Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

Again, Rachel by Marian KeyesBack in the long ago nineties, Rachel Walsh was a mess. But a spell in rehab transformed everything. Life became very good, very quickly. These days, Rachel has love, family, a great job as an addiction counsellor, she even gardens. Her only bad habit is a fondness for expensive trainers. But with the sudden reappearance of a man she'd once loved, her life wobbles. She'd thought she was settled. Fixed forever. Is she about to discover that no matter

in our age of information chaos

an ancient receptacle into which it was hoped 'a mourner could let fall her hot tears'

who used to be her girlfriend

Big ideas are broken into bitesize chunks through clever illustration and graphic design

It's one of the novel's great strengths to be able to shift with such agility between focus scene and lifetime recollection

Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life shed yearned for

'This story

A stunningly presented collection of twenty-five illustrated short stories exploring the relationship between humans and animals

the beauty of it all and the dark parts too

looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day

perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers

Exploring the legends