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Darwin er vokset op alene med sin mor i en lille flække i Trinidad. Han husker knap nok sin far. Da han fortæller sin mor, at han vil tage et job som graver på en kirkegård i storbyen, vil hun ikke se ham igen. De er rastafarianere, og må ikke være i kontakt med de døde. Yejides mor ligger for døden i det store hus på bakken, der hvor byen møder regnskoven. En mor, som hun aldrig har fået den kærlighed eller opmærksomhed fra, som hun har længtes efter. Og som efterlader sig en arv, der følger kvinderne i familien: De stammer fra de sorte fugle, som flyver mod øst ved solnedgang med de dødes sjæle. Darwin og Yejide har hver noget, den anden har brug for, opdager de, da de mødes på den labyrintiske kirkegård. Begge bærer de på en sorg og en frygt men samtidig også en vilje og styrke til at gøre noget godt for andre og hinanden. Om forfatteren:Ayanne Lloyd Banwo er født i Trinidad, men flyttede som voksen til London efter at have mistet sine forældre og sin bedstemor. Hun har en mastergrad i creative writing fra University of East Anglia, hvor hun nu arbejder på sin Ph.d. ”Dengang vi var fugle” er hendes debutroman.

This book offers a detailed guide to the major types of battleships to fight in the two world wars. Explore HMS Dreadnought, the first of a class of fast, big-gun battleships to be developed at the beginning of the 20th century; find out about the destruction of HMS Hood, which exploded after exchanging fire with the Bismarck, which itself was sunk after a trans-Atlantic chase by a combination of battery fire and aircraft-launched torpedoes; and much more.

Discover how to make authentic, competition-quality BBQ with your offset smoker Serving up flavor-packed recipes and step-by-step techniques, this handy how-to guide and cookbook will have you smoking like a true pitmaster in no time. It features everything from pro tips on flavoring with smoke to little-known tricks for maintaining perfect temperature control. The easy-to-follow recipes and helpful color photos guarantee you'll be making the best barbecue of your life, including mouth-watering meals such as: Green Chile Crusted Flank Steak Tacos Beef Chorizo Stuffed Peppers Pineapple Habanero Baby Back Ribs Your offset smoker is the best appliance for taking your barbecue to the next level. So open this book, fire up your smoker and start impressing family, friends and neighbors with your delicious barbecue.

Millies kærlighedsliv er mildt sagt noget rod …Millie burde aldrig være endt i seng med sin bedste ven, Reid. Og hun burde helt sikkert have fortalt ham, at det var hende, der gemte sig bag alter egoet ”Catherine”, da de matchede på det anonyme datingsite et par dage efter.I stedet fortsætter Millie sin onlineflirt i håbet om, at Reid selv regner ud, hvem hun er. I virkeligheden burde Millie nok bare indrømme, hvad hun føler for ham. Især fordi det slår gnister, hver gang de ses. Men det er svært, når man risikerer at miste sin bedste ven.Og nu hvor Reid er ved at få følelser for ”Catherine”, er Millie blevet sin egen værste fjende. Pressen skriver:”Frisk og sprudlende.” – Publishers Weekly”Denne sjove, sexede og spændende bog kommer med en advarsel: Hold dine venner tætte, og deres profiler endnu tættere.” – Kirkus Reviews”Christina Lauren rammer aldrig ved siden af.” – Bookish”Christina Laurens unikke stemme er både hylende morsom og hjertevarm, og det gør, at man læser med glæde.” – Entertainment Weekly

På en forårsdag modtager alle mennesker i hele verden en lille æske med samme inskription. Den eneste forskel på æskerne er indholdet, hvor en tynd tråd angiver længden på modtagerens liv. Fortalt gennem flere perspektiver møder vi doktoren, der ikke kan redde sig selv, et par, som må redefinere deres tid sammen, og en politiker, som forsøger at navigere i en turbulent virkelighed.

