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The Beatles shook the world to its core in the 1960’s and, to this day, new generations continue to fall in love with their songs and their story. At the heart of this phenomenon lies the dynamic between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Few other musical partnerships have been rooted in such a deep, intense and complicated personal relationship.

John and Paul were more than friends, collaborators or rivals in the sense we normally understand those terms. They were both exceptionally intense young men who had the fabric of their world ruptured at a young age. There have been millions of words written about The Beatles, but this is the first book to focus on what lay at the heart of this phenomenon: the alchemy of two young men. Ian Leslie explores this volatile, madly creative quasi-marriage and misunderstood story. The result is a wildly enjoyable biography, told through the songs, which will make us see and hear John and Paul afresh.

Discover a heart-wrenching and powerful story of love and survival in Crow’s Song, a WWII Historical Romance novel. Follow the intertwined stories of Piet and Ava, two children whose lives are separated by the horrors of war. As they struggle to outrun the darkness of the past, will they be able to find a future together? This is a tale of courage and strength that will stay with you long after you've turned the final page. If you're a fan of Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Not Without My Sister, The Nightingale, and the Tattooist of Auschwitz, you won't want to miss this moving story.Recent book ...

In this darkly comic novel, a group of women inhabits a world of constant surveillance, where informants lurk in the flower beds and false reports fly. Conspiracies abound in a community that normalizes paranoia and suspicion. Some try to flee - whether to a mysterious gambling bordello or to ancestral homes that can be reached only underground through muddy caves, sewers, and tunnels. Others seek out the refuge of Nest County, where traditional Chinese herbal medicines can reshape or psychologically transport the self. Each life is circumscribed by secrets and transcendent delusions.

New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman Capote's never-published final novel, Answered Prayers—the dark secrets, tragic glamour, and Capote's ultimate betrayal of the group of female friends he called his "swans."

From the author of A Walk to Remember comes a moving tale of redemption and first love when a rebellious teenager decides to spend the summer with her estranged father in a North Carolina beach town. Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him.

The Magnetic Fields: 69 Lovesongs Later is the first full-length, documentary-grade biography of one of indie pop’s most enigmatic and enduring bands. Drawing on exhaustive research and cultural history, the book follows Stephin Merritt and his collaborators from their unconventional Boston beginnings through the landmark release of 69 Love Songs and into the streaming era, where their work continues to shape contemporary music. Stephin Merritt, raised in communes and unconventional households, grew up immersed in everything from Bach to ABBA, Sondheim to disco. That eclectic foundation ...

She moved away long ago. When fate reunites two old friends, will they play love’s perfect chord? Catherine Hart is confused. With her dream career as a singer-songwriter flourishing, the country-western star doesn’t understand why she feels so empty. But when her beloved grandmother’s sudden death sends her racing back to her small Maine hometown, she finds unexpected comfort in the embrace of the man she left behind. Max Cooper’s loneliness is a constant ache. So when his famous first crush shows up after all these years, the busy coffee shop owner’s unspoken affections return ...

Featuring iterations of fairy tales and sinister descendants of Greek myths and bible stories, as well as a cast of lesser-known characters with names like Tam Lim, Child Wynd and Maisery, Old Songs threads a tapestry of Britain's landscape, history and cultures. At the base of hills we can visit to this day, elf queens kidnap hapless poets and carry them through rivers of blood; and at the foot of a tree whose offspring still stand in the forests of Northumberland, a girl mimes combing the hairless head of a dragon who was once her brother.

Award-winning, best-selling author Neil Gaiman demonstrates why he’s one of the hottest stars in literature today with “The Thing About Cassandra,” a subtle but chilling story of a man who meets an old girlfriend he had never expected to see .International blockbuster bestselling author Diana Gabaldon sends a World War II RAF pilot through a stone circle to the time of her Outlander series in “A Leaf on the Winds of All Hallows.”

Song Beneath the Stars A Lesbian Romance By Marin Belle When heartbroken pianist Eloise Hartley returns to the quiet seaside village of Silver Cove to claim her late aunt’s weathered lighthouse cottage, she expects solitude—not inspiration. But as old melodies stir within her and the sea begins to soothe her wounds, she discovers a new rhythm to life, one composed not of sorrow, but of second chances. Cassie Dalton, the warm-hearted owner of the local music café, has devoted her life to nurturing others’ dreams while quietly burying her own. But when Eloise steps through the door—...

