Self Warming

☆☆☆☆☆ 'Satisfying, brilliant, thrilling and funny!' (Marcia, Goodreads) Crikey mate! It’s 1983. Wham! are top of the charts. Two besties are on their Big O.E. in London. Then one of them meets a bloke and things turn to shit. Jafa, Jennie Agatha Frances Arthur, is a bit pissed off, to say the least. She can’t understand it. It’s not like he, the bloke – Nigel - is George Michael, or anything. Not even close. Jennie and Evie had planned this trip of a lifetime since the school production of Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat, for heaven’s sake. And now Evie tells her ...

When 12 year old Zoe moves to a new town she stumbles upon an enchanted book in the attic of her new home Inside its glowing pages lies Haven Grove a magical realm where lost and forgotten things reside As Zoe starts reading the books unusual stories she discovers the power not only to find missing items but to reconnect missing pieces of herself On her first journey inside the himsical book world Zoe is determined to rescue her lost music box with the help of a new friend Sylphina the fairy Along the way they meet quirky characters navigate tricky places like Willy Sweet Shoppe and visit ...

Quotations have been used for centuries to provoke deeper thought, promote emotional healing, inspire creativity and progress, and encourage personal development.The author wrote these quotes over the years based on her personal experiences and those of the people she has related to. The quotes are written to inspire positive thought and provoke deeper reflection on one’s life.The quotes will create inner reflections depending on one’s emotional and intellectual states.Read the quotes with an open mind, and they will open your mind to deeper depths.

What if the mental health symptoms we face aren’t the actual problem? What if they’re signals that help us see and solve the real problem—the imbalances in our wider systems that are making us all sick? As our world clashes and collapses around us, it's no surprise that one in two of us...

Climate change continues apace and it is frightening to watch. The terrible winter in America this year is just one example; along with the severe storms and flooding in the U.K. Around the world, there are seven billion of us and we are all in this together. We all have a responsibility to try and sort this mess (that we have made) out now before it gets too late - it really is that urgent. We all need to make efforts to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions - our carbon footprint. The great majority of scientists believe it is the higher level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, due to ...

With lush prose and evocative storytelling, Alicia Kennedy shares her journey “from eater to cook,” exploring how we can eat for both joy and justice in a warming, overworked, and globalized world. As a girl, I ate like a king. So begins beloved author, journalist, and influencer Alicia...

How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage is written and read with poignant honesty by Dr Amir Khan, bestselling author of The Doctor Will See You Now. Heartwarming and hilarious, it follows the adventures of a young Muslim student doctor, torn between his traditional family and his whirlwind...

Give Me Some Iron and I'll Give You an Ice Age Bordeau and Bristol are requested to assist the New Orleans Police Department investigate why two helicopters carrying graduate students to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico have mysteriously crashed killing five people. Suspicions are raised that the crashes were not accidental. The students were working on a National Science Foundation grant designed to solve global warming by seeding the Gulf with iron and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Rumours are circulating among the maritime community and local environmentalists that the ...