Na drugom kraju svijeta

Love... #3

by Nick Spalding, Andrea Cvjetković (Translator)

Kad Jamiejev spektakularni slom živaca na poslu rezultira otkazom, a Laura dobije izvrsnu ponudu za novi posao u Australiji, obitelj Newman uvjerena je kako su im se ostvarili snovi. Zamjena svakodnevnog stresa vlastitim komadićem osunčanog raja i novi početak za njihovu mladu obitelj zvuči savršeno. Naposljetku, to bi moglo popraviti i neke trzavice koje su nastale u njihovom braku posljednjih mjeseci. No, Jamie i Laura ubrzo će otkriti da problemi ipak mogu pronaći način da vas sustignu, bez obzira koliko daleko pokušate pobjeći. Može li ljubav preživjeti i na sasvim drugom kraju svijeta?

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Fiction, Humor, Chick Lit, Audiobook, Mine

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 31, 2013

About the author

Nick Spalding is an author who, try as he might, can't seem to write anything serious.

Before becoming a full-time author, he worked in the communications industry, mainly in media and marketing. As talking rubbish for a living can get tiresome (for anyone other than a politician), he thought he'd have a crack at writing comedy fiction - with a very agreeable level of success so far, it has to be said. Nick is now a multimillion seller. This flabbergasts him every single day.

Nick is now in his fifties - and is rather annoyed at the universe about it, because it gave him no choice in the matter. He's also addicted to Thai food and roast potatoes (not together), loves Batman and Warhammer, and has a dreadful singing voice.

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Find out more about Nick and his books at www.nickspalding.com

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a struggle to finish this book. Unlike the earlier installments in the series, this one just wasn't cutting it for me most of the time. The characters were too whiney. Plot points were predictable. Each chapter is like an episode with same formula: things start out well intentioned only to go bad. How many times can you read different scenarios take the same turn over and over again and still be entertained by it?

Anyway there was promise towards the end... genuine conflict and conflict resolution. So I gave this one three stars, not two. I hope, if there are future installments, that they are better works on the whole than this one was.

[Sanela K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Na drugom kraju svijeta" (Nik Spalding).
Mogu komotno reći da je ona treći dio urnebesne sage o jednoj tipičnoj porodici. Prvi dio je "On voli, ona voli", a drugi dio su "Neprospavane noći". Ukoliko želite razbibrigu uz glasan smijeh i brutalnu iskrenost, ovo su knjige za vas. Odlične su za popraviti sumorno raspoloženje jer smijeh je najbolji lijek. Neću vam prepričavati sadržaj, ali ću reći da ćete, pored urnebesnih dogodovština i neugodnih situacija kroz koje prolaze glavni likovi (bračni par s kćerkicom, par koji pratimo od prvog dijela, od perioda kad su se tek upoznali), čitaćemo i o propuštenim i nepropuštenim prilikama, iskrenosti, (ne)razumijevanju, (ne)povjerenju, ulogama muškarca i žene, supružnika i roditelja, iskušenjima, načinu života i pogledima na isti. Knjiga je dobra, preporučujem je i dajem joj tri zvjezdice. ⭐⭐⭐

[Hrvoje · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny and good for summer chilling.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jamie and Laura are moving to Australia for Laura's new job. There they have some interesting experiences with the wildlife and some fun stories about the differences between their uptight/proper English personalities and the more open/laid back personalities of the Aussies. Jamie has a hard time finding work and his sense of manhood is questioned. Just when their marriage is strained to the fullest, both Jamie and Laura are propositioned by horny Australians. Once again, Poppy puts things into perspective for them before things go too far.

Yeah, so this one wasn't as funny as the previous books in the series. I felt a few of the jokes were recycled, or at least their subject matter was. It was still entertaining. It just wasn't as "laugh my socks off" as some of his other books, so I was a tad disappointed.