Johnny Madsen er ikke blot kendt og elsket for sin musik, men også for sin finurlige, magiske og til tider surrealistiske pen. Teksterne emmer ikke bare af jordnære betragtninger med afsæt i jysk vestkystkultur, men tegner også kosmisk-mytologiske stemninger af en anden verden. Gennem et rigt billedsprog af høj poetisk værdi er Madsen inde at røre ved alle de områder, der hører menneskelivet til på godt og ondt. Det lyriske digt taler uden om, ved siden af og ud over dagligdagens konkrete sprog. Det åbner op ind til nye universer, hvis sprog og beskaffenhed vi måske er knap så fortrolige med – også i rocklyrikkens verden. Al god kunst udfordrer det selvindlysende og kalder således på at blive afkodet. Med indgående analyser, tolkninger og kommentarer tager denne bog dig med hele vejen rundt i Madsens underfundige tekstunivers – med plads til både begejstring, inspiration, undren og måske ovenikøbet overrumplende ahaoplevelser undervejs.Uddrag af bogenAlbatrossen kysser himlens dronningog svæver tavst mod nattens blå opalog mørket dækker solens sidste strålerog jorden skifter ham i Frejas sal”Tårnet ved Verdens Ende”, Ses vi i Slesvig, 1994Lysene slukkes over byens mohikanerstille flyder en ikonind på landet med de hængende altanerpå en sukkende endestation”Daisy Doll”, Den Blinde Lotterisælger, 2001****Husk din stormgud vil føre dig udmellem lysende engle og lokkende stjerneskudDer vil slukkes et mørke og vinden presses i knæder vil brænde et lys for ham som står i læJohnny Madsen, ”Glasmanden”, Checkpoint Charlie, 1999Lysets engel går med glansgennem himmelporte.For Guds engels strålekransflygter alle nattens skygger sorte.B.S. Ingemann, 1837Om forfatterenMargit Nonbo (f. 1957) er uddannet cand.phil. i musik 1989 og har undervist i hele uddannelsessystemet fra musikskoler over højskoler til lærerseminariet og universitetet. Efter en PO-uddannelse i 1994 har hun arbejdet mange år i folkekirken som organist, korleder og koncertarrangør. Har spillet i diverse folkemusikgrupper, på teater- og revyprojekter og har holdt adskillige opera-foredrag i aftenskoleregi.

The Deerslayer follows young frontiersman Natty Bumppo "Deerslayer," who has yet to kill his first man, in early eighteenth century New York.

The bestselling author of My Lovely Wife returns with an addictive new psychological thriller. NOTHING IS DEADLIER THAN TRUE LOVE... Wes and Ivy are madly in love. It's the kind of romance people write stories about. But what kind of story?Because when it's good, it's very very good. But when it's bad, it's bad. But their breakneck cycle of catastrophic vengeful break-ups and head-over-heels reconnections needs to end fast. Because suddenly, Wes and Ivy have a common enemy - and she's a detective. One wrong move will be fatal - so if Wes and Ivy can't stick together, this break-up might just be their last. Praise for Samantha Downing'Dark, sly and delicious...totally original - and totally compelling' JP Delaney'A twisty, audacious, Gone Girl-y psychological thriller. The book that everyone is going to be talking about' Red'Dark, shocking and very witty, this wickedly good read will make you run screaming from the suburbs' Heat

