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This was her last chance. Her hand twisted high in the air. When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her father’s wedding, her protest is dismissed as the action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone else has accepted the loss of Esme’s mother, Ariane—so why can’t she? But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother’s disappearance—that ‘lost at sea’ is code for something more terrible, something she has a right to know. After Esme is accidentally swept into the enchanted world of Aeolia, the truth begins to unfold. With her newfound friends, Daniel and Lillian, Esme retraces her mother’s steps in the glittering canal city of Esperance, untangling the threads of Ariane’s double life. But the more Esme discovers about her mother, the more she questions whether she really knew her at all.

Terror was within. Terror was without. Like her mother, she was at the water’s mercy. In the enchanted world of Aeolia, fifteen-year-old Esme Silver faces her hardest task yet. She must master her unruly Gift—the power to observe the past—and uncover the secrets she needs to save her mother, Ariane. In between attending school in the beguiling canal city of Esperance, Esme and her friends—old and new—travel far and wide across Aeolia, gathering the ingredients for a potent magical elixir. Their journey takes them to volcanic isles, sunken ruins and snowy eyries, spectacular places fraught with danger, where they must face their deepest fears and find hope in the darkest of places. Esme’s Gift, the second instalment in the Esme trilogy, is a gripping fantasy adventure for readers 12 years and over.

A lonely little girl wishes for a playmate, and her wish is finally granted in a way she never expected.

Create sensational crochet throws and accessories with this indispensable guide to mosaic crochet. Mosaic crochet is a cutting-edge technique that allows you to work two-colour patterns without having to change yarns in one row. You simply skip stitches in one row and connect them by filling in with the alternate colour two rows later. This produces incredible modern geometric patterns that look amazing as throws, blankets, afghans, pillows, rugs, bags and other accessories – using a much easier method than other crochet colourwork techniques. One crochet hook and two balls of yarn are all you need to get started. While it might look complex, mosaic crochet is actually incredibly straightforward once you learn the basic techniques. If you can work a chain, a double crochet (US single crochet) and a treble crochet (US double crochet), then you can mosaic crochet (...and if you can't, don't worry, all the stitches you need are covered in the book). And what's even better is that there are minimal ends to sew in because it works on a two-row method with the yarn carried up the side of the work. In the only book on the subject, crochet designer Esme Crick of Red Sparrow Crochet, shows you how to make 12 bold, statement throws and then how to use the same pattern to create a further 12 spin-off designs for smaller projects, showing how using different yarn colours with the same pattern can create completely different results. In Mosaic Crochet Workshop, Esme shares her skills, passion and gentle humour with you, so that you too can create beautiful throws and stylish homewares whatever your crochet level. And it's not just about slavishly following a pattern, but about building your confidence to make these designs your own, exploring the possibilities of colour and being inspired to start your own design adventures along the way. With full step-by-step guidance on the mosaic stitch, charts for all the mosaic crochet patterns, and 24 projects to make with full written patterns, this stylish modern crochet book will change the way you approach crochet colourwork forever and give you a wealth of beautiful throws and accessories for your home.

At once "a pop culture phenomenon" (Publishers Weekly) and "screamingly funny" (Booklist), Educating Esmé "should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education" (Boston Phoenix Literary Section). A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé—as she prefers to be called—does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher’s perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher. Heroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, Educating Esmé is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself.

Who killed Mark Collin? Who the hell killed Miguel? Who is the real mother of Jasper? Is Sara really cheating on Jasper? Can Asher take out his brother Jasper out of the imprisonment? Why is Larry behaving so insane? Will the life be smooth again for the Thomas family? Will the deadliest secret ever come out? And so many questions like these will keep you inquisitive once you start reading the book by Arjun Kacper - Deadliest Secret of Truth, a thriller fiction which seems like a classic American crime drama… When I received the book to review from my colleague at Ashvamegh, I was intrigued to see the cover which was partially shadowed by two silhouettes… It tells the story, doesn't it? The fiction by Arjun Kacper captures the seamy side of our public life very well. There is deceit; there is crime; there is horror; there is the fear of past; there is secret and there is a lot of passion in this novel! The mischievous motifs of the inspector Rob and the pure love of Sara keep the things in balance. The secret with which Miguel dies by the hands of some 'strange entity' keeps the novel in pace. Side by side, the love stories of Asher and Jasper with Cassandra and Sara respectively give the novel a passionate impetus which offers something interesting for the readers of young age. With 65 chapters, the novel runs around but it does not let the reader feel done at any instance. The scenes flash like a Hollywood movie and the set up of the novel takes us to the USA. Arjun has dealt with a rather complex plot very well as for a debutant. He has managed his best and did not let the narrative deviate from the major theme - secret. There is a secret which becomes the central driving force of the novel and all the major characters, including the two main protagonists Jasper and Asher, are rushing to unfold. All the major and minor characters have played their part beautifully in the novel. The introduction of Larry and Melissa takes place at a very ample time in the narrative. The newly elevated CEO Jasper has to step down for Larry which is a turning point in the novel and eventually that leads to the catastrophe which brings Jasper behind the bars… then comes the part that his beloved Sara has to play by sleeping with the enemy to try to unfold this Deadliest Secret of Truth… What happens and when it happens are the things which will keep the readers interested and I don't want to spoil the pleasure by telling here who is the murderer. Read the novel yourself to find out more about this thriller which will surely keep you enchanted until it ends. There are some intimate scenes between Sara and Jasper which become inevitable for the modern fiction. Overall, Deadliest Secret of Truth is an enjoyable work by the author. Any reader who is interested in reading crime and thriller fiction must go through the book- Alok Mishra.

Step onto the deck of the skyship, the Pirate Queen and join first mate Esme, Prince Sasha, and the genie Sting on a spectacular voyage across the Endless Desert. A botched raid on the treasure galleon, the Desert Jewel, earns Esme the enmity of the high wizard al-Hasan and a bounty on her head that leaves her with few friends and fewer options. Forced to choose between her life, her sanity, or secrets best left buried beneath the sands, Esme’s choices will, one way or another, leave her with nothing left to wish for.

From the Costa Award winning, bestselling author of THIS MUST BE THE PLACE and I AM, I AM, I AM, comes an intense, breathtakingly accomplished story of a woman's life stolen, and reclaimed. 'Unputdownable' Ali Smith Edinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox family is having trouble with its youngest daughter. Esme is outspoken, unconventional, and repeatedly embarrasses them in polite society. Something will have to be done. Years later, a young woman named Iris Lockhart receives a letter informing her that she has a great-aunt in a psychiatric unit who is about to be released. Iris has never heard of Esme Lennox and the one person who should know more, her grandmother Kitty, seems unable to answer Iris's questions. What could Esme have done to warrant a lifetime in an institution? And how is it possible for a person to be so completely erased from a family's history?