A Girl Blog from Iraq. In this hard-hitting journal, a remarkable young Iraqi woman describes the day-to-day realities of life in post-war Iraq for herself, her family and her neighbours.

Children will have fun learning how to count and add up in this highly creative collection of maths puzzles aimed at challenging early learners.

Sold by her uncle in 1907 as a lowly maid to a reputable brothel, the 'First Salon of Gifted Girls', 16 year old Cassia is plucked from the rank of servant girl by a powerful client. Power Chang is the boss of a fearsome Shanghai Triad. She swiftly becomes his favourite mistress and enjoys her first passionate encounters as well as her first taste of luxurious living. This novel will appeal to ...

Vintage Kael, on swinging good form in her first anthology of film writing, on such mid-century classics as On the Waterfront, Smiles of a Summer Night, West Side Story, The Seven Samurai, Lolita, Jules et Jim etc., coming out with comments and asides so fresh it's as if the movies were only released last week.

Set in Brisbane during the stultifying 1950s, and moving to grubby London in the 1970s, 'Feather Man' is about Sooky who, ignored and misunderstood by her parents, is encouraged to make herself scarce and visit Lionel, their elderly next door neightbour. After initially befriending Sooky, Lionel moves towards violation. The novel follows Sooky through four relationships with men, and her entry ...