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Brought to you by Penguin. Unlike anything you’ve read before, The Wax Child is an extraordinary tale of witchcraft from one of the most visionary writers at work today It was a black night in the year 1620 when Christenze Krukow made the wax child, when she melted down beeswax and set it in...

"Genre-bending and darkly comic, Grushin's fourth novel is a weird and wonderful triumph." –O, the Oprah Magazine Cinderella wants her Prince Charming dead in this sophisticated fairy-tale for the twenty-first century. Cinderella married the man of her dreams--the perfect ending she deserved...

Nelle città di provincia le ragazze perbene si assomigliano tutte. Per sottrarsi a un futuro già raccontato, Clara si trasferisce a Londra, dove insegna italiano a ricchi expat e si trova intrappolata nel vortice degli incontri online. Ma il matrimonio della bellissima cugina Rossella, inseparabile compagna d'infanzia diventata poi modella di abiti da sposa, la richiama a Caserta.

“Powerful and haunting . . . an intimate and unforgettable tale that transports the reader to the heart of Imperial Russia.” —Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba This sweeping novel takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of...

After giving birth, Anna is utterly lost. She and her family move to the unfamiliar, snowy city of Stockholm. Anxiety threatens to completely engulf Anna, who obsessively devours online news and compulsively orders clothes she can’t afford. To avoid sinking deeper into her depression, she forces herself to read and write.

Nueva York, 1936. La pequeña casa de comidas El Capitán arranca su andadura en la calle Catorce, uno de los enclaves de la colonia española que por entonces reside en la ciudad. La muerte accidental de su dueño, el tarambana Emilio Arenas, obliga a sus indomables hijas veinteañeras a tomar...

Following her debut novel, HIGH WATER, Patty’s love of interwoven storytelling continues in this sequel. JOURNEYS is a heartfelt tale of self-discovery, fate, soul mates, and the serendipity of unexpected encounters. With humor and warmth, it celebrates the mystery of life's twists and turns, reminding us that true purpose often reveals itself when we least anticipate it. JOURNEYS is a poignant, often humorous tale of resilience, divinity, and the magic of human connection.

Dębki latem to centrum wszechświata. Piękna plaża i rzeka Piaśnica, która rozlewa się srebrną płycizną, a dwa rodzaje wody, słodka i słona, spotykają się ze sobą. Nie ma piękniejszego miejsca nad Bałtykiem... Mały biały domek nad morzem, któż o nim nie marzył? Specjalistka od aranżowania nieruchomości na sprzedaż, Matylda Radwan, ma twardy orzech do zgryzienia - tego domu akurat nikt nie chce kupić. W ciągu kilku letnich tygodni musi dokonać całkowitej metamorfozy.

What can you possibly do when your dazzling life starts unraveling before your eyes? Julianna Di Santis, a 33-year-old ad executive with a dream life in New York City, is about to find out, as her life starts crumbling before her very eyes, leaving her to question everything she though she wanted.

Life can be blurred, shaped, and reshaped in many ways. Everywhere you look, you see circles, squares, lines, and more lines. What you never think is that one line, one tiny little line, can change your life. For Emily, Rachel, and Vera, best friends since college, their yearly girls-only vacation is the time they regroup and leave behind their daily worries and woes.

W życiu nie zawsze układa się tak, jak sobie wyśniliśmy w marzeniach. Matylda Radwan wraca nad morze pełna nadziei na nowy związek. Pomiędzy nią a archeologiem Łukaszem Rokickim coś się jednak psuje. Kobieta gubi się w domysłach, co może być tego powodem. Nie ma pojęcia, że ukochany ukrywa przed nią pewien sekret... Także we dworze w Drozdowie wszystko się nagle komplikuje. Pojawia się zagadkowy człowiek, którego zamiary nie są do końca jasne dla właścicielki, Anity Orontowicz. Trudno rozstrzygnąć, czy przybysz chce jej pomóc, czy zaszkodzić.

Dulce, Adelfa, and Storm, the protagonists of I Love Your Cupcakes are business partners, friends, and share some "interesting" family connections. All the men Dulce meets only ever talk about her cakes, and she's tired of it. Her friend, Adelfa, although she's a chemistry professor, can't manage to find the recipe for the perfect relationship. And Storm, the third of the partners of their bakery/coffee shop/bookshop/art gallery and ex-fire station, is an artist who is not a master in the art of love.

Stadig chokeret efter fødslen flytter hun med sin svenske kæreste, Aksel, og deres lille søn til et sneomsust Stockholm. Snart må parret se sig selv falde ind i gamle kønsroller mod deres vilje, og en afgrund åbner sig imellem dem. Angst truer med at opsluge Anna, der læser alt for mange nyheder på nettet og shopper alt for meget tøj, hun ikke har råd til. For at stå imod en truende galskab må hun læse og skrive sig til rette i verden igen.

Simona, una mujer en la mitad de sus cuarenta, sufre la muerte de su madre, una figura tutelar en su vida que, hasta cierto punto, era determinante para la construcción de su identidad. Este suceso coincide con la llegada de un amor inesperado a su vida. Nora, una fotógrafa de clase acomodada...

Do you believe in love at first sight - or first click? Do you think your life should be a romantic novel? Would you like to be able to choose the ending? If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions or feel intrigued by them, this novel offers you a unique opportunity. You can choose what kind of ending you want: unhappy, happy, or neutral.

Pat thought she'd left her past behind and started a new life. But one doesn't get rid of voyeurism, obsessions and family quite that easily. Sometimes one has to adopt drastic measures to survive the harassment of a man, particularly a man like Herman. And this time Pat is determined to win, whatever the price.

Tres mujeres arrebatadoras, tres historias brutales, entre Amores perros y Thelma y Louise. La obra cumbre de uno de los narradores con más talento de la nueva narrativa española. Mujeres en la oscuridad narra la huida de tres mujeres distintas, cuyas vidas están entrecruzadas sin saberlo, y...