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This electrifying new audiobook thrives on revealing, not resolving, the ambiguities of Shakespeare's plays and their changing topicality. It introduces an intellectually, theatrically and ethically exciting writer who engages with intersectionality as much as with Ovid, with economics as much as poetry: who writes in strikingly modern ways about individual agency, privacy, politics, celebrity and sex.

Most of what we say about books is really about the words inside them: the rosy nostalgic glow for childhood reading, the lifetime companionship of a much-loved novel. But books are things as well as words, objects in our lives as well as worlds in our heads. All books are, as Stephen King put it, 'a uniquely portable magic'. Here, Emma Smith shows us why. Portable Magic unfurls an exciting and iconoclastic new story of the book in human hands, exploring when, why and how it acquired its particular hold over us.

Uprooted from her beloved Great Western Beach, Emma Smith moves with her family from Newquay to the Devonshire village of Crapstone. But the dust has hardly settled when tragedy strikes, and Emma’s father, a DSO-decorated hero of the Great War, is so frustrated by the hardship of life as a lowly bank clerk and by his thwarted artistic ambitions that he suffers a catastrophic breakdown - from which disaster Emma's resourceful mother rallies courageously. Then, in 1939, the war again becomes a reality.

Welcome to its a death sentence, this podcast is hosted by Carrie and Emma, two 40 something Women taking a deep dive into all the facets of death, dying and the afterlife. This is a satirical look at taboo subjects and the mystery that death is shrouded in. The hosts use an informal setting to talk about their own experiences of death and invite guests to share theirs. Please be advised there will be bad language, sensitive subject matters and humour, if you are easily offended this is not for you. If you are interested in taking part in the show or you have any topic areas you would like us ...

Beloved and bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith lends his delightful touch to EMMA, the next book in The Austen Project.Prepare to meet a young woman who thinks she knows everything.Fresh from university, Emma Woodhouse triumphantly arrives home in Norfolk ready to embark on adult life with a splash.

Among the cobblestone villages and towns of rural Bulgaria, a dedicated team of unsung heroes led by Emma and Anthony Smith works tirelessly to change the destiny of street dogs. These animals are abandoned and neglected, and sometimes in danger, until Street Hearts step in to provide them with a second chance. In this heartwarming and inspiring tale, we meet the remarkable dogs they rescue and learn how an army of volunteers goes about it.

Women go through various life stages, with each moment bringing a new set of challenges and opportunities. Yet we rarely speak openly about these, or share our knowledge and solutions with each other. We use euphemisms to describe periods rather than saying the word. We don't acknowledge leakages or admit that we don't know how to find our pelvic floor or even what it does. We buy trendy sports bras without thinking how they work for breast health or exercise performance. We see young women giving up exercise in their teens to the detriment of their health at an older age.

For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words for a certain kind of woman. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood. Words that tell a story. In this blazing cauldron of a book, the boldest writers of our day take up these words and take up their pen, celebrating fifty years of Virago.

Vier Frauen... Eine Freundschaft... und die große Sommerliebe! Maddie Bell liebt ihren Job als Sozialarbeiterin über alles, aber die Männer lieben sie dafür nicht. Was vermutlich daran liegt, dass sie das Herz auf der Zunge hat und immer das ausspricht, was sie denkt. Ganz sicher liegt es daran. Das bekommt auch Cooper zu spüren, der neue heiße Handwerker, der den Nordpol mit einem einzigen Blick zum Schmelzen bringen kann. Als Maddie schon bei ihrer ersten Begegnung nur Blödsinn erzählt, würde sie am liebsten auswandern. Blödsinn, den Cooper ziemlich originell findet.

Es war einmal ein One-Night-Stand und eine ominöse Feuerleiter ... Abby. Vor sieben Jahren habe ich ihn das letzte Mal gesehen: Noah Carter. Meinen ersten One-Night-Stand. Ich hatte gute Gründe, mich aus seinem Bett zu schleichen. Gründe, die auch so viele Jahre später noch gelten. Denn Noah ist nicht nur der heiße Bad Boy, der mir damals das Herz brach, er ist außerdem der beste Freund meines Bruders. Doch jetzt stehe ich ihm wieder gegenüber.

