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Thin Girls
Twin sisters battle with body image, bad relationships, and a cult diet group in this “dark, poignant, and gripping” debut novel (Associated Press). “Stunning . . . gorgeously crafted. . . . A brutal, and unrelenting examination of what it means to be a woman in a body, wanting, needing, wanting, needing so much.” —Roxanne Gay Rose and Lily Winters are twins, as close as the bond implies; they feel each other’s emotions, taste what the other takes in. Like most young women, they’ve struggled with their bodies since childhood, and high school finds them turning to food—or away from it—to battle the waves of insecurity and the yearning for popularity. But their connection can...
The Hop
"A fresh ode to sisterhood and sexual agency that crackles with verve and wit. I couldn't put it down."--Gabriela Garcia, author of the New York Times bestseller and Good Morning America Pick Of Women and Salt "Clarke refuses to turn this story into a morality play. . . [and her] newly rich and famous [protagonist] doesn't turn away from sex work. Instead, she uses her new freedom to imagine what sex work might look like if its practitioners were truly empowered and autonomous. Like Clarke's debut, this is technically adventurous, politically relevant, and emotionally engaging." --Kirkus, Starred Review A page-turning feminist novel that tells the story of a poor scrappy girl from rural New ...
Little Girl Lost
A portrait of Princess Diana's childhood is told from the perspective of her nanny, who witnessed Diana's battles with eating disorders
Angelology
A thrilling epic about an ancient clash reignited in our time--between a hidden society and heaven's darkest creatures There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. --Genesis 6:5 Sister Evangeline was just a girl when her father entrusted her to the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in upstate New York. Now, at twenty-three, her discovery of a 1943 letter from the famous philanthropist Abigail Rockefeller to the late mother superior of Saint Rose Convent plunges Evangeline into a secret history that stretches back a thousand years: an ancient conflict between the Society of An...
Confessions of a Fashionista
The incredibly popular Daily Mail column, 'Confessions of a Fashionista', feeds its hungry readers snippets of a life in the glittering yet deranged world of fashion. Now its anonymous author reveals both her identity and the true story of her giddyingly glamorous time in the style industry, with insider gossip on the people who populate it. Propelled by a painful end to a relationship and determined to prove her ex wrong for breaking up with her, our Fashionista lands a place on the Harrods Graduate Scheme. A complete outsider to the fashion world, she sets out on a wing and a pair of Guccis, and finds herself in a whirlwind of couture and craziness. Along the way she learns how to stay san...
Somewhere Towards the End
An esteemed memoirist and one of the great editors in British publishing examines aging with the grace of Elegy for Iris and the wry irreverence of I Feel Bad About My Neck.
The Time of the Therapeutic Communities
From the 1950s onwards different movements have contributed to Therapeutic Communities (TCs). This book follows these post-war changes to the present day and discusses the influence they had on the practice of psychiatry. Providing a thorough analysis of the emergence and progression of TCs, this book is essential reading for anyone in the field.
Aristotle's Physics Book I
This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth study of Physics I, the first book of Aristotle's foundational treatise on natural philosophy. While the text has inspired a rich scholarly literature, this is the first volume devoted solely to it to have been published for many years, and it includes a new translation of the Greek text. Book I introduces Aristotle's approach to topics such as matter and form, and discusses the fundamental problems of the study of natural science, examining the theories of previous thinkers including Parmenides. Leading experts provide fresh interpretations of key passages and raise new problems. The volume will appeal to scholars and students of ancient philosophy as well as to specialists working in the fields of philosophy and the history of science.
Low Life
Jeremy Clarke made his girlfriend pregnant, resigned from his job as a refuse collector, resigned his church membership, sold his house, went to the Democratic Republic of Congo, then came back altered. Now the author of the 'Low Life' column in the Spectator, Clarke tells his story.
Ordinary People
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, and the Rathbones Folio Prize Winner of the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature A Washington Post "Lily Lit" Book Club Selection
