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Pachinko: The New York Times Bestseller
by Min Jin Lee* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating book... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through four generations and each character's search for identity and success. It's a powerful story about resilience and compassion' BARACK OBAMA. Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends, no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja's salvation is just the beginning of her story. Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinko is an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival.
Pack Up the Moon: TikTok made me buy it: a heart-wrenching and uplifting story from the bestselling author
by Kristan HigginsThe TikTok sensation! Pack up the Moon is a heart-wrenching and beautiful story of love in all its forms. Joshua Park never expected to be a widower at the age of thirty. Given his solitary job, small circle of friends and family, and the social awkwardness he's always suffered from, he has no idea how to negotiate this new, unwanted phase of life.But Lauren, his wife, had a plan to keep him moving forward. A plan hidden in the letters she leaves him, giving him a task for every month in the year after her death.It's a journey that will take Joshua from his first outing as a widower to buy groceries... to an attempted dinner party that becomes a comic disaster... to finding a new best friend while weeping in the dressing room of a clothing store.As his grief makes room for new friendships and experiences, Joshua learns Lauren's most valuable lesson: the path to happiness doesn't follow a straight line.Funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and always uplifting, this novel from bestselling author Kristan Higgins illuminates how life's greatest joys are often hiding in plain sight.Real readers have fallen in love with Pack up the Moon:'I loved everything about this book!!!! It was so beautifully written' 5 star reader review'I cried throughout the entirety of this book. So emotional and so well written' 5 star reader review'This is the best book I have read so far this year!' 5 star reader review'This book is mesmerizing... couldn't put it down' 5 star reader review
The Pact We Made
by Layla AlAmmarFeatured on BBC Radio 4’s Open Book • Featured on BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking • An ELLE Magazine cultural pick • Reviewed in the Observer ‘Beautifully written’ Joanna Cannon ‘Fascinating … full of personality’ Guardian ‘Brilliant … What a debut’ Pandora Sykes
Paddington Abroad (Paddington Ser.)
by Michael BondThe Browns are going abroad, and Paddington considers a holiday in France is not to be taken lightly, So he packs a disguise outfit, his magic set and a map of France printed on a tea towel.
Paddington and the Busy Day
by Michael BondA funny story about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru – now a major movie star!
Paddington and the Christmas Surprise (Paddington Ser.)
by Michael BondA funny, festive picture book about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru.
Paddington and the Tutti Frutti Rainbow
by Michael BondA funny seaside story about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru – now a major movie star!
Paddington at St Paul’s (Paddington Ser.)
by Michael BondCelebrate the 60th anniversary of Paddington Bear with this hilarious brand new classic picture book. Paddington is now a major movie star!
Paddington at the Fair
by Michael BondA funny story about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru – now a major movie star!
Paddington at the Tower
by Michael BondThe irresistible, classic bear from Darkest Peru, who was found on Paddington station, causes havoc while out sight-seeing!
Paddington at Work (Paddington Ser.)
by Michael BondThe irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design.
Paddington Goes for Gold (Paddington)
by null Michael BondThis is a read-along edition with audio synced to the text, performed by Stephen Fry. A brand new picture book featuring Paddington, the classic bear from Darkest Peru, as he takes part in a local family sports event, with hilarious results! When Paddington attends a local family sports event with the Brown family, he can’t wait to try his paw at as many activities as possible. But, as always, when Paddington is around, things do not quite go according to plan… with outrageously sticky results. And as Paddington soon finds out, it’s not winning that counts, it’s the taking part… Will Paddington go home with any prizes?
Paddington Goes To Town (Paddington Ser.)
by Michael BondThe irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with an updated cover design.
Paddington Helps Out (Paddington Bear Ser.)
by Michael Bond“Oh dear,” said Paddington, as everyone turned to look at him accusingly. “I’m in trouble again.” Somehow trouble comes naturally to Paddington.
