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Ruth Rendell is widely considered to be crime fiction’s reigning queen. In Portobello, she delivers a captivating and intricate tale that weaves together the troubled lives of several people in the gentrified neighborhood of London’s Notting Hill. Walking to the shops one day, fifty-year-old...

How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of who we are? That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho’s profound new work, The Witch of Portobello. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who...

Throughout the Second World War, Lisbon was at the very center of the world’s attention and was the only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis powers openly operated. Portugal was frantically trying to hold on to its self-proclaimed wartime neutrality but in reality was increasingly caught in the middle of the economic, and naval, wars between the Allies and the Nazis. The story is not, however, a conventional tale of World War II in that barely a shot was fired or a bomb dropped. Instead, it is a gripping tale of intrigue, betrayal, opportunism, and double-dealing....

Dr. Andrew Huberman, host of the world’s leading health podcast Huberman Lab, and neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford School of Medicine, introduces Protocols, an essential guide to improving brain function, enhancing mood and energy, optimizing bodily health and physical...

Na obra de Paulo Coelho não faltam personagens fortes. São homens e mulheres que, para encontrar seu próprio caminho, precisam enfrentar a sociedade e, muitas vezes, eles mesmos. A protagonista deste audiolivro, Athena, faz parte desse grupo especial. Para contar sua história, Paulo Coelho recorre ao relato de diversas pessoas que a conheceram e conviveram com ela.

From one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho, comes a riveting novel tracing the mysterious life and disappearance of Athena dubbed ‘the Witch of Portobello’. The novel unravels Athena's mysterious beginnings, via an orphanage in Romania, to a childhood in Beirut. When war...

INCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF RENDELL’S FINAL NOVEL, DARK CORNERS In the stunning climax to Rendell’s classic 1998 novel A Sight for Sore Eyes, three bodies—two dead, one living—are entombed in an underground chamber beneath a picturesque London house. Twelve years later, the house’s new...

The Portobello area of West London has a rich personality - vibrant, brilliant in colour, noisy, with graffiti that approach art, bizarre and splendid. An indefinable edge to it adds a spice of danger. There is nothing safe about Portobello... Eugene Wren inherited an art gallery from his father near an arcade that now sells cashmere, handmade soaps and children's clothes. But he decided to move to a more upmarket site in Kensington Church Street.

It's 1971 and 19-year-old Jack is having a hard enough time coping with sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll without having to handle three dead teenagers hell-bent on revenge. They've already stolen his girlfriend and now they're teaching him riffs so deadly they haven't been heard in over two hundred years. If he doesn't hit the right notes he could lose everything. Jack's journey takes him from the leafy dormitory town of Westerford to the multicultural vibrancy of Ladbroke Grove, and back. On the way he is seduced into betraying his first true love, freaks out on the orgiastic rituals of a ...

A series of educational & entertaining talk radio shows with a host of partners & specialists. Curated by Pavilion Hive C.I.C & produced by Portobello Radio C.I.C

Nesta has .met the perfect boy: good-looking, fun, sweet. But there are problems too. Simon's from a rich, upper-class background - with a lifestyle to match - and it's difficult for Nesta to keep up. And then there's Simon's friend Cressida. The ice queen. The Portobello Princess. Not one to give in, Nesta is determined to impress the new crowd, but finds herself out of her depth. Luckily she has Lucy and Izzie to help her reassess what really matters.

Taking you from Portobello to Portofino, Christmas at Claridge's is a glamorous contemporary romance by the bestselling Karen Swan, author of Christmas in the Snow. Portobello – home to the world-famous street market, Notting Hill Carnival and Clem Alderton. She's the queen of the scene, the...

Sie ist als Adoptivkind aus Hermannstadt über Beirut nach London gelangt. Dort scheint die beruflich erfolgreiche, moderne junge Frau endlich angekommen zu sein: in einem gut bezahlten Job, in einer sicheren Beziehung, als Bankerin und Mutter eines kleinen Sohnes, die mit beiden Beinen auf dem Boden steht.

Der neue Liebesroman von Bestsellerautorin Martina Gercke. Frisch, frech, humorvoll. Die fetzigste Mädels-WG von Portobello ist endlich zurück! Der Mann hat schon aus zweierlei Gründen verloren. Erstens ist er Schotte und zweitens mein Souschef. Zwei Dinge, die nicht zu mir passen, entgegnete Zoey grinsend. Köchin Zoey Desmond hat fast alles erreicht, wovon sie geträumt hat: ihren Traumjob, eine Wohnung im hippen Notting Hill und die besten Freundinnen auf der ganzen Welt. Doch dann kommt Souschef Cole und stört Zoeys Frieden in der Küche.

Für Polizistin Abby sind drei Dinge besonders wichtig: ihre Freundinnen, das Königshaus und ihr Job. Letzterer wird auf einen Schlag deutlich unangenehmer, als ihr ein neuer Partner vor die Nase gesetzt wird. Kyle Fawner ist ein Macho, wie er im Buche steht und das lässt sich Abby auf keinen Fall bieten! Doch auch privat sieht es alles andere als rosig aus. Emilys Beziehungskrise nimmt alle Portobello Girls mit und erschüttert Abbys Glauben an die Liebe, die Zukunft ihrer geliebten WG ist plötzlich ungewiss und die Affäre mit Teilzeitlover Jason ist eher lauwarm als heiß.

Portobello mushrooms are incredibly savory and meaty. They are a good source of fiber, with 11 percent of the daily value, and they contain a lot of water. This means that they don't contain many calories per gram. Eating portabella mushrooms can help you lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. Portabella mushrooms have about 2 grams of protein per cap which makes them a great vegetarian substitute for meat. Portabella mushrooms can be stuffed with other ingredients such as meats, cheeses and vegetables. They can be laid between two pieces of bread and eaten like a sandwich or burger. ...

When Jack Swallow finishes university, he applies for a coveted job at the British Library. His world is thrown upside down when he arrives for his interview early to find that his live-in girlfriend has applied for the very same position without telling him. Things quickly fall apart and it's not long before Jack finds himself in a living hell, dog-sitting and living north of the border in Scotland. When his dog runs away on their first walk, an unlikely chain of events changes Jack's mind about his new life. A warm and fun novella.

Sonny Blacks was a legend of Carnival, Steel Pan and Calypso. In this interview as one of the first KCAW Local Heroes, he talks about arriving in London in May 1961 with Dixieland Steel Orchestra after having won the prestigious Trinidad Music Festival. He discovered Mighty Sparrow, convened the first Notting Hill Carnival Committee and was intimately involved till his death in July this year. We salute you Sir.

Taking you from Portobello to Portofino, Christmas at Claridge's is a glamorous contemporary romance by the bestselling Karen Swan, author of Christmas in the Snow. Portobello – home to the world-famous street market, Notting Hill Carnival and Clem Alderton. She's the queen of the scene, the...

Selected interviews from Portobello Radio & The ICC Hammersmith's renowned series of Radio Streams & Podcasts "The Bright Side Of The Road". Listen to all the episodes in their entirety here: https://www.mixcloud.com/Portobello_Radio/playlists/bright-sideof-the-road/