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Whether it's the end of a hard day at work, you've got lots of hungry mouths to feed, or you're simply craving something nourishing that also fills you up, it's time to get busy in the kitchen with Wendy Morgan's no-fuss comfort food. From one-pot meals to basic breads, hearty soups, punchy preserves, and delectable snacks and sweets — the...

Who knew our soldiers had such a variety of animal companions in the two world wars? Apart from the ‘beasts of burden’ that one might expect, such as horses, mules, donkeys and camels, many battalions had mascots as well: kangaroos, monkeys, dogs, chickens, tortoises, cats... all of whom provided comfort, companionship and a welcome distraction from the war. In ANZAC...

NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER NOT EVEN SCARPETTA... During the early hours of Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta receives a chilling call. The Phantom Slasher has struck again. The serial killer has terrorised Northern Virginia for months. His pattern is to stalk with sophisticated technology that enables him to invade his victims' homes and...

Join best friends Rachel and Kirsty on four magical adventures with the Friendship Fairies! This bumper story collection contains Esther the Kindness Fairy, Mary the Sharing Fairy, Mimi the Laughter Fairy, and Clare the Caring Fairy. The girls must help the fairies find their magical objects before friendships everywhere are ruined. Can Rachel and Kirsty work together to show how...

Don't miss the first trip to Moose Falls, Alaska where a down-on-his-luck football player and a sassy restaurant owner find themselves going from enemies to lovers in this small-town romance - perfect for fans of Brenda Novak and Annie Rains! Discover an enchanting story in Falling for Alaska by Belle Calhoune. Set against the backdrop of charming Moose Falls, this...

Pre-order the pulse-pounding new novel from queen of crime Martina Cole. 'The stuff of legend' Mirror 'The queen of crime' Woman & Home 'One of the best fiction authors around . . . spectacular' Closer ____________________ Camden 1962. When Rory Sheehan picks Maggie Riley as his own, her fate is sealed. What Rory wants, Rory gets - whether people like...

Top 10 Bestselling Children's Title It's Christmas time! Let's create some Christmas cheer with Donovan Bixley's My Kiwi Christmas. From Santa (Ko Hana Koko) to Christmas Tree (Rakau Kirihimete), decorations (He Whakarakei) to dessert (He purini), come explore Christmas with these brightly coloured illustrations and bilingual text. 'Early concept board books and picture books are essential as a way to...

The indomitable Miss Cocks and Ethel Bromley return for Book Two in the bestselling and charmingly cosy Petticoat Police Mystery Series, inspired by one of Australia's first policewomen. Adelaide, September 1917. Six months after solving the Dora Black case, Kate Cocks and Ethel Bromley are back walking the beat. The city is unsettled. Winter won't leave. Soldiers are returning from...

For fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and Veronica Mars, this whip-smart YA debut crime thriller follows a sapphic detective agency seeking the truth behind a growing trail of missing girls in their hometown ... 'Promises teenage sapphic detectives and delivers on every beat.' - Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights A year ago, beloved cheerleader Stella...

Cats, the original masters of stealth, sass, and strategic chaos, have been teaching us survival tactics for centuries—they just haven't been this explicit about it. Until now. Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism lays out the nine essential feline strategies for toppling tyranny. You'll learn to: Confuse the oppressors by refusing predictability Rest unapologetically because naps are resistance Knock over...

Educated meets The Queen's Gambit in this extraordinary memoir by International Master and Chess.com co-founder Danny Rensch, who describes his upbringing in an abusive cult—and how chess ended up saving his life. Born into the Church of Immortal Consciousness, Danny Rensch spent his childhood navigating the isolated confines of a cult. Despite psychological manipulation, physical abuse, and neglect, he persevered....

The epic story continues in Crush, the second in New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff's lush, action-packed, and romantic young adult paranormal fantasy series. 'Fandom's new favourite vampire romance obsession' Hypable 'This generation's Twilight' Lynn Rush 'I'm having the BEST book hangover. Filled with danger, humour, and heart, Crave proves that vampires are definitely back!' J. Kenner 'Beautifully descriptive...

In an extraordinary stroke of luck, six high school students – Luke, Alex, Harriet, Meg, Kye, and outcast Cassie – find themselves thrust into unimaginable wealth after winning a staggering 50 million-dollar Megaball prize. Overnight, their ordinary lives transform into a world where anything is attainable, and shopping becomes difficult—not because you can’t afford anything, but because you can afford...

Dangerous, suspenseful, and seductive, this sequel to the story of Signa and Death is as utterly romantic as it is perfectly deadly. A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He's hellbent on revenge after Death took the life...

