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O Brother - John Niven - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

O Brother - John Niven - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND''S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A GUARDIAN BEST MEMOIR OF 2023 A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023 John Niven''s little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. After years of chaotic struggle against the world took his own life at the age of 42.Tracking the lives of two brothers in changing times - from illicit cans of lager in 70s sitting rooms to ecstasy in 90s raves - O Brother is a tender, affecting and often uproariously funny story. It is about the bonds of family and how we try to keep the best of those we lose alive. It is about black sheep and what it takes to break the ties that bind. Fundamentally it is about how families survive suicide, ''that last cry, from the saddest outpost.''

DKK 127.00
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brother. do. you. love. me. - Manni Coe - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

brother. do. you. love. me. - Manni Coe - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARD 2024 Reuben, aged 38, was living in a home for adults with learning disabilities and struggling to accept that he had Down''s syndrome. Depressed and in a fog of anti-depressants, he hadn''t spoken for over a year. Increasingly isolated, cut off from everyone and everything he loved, Reuben sent a text message: ''brother. do. you. love. me.''When Manni received this desperate message from his youngest brother, he knew everything had to change. Together they began an extraordinary journey of repair, rediscovering the depths of their brotherhood, one gradual step at a time. Combining Manni''s tender words with Reuben''s compelling illustrations, their story of hope and resilience questions how we care for those closest to us and draws a moving portrait of brotherly love.

DKK 127.00
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O Brother - John Niven - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

O Brother - John Niven - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND''S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A GUARDIAN BEST MEMOIR OF 2023 A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023 AN iNEWS BEST BOOK TO GIFT John Niven''s little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. In 2010, after years of chaotic struggle against the world, he took his own life at the age of 42.Hoping for the best while often witnessing the worst, John, his younger sister Linda and their mother, Jeanette, saw the darkest fears they had for Gary played out in drug deals, prison and bankruptcy. While his life spiralled downward and the love the Nivens shared was tested to its limit, John drifted into his own trouble in the music industry, a world where excess was often a marker of success.Tracking the lives of two brothers in changing times - from illicit cans of lager in 70s sitting rooms to ecstasy in 90s raves - O Brother is a tender, affecting and often uproariously funny story. It is about the bonds of family and how we try to keep the finest of those we lose alive. It is about black sheep and what it takes to break the ties that bind. Fundamentally it is about how families survive suicide, ''that last cry, from the saddest outpost.''

DKK 182.00
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Bi - Dr Julia Shaw - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Bi - Dr Julia Shaw - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POLITICS Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality explores all that we know about the world''s largest sexual minority. It is a personal journey that starts with Dr Julia Shaw''s own openly bisexual identity, and celebrates the resilience and beautiful diversity of the bi community. From the hunt for a bi gene, to the relationship between bisexuality and consensual non-monogamy, to asylum seekers who need to prove their bisexuality in a court of law, there is more to explore than most have ever realised.

DKK 127.00
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Ever since its first appearance in 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson''s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has proven itself to be a tale of undiminished power for readers all over the world. But the story of the respectable Dr Jekyll, even in a London setting, has links that stretch back to the narrow wynds of Edinburgh and the bleak moors and shores of the North.This collection reveals the Scottish origins of Stevenson''s great masterpiece of psychological fiction and his stories of possession, doubleness and terror, and uncovers his fascination with the uncanny which brought the creator of Mr Hyde screamingly awake one winter''s night over one hundred years ago.

DKK 120.00
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What Is a Doctor? - Dr Phil Whitaker - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

What Is a Doctor? - Dr Phil Whitaker - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: POPULAR SCIENCE What Is a Doctor? is a vital contribution to the ongoing debate about how we maintain an NHS that is both fit for purpose and free. Using stories and case studies from across his thirty-year career as a GP, Dr Phil Whitaker offers insight into the medical movements, political interference and societal changes that have transformed the role of doctor over the past three decades.Much has altered for the better but, even when based on good intentions, an equal or greater amount has been damaging and threatens the sustainability of the NHS. In examining what it means to be a doctor today, this book also answers an accompanying question ''what is a patient?'' - and how we can all take a more active role in our healthcare. And, looking forward, Dr Whitaker describes what might yet be done to restore the NHS and its capacity for properly patient-centred care.

