Kirjahaku

Maevens Ash and Orm's continued search for Ash's parents bring them to the country of Stavmo, a civilization whose power is based on steam.Steam cars, whirlybirds, and small appliances, even guns, are all powered by steam... but at a cost. A huge factory has toxic smoke billowing into the air, and only the rich are able to escape the smell by living on the opposite side of town. Class is based on your hair color, and if your hair isn't red like the dictator who runs the country, you vanish into the mines or are thrown into the volcano.But the volcano holds even greater secrets. And possibly a link to Ash's family.The magical pair make friends with the rebels and try to help them fight for their rights, but in doing so they get separated and place themselves in danger.

Maevens Ash and Orm arrive in Banneret to continue their search for her family. They are immediately separated when Orm is attacked and instinctively teleports away. Ash is clapped in chains which prevents her using her magic. Genoa, the Kings Advisor, is convinced she can do magic. He believes he is a strong wizard, but Ash has difficulty keeping her laughter under control when he displays his abilities. She has further problems when the King takes an unhealthy interest in her and makes up her mind to escape. To do this she must force her magic to the fore, but this results in a loss of her magic and her memory.Meanwhile Orm has made friends with an Outlander and they try to find any trace of Ash's family hoping for their help to rescue Ash. The search takes them to the land of the little people, and the far western shores where they discover a colossus hiding in a cave. By the time they return to the Kings Keep to rescue Ash, she has already escaped-but where is she and will they be able to find her before Genoa does?

Ash and Orm reach the end of their journey, but above ground all is not as they expected.There is no sign of any humans and the swampy grounds appear to be the habitat of unfriendly and dangerous animals.The further they travel into the continent, the land appears stranger and stranger.Is this really the home of Ash's parents and her people, or has their journey been in vain?If they have failed in their quest, will they be able to return home again?

Discover the woman behind the spectacles in the hilarious, incredibly moving memoir from much loved comedian, writer and presenter Sue Perkins, star of Mel & Sue and The Great British Bake Off'Very funny. Reading her memoir is very like meeting her' Sunday Times'Tight & bright & full of inspiration' Chris Evans, Radio 2 When I began writing this book, I went home to see if my mum had kept some of my stuff. What I found was that she hadn't kept some of it. She had kept all of it - every bus ticket, postcard, school report - from the moment I was born to the moment I finally had the confidence to turn round and say 'Why is our house full of this shit?'Sadly, a recycling 'incident' destroyed the bulk of this archive.This has meant two things: firstly, Dear Reader, you will never get to see countless drawings of wizards, read a poem about corn on the cob, or marvel at the kilos of brown flowers I so lovingly pressed as a child. Secondly, it's left me with no choice but to actually write this thing myself.This, my first ever book, will answer questions such as 'Is Mary Berry real?', 'Is it true you wear a surgical truss?' and 'Is a non-spherically symmetric gravitational pull from outside the observable universe responsible for some of the observed motion of large objects such as galactic clusters in the universe?'Most of this book is true. I have, of course, amplified my more positive characteristics in an effort to make you like me.Thank you for reading.Praise for Spectacles'Drama, tears and laughs - Spectacles has got it all. A brilliant, touching memoir suffused with love, it reminds you that life is best lived at wonky angles. I ADORED it' Jessie Burton, bestselling author of The Miniaturist'Very funny . . . It seems there are two Sue Perkins: the TV one, who gabbles and pratfalls, and the sensitive one who aches. The first of course, exists to protect the second. They can both write. The first writes comedy, the second tragedy; in this sense, reading her memoir is very like meeting her' Sunday Times

Follow Sue Perkins' extraordinary adventures across southern Asia in this fabulously funny travelling tale - inspired by her BBC 1 documentary series 'The Ganges with Sue Perkins' Pick of the holiday reads - Daily Mirror'Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving' Sunday Express'A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.Up until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol. Here's the thing: I am scared of flying. I have zero practical skills. I can't survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket.For the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxiety.I bolt when panicked. I cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distress.I have no ability to learn languages. I am a terrible hypochondriac.Oh, and I am no good with boats.So I said yes.'SHORTLISTED FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS'Part memoir, part travel guide. A fab account full of wit and emotion' Prima'An unvarnished, endearing and very funny account' Woman & Home'Alongside laugh-out-loud travel stories, the book also provides a moving account of her coming to terms with her father's death' Daily Mirror_________Praise for Spectacles: 'Utterly wonderful. It's very, very funny and poignant' Nina Stibbe, bestselling author of Reasons to be Cheerful 'Very funny ... reading her memoir is very like meeting her' Sunday Times'Charming and funny .... Like going for a long, slightly drunken lunch with your naughtiest friend' Red'Brilliantly written... fearlessly honest and full of heart, it will also make you laugh like a gibbon' Heat