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Set against the glamorous backdrop of 1924 New York City, Patricia's marriage is a mirror of the era—fast-paced, boozy and free of restrictions that bound previous generations. But when her husband, Peter, fresh off his own one-night stand, demands a divorce due to her behavior, Patricia is left reeling. Ex-Wife is her story of reinvention—a journey into the wild, uncertain world of the "modern woman," rife with boozy nights, fleeting love affairs and fabulous fashion.

It's 1924, and Peter and Patricia have what looks to be a very modern marriage. Both drink. Both smoke. Both work, Patricia as a head copywriter at a major department store. When it comes to sex with other people, both believe in "the honesty policy." Until they don't. Or, at least, until Peter doesn't—and a shell-shocked, lovesick Patricia finds herself starting out all over again, but this time around as a different kind of single woman: the ex-wife.

Have you ever trusted someone completely—only to discover you never really knew them at all? The Secret Life of an Ex-Wife is a novel about love, deception, and the quiet warning signs we ignore until it’s too late. He believed he had found partnership, stability, and a future. Together they built a life, a marriage, and a child. But slowly, subtle cracks began to form. Small inconsistencies. Financial mysteries. Emotional manipulation that blurred the line between truth and illusion. What begins as love turns into confusion. Confusion turns into confrontation.

First published anonymously in 1912, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man became one of James Weldon Johnson’s most famous works, and remains a testament to the lives and experiences of both Johnson and his peers. Although primarily a work of fiction, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man offers many parallels with the life of Johnson himself. Set shortly after the Civil War, this powerful fictional memoir recounts the life of a biracial man, grappling with questions around identity, race and justice.

This sleek, stylish novel set in 1940s New York, between the shock of Pearl Harbor and the landing of American troops in Europe, is a deft, romantic novel about a wartime love triangle involving a 22-year-old fashion designer poised to launch her career; the French expatriate writer and war pilot, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who’s left his Nazi-occupied country and come to Manhattan for a month, only to stay for two years; and his beautiful, estranged Salvadoran wife determined to winback her husband at all costs - and seductions.

It's the time of the Great Dionysia, the largest arts festival of the ancient world, held each year in honor of Dionysos, the god of wine. But there's a problem: A ghost is haunting Athens's grand theater. Nicolaos and his clever partner in sleuthing (and now in matrimony), the priestess Diotima, are hired to rid the theater of the ghost so that the festival can begin. With the help of Theokritos, the high priest of Dionysos, they exorcise the ghost publicly while secretly suspecting that a human saboteur is the actual culprit.

James Weldon Johnson's emotionally gripping novel is a landmark in black literary history and, more than eighty years after its original anonymous publication, a classic of American fiction. The first fictional memoir ever written by a black, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man influenced a generation of writers during the Harlem Renaissance and served as eloquent inspiration for Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, and Richard Wright.

In this fictional confession, an unnamed narrator reveals the “great secret” of his life: he was born mixed race - and his ability to pass as white has provided him a unique perspective on America’s profound racial prejudice. As he recounts his experiences in the American South, the suburbs of the Northeast, New York City jazz clubs, and various European capitals, he also grapples with the emotional fallout of a life lived in constant fear of discovery - a life lived, in other words, in a culture unaccountably preoccupied with the shade of a person’s skin.

Das Leben des Paul Brunner und seiner Frau Claudia ist, was ihre Liebesbeziehung anbelangt, eine Reise mit Höhen und Tiefen. Claudia ist die Erbin einer reichen Industriellenfamilie aus dem Odenwald. Ihre Ehe hatte ihr Vater Karl Zobel arrangiert. Paul ist 40 Jahre alt und er leitet die...

What ingredients do you need to cure a broken heart? This soul-nourishing comfort read is for anyone who has loved and lost—and wants to love again. Twenty-nine-year-old Momoko has been tragically dumped. She thought her boyfriend was her soulmate. She believed he was going to propose. Instead...

Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. The eight-year-old narrator of "An Ex-Mas Feast" needs only enough money to buy books and pay fees in order to attend school. Even...

Nach einem Zwischenfall mit ihrem betrunkenen Freund gerät die Welt von Victoria ins Wanken. Sie und Austin sind das It-Pärchen der Ontario University. Aber er hat in dieser Nacht ihr Nein ignoriert. Victoria ist völlig verunsichert. Sie erträgt es nicht mehr, von Austin berührt zu werden. Also trennt sie sich. Unterstützung bekommt sie ausgerechnet von seinem Bruder Luke und ihren neuen Freundinnen Chloe und Aisha.

Meet Buffy. With three ex-wives, a failing career and only his dog George for company, Buffy's bachelorhood is looking worryingly confirmed. Until he meets Celeste. Dazzled by love, Buffy has no idea that Celeste is systematically researching his ex-wives, children and stepchildren, and unearthing secrets that will change all their lives.

From the bestselling author of My Husband's Wife, one man's disappearance throws four women's lives into chaos--who will survive? Vicki works as an aromatherapist, healing her clients out of her home studio with her special blends of essential oils. She's just finishing a session when the...

A brilliant debut novel—part propulsive thriller, part pitch-perfect comic romp—that explores surprising tensions at the heart of the immigrant experience, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt. When the Andric family goes on a weekend away, 19-year-old Maja’s rich boyfriend...

"In McCauley's entertaining audiobook...[Narrator George Newbern's] tone is skillfully timed for subtle humor and thoughtful wisdom. He hits just the right notes as multiple characters face major decisions in their lives." — AudioFile Magazine From Stephen McCauley comes a long-anticipated...

Un cosy mystery haletant, une intrigue et un suspense extrêmement bien construits, une héroïne haute en couleur… retrouvez Finlay Donovan la plus attachante des tueuses à gages !

Liekenoog, 1987. Auf der Nordseeinsel verschwindet eine junge Frau spurlos aus dem Grandhotel. Ein Fall für Ex-Kommissar Stahl, der zu seiner neuen Lebenspartnerin Geli in den Odenwald gezogen ist. Da sich Geli schon lange nach einer gemeinsamen Auszeit sehnt, tarnt er den Auftrag als Luxusurlaub. Doch statt romantischer Erholung erwarten ihn grausam zugerichtete Leichen.

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What goes through the mind of a hardened criminal when he is released from prison after thirty-four years? A mix of emotions ranging from happiness and excitement of being free to confusion and maybe even fear of unwelcome society's wrath and people not accepting him. He might also feel lost because the world would've changed so much by the time he comes out of prison. This could all happen to anyone but not John Sweets Russo. He's a tough nut to crack, and thirty-four years in prison couldn't break his spirit.