From the acclaimed author of Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, a YA novel of hope, love, and redemption about Liz's life after life. ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are beautiful. It's quiet and peaceful. You can't get...

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell tells the story of Eleanor, the new girl in town, who has never felt more alone. With her mismatched clothes, wild red hair, and chaotic home life, she couldn't stand out more if she tried. Then she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. Quiet, careful, and - in Eleanor's eyes -...

It's been 21 days since The 100 landed on Earth. They're the only humans to set foot on the planet in centuries... or so they thought. Facing an unknown enemy, Wells attempts to keep the group together. Clarke strikes out for Mount Weather, in search of other Colonists, while Bellamy is determined to rescue his sister, no matter the cost....

Grace's story continues in Covet, the third in New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff's lush, action-packed and romantic young adult paranormal fantasy series. 'Fandom's new favourite vampire romance obsession' Hypable 'This generation's Twilight' Lynn Rush 'I'm having the BEST book hangover. Filled with danger, humour, and heart, Crave proves that vampires are definitely back!' J. Kenner 'Beautifully descriptive with...

The epic story continues in Court, the fourth in New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff's lush, action-packed, and romantic young adult paranormal fantasy series. 'Fandom's new favourite vampire romance obsession' Hypable 'This generation's Twilight' Lynn Rush 'I'm having the BEST book hangover. Filled with danger, humour, and heart, Crave proves that vampires are definitely back!' J. Kenner 'Beautifully descriptive...

The epic story concludes in Cherish, the sixth in New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff's lush, action-packed and romantic young adult paranormal fantasy series. 'Fandom's new favourite vampire romance obsession' - Hypable 'This generation's Twilight' - Lynn Rush 'I'm having the BEST book hangover. Filled with danger, humour, and heart, Crave proves that vampires are definitely back!' - J....

A gripping and suspenseful rite-of-passage novel about five teenagers and one night that will change them all, from award-winning author Jane Godwin. 'A brilliantly woven tale, deliciously tense from first page to last. This is classic unputdownable Godwin' - DAVINA BELL 'It's just a walk in the dark. What is there to worry about?' That's what the head teacher, Johan,...

_______________ 'This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth' - Sunday Times Book of the Week 'A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully written and it made me cry but it also made me laugh' - The Bookbag _______________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL All...

Piper Manning survived the apocalypse. Barely. She recovered from the virus that killed millions, but it left behind a new, uncontrollable power that's forced her to isolate herself from others—for their sake. Then an injured boy shows up at her mountain hideaway. And what hurt Seth is out to get her, too. Now she's on the run, risking everything for...

"Snow White waited for the prince. You'll be the one saving yourself in this story." Last Jesse heard, Roman "Bane" Protsenko, naked surfer and habitual pothead, was extorting the rich and screwing their wives for a living. Which is why she's more than a little surprised to find him at her door, looking for her friendship, her services, and most...

Book 1 in The Rangelands series. Rachel Meade is a woman with a past she wants to escape from. Finding herself in Mt Maria, a small outback town in Western Australia, she thinks she's found a place to stay. Before she knows it, Rachel is corralled into helping with the Tidy Town competition by the Dramatic Society widows who have...

A captivating story about the power of Penguin books and how they brought people together during World War II, written by a former Archers scriptwriter. New stories are being written at The Little Penguin Bookshop... Carrie Anderson's business selling books at her local train station is thriving, and with her beloved Mike returned from war, everything feels as though it...

A delectable jewel of a tale, shimmering with dark, beautiful prose — Tori Bovalino, author of The Devil Makes Three, on A Dowry of Blood. Love is sacrifice. One of us was always going to bleed for the other. Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid...

She's on the run from a troubled past - in a stolen four-wheel drive. Matilda Denver seeks the sanctuary of sleepy Moonstone Valley where she hopes to heal and make a fresh start. But her plans go awry when the vehicle breaks down and she's stranded at the side of a deserted country road. Ryan Hunter is making his last...

Radical Advice for Reinventing Talent—and HR Most executives today recognise the competitive advantage of human capital, yet the talent practices their organisations use are stuck in the twentieth century. Typical talent-planning and HR processes are designed for predictable environments, traditional ways of getting work done, and organisations where "lines and boxes" still define how people are managed. As work and...

From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most important resource it has: its people. A leader at both Google and Stripe from their early days, Claire Hughes Johnson has worked with founders and company builders to try to replicate their success. The most common questions she's asked are not about business strategy—they're...

