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1941 - Amid the bombs falling over London’s East End, the residents of West India Dock Road endure wartime with courage, defiance and a good dose of humour. From nights spent sheltering together in the Underground station to sharing gossip, pastimes and meals, they lean on each other as their world is turned upside down.

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1938: Divya has made the long sea journey from India to England, employed as a nanny by a British family. But once they arrive, she is cruelly abandoned, with no means to return home. Afraid and alone, she faces prejudice and rejection… until she finds her way to an Irish-run boarding house on West India Dock Road and meets Jack, Charity and a host of unexpected friends.

From Johannes Lichtman comes a wisely comic debut novel about a teacher whose efforts to stay sober land him in Sweden, but the refugee crisis forces a very different kind of reckoning. You don’t have to be perfect to do good... Jonas Anderson wants a fresh start. He’s made plenty of bad...

Written in a fragmented, first-person narrative, and described by some as an urban poem, West End follows the life of a young woman from childhood to early adulthood in a declining area. Enclosed by a darkness that permeates her inner and outer landscape, the narrator experiences recurrent losses. Unable to handle the melancholia that overtakes her, she feels her only choice escape the madness.

Robert Moore ist kein einfacher Mann. Der Architekt zieht es vor, allein in New York zu leben. Nachdem seine Haushälterin auch die Segel streicht, steht er kurz vor Weihnachten ganz alleine da und muss sich um alles selbst kümmern, selbst um seine Post. Als Robert an einem Briefkasten Abigail Olsen kennenlernt ist er nicht begeistert. Denn Abigail ist 7 Jahre alt und Robert mag keine Kinder. Durch einen Zufall fällt ihm Abigails Brief an den Weihnachtsmann in die Hände. Was er darin liest, lässt ihn nicht kalt, denn Abigail hat nur einen Wunsch – einen Job für Kate, Abigails Mutter.

He’s not exactly who he appears to be. But then again, neither is she...Chase: I’ve never felt as out of my league as I did when I met Sydney Frost. Not in the years I’ve spent starting successful companies or since. Working for a prestigious firm gives me status and power, and I’m already a master at charming my way through a crowd - or into the bedroom. One new office colleague should be a piece of cake to win over. Ms. Frost, however, is giving my efforts a chilly reception. Time to remind her that I’m not afraid to live up to my name, either...