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A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN KILINSKI PARK
by Arieh Stav
There were rumors; a smell of fear in the air. And yet, it all happened with incredible suddenness. The Soviets were abandoning the city; the Germans were at the gates. Mera Stollar grabbed her baby and ran for her life. From that day on, her life became an odyssey of flight and survival. Thanks to her son’s Aryan appearance (as long as he did not lower his pants…), her resourcefulness and wisdom, they escaped from the city after the murder of its Jewish inhabitants. Without documents, the mother and child wandered among the back lanes of Occupied Poland under the guise of Polish refugees, until they reached Warsaw. On the way, they endured the ever present fear of capture, hunger, cold, illness and the cruelty and indifference of people; but there are also instances of compassion and mercy. Their flight is accompanied by many dangers and threats. They are thrown into the street by a Christian family for having crossed themselves left-handed; a Ukrainian informer turns them in to the police – meaning transport to Treblinka; the convoy is bombed and on the first day of the Liberation, Mera is found guilty of collaborating with the German enemy, a sin carrying a sentence of execution. A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN KILINSKI PARK also tells the stories of Rocheleh, thrown into prison over a pair of boots; Stiepan the Ukrainian policeman whose love for Vera does not prevent him from murdering her entire family; of Lieber, protected by his father’s corpse in the Susenki killing pits; Sonia the convert, who was not saved by the crucifix she wore on her throat; Granny Jadzia, the Pole who was prepared to sacrifice her life for Libi, whom she loved like a grandchild; Alex and Irena, the two Ukrainian circus artists who, ironically, come under Mera’s protection; and Rudolph, the German paratrooper whose courtship and love for Mera lead to disillusion. Arieh Stav was born in 1939 in Rovno, Poland at that time, Ukraine today. In 1951, he made aliyah with his mother. He was educated at Kibbutz Givat Haim, served in the IDF as a paratrooper and was a member of the Kibbutz until 1963, when he left and moved to Tel Aviv. He studied psychology, philosophy and drama at Tel Aviv University. Arieh Stav is the Director of the Ariel Center for Policy Research, a non-partisan organization devoted to inclusive research and discussion of political and strategic issues concerning Israel and the Jewish people. Stav is the editor of Nativ, a bi-monthly periodical on politics and the arts, author and editor of numerous books and research studies. He has translated (to Hebrew) and published numerous volumes of epic poems which were written throughout the ages and in a myriad of languages.
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Children's & YAMaya's Tree
by Gokce Ates Aytug
In this heartwarming neighborhood story, the author Aytuğ is defending life in every aspect,standing by the children, trees, cats and crows. The book whispers to the child readers that they can overcome all difficulties with solidarity and affection, and coexistence is possible only with love and respect. Maya was thinking about buying wheat grains to feed the birds living on the branches of a centenary tree in their neighborhood. One day she sees that the municipality workers are getting ready to cut down this beautiful stone pine tree. She learns that some people living in the neighborhood made a complaint saying that the tree is messing up the place. Maya was very upset. Her grandfather and tailor Arman sit onthe pavement trying to protect the tree. Seeing that she’s not alone, Maya makes a perfect plan. However the municipality workers seem to be very determined! Would the crows, Muhtar the cat, and all other supporters of Maya be able to save the pine tree?
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2019WHERE'S MICHAEL'S BROTHER
The American Family Under Attack
by Patricia Owens
This book is the story of a woman, who is confronted with the realization that in America today, children can be taken from their families and adopted out to strangers, when there are biological family ready and willing to take them and raise them. She also learns that these strangers are compensated financially until these children reach the age of majority and sometimes beyond. When this happens in her own family with the brother to the grandchild she is already raising, becomes known to the family and the child welfare system continues to try and hide this child from the family, she makes the decision to make sure this practice is stopped. This book is about her journey to make that change happen.
