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Polly Samson: Short Stories

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Five short stories by the novelist and short story writer Polly Samson.A Rose for Paul: A story giving hope to anyone who has to move on from a difficult relationship.The Morning After: A romantic tryst turns sour after an animal rights activist discovers the murderous taste of his lover in the form of her exotic Shatoosh shawl.The Itch: Playing on the idea of 'The Seven Year Itch', this is an ... Read more

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Five short stories by the novelist and short story writer Polly Samson.A Rose for Paul: A story giving hope to anyone who has to move on from a difficult relationship.The Morning After: A romantic tryst turns sour after an animal rights activist discovers the murderous taste of his lover in the form of her exotic Shatoosh shawl.The Itch: Playing on the idea of 'The Seven Year Itch', this is an
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A Theatre for Dreamers

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The world is dancing on theedge of revolution, and nowhere more so than on the Greek island of Hydra,where a circle of poets, painters and musicians live tangled lives, ruled bythe writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, troubled queen and king ofbohemia. Forming within this circle is a triangle: its points the magnetic,destructive writer Axel Jensen; his dazzling wife, Marianne Ihlen; and ... Read more

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The world is dancing on theedge of revolution, and nowhere more so than on the Greek island of Hydra,where a circle of poets, painters and musicians live tangled lives, ruled bythe writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, troubled queen and king ofbohemia. Forming within this circle is a triangle: its points the magnetic,destructive writer Axel Jensen; his dazzling wife, Marianne Ihlen; and
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Lying In Bed

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Do you cover up or reveal it all; seek revenge or just reassurance; let the truth be naked as the day or cloaked in a night-time story? The men and women of Polly Samson's debut fiction all have stories to tell, pasts to forget, futures to forge. Manipulative or meek, used or using, all are aware of the power of truth, deception and little white lies to get what they want or sometimes what they ... Read more

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Do you cover up or reveal it all; seek revenge or just reassurance; let the truth be naked as the day or cloaked in a night-time story? The men and women of Polly Samson's debut fiction all have stories to tell, pasts to forget, futures to forge. Manipulative or meek, used or using, all are aware of the power of truth, deception and little white lies to get what they want or sometimes what they
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The Kindness

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He followed her eyes skyward to a bird that was falling, turning and turning, like a heart that had leapt free. It fell, and as it did it became a falcon. He was transfixed.Julian's fall begins the moment he sets eyes on Julia.Julia is married and eight years his senior; he is a gifted English student, a life of academia ahead. Ignoring warnings from family and friends, they each give up all they ... Read more

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He followed her eyes skyward to a bird that was falling, turning and turning, like a heart that had leapt free. It fell, and as it did it became a falcon. He was transfixed.Julian's fall begins the moment he sets eyes on Julia.Julia is married and eight years his senior; he is a gifted English student, a life of academia ahead. Ignoring warnings from family and friends, they each give up all they
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Out Of The Picture

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Quite unlike her fair stepsisters, Lizzie is dark and secretive: 'Just like your father' says her mother. But what was her father like? Photos of him are hidden away; snatches of overheard conversation between her mother and her stepfather deepen the mystery. Only her best friend Savannah - also abandoned by her father when she was a baby - knows what it feels like to wonder, to try and piece ... Read more

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Quite unlike her fair stepsisters, Lizzie is dark and secretive: 'Just like your father' says her mother. But what was her father like? Photos of him are hidden away; snatches of overheard conversation between her mother and her stepfather deepen the mystery. Only her best friend Savannah - also abandoned by her father when she was a baby - knows what it feels like to wonder, to try and piece
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Perfect Lives

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In an English seaside town, lovers and children, young men and middle-aged women weave in and out of each other's lives and stories.A mother is tormented by her daughter's tattoo; another only pretends to love her baby. A wife stalks her husband and his new lover; a broken egg through a letterbox tells a story that will not go away; the cat thinks he knows best. Threaded throughout are longings ... Read more

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In an English seaside town, lovers and children, young men and middle-aged women weave in and out of each other's lives and stories.A mother is tormented by her daughter's tattoo; another only pretends to love her baby. A wife stalks her husband and his new lover; a broken egg through a letterbox tells a story that will not go away; the cat thinks he knows best. Threaded throughout are longings
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The Doll: Short Stories