DKK 168.00
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What Is a Doctor? - Dr Phil Whitaker - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

What Is a Doctor? - Dr Phil Whitaker - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: POPULAR SCIENCE What Is a Doctor? is a vital contribution to the ongoing debate about how we maintain an NHS that is both fit for purpose and free.Taking insight from his thirty-year career as a GP, Dr Whitaker offers a unique perspective on the medical movements and societal changes that have transformed the role of doctor, and suggests what could be done to save the future of the NHS.

DKK 127.00
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Nothing Ventured - Anne Douglas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Nothing Ventured - Anne Douglas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Against a backdrop of national unrest and suffering, can Ida Scott and her brother, Boyd, find the courage to face betrayal and heartbreak? 1925. Attractive and strong-willed twenty-three-year-old Isla Scott leaves her job ss a nurse in Edinburgh to return to her hometown of Edgemuir and take up a vacancy at Dr Lorne''s fashionable spa, where she is reunited with her handsome brother, Boyd.Revelling in her new role and being close to Boyd, all seems well for Isla and the Scott family. But the siblings soon find that romance threatens to cloud their future. Boyd is bowled over by pretty new waitress Trina Morris, but is she playing games with his affections? Meanwhile, the rest of the spa is falling under the spell of a new doctor, Grant Revie . . . but will Isla?

DKK 280.00
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Nothing Ventured - Anne Douglas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Nothing Ventured - Anne Douglas - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Against a backdrop of national unrest and suffering, can Ida Scott and her brother, Boyd, find the courage to face betrayal and heartbreak? 1925. Attractive and strong-willed twenty-three-year-old Isla Scott leaves her job ss a nurse in Edinburgh to return to her hometown of Edgemuir and take up a vacancy at Dr Lorne''s fashionable spa, where she is reunited with her handsome brother, Boyd.Revelling in her new role and being close to Boyd, all seems well for Isla and the Scott family. But the siblings soon find that romance threatens to cloud their future. Boyd is bowled over by pretty new waitress Trina Morris, but is she playing games with his affections? Meanwhile, the rest of the spa is falling under the spell of a new doctor, Grant Revie . . . but will Isla?

DKK 185.00
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Bi - Dr Julia Shaw - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Bi - Dr Julia Shaw - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POLITICS Significant strides have been made in recent years in the movement for LGBTQ+ rights, visibility and empowerment, but the conversation is far from over. After years of feeling the crushing dearth of information on bisexuality, psychological scientist and bestselling author Dr Julia Shaw dug deep and found a colourful and fascinating world that she is bringing out of the shadows. It is a personal journey that starts with her own openly bisexual identity, and celebrates the resilience and beautiful diversity of the bi community. In Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality , Shaw explores all that we know about the world''s largest sexual minority. From the hunt for a bi gene, to the relationship between bisexuality and consensual non-monogamy, to asylum seekers who need to prove their bisexuality in a court of law, there is more to explore than most have ever realised. This rigorous and fun book will challenge us to think deeper about who we are and how we love.

DKK 166.00
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The Complete Peanuts 1981-1982 - Charles M. Schulz - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Complete Peanuts 1981-1982 - Charles M. Schulz - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Complete Peanuts marches into the 1980s as Snoopy''s brother Spike is drafted into the Infantry and a second brother, ''Marbles'', takes his bow. Also in this volume, Peppermint Patty witnesses the ''butterfly miracle'', Sally gets fat, Charlie Brown''s team loses its baseball field, Linus is still not Sally''s ''Sweet Babboo'', more Beagle Scout adventures with Snoopy, and Molly Volley and ''Crybaby'' Boobie return for a rematch.

DKK 192.00
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Murder Most Treasonable - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Murder Most Treasonable - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Spies, secrets and suspicious circumstances: Friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan races against time to solve impossible crimes and uncover a traitor in this gripping historical mystery set in medieval London. London. March, 1382 . Deep in the shadows, a clandestine organization known as the Secret Chancery operates under the sinister leadership of John of Gaunt''s Master of Secrets. When two clerks from this covert group meet their demise in suspicious circumstances, friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan is urgently summoned to unravel the truth behind their deaths.A puzzling question lies at the heart of the investigation: how did the killer manage to navigate a labyrinth of locked doors, leaving no trace behind? As Brother Athelstan delves deeper into the mystery, a terrifying threat also emerges: the possibility of treason. King Richard''s spies in France are also dying, almost as if someone''s discovered exactly who they are . . .Brother Athelstan must race against the clock to uncover the truth before he and his companions get tangled up in the hunt for the traitor, with fatal consequences for them all.

