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‘Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny’ SARAH WINMAN ‘It had me holding my breath!’ MARIAN KEYES ’I loved this novel. It was perfection. Highly recommend’ CECELIA AHERN ‘A stupendous novel… complicated, dark, funny and very human’ FERN BRITTON MEET LINDA. Linda lives a nice, normal life, on a nice, normal street with Terry, her perfectly ordinary husband.Linda’s not like everyone else, she keeps herself to herself. But she’s good at solving puzzles and there are times she sees things other people might have overlooked.Because nothing on Cavendish Avenue is quite as it seems. People have started to go missing in the neighbourhood and Linda will soon discover that some secrets can’t stay buried forever…–-–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‘Genuinely haunting’ THE TIMES, Thrillers of the Year‘A curtain-twitching, darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist’ OBSERVER‘Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial and stifling… Then adds in a killer. Glorious’ JANE FALLON‘Not just a twist-laden mystery, but a keenly observed slice of life. Her best yet’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘A darkly funny and delightfully sinister read’ MAIL ON SUNDAY‘Compelling… combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending’ GUARDIAN‘Jo’s writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character you’ll never forget’ JILL MANSELLReaders are LOVING this book:‘Outstanding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Unforgettable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wonderfully complex’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Fabulously quirky’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I couldn’t get Linda out of my head’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Left me reeling’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘So shocked’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘I was completely wrong-footed’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘Jaw-dropping twists’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Moving, funny, compassionate and wise. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope’ ELIZABETH DAY 'A perfect book for today’s world’ SARAH WINMAN ‘Heartbreaking, life-affirming and funny all at the same time’ JANE FALLON MARGARET THINKS HER TIME IS UP… BUT MAYBE HER TIME IS NOW? Things have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never really got over the disappearance of their daughter, Jeanie, all those years ago.Despite everything, they built a lovely life together… it’s just starting to feel impossible for Margaret on her own.Then one day, Margaret returns home to an unlikely visi­tor, and together they set out to discover what really hap­pened to Jeanie.Perhaps if you knock on enough doors, you might find another end to your story… 'Poignant'SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE 'Compelling' MAIL ON SUNDAY, BEST NEW FICTION It's not always about the destination… join Joanna Cannon's readers on a profoundly moving emotional journey: 'A book that invites you to slow down… will leave you feeling both tearful and inspired'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'Wonderfully comforting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'This is a wonderful book, and it will stay with me for a very long time'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'Tender and poignant'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'I laughed and cried and could not put the book down'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'A very special book that will have the reader crying, laughing… and feeling every other possible emotion'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review More praise for Joanna Cannon: ‘An Unlikely Visitor feels like a surreal collaboration between Alan Bennett, Alice Sebold, and a Derbyshire Elizabeth Strout’ PATRICK GALE‘In An Unlikely Visitor Joanna Cannon treats weighty subjects – grief, loss, victimhood – with a light touch and her characteristic compassion and humour’ CLARE CHAMBERS‘Emotional, sweet, funny, hauntingly sad and poignant’ SARA COX‘Lovely, lovely, lovely… Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe’ MARIAN KEYES‘An utter delight’ SARAH WINMAN‘A joy and a triumph’ RACHEL JOYCE‘Charming, wise and profoundly human’ ERIN KELLY

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door’ RACHEL JOYCE‘Cannon is so attuned to other people’s stories… a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are’GUARDIAN‘A very special book’ NATHAN FILER‘An utter delight’ SARAH WINMAN‘A delight’ PAULA HAWKINS‘A treasure chest of a novel’ JULIE COHEN‘One of the standout novels of the year’ HANNAH BECKERMAN‘I didn''t want the book to end’ CARYS BRAY‘An excellent debut’ JAMES HANNAH‘Grace and Tilly are my new heroes’ KATE HAMER‘A wonderful debut’ JILL MANSELL‘A modern classic in the making’ SARAH HILARY‘A stunning debut’ KATIE FFORDE‘Phenomenal’ MIRANDA DICKINSONEngland,1976.Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined…

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door’ RACHEL JOYCE ‘Cannon is so attuned to other people’s stories… a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are’GUARDIAN ‘A very special book’ NATHAN FILER‘An utter delight’ SARAH WINMAN‘A delight’ PAULA HAWKINS‘A treasure chest of a novel’ JULIE COHEN‘One of the standout novels of the year’ HANNAH BECKERMAN‘I didn't want the book to end’ CARYS BRAY‘An excellent debut’ JAMES HANNAH‘Grace and Tilly are my new heroes’ KATE HAMER‘A wonderful debut’ JILL MANSELL‘A modern classic in the making’ SARAH HILARY‘A stunning debut’ KATIE FFORDE‘Phenomenal’ MIRANDA DICKINSONEngland,1976.Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined…

`Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door’ RACHEL JOYCE`An utter delight’ SARAH WINMAN`A treasure chest of a novel’ JULIE COHEN`One of the standout novels of the year’ HANNAH BECKERMAN`I didn't want the book to end’ CARYS BRAY`An excellent debut’ JAMES HANNAH`Grace and Tilly are my new heroes’ KATE HAMER`A wonderful debut’ JILL MANSELL`A modern classic in the making’ SARAH HILARY`A stunning debut’ KATIE FFORDE`Phenomenal’ MIRANDA DICKINSONEngland,1976.Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined…

The Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Lovely, lovely, lovely… Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe’ MARIAN KEYES ‘Powerful and profound’ Guardian ‘Another sure-fire hit’ Daily Mail ‘Funny, melancholy, acutely observant’ Sunday Express ‘Cannon is so attuned to other people’s stories… a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are’ Guardian 84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she considers the charming new resident who looks exactly like a man she once knew – a man who died sixty years ago. His arrival has stirred distant memories she and Elsie thought they’d laid to rest. Lying prone in the front room, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light …

The Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Lovely, lovely, lovely… Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe’ MARIAN KEYES ‘Powerful and profound’ Guardian ‘Another sure-fire hit’ Daily Mail ‘Funny, melancholy, acutely observant’ Sunday Express ‘Cannon is so attuned to other people’s stories… a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are’ Guardian 84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she considers the charming new resident who looks exactly like a man she once knew – a man who died sixty years ago. His arrival has stirred distant memories she and Elsie thought they’d laid to rest. Lying prone in the front room, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light …

The Sunday Times Bestseller‘Lovely, lovely, lovely… Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe’ MARIAN KEYES‘Powerful and profound’ Guardian‘Another sure-fire hit’ Daily Mail‘Funny, melancholy, acutely observant’ Sunday Express‘Cannon is so attuned to other people’s stories… a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are’ Guardian84-year-old Florence has fallen in her flat at Cherry Tree Home for the Elderly. As she waits to be rescued, she considers the charming new resident who looks exactly like a man she once knew – a man who died sixty years ago. His arrival has stirred distant memories she and Elsie thought they’d laid to rest. Lying prone in the front room, Florence wonders if a terrible secret from her past is about to come to light …

