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  The Side Hustle - A brilliantly...

  Hannah Lynn

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  A hilarious and entertaining novel about spicing up your life! Perfect for fans of Fiona Gibson. 
  Putting the sizzle back in married life. 
  Sarah's humdrum existence as a busy mother is far from exciting, but when her husband comes to her with a wild plan it may just bring some adventure (and extra money) back into their lives. 
  Despite her initial reservations, Sarah eventually warms up to Drew’s idea, but can they keep their spicy private project from becoming public knowledge? 
  As rumours and gossip spread throughout Drew's office and the school PTA, the couple are forced to navigate the challenges of their fledgling endeavour. 
  A charming and humorous romantic comedy filled with endearing characters and dry British humour. Perfect for those that enjoy the humour of real life. 
  'Oh, I really, really enjoyed this book! ... Warm, funny, easy-to-read, with characters I loved and a plot line that was original and appealing, this is a book I would unhesitatingly recommend. Five stars all the way!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 
  'So funny and easy to read! ... If you like Sophie Kinsella books or used to be a Frasier fan (on TV) I think you'd love this' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 
  'This was a perfect book. It was very funny... The post office science had me cringing for her but laughing out loud as well.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 
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  Previously published as A Novel Marriage and Erotic Fiction?

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  A Middle-Sized Artist - From...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on 3rd July 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, to an unaffectionate mother and a father who abandoned her and her older brother to a life of poverty. 
  Inevitably her schooling was limited and by 15 she had attended seven different schools but received only four years education.  However Charlotte was resourceful and did spend time with her father’s aunts – the suffragist Isabella Beecher Hooker and the ‘Uncle Tom Cabin’s’ author, Harriet Beecher Stowe as well as many hours at the public library studying ancient civilisations. 
  In 1878, she enrolled in classes at the Rhode Island School of Design where she met Martha Luther and they developed a close relationship until Luther married in 1881. Charlotte was devastated and detested romance and love until she met and married the artist Charles Walter Stetson.  
  Their only child, Katharine Beecher Stetson, was born in 1885 but left Charlotte with post-natal depression, then often dismissed as a case of hysteria or nerves.  Unsuited to domestic life she ruptured her life and moved to California with Katherine.  She divorced in 1894 and then sent Katharine east to live with her father and his second wife confirming that his paternal rights be acknowledged and that Katherine establish a relationship with her father. 
  After her mother died in 1893, Charlotte moved back east and became involved with her first cousin, Wall Street attorney, Houghton Gilman who she married in 1900. After his death she moved back to California, where Katherine now lived.   
  Her most popular story is ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ which touched on her own post-partum depression and underlined the need for women to be responsible for their mental and physical well-being, as the narrator is ordered by her husband/doctor to take compete rest in her room where she is isolated and becomes obsessed with the revolting yellow wallpaper.   
  She wrote other notable short stories the best of which we also include.   
  Charlotte lectured widely for social reform, wrote important non-fiction works that questioned our patriarchal system and left a legacy as a leading and positive spokesperson for feminism.  
  She was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in 1932 and, as she wrote in her suicide note and autobiography, she ‘chose chloroform over cancer’    
  Charlotte Perkins Gilman took her own life on 17th August 1935, aged 75, in Pasadena, California.

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  The Mistake

  Katie McMahon

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  Two sisters. One mistake. A thousand consequences. 
  Kate and Bec are sisters, but they could not be less alike. 
  Bec lives the perfect life: perfect house, perfect husband, perfect children—that is, until she meets Ryan, ten years her junior, wild and exciting. His arrival makes her question everything. 
  Her sister Kate’s life is anything but perfect. Her modelling career ended suddenly over a decade ago; and since then she has lived a lonely existence. But when she meets tall, kind, funny Adam, things start to look up. Yet something doesn’t quite add up, and as he avoids Kate’s questions, she begins to wonder if he really is too good to be true. 
  But as tensions mount and secrets are revealed, which sister is about to make the wrong choice? And what if some mistakes just can’t be put right? 
  A novel about mistakes and choices, relationships and forgiveness, The Mistake will have you on the edge of your seat. Not since Liane Moriarty have we met such sharp, sassy characters and been captivated by such a suspenseful, tantalizing read.

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  Mr Spaceship

  Philip K. Dick

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  Dive into the classic short story Mr. Spaceship by legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick. Set in a future where war is waged with autonomous machines, this gripping tale explores the consequences of replacing mechanical systems with human minds—literally. When scientists upload a human brain into a spaceship to outsmart alien mines, the line between man and machine begins to blur. Packed with philosophical depth, suspense, and Dick’s signature twists, Mr. Spaceship is a must-read for fans of speculative fiction and AI-themed narratives.

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  How to cut a tree without axe?...

  BARAKATH

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  Funny audiobook for you to enjoy.

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  Anne Lisbeth

  Hans Christian Andersen

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  In this haunting and morally profound tale by Hans Christian Andersen, Anne Lisbeth explores what happens when love is delayed—and conscience awakens too late. 
  Anne Lisbeth once rose above her station by serving as nurse to a noble child, enjoying comfort, admiration, and pride. But in doing so, she turned away from her own son, leaving him to grow up unloved, neglected, and ultimately lost to the sea. Years later, when the weight of her choices finally stirs, Anne Lisbeth is forced into a harrowing reckoning—one shaped by guilt, superstition, and the relentless voice of conscience. 
  Set against cold shorelines, moonlit paths, and quiet churchyards, this dark psychological fairy tale unfolds as a journey through remorse, spiritual terror, and redemption hard-won. Ghostly visions blur with inner truth, and the boundary between the living and the dead dissolves as a mother confronts the cost of her ambition and neglect. 
  Narrated with solemn clarity by Jenna Kitchen, Anne Lisbeth is a powerful, adult fairy tale—somber, human, and deeply moving—reminding listeners that while love may be withheld, the soul is never beyond awakening.

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