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For the first time ever, a very special edition of the forerunner
to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in colour by
J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two
colours. The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by
Feanor, most gifted of the Elves, and within them was imprisoned
the last Light of the Two Trees of Valinor. But the first Dark
Lord, Morgoth, stole the jewels and set them within his iron crown,
guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of
Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of
Feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor
and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the
heroism, against the great Enemy. It is the ancient drama to which
the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose
events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The
book also includes several shorter works: the Ainulindale, a myth
of the Creation, and the Valaquenta, in which the nature and powers
of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the
downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the
Second Age, and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at
the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien could not publish The Silmarillion in his lifetime, as it
grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher
Tolkien, to edit the work from many manuscripts and bring his
father's great vision to publishable form, so completing the
literary achievement of a lifetime. This special edition presents
anew this seminal first step towards mapping out the posthumous
publishing of Middle-earth, and the beginning of an illustrious
forty years and more than twenty books celebrating his father's
legacy. This definitive new edition includes, by way of an
introduction, a letter written by Tolkien in 1951 which provides a
brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages, and for the first time in
its history is presented with J.R.R. Tolkien's own paintings and
drawings, which reveal the breathtaking grandeur and beauty of his
vision of the First Age of Middle-earth.
For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, THE CAT WHO SAVED BOOKS and
SHE AND HER CAT, discover the award-winning bestselling Japanese novel
that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming
celebration of the healing power of cats.
A cat a day keeps the doctor away ...
On the top floor of an old building at the end of a cobbled alley in
Kyoto lies the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. Only a select few - those
who feel genuine emotional pain - can find it.
The mysterious centre offers a unique treatment for its troubled
patients: it prescribes cats as medication.
Get ready to fall in love:
- Bee, an eight-year-old female, mixed breed helps a disheartened
businessman as he finds unexpected joy in physical labour;
- Margot, muscly like a lightweight boxer, helps a middle-aged
callcentre worker stay relevant;
- Koyuki, an exquisite white cat brings closure to a mother troubled by
the memory of the rescue kitten she was forced to abandon;
- Tank and Tangerine bring peace to a hardened fashion designer, as she
learns to be kinder to herself;
- Mimita, the Scottish Fold kitten helps a broken-hearted Geisha to
stop blaming herself for the cat she once lost.
Brimming with feline comfort and warmth, we see how the company of a
wise and satisfied cat never lets us down when we need it most in this
irresistible celebration of our furry friends.
Contains five delicious cat line-drawings.
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Cane
(Hardcover)
Jean Toomer
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Circe
(Paperback)
Madeline Miller
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A NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, I PAPER, SUNDAY EXPRESS, IRISH TIMES, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, AMAZON, AUDIBLE, BUZZFEED, REFINERY 29, WASHINGTON POST, BOSTON GLOBE, SEATTLE TIMES, TIME MAGAZINE, NEWSWEEK, PEOPLE, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, KIRKUS, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND GOODREADS
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child - not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in the shadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own: witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods, she is banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft, casting spells, gathering strange herbs and taming wild beasts. Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace for long - and among her island's guests is an unexpected visitor: the mortal Odysseus, for whom Circe will risk everything.
So Circe sets forth her tale, a vivid, mesmerizing epic of family rivalry, love and loss - the defiant, inextinguishable song of woman burning hot and bright through the darkness of a man's world.
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