WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025AN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FARLike a long winter s dream, this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South Korea into its painful history One of the most profound and skilled writers working on the contemporary world stage Deborah LevyBeginning one morning in December, We Do Not Part traces the path of Kyungha as she travels from the city of Seoul into the forests of Jeju Island, to the home of her old friend Inseon.
Gabon's first female novelist, Angele Rawiri probed deeper into the issues that writers a generation before her-Mariama Ba and Aminata Sow Fall-had begun to address.
People with learning difficulties are considerably more likely to experience sexual violence than non-disabled people, and for this reason they are often described as 'vulnerable'.
'SPIKY, WITTY' PANDORA SYKES'FUNNY, PACY' GUARDIAN'CHAOTIC, SNARKY, VERY FUNNY' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'AN ABSOLUTELY WILD RIDE' INDEPENDENTA 'HOTTEST, MUST-READ NEW BOOK FOR 2025' IN SUNDAY TIMES, STYLIST, INDEPENDENT AND SERVICE95Maybe having a few enemies on the school run means you're doing something right.
Building upon the theoretical work of Ferenczi, Fairbairn, and Berliner, the author describes four basic relational patterns in the lives of abused children: the reliving of abusive relationships, either as victim or as perpetrator; identification with the aggressor; masochistic self-blame; and the seeking of object contact though sex or violence.
'One of the best novels I've read this year from an unusually gifted writer' IRISH TIMES'A wonderfully stylish writer with an unwavering eye' JOHN PATRICK McHUGH'Perfectly calibrated .
Disability and Child Sexual Abuse examines the ways in which society marginalises, institutionalises and places disabled children in situations of unacceptable risk, and how - as evidenced in the survivors' narratives - patterns of service delivery can contribute to the problem.
For women experiencing domestic violence, narrative therapy can be a powerful tool to help them gain self-confidence and a sense of identity, resist violence, and make the transition from abuse to safety.
'Written in big, beautiful prose that expands throughout the novel and leaves the reader full and satisfied Leila Mottley s grasp of human nature is unmatched' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS-From the author of the Booker nominated, international bestseller Nightcrawling.
Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who perpetrate it is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professions today.
From the author of Heatwave, a Waterstones Book of the MonthFrom the translator of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, Lullaby and HHhH'The modern day successor to Francoise Sagan'Evening StandardThe Beach is the only nightclub in town, a bright yellow cuboid on the docks.
With statistics showing that 1 in 5 women have experienced some form of sexual abuse, it is likely that all birth professionals will support a survivor of such abuse at some point during their career.
'A delicious Christmas delight' - Katie Fforde'All the best things about Christmas wrapped into one gorgeous, romantic read' - Phillipa Ashley, author of Christmas at the Cornish CafeThe gorgeous, Christmassy feel-good follow up to the Summer best-seller 'From Italy With Love'.
The celebrated and highly versatile writer Leila Sebbar was born in French colonial Algeria but has lived nearly her entire adult life in France, where she is recognized as a major voice on the penetrating effects of colonialism in contemporary society.
A captivating coming-of-age novel about love, sisterhood, secrets and betrayal'A subtle, clever, evocative book' Joanna Quinn, Guardian Book of the Day'Gorgeous and sad and gripping and moving' Marian Keyes'Slender, perfect and sparkling .
Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war.
In this deftly turned story, author Frances Khirallah Noble presents a story that is at once sublimely comic yet surprisingly erudite in the subjects it tackles.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Penn Cage series comes a heartstopping thriller about one of the great unsolved mysteries of World War II.
