Absolutely show-stopping' JANICE HALLETT 'Unputdownable' SOPHIE HANNAH 'So intense! So gripping!' B.P. WALTER 'A tour-de-force' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Wow!' CHRISTINA DALCHER 'Enthralling and incredibly clever' C.J. TUDOR 'Brilliantly terrifying ' B.A. PARIS 'Blew my mind' JANE CORRY 'A drop-the-book twist' TAMMY COHEN 'I adored it' AMANDA PROWSE 'Devastatingly good' CLAIRE ALLAN 'A highlight of the year' CULTUREFLY 'Ingenious' SFX 'Compelling and chilling' HEAT 'Fascinating' BEST YOU MIGHT KNOW HOW THIS STORY BEGINS. BUT YOU WILL NEVER GUESS HOW IT ENDS . . . Once upon a time, there was a writer named Fern. She was a bestseller. An award-winner. Loved by readers and critics alike. With her words, she changed the world. Until her story took a turn. Now Fern is a cleaner in a hospital. Condemned to anonymity. Because reading books has become a crime. Only, Fern doesn't plan on going down without a fight. She'll keep writing, no matter the consequences. She will make her voice heard. Because Fern's story is only beginning. BUT CAN YOU GUESS HOW IT WILL END? READERS LOVE END OF STORY... 'Wow, what have I just read? I honestly could not put this book down, I read it in one sitting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Filled to the brim with twists' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It's actually hard to find words for how brilliant End of Story is' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I really didn't see the twist coming but oh my gosh!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Without question one of my books of the year' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Louise Swanson is an absolute force to be reckoned with' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Never mind the fact that I'm usually not that big of a dystopia fan . . . this book is a true masterpiece' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I will be shouting about how good it is to everyone I know' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
When darkness is everywhere, nowhere is safe... REAL READERS LOVE LIGHTS OUT: 'Louise Swanson's writing is so powerful that I was dragged, kicking and screaming, into this world that she has created so precisely and with so much atmosphere and I couldn't let go . . .' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was totally absorbed in this book. Louise is one of my favourite authors' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A 5 star read, shining brightly through the dark' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This whole book is filled with layers upon layers of mystery . . . very cleverly told' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Lights Out has several layers and I loved being able to peel each one back' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A state of emergency has been declared in the UK. From now on, at 8pm every night, all electricity cuts out. The Government promises it's a temporary measure. They promise they are always thinking of your safety. But for Grace, the darkness is anything but safe. Someone is coming into her house under its cover every night while she lies in bed upstairs, too terrified to sleep. Someone who knows her past, who knows why she has more reason to fear the dark than most... And every morning she wakes to a new message from the intruder: I have you in my sights. Love, The Night But how can Grace escape, when there's nowhere safe left to hide? 'Tense and intriguing, creeping paranoia oozes from every page . . . Louise Swanson is a talent that shines in the dark' Janice Hallett 'The most zeitgeist thriller of 2024 . . . Terrifyingly believable and horribly real. I'd say I devoured it, but I think the truth is that it devoured me' Helen Fields 'Chillingly convincing, this is a novel that echoes around your head for a long time after reading' B.P. Walter
When iconic musical Dust is revived twenty years after the leading actress was murdered in her dressing room, a series of eerie events haunts the new cast, in a bewitching, beguiling, moving and terrifyingly dark psychological thriller... 'A delicate supernatural thriller of love, loss, murder and the dangers that come with getting what you wish for. Quite lovely in a dark, dark way' Sarah Pinborough 'Dark and haunting ... further cements Louise Beech as one of the most original and exciting authors of the moment' Claire Allan 'Haunting, provocative, and true to Beech's style: packed with pain and heart' Jack Jordan _________________________________ A haunted theatre A murdered actress Three cursed teenagers A secret that devastates them all... The Dean Wilson Theatre is believed to be haunted by a long-dead actress, singing her last song, waiting for her final cue, looking for her killer... Now Dust, the iconic musical, is returning after twenty years. But who will be brave enough to take on the role of ghostly goddess Esme Black, last played by Morgan Miller, who was murdered in her dressing room? Theatre usher Chloe Dee is caught up in the spectacle. As the new actors arrive, including an unexpected face from her past, everything changes. Are the eerie sounds and sightings backstage real or just her imagination? Is someone playing games? Is the role of Esme Black cursed? Could witchcraft be at the heart of the tragedy? And are dark deeds from Chloe's past about to catch up with her? Not all the drama takes place onstage. Sometimes murder, magic, obsession and the biggest of betrayals are real life. When you're in the theatre shadows, you see everything. Beech' LoveReading And Chloe has been watching... ___________________ 'A bold, original concept brilliantly executed ... I adored it' John Marrs 'Ghost story, murder mystery, romance. This mesmerising and entertaining book has it all...' Emma Curtis 'A delicate and mesmerising thriller' Matt Wesolowski 'Loads of twists and turns as the tension ramps up to breaking point' Gill Paul 'This book is about believing in yourself and finding out that you had the power all along' Madeleine Black 'It kept me reading until my eyes hurt and kept me thinking about it long after I'd finished' Fionnuala Kearney 'A work of almost tangible atmosphere and authenticity ... poignant and layered' S. E. Lynes 'This book works magically, emotionally and psychologically' Carol Lovekin 'With its cast of leap-off-the-page characters, solidly created settings and a story arc that will keep you guessing, all delivered in this author's trademark lyrical style, I am Dust is Louise Beech's best crime book to date and I advise you to grab a copy as soon as you can' Crime Fiction Lover 'Haunting and provocative' Crime Monthly
The fourth volume of the acclaimed series captures in more than 400 photographs and text the distinctive architecture of the six creole faubourgs, or neighborhoods, of the modern city of New Orleans. As in all books in the series, emphasis is placed on historic documentation, with a goal of preserving important structures. Twelve distinct architectural types germane to the faubourgs are defined, identified, and analyzed. Also included is a chapter on the craftsmanship of the many free persons of color who contributed significantly to the city's architecture. Researched by The Friends of the Cabildo, one of the nation's leading preservation organizations, the oversize volume was compiled by Roulhac Toledano, Sally Evans, and Mary Louise Christovich, all of New Orleans. A history of the faubourgs by Samuel Wilson, Jr. is featured as well. The books photographs, both color and black and white, were the work of Betsy Swanson, photographer for the first three volumes of the series.
The White Monastery in Upper Egypt and its two federated communities are among the largest, most prosperous and longest-lived loci of Coptic Christianity. Founded in the fourth century and best known for its zealous and prolific third abbot, Shenoute of Atripe, these monasteries have survived from their foundation in the golden age of Egyptian Christianity until today. At its peak in the fifth to the eighth centuries, the White Monastery federation was a hive of industry, densely populated and prosperous. It was a vibrant community that engaged with extra-mural communities by means of intellectual, spiritual and economic exchange. It was an important landowner and a powerhouse of the regional economy. It was a spiritual beacon imbued with the presence of some of Christendom's most famous saints, and it was home to a number of ordinary and extraordinary men and women, who lived, worked, prayed and died within its walls. This new study is an attempt to write the biography of the White Monastery federation, to reconstruct its longue duree - through archaeological and textual sources - and to assess its place within the world of Late Antiquity.
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