Fiction

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This book offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the verbs and grammar of French. Perfect for French exams revision.

Designed for all those learning French at school, at work or at home. It provides easily accessible information in an attractively presented layout. Key grammatical points are highlighted throughout the text as a means of reinforcement. In addition, a full glossary gives clear explanations of grammatical terminology.

This book also provides beginners with all the regular verb forms and conjugations, and the most common tenses of irregular verbs are shown in full. An index contains thousands of verbs which are cross-referred to their conjugation model.

Like some latter-day Gregor Samsa, Professor David Kepesh wakes one morning to find that he has been transformed. But where Kafka’s protagonist turned into a giant beetle, the narrator of Roth’s fantasy has become a 155-pound female breast. What foll

Eighteen-year-old Ziva may have defeated a deadly warlord, but the price was almost too much. Ziva is forced into a breakneck race to a nearby city with the handsome mercenary, Kellyn, and the young scholar, Petrik, to find a magical healer who can save her sister’s life. But the plan goes awry and Ziva and Kellyn are captured by an ambitious prince. Once again, Ziva is forced to use her powers for sinister purposes, magicking dangerous weapons meant for world domination. The forge, once her safe space from anxiety, is now Ziva’s prison – and she’s not sure how much she’ll need to sacrifice to keep herself and Kellyn alive.

‘The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.’

At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious, overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings.

The introduction positions the book as a complete, step‑by‑step roadmap for mastering the IELTS Speaking exam. Marc Roche explains that most candidates struggle not because of weak English, but because they lack structured practice, exam‑specific strategies, and confidence under pressure. The book aims to solve that by breaking the speaking test into clear, manageable parts.

A follow‑up to Kaur’s debut Milk and Honey, this book explores themes of growth, healing, migration, family, and self‑love through her signature minimalist poetry and illustrations. It is structured into five sections—wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming—mirroring the life cycle of a flower.