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In these 12 masterly stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.

To obtain a map of the northlands, Lawrence and company leave the Kingdom of Winfiel and return to Kerube. Seeking out a silversmith of notorious reputation, they are introduced to the beautiful Fran Vonely who offers to provide what they seek. However, Fran's map comes with a price-in exchange...

Twelve dramatisations of the best love stories ever written, performed by star casts Treat yourself to this stunning collection of classic stories of love, loss, obstacles overcome and desperate attraction. This is a beautiful, moving and at times thrilling listen which takes you on a journey...

After years spent living on the run, Samuel Hawley moves with his teenage daughter, Loo, to Olympus, Massachusetts. There, in his late wife's hometown, Hawley finds work as a fisherman, while Loo struggles to fit in at school and grows curious about her mother's mysterious death. Haunting them both are twelve scars Hawley carries on his body, from twelve bullets in his criminal past - a past that eventually spills over into his daughter's present, until together they must face a reckoning yet to come.

Vice Admiral Kris Longknife’s honeymoon gets cancelled when she hears that the space raider’s home world may have been discovered. Finding where the raiders came from could be the key to saving humanity. If only uncovering their secrets was that easy. As Kris returns home, she ends up tangling with a mutinous crew determined to take off on their own.

Ein fesselnder Roman über Mut, Opferbereitschaft und die Kraft der Familie in dunkelsten Zeiten, von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Ellin Carsta Bernried am Starnberger See, 1942: Die Familien von Falkenbach und Lehmann haben sich daran gewöhnt, dass ihre Telefonate abgehört werden. Doch nun erreicht dieses Gefühl, bespitzelt zu werden, eine neue Dimension. Gibt es jemanden in der Familie, der Informationen an die Nazis weitergibt? Wilhelmine von Falkenbach ist im Zentrum des Widerstands und riskiert alles, um die Wahrheit zu verbreiten.

With Alexis Cromwell shot in the back by her XO and the fleet in ruins, the Humans have run back to New Warsaw to lick their wounds, but the Merc Guild now knows the location of their hidden base, and they are in hot pursuit. Led by the New Era, a dreadnought built for the sole purpose of destroying humanity, they are an unstoppable force.

Thousands of years of human history stained by strife, death, and sin come to an end when the King of Glory returns to earth. The satisfying conclusion of the seven years of Tribulation covered by the Left Behind series portrays the return of Jesus Christ to earth in both glory and judgment.

New York Times best-selling author William Kent Krueger has won numerous accolades for his books, including the Anthony Award for Best First Novel. In Trickster’s Point, the 12th suspenseful installment in Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series, Cork is framed for the murder of Minnesota’s first Native American governor-elect, Jubal Little. As Cork fights to clear his name and uncover the truth, he discovers that events from his own past may hold the key to the real killer’s identity.

Nicolas Le Floch à nouveau aux prises avec les turpitudes aristocratiques mais aussi l'atmosphère délétère des années pré-révolutionnaires : Un complot menace la famille royale : Nicolas Le Floch, en plein cœur de l'hiver le plus rude du siècle, met tout en œuvre pour protéger le trône.

A teen is forced to make a fresh start after witnessing a violent crime—but love and danger find her anyway in this “swoonworthy romance” (Kirkus Reviews) from Becca Fitzpatrick, the New York Times bestselling author of the Hush, Hush saga. Stella Gordon’s life is a lie. She does not...

Peacemakers. The Galactic Union's most capable enforcers and resolute negotiators, their name alone elicits fear and awe among the Union's citizenry. Except for Jessica Francis. Not only is she the newest Peacemaker, Jessica is also the first Human Peacemaker, and she commands the respect of few, both inside and outside the Peacemaker's Guild. No one believes humanity is ready to take on the mantle of being a Peacemaker, and Jessica is stuck flying a desk. That is, until a species-induction mission comes along, and she is in the right time and place to get assigned to it.

Жизнеутверждающий рассказ о том, что в любой ситуации никогда не стоит опускать руки и тогда, казавшиеся самыми невероятными и несбыточными мечты, обязательно воплотятся в жизнь. Даже если это мечта сарая номер XII стать велосипедом.

Es ist Jahre her, dass Anna ihren Ex-Mann Leo zuletzt gesehen hat. Nun begegnet sie ihm zufällig in Prag wieder. Anna ist in der Stadt, um etwas über Craft Bier zu lernen, und hat ein Zimmer im Zentrum angemietet. Doch sie muss die gemütliche Dachwohnung ausgerechnet mit Leo teilen – ihrem neuen Mitbewohner. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Auch Leo wird die nächsten Wochen an einer Weiterbildung und einem Brauerei-Wettbewerb teilnehmen. Sie sind also Konkurrenten! Ausgeschlossen, dass längst vergessene Gefühle zwischen ihnen erwachen.

매국노는 친일파를, 친일파는 탐관오리를, 탐관오리는 악덕기업인을 낳고 동학군은 애국투사를, 애국투사는 수위를, 수위는 도배장이를 낳고... 박완서는 대립되는 두 가계의 후손으로 태어난 두 젊은이가 (세상의) 더러운...

ज्येष्ठ साहित्यिक भा. रा. भागवत यांच्या लेखणीतून साकारलेल्या फास्टर फेणे या साहस वीराची आणखी एक साहस कथा जे...

女将の恵がなりすまし詐欺の広告に!?　波瀾のグルメ＆人情小説シリーズ第12弾！恵の占い師時代の写真を悪用した、なりすまし詐欺が発生。

Это произведение с каждым днем становится более современным!Жизнь Иосифа едва ли можно назвать головокружительным приключением, скорее, спокойным московским существованием.

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