DKK 250.00
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Murder Most Treasonable - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Murder Most Treasonable - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Spies, secrets and suspicious circumstances: Friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan races against time to solve impossible crimes and uncover a traitor in this gripping historical mystery set in medieval London. London. March, 1382 . Deep in the shadows, a clandestine organization known as the Secret Chancery operates under the sinister leadership of John of Gaunt''s Master of Secrets. When two clerks from this covert group meet their demise in suspicious circumstances, friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan is urgently summoned to unravel the truth behind their deaths.A puzzling question lies at the heart of the investigation: how did the killer manage to navigate a labyrinth of locked doors, leaving no trace behind? As Brother Athelstan delves deeper into the mystery, a terrifying threat also emerges: the possibility of treason. King Richard''s spies in France are also dying, almost as if someone''s discovered exactly who they are . . .Brother Athelstan must race against the clock to uncover the truth before he and his companions get tangled up in the hunt for the traitor, with fatal consequences for them all.

DKK 233.00
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Murder Most Treasonable - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Murder Most Treasonable - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Spies, secrets and suspicious circumstances: Friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan races against time to solve impossible crimes and uncover a traitor in this gripping historical mystery set in medieval London. London. March, 1382 . Deep in the shadows, a clandestine organization known as the Secret Chancery operates under the sinister leadership of John of Gaunt''s Master of Secrets. When two clerks from this covert group meet their demise in suspicious circumstances, friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan is urgently summoned to unravel the truth behind their deaths.A puzzling question lies at the heart of the investigation: how did the killer manage to navigate a labyrinth of locked doors, leaving no trace behind? As Brother Athelstan delves deeper into the mystery, a terrifying threat also emerges: the possibility of treason. King Richard''s spies in France are also dying, almost as if someone''s discovered exactly who they are . . .Brother Athelstan must race against the clock to uncover the truth before he and his companions get tangled up in the hunt for the traitor, with fatal consequences for them all.

DKK 167.00
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Brothers and Keepers - John Edgar Wideman - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Brothers and Keepers - John Edgar Wideman - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman''s seminal memoir about two brothers - one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system.A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, tenderness and guilt that connect him to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.

DKK 120.00
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The Straw Men - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Straw Men - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

"Medieval mystery fans have cause for rejoicing with the return of Brother Athelstan" Booklist on Bloodstone January, 1381 . Guests of the Regent, John of Gaunt, Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston have been attending a mystery play performed by the Straw Men, Gaunt''s personal acting troupe, when the evening''s entertainment is rudely interrupted by the sudden, violent deaths of two of Gaunt''s VIP guests, their severed heads left on stage. The Regent orders Athelstan to find out who committed such a heinous act, leading Athelstan to tackle his most baffling case yet.

DKK 189.00
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The Fortunate Brother - Donna Morrissey - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Fortunate Brother - Donna Morrissey - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

When a man is found stabbed and floating beneath the cliffs of the Newfoundland coast, the small outpost of Hampden is swept up in a storm of suspicion and paranoia.Grief-stricken and still struggling to cope with the death of one of their own a year earlier, the troubled Now family are among the first to be suspected of the killing. As the mystery around the murdered man unfolds, the lies spiral, the stakes rise and the once close-knit town becomes a prison that no one can escape.

DKK 110.00
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The Great Revolt - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Great Revolt - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan discovers that past crimes can cause new murder in the latest intriguing medieval mystery June, 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London, determined to overturn both Crown and Church. The Regent, John of Gaunt, has headed north, leaving his nephew, the boy-king Richard II, unprotected.Brother Athelstan meanwhile has been summoned to the monastery at Blackfriars, tasked with solving the murder of his fellow priest, Brother Alberic, found stabbed to death in his locked chamber. Athelstan would rather be protecting his parishioners at St Erconwald''s. Instead, he finds himself investigating a royal murder that took place fifty-four years earlier whilst the rebel leaders plot the present king''s destruction.What does the fate of the king''s great-grandfather, Edward II, have to do with the murder of Brother Alberic more than fifty years later? When he finds his own life under threat, Athelstan discovers that exposing past secrets can lead to present danger.

