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An unflinching exploration of what it means to be gay in a society where homosexuality is punishable by death.
 
The dawn prayer calls echo through the streets. As many make their way to mosques, for some it signals the end of another illegal gay party. Under the cover of darkness, smiles on lips and sweat on foreheads, the gays of Tehran blend back into daily life. Hidden in plain sight, they plan when and where they will meet again.
 
In an unparalleled true story, Majid Parsa recounts how a childhood of war, prayer and obedience was upended by a teenage sexual awakening and ultimately, pride. He lifts the heavy veil of persecution to reveal the fabulous and flamboyant gay scene right at the heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran, flourishing under the ever-present shadow of the grand Ayatollah and morality police. Eye-opening and at times laugh-out-loud funny, The Ayatollah’s Gaze is a story of self-discovery in a country where Sharia is the law.
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In this contemporary murder mystery, an estranged mother and daughter urgently need to reconnect and navigate a world of Sufi story traditions to catch a killer, and to save each other.
 
There is a dead woman in the library. 
 
Layla is a scholar of women’s histories and stories. Her life is a carefully constructed set of routines in her small American liberal arts college, but all of that is about to change... 
 
Mira is a renowned Sufi storyteller who is running from a terrible past. When she learns that the murdered woman in the library was carrying a note from the killer addressed to her, she is presented with an opportunity to break a cycle of trauma and hurt. To confront her past, she must disclose the truth to Layla. 
Together they enter the realm of Story, but can Layla find the forgiveness in her heart necessary to lead them to the answers they are looking for? 
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The Sufi Storyteller

Night has long been perceived as Man-Land – a place for men to adventure, misbehave and experience extreme creativity. Darkness does not hold space for women… or so we’ve been told. 
 
In Women Write the Night, Annabel Abbs reveals that women have always lived a rich and vital life after the sun goes down. From Enheduanna (2286 BCE), the world’s first writer, to the eighteenth-century astronomer, Caroline Herschel, night has long empowered women with space to work, allowing both insight and inspiration. For others, the quiet and stillness offers moments of calm and clarity, much-needed respite from their daily labours. But the night is not just a serene cerebral space, Abbs also shares enticing tales of the pleasures of all-night parties, dancing the night away and the thrill of seeking new intimacies. With writing from remarkable women, Hildegard von Bingen and Aysheh Samarqandi in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, through to Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, Audre Lourde, as well as original pieces from contemporary writers, Noreen Masud, Jini Reddy, Dipika Mukherjee, Emily Chappell, Isis Dove-Edwin, Clare Pooley and Emily Midorikawa, Women Write the Night illustrates that far from sleeping soundly in their own beds, for millennia women have been wide awake at night – working, walking, studying, creating, star-gazing – embracing their complex and nuanced nocturnal selves.

Women Write the Night

‘We all blamed Helen.’
She’s the most scapegoated heroine in Greek mythology, but there’s never just one side to any story. This new framing uncovers the complexities of Helen of Troy – a woman tormented by the blame placed on her by others, and tortured by her own guilt.

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<meta charset="utf-8">A medical breakthrough solves the problem of endless old age: if a person has had enough of life, their 'Switch' flips and they instantly die.
 
Fifteen-year-old Margaretta lives in fear of her Switch. Since her mum died four years ago, she has lived alone with her violent father and survived only by shutting out all feelings. Margaretta's emotional armour starts to crack when she meets Sky, a charismatic vagabond, and runs away with him.
 
Sky introduces Margaretta to the exhilarating atmosphere of the Blue Cat nightclub. But as the attraction between them intensifies, they find themselves drawn into a murky world of political corruption controlled by the club’s shady clientele. With dishonesty eating away at the heart of power, countless lives are on the line. 
 
