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The remarkable new novel from the author of the multimillion-selling
international sensation The Midnight Library
'What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet
. . .'
When retired Maths teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a
Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better
of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no
plan.
Among the rugged hills and golden beaches Grace searches for answers
about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is
stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible
truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.
Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the
lifechanging power of a new beginning.
The remarkable new novel from the author of the multimillion-selling
international sensation The Midnight Library
'What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet
. . .'
When retired Maths teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a
Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better
of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no
plan.
Among the rugged hills and golden beaches Grace searches for answers
about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is
stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible
truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.
Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the
lifechanging power of a new beginning.
If you loved The Midnight Library, read How to Stop Time next!
HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE?
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary
41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From
Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas,
Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can
stay one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he
must not do is fall in love.
But what if the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one
thing that might save him?
Between life and death there is a library.
When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change.
The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren't always what she imagined they'd be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger.
Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: what is the best way to live?
THERE'S NO PLANET LIKE HOME
After an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he was found walking
naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not
feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him. Even his
loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst
an alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is,
except Newton, (and he's a dog).
Who is he really? And what could make someone change their mind about
the human race?
Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of
midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a
library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out
each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate
question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?
The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times
and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims,
memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer
new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.
This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the
comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places.
Meet the Hunter family: Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and
Charlotte. And Prince, their Labrador.
Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets
of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and
Protect Your Family at Any Cost). Other dogs, led by the Springer
Spaniels, have revolted. As things in the Hunter family begin to go
badly awry - marital breakdown, rowdy teenage parties, attempted
suicide - Prince's responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him and he is
forced to break the Labrador Pact and take desperate action to save his
Family.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE?
Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on
living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed
over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again.
A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love
better and feel more alive, Reasons to Stay Alive is more than a
memoir. It is a book about making the most of your time on earth.
"I wrote this book because the oldest clichés remain the truest. Time
heals. The bottom of the valley never provides the clearest view. The
tunnel does have light at the end of it, even if we haven't been able
to see it . . . Words, just sometimes, really can set you free."
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.
The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index.
How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? How do we stay human in a technological world? How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious?
After experiencing years of anxiety and panic attacks, these questions became urgent matters of life and death for Matt Haig. And he began to look for the link between what he felt and the world around him. Notes on a Nervous Planet is a personal and vital look at how to feel happy, human and whole in the twenty-first century.
The first magical book in Matt Haig's festive series - now a major new
film!
BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE
You are about to read the TRUE STORY of Father Christmas.
If you believe that some things are impossible, you should put this
book down right away.
(Because this book is FULL of impossible things.)
Are you still reading? Good.
Then let us begin . . .
The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times
and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims,
memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer
new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.
This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the
comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places.
The world is messing with our minds. What if there was something we
could do about it?
Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt
Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of
the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your
precious time on earth.
DO YOU
A) Know a human?
B) Love a human?
C) Have trouble dealing with humans?
IF YOU'VE ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
Whether you are planning a high level of human interaction or just a
casual visit to the planet, this user-guide to the human race will help
you translate their sayings, understand exotic concepts such as
'democracy' and 'sofas', and make sense of their habits and bizarre
customs.
A phrase book, a dictionary and a survival guide, this book unravels
all the oddness, idiosyncrasies and wonder of the species, allowing
everyone to make the most of their time on Earth.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
It is Christmas Eve and all is not well. Amelia Wishart is trapped in Mr Creeper's workhouse and Christmas is in jeopardy. Magic is fading. If Christmas is to happen, Father Christmas knows he must find her.
With the help of some elves, eight reindeer, the Queen and a man called Charles Dickens, the search for Amelia - and the secret of Christmas - begins . . .
The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times
and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims,
memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer
new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.
This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the
comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places.
FAMILIES. SOMETIMES THEY'RE A BLOODY NIGHTMARE . . .
Life with the Radleys: Radio 4, dinner parties with the Bishopthorpe
neighbours and self-denial. Loads of self-denial. But all hell is about
to break loose. When teenage daughter Clara gets attacked on the way
home from a party, she and her brother Rowan finally discover why they
can't sleep, can't eat a Thai salad without fear of asphyxiation and
can't go outside unless they're smothered in Factor 50.
With a visit from their lethally louche Uncle Will and an increasingly
suspicious police force, life in Bishopthorpe is about to change.
Drastically.
BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE
You are about to read
THE TRUE STORY OF FATHER CHRISTMAS
If you are one of those people who believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away.
(Because this book is FULL of impossible things.)
Are you still reading?
Good.
Then let us begin...
Terence Cave, owner of Cave Antiques, has already experienced the
tragedies of his mother's suicide and his wife's murder when his
teenage son, Reuben, is killed in a grotesque accident. His remaining
child, Bryony, has always been the family's golden girl and Terence
comes to realise that his one duty in life is to protect her from the
world's malign forces, whatever that may take.
But as he starts to follow his grieving daughter's movements and
enforce a draconian set of rules, his love for Bryony becomes a
possessive force that leads to destruction.
THE EPIC ADVENTURE OF A TEENY-TINY HERO
Miika just wants to belong. Living with elves and trolls and pixies can
make a mouse feel like the odd one out.
When he makes friends with a fellow mouse, Miika thinks he can relax.
But really, his quest is just beginning . . .
Philip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father
has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy
charms of her dead husband's brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining
certainties of Philip's life crumble away when his father's ghost
appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him.
Arming himself with weapons from the school chemistry cupboard, Philip
vows to carry out the ghost's relentless demands for revenge. But can
the words of a ghost be trusted any more than the lies of the living?
BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE
You are about to read the TRUE STORY of FATHER CHRISTMAS.
If you are one of those people who believe that some things are
impossible, you should put this book down right away.
(Because this book is FULL of impossible things.)
Are you still reading?
Good.
Then let us begin...
Eleven-year-old Evie has a talent. A SUPERTALENT.
A talent that can let her HEAR the thoughts of an elephant, and make friends with a dog and a sparrow.
The only problem is, this talent is dangerous. VERY dangerous. That's what her dad says.
So when she frees the school rabbit from its tiny hutch, she vows to keep her talent a secret. But after a face-to-face encounter with a lion, things start to go very wrong. Her dad - and every animal in town - is now in danger. Evie is determined to save them. And to find the truth of her own past. To do that she must battle a mysterious man with a talent more powerful than any other.
As time runs out, she must seek help from the animals, and finally DARE TO BE HERSELF?
The bestselling, award-winning author of "The Radleys "is back with
his funniest, most devastating dark comedy yet, a "silly, sad,
suspenseful, and soulful" ("Philadelphia Inquirer") novel that's
"full of heart" ("Entertainment Weekly").
When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first
impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the
form of Professor Andrew Martin, a prominent mathematician at
Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete the gruesome
task assigned him and hurry home to his own utopian planet, where
everyone is omniscient and immortal.
He is disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their
capacity for murder and war, and is equally baffled by the concepts
of love and family. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there
may be more to this strange species than he had thought. Disguised
as Martin, he drinks wine, reads poetry, develops an ear for rock
music, and a taste for peanut butter. Slowly, unexpectedly, he
forges bonds with Martin's family. He begins to see hope and beauty
in the humans' imperfection, and begins to question the very
mission that brought him there.
Praised by "The New York Times "as a "novelist of great seriousness
and talent," author Matt Haig delivers an unlikely story about
human nature and the joy found in the messiness of life on Earth.
"The Humans "is a funny, compulsively readable tale that playfully
and movingly explores the ultimate subject--ourselves.
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