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Now a major film starring Killing Eve's Jodie Comer.As flood waters close over London, a woman gives birth to a child. Heartfelt and original, The End We Start From is the powerful debut novel from Megan Hunter.'Beautifully spare and haunting' - Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven'Extraordinary. Megan Hunter's prose is exquisite' – Hannah Kent, author of Burial RitesDays after giving birth, mother and child are forced to leave home in search of safety. The journey north will be dangerous – but new life and fresh hope push them on . . .A startlingly beautiful story of a family's survival, The End We Start From is a haunting but hopeful dystopian vision of a familiar world made dangerous and unstable.'Virginia Woolf does cli-fi . . . tremendous' – Independent'Stunning' – Benedict Cumberbatch

'Think One Day written by (and starring) Virginia Woolf . . . lyrical and captivating' -The Observer'Radiant, absorbing, sensual' - Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre'Beautiful' - Sophie Elmhirst, author of Maurice and MaralynFrom the author of The End We Start From, now a major film starring Jodie Comer, and taking inspiration from the influential Bloomsbury Group, Days of Light is a sweeping, gorgeous story for fans of Mothering Sunday and The Hours.Easter Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin. In the idyllic Sussex countryside, her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather for lunch, awaiting the arrival of a longed-for guest.It is a single, enchanted afternoon that ends in tragedy.Days later, at a funeral, Ivy is kissed by the man she will marry, and grieves with the woman who will become the love of her life. And this is only the beginning . . .Chronicling six pivotal days across six decades, Days of Light moves through the Second World War and the twentieth century on a radiant journey through a life lived in pursuit of love and in search of an answer.'Wonderful, luminous' - Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'The characters stay with you in the best way' - Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater'Sublime. Wielding tremendous emotional power, it is a novel that is both raw and reverent' - Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites

‘Think One Day written by (and starring) Virginia Woolf . . . Lyrical and captivating’ -The Observer‘Radiant, absorbing, sensual’ - Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre‘Beautiful’ - Sophie Elmhirst, author of Maurice and MaralynFrom Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From - now a major film starring Jodie Comer - and taking inspiration from the influential Bloomsbury Group, Days of Light is a sweeping, gorgeous story for fans of Mothering Sunday and The Hours.Easter Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin. In the idyllic Sussex countryside, her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather for lunch, awaiting the arrival of a longed-for guest.It is a single, enchanted afternoon that ends in tragedy.Days later, at a funeral, Ivy is kissed by the man she will marry, and grieves with the woman who will become the love of her life. And this is only the beginning . . .Chronicling six pivotal days across six decades, Days of Light moves through the Second World War and the twentieth century on a radiant journey through a life lived in pursuit of love and in search of an answer.‘Wonderful, luminous’ - Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‘The characters stay with you in the best way’ - Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater‘Sublime. Wielding tremendous emotional power, it is a novel that is both raw and reverent’ - Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites

From the acclaimed author of The End We Start From, The Harpy is a fierce tale of love, betrayal and revenge.'The Harpy is brilliant . . . A deeply unsettling, excellent read.' Daisy JohnsonLucy and Jake live in a house by a field where the sun burns like a ball of fire. Lucy works from home but devotes her life to the children, to their finely tuned routine, and to the house itself, which comforts her like an old, sly friend. But then a man calls one afternoon with a shattering message: his wife has been having an affair with Lucy’s husband, he wants her to know.The revelation marks a turning point: Lucy and Jake decide to stay together, but in a special arrangement designed to even the score and save their marriage, she will hurt him three times. Jake will not know when the hurt is coming, nor what form it will take.As the couple submit to a delicate game of crime and punishment, Lucy herself begins to change, surrendering to a transformation of both mind and body from which there is no return.Told in dazzling, musical prose, The Harpy by Megan Hunter is a dark, staggering fairy tale, at once mythical and otherworldly and fiercely contemporary. It is a novel of love, marriage and its failures, of power and revenge, of metamorphosis and renewal.

‘Brilliant . . . A deeply unsettling, excellent read’ - Daisy Johnson, author of Everything Under'A potent contemporary fable . . . riveting' - Guardian‘Genuinely thrilling . . . one long beautiful scream’ - Evie WyldLucy lives with her husband Jake and their two boys. Her life is devoted to her children, her days mapped out by their finely tuned routine.Until a man calls one afternoon with a shattering message: his wife has been having an affair with Lucy’s husband. He thought she should know.Lucy is distraught. She decides to stay with Jake, if only for the children’s sake, but in order to even the score, they agree that she will hurt him three times. Jake will not know when the hurt is coming, or what form it will take. And so begins a delicate game of crime and punishment, from which there is no return . . .Told in dazzling, musical prose, The Harpy by Megan Hunter is a dark, staggering fairy tale, at once mythical and otherworldly and fiercely contemporary. It is a novel of love, marriage and its failures, of power and revenge, of metamorphosis and renewal.‘Utterly compelling . . . precise and darkly truthful’ Esther Freud

Teaching can be a highly satisfying profession, but it can also be overwhelming. Stress management. Self-care. Mental well-being. Mindfulness. These words have become all too familiar, but what do they actually mean for you? And how can they help without adding to your to-do list?All teachers have different experiences and different needs. Through stories by diverse educators, this professional resource invites you to try different wellness strategies, explore varying perspectives, and consider new ideas of what it means to “be well.”Grounded in servant leadership and a holistic model, each chapter connects to Indigenous perspectives of wellness through remarks from Elder Stanley Kipling and Knowledge Keeper Richelle North Star Scott.