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Series Book 122 - Virago Modern Classics
**FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA.'She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense' GUARDIAN'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH**'Du Maurier employs well the assured balancing of uncanny possibilities ... and the bitterly wry sense of absurdity that were to characterise her finest fiction' HELEN TAYLOR, INDEPENDENT'I want to know ... Read more

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**FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA.'She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense' GUARDIAN'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH**'Du Maurier employs well the assured balancing of uncanny possibilities ... and the bitterly wry sense of absurdity that were to characterise her finest fiction' HELEN TAYLOR, INDEPENDENT'I want to know
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The Kindness

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Julia is married and eight years Julian’s senior; he is a gifted English student, a life of academia ahead. Ignoring warnings, they each give up all they have to be together. When Julian hears that his boyhood home is for sale, he sets out to recreate a paradise for his new family. It is only when their daughter Mira becomes terrifyingly ill that it is impossible for Julia to conceal the explosive ... Read more

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Julia is married and eight years Julian’s senior; he is a gifted English student, a life of academia ahead. Ignoring warnings, they each give up all they have to be together. When Julian hears that his boyhood home is for sale, he sets out to recreate a paradise for his new family. It is only when their daughter Mira becomes terrifyingly ill that it is impossible for Julia to conceal the explosive
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A Theatre for Dreamers

A Novel

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9 hours 53 min

The world is dancing on theedge of revolution, and nowhere more so than on the Greek island of Hydra,where a circle of poets, painters and musicians live tangled lives, ruled bythe writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, troubled queen and king ofbohemia.Forming within this circle is a triangle: its points the magnetic,destructive writer Axel Jensen; his dazzling wife, Marianne Ihlen; and ... Read more

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The world is dancing on theedge of revolution, and nowhere more so than on the Greek island of Hydra,where a circle of poets, painters and musicians live tangled lives, ruled bythe writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, troubled queen and king ofbohemia.Forming within this circle is a triangle: its points the magnetic,destructive writer Axel Jensen; his dazzling wife, Marianne Ihlen; and
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Waiting for You

by Catherine Miller ...

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You’d never guess that Fliss Chapron doesn’t have it all. All Fliss wants is to see two blue lines telling her she is pregnant with her much longed for second baby. But as the negative tests stack up, dreams of completing her perfect family feel more hopeless every day. After years of disappointment, Fliss’s husband Ben is spending more time at the office than in their marital bed, and Fliss finds ... Read more

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You’d never guess that Fliss Chapron doesn’t have it all. All Fliss wants is to see two blue lines telling her she is pregnant with her much longed for second baby. But as the negative tests stack up, dreams of completing her perfect family feel more hopeless every day. After years of disappointment, Fliss’s husband Ben is spending more time at the office than in their marital bed, and Fliss finds
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Beside Myself

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Bloomsbury presents Beside Myself by Ann Morgan, read by Zara Ramm.A page-turning and darkly brilliant psychological thriller about the fragility of what makes us who we are.Six-year-old Helen and Ellie are identical twins, but Helen is smarter, more popular, and their mother’s favorite. Ellie, on the other hand, requires special instruction at school, is friendless, and is punished at every turn ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Beside Myself by Ann Morgan, read by Zara Ramm.A page-turning and darkly brilliant psychological thriller about the fragility of what makes us who we are.Six-year-old Helen and Ellie are identical twins, but Helen is smarter, more popular, and their mother’s favorite. Ellie, on the other hand, requires special instruction at school, is friendless, and is punished at every turn
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Act One

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Moss Hart’s Act One, which Lincoln Center Theater presented in 2014 as a play written and directed by James Lapine, is one of the greatest American memoirs—a glorious memorial to a bygone age filled with all the wonder, drama, and heartbreak that surrounded Broadway in the early twentieth century.Hart’s story inspired a generation of theatergoers, dramatists, and readers everywhere as he ... Read more

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Moss Hart’s Act One, which Lincoln Center Theater presented in 2014 as a play written and directed by James Lapine, is one of the greatest American memoirs—a glorious memorial to a bygone age filled with all the wonder, drama, and heartbreak that surrounded Broadway in the early twentieth century.Hart’s story inspired a generation of theatergoers, dramatists, and readers everywhere as he
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