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Brought to you by Penguin. The astounding and expansive coming-of-age novel about a young woman whose quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut irrevocably alters the fates of the people she loves most. A LITHUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 Steph Harper is on the run. When she was five, her...

Lionel studiert Philosophie und Soziologie – ohne Begeisterung. Stattdessen wächst in ihm das Gefühl, eine Frau sein zu wollen. Mit Thea, seiner Partnerin, kollidiert dieser Wunsch heftig; politische und ideologische Spannungen verschärfen die Brüche zwischen ihnen. Eine eskalierende Party endet im Drogenrausch mit einem Faustschlag, der Thea schwerverletzt in die Neurochirurgie bringt.

Cal Stephanides, amerikanischer Diplomat, lässt uns an seiner ungewöhnlichen Lebensgeschichte teilhaben. In einem griechischen Bergdorf fängt alles an. Ein junger Mann und eine junge Frau, Bruder und Schwester, fliehen vor den Türken nach Smyrna und, als die Stadt brennt, weiter nach Amerika. Es ist das Jahr 1922.

Secrets lie on the bookshop shelves in this cozy, compelling family mystery for readers of The Lost Bookshop and The Keeper of Stories! ‘I didn’t want to stop reading this book. It had me hooked’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A gorgeous, emotional, and uplifting literary mystery perfect...

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Short Stories for Seniors: 30 Inspiring and Interesting True Stories of Ordinary People in History Whose Inventions Made Everyday Life Better (Includes Surprising Trivia)

”Norske Sandra Lillebø romandebuterer med en bog, som balancerer mellem respekten for hendes psykisk syge mor og sit eget behov for at formulere og dele sin smertefulde erfaring.”– Information. Tingenes tilstand er et opgør med en psykisk syg mor. Den er et åbenlyst sorgarbejde og en...

Et fængende, sitrende drama ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jyllands-Posten Om et ungt menneske, der snubler på vej ind i voksenlivet. Information Et voldsomt, velskrevet og vedkommende værk. Litteratursiden Talmagi holder livsleden i skak i Louise Juhl Dalsgaards subtile...

FROM THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ONLY HERE, ONLY NOW WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 Frazer and Caitlin have come a long way without ever leaving their dead-end town. They were teenage sweethearts but years later, life's got serious: the flat they share is barely habitable...

A morte em Veneza, publicada em 1912, é uma das mais reconhecidas obras de Thomas Mann. Na versão em audiolivro, Guilherme Weber conduz os leitores pelos canais dessa novela misteriosa, onde amor e morte se encontram. Gustav von Aschenbach é um reconhecido e diligente escritor de meia idade, que dedicou toda a sua existência à sua obra. Fatigado, ele parte em viagem para Veneza, onde, certo dia, se depara com Tadzio, um adolescente polonês hospedado no mesmo hotel.

As a teenager, Howell sparked the worst wildfire in Montana’s history. Ten years later, they decide to take fate into their own hands. The great miracle of my life was that no one died. After one reckless act in the Montana wilderness destroys millions of acres, Howell is sentenced to a decade...

Zwei Brüder, Frankie und Freddie Lehmann. Eine verlorene Tasche. Schnee. Und das Hin und Her der Himmelsmacht. Frankie und Freddie Lehmann, zwei Brüder aus Bremen, in Westberlin, im Jahr 1980. Während der eine seit Wochen damit beschäftigt ist, in Kreuzberg Fuß zu fassen, will der andere weiterziehen nach New York, musste aber erst einmal am Kudamm im Probandenhotel wohnen und als Versuchskaninchen für Antidepressiva herhalten. Jetzt, einen Tag vor Heiligabend, hat er Angst vor Menschen, kann nicht mehr U-Bahn fahren und verliert eine wichtige Tasche.

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.

Winner of the Herralde Novel Prize A darkly funny coming-of-age novel where Florida’s sun-drenched strangeness meets the dangers of derelict parenting and misplaced devotion An eccentric Spanish philosophy professor relocates with his two children, a boy and a girl, from Boston to a gated...

A queer retelling of the legend of Sir Lancelot, following the famous knight as he grows up orphaned, falls in love, and attempts to fulfill his destiny at the Round Table—from the bestselling author of Out East. "Richly detailed and evocative.” —Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling...

Miller Stratton is a survivor. After a harrowing childhood of poverty, he will do anything it takes to find security for himself and his mom. He’s putting all his hopes and dreams in the fragile frame of his guitar and the beauty he creates with its strings and his soulful voice. Until Violet. No one expects to meet the love of their life at age 13. But the spunky rich girl steals Miller’s heart and refuses to give it back.

Emmett returns home to pick up his little brother Billy, tie up his late father's estate and get out of town for good. Since leaving the Kansas youth facility where he served time, Emmett has wanted one thing: to give them both a fresh start - and that means heading out to the sparkling west. Young, precocious Billy has plans of his own - to get to San Francisco, where he believes their long-estranged mother is waiting for them.

‘A major literary achievement’ Observer ‘Read it slowly and savour its memoirish richness’ Sunday Times ‘A sparkling, disturbing novel of a boy discovering himself and growing up amid self-preoccupied adults’ The Herald ‘Such is the stuff great novels are made on’ Washington Post...

After the sudden death of her husband, Patricia Greystone is left with nothing, and at 24, she finds herself a penniless widow. As the youngest child of a large family, she has always been headstrong and proud, so she’s determined not to return to her family cap in hand. Instead she strikes out on her own. The dark streets of London are the perfect place to hide from the world, and Patricia makes her living singing on the streets. But the city is a dangerous place.

Frederica Potter arrives at Cambridge University greedy for knowledge, sex and love. It isn’t long before she becomes infatuated with a mysterious and controlling poet. Back in Yorkshire, her sister Stephanie abandons academia and is confronted with the boredom and frustrations of motherhood. Meanwhile, their younger brother Marcus begins to recover from a nervous breakdown. Each sibling is desperate to shape their own future, but a horrifying event will soon change their lives forever.