Showing results for "Lullaby" in Literary Fiction

“A beautiful book. . . . There are phrases in here that will make you laugh out loud, and others that will stop your heart. A definite triumph.” — David Rakoff, author of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish From Heather O'Neill, the Giller-shortlisted author of Daydreams of Angels...

Based on the true story of a brave German nurse tasked with caring for Auschwitz’s youngest prisoners, Auschwitz Lullaby brings to life the story of Helene Hannemann—a woman who sacrificed everything for family and fought furiously for the children she hoped to save. On an otherwise ordinary...

Following the death of her beloved detective spouse Danny in the line of duty, cop Vicky Langford left the Westport police force to become a crime reporter for the Herald. She always felt crime king Richard Blackwell killed her husband and wounded his partner, who since recovered. At a murder scene, Vicky meets the newest detective Jim McCann, a former Seattle cop who directs her to leave as reporters are not wanted at the crime scene (or anywhere else).

August is a God-fearing track star who leaves Enugu City to attend university and escape his overbearing sisters. He carries the weight of their lofty expectations, the shame of facing himself, and the haunting memory of a mother he never knew. It’s his first semester and pressures aside...

Tasia McFarland is a washed-up singer desperate to get back to the top of the charts. As her star begins to rise again, the tabloids uncover the fact that Tasia is the ex-wife of the US president - which is one reason the world takes notice when she is killed by a bullet to the neck in front of a crowd of fans. Suicide is suspected, but when the ballistics report comes up empty, the authorities call on Jo Beckett to do a psychological autopsy. As Jo sifts through the facts, she only finds more questions....

Battered, bruised and washed up on the banks of a remote loch, the Lullaby Girl doesn't know who or where she is. She doesn't speak. She only sings a haunting Danish lullaby over and over again. When her shocking story hits the headlines, the Lullaby Girl is hot news. Everyone wants to know who she is. Strangers donate money for her care, and the media are breaking down the door to get to her.

The inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest and resonant debut from a 23-year-old Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia. August is a God-fearing track star who leaves...

Baby is twelve years old. Her mother died not long after she was born and she lives in a string of seedy flats in Montreal's red light district with her father Jules, who takes better care of his heroin addiction than he does of his daughter. Jules is an intermittent presence and a constant...

Angela Alexander, a New England bookshop owner and support talk-line volunteer, is dedicated to listening to people without her own filter getting in the way. Though her life is full and satisfying, she faces the ultimate dilemma after her husband, Tucker—an exuberant bird photographer and blues musician—is harmed by medical malpractice during a routine hernia repair. Left in intractable pain, he struggles to focus on any shred of quality of life. When Tucker expresses the desire to end his life before he loses full autonomy, Angela has to decide to support him in that decision, or not.

Zwei gebrochene Herzen – ein Plan, der alles verändern könnte... In Jennifer Wileys In jedem Augenblick ein Wir, Teil 2 der New-Adult-Reihe an der Lullaby University, müssen sich die Studierenden Lou Simson und Jasper Branson den Schatten ihrer Vergangenheit stellen – und treffen dafür eine besondere Abmachung. Perfektionistin Lou tut alles, um ihre düsteren Erinnerungen an eine frühere Beziehung in Schach zu halten. Am besten gelingt ihr das, wenn sie beschäftigt ist und zum Beispiel bis spät in die Nacht für ihr Umweltmanagement-Studium an der LBU arbeitet.

Für die 19-jährige Hazel Ann Kelly ist der Beginn ihres Studiums an der Lullaby University ein erster Schritt in die Freiheit – und ihre Chance, etwas über die Organspenderin zu erfahren, der sie diese Freiheit verdankt. Denn Hazel leidet an Mukoviszidose und brauchte eine neue Lunge. Gleich an ihrem ersten Tag an der LBU macht Hazel Bekanntschaft mit dem verschlossenen Lewis Branson, der im Dauerstreit mit seinem Bruder Jasper liegt.