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Children's & YAJune 2024How to Train a Super Grandma?
by Lesya Movchun, Romana Ruban
Where do grannies come from? They are inhabitants of a fairy forest. Since childhood, they have been learning all kinds of granny tricks and ploys, on order to then move to a city to carry out their granny missions. However, before getting her own grandchild, a granny has to pass the exam for the title ofSuperGrandma. But this time everything went wrong. A careless Granny was deceived, kidnapped, and forced to work as a fairy and make wishes come true. Her rival Grandma together with a raccoon Mischief is on a quest to find Granny. On her way, she meets a chickennamed Kasya, Mr Swampson, Ivan Wastepaper-Cellophane, naughty Kisses and Smooches and many others.
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September 2021Pops
by Gavin Bishop
Pops is a warm and comforting board book about a visit to grandad. The bond between grandfather and child is shown through powerful images and simple text. The child and their pops explore the day— a small hand in a big one, they go for a walk, collect food from the garden to make a sandwich, tell stories, then settle down for a nap. Pops is a starting point for conversation—the simplicity of the images and text lets readers build their own stories about their visit to a loved member of the family.
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FictionA Season, and A Time
by Jenny Gill
The 6th book in the Southhill Sagas, set in Surrey, to the South of London – each book stands alone When Rhona’s family throws a surprise party for her sixtieth birthday, you might think she is the woman who has it all – she has her health, a lovely home, a good marriage, and a loving daughter, even a part time job which she enjoys. But ever present is the tragedy from seventeen years before – the tragedy that has driven a wedge between Rhona and her husband John. Now John seems to be playing a lot more bridge, more evenings and even playing at the weekends, ever since he has found a new partner, a woman called Grace, who even joins him on a bridge club holiday. Then suddenly her world falls apart Not only is Rhona is ousted from her part time job, but only one day later her husband leaves her. He doesn’t spell it out but it is obvious to Rhona that he is leaving her for Grace, that Grace has become more than just his bridge partner. Rhona has to take stock of her life and decide what it is she wants to do, and how she is going to move forward. Meanwhile her daughter Jo has a different agenda – she wants to get her parents back together. A family story of heartache, love, despair but above all hope
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Children's & YAOctober 2020The Legend of Ataoja
by Ayo Oyeku
Oriade is a rightful heir to the throne of Osogbo Kingdom. Things took an unexpected turn when ‘Femi, his stepfather, wrestled and claimed the throne with a strange power that enabled him to shapeshift into wild beasts and mysterious things. Terror swept over the kingdom and all hope was lost. It is left for Oriade to flee from the palace, forge new alliances, embark on a long journey, and do the impossible in order to defeat the ruthless king.
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FictionUnder the Carefree Afternoon Sun
by Jeyran Gahan
A different narrative of love between a Jewish girl and a Muslim boy This novel is a narration of the life of the Jewish minority in Iran and their coexistence with Muslims. It’s the story of a girl called Mona living in a fanatic and strict Jewish family. She sings and plays the Taar. She meets Shahriar, a Muslim musician from a traditional family. Love sparkles and the story begins. According to Islamic and Jewish law, their marriage is not allowed unless one of them converts, yet conversion is forbidden in both religions. Mona’s aunt, Javahir-Jan, is a wise woman who also plays the Taar and is her only true supporter in the family. When young, she was also involved in a forbidden love story. Mona’s rebellious sister, Edna, who is bold enough to follow her own way, takes traditions for nothing and moves to Israel to buy her freedom. Mona is bound to make a choice: either forget about love or converts and marries Shahriar. Should she choose to go to Edna’s way or Javahir-Jan’s? Is there any other choice leading to a different destiny?
