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Is your husband so horrible that you’d ask your best friend to kill him? Penny: I know my husband has cheated on me. But I can’t believe what I just found in the bedside drawer. Are my children safe... ? Lisa: The first time he did it was on our wedding anniversary. He broke down in tears afterwards. That’s the thing about Simon. He’s always sorry... until the next time. Holly: My husband is useless. He just loafs around the house all day and spends my money. But now I think he’s done something far worse.

Hope is a beautiful 'trad wife' social media star with a beefcake husband, six cute kids and millions of followers of their picture-perfect life. When they employ English content creator Melissa to promote their brand she has no idea what she has signed up for. Behind the veneer of domestic bliss lies a nightmare - and she will be lucky to escape with her life. A twisty, darkly comic thriller perfect for fans of Bella Mackie and Julie Cohen.

When lonely author Autumn meets shy musician Bowie in New York, they fall head over heels and into their forever. But not everyone gets their happily ever after. Bowie has just six months left to live. And just like that, Autumn’s entire life has been rewritten. Embraced by his loving, unconventional family, Autumn returns with Bowie to England to live out the rest of his life by his side. But over the course of that summer, the decisions Autumn makes will help her move on, even after love and loss. Decisions, it emerges, that were orchestrated by Bowie before they said goodbye.

It is the Saturday after the 2016 presidential election, and in a plush weekend house in Connecticut, an intimate group of friends, New Yorkers all, has gathered to recover from what they consider the greatest political catastrophe of their lives. They have just sat down to tea when their hostess, Eva Lindquist, proposes a dare. Who among them would be willing to ask Siri how to assassinate Donald Trump?

A tale of adolescence, transgression, and the conditions that have given rise to the trolls and tyrants of the new right. Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of 1997. His mother, Jane, is a famous feminist author; his father, Jonathan, is an expert at getting 'lost boys' to open up. They both work at the Foundation, a well-known psychiatric clinic that has attracted staff and patients from around the world.

Keshav has set up an investigation agency with his best friend, Saurabh. Can the two amateur detectives successfully solve another murder case that affects them personally? And where will it leave their friendship?

Queenie is only 14 and has been deserted by her mother. Set in Liverpool and Wales at the outbreak of World War II, this story explores themes of female friendship and betrayal from the perspective of a group of women of widely different ages.

Set against the colourful boho backdrop of London's Camden in the 1990s, Craig Revel Horwood's first novel, Dances and Dreams on Diamond Street, tells the story of an unlikely family of friends who each rent a room in a ramshackle six-bedroom, four-storey townhouse. Like any family, the residents of Diamond Street sometimes fight and often act up, but when the chips are down, they're there for each other in an instant - usually brandishing a cheap bottle of booze and the offer of an impromptu kitchen disco.

Three young people from vastly different backgrounds – Armando from Mozambique, Lolita from India and East German national Theo – are drawn together in a small Baltic city in 1989, just as the DDR begins to collapse around them.

When Hubert Larnaudie invites some fellow residents of his Parisian apartment building to drink an exceptional bottle of 1954 Beaujolais, he has no idea of its special properties. The following morning, Hubert finds himself waking up in 1950s Paris, as do antique restorer Magalie, mixologist Julien, and Airbnb tenant Bob from Milwaukee, who's on his first trip to Europe. After their initial shock, the city of Edith Piaf and An American in Paris begins to work its charm on them.

Alex thought that leaving her Massachusetts hometown for college would help her forget Jamie, the troubled boy who was her first friend, first kiss, and first heartbreak. But five years later, at twenty-three, she finds herself back home, staring at the same yellow shutters and red door, unable to outrun the past. Forced to attend her dreaded five-year high school reunion, Alex discovers an old journal hidden in her childhood bedroom.

Matilda, Anna, Linnea ed Evelina, amiche sin dall'infanzia, hanno un appuntamento fisso: ogni anno trascorrono un fine settimana su un'isola del Mar Baltico per bere birra, ballare in riva al mare e scrollarsi di dosso il peso delle aspettative. Fin dall'adolescenza, Tessa Nilsson è ossessionata da un caso di cronaca nera: quattro amiche scomparse misteriosamente durante una gita su un'isola. Tessa è sicura che sia la stessa isola della tragedia di dieci anni prima, e non ha intenzione di lasciarsi sfuggire quest'occasione. Ma si troverà a vivere un incubo.

