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Our Books of the Month for June
Fiction
The Calamity Club
By Stockett, Kathryn
96.0096.00
Dispatched by Magrudy Warehouse
Estimated delivery between 3-7 days
Description
Eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Ever since her beloved mother failed to come home last Christmas Eve, she's been one of the 'unadoptable' girls at the town's orphanage, where she fights each day to keep her wits sharp and her spirit unbowed. When she meets Birdie, a young woman who has come to Oxford determined to remind her socialite sister of the impoverished family she left behind, for the first time in a long while it seems someone else might care about Meg's future. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie begins to suspect her sister's charmed life may be founded on a tapestry of lies. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman haunted by loss who has been pushed to the brink with nothing left to lose. Drawn together by circumstance, they find unexpected kinship among a disreputable, determined band of women. But in a town steeped in hypocrisy, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences ... Bold, heartwarming, and riotously funny, The Calamity Club is an unforgettable story of resilience and friendship, and a sisterhood of underestimated women who risk everything to take back control of their fates.
Non Fiction
Things in Nature Merely Grow
By Li, Yiyun
66.0066.00
Dispatched by Magrudy Warehouse
Estimated delivery between 3-7 days
Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025 'The best book I have read this year' DAVID NICHOLLS 'Beautiful' DOUGLAS STUART 'Extraordinary' SARAH MOSS 'A formidable testament to a mother's love' SARA COLLINS 'There is no good way to say this,' Yiyun Li writes at the beginning of this book. 'There is no good way to state these facts, which must be acknowledged. My husband and I had two children and lost them both: Vincent in 2017, at sixteen, James in 2024, at nineteen. Both chose suicide, and both died not far from home.' There is no good way to say this - because words fall short. In this remarkable, defiant work of radical acceptance, Li turns to thinking and searching for words that might hold a place for her son, James. Li does 'the things that work': including not just writing but gardening, reading Camus and Wittgenstein, learning the piano, and living thinkingly alongside death. Things in Na
Children's Fiction
Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters Play Football
By Davidson, Zanna
42.0042.00
Dispatched by Magrudy Warehouse
Estimated delivery between 3-7 days
Description
Another laugh-out-loud monster adventure in the Billy and the Mini Monsters chapter book series! Billy LOVES football! He wants to be as good as his football hero... But in the first match of the season, Billy's game does NOT go to plan. The Mini Monsters are worried, too. Does Billy love football more than them? Maybe it's time for the Mini Monsters to start playing football... What could possibly go wrong? Perfect for newly independent readers and fans of Wigglesbottom Primary. - Packed full of colour illustrations, comic strips, speech bubbles and easy-to-read text - The perfect series for beginner readers - Discover more books in the Billy and the Mini Monsters series
Children's Non Fiction
World of Football
By Gifford, Clive
66.0066.00
Dispatched by Magrudy Warehouse
Estimated delivery between 3-7 days
Description
Discover a world of fascinating facts and stats about the beautiful game. Dive in and deepen your knowledge! From record-breaking goals to famous football mascots - learn about the funny and extraordinary moments that make football fantastic. This fully illustrated book of trivia takes footie fans on a breathtaking round-the-world tour, visiting every continent to discover incredible football stories, from record-breaking goals, amazing players, and stunning stadiums to weird and wonderful football mascots. The perfect gift for any young fans aged 7+. Kick off your footballing journey and see the world in a whole new light! WITH A FABULOUSLY SHINY FOILED COVER