‘Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny’ SARAH WINMAN ‘It had me holding my breath!’ MARIAN KEYES ’I loved this novel. It was perfection. Highly recommend’ CECELIA AHERN ‘A stupendous novel… complicated, dark, funny and very human’ FERN BRITTON MEET LINDA. Linda lives a nice, normal life, on a nice, normal street with Terry, her perfectly ordinary husband.Linda’s not like everyone else, she keeps herself to herself. But she’s good at solving puzzles and there are times she sees things other people might have overlooked.Because nothing on Cavendish Avenue is quite as it seems. People have started to go missing in the neighbourhood and Linda will soon discover that some secrets can’t stay buried forever…–-–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‘Genuinely haunting’ THE TIMES, Thrillers of the Year‘A curtain-twitching, darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist’ OBSERVER‘Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial and stifling… Then adds in a killer. Glorious’ JANE FALLON‘Not just a twist-laden mystery, but a keenly observed slice of life. Her best yet’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘A darkly funny and delightfully sinister read’ MAIL ON SUNDAY‘Compelling… combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending’ GUARDIAN‘Jo’s writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character you’ll never forget’ JILL MANSELLReaders are LOVING this book:‘Outstanding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Unforgettable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wonderfully complex’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Fabulously quirky’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I couldn’t get Linda out of my head’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Left me reeling’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘So shocked’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘I was completely wrong-footed’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘Jaw-dropping twists’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny’ SARAH WINMAN‘It had me holding my breath!’ MARIAN KEYES’I loved this novel. It was perfection. Highly recommend’ CECELIA AHERN‘A stupendous novel… complicated, dark, funny and very human’ FERN BRITTONMEET LINDA.Linda lives a nice, normal life, on a nice, normal street with Terry, her perfectly ordinary husband.Linda’s not like everyone else, she keeps herself to herself. But she’s good at solving puzzles and there are times she sees things other people might have overlooked.Because nothing on Cavendish Avenue is quite as it seems. People have started to go missing in the neighbourhood and Linda will soon discover that some secrets can’t stay buried forever…–-–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‘Genuinely haunting’ THE TIMES, Thrillers of the Year‘A curtain-twitching, darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist’ OBSERVER‘Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial and stifling… Then adds in a killer. Glorious’ JANE FALLON‘Not just a twist-laden mystery, but a keenly observed slice of life. Her best yet’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘A darkly funny and delightfully sinister read’ MAIL ON SUNDAY‘Compelling… combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending’ GUARDIAN‘Jo’s writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character you’ll never forget’ JILL MANSELLReaders are LOVING this book:‘Outstanding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Unforgettable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wonderfully complex’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Fabulously quirky’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I couldn’t get Linda out of my head’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Left me reeling’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘So shocked’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘I was completely wrong-footed’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘Jaw-dropping twists’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Moving, funny, compassionate and wise. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope’ ELIZABETH DAY 'A perfect book for today’s world’ SARAH WINMAN ‘Heartbreaking, life-affirming and funny all at the same time’ JANE FALLON MARGARET THINKS HER TIME IS UP… BUT MAYBE HER TIME IS NOW? Things have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never really got over the disappearance of their daughter, Jeanie, all those years ago.Despite everything, they built a lovely life together… it’s just starting to feel impossible for Margaret on her own.Then one day, Margaret returns home to an unlikely visi­tor, and together they set out to discover what really hap­pened to Jeanie.Perhaps if you knock on enough doors, you might find another end to your story… 'Poignant'SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE 'Compelling' MAIL ON SUNDAY, BEST NEW FICTION It's not always about the destination… join Joanna Cannon's readers on a profoundly moving emotional journey: 'A book that invites you to slow down… will leave you feeling both tearful and inspired'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'Wonderfully comforting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'This is a wonderful book, and it will stay with me for a very long time'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'Tender and poignant'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'I laughed and cried and could not put the book down'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'A very special book that will have the reader crying, laughing… and feeling every other possible emotion'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review More praise for Joanna Cannon: ‘An Unlikely Visitor feels like a surreal collaboration between Alan Bennett, Alice Sebold, and a Derbyshire Elizabeth Strout’ PATRICK GALE‘In An Unlikely Visitor Joanna Cannon treats weighty subjects – grief, loss, victimhood – with a light touch and her characteristic compassion and humour’ CLARE CHAMBERS‘Emotional, sweet, funny, hauntingly sad and poignant’ SARA COX‘Lovely, lovely, lovely… Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe’ MARIAN KEYES‘An utter delight’ SARAH WINMAN‘A joy and a triumph’ RACHEL JOYCE‘Charming, wise and profoundly human’ ERIN KELLY

‘Moving, funny, compassionate and wise. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope’ ELIZABETH DAY 'A perfect book for today’s world’ SARAH WINMAN ‘Heartbreaking, life-affirming and funny all at the same time’ JANE FALLON MARGARET THINKS HER TIME IS UP… BUT MAYBE HER TIME IS NOW? Things have been hard since her husband Derek died, and they never really got over the disappearance of their daughter, Jeanie, all those years ago.Despite everything, they built a lovely life together… it’s just starting to feel impossible for Margaret on her own.Then one day, Margaret returns home to an unlikely visi­tor, and together they set out to discover what really hap­pened to Jeanie.Perhaps if you knock on enough doors, you might find another end to your story… 'Poignant'SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE 'Compelling' MAIL ON SUNDAY, BEST NEW FICTION It's not always about the destination… join Joanna Cannon's readers on a profoundly moving emotional journey: 'A book that invites you to slow down… will leave you feeling both tearful and inspired'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'Wonderfully comforting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'This is a wonderful book, and it will stay with me for a very long time'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'Tender and poignant'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'I laughed and cried and could not put the book down'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'A very special book that will have the reader crying, laughing… and feeling every other possible emotion'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review More praise for Joanna Cannon: ‘An Unlikely Visitor feels like a surreal collaboration between Alan Bennett, Alice Sebold, and a Derbyshire Elizabeth Strout’ PATRICK GALE‘In An Unlikely Visitor Joanna Cannon treats weighty subjects – grief, loss, victimhood – with a light touch and her characteristic compassion and humour’ CLARE CHAMBERS‘Emotional, sweet, funny, hauntingly sad and poignant’ SARA COX‘Lovely, lovely, lovely… Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe’ MARIAN KEYES‘An utter delight’ SARAH WINMAN‘A joy and a triumph’ RACHEL JOYCE‘Charming, wise and profoundly human’ ERIN KELLY

