The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller from Bloomsbury Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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Winner of the Orange Prize 2012, New York Times Bestseller
Greece in the age of heroes.
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny.
Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
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Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression by Sally Brampton from Bloomsbury Paperbacks (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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Shoot the Damn Dog blasts the stigma of depression as a character flaw and confronts the illness Winston Churchill called 'the black dog', a condition that humiliates, punishes and isolates its sufferers.
It is a personal account of a journey through (and out of) severe depression as well as being a practical book, offering ideas about what might help.
With its raw, understated eloquence, it will speak volumes to anyone whose life has been haunted by depression, as well as offering help and understanding to those whose loved ones suffer from this terrifying condition.
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The Nostradamus Prophecies by Mario Reading from Corvus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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Nostradamus wrote a thousand prophecies.
Only 942 have survived.
What happened to the missing quatrains? And what secrets did they contain to make it necessary for them to remain hidden? And why did Nostradamus leave his daughter a sealed container in his will?
This mystery drives two men with very different desires. Adam Sabir is a writer desperate to revive his flagging career; Achor Bale is a member of an ancient secret society that has dedicated itself to the protection and support of the 'Three Antichrists' foretold in Nostradamus's verses - Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, and the 'one still to come'...
The pair embark on a terrifying chase through the ancient Romany encampments of France in a quest to locate the missing verses.
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