Paddington in Peru: The Movie Storybook
by HarperCollins Children’s BooksRelive the magic of the third Paddington movie, Paddington in Peru, (out in UK cinemas 8 November 2024) with this fantastic picture book retelling of the story, perfect for younger fans! Using official photography from the new family movie, Paddington in Peru, this keepsake picture book retells the hilarious tale of Paddington's adventure in Peru with the Browns. Their trip to see Aunt Lucy at The Home for Retired Bears reveals a mystery that leads to an epic quest in the Amazon and the mountain peaks of Peru. Packed with marvellous mishaps and marmalade sandwiches, this picture book is the perfect gift for those who want to relive Paddington Bear's adventures at home!
Paddington in Peru: The Story of the Movie
by null Anna WilsonNew for 2024, the unmissable, official novelisation of the third Paddington movie! In his third big screen outing from Studiocanal, the creators of Wonka and the Harry Potter movies, Paddington and the Browns leave Windsor Gardens to embark on an epic adventure to visit Aunt Lucy at The Home for Retired Bears. There, they find a mystery that sends them on a hilarious and thrilling journey along the Amazon, through the jungle and up to the mountain peaks of Peru. This wonderful retelling of the cinematic film has been penned by Anna Wilson, based on the story by Paul King, Mark Burton and Simon Farnaby, and the screenplay written by Mark Burton, Jon Foster and James Lamont.
Paddington Marches On (Paddington Bear Ser.)
by Michael Bond“I’ve never known such a bear for smelling things out,” said Mrs Bird.
Paddington Minds the House
by Michael BondA funny story about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru – now a major movie star!
Paddington Takes the Air (Paddington Ser.)
by Michael BondThe irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with an updated cover design.
Paddington the Artist (Read Aloud)
by Michael BondWhen Mr Gruber shows Paddington an outdoor painting exhibition he is inspired to take up a new hobby…
Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories
by Michael BondThree classic Paddington Bear stories, by beloved author Michael Bond, are brought together for the first time in this special collection for World Book Day 2018.
Paddington’s Finest Hour (Paddington Ser.)
by Michael BondPaddington – the beloved classic bear from Darkest Peru, now a major movie star – is back in this fantastically funny, brand new illustrated novel from master storyteller Michael Bond!
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha: A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOKER PRIZE GEM (York Notes Ser.)
by Roddy Doyle*A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOKER PRIZE GEM* WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 1993Paddy Clarke is ten years old.Paddy Clarke lights fires. Paddy Clarke's name is written in wet cement all over Barrytown. Paddy Clarke's heroes are Father Damien (and the lepers), Geronimo and George Best. Paddy Clarke knows the exact moment to knock a dead scab from his knee. Paddy Clarke hates his brother Francis because that’s the rule. Paddy Clarke loves his Ma and Da, but it seems like they don't love each other, and Paddy wants to understand, but can't.
Pagan and Her Parents
by Michael ArdittiA powerful novel about a gay man's struggle to adopt the daughter of his late best friend'Unputdownable' The Times'Arditti writes exactly like Dickens' Scotland on Sunday'I honestly couldn't put the book down' Literary ReviewCandida Mulliner and Leo Young have been the closest of friends since university, living together but loving separately. When Candida dies after a long illness, she leaves her five year old daughter, Pagan, in Leo's care. Candida's adoptive parents are horrified; they refuse to accept that a single man is a suitable person to bring up a child and challenge Leo's guardianship in the courts. The ensuing hearings are complicated by tabloid exposure of Leo's homosexuality, which threatens not only his position with Pagan but also his job as a television chat-show host. As Leo fights for his and Pagan's rights in a society that continues to regard gay men as a threat to children, he finds himself isolated, vilified and, ultimately, arrested. Meanwhile, he endeavours to discover the truth about Candida, the cause of her estrangement from her adoptive parents, the identity of her natural mother and the reason for her refusal to name Pagan's father.