16 modern fiction superstars shine a startling light on the romance and pain of the infamous literary pair Heathcliff and Cathy.Short stories to stir the heart and awaken vital conversation about love.Sixteen stories inspired by Wuthering Heights.In ‘Terminus’ a young woman hides in an empty Brighton hotel; in ‘Thicker Than Blood’ a man sits in a hot tub stalking his newly-married love on social media; and in ‘A bird half-eaten’ an amateur boxer prepares for a match.A woman recalls the ‘Heathcliffs I Have Known’ and the physical danger she has borne at their hands; in ‘Anima’ a child and a fox are unified in one startling moment of violence; and in ‘One Letter Different’ two teenagers walk the moors and face up to their respective buried secrets.Curated by Kate Mosse and commissioned for Emily Brontë’s bicentenary year in 2018, these fresh, modern stories pulse with the raw beauty and pain of love and are as timely as they are illuminating.The full list of contributors is:Leila Aboulela, Hanan Al-Shaykh, Joanna Cannon, Alison Case, Juno Dawson, Louise Doughty, Sophie Hannah, Anna James, Erin Kelly, Dorothy Koomson, Grace McCleen, Lisa McInerney, Laurie Penny, Nikesh Shukla, Michael Stewart and Louisa Young.

‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS ‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD ‘Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? Will You Read This, Please? is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories written in conjunction with our best British writers, including Tracy Chevalier and Clare Mackintosh, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK.Edited by Sunday Times bestselling author Joanna Cannon, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking. This is a ground-breaking and unforgettable collection, shining a light on the stigma and isolation of living with mental illness, while also showing the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD‘Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRRORHow do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? Will You Read This, Please? is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories written in conjunction with our best British writers, including Tracy Chevalier and Clare Mackintosh, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK.Edited by Sunday Times bestselling author Joanna Cannon, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking. This is a ground-breaking and unforgettable collection, shining a light on the stigma and isolation of living with mental illness, while also showing the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS ‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD ‘Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? Will You Read This, Please? is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories written in conjunction with our best British writers, including Tracy Chevalier and Clare Mackintosh, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK.Edited by Sunday Times bestselling author Joanna Cannon, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking. This is a ground-breaking and unfaorgettable collection, shining a light on the stigma and isolation of living with mental illness, while also showing the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

‘Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny’ SARAH WINMAN‘It had me holding my breath!’ MARIAN KEYES‘A stupendous novel… complicated, dark, funny and very human’ FERN BRITTON‘A compellingly crafted, darkly funny and compulsive read, full of twists’ RACHEL JOYCEMEET LINDA.Linda lives a nice, normal life, on a nice, normal street with Terry, her perfectly ordinary husband.Linda’s not like everyone else, she keeps herself to herself. But she’s good at solving puzzles and there are times she sees things other people might have overlooked.Because nothing on Cavendish Avenue is quite as it seems. People have started to go missing in the neighbourhood and Linda will soon discover that some secrets can’t stay buried forever…–-–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‘Genuinely haunting’ THE TIMES, Thrillers of the Year‘A curtain-twitching, darkly funny tale with a gloriously sinister twist’ OBSERVER‘Joanna Cannon creates a world that is so real, so parochial and stifling… Then adds in a killer. Glorious’ JANE FALLON‘Not just a twist-laden mystery, but a keenly observed slice of life. Her best yet’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘A darkly funny and delightfully sinister read’ MAIL ON SUNDAY‘Compelling… combines pathos with lovely flashes of humour and a wholly unexpected ending’ GUARDIAN‘Jo’s writing is as delicate and precise as tapestry and Linda is a character you’ll never forget’ JILL MANSELLReaders are LOVING this book:‘Outstanding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Unforgettable’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wonderfully complex’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Fabulously quirky’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I couldn’t get Linda out of my head’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Left me reeling’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘So shocked’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘I was completely wrong-footed’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐‘Jaw-dropping twists’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD‘Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRRORHow do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? Will You Read This, Please? is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories written in conjunction with our best British writers, including Tracy Chevalier and Clare Mackintosh, based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK.Edited by Sunday Times bestselling author Joanna Cannon, the stories told here are powerful, resonant and heart-breaking. This is a ground-breaking and unforgettable collection, shining a light on the stigma and isolation of living with mental illness, while also showing the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CLARE MACKINTOSH THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'An utter delight' Sarah Winman 'Quirky, moving and beautifully written' Paula Hawkins 'Vibrant and funny' Guardian Summer, 1976 Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.But as doors and mouths begin to open and the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find more than they could have imagined…––––––––––––––––––‘Cannon is so attuned to other people’s stories… a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are’ Guardian‘A very special book’ Nathan Filer‘An utter delight’ Sarah Winman‘A delight’ Paula Hawkins‘A treasure chest of a novel’ Julie Cohen‘One of the standout novels of the year’ Hannah Beckerman‘I didn't want the book to end’ Carys Bray‘An excellent debut’ James Hannah‘Grace and Tilly are my new heroes’ Kate Hamer‘A wonderful debut’ Jill Mansell‘A modern classic in the making’ Sarah Hilary‘A stunning debut’ Katie Fforde‘Phenomenal’ Miranda Dickinson

