'humanité de onze ans parfaitement imparfait, héroïne d'une série de romans qui a su conquérir des millions de lecteurs à travers le monde, Anne de Green Gables, écrit par Lucy Maud Montgomery, et dont le premier tome parut en 1908.

Introduction to Pilates is an easy to follow 30 minute Pilates class devised to introduce some of the most popular mat based Pilates exercises. Introduction to Pilates is ideal for those with little or no previous experience who wish to enjoy Pilates and its many benefits. The class uses clear, easy to follow expert instruction to provide a well structured workout that gives all the information you need to form a solid foundation in the practice.

Mia Harrington’s father just lost his brave battle with cancer. Naturally, she’s devastated. With her mother long-since dead, and no siblings, Mia has a great deal of responsibility to shoulder. She’s also the sole beneficiary of her father’s estate. Or so she thinks. Unbeknownst to Mia, her father made a change to his will. She can still inherit, but only if she marries a suitable man within 12 months. If she doesn’t, her vile cousin will get everything. Determined not to lose her beloved childhood home, she resolves to find someone that fits the bill.

Periods, sex and online shaming. An extraordinary verse novel from a bold new voice in YA fiction. During astronomy-lover Frankie's first sexual experience with the quiet and lovely Benjamin, she gets her period. It's only blood, they agree. But soon a graphic meme goes viral, turning their fun, intimate afternoon into something disgusting, mortifying and damaging. As the online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own, Frankie begins to wonder: is her real life over?

How does a young woman go from being a long-term singleton, to having four gorgeous guys? Find out in The Heiress’s Harem box set. Contains the complete series, all three audiobooks - Mia’s Men: Mia's world has fallen apart. Then, just when she thinks it can't possibly get any worse, it does, Mia’s Wedding: Planning a wedding is stressful enough, and that’s without a harem of gorgeous men to deal with, and Mia’s Choice: But what happens after the wedding?

The culture and history podcast that every modern woman should know.Join Franki and Lucy as they dive into the glossy archives of women’s magazines to find out what's still hot, and what's definitely not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Petunia De Vere enjoys being the personal assistant to lovable, bumbling Johnny Marchmont. But the job has its share of challenges, including the royal’s giant, intimidating bodyguard, Matthias. Pet and Matthias are polar opposites—she’s spontaneous and enthusiastic, he’s rigid and stoic—but she can sense there’s something softer underneath that tough exterior… For Matthias Vaughn, protecting others is the name of the game. But keeping his royal charge out of trouble is more difficult than he imagined because everywhere Johnny goes, calamity ensues.

Anne Shirley convinces Marilla to take in two orphaned cousins, Davy and Dora. The duo keeps Anne and Marilla on their toes with their antics. But Anne faces challenges not only with the two youngsters, and helping Marilla navigate her diminishing eyesight, but also sadly considering walking away from a future she has dreamed of in order to bring stability to Green Gables.

Full body transplants on sale here: the more you pay, the better the body. But can an expensive upgrade really fulfil the life-changing expectations of demoralised mortician Caroline McAleese? Caroline is desperate to be promoted to the sales team - but she's overweight and over 40, and in a world where attractiveness is prioritised ahead of intelligence, her prospects are slim. Then she hits the jackpot in the Citizens' Lottery, and gets the chance to trade up to the perfect new body: one that's young, lithe and beautiful.

The discovery of radium in the late 19th century prompted a flurry of experiments to scope the limits of its potential applications. Half Lives tells the fascinating, curious, sometimes macabre story of the element through its ascendance as a desirable item - a present for a queen, a prize in a treasure hunt, a glow-in-the-dark dance costume, a boon to the housewife and an ingredient in a startling host of consumer products - to its role as a cure-all in everyday 20th-century life.

Abigail’s had a crush on Mackenzie, the motorcycle courier, for months, but Mackenzie doesn’t even know she exists. Nothing exists for Mackenzie, though, except for her pride and joy - her Ducati Monster. After an unpleasant encounter, Abigail decides to get her own back on Mackenzie - in the worst possible way. Despite the pleas of her colleagues, Abigail plans to hide Mackenzie’s precious motorbike and take the haughty so-and-so down a peg or two.

This audiobook contains nine more relaxing bedtime tales to help you drift off into a deep, relaxing, natural sleep.

Mae hwn yn llyfr yn y gyfres Amdani sy’n addas i oedolion sy wedi cwblhau Lefel Mynediad ac yn awyddus i roi eu sgiliau newydd ar waith. Mae’n denu diddordeb trwy adrodd stori am bobl go iawn sy’n adnabyddus, sef y cyflwynwyr teledu Lucy a Rhodri Owen, a’u mab Gabriel sy’n ddeg oed.

A practical and entertaining guide to the life skills you weren't taught at school, from when to ask for a discount to what you need to know before your first day at work. Adult life is full of mysteries. What should you check before renting a flat? How do you ask for a pay rise? Does anything really need to be dry cleaned? And why does everyone else seem to know these things except you? (They don’t, but this book will help.)

America in the 1920s was a place of drama, tension and hedonism. It glittered and seduced: jazz, flappers, the birth of Hollywood, and a glamorous gangster- led crime scene flourishing under prohibition. But it was also punctuated by momentous events such as the political show trials and the huge Ku Klux Klan march. But it also produced a splendid array of writers, musicians and film stars, from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Bessie Smith and Charlie Chaplin.