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When Louis Trevelyan's young wife meets an old family acquaintance, his unreasonable jealousy of their friendship sparks a quarrel that leads to a brutal and tragic estrangement.

Eight million people improve their mornings by tuning into Terry's words of wisdom on Wake up to Wogan. But is their appetite sated by this daily exposure? Not in the slightest. So it's lucky that Terry has been known to turn his hand to the odd bit of writing. This has allowed him to shed light on such weighty matters as how to survive a wedding, what Bank Holidays are for, why Eurovision could be responsible for the Celtic Tiger, whether we should watch out for potatoes, and where exactly it all went pear-shaped.

Hannah Sullivan's first collection, Three Poems , won the T. S. Eliot Prize and the inaugural John Pollard International Poetry Prize. Was It for This continues that book's project, offering a trenchant exploration of the ways in which we attempt to map our lives in space and time. But there is also the wider, collective experience to contend with, the upheaval of historic event and present disaster. 'Tenants', the first poem, is an elegy for Grenfell, written from the uneasy perspective of a new mother living a few streets away.

In 1966, just two weeks after the IRA blew up Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street, Dublin, Eddie McGrath is knocked down and killed by the airport bus near the spot where the Pillar used to stand. His death turns his 17-year-old daughter, Nuala, into an orphan. She never knew her mother, Gertie, at all, and when she looked into her father's things she found items of her mother that deeply disturbed her....

The Death of Shakespeare is a novel of historical fiction that imagines how the plays attributed to William Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, with occasional help from the Bard himself. William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon appeared in London in 1590 at the age of 26 and is believed by many to have begun writing the greatest plays the world has ever seen. There is no record of his education, if he had any.

"Was nun?" in Zeiten der Weltwirtschaftskrise: Falladas Antwort auf diese Frage der kleinen Leute ist Lämmchen, diese sanfte und tapfere Frau, die das Leben ihres verzweifelten Mannes in die Hände nimmt. Beide glauben an ihr Glück und an ihre Liebe. Doch das Glück will sich nicht einstellen, stattdessen gibt es Kummer und Sorgen, als sich Pinneberg in das Millionenheer der Arbeitslosen einreihen muss.

Neue Texte der Bestsellerautorin Julia Engelmann - authentisch selbst gesprochen. "Ich liege auf dem Dach und zähle meine Sterne, manchmal strecke ich kurz die Arme aus. Dann pflück ich mir ein paar, greif einfach raus in sphärisch weite Ferne, endlich hört das Warten wieder auf." Gefühlvoll und berührend klingen die neuen Gedichte von Bestsellerautorin Julia Engelmann. Sie spricht über die Suche nach Glück, Liebe und Zuhause und die kleinen und großen Fragen, die unser Leben bestimmen: was uns glücklich macht, wo wir hingehören, welchen Weg wir gehen wollen, was wir loslassen, was bleibt.

Nora Gomringers "Sprechtexte" sind lebendige Literatur, ein Erlebnis. Ihre bildmächtigen Kleinode voller Witz und Lakonie sprechen Leser und Hörer direkt an und überraschen mit großer sprachlicher Vielfalt. Nora Gomringer erzählt vom Fragenstellen und Gedankenmachen, vom Lieben und Zerzaust-Sein, vom Loslassen und Aufbrausen.

Have you ever wondered, “Who is King Arthur? ”King Arthur is legendary for his courage, leadership, and the magical world surrounding his reign. In The Big Questions: Who Is King Arthur , young listeners aged 5 and upwards are invited to embark on an enchanting journey to explore the mysteries of Camelot, the Knights of the Round Table, and the fascinating myths that shaped his story. Written by Ethan Solace, an Interdisciplinary Psychologist, this book delves into the life and legacy of King Arthur, blending historical insight with captivating storytelling to inspire curiosity and wonder.

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Mit wenig viel zu sagen. Das hat sich Autor Georg Rauber mit Das Herz ist ein dummer Bastard aber es weiß was es will vorgenommen. Eine Ansammlung an kurzen Gedichten, Geschichten, Aphorismen und sonstigen Wortzusammenkünften, die trotz weniger Worte viel zu bieten haben. Von experimentellem Umgang mit Sprache über kurze Erzählungen zu schlichten Aussagen und Sprüchen findet sich in diesem Band alles, was kurzweilig aber - im besten Fall - langanhaltend ist.