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1491. In dem kleinen Dorf Oakham, ein Ort in dem es Ziegen gibt, die reicher sind als die Bewohner, bereitet man sich gerade auf die bevorstehende Fastenzeit vor, als eines Nachts ein Unglück geschieht: Thomas Newman, der wohlhabendste und einflussreichste Mann im Dorf, wurde von der tödlichen Strömung des Flusses mitgerissen. War es ein Unfall, Selbstmord oder gar Mord? Dies herauszufinden, obliegt dem örtlichen Priester John Reve, einem gedu...

Six astronauts rotate in their spacecraft contemplating the world below'A slim, profound study of intimate human fears set against epic vistas'GUARDIAN'Stunning... An uplifting book'SUNDAY TIMESA team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of the human body. But mostly they observe. Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, ...

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The earth, from here, is like heaven. It flows with colour. A burst of hopeful colour.A book of wonder, Orbital is nature writing from space and an unexpected and profound love letter to life on EarthSix astronauts rotate in their spacecraft above the earth. They are there to collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of the human body. But mostly they observe. Together they watch their silent blue planet, ...

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Von einem Tag auf den anderen verliert die Schriftstellerin Samantha Harvey die Fähigkeit zu schlafen. Sie gerät in Panik und versucht alles, um ihre Schlaflosigkeit zu überwinden: Akupunktur, Sanskrit-Gesänge und Ernährungsumstellung, Dankestagebücher und Schlafapparaturen - nichts scheint zu helfen. Das Jahr ohne Schlaf ist ein eindringlicher innerer Monolog über ein Jahr ohne eine der grundlegenden menschlichen Lebensbedingungen. Originell,...

1491. In dem kleinen Dorf Oakham, ein Ort in dem es Ziegen gibt, die reicher sind als die Bewohner, bereitet man sich gerade auf die bevorstehende Fastenzeit vor, als eines Nachts ein Unglück geschieht: Thomas Newman, der wohlhabendste und einflussreichste Mann im Dorf, wurde von der tödlichen Strömung des Flusses mitgerissen. War es ein Unfall, Selbstmord oder gar Mord? Dies herauszufinden, obliegt dem örtlichen Priester John Reve, einem gedu...

A genre-defying debut memoir of insomnia by Betty Trask Prize-winner and one of our most singular stylists, Samantha Harvey.

Easily one of the truest and best books I've read about what it's like to be alive now, in this country' Max PorterSleep. Then you think about it all the time, and the less you have the more you think about it. For Samantha Harvey, extreme sleep deprivation resulted in a raw clarity about life itself.

A genre-defying debut memoir of insomnia by Betty Trask Prize-winner and one of our most singular stylists, Samantha Harvey.

Samantha Harvey is the author of The Wilderness, All Is Song, Dear Thief and The Western Wind. She appeared on the longlists for the Bailey¿s Prize and the Man Booker, and the shortlists of the James Tait Black Award, the Orange Prize, the Guardian First Book Award and the Walter Scott Prize. The Wilderness won the Betty Trask Award in 2009. She is a tutor on the MA course in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.

Written with timeless elegance, steeped in the spiritual traditions of the Middle Ages, and brimming with propulsive suspense, Harvey's medieval mystery, told in reverse, is a riveting story of faith, guilt, and the freedom of confession.

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Samantha Harvey is the author of The Wilderness, All Is Song, Dear Thief and The Western Wind. She appeared on the longlists for the Bailey¿s Prize and the Man Booker, and the shortlists of the James Tait Black Award, the Orange Prize, the Guardian First Book Award and the Walter Scott Prize. The Wilderness won the Betty Trask Award in 2009. She is a tutor on the MA course in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.

Oakham, near Bruton, is a tiny village by a big river without a bridge. When a man is swept away by the river an explanation has to be found.

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Hailed as "this generation's Virginia Woolf" (Telegraph) and "one of the UK's most exquisite stylists" (Guardian), Samantha Harvey's breathtaking new novel is a medieval mystery told in reverse over the course of several disquieting holy days

A mystery novel set in the 15th century, from the award-winning author of "The Wilderness, All Is Song" and "Dear Thief".

He moves in with his distant brother William and his family, hoping to renew their friendship but learning to drop his expectations of brotherhood. Against a backdrop of tabloid frenzy, Leonard can only watch as William embraces the danger in the only way he knows how, which threatens to consume not only himself, but his entire family.

Now in paperback, this is the latest novel from the prize-winning author of "The Wilderness" and "All Is Song", and was longlisted for the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.