[Adele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed the love series by Nick Spalding, this was a great finale for the trilogy. Once again filled with lots of fun and frolics.

[Patrizia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nešto mi se manje svidjela od prethodne dvije knjige, no Poppy, Laura i Jamie su mi prirasli srcu. Bilo je manje humora nego u prethodne dvije knjige, ali su me neka poglavlja nasmijala zbog gluposti i realističnosti priče.

[Moni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ne toliko zanimljiva i zabavna kao prošle dvije knjige.

[Tea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uvijek briljantno i humoristično napisano. Treći nastavak u kojemu pratimo obiteljski život Jamieja, Laure i njihove kćerkice Poppy na drugome kraju svijeta, ni manje ni više nego u Australiji.

Svakom stranicom me sve više iznenađuje tijek događaja da jednostavno nisam prestala listati stranice do samoga kraja.

Nick Spalding je jedan od onih autora koji zaslužuje više pozornosti čitaoca.

Definitivna preporuka za sve one koji traže lagano štivo i naravno, humor zbog kojega vam dođu suze na oči.

[Stacey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved the first book in this series but it's been a steady downhill slide since then. This book was only vaguely entertaining. There were definitely parts that made me chuckle but in general the book just felt repetitive. How many times can ridiculous things happen to the same people?

[Chiara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was a bit more of a drag than the previous two but still had that typical Nick Spalding laugh out loud moments.

[Martina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jamie Newman dobio je otkaz nakon što mu je menadžer tvrtke pristupio kako bi mu rekao da će mu smanjiti sate i da gubi ured, a Jamie imao živčani slom i svašta mu izgovorio i u četiri oka, a i pred drugim članovima tvrtke. Zbog toga je Laura morala podebljati sate u prodavaonici čokolade Morton i Slacks. Dok je hvatala staricu koja joj je iz trgovine krala čokoladu, nazvali su je iz australske tvornice čokolade Worongabba Chocolate za razgovor na posao. Razgovor je obavila online i nakon toga je odlučeno da idu u Australiju. Laurin novi šef Alan Brookes poslao je svoga predstavnika Bretta po Newmanove na aerodrom i da ih smjesti. Bili su smješteni u lošem hotelu, ali nakon što ih je Alan smjestio kod svojih rođaka Granta i Ellie, bili su zahvalni za taj hotel. Kod Granta i Ellie su izdržali jedva jedan dan i njihove velikodušne gostoljubivosti su se jedva riješili tako što je Jamie rekao da Lauri neugodno kakati u tuđoj kući. Kakanje joj je poslije stvorio problem, nakon što je Jamie ostavio ključeve u njihovu stanu, a stan se zaključao, pa su im čistačica Sandra i domar Bob ponudili prenoćište. Ispostavilo se da su Sandra i Bob bogati i imaju veliku kuću, ali su ih ipak čuli kad su se Sandra i Bob seksali. Ujutro su se ustali nakon što su Sandra i Bob otišli i doručkovali u njihovoj kuhinji, iako je Lauru bilo sramota pa ju je pri izlazu potjeralo na wc. Kako govno nije željelo otići iz odvoda, Laura ga je uzela plastičnom vrećicom i na kraju ostavila na pultu pokraj poruke u kojem zahvaljuje Bobu i Sandri. Nakon toga su izbjegavali Boba i Sandru. Kako Jamie nije mogao naći posao, zapadao je u depresiju i Laura je zbog toga ostavljala par dana Poppy kući, a par dana ju je vodila u vrtić. Ti dani s Poppy su i Jamieju bili bolji,a kad nije bilo Poppy onda je dane provodio u ogrtaču pišući roman o Cicotronima. U par navrata je uspio ponešto i zaraditi pa je odlučio Lauru iznenaditi za rođendan i odvesti ih na putovanje u Cairns. Laura i Poppy su se ludo zabavljale dok su žičarom prelazili preko šume što Jamieju nije bilo baš zabavno. Poslije su proveli ugodnu večer u restoranu i šetajući plažom skoro ih je napao krokodil. Kad su ušli u apartman neugodno su se iznenadili jer je Lauru dočekao buket od šefa Alana. Tada mu je priznala da joj je izjavio ljubav i da ju obasipa poklonima već dva mjeseca i da stvarno nije imala ništa s njim. Sutradan su proveli u šutnji i jedino su na Poppyin zahtjev izašle van i to u kuglanu. Poppy je imala svoje vesele trenutke koje je Jamie snimio kamerom. Kad je Laura uzela Jamiejev mobitel da vidi Poppyine slike i snimke, vidjela je i Mindyine slike. Jamie joj je probao objasniti da nije imao ništa sa Mindy, mladom susjedom, iznajmljivačicom nekretnina i da se ona sigurno slikala nakon što je zbog šoka što je htjela biti s njim, Jamie ostavio mobitel pokraj bazena. Otada se njihov odnos pogoršao i jedno i drugo je razmišljalo o razvodu i ponudama Alana i Mindy. Ali nakon razgovora, Jamie je otišao Alanu na vrata i zaprijetio mu da se ne nabacuje njegovoj ženi, dok se Laura pojavila Mindy na vratima i opalila joj šamar. Nakon toga su odlučili da ipak više vole Englesku i da će napustiti Australiju. Laura je dobila pozamašnu otpremninu pa su prije povratka u Englesku otišli na odmor u Sydney. Jamie je dobio odličnu ponudu za svoj duhoviti roman On voli, ona voli.

