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*LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022* A novel of
love, homelessness, and learning to be fearless In the garden,
there were three flamingos. Not real flamingos, but real emblems,
real gateways to a time when life was impossibly good. They were
mascots, symbols of hope. Something for a boy to confide in. First,
there were the flamingos. And then there were two families. Sherry
and Leslie and their daughters, Rae and Pauline - and Eve and her
son Daniel. Sherry loves her husband, Leslie. She also loves Eve.
It couldn't have been a happier summer. But then Eve left and
everything went grey. Now Daniel is all grown-up and broken. And
when he turns up at Sherry's door, it's almost as if they've all
come home again. But there's still one missing. Where is Eve? And
what, exactly, is her story? FLAMINGO is a novel about the power of
love, welcome and acceptance. It's a celebration of kindness, of
tenderness. Set in 2018 and the 80s, it's a song for the
broken-hearted and the big-hearted, and is, ultimately, a novel
grown from gratitude, and a book full of wild hope.
'Beguiling and astute' Sarah Winman 'Astoundingly good' Deborah
Moggach 'Wonderfully redemptive' Sarah Haywood A life-affirming
novel about broken but loving families, people making mistakes but
doing their best, grief and getting stuck - for readers of ELEANOR
OLIPHANT and THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP On her forty-seventh
birthday, Sydney Smith stands on a rooftop and prepares to jump...
Sydney is a cartoonist and freerunner. Feet constantly twitching,
always teetering on the edge of life, she's never come to terms
with the event that ripped her family apart when she was ten years
old. And so, on a birthday that she doesn't want to celebrate, she
returns alone to St Ives to face up to her guilt and grief. It's a
trip that turns out to be life-changing - and not only for herself.
DO NOT FEED THE BEAR is a book about lives not yet lived, about the
kindness of others and about how, when our worlds stop, we find a
way to keep on moving. Readers love Do Not Feed the Bear: 'I loved
each and every moment of this book and feel bereft it has come to
an end' 'Obsessed with how beautiful this book is! Keep flicking
back to reread some passages as love them so much! What a treat of
a book' 'Wow, what a joyous and hope-inducing read' 'I can't put it
down - it's funny and tender and clever and I love it' 'It might
break your heart a little bit first, but eventually it will put it
back together and wrap it in a comforting snuggly blanket' 'Rich in
poignant emotion and a truly mesmerising and addictive read' 'Swept
me up into its pages; a book that I wanted to hug and cherish all
the time I was reading' 'It's not just a book I read and reviewed.
It's a book that read and reviewed me' 'If you're looking for a
story that will make you smile by turns, be heart-lifting and
heart-wrenching in a variety of ways but remain entirely beautiful
for its honest look at life, then this is the book for you'
'Surprising, authentic and powerful, this book defies
categorisation' 'Rachel Elliott has achieved something remarkable
in this story of loss, regret and disappointment: she has created a
tender, hopeful and uplifting novel, which I feel certain many
readers will fall in love with'
Funny and full of heart, this debut graphic novel is a story about
friendship, identity, and embracing all the parts of yourself that
make you special. Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone
else is squaded up-except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All
she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that
makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves
to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when
the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of
course Riley's picking Joy Powers! Things start to look up when a
classmate, Cate, offers to help Riley with the letter, and a new
kid, Aaron, actually seems to get her weird sense of humor. But
when mean girl Whitney spreads a rumor about her, things begin to
click into place for Riley. Her curiosity about Aaron's two dads
and her celebrity crush on Joy Powers suddenly make more sense.
Readers will respond to Riley's journey of self-discovery and will
recognize themselves in this character who is less than perfect but
trying her best. And creative kids will recognize themselves in her
love of art and drawing. While often funny and light, Riley's
exploration of what it feels to be an outsider and how hard it can
be to make a friend break your heart in the best way. And with all
of Riley's hijinks and missteps, this story is laugh-out-loud funny
from start to finish.
A novel of love, homelessness, and learning to be fearless In the
garden, there were three flamingos. Not real flamingos, but real
emblems, real gateways to a time when life was impossibly good.
They were mascots, symbols of hope. Something for a boy to confide
in. First, there were the flamingos. And then there were two
families. Sherry and Leslie and their daughters, Rae and Pauline -
and Eve and her son Daniel. Sherry loves her husband, Leslie. She
also loves Eve. It couldn't have been a happier summer. But then
Eve left and everything went grey. Now Daniel is all grown-up and
broken. And when he turns up at Sherry's door, it's almost as if
they've all come home again. But there's still one missing. Where
is Eve? And what, exactly, is her story? FLAMINGO is a novel about
the power of love, welcome and acceptance. It's a celebration of
kindness, of tenderness. Set in 2018 and the 80s, it's a song for
the broken-hearted and the big-hearted, and is, ultimately, a novel
grown from gratitude, and a book full of wild hope.