In today's world, it's no longer enough to create great new products; rather, companies now must create whole new categories that destroy old ones. Uber created a new personal transportation category and destroyed taxis and limos. Salesforce.com created a new category of cloud-based sales automation, dethroning the old CRM industry. Airbnb, Workday, Tesla, and Netflix are all winning by creating...

The chilling story of the abduction of two teenagers, their escape, and the dark secrets that, years later, bring them back to the scene of the crime. It’s senior-year spring break, and Noelle Meyer and Evan Sinclair have been kidnapped. Neither knows why they were chosen, only that they share a tragic past: Evan’s father got away with killing Noelle’s...

'A fascinating testimony to our nervous hunger to map the hazy, haunted territory at the edges of the rational... engrossing, entertaining and distinctly unsettling' Sarah Waters 'Shiversomely eerie... so impressive in its research and remarkable in all it uncovers' Tom Holland Late one evening the telephone rings, and on the line is a stranger. They tell you that your nine-year-old...

Breathe life into your tabletop Dungeons & Dragons® game with these full-colour dungeon tiles. Infinitely expandable and easy to set up, these dungeon tiles allow you to create the adventures you want to play. This box contains 16 durable, double-sided, fully illustrated tile sheets, featuring city streets, buildings, sewers, and other terrain elements that Dungeon Masters can use to build...

An anthology of seventeen mystery-themed adventures for the world's greatest roleplaying game. Candlekeep attracts scholars like a flame attracts moths. Historians, sages, and others who crave knowledge flock to this library fortress to peruse its vast collection of books, scribbled into which are the answers to the mysteries that bedevil them. Many of these books contain their own mysteries—each one...

An anthology of 13 heist-themed adventures for the world's greatest roleplaying game. Some jobs require more than simply wielding a sword or slinging a spell. Whether it's procuring a well-guarded item or obtaining crucial information from an imprisoned contact, these tasks demand careful planning and flawless execution. The secretive organisation called the Golden Vault specialises in hiring crews for such...

The Australian desert: for thousands of years, the only changes here were made by the wind, the willy-willies, and sometimes the rain. Then, a hundred years ago, people from Europe settled in the desert and planted seeds from the other side of the world. The Story of Rosy Dock is the story of one of the settlers who followed them,...

We all wish we could sharpen key management skills—like writing more effective emails or proposals, focusing to-do lists on what really matters, giving more persuasive presentations, or dealing with a boss who makes you want to scream. But who has the time? The HBR Guides can help. In the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, presentations expert Nancy Duarte teaches you...

Build your ability to discuss tough topics at work. At times in our careers, we face conversations that bring out tense emotions. Our instinct may be to avoid them entirely, but engaging in challenging conversations can create opportunities to build stronger work relationships, teams, and organisations. Having Difficult Conversations will help you learn how to communicate productively under stress, offer...

Put aside all the hypey new frameworks, the listicles, the "10 best things you need" to succeed as a leader today. The critical leadership practices—the ones that will allow a leader to make the biggest impact over time—are already well established. They're about how you relate to others, how you make difficult strategic choices, how you get results, how you...

Fundamentals of Project Management explains how to use the latest project management planning and control tools and techniques used by the planning software, the APM BoK 5ed, the PMBOK 4ed and the unit standards level 4. The text uses plenty of worked examples and exercises to explain how to use all the body of knowledge topics and particularly the Project...

The latest book from Dr. Direct! will show you how to master online advertising and enhance your social media strategies. This is the perfect companion to the author's bestselling book Cashvertising. Are you frustrated by lousy response to your online ads and posts? Are people not reading, clicking, or buying? Stop the guesswork! Millions of pounds have already been invested...

No character was ever thrown into such strange relief as Gilliatt...here, indeed, the true position of man in the universe. Robert Louis Stevenson The Toilers of the Sea tells the fairytale-esque story of Gilliatt, an outcast fisherman who must rescue an engine from a wrecked steamship. If successful, he will win the hand of the shipowner's beautiful daughter, Deruchette. He...

Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life...

The Times bestseller by the author of Norwegian Wood, a family story of epic scale. "An intricate story about war, family, secrets and, yes, wood ... An engaging, satisfying read" The Times "So cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion" Scotsman Edvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in...

September 1905. At the heart of the Ottoman Empire, in the ancient city of Smyrna, Scheherazade is born to an opium-dazed mother. At the very same moment, an Indian spy sails into the golden-hued, sycamore-scented city with a secret mission from the British Empire. When he leaves, 17 years later, it will be to the smell of kerosene and smoke...

