Ella and the Waves by Britta Teckentrup

Ella and the Waves by Britta TeckentrupA beautiful and timely story about turning fear into courage, and a reminder that though we may face our fears alone, we're all in this together. Ella sits alone in a boat, battling waves so high they touch the sky. A bodiless voice beneath the surface of the sea tells her it is hopeless, she'll never find land, she'll never be safe But there are kind voices at sea too ones that offer encouragement, support and the promise of hope. With the kindness

to the sadly extinct but spectacular bird Argentavis magnificens

by parentage

to the spy games and dirty schemes of the British Army

This book is a song

'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written

tells him that love is the only thing to make room for in his heart

On Women brings together Susan Sontag's most fearless and incisive writing on women

no matter how little time you have

a language book

he experiences all the vicissitudes of life and

in which the master sleuth receives a stream of clients presenting him with baffling and bizarre mysteries in his consulting room at 221B Baker Street

all-consuming best-friendship that's impossible to resist