[Sanja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nov nastavak romana „On voli, ona voli“ donosi uzbudljivu pustolovinu obitelji Newman na drugom kraju svijeta – dalekoj Australiji.

„𝘖𝘷𝘢 𝘫𝘦 𝘻𝘦𝘮𝘭𝘫𝘢 𝘮𝘰ž𝘥𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘶ž𝘢𝘴𝘯𝘪𝘩 𝘱𝘶𝘻𝘢𝘫𝘶ć𝘪𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘫𝘢 𝘵𝘪 𝘮𝘰𝘨𝘶 𝘰𝘥𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘪 š𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘫𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘨𝘶 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘫𝘦𝘵𝘪 𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰ž𝘦 𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘮 š𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪 𝘭𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪 𝘮𝘰ž𝘦𝘮𝘰 𝘶č𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘫𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘪 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘮𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘫𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘭𝘶𝘱𝘪.“

𝑲𝒂𝒅 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒋𝒆𝒗 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒌𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒎 ž𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒄𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒍𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒛𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒂 𝒐𝒕𝒌𝒂𝒛𝒐𝒎, 𝒂 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒋𝒆 𝒊𝒛𝒗𝒓𝒔𝒏𝒖 𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒅𝒖 𝒛𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒊 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒐 𝒖 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒋𝒊, 𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒋 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒗𝒋𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝒋𝒆 𝒌𝒂𝒌𝒐 𝒔𝒖 𝒊𝒎 𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒊 𝒔𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒊. 𝒁𝒂𝒎𝒋𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝒔𝒗𝒂𝒌𝒐𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒏𝒐𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒂 𝒗𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒎 𝒌𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒊ć𝒆𝒎 𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒏č𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒋𝒂 𝒊 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒊 𝒑𝒐č𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒌 𝒛𝒂 𝒏𝒋𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒗𝒖 𝒎𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒖 𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒋 𝒛𝒗𝒖č𝒊 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒓š𝒆𝒏𝒐. 𝑵𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒍𝒋𝒆𝒕𝒌𝒖, 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒊 𝒎𝒐𝒈𝒍𝒐 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊 𝒊 𝒏𝒆𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒛𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒌𝒐𝒋𝒆 𝒔𝒖 𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒖 𝒏𝒋𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒗𝒐𝒎 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒌𝒖 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒍𝒋𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒋𝒊𝒉 𝒎𝒋𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒊. 𝑵𝒐, 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆 𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝒖𝒃𝒓𝒛𝒐 ć𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒌𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊 𝒅𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒊 𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒌 𝒎𝒐𝒈𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒂ć𝒊 𝒏𝒂č𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒂 𝒗𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒖, 𝒃𝒆𝒛 𝒐𝒃𝒛𝒊𝒓𝒂 𝒌𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒌𝒐 𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒖š𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒃𝒋𝒆ć𝒊.

