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The delightful third book in the 'truly marvellous' (Independent) How to Be series: athrilling adventure of found family, undying loyalty and some truly spectacular cake

Calla's mum has never been normal. She's been known to go out in a lab coat and slippers and often forgets to perform basic tasks because she's been thinking about ducks. When a job offer arrives to study her beloved birds in the Amazon rainforest, Calla knows her mum has to go. Nervously, she agrees to go to boarding school. She quickly learns that trouble is afoot in this odd convent school. A mean new headmistress is imposing horrible rules and making everyone eat Brussels sprout cake, and the students are itching to revolt. As Calla makes new friends and gets drawn into their rebellious plot, she keeps waiting for her mum to call. She will, won't she? Exuberantly funny and brimming with heart, How to Be Brave is a riotous celebration of the power of resourceful girls, stories and the right biscuit at the right time.

Dark folktales retold for modern times by some of the most exciting women writing today, from Daisy Johnson to Eimear McBride

The electrifying novel from the Booker shortlisted author of Everything Under. 'A short sharp explosion of a gothic thriller' Observer Something unspeakable has happened to sisters July and September. Desperate for a fresh start, they move across the country to an old family house that has a troubled life of its own. Noises come from behind the walls. Lights flicker of their own accord. Sleep feels impossible, dreams are endless. In their new, unsettling surroundings, July finds that the fierce bond she's always had with September - forged with a blood promise when they were children - is beginning to change in ways she cannot understand.

Featuring a compelling blend of contemporary horror, this collection of short stories captivates with its unsettling themes and chilling narratives. Each tale is crafted to linger in the mind, showcasing the author's skill in evoking fear and intrigue. Readers can expect an exploration of the darker sides of human nature, leaving a lasting impression long after the last story is read.

Winner of The Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2017 Author of Everything Under, LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018'Hauntingly written and full of unabashedly, refreshingly angry women...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018** **A New York Times Notable Book 2018** 'Daisy Johnson is a new goddamn swaggering monster of fiction.' Lauren Groff Words are important to Gretel, always have been. As a child, she lived on a canal boat with her mother, and together they invented a language that was just their own. She hasn't seen her mother since the age of sixteen, though - almost a lifetime ago - and those memories have faded. Now Gretel works as a lexicographer, updating dictionary entries, which suits her solitary nature. A phone call from the hospital interrupts Gretel's isolation and throws up questions from long ago. She begins to remember the private vocabulary of her childhood. She remembers other things, too: the wild years spent on the river; the strange, lonely boy who came to stay on the boat one winter; and the creature in the water - a canal thief? - swimming upstream, getting ever closer. In the end there will be nothing for Gretel to do but go back. Daisy Johnson's debut novel turns classical myth on its head and takes readers to a modern-day England unfamiliar to most. As daring as it is moving, Everything Under is a story of family and identity, of fate, language, love and belonging that leaves you unsettled and unstrung.

Eine literarische Gothic Novel für das 21. Jahrhundert – verfilmt unter dem Titel »September & July« Die Schwestern Juli und September sind unzertrennlich: Sie teilen sich einen Geburtstag, ein Handy, ein Bett. Doch als Juli sich für einen Jungen aus der Schule interessiert, gerät die eigene kleine Welt der Schwestern ins Wanken. Was geschah damals auf dem Tennisplatz der Schule, im strömenden Regen? Was haben Juli und September getan, dass ihre Mutter nicht mehr mit ihnen spricht? Juli weiß nur, dass sie deswegen hier sind, in dem einsamen, verfallenen Cottage an der englischen Küste. Während das Haus sich unter dem Gewicht von Zorn und Trauer zunehmend auflöst, erinnert sich Juli plötzlich an ein schreckliches Versprechen… Andeutungsreich und psychologisch meisterhaft erschafft Daisy Johnson ein klaustrophobisches häusliches Setting und zeigt, wie schnell Liebe in Grausamkeit umschlagen kann.