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As loved ones are taken from us by old age, by mental illness and even by force?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a great spread of countries throughout history, these sumptuous stories show the united wealth of our common humanity, and give a reminder that love and hope spring in the unlikeliest of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories from David Almond, Leila Aboulela, Fred D’Aguiar, Jenni Fagan, Cathy Forde, Harry Josephine Giles, Pippa Goldschmidt, Jessie Greengrass, Hannah Lavery, and PK Lynch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204946854066,"sku":"9781739830144","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781739830144.jpg?v=1786024278"},{"product_id":"9781915983183","title":"Schrodinger's Wife (and Other Possibilities)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe lives of people (mostly women) who help to produce science or who are affected by it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eSchrödinger's Wife (and Other Possibilities)\u003c\/i\u003e travel through laboratories, observatories, rockets, hotel rooms, hospitals, out to the Antarctic and into outer space, following the trails of women scientists, technicians, patients, doctors, and spouses in their encounters with some of the most extraordinary aspects of modern science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these science-inspired tales the nuclear physicist Lise Meitner discovers the secrets of nuclear fission while fleeing from the Nazis. An employee in the underground laboratory CERN refuses to have her own photo taken. The biologist Margaret Bastock must figure our the impact of genes on behavior while coping with post-war expectations of women’s own behavior. Scientists from East and West Germany stationed at opposite sides of Antarctica experience their own fall of the Berlin Wall. The elusive physicist Bruno Pontecorvo theorizes about an equally elusive particle. Schrödinger’s wife Anny uses his theory to get her revenge on her philandering husband. A scientific theory worries about being discovered by a woman, and a resident in a special institution extrapolates the history of the universe from a piece of toast. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this, her second collection of short stories, Pippa Goldschmidt explores the lives of real and imaginary scientists, focusing on the human emotions and social connections behind the discoveries.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309002109301,"sku":"9781915983183","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915983183_85e4d014-6170-468a-aa9c-3b36a726df93.jpg?v=1786030715"},{"product_id":"9781784633530","title":"Best British Short Stories 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive showcase of the year’s finest British short stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Bravo to Salt’s beacon of delight and intrigue – its annual collection of the UK’s best short stories, from established and emerging voices.’ —Duncan MinshullNow relaunched for a new era, Best British Short Stories returns with a bold new look and a renewed commitment to celebrating the art of the short story. As we enter our fifteenth volume, this much-loved annual collection continues to be the go-to anthology for readers seeking the most exciting and diverse voices in contemporary British fiction. Assembled by series editor Nicholas Royle, Best British Short Stories 2025 presents a stellar selection of stories first published in 2024, drawn from magazines, journals, anthologies, collections, chapbooks, and online. 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