„𝘔𝘰ž𝘦š 𝘻𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘬𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘥𝘶š𝘦𝘷𝘭𝘫𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘮 𝘬𝘶ć𝘪 𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘭𝘢 𝘪 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘮 𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘰 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘫𝘦 𝘯𝘪š𝘵𝘢 𝘶č𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘮 č𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘷 𝘥𝘢𝘯, 𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘮 𝘶𝘻𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘰 𝘪 𝘴𝘢ž𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘰 𝘴𝘦.“

𝑴𝒐ž𝒆 𝒍𝒊 𝒍𝒋𝒖𝒃𝒂𝒗 𝒑𝒓𝒆ž𝒊𝒗𝒋𝒆𝒕𝒊 𝒊 𝒏𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒗𝒊𝒎 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒐𝒎 𝒌𝒓𝒂𝒋𝒖 𝒔𝒗𝒊𝒋𝒆𝒕𝒂?

Autor njeguje raniji stil pisanja, dakle poglavlje po poglavlje čitatelj ima priliku vidjeti dogodovštine obiteljskog života iz Laurinog dnevnika odnosno Jamievog bloga opisane na duhovit i zabavan način.

Ovo je roman koji će vas nasmijati i zabaviti i može se čitati zasebno, ali preporučila bih čitanje redom kako su knjige izlazile (On voli, ona voli pa Neprospavane noći) kako biste vidjeli kroz koje su sve nedaće i nepodopštine prošli Laura i Jamie kao par.

„(...) 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘬𝘢𝘥 𝘫𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘢ć𝘪 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘫𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰 š𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰ž𝘦š 𝘶 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪 𝘤𝘪𝘫𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘶.“

Autor je 2015. godine napisao još jednu knjigu o obitelji Newman, koja zasad nije prevedena na hrvatski (nadam se da bude), a zove se „Love Among The Stars“.

Voljela bih da je više knjiga ovog autora prevedeno jer mi se dopada njegov stil pisanja koji djeluje baš opuštajuće, mami osmijeh i na zanimljiv način opisuje svakodnevicu.

Preporuka kao ljetno štivo ili kao odmor od teških knjiga.

[Geena Barret · Rating 1 out of 5]

When I read Mad Love by Nick, I absolutely fell in love with it as it had me staying up all night to finish it because it kept me laughing. So I eagerly picked this one up hoping to have the same thoughts. I had initially stopped halfway through because the humor in this one felt forced and unbelievable, and I wasn't enjoying it.

Some times, I need time to go by to try a book out again, so I picked it up again today and it was even worse than before. I skimmed and eventually skipped to the end. I'm glad I didn't force myself to chug through it. This book came far before Mad Love, though, so Nick definitely figured out a better balance of humor and realism in his writing! I'll absolutely still pick up his books since Mad Love when given the chance, as that one was completely charming and loveable and I still recommend it to this day.

[Emma Harvey · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book really annoyed me! The author is so crude in regards to women’s bodies. The male character found photos that a woman had taken on his phone to try and ruin his marriage, and he stated that if he had seen them before his wife, he would delete them.. after having a wank. The attitude towards what is meant to be a monogamous relationship, and male gaze is just appalling. I was unable to finish it as I was too disgusted by the behaviour it encourages. It’s a shame, as the first chapter really made me laugh 😔

[Safari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well that was interesting...