Thirtysomething bandmates Nolan Metcalf and Ellis Bloom have been there for each other through thick and thin. So when a life-changing event sends Ellis to the safety of Nolan's apartment, he's grateful for the comfort his best friend provides. They've never done anything resembling cuddling and sleepovers before, but Ellis finds he needs it. Soul-deep conversations transform into a passion that shocks them. Since neither has ever entertained the idea of being with another man, they attribute their confusing feelings to their nightly routine.

The best-selling collection of patriotic poems, song lyrics, historical documents, and speeches, edited by and with an introduction by Caroline Kennedy. The America you will meet in A Patriot's Handbook is one that derives its strength from its diversity, and from the way our variety allows us constantly to reinvent ourselves. We are a country of poets, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Langston Hughes; we are a country of songwriters, from Irving Berlin to Woody Guthrie. We are a country of "The Pledge of Allegiance", but also of "The Times They Are A-Changin.'"

Love Songs picks up where Bright Lights left off, a heartbroken Talia is being reinvigorated on international tour with best friends, Teddy and Lucy. While the rest of the crew is partying, Talia is writing her next album fuelled by her breakup with Laurie. On a break, back in New York, Talia meets gorgeous but serious actor, Jack O’Halloran and a new relationship begins. But it might be a little too much, too soon. No one seems to compare to Laurie. Not Jack, or Jasper, the British actor she meets at the Met Ball and goes home with after a run in with a drunk and rambling Laurie. Nor ...

Two brothers, one throne, and a woman could change their fate. Yin-jeng, the fourteenth son of Emperor Kangxi in China’s Qing dynasty, believes that his brother has stolen the throne from him, and is determined to get it back. When a Taoist monk offers him help, Jeng fights his way out of imprisonment, but only finds himself in the wrong century... Julie Bird, a successful CPA is on a regular business trip to Beijing, when a series of unfortunate events befall her. She gets lost in the mountain road after visiting the imperial tombs, and runs into a bandit. But the most bizarre part is ...

In her debut collection of short stories, Islands of Decolonial Love, renowned writer and activist Leanne Simpson vividly explores the lives of contemporary Indigenous Peoples and communities, especially those of her own Nishnaabeg nation. Found on reserves, in cities and small towns, in bars and curling rinks, canoes and community centres, doctors offices and pickup trucks, Simpson's characters confront the often heartbreaking challenge of pairing the desire to live loving and observant lives with a constant struggle to simply survive....

In The Highlander’s Song, Irish harper Siobhan O’Brien carries coded messages hidden in her music—secrets that could save her father or spark war. At Castle MacLeod, her mission collides with Alasdair MacLeod, a duty-bound Highlander torn between suspicion and desire. As danger mounts, so does their forbidden bond. With betrayal closing in, Siobhan and Alasdair must choose between loyalty and love in a world where every melody hides a secret—and every heart carries a risk.

Obsessed with music as a child - listening to everything he could lay his hands on, going to gigs, starting a band, and then pursuing a career in music journalism - John Harris had no idea that he was in fact preparing himself for the greatest challenge of his life. But so it transpired. When his son James was born, and three years later diagnosed with autism, music became their main form of communication, a hugely shared passion and - it is no exaggeration to say - the sound that saved them. John Harris tells the story of how music has opened up the world to James, one song at a time.

When a devastating question shatters her world, country music star Zizi Sands must uncover a truth that's been buried for ten years. Zizi Sands has just performed the most emotional song of her career—a tribute to her father, who died in a boat explosion ten years ago. But during the press conference, a mysterious reporter asks a question that changes everything: "Do you think your father might still be alive?" His body was never found. The official story never made sense. And now someone wants Zizi to start asking questions. With her husband Ben by her side, Zizi escapes to the Caribbean...

After her narrow escape from the Temple of Light and Shadow, Julie Bird returns to the modern world—and finds it very different from the one she left. Not only her own life and family, but also China as a nation has changed for the worse. Unable to deny her responsibility and tormented by guilt, Julie Bird has to go back to the Qing Dynasty to undo her mistakes. But will she be able to accomplish her goal this time? In this second book of the duology, Julie will be traveling with the imperial family along the breathtaking Great Wall, the magnificent Old Summer Palace which was destroyed ...