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  Earth: A Novel

  Eric Van Meter

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  When Irene Ostendorf fires her rifle, the shot sends an out-of-town cyclist tumbling and her new pastor, J.W. "Dent" Denton, into the thorniest dilemma of his already complicated ministerial career. How can he earn the goodwill of the townsfolk, support the eccentric old shooter, and offer help to the injured young man, all at the same time? The more Dent tries to do the right thing, the further he stumbles into a minefield of small-town secrets that everyone—especially the president of the local Last Man Club—seems hell-bent on preserving. 
  While Dent digs deeper into the town's past and his own failed marriage, Ashley, a young college student with a curious tattoo, wrestles with a secret that threatens to expose her and tear her loved ones apart. But when a teenaged waitress named Maya disappears into a winter storm, Dent and Ashley find themselves on a collision course with their pasts—one that will end in an inescapable choice. 
  Keep their secrets, or save Maya.

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  Tories The: A Tragedy

  Henry Morris

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  'Fantastic' – James O'Brien 
  The brilliant mind behind the Secret Tory presents 14 years of Tory rule – as told by William Shakespeare 
  'O, for a muse of fire that would ascend 
  The brightest heaven of pretention! 
  A kingdom for a stage, Tories to act, 
  Oligarchs to behold the swelling scene!’ 
  So begins The Tories: A Tragedy. In this brilliant new work of political satire, Henry Morris presents fourteen years of Conservative (mis)rule in the only form in which such misfortunes could be portrayed: as a Shakespearean play. 
  In five acts that take in five prime ministers, The Tories: A Tragedy is a captivatingly realised Jacobean tragedy, replete with Machiavellian manoeuvrings, hilarious mechanicals and poignant verse. Publishing in the shadow of the most significant election since the Tories came to power in 2010, this exhilarating, original book is an alternative history of a disastrous reign – a drama that will appeal to those who love Shakespeare, comedy, Shakespeare’s comedies, and those who simply love to laugh at the Tory party. 
  With a keen eye for parodies and humor, Morris masterfully weaves ideologies of conservatism and liberalism into a theater of politics. His playwriting process, a performing art in itself, brings to life the parties and their top players in a non-fiction narrative that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. 
  For fans of Robert Jobson (Diana), Rory Stewart (The Marches), Richard Osman (The World Cup Of Everything), The Secret Barrister (Nothing But The Truth), and Tina Brown (The Palace Papers). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  The Thesmophoriazusae

  Aristophanes

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  The Thesmophoriazusae, or Women Celebrating the Thesmophoria , is a comedy by Aristophanes that satirizes gender relations, religion, and the power of women in ancient Greek society. The plot centers on Euripides, who fears that the women of Athens—gathered to honor the goddess Demeter at the all-female Thesmophoria festival—will punish him for portraying them negatively in his tragedies. To secure his safety, he enlists his father-in-law Mnesilochus to infiltrate the festival disguised as a woman. Chaos ensues when Mnesilochus is caught, leading to a series of farcical escapes, witty wordplay, and sharp literary parody. Through slapstick humor and biting satire, Aristophanes critiques both Euripides’ dramatic themes and the social norms surrounding gender and religious ritual, making The Thesmophoriazusae a clever and provocative exploration of art, identity, and societal critique in classical Athens.

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  The King of Scanlon's Rock - A...

  David Luddington

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  Ageing Rock God, Jim Sullivan, is heading for the quiet life on his newly acquired, tiny island, off the coast of Cornwall. That is until he sends a letter to the King of England, announcing his intent to declare independence from the UK and appointing himself king. 
   
  Determined not to cede one inch of British territory, the UK government despatches low-level Foreign Office researcher, John Cabot, to put a stop to Sullivan’s ambitions. 
   
  What they didn’t anticipate was Cabot’s tenacity for unearthing information they’d rather he didn’t, or Sullivan’s relentless, but completely unfounded, optimism in his own ideas. 
   
  Armed with nothing more than a guitar and a spreadsheet, can these two stand up to the might of the British Empire? 
   
  No contest.

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  Goddess

  Deborah Hemming

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  An entrancing novel about a wellness retreat on a remote Greek island hosted by a celebrity guru who is more than meets the eye. 
   
   
   
  On a flight to New York at the end of her first book tour, up-and-coming writer Agnes Oliver meets Jack Verity, the handsome filmmaker and ex-husband of Geia Stone, a famous actress turned wellness guru, whose popular lifestyle brand Goddess™ promotes controversial therapies and expensive beauty tools in the name of self-care and inner nourishment. Jack invites Agnes to a party in the Hamptons, where she meets Geia and finds herself welcomed into the guru's inner circle. 
   
   
   
  That summer, Geia arranges for Agnes to attend the Goddess™ Summit, an exclusive wellness retreat held on a remote Greek island. There, Agnes observes many strange happenings she can't explain, as one by one the other guests seem to fall under the spell of their enchanting host. When Agnes begins to discover who Geia really is, she realizes it's up to her to protect the other women at the summit from an unexpected and unwelcome fate. A propulsive and captivating story about beauty and influence, self-doubt and seduction, Goddess is the electrifying new novel from a talented writer to watch.

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  Stupid address 2

  BARAKATH

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  Synopsis  
  Mr. Recall, number 99, coma center, deep sleep avenue, left brain, right brain, puncture district. 
  Mrs. Timid, bold and beautiful apartments, very strong arms park, anxiety overload road. 
  Mrs. Something, 0.0 nothing crescent, everything building, lost parking street junction, near runaway train station. 
  Mr. ICU, ICU permanent resident, nurse and doctor clinic, ECG enterprise hospital. 
  One day in the year 0000, a group of 26 friends came and met in a place called Alpha. 
  Maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. 
  I have nothing to do, can I go to the toilet instead? 
  They all came with their pet animals. 
  Mr. Recall, number 99, coma center, deep sleep avenue, left brain, right brain, puncture district. 
  Mrs. Timid, bold and beautiful apartments, very strong arms park, anxiety overload road. 
  Mrs. Something, 0.0 nothing crescent, everything building, lost parking street junction, near runaway train station. 
  Mr. ICU, ICU permanent resident, nurse and doctor clinic, ECG enterprise hospital. 
  One day in the year 0000, a group of 26 friends came and met in a place called Alpha. 
  Maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. 
  I have nothing to do, can I go to the toilet instead? 
  They all came with their pet animals. 
  In a world where addresses are as bizarre as their residents, Stupid Address 2 takes you on a hilariously absurd journey through the lives of Mr. Recall, Mrs. Timid, Mrs. Something, and Mr. ICU — each living in the most ridiculously named places you've never imagined. One mysterious day in the year 0000, 26 eccentric friends (and their equally odd pet animals) gather in a land called Alpha. What do they want? Nobody knows. What happens next? Probably confusion. With conversations that spiral into toilet requests and philosophy, this laugh-out-loud story proves that reality might just be the silliest place of all.

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