Another instalment from the Newman's. This one set in Australia. This book had some funny scenes for sure, but I think it would be even funnier for non-Australians. I'm Australian need I say more? I still loved it even though it wasn't as funny as the first two. I'm going to dive straight into the 4th book now. Bit sad about that because there won't be any more Spalding humour to be had until the bugger writes something new. I saved this series of his to read last.

Nick get typing I don't want to wait too long for another book.

[Faery · Rating 4 out of 5]

*** 3.5 stars rounded up ***

I really enjoyed this instalment in the Love Series. It was a bit more grown up than the previous two books as it dealt with marital issues, work and juggling family life.

Jamie, Laura and Poppy move to Australia as Laura gets a new job there, and the Australian backdrop provides a refreshing change of scenery. They still manage to get into cringey and funny situations of course.

I will definitely be reading the next and last in this series.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this series by Nick Spalding, he is comedic genius. He takes everyday events and treats them with irreverent humor and emotion. I love Laura and Jamie's struggle from dating in book one, having a baby in book two, moving to Australia to try to make a living in book three.
Parts of this were a little slower than the other books but honestly when I needed a good laugh I read a few chapters. I was rewarded with lots laugh out loud, oh my, and sweet moments.

[Anne Cranesmith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I generally love anything Nick Spalding writes. Definitely lots of laughs, many of them laugh out loud hilarious and almost to the point of tears. What seemed like a great opportunity for this little family was a disaster in so many ways leading to crazy misconstrued events and outlandish situations. Well worth reading.

[Taryn Hilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2, rounded up… I was going to round down, but the ending changed my mind! I love that I can’t predict the decisions the characters are going to make. One of the things I love about this author, for sure. Not my favorite book of his, but really enjoyed it! Especially considering the fact that I didn’t read the other books before this in the series, lol

[Mihaela · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the few books in my life I couldn't finish.

The attempted humour is infantile, the characters are unlikeable, the storyline is...barely there?

I didn't know this was a third book in a series before picking it up, though. Maybe I would have liked the characters more had I read the previous two books, I'll give it that. Still, a very painful read (the 65% I managed to, at least).

[Kristel Ives · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did it again

Another laugh out loud book! Honestly love reading your collection, they never fail to make me smile and laugh. I would highly recommend this whole series of books by Nick Spalding.

[Toni · Rating 4 out of 5]

book 3 ends on a good measure of frivolous fun and wacky storyline(s). Too many belly laughs and/or chuckles throughout the entire series. Really, really enjoyed these books and will recommend to my hubby as he'll definitely enjoy these with the good amount of "off the wall" and raunchy banter.

[Mrs Sandy Powdrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant!

Seeing love from both sides in a different country told in the fabulous way only Mr Spalding can made me laugh out loud on several occasions. You know it's a good read when you're wondering what will happen next and when will you get chance to continue reading!

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

A romantic comedy written by a man! I think men would like this story, and would find it very funny (if they like crude/crass humor) but I can't think of any men who would be willing to read it, due to it's being a rom com. It's pretty sweet, though.

[Thebrit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great one.......

I love these books, it's such a fun series. The problems Jaimie and Laura manage to get themselves into are laugh out loud funny. I can only hope that there will be more adventures coming in the future. Thanks for a really fun and enjoyable book.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars. While there's still a ton of ridiculous actions in this one, the story is a little darker with job stress and marital strife. Plus, they're raising a potential monster child which they will regret.

[Roze Swartz · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun to read

Love Nick’s books - super cringey at times but also laugh out loud funny. If you aren’t listening to the audio book, do it! Narrators add so much to the story and make it really pop and so much funnier.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read all three books in this series and enjoyed every one. The comedy, disasters, and writing are superb, as is the love shining through it all. This series will be one I'll keep on my shelf for a long time.

[Cha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still as funny as the first two books

[Ross Mcneil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice enjoyable read. Quite good humour.