A thought-provoking and courageous new novel by National Book Award winner Han Nolan. Nobody gets away with telling Eleanor Crowe what to do. But as a pregnant sixteenyear-old, her options are limite
?“Readers . . . will always feel like they are in the experienced hands of a master storyteller.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Nobody gets away with telling sixteen-year-old Eleanor Crowe what to
Cotter (attorney, The Social Security Disability Law Firm, USA) aims to advance the goal of maternity equality in this national and international analysis of maternity discrimination. A general introd
"Retired party girl" and popular therapist (@therapyforwomen, +260k followers) helps women explore the reasons they drink and what taking a pause looks like Drinking is everywhere in our culture--whether it's wine-o-clock or impromptini, alcohol often is a fundamental part of socializing and destressing. And it can seem black or white: you drink or you don't. If you fall into the latter camp, people automatically assume one of a few things: you're pregnant, you're taking antibiotics, or you're in recovery. There's not a lot of grey area. But a lot of women aren't given the tools to really take a step back and assess their relationship to alcohol in a way that is informative and clear-eyed, rather than absolute. Not Drinking Tonight is a book that helps women explore their relationship with alcohol in a new way and create a sober life they love. Written in a judgement-free and relatable tone, this timely guide seamlessly blends research from evolutionary psychology with easy-to-digest c
It attracted the tank patrol's attention. After a pregnant pause, full of suspense, ... When the patrol returned from the next round through the city, ...
'Exceptionally brilliant. Immersive, sensual, compelling' - Marian Keyes'Intriguing, haunting . .. raw, beautiful' - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne'Spellbinding' - Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf DenThe gripping new novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The MerciesStrasbourg, 1518. In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square.She dances for days without pause or rest, and as she is joined by hundreds of others, the authorities declare an emergency. Musicians will be brought in to play the Devil out of these women. Just beyond the city's limits, pregnant Lisbet lives with her mother-in-law and husband, tending the bees that are their livelihood.And then, as the dancing plague gathers momentum, Lisbet's sister-in-law Nethe returns from seven years' penance in the mountains for a crime no one will name. It is a secret that Lisbet is determined to uncover. As the city buckles under the beat of a thousand fe