Emotions can kill, but Margaretta has just begun to feel alive.
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Myth, folklore, and magic come together in 21 illustrated short stories of hope, transformation, and finding light within the dark. 
A young woman unearths a masquerade mask that reveals her innermost secrets. A grieving woman uses cocoa beans to open a door between worlds. A graduate student leaves her thesis behind when she crosses into fairyland. A child becomes separated from their home beneath the waves. An aging grandmother recounts her post-war encounter with a shapeshifter who brought out new desires. 
This inspiring collection empowers readers with strength and resilience to conquer everyday challenges. 
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A beginner’s guide to finding yourself in nature, inspired by Celtic wisdom. 
Reconnect with the wild and embark on your personalised spiritual journey towards wellbeing and growth. Choose your own path and determine your own destiny, focusing on each point of the Celtic Nature Wheel. The Celtic Nature Wheel reflects the interconnectedness of seasons and natural cycles. It includes points such as Imbolc (in early spring) and Samhain (in early winter), each symbolizing themes like rebirth and release. Understanding these rhythms can bring spiritual alignment and deeper connection with nature, fostering personal growth and wellbeing. 
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Reconnect, Grow, Restore: A Beginner's Guide to Rewilding your Soul

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This Edwardian crime caper is the debut novel from award-winning writer and director Mario Theodorou. 
London, 1904. 
Three years after Queen Victoria's death, Edward VII sits on the throne, the economy is struggling, and Captain Scott is at the South Pole. Felix Grey, the second youngest Prime Minister in history, rides a populist wave into Number 10. Battling self-doubt and fierce opposition, Felix's resolve is ignited by the mysterious abduction of a Lord from a London club. 
Neglecting his duties, Felix teams up with a bumbling Oxford professor and a printer’s apprentice. Together, they plunge into London's murky politics and notorious landmarks, uncovering a plot to wreak havoc before the state opening of Parliament. With peers vanishing and factory disasters fueling unrest, Felix must navigate treachery and danger to crack the case, protect the country, and secure his position as Prime Minister. 
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Joyful, defiant and dazzling, this is the story of Rafi Aziz – a Northern boy dreaming of his name up in lights.
It's 1981 in the suburbs of Blackburn and, as Rafi’s mother reminds him daily, the family moved here from Pakistan to give him the best opportunities. But Rafi longs to follow his own path. Flamboyant, dramatic and musically gifted, he wants to be a Bollywood star.
Twenty years later, Rafi is flying home from Australia for his best friend’s wedding. He has everything he ever wanted: starring roles in musical theatre, the perfect boyfriend and freedom from expectation. But returning to Blackburn is the ultimate test: can he show his true self to his community?
Navigating family and identity from boyhood to adulthood, as well as the changing eras of ABBA, skinheads and urbanisation, Rafi must follow his heart to achieve his dreams.
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Paris, 1940. The course of Fatiha Bin-Khalid’s life is changed forever when she befriends the Muslim feminist Doria Shafik. But after returning to Egypt and dedicating years to the fight for women’s rights, she struggles to reconcile her political ideals with the realities of motherhood.  
 
Cairo, 1966. After being publicly shamed when her relationship with a bisexual boyfriend is revealed, Fatiha’s daughter is faced with an impossible decision. Should Yasminah accept a life she didn’t choose, or will she leave her home and country in pursuit of independence? 
 
Bristol, 2011. British-born Nadia is battling with an identity crisis and a severe case of herpes. Feeling unfulfilled (and after a particularly disastrous one-night stand), she moves in with her old-fashioned Aunt Yasminah and realises that she must discover her purpose in the modern world before it’s too late.
 
Following the lives of three women from the Bin-Khalid family, Daughters of the Nile is a bold debut novel that examines the enduring strength of female bonds. These women are no strangers to adversity, but they must learn from the past and relearn shame and shamelessness to radically change their futures.
 
'Hilarious and heartwarming, a triumph! A glorious celebration of women'Sadia Azmat, comedian and author of Sex Bomb
 
‘Original, compelling, witty and historically illuminating ... Essential reading’ Helen Lederer, founder of Comedy Women in Print
 
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Two strangers meet in Manhattan and spend a perfect night together. In Tokyo, they have seven days to see if that one night might mean something more.
 
Landon’s living alone in Tokyo as a British ‘expat’, Louie’s visiting while he anxiously waits for approval on his US visa. Against the backdrop of a misty Tokyo Spring, their precious time together is spent wandering into side streets and coffee shops, sharing unmade beds and plates of food. But as the days tick by, Louie’s expectations start to overtake reality and he falls too deeply for a life that’s not yet his.
 
Breathtakingly tender, Seven Days in Tokyo is an astonishing debut about the intricacies of desire and a search for belonging. It is a lyrical, immersive portrait of how some things, however beautiful and profound, are destined to be as short-lived as the cherry blossoms.
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