Janet Evanovich's novels are: 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' (The Sunday Times); 'Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks' (USA Today); 'Razor-sharp' (Sunday Express) He's on the run. She's an FBI agent. But putting Nick Fox in gaol is the last thing on Kate O'Hare's mind... Nicolas Fox is a charming con man and master thief. Kate O'Hare is the FBI...

The brilliant new Wilde/Chase novel from bestseller Andy McDermott, in their eleventh adventure, Nina and Eddie must embark on a desperate search to uncover the truth behind the Book of Revelation. As they navigate their journey, they also face the most momentous change in their lives to date - Nina's pregnancy. For fans of Cussler, Mariani, and Rollins, the Daily...

Who can guess what a woman will do when the unthinkable becomes her reality? From the bestselling author of The Weight of Water, this enormously gripping and powerfully wrought novel asks the questions we all have about ourselves and definitively places Anita Shreve among the ranks of the best novelists writing today. Being married to a pilot has taught Kathryn...

The sharp, sexy and glamorous romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June This juicy page-turner is the ultimate beach read — InStyle She's finally found her soulmate. But he's completely off-limits . . . Former fashion editor Jenna Jones is forty, broke and starting over. Dumped by her fiancé and fired from her...

'A delicious Big House mystery mirrored from one timeline to the next … I was swept along in this seductive story sewn together with Shakespeare and secrets!' – Amanda Geard, author of The Midnight House and The Moon Gate 'I was swept away, desperate to unlock the mystery... I really couldn't have enjoyed it more... gorgeous... atmospheric... page-turning plot... it...

We're all waiting to be found... 'The first book I read in 2017 - and if another as good comes along in the next 12 months, I'll eat my special gold reviewing spectacles' DAILY MAIL Meet the The Keeper of Lost Things... Once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, Anthony Peardew has spent half his...

'A superb modern myth, a fable for children to grow up on' Independent 'A fiercely imagined, hugely challenging fantasy.' Guardian The Iron Woman has come to take revenge on mankind. Full of the power and fantastic imagination of his famous book The Iron Man, this sequel from the late Poet Laureate is a passionate and brilliant cry against the relentless...

Don't miss the extraordinary new novel from Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings - published on 21st April 2020, and available to pre-order now. The Invention of Wings: The No. 1 New York Times bestseller. A powerful and extraordinary novel about the unlikely friendship between two exceptional women during the last years of slavery in the US. From the...

Twelve practical strategies to experience more joy and feel less guilt as a working parent, drawn from ACT, the groundbreaking therapy technique that has helped countless people. Dr. Yael Schonbrun calls out the myth of the work-life balance and offers practical strategies that can help us reframe our approach to working and parenting from the inside out. Based in Acceptance...

Despite inhabiting a great city renowned for its impeccable restraint, the extended family of 44 Scotland Street is trembling on the brink of reckless self-indulgence. Matthew and Elspeth receive startling—and expensive—news on a visit to the Infirmary, Angus and Domenica are contemplating an Italian ménage à trois, and even Big Lou is overheard discussing cosmetic surgery. But when Bertie Pollock—six...

After spending several years in a sanatorium recovering from an illness that caused him to lose his memory and ability to reason, Prince Myshkin arrives in St Petersburg and is at once confronted with the stark realities of life in the Russian capital – from greed, murder, and nihilism to passion, vanity, and love. Mocked for his childlike naivety yet...

Waves is a narrative nonfiction book about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia. Every journey is perilous, every situation heartbreaking. Every refugee is a person forced by famine, war, or fear to leave their home, their families, their friends, and all they know. Children have travelled on the waves of migration to the shores of Australia for...

NOW A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING ZAC EFRON, RUSSELL CROWE AND BILL MURRAY 'An extraordinary story.' - Daily Mail 'An unforgettable, wild ride from start to finish.' - John Bruning 'The astounding true story - from the streets of Manhattan to the jungles of Vietnam.' - Thomas Kelly IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME. As a result of...

Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of—a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths...

Vintage Quarterbound Classics — Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's classic dystopian novel. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' — Guardian Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander,...

A wonderfully crafted space thriller. It has everything we loved about The Martian or Gravity, but more psychological depth. It’s also a chilling picture of the Russian mentality and its workings, written by someone who truly understands it. With the resurgent conflict between the East and the West and the return of the threat of totalitarianism, this blockbuster book couldn’t...

In a small town in New Zealand, lifelong friends, Rachel, Julia and Chicky, are celebrating the end of school, enjoying the liminal space of the summer holidays before their lives will be transformed by university, careers and adulthood. The arrival of Miranda, an exotically beautiful and charismatic woman, will have a profound effect on the ostensibly concrete bond between the...

