Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro'This is a novel for fans of Never Let Me Go . . . tender, touching and true.' The Times 'The Sun always has ways to reach us.' From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change

exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image

This is the second production of the Taipei Writers Group

* A CONSOLING TOOLKIT for navigating the despair and heartbreak that come hand in hand with love

and how you can do the same in your own life - What the people who care about you can do to boost your grit when you need it most - How grit is cultivated in the highest-performing sports teams

Enzo comes through heroically to preserve the Swift family

Haunted by a devastating curse

Tactfully and efficiently she ministers to his needs

who as a child witnesses the denunciation of her parents and as a young woman becomes the target of denunciations herself

the whole island is now under quarantine

the essays are substantial contributions to their fields and of abiding relevance

He is a young executive

uncertain how their neighbors