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January 2020Scenes of a Reclusive Writer & Reader of Mumbai
Essays
by Fiza Pathan
"I am a recluse and I love books more than I love people." - So begins Fiza Pathan, the self-proclaimed Reclusive Writer and Reader of Mumbai. In this charming collection of personal essays, Fiza recalls important phases of her life, along with the books she was reading at the time and where she read them. Revealed along the way are Fiza's personal struggles, from the father who didn't want a girl child to the years she believed she wanted to be a nun to the college friends who shamed her for gaining weight.Her greatest victories are found here as well, among them the publication of her first story, the request to autograph her most popular book by an author she admired, the start of her own publishing company, and the acquisition of her very own office-cum-writing hut. Within her stories, you'll meet Fiza's beloved Mama, editorial partner (and uncle) Blaise, many other uncles and aunts, the librarians of her youth, and plenty of book salesman. All the people who have helped Fiza along her path to books, books, and more books. You'll also take a taxi with Narayan, Fiza's "Man Friday," to visit her favorite haunts, from libraries to kiosks to boutiques to vendors who pile their offerings on the sides of the road, and you'll learn the plots of her favorite comics, religious writings, medical thrillers, horror stories, activist writings, and so much more.Fiza believes that every one of the books she has read has helped her become the person - and the writer - she was meant to become. Scenes of a Reclusive Writer & Reader of Mumbai is her life in books!
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FictionRock-A-Bye Baby
by Jenny Gill
Baby Boomer fiction – No 5 in the Southhill Sagas, set in leafy Surrey, England – each book stands alone Joy and Michael are initially horrified when their beautiful but irresponsible daughter, Rachael, announces that she is pregnant and refuses to say who the father is. She can barely look after herself; how will she be able to care for a child? Michael is convinced it will all fall on Joy’s shoulders, but Joy hopes that having a baby will make Rachael grow up, fast. Custody battle Neither of them actually anticipates that a time might come when they will be consulting a solicitor and battling over custody of little Kelly. Although they love Rachael the welfare of their granddaughter has to be priority number one. A story of three generations, of love, of joy, of pain, of distress and also of hope
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FantasyDire Straits
by Helen Harper
Bo Blackman is a rookie private investigator working for the London based firm of Dire Straits. She doesn't often get triber-based assignments, which is just as well. Vampires and daemons don't interest her as much as humans do. However, when she has to serve a summons on a dodgy daemon called Devlin O'Shea and she ends up saving his life instead of being framed for his murder, her life takes a shocking turn for the worse. And when the vampire Families start involving themselves too, Bo no longer knows where to turn...
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FictionI, I'am Going Alone
by Chisako Wakatake
Universal and eternal truths about human existence emerge in bold relief from the reflections of an elderly widow on what at first glance appears to be an unexceptional life. The Japanese title, which can be translated more straightforwardly as “I, I’m Going Alone,” is in the Tōhoku dialect that figures strongly in the story. It is a slight variation on a line from a poem “The Morning of the Last Farewell” by Kenji Miyazawa (1896–1933), a well-known poet and children’s author from near where author Chisako Wakatake as well as her story’s protagonist grew up. Narrator Momoko Hidaka is 74 years old. Her husband died 15 years ago, and since then she has been living alone in the home they shared in a suburban Tokyo residential community. Lacking anyone to talk to, she gets to thinking back over her life as she enjoys her daily cup of tea, or when sitting alone in a coffee shop, or as she makes a pilgrimage to her husband’s grave by an isolated back route. She is the mother of two children. The eldest, son Shōji, dropped out of college and moved away to a job in another prefecture. He rarely contacts her, and the words he spat out when he left home still ring in her ears: “You’ve got to stop smothering me, Mom.” Momoko had once lost ¥2.5 million (about $25,000) to an “It’s me, it’s me” scammer, thinking she was sending the money to Shōji. As she reflects on these and other events involving her son, she feels remorse at having taken the joy out of life for Shōji by being overly attached to him. Her daughter Naomi lives with her husband and two children just 20 minutes away by car. Their relationship has long been strained and distant, but she now calls occasionally to see if she can pick some things up at the store for her mother. During one such call, she asks for money to sign her son up for special art lessons. Caught