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From 1960s Italy to present-day Ireland, Ripeness is the story of a family secret that rips a teenage girl's world apart, only for her to discover its true meaning decades later. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater, Sarah Moss. 'Moss makes every moment count' - The Sunday...

The winner of the inaugural Australian Fiction Prize, Every Wild Soul is a lyrical and compelling tale of secrets, survival, and the healing power of nature. On Tasmania's wild and remote Maria Island, eighteen-year-old Min is trying to break free from her controlling, overly protective father...

'This fantastically strange, explosive debut novel entrances even as it unsettles. It's so brilliantly written' BUZZFEED Ren Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ends with the pool. Her teammates are her only friends. Her coach, her guiding light. If she swims well enough, she will be...

Sie ist siebzehn. Sie ist in Berlin geboren. Sie heißt Hazal Akgündüz. Eigentlich könnte aus ihr eine gewöhnliche Erwachsene werden. Nur dass ihre aus der Türkei eingewanderten Eltern sich in Deutschland fremd fühlen. Und dass Hazal auf ihrer Suche nach Heimat fatale Fehler begeht. Erst ist es nur ein geklauter Lippenstift. Dann stumpfe Gewalt. Als die Polizei hinter ihr her ist, flieht Hazal nach Istanbul, wo sie noch nie zuvor war.

Brought to you by Penguin. When Catalina, a witty, vulnerable and beautiful Ecuadorian student, arrives at Harvard, she feels like one of the chosen. She is a miracle child who has escaped death in Latin America to be raised by undocumented grandparents and now studies at the most prestigious...

»Dieser Roman hat mich unentwegt in Atem gehalten ... István ist mir zutiefst ans Herz gewachsen.« Dua Lipa Was treibt ein Leben an, was verleiht ihm Wert und woran zerbricht es? István, fünfzehn, lebt mit seiner Mutter in einem Plattenbauviertel am Rande einer ungarischen Stadt. Er ist...

Nothing can mend a broken heart quite like family. Sherry has struggled all her life to understand who she is, where she comes from, and, most important, why her mother slapped her cheek one summer afternoon. The incident has haunted Sherry, and it causes her to dig into her family's past. Like many family histories, it is fractured and stubbornly reluctant to reveal its secrets. But Sherry is determined to know the full story. In a few days' time, her extended family will gather for a reunion, and Sherry sets off across the country with her mother, Dumpling, to join them.

“A MASTERPIECE that stands as an EXCEPTIONAL work of historical fiction…This character-driven beauty is an immersive, heartfelt TRIUMPH. It is a fantastic MUST-READ that will resonate deeply with fans of Alice Walker and Brit Bennett.” —Booklist (STARRED review) “SWEEPING and PROFOUND...