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'Moving and inspiring, courageous and true: real art. Just reading her is pleasure' Amy Liptrot, author of The OutrunJust days into motherhood, a woman begins dying. Fast and without warning.On return from near-death, Tanya Shadrick vows to stop sleepwalking through life. To take more risks, like the characters in the fairy tales she loved as a small girl, before loss and fear had her retreat into routine and daydreams.Around the care of young children, she starts to play with the shape and scale of her days: to stray from the path, get lost in the woods, make bargains with strangers. As she moves beyond her respectable roles as worker, wife and mother in a small town, Tanya learns what it takes - and costs - to break the spell of longing for love, approval, safety, rescue.

'A perfect, warm escape from these cold, dark times' Kate Eberlen'Bursting with hope and heart' Cathy Bramley'Wonderfully engaging . . . beautifully drawn' Mike Gayle'Radiates warmth, happiness and hope' Veronica Henry-----Lorna's world is small but safe. She loves her daughter, and the two of them is all that matters. But after nearly twenty years, she and Ella are suddenly leaving London for the Isle of Kip, the tiny remote Scottish island where Lorna grew up. Alice's world is tiny but full.She loves the community on Kip, her yoga classes drawing women across the tiny island together. Now Lorna's arrival might help their family finally mend itself - even if forgiveness means returning to the past...So with two decades, hundreds of miles and a lifetime's worth of secrets between Lorna and the island, can coming home mean starting again? -----Join the community of readers who love Libby's bright, moving storytelling:'A wonderfully evocative and enveloping novel about the joys and comforts of community and friendship and a perfect, warm escape from these cold, dark times' Kate Eberlen'A tender, life-affirming story bursting with hope and heart' Cathy Bramley'A tender tale about stepping out of the shadows of the past and navigating the route to a brighter future....this book not only takes the reader on a journey, but reminds us of the importance of finding our way back home' Mike Gayle'The Island Home radiates warmth, happiness and hope. Libby is a truly gifted writer who weaves magic with her every word. Every page is a delight - gentle, comforting, reassuring and utterly charming'Veronica Henry'A joy-filled love letter to the power of community and connection, and a sensitive commentary on loneliness and forgiveness too, all of which is conveyed with huge warmth and affection' Celia Reynolds'A tender, heartfelt story, The Island Home explores every aspect of love and shows us it's never too late to fix what's broken. I left my heart with Lorna and Alice on the Isle of Kip' Lindsey Kelk'A gorgeous, heart-lifting story of families and the secrets that bind us, with a setting that you can lose yourself in' Rachael Lucas

Vom ländlichen Japan der Nachkriegszeit nach New York in die internationale Kunstwelt und dort ganz nach oben - die mittlerweile über 90jährige japanische Künstlerin Yayoi Kusama hat ihr komplettes Leben der Kunst gewidmet und mit ihren Happenings und Fluxus-Installationen die (Kunst-)Welt bereichert, und nicht zuletzt auch als weibliche Künstlerin in einer Männerdomäne ihren feministischen Standpunkt vertreten. Ihre Werke werden in allen großen Ausstellungshäusern der Welt ausgestellt.Verfolgen Sie in dieser grafisch illustrierten Biografie ihren unglaublichen Lebensweg: Von ihrem mutigen Aufbruch aus Japan als junge Künstlerin Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts, von ihrer Begeisterung für die lebendige New Yorker Kunstszene in den 1970er Jahren, ihrer Rückkehr nach Hause und ihrem Aufstieg zum international gefeierten Star der Kunstszene im 21. Jahrhunderts.

Künstlerinnen erzählt für einmal die ganze Geschichte - die Durchbrüche, die Frauen beim Kampf um die Gleichstellung mit männlichen Künstlern erzielt haben, wichtige Beiträge, die sie zu männlich dominierten künstlerischen Bewegungen geleistet haben und von vergessenen und verborgenen Künstlerinnen, die jetzt endlich gewürdigt werden und ihr Beitrag zu unserer Kulturgeschichte anerkannt.Das Buch ist leicht verständlich, prägnant und reich illustriert. Es zeigt die Verbindungen zwischen verschiedenen Epochen, Künstlern und Künstlerinnen und Stilen auf und vermittelt ein gründliches Verständnis und eine große Freude an den Leistungen, die der weibliche Teil der Künstlerschaft ebenso vollbracht hat wie ihre männlichen Künstlerkollegen.