Fall in love with the glorious new forced-proximity romance in the series that has TikTok swooning!'Jen DeLuca is the rom-com renaissance queen!' 5***** Reader Review'Heartfelt, funny and swoon-worthy stories' 5***** Reader Review_________Attorney Lulu Malone lived to work until the day it all went wrong. So, when her cousin Mitch introduces her to the world of Renaissance Faires, she leaps for the turkey legs, taverns, and tarot readers. Sometimes girls just wanna have fun.The only drawback is Dex MacLean: a guitarist with a killer smile, the Casanova of the Faire . . . and her travelling companion for the summer.Kilted bad boy Dex has never had to work hard in his life. Touring with his brothers as The Dueling Kilts is going great and there's a woman for him at every Faire. But when Lulu proves indifferent to his plaid charms and the band's future is threatened, Dex fears he's losing it.Spending days and nights on the road, Lulu and Dex can't help but grow close.But summer can't last forever.Will they go their separate ways? Or does destiny's path lie along a shared road?_________Readers are obsessed with the Willow Creak series!'A pure joy to read. Utterly delightful. I didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review'THIS is how you write modern romance!' 5***** Reader Review'This gave me all the butterflies, all the feels, all the heart skipping beats' 5***** Reader Review'Completely in love with this book! A must read' 5***** Reader Review'A gorgeous enemies-to-lovers romance' 5***** Reader Review'Well Met left me swooning' 5***** Reader Review

Fall in love with the glorious Renaissance Faire romance that has TikTok swooning!'A book worth losing sleep over' 5***** Reader Review'Favourite romance series hands down' 5***** Reader Review'I devoured it' 5***** Reader Review_________Stacey put her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother. But it's been years now. Even the local Renaissance Faire, where she spends summer pouring drinks and flirting with patrons, is losing its attraction. She vows to have her life figured out by next summer's Faire. It's past time she found The One.Dex MacLean, her summertime Faire fling, does not fit the bill. Yes, he's easy on the eye with his band The Dueling Kilts, but Stacey doesn't love him. Then she receives a tender email from her monosyllabic hunk, and she wonders whether she got him wrong.So when Faire finally returns to Willow Creek, Stacey hopes to at last come face-to-face with the man to whom she's been exchanging hundreds of loving online messages.But to Stacey's shock, that wasn't Dex. So who has she been falling for?_________'DeLuca writes stories that are the book form of a duvet day, warm and comfortable and just what you want' 5***** Reader ReviewReaders are obsessed with the Willow Creak series!'A pure joy to read. Utterly delightful. I didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review'THIS is how you write modern romance!' 5***** Reader Review'This gave me all the butterflies, all the feels, all the heart skipping beats' 5***** Reader Review'Completely in love with this book! A must read' 5***** Reader Review'A gorgeous enemies-to-lovers romance' 5***** Reader Review'Well Met left me swooning' 5***** Reader Review

Fall in love with the glorious enemies-to-lovers romance that has TikTok swooning!'A pure joy to read. Utterly delightful. I didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review'THIS is how you write modern romance!' 5***** Reader Review'This gave me all the butterflies, all the feels, all the heart skipping beats' 5***** Reader Review_________'I didn't choose the wench life. The wench life chose me . . .'Emily's moved to the small Maryland town of Willow Creek for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident. But when teenage niece Caitlin volunteers for the local Renaissance Faire, Emily's suddenly signing up too as a . . . tavern wench.She's not sure how it happened, but it's certainly nothing to do with Simon, the infuriating and inscrutable schoolteacher running the show.The Faire is Simon's family legacy - and he hasn't time for Emily's jokey approach, her take on Shakespeare, or her suggestions to liven things up.Yet as the Faire comes together and each inhabits their costumed roles, he becomes a different person. Is irritation turning to flirtation?Soon, Emily's asking herself: is their mutual attraction real, or just the roles they're playing?_________'Completely in love with this book! A must read' 5***** Reader Review'A gorgeous enemies-to-lovers romance' 5***** Reader Review'Well Met left me swooning' 5***** Reader Review