This critical resource provides foundational information and practical strategies for d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/Dhh) multilingual learners. These learners come from backgrounds where their home languages differ from the dominant spoken or sign languages of the culture. This book is a one-stop resource for professionals, interventionists, and families, helping them to effectively support the diverse needs of d/Dhh multilingual learners by covering topics such as family engagement, assessment, literacy, multiple disabilities, transition planning, and more. The book provides vignettes of learners from 25 countries, discussion questions, and family-centered infographic briefs that synthesize each chapter. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Multilingual Learners is a groundbreaking step towards better supporting the many languages and cultures d/Dhh students experience in their lifetimes through strength-based and linguistically responsive approaches.

This critical resource provides foundational information and practical strategies for d/Deaf or hard of hearing (d/Dhh) multilingual learners. These learners come from backgrounds where their home languages differ from the dominant spoken or sign languages of the culture. This book is a one-stop resource for professionals, interventionists, and families, helping them to effectively support the diverse needs of d/Dhh multilingual learners by covering topics such as family engagement, assessment, literacy, multiple disabilities, transition planning, and more. The book provides vignettes of learners from 25 countries, discussion questions, and family-centered infographic briefs that synthesize each chapter. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Multilingual Learners is a groundbreaking step towards better supporting the many languages and cultures d/Dhh students experience in their lifetimes through strength-based and linguistically responsive approaches.

This was first published in 2000:  Introduced by Joanna Cannon, this volume of essays by postgraduate students at the Courtauld Institute, University of London, explores some of the ways in which art was used to express, to celebrate, and to promote the political and religious aims and aspirations of those in power in the city states of central Italy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The contributions focus on four centres: Siena, Arezzo, Pisa and Orvieto, and range over a number of media: fresco, panel painting, sculpture, metalwork, and translucent enamel. Employing a variety of methods and approaches, these stimulating essays offer a fresh look at some of the key artistic projects of the period. The dates cited in the title, 1261 and 1352, refer to two well-known works, Coppo di Marcovaldo’s Madonna del Bordone and the Guidoriccio Fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena, here newly assigned to this date. By concentrating on individual cases such as these, the essays provide rewardingly sustained consideration, at the same time raising crucial issues concerning the role of art in the public life of the period. These generously-illustrated studies introduce new material and advance new arguments, and are all based on original research. Clear and lively presentation ensures that they are also accessible to students and scholars from other disciplines. Art, Politics and Civic Religion in Central Italy, 1261-1352 is the first volume in the new series Courtauld Institute Research Papers. The series makes available original recently researched material on western art history from classical antiquity to the present day.

This was first published in 2000:  Introduced by Joanna Cannon, this volume of essays by postgraduate students at the Courtauld Institute, University of London, explores some of the ways in which art was used to express, to celebrate, and to promote the political and religious aims and aspirations of those in power in the city states of central Italy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The contributions focus on four centres: Siena, Arezzo, Pisa and Orvieto, and range over a number of media: fresco, panel painting, sculpture, metalwork, and translucent enamel. Employing a variety of methods and approaches, these stimulating essays offer a fresh look at some of the key artistic projects of the period. The dates cited in the title, 1261 and 1352, refer to two well-known works, Coppo di Marcovaldo’s Madonna del Bordone and the Guidoriccio Fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena, here newly assigned to this date. By concentrating on individual cases such as these, the essays provide rewardingly sustained consideration, at the same time raising crucial issues concerning the role of art in the public life of the period. These generously-illustrated studies introduce new material and advance new arguments, and are all based on original research. Clear and lively presentation ensures that they are also accessible to students and scholars from other disciplines. Art, Politics and Civic Religion in Central Italy, 1261-1352 is the first volume in the new series Courtauld Institute Research Papers. The series makes available original recently researched material on western art history from classical antiquity to the present day.