Charles Singleton's English-language translation of The Divine Comedy is widely considered to be one of the finest renderings of Dante's masterpiece. Singleton's prose is both faithful and scholarly, and sensitive to the subtle nuances of meaning and richness of reference in Dante's epic poem. Here for the first time is the single-volume edition of Singleton's celebrated translation. This beautifully illustrated...

Book Riot included The Country Will Bring Us No Peace in their list of "20 Must-Read Horror Books You've Never Heard Of". Simon and Marie can't seem to have a baby. Desperate for change, they escape the city, seeking tranquillity in an idyllic village where they hope things will improve. However, the town they find is gloomy, even hostile. The...

China, 1929. For years, Lydia Ivanova believed her father was killed by the Bolsheviks. But when she learns he is captive in Stalin-controlled Russia, the fiery-haired girl is willing to leave everything behind—even her Chinese lover, Chang An Lo. Journeying with her half-brother Alexei, Lydia begins a dangerous search. Tension grows between the two, for while Alexei is searching for...

Injured at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell, a young corporal, is recovering at a rural veterans' hospital. There he meets Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. The men find solace in each other's friendship, which slowly develops into a covert, chaste romance. Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie's school days and now a naval officer. Through him, Laurie...

Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir's captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality. 'These carefree faces, on which we allowed our smiles to spread, were for others the mask of tragedy.' Jean Blomart, patriot leader against the German forces of occupation, waits throughout an endless night for his wounded lover, Hélène, to die. Told...

NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON DISNEY PLUS A page turner... I devoured it in 48 hours — Jessica Knoll, author of The Luckiest Girl Alive As dark and daring as it is absorbing. Who hasn't, at some point, fallen this hard and gotten this lost? — Taylor Jenkins Reid You never forget your first... Lucy Albright is eager for a...

I shall turn this into a tea-house, with lunches if requested, and shall serve pleasant meals in the orchard," announced David, "and with my penchant for cooking I ought to make a fortune." "Oh dear!" said Germayne. David Tompkins thinks it is a splendid idea to open a tea garden at his Kentish cottage. His wife, Germayne, is not so...

‘Plagued all his life by scandals and rumours, dogged by depression, prey to terrible fantasies and even more terrible phobias, Poe's writing reflects the madness in every lover's heart, the dark side of desire, the terror of being consumed alive by something half-goddess, half-beast’ - Joanne Harris, Daily Telegraph WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEIL GAIMAN An inescapable black pit, an...

The Sunday Times Bestseller 'That most rare and coveted of literary feats: a popular novel of serious merit, a bestseller that will also endure.' Observer 'Triumph ... the sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending.' The Sunday Times 'Pitch perfect ... Exquisite ... Terrific ... Very funny ... Though Sweet Sorrow is certainly pulse-quickening enough to absorb readers...

THE #1 Australian best-selling fiction From screen to page, Matt Nable's ability to breathe life into vivid characters shines against the grittiness of the harsh Australian landscape. - Jane Harper, author of The Dry A thrilling, heart-stopping novel that fans of The Dry are going to love. - Weekender Nable renders the past both tangible and real and it's riveting....

LONG LISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW STATESMAN, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, TIME AND THE BBC 'A must' Margaret Atwood 'Staggering' Marlon James 'A...

When newly single Tilly Cole impulsively quits her London job for a fresh start in the small town of Roxborough, she finds she's arrived in a hotbed of gossip, intrigue, and rampant rivalry for the most desirable men. Tilly has no intention of joining in; she's just happy with her new Girl Friday job. Then she meets Jack Lucas. Jack...

It is the rule of the Wilds You must be bigger, and stronger, and tougher. A coldness radiates through me, a solid wall that is growing, piece by piece, in my chest. He doesn't love me He never loved me. It was all a lie. 'The old Lena is dead', I say, and then push past him. Each step is...

A gloriously funny ride through modern times Evening Standard Past Imperfect tells the story of Damian Baxter, a man who is very, very rich. Yet, despite his considerable wealth, he is burdened with a pressing concern: who should inherit his fortune? As the weeks pass, this question becomes more and more urgent. The plot thickens when Damian receives a letter...

"One of contemporary fiction's most gifted sentence builders" Beejay Silcox, Guardian Behind the ornate doors of 30, rue du Metal in Brussels, twenty students begin their apprenticeship in the art of decorative painting - that art of tricksters and counterfeiters, where each knot in a plank of wood hides a secret and every vein in a slab of marble tells...