off guard, Momoko is momentarily at a loss, which prompts Naomi to remind her pointedly that she was quick to pay when she thought it was her brother asking for money. After the exchange with her daughter, Momoko reflects on the relationship she had with her own overbearing mother, and her thoughts then drift by association to how she left northeastern Honshu for Tokyo 50 years before. Upon graduating from high school, Momoko had taken a job with the agricultural co-op in her hometown. When she reached 24 her parents arranged a marriage for her—as was the practice in a rural region still bound by old traditions. But the man meant nothing to her, so three days before the wedding, she fled to Tokyo. This was during the boom era of Japan’s economic growth, and there were plenty of jobs to be had. While working at a restaurant, she met and fell in love with a handsome customer named Shūzō who came from the same part of the country she did, and they eventually got married. Until this she had been self-conscious about her country accent and dialect, but the marriage allowed her to renew her fondness for the language she’d grown up with. From then until Shūzō died of a sudden heart attack, she had devoted herself body and soul to serving her husband and family. Shūzō’s death had brought her an unbearable sadness as painful as being torn limb from limb. Even after so many years have gone by, she still misses Shūzō dearly in her now solitary life, and frequently wishes she could see him again. But she also wonders if it was her love that killed him. It was out of love that she’d devoted herself to serving her husband, but at the same time, she had in effect held power over him by making it impossible for him to live without her. Then, just when she began to feel hemmed in by the walls she had constructed for herself, he had died. She blames herself for failing to notice how tired he had become. Now she feels her own decline, sensing the approach of death day by day. Momoko’s reflections often take the form of conversations in her childhood dialect with and among voices in her head—voices that are different “layers” of herself. One of the voices tells her that Shūzō died in order to let Momoko live freely. On a winter’s day, Momoko recalls a vision she once had in which a procession of women were walking along with mute determination, their eyes fixed straight ahead. She understands them to be women of the last generation who, like her, lived their entire lives in silent endurance. Soon spring arrives, and out of the blue one day, her eight-year-old granddaughter Sayaka comes to visit. Momoko feels a surge of happiness as she sits talking with her beloved grandchild. The reflections on love, self, and meaning that unfold within a lonely old woman’s internal conversations with herself will pull on every reader’s heartstrings.
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FictionApril 2023Second Chance Offered
by Hemangi Merchant
Fans of second-chance romances, gear up for a hot new read! Debut author Hemangi Merchant Toprani brings together the charm of Nora Roberts & Christina Lauren in her fluffy feel-good romance! Solo trip to Europe ☑️Seeing the Eiffel Tower ☑️Playing in the snow in Switzerland ☑️Reconnecting with an old friend ☑️Creating memories of a lifetime ☑️Falling in love…?At thirty-eight, Margaret Hill was set in her routine life. Married to her high school sweetheart, mother of one and grandmom-to-be, her days were filled with grocery runs, errands and ensuring that everyone in the house was fed. But when ugly truths about her marriage come to light, her happily-ever-after comes crashing down. Now, after twenty years, Margo finds herself single and unsure of who she is. Emboldened by her best friend Kathleen and daughter Anna, Margaret decides to embark go on a solo Europe trip. The last thing she expects is for another person to be added to her solo adventure. But it’s not just someone new she just met, it’s someone she has a history with—two decades worth of history. The years have been easy on Richard Dale, and it's like no time has passed. He's caring, understanding, respectful, and a valuable friend to Margo. He's also easy on the eyes, so that's a nice bonus! Falling in love with him would be the easiest thing Margo ever had to do. But she's just leaving the deep trenches after a tumultuous marriage and a long-term relationship is the last thing on her mind. Margaret tries to keep Richard at an arm's length, but falling in love is not something you can control, is it?
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May 2020Siha Tooskin Knows the Catcher of Dreams
by Bearhead, Charlene
A new baby due any day AND a visit from his grandparents!Siha Tooskin (Paul) takes his expert bike riding to a whole new level to make sure he doesn't miss a thing. At home, Mugoshin (Grandmother) is creating a very special gift to protect the precious little one. Join Paul as he enjoys delicious bannock, imagines the future of a new baby sister, and listens to Mugoshin’s teachings about the catcher of dreams.The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy.