Fall in love with the glorious fake-dating, friends-to-lovers romance that has TikTok swooning!'A fun vacation in a book' 5***** Reader Review'Perhaps my favourite book ever! I honestly couldn't put it down' 5***** Reader Review'So well-written, witty and engaging. LOVE THIS BOOK' 5***** Reader Review_________Single mother April is soon to be an empty nester. For twelve years she's lived in Willow Creek with a wall around her heart. Now it's time to move on, and she asks friend Mitch to help get her house ready for sale.Buff Mitch Malone is best known for the kilt (and not much else) that he wears to the town's Renaissance Faire. He agrees to help April, in return for a favour: will she pretend to be his girlfriend at a family dinner, to silence all the talk? But when dinner turns into a weekend trip, April wonders if she can fake a relationship for so long.As summer comes round, Faire returns to Willow Creek, and April volunteers for the first time. Then Mitch's family show up unexpectedly, and he needs her to be his fake girlfriend again.Only this time, April wonders just how fake she and Mitch are becoming . . ._________Readers are obsessed with the Willow Creak series!'A pure joy to read. Utterly delightful. I didn't want it to end' 5***** Reader Review'THIS is how you write modern romance!' 5***** Reader Review'This gave me all the butterflies, all the feels, all the heart skipping beats' 5***** Reader Review'Completely in love with this book! A must read' 5***** Reader Review'A gorgeous enemies-to-lovers romance' 5***** Reader Review'Well Met left me swooning' 5***** Reader Review

This book ranks, from 1 to 50, the top 50 players in Boston Celtics team history, using as measuring sticks the degree to which they impacted the fortunes of the team, the extent to which they added to the Celtics legacy, and the levels of statistical compilation and overall dominance they attained while wearing a Celtics uniform.

RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'I couldn't put it down. . . an important book, raw and simple enough that you can't help but feel it deeply' James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd's LifeTalented and ambitious, Monica Potts and her best friend, Darci, were both determined to make something of themselves. How did their lives turn out so different? Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. Bonding over a shared love of learning, they pored over the giant map in their classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape their broken town. In the end, Monica left Clinton for university and fulfilled her dreams. Darci, along with many in their circle of friends, did not. Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Monica discovers what she already intuitively knew about the women in Arkansas. Their life expectancy had steeply declined -- the sharpest such fall in a century. As she returns to Clinton to report the story, she reconnects with Darci, and finds that her once talented and ambitious best friend is now a statistic: a single mother of two, addicted to meth, jobless and nearly homeless. Deeply aware that Darci's fate could have been hers, she retraces the moments in each of their lives that led such similar women toward such different destinies. Why did Monica make it out while Darci became ensnared in a cycle of poverty and opioid abuse? Gripping and unforgettable, The Forgotten Girls is a story of friendship and lost promise in 21st century America.

Sebastião Salgado bereiste sechs Jahre lang das brasilianische Amazonasgebiet und fotografierte die unvergleichliche Schönheit dieser einzigartigen Region: den Regenwald, die Flüsse, die Berge, die Menschen, die dort leben. Ein unersetzlicher Schatz der Menschheit, in dem die ungeheure Kraft der Natur wie nirgendwo sonst auf der Erde zu spüren ist.

How do you untangle the real you from the curated you? In this introspective yet whimsical collection, poet Grant Chemidlin takes readers into the thicket of self-discovery.

The Match is the tale of one of the most iconic games in World Cup history: Italy v Brazil at Spain '82. Piero Trellini takes us on a fascinating journey through the 1982 Mundial, exploring the football scene of the day and dishing out fascinating anecdotes on the various historical and sporting links between the two nations.

The Things We Leave Unfinished is a captivating novel written by the talented author, Rebecca Yarros. Published by Transworld Publ. Ltd UK on November 24, 2022, this book is a must-read for all book lovers. The narrative unfolds a mesmerizing story that keeps the reader hooked till the very end. Yarros, known for her unique storytelling style, has once again outdone herself in this latest offering. The genre of the book is a mix of mystery, romance, and drama, making it an engaging read for a wide range of audiences. The Things We Leave Unfinished is a testament to Yarros's literary prowess and is sure to leave a lasting impression on its readers. So, don't miss out on this literary gem from Transworld Publ. Ltd UK.

Over 50 recipes introducing and celebrating Venezuela's irresistible and most popular street food.