When a young Muslim woman goes missing, the trail leads to a quintessentially English family's tangled and dark connections with Empire, the Shah's Tehran and modern Bahrain, in this evocative and page-turning novel for readers of Maggie O'Farrell.
Madeleine Bunting Libros
Esta autora profundiza en las complejidades de la fe, el Islam y el desarrollo global, utilizando un intelecto agudo para explorar el cambio social y político complejo. Su escritura está moldeada por una extensa experiencia periodística, abordando una amplia gama de temas. Con un profundo interés en las prácticas contemplativas, busca comprender el potencial de la atención plena en la política pública, particularmente en salud y educación. Su obra refleja una dedicación a conectar la perspicacia personal con los desafíos sociales más amplios.
An authoritative and deeply reflective investigation into the crisis of care in the UK, with a clarion call for change, from the award-winning author and journalist.
Island Song
- 400 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
In 1940, Helene - young, naïve and recently married - waves goodbye to her husband, who has enlisted in the British army. Her hone, Guernsey, is soon invaded by the Germans, leaving her exposed to the hardships of occupation. Forty years later, her daughter, Roz, begins a search for the truth about her father, and stumbles into the secret history of her mother's life. As Roz discovers, truth is hard to pin down, ans so are the rights and wrongs of those struggling to survive in the most difficult of circumstances
Willing Slaves
- 320 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
A hard-hitting expose of the overwork culture and modern management techniques that seduce millions of people to hand over the best part of their lives to their employer.
A vivid journey around England's great seaside resorts, exploring their history and current struggle, and what they reveal about England, from the award-winning author of Love of Country.