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May 2020Siha Tooskin Knows the Best Medicine
by Bearhead, Charlene
Antibiotics, bandages, cough syrup, ointment, pills…modern medicine has so much to offer when we become ill. But is it actually modern?When Siha Tooskin—Paul Wahasaypa—finds himself not feeling at all well he learns that there are answers for him from the healing practices of his own people and from Western medicine. Pay a hospital visit to Paul as he learns more about where “modern medicine” really comes from and how we can all benefit from Indigenous and Western healers as Paul seeks the best medicine for his own wellness.The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy.
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ANGELA – Life and Love between Islam and Christianity
A re-elaborated version of real life experiences
by Jasmine and Fatima
Dedicated to all the women who, like Angela, gave in to their husbands’ desires, and who really believed that they would defeat the virus of bigotry and dumb orthodoxy with the strength of their love. We hope that women who suffer in similar circumstances realize how priceless their dignity is. It is something that cannot be crushed. There is no time, no place, no culture where men can justify - by philosophy or faith – acts of abuse or violence against women, even expecting them to be happy with their condition.
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FictionJanuary 2021Dishonoured
We're all one mistake from ruin
by Jem Tugwell
Dishonoured is a compelling psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat and turning the pages. It's a new take on the familiar psychological thriller with a male protagonist and a cast of characters that will keep the reader guessing right to the very end. Back Blurb:Dan has worked hard for the perfect life. He has a loving wife, beautiful kids, a fabulous home and is a successful businessman. But one afternoon he steps onto a train with a stranger.It was a simple mistake…Four stops later, Dan is a criminal who has lost everything. Someone hates him enough to destroy him. Through a web of lies and deceit Dan battles to win his life back.
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Fiction2018Five Fingers
by Māra Zālīte
Five Fingers was the winner of the 2013 Annual Latvian Literature Award for Best Prose. It is a fictionalised childhood memoir in which the author describes her family's return from Siberia in the 1950s and life in Latvia in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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FictionKronosova žetev/The Harvest of Chronos
by Mojca Kumerdej
The Harvest of Chronos looks at Central Europe, the Inner Austrian lands, modern-day Slovenian territory, an area plagued by ceaseless battles for supremacy between the Protestant political elite and the ruling Catholic Habsburg Monarchy. The battles for supremacy are fought among the rulers and between the rulers and the people. In this epic saga, history and fiction intertwine in wavelike fashion, producing a colourful portrait of the Renaissance, permeated by humanist attempts to resurrect antiquity through art, new scientific findings, and spirited philosophical and theological debates. This was a time of intrigues, accusations of heresy, political betrayal and burnings at the stake, an age that produced executioners, scapegoats brought to the sacrificial altar in the name of God, the sovereign or the common good, and extraordinary individuals who were prepared to oppose the dominant beliefs of the masses and dared to believe in a new order.In a language that is deliciously rich and slightly elevated, at times deliberately archaic but always cheerfully contemporary and imbued with humour, the novel tackles superstition, false beliefs and selective memory as well as the questions of God, of being and of nothingness.
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Thriller / suspenseAugust 2014The FARIS Affair
by Gillian Jones
The FARIS Affair An Eco-thriller with global and interplanetary dimensions. Shares in a plc that markets bottled water seems a natural choice for the Ethical Portfolio of London-based ‘Focus Asset Management’, where young graduate Anisha is a researcher for the ‘green team’. That is until, in her researches Anisha stumbles across the shadowy organisation, FARIS whose members believe the human race has reached the limit of survival on planet earth and that it’s time to cut its losses and head for the stars. Led on by her natural curiosity and a desire to see far-flung and little visited places Anisha is faced by a series of revelations which stretch her credulity to breaking point. And falling headlong for a scientist from what she comes to see as the opposing camp adds an unanticipated emotional complication. As Anisha becomes more entangled with FARIS she is faced with the question: for life on earth, is the glass half full or half empty? What would be your answer?