Wenn aus Fremden Freunde werden - ein humorvolles und berührendes Buch von Frankreichs Autorin Nummer 1Jeanne, 74, hat kürzlich ihren Mann verloren und findet sich in einer einsamen und finanziell prekären Situation wieder. Iris, 33 und schwanger, ist einer toxischen Beziehung entflohen, versteckt sich in Paris, wo sie aus dem Koffer lebt, und sucht nach einer Unterkunft. Théo, 18, Konditorlehrling ohne festen Wohnsitz, hat Jahre im Heim hinter sich, Erinnerungen an eine desolate Kindheit im Gepäck und braucht ebenfalls dringend eine Bleibe.

Eine herzzerreißende Familiengeschichte von Weltbestsellerautorin Kristin Hannah. Die Teenager Mia und Zach Farraday freunden sich mit Lexi Baill an, einem Mädchen mit dunkler Vergangenheit. Bevor sie auf verschiedene Colleges gehen, wollen sie den letzten gemeinsamen Sommer in ihrem Abschlussjahr in vollen Zügen genießen. Doch dann trifft einer von ihnen in einer Nacht eine verheerende Entscheidung. Die Farradays werden auseinandergerissen. Lexi verliert alles. Werden sie einen Weg finden, mit den Folgen dieser Nacht zu leben?

Legal, illegal – ganz egal! Drei Frauen auf der Suche nach Gerechtigkeit und Liebe Als die drei Freundinnen Nele, Fiona und Hermine unverschuldet in existenzielle Nöte geraten, ist Schluss mit lieb und nett. Um sich und ihre Kinder über Wasser zu halten, gehen sie aufs Ganze: Mit Witz, Fantasie und einer guten Portion krimineller Energie holen sie sich einfach, was sie brauchen. Dabei geraten sie in jede Menge skurriler Situationen und finden am Ende, womit sie am wenigsten gerechnet haben: die Liebe. Eine charmante Komödie über Haben und Sein, nicht zuletzt auch über die ganz großen Gefühle.

Da bambine hanno condiviso tutto: giochi, segreti, speranze. Con gli anni sono diventate donne brillanti, sexy e indipendenti. E hanno fondato un'agenzia di wedding planning dove ognuna di loro dà il meglio di sé per garantire ai clienti un giorno indimenticabile e perfetto. E loro, per quanto ancora rimarranno single? Sin da piccola Emma ha adorato le storie d'amore coronate da un lieto fine, ma non avrebbe mai immaginato che la sua passione si sarebbe trasformata in un lavoro: allestire addobbi floreali per i matrimoni.

Inseparable through university, Eva, Benedict, Sylvie and Lucien graduate into an exhilarating world on the brink of the new millennium. Eager to shrug off the hardships of her childhood, Eva breaks away to work at a big bank. Benedict stays behind to complete his PhD in physics and pine for Eva while siblings Sylvie and Lucien pursue a more bohemian existence

Che fine ha fatto Kala? A Kinlough, una cittadina irlandese che si affaccia sul mare, è l’estate del 2003. Un gruppo di amici quindicenni sta vivendo il momento più bello della vita: i primi amori, le prime sbronze, l’amicizia viscerale come può esserlo solo a quell’età. È un’estate vissuta come se dovesse durare in eterno. È l’estate che cambierà per sempre le loro vite. Kala Lanann, carismatica leader del gruppo, trasgressiva e spericolata, al culmine di quella stagione scomparirà senza lasciare traccia. Quindici anni dopo, tre dei vecchi amici si ritrovano nella cittadina.

Ulisse è un giovane scrittore in crisi creativa (un tempo ha scritto un libro ma si è fermato lì), lavora in una casa editrice sull'orlo del collasso ed è innamorato di Pilar-Penelope, una bellissima immigrata senza permesso di soggiorno (ma non rinuncia alla sua inveterata poligamia). Un giorno riceve la lettera di uno sconosciuto che lo invita a un misterioso appuntamento. Ulisse, incuriosito, risponde e conosce Achille, un ragazzo gravemente malato che gli apre un mondo inatteso di assurdità, vitalità e dolore.

À 17 ans, Aleisha travaille dans la petite bibliothèque de son quartier : un job d’été tranquille qui lui permet de reprendre son souffle loin de sa mère bipolaire. Elle, qui ne lit que très peu, s’y ennuie terriblement jusqu’au jour où elle découvre une mystérieuse liste de lecture en rangeant un exemplaire de Ne tirez pas sur l’oiseau moqueur. Intriguée, elle décide de se plonger dans tous les ouvrages de la liste pour pouvoir conseiller les usagers de la bibliothèque, dont un vieil homme isolé à la recherche des livres grâce auxquels il réussira à se rapprocher de sa petite-fille.