When Sam's best friend is whisked off the Outer Hebrides by her parents, Sam suddenly finds herself without any friends. Sam doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere anymore. She's not "cool", she’s not "sophisticated", and the gorgeous new boy at school certainly won’t be interested unless she has an image overhaul - fast! But as Sam experiments with new clothes and new friends, she finds herself more lost than ever! Who does she really want to be - and will she realize before it's too late.

The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste. It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas: Adam Lambsbreath dresses up as Father Christmas in two of Judith's red shawls. There are unsuitable presents, unpleasant insertions into the pudding and Aunt Ada Doom orders Amos to carve the turkey, adding: 'Ay, would it were a vulture, 'twere more fitting!'

In her eventful lifetime, Miriam was many things to many people: protective older sister, song leader, prophetess, leper. But between the highs and the lows, she was a girl who dreamed of freedom, a woman who longed for love, a leader who made mistakes, and a friend who valued connection.

Mann will Frau. Frau will Mann.Ihr denkt, einfacher geht es nicht? Dann kennt ihr Cam und Jenna noch nicht. Jenna. Wie reagierst du, wenn dein Ex auf dem Klassentreffen mit seiner Neuen auftauchen wird und du ihm ganz sicher nicht als Single gegenüberstehen willst?Richtig. Du erschleichst dir einfach einen festen Freund. Und zwar nicht irgendeinen.Cameron Murray ist der beste Freund meines Zwillingsbruders, früherer Captain des Basketballteams unserer Highschool, überdurchschnittlich attraktiv - und ein Vollidiot.

Discover the humanities with Emma Smith.

Commissioned by Audible and written especially for audio format this collection brings together six crime stories through the themes of discovery, destination and arrival. Top narrators bring these gripping tales to life acknowledging the Scandinavian tradition of oral storytelling.

Dan Smith (Bastille) and Emma Nagouse (You're Dead To Me) discuss the people in the songs on Dan's new project, Ampersand. Each episode is a conversation about history, music, mythology and popular culture, and how those things overlap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Es war einmal ein nicht mehr ganz so stilles Erstsemestermäuschen und der gar nicht mehr so dreiste, tätowierte Bad Boy ... Ava Watson hat mir mit ihrem hoffnungslos altmodischen Kleidungsstil und dem Drang, mir den letzten Nerv zu rauben, den Kopf verdreht. Und doch ist sie tabu. Aber das ist das Problem mit Dingen, die man nicht haben darf. Man will sie nur umso mehr. Ava Watson und ich? Dieses Mal vielleicht ja doch? Nathan Riggs hat mich mehr als ein Mal vor sich gewarnt. Ich wollte nicht hören. Und jetzt liegt mein Herz zu seinen Füßen und ihm ist es egal.

The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave Eiffel, an engineer and amateur scientist, had built the incredible structure for the 1889 World's Fair. Created using cutting-edge technology, it stood taller than any other building in the world! More than a million delighted people flocked to visit it during the fair. But the officials wondered, beyond being a spectacle, what is it good for? It must come down!

Es war einmal ein stilles Erstsemestermäuschen und der dreiste, tätowierte Bad Boy ... Ava Watson, die mit der albernen Brille und den hässlichen Röcken, soll sich bloß von mir fernhalten. Nicht, dass ich Avas Nähe selbst suchen würde oder sie anstarre, wenn sie sich unbeobachtet fühlt. Sie ist zu schüchtern und hochgeschlossen und so gar nicht mein Typ. Meine Welt ist nichts für sie. Ich bin nichts für sie. Ava Watson und ich? Das kann nichts werden. Aber warum kann ich dann nicht aufhören, darüber nachzudenken? Nathan Riggs ist fies, ungehobelt und absolut nicht mein Typ.