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Beneath the Skin - Great Writers on the Body by Ned Beauman; Naomi Alderman; Thomas Lynch (Introduction by); Philip Kerr; A. L. Kennedy
Category: Philosophy | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Our bodies all have stories to tell - and who better to tell them than fifteen of the world's finest writers? Buried beneath layers of flesh, our hearts pump, our lungs inflate, our kidneys filter. These organs, and others, are essential to our survival but remain largely unknown to us. In Beneath the S ...Show more
Everything You Need by Kennedy, A L
Category: Fiction
Nathan Staples is consumed by loathing and love in roughly equal measures. He is sustained only by his passionate devotion to his estranged wife, Maura, and their teenage daughter, Mary - whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years, and who thinks he's dead. When Nathan contrives to have Mary invited to the is ...Show more
Serious Sweet by A. L. Kennedy
Category: Fiction
A good man in a bad world, Jon Sigurdsson is 59 and divorced: a senior civil servant in Westminster who hates many of his colleagues and loathes his work for a government engaged in unmentionable acts. A man of conscience. Meg Williams is 'a bankrupt accountant - two words you don't want in the same sen ...Show more
Serious Sweet by A. L. Kennedy
Category: Fiction
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2016 MAN BOOKER PRIZE A good man in a bad world, Jon Sigurdsson is 59 and divorced: a senior civil servant in Westminster who hates many of his colleagues and loathes his work for a government engaged in unmentionable acts. A man of conscience. Meg Williams is 'a bankrupt accountant ...Show more
The Little Snake by A. L. Kennedy
Category: Fiction
"Some time ago, perhaps before you were even born, a young girl was walking in her garden. She may have been called Mary - that's what most of the stories say. Mary was a little bit taller than the other girls her age and had brownish crinkly hair. She was quite thin, because she didn't always have exac ...Show more
The Little Snake by A. L. Kennedy
Category: Fiction
This is the story of Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend. The snake visits Mary many times, he sees her grow and her city change, as bombs drop and ...Show more
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the Almost Entirely Unplanned Adventure by A. L. Kennedy; Gemma Correll
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Uncle Shawn
Humorous black-and-white illustrations throughout; perfect for Roald Dahl fans; exhilirating, delightful, and a just a little bit bonkers; first in a hilarious new series.Badger Bill needs rescuing. He's been kidnapped by two nasty sisters who are about to make him fight a boxing match against three eve ...Show more
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the Almost Entirely Unplanned Adventure by A. L. Kennedy
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Uncle Shawn
Humorous black-and-white illustrations throughout; perfect for Roald Dahl fans; exhilirating, delightful, and a just a little bit bonkers; first in a hilarious new series.Badger Bill needs rescuing. He's been kidnapped by two nasty sisters who are about to make him fight a boxing match against three eve ...Show more
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the Great Big Purple Underwater Underpants Adventure by A. L. Kennedy
Category: Children's Fiction
The fourth book in a hilarious, heart-warming series for children from Costa Award-winning author A.L. Kennedy, illustrated by celebrated cartoonist Gemma Correll. Hold onto your underpants - there's a mysterious purple bottom explosion problem plaguing the world, and no one knows what to do! No one, th ...Show more
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the Not One Tiny Bit Lovey-Dovey Moon Adventure by A. L. Kennedy; Gemma Correll
Category: Children's Fiction
The third book in a hilarious, heart-warming series for children from Costa Award-winning author A.L. Kennedy, illustrated by celebrated cartoonist Gemma Correll.Uncle Shawn and his best friend Badger Bill are back for another brilliantly bonkers adventure. They've seen off the nasty Dr P'Klawz with the ...Show more
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the Pajimminy-Crimminy Unusual Adventure by A. L. Kennedy; Gemma Correll
Category: Children's Fiction
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