Women of singular beauty
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In Another Place, Not Here - Brand Dionne
Anotace: Acclaimed by Adrienne Rich as "fierce, sensuous . . . a work of great beauty and moral imagination," In Another Place, Not Here tells of two contemporary Caribbean women who find brief refuge in each other on an island in the midst of political uprising. Elizete, dreaming of running to another place to escape the harshness of her daily life on the island, meets ...
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My Body, 1. vydání - Emily Ratajkowski
<p>A deeply honest investigation of what it means to be a woman and a commodity from Emily Ratajkowski, the archetypal, multi-hyphenate celebrity of our time.Emily Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress, an engaged political progressive, a formidable entrepreneur, a global social media phenomenon, and now, a writer. Rocketing to world fame at age twenty-one, ...
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Hags: Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2023 - Smith Victoria
Anotace: SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO PRIZE 2023`A book that could not be more necessary` Observer`Eloquent, clever and devastating` The Times`Deftly illustrates how ageist misogyny remains an acceptable prejudice` GuardianWhat is about women in middle-age and beyond that seems to enrage - almost everyone?In the last few years, as identity politics has taken hold, middle-age...
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Belinda, 1. vydání - Maria Edgeworth
<p>'It is singular, that my having spent a winter with one of the most dissipated women in England should have sobered my mind so completely.' Maria Edgeworth's 1801 novel, Belinda, is an absorbing, sometimes provocative, tale of social and domestic life among the English aristocracy and gentry. The heroine of the title, only too conscious of being 'advertised' on ...
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Belinda - Edgeworth Maria
Anotace: `It is singular, that my having spent a winter with one of the most dissipated women in England should have sobered my mind so completely.`Maria Edgeworth`s 1801 novel, Belinda, is an absorbing, sometimes provocative, tale of social and domestic life among the English aristocracy and gentry. The heroine of the title, only too conscious of being `advertised` on t...
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Staging Fashion, 1880-1920
Although Jane Hading (1859-1940), Lily Elsie (1886-1962), and Billie Burke (1884-1970) gained fame as stage actresses, their popular appeal also rested on their ability to cultivate a glamorous appearance. Their careers illustrate the early transformation of actresses into marketable commodities whose celebrity status depended on the consumption of their images. This cele...
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Dior by John Galliano (édition française)
During his time as a student at London’s Central Saint Martins, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer John Galliano worked as a dresser at the National Theatre, learning the art of costume and the power of illusion. As a regular in London nightclubs, Galliano met a coterie of artists and colorful personalities, forging strong ties with kindred spirits who would play a d...
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Original Character by Homare PVC 1/7 Ade-Sugata II 24 cm
A girl with golden skin wearing a school uniform, by illustrator Homare - the second installment in magicbullet(s) Ade-Sugata seriesBearing remnants of her former innocence, a young woman falls from virtue with a bewildered yet wistful gaze. Welcome to the Ade-Sugata series, where abnormal fetishes and sensual beauty intertwine.In this second installment, we present a gir...
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Stella Maris (anglicky), 1. vydání - Cormac McCarthy
<p>One of the best social observers in American fiction. --John Freeman, Literary Hub "Mr. Carroll's world is a little vicious, slippery in its sexuality . . . strangely reminiscent of the hootier, hard-candy end of the Tennessee Williams spectrum. It is flat-out odd, fun, and seeming true." --Padgett Powell When Cuban fishermen first spotted the Key West ...
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Florence in Ecstasy - Jessie Chaffeeová
<p>A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2017 "Chaffee's fierce debut brings Hannah's struggles, discoveries, and sweet triumphs to life." --Claire Messud, author of The Burning Girl and The Woman Upstairs "There's an absorbing story here, a love story, a coming-of-age story, a gorgeous portrait of the city itself, its beauty and its decadence, but t...
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The Gilda Stories
'A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined' Guardian'A lush, exciting, inspiring read' Sarah WatersIn this radically reimagined vampire myth, the night hides many things... Louisiana, 1850. A young girl escapes slavery and is taken in by two mysterious women.Rumoured to be witches, the pair travel only at night, dress in men's clothing and seem...
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Disappearing Earth - Phillips Julia
Anotace: One August afternoon, two sisters--Sophia, eight, and Alyona, eleven--go missing from a beach on the far-flung Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia. Taking us through the year that follows, Disappearing Earth enters the lives of women and girls in this tightly knit community who are connected by the crime: a witness, a neighbor, a detective, a mother. We a...
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Wash Day Diaries
Anotace: From writer Jamila Rowser and artist Robyn Smith comes a captivating graphic novel about the daily lives of four best friends in the Bronx, told through five interlocking short stories. "Wash Day" follows Kim through the quiet self-care rituals of her wash day-the universal experience shared by Black women of setting aside all plans and responsibilities for a fu...
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Wash Day Diaries - Jamila Rowser
<p>From writer Jamila Rowser and artist Robyn Smith comes a captivating graphic novel about the daily lives of four best friends in the Bronx, told through five interlocking short stories. "Wash Day" follows Kim through the quiet self-care rituals of her wash day-the universal experience shared by Black women of setting aside all plans and responsibilities...
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Self Made
The book behind the new Netflix series, starring Octavia Spencer 'One of the most fabulous African-American figures of the twentieth century' Ishmael Reed Madam Walker was the first free-born child in her family, growing up in abject poverty in post-Civil War America. From humble beginnings, she overcame societal prejudice, family betrayals and epic business rivalries t...
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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 - Elif Shafak
<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 'Expect vibrant, vivid and eye-opening descriptions of Middle Eastern life propelled by a tender storyline, all in Shafak's haunting, beautiful and considered prose' Vanity Fair'Incredibly sensuous and poetic and evocative' Pandora Sykes'Richly uplifting... truly beautiful writing' Nicola Sturgeon'In the first minute followi...