With increasing pressure on national healthcare budgets, there has
evolved in recent years a greater appreciation of the costs of
medical interventions. This has resulted in the burgeoning field of
health economics in which the costs versus benefits of various
medical treatments are compared against desired incomes. Bridging a
gap in the literature, this new book introduces and comprehensively
covers the subject of health economics. Section 1 explains in
detail the principles and theory of health economics using examples
relevant to pharmacy. Section 2 moves on to discuss economic
evaluation methodology and contains many work examples. Each
chapter is fully referenced and contains a bibliography and
suggestions for further reading.
A novel of love, homelessness, and learning to be fearless In the
garden, there were three flamingos. Not real flamingos, but real
emblems, real gateways to a time when life was impossibly good.
They were mascots, symbols of hope. Something for a boy to confide
in. First, there were the flamingos. And then there were two
families. Sherry and Leslie and their daughters, Rae and Pauline -
and Eve and her son Daniel. Sherry loves her husband, Leslie. She
also loves Eve. It couldn't have been a happier summer. But then
Eve left and everything went grey. Now Daniel is all grown-up and
broken. And when he turns up at Sherry's door, it's almost as if
they've all come home again. But there's still one missing. Where
is Eve? And what, exactly, is her story? FLAMINGO is a novel about
the power of love, welcome and acceptance. It's a celebration of
kindness, of tenderness. Set in 2018 and the 80s, it's a song for
the broken-hearted and the big-hearted, and is, ultimately, a novel
grown from gratitude, and a book full of wild hope.
Undertaking a PhD and completing the task can be daunting. Yet one
is being asked for an incremental increase rather than a paradigm
shift in knowledge. This book seeks to place research methods
within the context of the research process as a whole from an
initial consideration of the nature of the research to the final
submission of the thesis. Chapters cover: planning and organising a
thesis, constructing and interpreting qualitative data; analysing
qualitative data; writing legal and ethical issues; the submission;
the viva and publishing. Your PhD thesis constitutes not only an
accessible introduction to the task but a source of reference which
can usefully be kept to hand during the field research and the
process of writing up. This book explains: the nature of research;
types of research; the research question; Feasibility; The research
proposal; planning and organising
'Beguiling and astute' Sarah Winman 'Astoundingly good' Deborah
Moggach 'Wonderfully redemptive' Sarah Haywood 'I was delighted and
surprised by this textured, fascinating and most moving book' Chris
Ware A life-affirming novel about broken but loving families,
people making mistakes but doing their best, grief and getting
stuck - for readers of ELEANOR OLIPHANT and THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS
AND SHEEP On her forty-seventh birthday, Sydney Smith stands on a
rooftop and prepares to jump... Sydney is a cartoonist and
freerunner. Feet constantly twitching, always teetering on the edge
of life, she's never come to terms with the event that ripped her
family apart when she was ten years old. And so, on a birthday that
she doesn't want to celebrate, she returns alone to St Ives to face
up to her guilt and grief. It's a trip that turns out to be
life-changing - and not only for herself. DO NOT FEED THE BEAR is a
book about lives not yet lived, about the kindness of others and
about how, when our worlds stop, we find a way to keep on moving.
Readers love Do Not Feed the Bear: 'I loved each and every moment
of this book and feel bereft it has come to an end' 'Obsessed with
how beautiful this book is! Keep flicking back to reread some
passages as love them so much! What a treat of a book' 'Wow, what a
joyous and hope-inducing read' 'I can't put it down - it's funny
and tender and clever and I love it' 'It might break your heart a
little bit first, but eventually it will put it back together and
wrap it in a comforting snuggly blanket' 'Rich in poignant emotion
and a truly mesmerising and addictive read' 'Swept me up into its
pages; a book that I wanted to hug and cherish all the time I was
reading' 'It's not just a book I read and reviewed. It's a book
that read and reviewed me' 'If you're looking for a story that will
make you smile by turns, be heart-lifting and heart-wrenching in a
variety of ways but remain entirely beautiful for its honest look
at life, then this is the book for you' 'Surprising, authentic and
powerful, this book defies categorisation' 'Rachel Elliott has
achieved something remarkable in this story of loss, regret and
disappointment: she has created a tender, hopeful and uplifting
novel, which I feel certain many readers will fall in love with'
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