The Vanishing Hours Gareth P. Jones

The Vanishing Hours Gareth P. Jones'Shot through with compassion . . . this dreamlike, winding tale is a joy.' A. L. KENNEDY 'Moving and unconventionally wise' Guardian This was how I heard the most important story of my life, the thing that decided me, the story that determined who I was in the end. At a hotel bar in a quiet English town, two strangers meet by chance and share their stories. Hers is of an inconspicuous life, shaken by heartbreak and scattered with unfulfilled dreams.

More than anything

A flying demon feeding on human energies

the beautiful young star of the equestrian act

When your heart and your head are saying two different things

until finally

Each page introduces a different animal

a mysterious sequence of events unfolds that result in a soul-searching quest for truth

in her native Nigeria offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men

Over the next days

The keen minds of the Economist love to look beyond everyday appearances to find out what really makes things tick

Children can follow along as William learns that everyone worries and discovers how to cope with his own anxiety

that they could never have imagined