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Beth has never stuck at anything • She's quit more jobs and relationships than she can remember and she still sleeps in her childhood bedroom. It's not that she hasn't tried to grow up, it's just that so far, the only commitment she's held down is Friday drinks at the village pub • Then, in the space of a morning, her world changes • An unspeakable tragedy turns Beth's life upside down, and she finds herself guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew, catapulted into an unfamiliar world of bedtime stories, parents' evenings and cuddly elephants. Having never been responsible for anyone - or anything - it's not long before she feels seriously out of her depth • What if she's simply not up to the job? • With a little help from her best friend Jory (purely platonic, of course

Trust no one • It is six months since the Arcadia set sail for the first time in forty years. But this wasn't the freedom the inhabitants were hoping for. Esther Crossland did what she had to do, but it has left a trail of destruction in her wake. Now the wrecked ship is abandoned. Its inhabitants are in exile, trapped in sprawling make-shift shelters made up of warehouse, tents, shipping containers • Esther and Nik, architects of the rebellion, are on the run. Esther is in hiding, desperate to do something to help her people, and Nik seems to have abandoned all hope, on a journey taking him further and further from home. And neither of them want to face up to their true feelings about one another • Not only that, there is a new villain in town

A gripping near-future thriller in a world turned upside-down . . . for fans of Suzanne Collins, Emily St John Mandel, Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer • Welcome to the Arcadia • Once a luxurious cruise ship, now it is home to the stranded. For forty years, they have lived, and died, on the water • A place of extreme haves and have-nots, gangs and make-shift shelters, its people are tyrannized by a country they can see but can't get to. A country that says it doesn't want them • Esther is a loyal citizen, working flat-out for a rare chance to live a life on land. Nik is a rebel, intent on liberating the Arcadia once and for all • Together, they will change the future • Complete with love triangles, betrayals and fights for freedom - this is the unmissable YA debut of 2022

They couldn't wait to stay here • An idyllic wellness retreat has opened on an island off the coast of Devon, promising rest and relaxation - but the island itself, known locally as Reaper's Rock, has a dark past. Once the playground of a serial killer, it's rumored to be cursed • But now they can't leave • A woman is found dead below the yoga pavilion in what seems to be a tragic fall. But DS Elin Warner soon learns that the victim wasn't a guest - she wasn't meant to be on the island at all • And they would do anything to escape • The longer Elin stays, the more secrets she uncovers. And when someone else drowns in a diving incident, Elin begins to suspect that the old stories about the island are true • Because history seems to be repeating itself - and the guests might not make it home alive

Never before published in Kerouac's lifetime, Jack Kerouac's Wake Up is a clear and powerful study of the life and works of Siddartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, from the author of On the Road. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Robert Thurman • Wake Up recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha's royal upbringing and his father's wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy man in later life. Departing from his father's palace, Siddhartha adopts a homeless life, struggles with his meditations, and eventually finds Enlightenment. Written at the end of Kerouac's career, when he became increasingly interested in Buddhist teachings, and collected for the first time in one book, this fresh and accessible biography is both an important addition to Kerouac's work and a valuable introduction to the world of Buddhism itself

Ageing Hollywood star Marshall Stone is scared. Scared that the parts are drying up. Scared of being forgotten. So when he hears an eminent author is writing his biography, Stone siezes the chance of immortality. But painful memories and suppressed scandals soon threaten to destroy the carefully-constructed fiction of his life. Inspired by Len Deighton's own experiences of the film industry, Close-Up is a brilliant expose of the sleaze, venality and betrayals of the studio machine

At Tuppenny-hapenny Cottage in the English countryside, five elderly people live together in rancorous disharmony. Adela Bastable bosses the house, as her brother Bernard passes his days thinking up malicious schemes against the baby-talking Marigold and secret drinker Shorty, while kindly George lies bedridden upstairs. The mismatched quintet keep their spirits alive by bickering and waiting for grandchildren to visit at Christmas. But the festive season does not herald goodwill to all at Tuppenny-hapenny Cottage. Disaster and chaos, it seems, are just around the corner • Told with Amis's piercing wit and humanity, Ending Up (1974) is a wickedly funny black comedy of the indignities of old age

Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout • I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything • Once dubed 'America's Fattest Teen', she is only seen for her weight. Not the girl underneath • Since her mum's death she's been picking up the pieces in private, alone with her heartbroken father • But now, Libby is ready. She's ready for high school, for new friends, for love and for every possibility life has to offer • Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin too • Be charming. Be hilarious. Don't get too close to anyone • Yes, he's got swagger, but he's also mastered the art of fitting in • What no one knows is that Jack has a secret: he can't recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him • He's the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything, but he can't understand what's going on with the inner workings of his own brain

Страховщику Джорджу Боули 45 лет. У него есть жена и дети, да и в целом дела его идут неплохо: не так давно он выиграл приличную сумму, а ещё его дожидается новый набор вставных зубов. Только вот его жизнь зашла в тупик: он лишь толстеет и задыхается под гнётом рутины. А сегодня у него ещё и шея в мыле, которое он забыл смыть утром • Джордж понимает, что привычная жизнь в пригороде Лондона и работа ему опротивели, и решает ненадолго вернуться в родную деревню, надеясь на глоток свежего воздуха. Но эта поездка рискует кончиться крушением его надежд… • «Глотнуть воздуха» – четвёртый роман Джорджа Оруэлла, написанный в преддверии Второй мировой войны и пронизанный осознанием её неизбежности • На его страницах читателя ждёт полный юмора и проницательных мыслей портрет межвоенной Британии – мира, который вот-вот должен был исчезнуть

Sarah is doing just fine • Sure, she's been single for the last five years, and has to spend an uncomfortable amount of time around her ex-boyfriend, his perfect new girlfriend and all their mutual friends • And yes, her job as a PA to one of the most disgusting men in London is mind-numbingly tedious and her career is a constant disappointment to her mother. But it's really okay. She's happy (ish) • So it's not surprising that when Sarah starts dreaming about a handsome stranger, she begins to look forward to falling asleep every night. Reality isn't nearly as exciting. That is until her dream-stranger makes an unexpected real-life appearance, leaving Sarah questioning everything she thought she wanted • Because no one ever really finds the person of their dreams . . . do they?

Sarah loves being a mother - it defines her • Every year she writes a birthday letter of love to her adored daughter, Izzy, now seven. And after she falls pregnant, she promises Izzy that the arrival of a baby brother will make their family complete. So when she collapses a few months later, the safe happy life Izzy knows is shattered • With Sarah's future, and the future of her pregnancy, in their hands, her husband and sister disagree fiercely about her treatment. The once close family starts to fall apart • The clock is ticking, and the doctors need a decision. Can those who love Sarah get beyond the fog of grief and anger to figure out what's for the best? Can they ever forgive each other for the decisions they make? • Will Izzy lose everything she knows and loves?

Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. Wonder, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages