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In this searing and sensual debut, two old rivals and one young woman are upended by their unchecked desires. Each September, Frances invites several friends to gather at her cliffside home in the farthest reaches of the English countryside. Leaving their lives at the gate, this cast of artists...

The village of Heiðrrán was tiny, isolated and hardly ever drew attention from the outside world. But there was something special about it, for it had ten years ago had the honour of having the daughter of the finest fisher-woman in the village sent off to foster with the local Jarl. That was twelve years ago, and now that daughter, Sigrún has returned. Bringing with her wealthy gifts from the Jarl, with the celebration welcoming her home ruined by an unexpected, sepulchral figure and the unexpected murder of the Jarl Helgi (her foster-father).

UN MANUSCRITO ANÓNIMO. UN PASADO QUE VUELVE. UNA MENTE AL BORDE DEL COLAPSO. Soy editora. Tengo el trabajo de mis sueños y creía haber dejado atrás mi adolescencia, enterrada bajo años de silencio… Pero ha llegado a mis manos un manuscrito firmado por una desconocida y lo que cuenta… es...

Frühjahr 1943. „Es gibt kein Abenteuer, nur den Krieg", erklärt Werner Holt und hofft wie die anderen Gymnasiasten, dass man sie endlich zur Flak einzieht, dass der Krieg wirklich richtig losgeht, damit sie ihr Leben einsetzen können wie der Räuber Karl Moor und sie sich keine Gedanken mehr machen müssen um verpatzte Lateinarbeiten. Die Sechzehnjährigen müssen nicht lange warten, bis sie auf dem Kasernenhof stehen. Dieter Noll schildert den Weg junger Männer seiner Generation.

An unputdownable mother-daughter novel about secrets, the search for truth, and what it takes to find your place in the world. In the summer of 1993, 15-year-old Ellie Stein watches her unflappable mother drop and scatter an entire popcorn canister after hearing a news report about the death of...

High in the wild Asturian mountains, a remote calamine mine tests more than iron and stone. Sent to recover his health—and branded an “idle young dog”—young Jim Cayley battles a stubborn stutter and a worse reputation. When Little Toro, a sharp-eyed Cuban orphan, whispers of sabotage...

Lu und Sander wissen endlich, wer es auf die verborgene Winterwelt abgesehen hat: Opus Pauli eine Gemeinschaft, hinter deren Mauern Gehorsam mit Angst erzwungen wird und deren Einfluss viel weiter reicht, als die beiden ahnen. Als Jussi erneut in die Gewalt der Sekte gerät, wird Lu klar, wie...

Als in einem westafrikanischen Dorf plötzlich alle Fische verschwinden, macht sich die junge Zeyna auf die Suche nach der Wahrheit – und stößt auf ein Geheimnis, das in die Kolonialzeit zurückreicht. Nach einem schweren Sturm wird in einem westafrikanischen Dorf ein kleines weißes Mädchen angeschwemmt. Während viele Dorfbewohner*innen es aufnehmen wollen, wehrt sich die alte Madame Oumou entschieden – zu tief sitzen die Wunden der Kolonialzeit und die Erinnerung an die »Weißen Soldaten«. Doch das Dorf widersetzt sich und Zeyna darf bleiben.

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For readers of Margo’s Got Money Troubles and fans of Fleabag, Instruction Manual for Future Lover is an unabashedly delightful comedy of the Gen Z dating landscape and a tenderhearted coming-of-age about using romance to unstick yourself from your own life—when perhaps the person you’ve...

An electrifying coming-of-age novel set during one endless, storm-filled Florida summer in the early aughts that follows a teenage girl—the only daughter of Haitian immigrants—as she fist fights for a way into herself. A fifteen year old and her five rough-and-tumble older brothers are...

Säsong 3 - om Annie. Annie Shaw längtar efter att bli tagen på allvar. Hon är fjorton år och trött på att bli överbeskyddad av sin storasyster Delilah. När en vän till familjen berättar att det finns arbete på textilfabriken i Ormskirk, rymmer Annie och tar arbete där. Nu ska hon leva sitt eget liv! Men fabriken är inte vad Annie tänkt sig – hon ser små barn som arbetar långa dagar bland livsfarliga maskiner, och hon kan inte låta bli att försöka hjälpa.

The brand-new, gripping historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay! ‘Warmth, depth, mystery, magic and the supernatural … such a beautiful book!’ bestselling author Santa Montefiore ‘A dazzling roller-coaster of a book that will thrill, enchant and intrigue...

In a realm where warriors are bestowed with supernatural powers, one girl has the destiny to save the realm, or go down defending it. After being on the run since they were small children, Dylan and her twin brother Devin have lost everything. They seek revenge by joining the Rhodi; a group of elite magic casters who are the world's last line of defense against evil. Darkness is gathering under a tyrant who desires to crush freedom forever, and only the Rhodi can stop her.

Nathan’s used to being alone. Drifting from town to town following his salesman father, he seeks solace in his studies when he can’t find understanding in his own home; his father is abusive and an alcoholic and his mother would rather disappear into the background than protect him. Enter Roy. The older boy next door might have a girlfriend at school and at church, but there’s no question that they’re drawn to one another, and the two quickly become entangled in a covert relationship. 

Some sparks can't be ignored... When Penny leaves her family behind and opens the door to her first college class, she's armed with three things: her snazzy new wheelchair, unshakeable determination, and a plan for independence. What she doesn't expect is her instant connection to CJ, the...

Jersey Mau is seventeen, depressed, and eats dinner alone in a mansion most nights—the kind of detail that should come with a violin score and mostly comes with cold pad thai. When a fading Hollywood agent talks her into posting on TikTok, Jersey does the one thing the influencer industry has no defense against: she tells the truth. About her depression. About loneliness. About what it actually feels like to be a teenager in the 21st century. The video explodes and so does everything else.

Step into the world of Dilly Court and uncover her utterly heartwarming and emotional historical romance! Clinging tightly to the penny in her palm, Flora’s fortune was about to change… Flora is forever grateful for the day the Stewart family rescued her from her life of poverty on...

‘To play the country-game, we have to choose a country. Everybody wants to be the USA and Britain and Canada and Australia and Switzerland and them. Nobody wants to be rags of countries like Congo, like Somalia, like Iraq, like Sudan, like Haiti and not even this one we live in – who wants...

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