Mit Glossar, Register und Künstler-BiografienLust auf Kunst? Dann ist dieses Buch die ultimative Anleitung, wenn Sie Grundlagen erwerben oder weiterführendes Wissen erlangen möchten. Techniken, Materialien, Anwendungsbeispiele - nahezu alle Aspekte des Umganges mit dem Medium Tusche werden hier auf verständliche Weise und mithilfe von eingängigen Illustrationen vorgestellt. Die Autorin ist selbst Künstlerin und weiß genau, worauf es dem Leser ankommt: "Behandeln Sie Tusche wie einen neuen guten Freund."Folgen Sie diesem Rat und erleben Sie die positive Energie der eigenen Kreativität!Tuschemalerei in allen Aspekten kompakt erklärt und mit zahlreichen Beispielen anschaulich illustriert.Erster Titel der neuen Reihe Lust auf Kunst.

"Eine kurze Geschichte der Kunst" ist eine neue, ganz andere Einführung in die Kunst. Einfach aufgebaut, erforscht das Buch 50 Schlüsselwerke, von den Wandmalereien in Lascaux bis zu zeitgenössischen Installationen, und verbindet diese dann mit Informationen über Kunstrichtungen, Themen und Techniken.Durch den besonderen Aufbau des Buches kann man sichmühelos über die wichtigsten Epochen, Künstler und Stileinformieren. Leicht zugänglich und prägnant formuliert, werdendie wichtigsten und einflussreichsten Kunstauffassungendargestellt. Darüber hinaus zeigt das Buch, wie diese miteinanderverbunden sind.Man erfährt, wie, warum und wann sich die Kunst verändert,wer bestimmte Dinge eingeführt hat, worin die Neuerungenbestanden, wo diese auftauchten und was für eine Rolle siespielten. Ohne überflüssigen und verwirrenden Fachjargon,doch mit viel Vergnügen bekommt man ein echtes Verständnisvon Kunst.

'A work of extraordinary depth; people are going to be unpicking the secrets of Tremaine for years to come' Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling authorAll legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first.I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I've stolen old magics and been cursed for it. I started a war with those that walked before mankind and lost the princess I loved, and wanted to save. I've called lightning and bound fire. I am legend. And I am a monster.My name is Ari.And this is the story of how I let loose the first evil.Thus begins the tale of a storyteller and a singer on the run and hoping to find obscurity in a tavern bar. But the sins of their past aren't forgotten, and neither are their enemies. Their old lives are catching up swiftly and it could cost them the entire world. No one can escape their pasts and all stories must have an ending.Readers love The First Binding:'The world is extremely rich in its myth and history . . . I loved this book . . . it's only a matter of time until Virdi and the Tales of Tremaine will be remembered for many years to come' Novel Notions'Once you lose yourself in this South Asian-inspired fantasy world, there's no turning back. The First Binding is a grand, mesmerizing story that never ceases to unveil new layers of mystery and wonder throughout its epic scope' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'If you enjoy slow-paced, character-driven stories with beautiful prose, this book will be for you! The First Binding is a new favourite of mine' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A fascinating world to immerse in. It is just so vividly drawn that you can't help but fall into it' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Lyrical, lovely, and beautifully South Asian . . . I am really excited to see where the series goes' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'It's like a song. Slow, but beautiful . . . This reads like those old epic adventure stories about getting to see different worlds and cultures' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'This book is lyrical and beautiful in all its tragedy and harmony. It definitely feels like a successor to The Name of the Wind but it's also its own creature' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Geoff Thomas's heroic battle to overcome leukaemia, and then take on the toughest sporting challenge: to ride the Tour de FranceWhen Geoff Thomas struggled to play a friendly game of tennis while on holiday in Mallorca in May 2003, he thought little of it. Recently retired as a footballer, he believed it was a sign of ageing and perhaps a pulled muscle. But when the pain wouldn't go away, his wife Julie persuaded him to go to a doctor. He was diagnosed as having leukaemia.RIDING THROUGH THE STORM focuses on his journey round the Tour de France in the summer of 2005, riding the 2,240-mile course in the 21 days it takes Lance Armstrong and all the top cyclists, despite never having cycled much before. Despite the odds against him achieving it, he rode the course and raised nearly 200,000 for charity. As he rides, he looks back on his successful career as a footballer, and the bone-marrow transplant that saved his life. This is a powerful, moving and inspirational story of extraordinary achievement.