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The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo
<p>'Vivid, enigmatic, enchanting' M. L. Rio, author of If We Were Villains'Filled with wonder, mystery and folklore' Sue Lynn Tan, author of Daughter of the Moon GoddessSome people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Manchuria, 1908: ...
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The Jungle Book: 130th Anniversary Edition - Rudyard Joseph Kipling
<p>Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of The Jungle BookPuffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this very special 130th anniversary edition of The Jungle Book.Young Mowgli escapes the vicious jaws of the growling tiger Shere Khan and is adopted by Father Wol...
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The Wolf Den - Elodie Harper
<p>Shortlisted for Pageturner of the Year at the British Book Awards A Waterstones Book of the Month Winner of the 2022 Glass Bell Award 'Vivid, wise and unflinching, this is a triumph' The Times 'I loved it' Jennifer Saint 'I couldn't put it down' Claire Douglas 'Utterly spellbinding' Woman & Home 'Deeply moving' William Ryan 'Gripping' Independent '...
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Everything I Know About Love
Winner of Autobiography of the Year at the National Book Awards 2018Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2018Award-winning journalist Dolly Alderton survived her twenties (just about) and in Everything I Know About Love, she gives an unflinching account of the bad dates and squalid flat-shares, the heartaches and humiliations, and most importantly, the unbreak...
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Damsel: A timeless feminist fantasy adventure soon to be a major Netflix film starring Millie Bobby Brown and Angela Bassett - Skye Evelyn
Anotace: Elodie never dreamed of a lavish palace or a handsome prince. Growing up in the famine-stricken realm of Inophe, her deepest wish was to help her people survive each winter. So when a representative from a rich, reclusive kingdom offers her family enough wealth to save Inophe in exchange for her hand in marriage, she accepts without hesitation. Swept away to the...
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So Close - Sylvia Day
Anotace: You can't believe all of them . . . But can you trust any of them? Widower Kane Black has never got over the death of his wife, Lily. Until he sees a woman with her inimitable beauty on Manhattan's streets, and whisks her up to his towering penthouse. But not everyone is ready to accept Lily's return. Aliyah, Kane's mother, thinks that &q...
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Everything I Know About Love, 1. vydání - Dolly Alderton
<p>THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WITH A NEW CHAPTER ON TURNING THIRTY</p> <p>'There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it' Lisa Taddeo, author Three Women'The book we will thrust into our friends' hands. Alderton feels like a best friend and your older sister all rolled into one and her pages wrap around ...
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Murder on a Summer Break - Kate Weston
<p>The hilarious, addictive sequel to YA murder mystery Murder on a School Night by Comedy Women in Print Prize and Carnegie Medal nominated author, Kate Weston. Perfect for fans of Sex Education and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 'Kate Weston's hilarious YA murder mystery is a must'- Irish Independent on Murder on a School Night ...
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Any Other Family - Eleanor Brown
A rare, funny and poignant novel celebrating the beauty of OPEN ADOPTION and NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILIES. <p>They look just like any other family... but between the four children there are THREE sets of parents who committed to an open adoption of biological siblings, keeping the children connected after the death of their grandmother.</p> <p>Tabitha the pl...
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So Close: The unmissable Sunday Times bestseller - Sylvia Day
<p>From the No 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Crossfire saga comes the beginning of a twisty tale of obsession and fury, as a trinity of women protect what they covet at any cost.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Dangerous and sultry . . . domestic suspense at its sexiest' SAMANTHA DOWNING 'A gripping pageturner' GLAMOUR UK'Absolutely cannot wait for the next o...
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American Girls - Sales Nancy Jo
Anotace: A New York Times Bestseller Instagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. YouTube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The dominant force in the lives of girls coming of age in America today is social media. What it is doing to an entire generation of young women is the subject of award-winning Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales s riveting and explosive American Girls. With extraordinary intima...
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The Good Menopause Guide - Earle Liz
Anotace: `Filled with a wealth of invaluable information...after reading this you will feel empowered and ready to take on the world` - Lorraine Kelly OBEThe ultimate guide to looking and feeling your radiant best throughout the perimenopause, menopause and beyond`I have always found it curious that we talk openly about pregnancy and birth but when it comes to an equally...
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Beautiful Days
This book of contemporary Chinese literature contains two separate novellas, A Riot of Brilliant Purple and Tender Crimson and Beautiful Days. A Riot of Brilliant Purple and Tender CrimsonThis novel is about the love lives of a father and daughter pair. The heroine is Xiang Yijun, a government officer who is greatly influenced by her Peking Opera performer father. She is ...
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Beautiful Days - Xiaolan Teng
Anotace: This book of contemporary Chinese literature contains two separate novellas, A Riot of Brilliant Purple and Tender Crimson and Beautiful Days. A Riot of Brilliant Purple and Tender CrimsonThis novel is about the love lives of a father and daughter pair. The heroine is Xiang Yijun, a government officer who is greatly influenced by her Peking Opera performer fathe...
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Wildblood - Blackwoodová Lauren
Anotace: A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 By Readers on Goodreads!A thrilling Jamaican inspired fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren BlackwoodEighteen-year-old Victoria is a Wildblood. Kidnapped at the age of six and manipulated by the Exotic Lands Touring Company, she`s worked as a tour guide ever since with a team of fellow Wildbloods who take turns usi...
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Sorry, Bro - Taleen Voskuni
<p>An #ownvoices debut rom com - a bisexual My Big Fat Greek WeddingFrom new best friend to girl of her dreams . . .When Nar's boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her a San Francisco bar, she realises it's time to find someone who shares her idea of romance.Enter her mother who wants Nar to settle down with a nice Armenian boy. Armed with a spreadsheet o...
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