DKK 261.00
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The Great Revolt - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Great Revolt - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan discovers that past crimes can cause new murder in the latest intriguing medieval mystery June, 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London, determined to overturn both Crown and Church. The Regent, John of Gaunt, has headed north, leaving his nephew, the boy-king Richard II, unprotected.Brother Athelstan meanwhile has been summoned to the monastery at Blackfriars, tasked with solving the murder of his fellow priest, Brother Alberic, found stabbed to death in his locked chamber. Athelstan would rather be protecting his parishioners at St Erconwald''s. Instead, he finds himself investigating a royal murder that took place fifty-four years earlier whilst the rebel leaders plot the present king''s destruction.What does the fate of the king''s great-grandfather, Edward II, have to do with the murder of Brother Alberic more than fifty years later? When he finds his own life under threat, Athelstan discovers that exposing past secrets can lead to present danger.

DKK 192.00
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Bloodstone - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

Bloodstone - Paul Doherty - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

An intriguing new Brother Athelstan historical mystery December, 1380 . When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King''s coroner to investigate. For Sir Robert had in his possession a priceless relic, a sacred bloodstone, which has now disappeared. Did Sir Robert die of natural causes or was he murdered? Athelstan is sceptical of rumours of a curse hanging over Sir Robert, but when it is discovered that a second old soldier has been gruesomely slain on the same night, the rumours no longer seem so far-fetched . . .

DKK 189.00
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The Day of the Serpent - Cassandra Clark - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Day of the Serpent - Cassandra Clark - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The murder of a loyal king''s man threatens the self-crowned King Henry''s new regime in this second gripping medieval mystery featuring friar, sleuth and reluctant spy Brother Chandler. January, 1400 . The bowman strikes at night, slaying one of King Henry''s loyal garrison men before melting back into the darkness. Was the murder the result of a personal quarrel? Or is it, as Henry''s stepbrother, Swynford, fears, the start of an uprising against England''s self-crowned king? Swynford orders Brother Chandler to investigate, before the spark of rebellion can set the whole country alight. Friar, reluctant sleuth, and even more reluctant spy, Brother Chandler is a man with dark secrets and divided loyalties. To the murdered King Richard. To his paymaster, the usurper King Henry. And to beautiful, naïve Mattie, a maid in the household of heretical poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who holds dangerous secrets of her own.Trusted by no one, Chandler must walk a tightrope of secrets and lies if he is to uncover the truth about the murder, while ensuring he - and the few people he cares about - stay alive. Combining rich historical detail with deep characterisations and enthralling mystery, this medieval puzzler is a perfect choice for fans of sleuthing monks and nuns like Ellis Peters'' Brother Cadfael and Peter Tremayne''s Sister Fidelma.

DKK 192.00
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The Day of the Serpent - Cassandra Clark - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The Day of the Serpent - Cassandra Clark - Bog - Canongate Books - Plusbog.dk

The murder of a loyal king''s man threatens the self-crowned King Henry''s new regime in this second gripping medieval mystery featuring friar, sleuth and reluctant spy Brother Chandler. January, 1400 . The bowman strikes at night, slaying one of King Henry''s loyal garrison men before melting back into the darkness. Was the murder the result of a personal quarrel? Or is it, as Henry''s stepbrother, Swynford, fears, the start of an uprising against England''s self-crowned king? Swynford orders Brother Chandler to investigate, before the spark of rebellion can set the whole country alight. Friar, reluctant sleuth, and even more reluctant spy, Brother Chandler is a man with dark secrets and divided loyalties. To the murdered King Richard. To his paymaster, the usurper King Henry. And to beautiful, naïve Mattie, a maid in the household of heretical poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who holds dangerous secrets of her own.Trusted by no one, Chandler must walk a tightrope of secrets and lies if he is to uncover the truth about the murder, while ensuring he - and the few people he cares about - stay alive. Combining rich historical detail with deep characterisations and enthralling mystery, this medieval puzzler is a perfect choice for fans of sleuthing monks and nuns like Ellis Peters'' Brother Cadfael and Peter Tremayne''s Sister Fidelma.

DKK 225.00
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