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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...

Set against the backdrop of developing modern China, this mesmerizing literary debut is part coming-of-age tale, part family and social drama, as it follows two generations searching for belonging and opportunity in a rapidly changing world—perfect for readers of Behold the Dreamers, White Ivy...

Der Ort ist ein Stadtviertel. Die Zeit ist die Apokalypse. Das glauben jedenfalls immer mehr, angestachelt von einer durchs Netz rasenden Prophezeiung. Durch das wilde, kaputte Viertel, in dem man trotz allem zusammenhält, streift währenddessen die junge Sanya, eine Pistole im Rucksack – bis sie eines Tages eine seltsame Gestalt trifft. Zwischen furiosem Epos und buntestem Pop, zwischen existenzieller Oper und wärmster Soap-Opera fragt Şeyda Kurt, welche Chancen im Zerfall aller Ordnungen liegen.

'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...

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...

»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...

“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...

It is the 60s and, just out of school, Edith finds herself travelling to rural Italy. She has been sent by her mother with strict instructions: to see her sister, ballet dancer Lydia, through the final weeks of her pregnancy, help at the birth and then make a phone call which will seal this...

This is the part in the story where someone I love would only appear again in flashbacks. The daughter of Cambodian refugees, Ai grew up in the small Australian town of Whitlam populated by Asian immigrants who once fled war-torn countries to rebuild their shattered lives. It is now the late 90s...

An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian community in Baltimore. Funny and touching, Behind You Is the Sea brings us into the homes and lives of three main Palestinian immigrants families - the Baladis, the Salamehs, and the Ammars. Their various fates...

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.

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.

When Malika, a young orphan in rural Pakistan, is savagely attacked, her face is left disfigured and her self-esteem destroyed. Haunted by the assault, she hides from the world, finding solace in her mathematical theories. A few years later, her intellectual brilliance is discovered and she...

»Ein ganz besonderer deutscher Bildungsroman« Maxim Biller Dein Vater ein Taugenichts, dein Pflegevater ein Nazi, dein Stiefvater ein brutaler Säufer: Alem Grabovac beschreibt ein Leben, zu krass, um es sich auszudenken. Smilja schuftet als Gastarbeiterin in der Schokoladenfabrik, ihr Mann...