Clare Chambers Knihy

1957, jihovýchodní předměstí Londýna. Jean Swinneyová je novinářka v místních novinách, zklamaná v lásce a na prahu čtyřicítky, žijící se svou svárlivou matkou. Když se na redakci obrátí mladá Švýcarka Gretchen Tilburyová a tvrdí, že její dcera je výsledkem panenského početí, je na Jean, aby zjistila, zda jde o zázrak či podvod. Čím více však Jean pátrá, tím víc se její život proplétá s životem Tilburyových. Příběh, který zkoumá pro noviny, rozehrává souhru okolností, jež dramaticky změní životy jich všech. A přesto se Jean nedokáže přimět, aby zavrhla šanci konečně okusit štěstí... Ale bude třeba zaplatit vysokou cenu.

Living with her brother Christian, 34-year-old Esther divides her time between illustrating children's books, nightly shifts as a waitress, weekly visits to her father & fortnightly meetings with her married lover. Then one day she encounters a face in the crowd which makes her question both her life & past.

In dramatic contrast to her own conventional family, the Radley's were extraordinary, captivating creatures transplanted from a bohemian corner of North London to outer suburbia, and the young Abigail found herself drawn into their magic circle: the eccentric Frances, her new best friend;

Exploring themes of love, family, and the joy of freedom, this novel from the bestselling author of SMALL PLEASURES promises to resonate with readers. Set for release in August 2024, it delves into the complexities of relationships and the pursuit of personal happiness. Preorders are currently available for those eager to experience this heartfelt narrative.

The pressure to change our bodies is overwhelming. We strive to defy ageing, build our biceps, cure our disabilities, conceal our quirks. Surrounded by filtered photos and surgically-enhanced features, we must contort our physical selves to prejudiced standards of beauty. Perfection is impossible, and even an acceptable body seems out of reach. In this thought-provoking, original work, acclaimed political philosopher Clare Chambers argues that the unmodified body is a key political principle. While defending individuals' right to change their bodies, she argues that the social pressures to modify undermine equality. She shows how the connected ideas of the natural body, the normal body, and the whole body have been used both to disrupt and to maintain social hierarchies - sometimes oppressing, other times liberating. The body becomes a site of political importance- a place where hierarchies of sex, gender, race, disability, age, and class are reinforced. Through a clear-sighted analysis of the power dynamics that structure our society, and with examples ranging widely from bodybuilding to breast implants, deafness to male circumcision, biology to gender identity, Intact stresses that we must break away from the oppressive forces that demand we alter our bodies. Instead, it offers a bold, transformative vision of the human body that is equal without expectation.

In 1976 four students took a trip to the desert. Now the repercussions of that fateful summer are coming back to haunt them...And repercussions are just what Guy doesn't need: his wife, Jane, is moving swiftly from slightly eccentric to downright peculiar, their three-year-old daughter seems set on destroying Jane's sanity, and now even God's gone quiet on him.As for Nina, she's having enough trouble with her son, James. He's got exams looming, a new girlfriend with pneumatic breasts and now, it seems, he's on drugs. Nina certainly won't welcome any ghosts from the past.Life isn't going smoothly for anyone. But when Hugo, long-forgotten agent of misfortune, threatens to pay them all a visit, disaster seems unavoidable.

On the brink of 40, newly single with a failed business, Philip thought he'd reached an all-time low. It only needed a discarded chip on a South London street to lay him literally flat. So, bedbound and bored, Philip writes the story of his life, only to reveal some comic and touching surprises.