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Das Internationale Butterfestival kommt in die Stadt! Als Harlow Torrent, Teilzeit-Journalistin und Vollzeit-Switch-Hexe, über eine tiefgekühlte und blutleere Leiche stolpert, wird sie in einen mysteriösen Mordfall hineingezogen. Ein Teilnehmer des Butterfestivals wurde ermordet. War Zero Bend der Täter, ein überragender punkiger Bildhauer mit einer gewalttätigen Vergangenheit? Oder vielleicht war es Fusion Swan, ein schmieriger Agent, dessen Klienten häufig ein vorzeitiges Ende finden, während er sich in der öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit sonnt.

It seemed so easy — dig a hole and climb through to the other side! If Kiki had known what was waiting for her there, would she have given up all that was dear to her? Stripped of material possessions, separated from her family and facing the end of her marriage; she has to survive in her adopted country as a single, older woman. For this, a metamorphosis is essential. Her strongest motivation and goal is to obtain citizenship. To get there, she has to dig deep. Cry with her, laugh with her, but never give up hope.

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In February 2020 the US began to withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly twenty years of occupation. A whole generation of Afghan women had been born during that time—women who had grown up in relative peace, gone to school, entered the professions, even served in the army and Parliament. The women of Afghanistan watched as the Taliban filled the streets again. They knew everything was about to change.

It’s not easy keeping secrets in a small town. Rose Webster is facing down her fortieth birthday and worrying about her future as a photojournalist after getting caught in a raucous rally and shoved to the hard pavement, destroying her camera and, at least temporarily, her livelihood. One arm is in a splint, her right hand isn’t strong enough to hold a cup of coffee, and bruised ribs make it difficult to breathe. She’s filling out insurance claims when her aunt calls to tell her she’s needed in upstate New York to care for her ailing mother.

"Gwibdaith liwgar yng nghwmni cymeriadau hoffus ac ambell arch-arwr sy'n datrys mwy nag un dirgelwch ar y daith." Catrin MaraAr ddiwrnod ei phen-blwydd yn 32 mlwydd oed mae Martha yn cael anrheg arbennig iawn gan ei rhieni. Mae'r ne"Gwibdaith liwgar yng nghwmni cymeriadau hoffus ac ambell arch-arwr sy'n datrys mwy nag un dirgelwch ar y daith." Catrin MaraAr ddiwrnod ei phen-blwydd yn 32 mlwydd oed mae Martha yn cael anrheg arbennig iawn gan ei rhieni. Mae'r newyddion yn ei gyrru hi ar daith fydd yn newid ei bywyd am byth. Nofel gyfoes, yn llawn troeon a hiwmor tywyll.

Sera Kincaid is a successful attorney who's just lost everything: her marriage, her stepchildren, her house, and her carefully constructed life. Armed with boxed wine, questionable dating app choices, and a snarky boss who doubles as her sometimes-best friend, Sera embarks on a chaotic journey through hookups, heartbreak, and hard-won self-discovery.

A young woman travels through Europe in the late nineties after she learns of her ex-girlfriend's suicide, whose ghost follows her around. She meets an array of people, including a tarot reader, a gay farmer, an expat trans woman, and a French lesbian with a dreamy pit bull. Discovering new love and friendship while remembering the struggles of her past relationship, the story weaves between the narrator's present-day adventures and coming-of-age love, sewn together by existential conversations with the ghost of her ex.

Letter to Child “X” is a powerful, emotionally devastating courtroom drama that explores the human cost of child welfare systems, addiction, justice, and redemption. Told through interwoven perspectives—primarily that of Judge Alan Merrick and a struggling mother named Marie—the novel unfolds like a sealed letter gradually being opened, one heartbreak at a time.

Organiser un repas, peu importe l'occasion, n'est pas une sinécure, surtout pour ma mère, et principalement quand elle se rend compte que nous risquons de nous retrouver treize à table. Superstitieuse comme elle est, elle ne va pas s'en remettre. Alors, comment résoudre le problème sans créer justement… d'autres problèmes ? Il existait forcément une solution et nous allions tous nous employer à la trouver… malheureusement, il n'y avait pas que cela.

Audrey Tillman and Jim Harrison have been in love with each other for most of their lives. When they finally think they're getting their happily ever after, Jim falls down the stairs and is rushed to the emergency room on their wedding day, leaving Audrey to wonder if she has lost the love of her life for good this time.

Brought to you by Penguin. Since they first met at university twenty years ago, Maggie and Will have spent the last two weeks of every summer in France with their close friends, Lydia and Roland. Both families always look forward to this annual ritual – but this summer things are different...

It’s March 1980, and Carol Girard and her husband are living an ordinary life in a small town in the Adirondacks. They have just had their first child, and though Carol is struggling with the challenges of new motherhood, her future seems clear. Until something extraordinary happens: an inexplicable flickering of light in the sky, which is ultimately determined to be communication from intelligent life on another planet.

Coming of age as the Revolutionary War rages, Peggy Shippen is a woman torn between two sides. While her prominent Loyalist family seems to remain stubbornly neutral, she yearns to enter the political fray. That's when she meets the dashing, rising star, British Captain John André, who becomes the first to truly recognize her intelligence. He welcomes her into an irreverent circle of friends and soon has her heart.

It's late summer 1984, and Babs Dionne’s hometown of Waterville, Maine is on the verge of collapse. A strike at the paper mill has dragged on for a year, pitting neighbor against neighbor, leaving everyone broke and exhausted. As head of the union local, Babs has presided over Little Canada’s decline. She's sworn off violence since killing a man when she was a teenager, and has stuck to this vow even as it's become clear that only violence can save their community.

From the New York Times bestselling author of What’s Mine and Yours, a rich, panoramic exploration of female friendship, class, new motherhood, and independence.

Malti Patel is absolutely fine. Concussed and bruised, maybe, but fine. Certainly fine enough to not need her daughter's soon-to-be-ex-husband, Nathan Whitlock, playing nurse in her home while she recuperates. And yet, that's exactly the quandry in which she finds herself. Her doctor insists on in-home supervision for seven days, and with her daughter, Kavya, abroad at grad school in India, Nathan proves too much of a do-gooder to let Malti rehabiliate alone.

It is the mid-1980s and Barbara Kemp shatters another glass ceiling as she becomes the US babysitter for Charlemagne, the premier freelance specialist team used by Western governments for black operations conducted without fingerprints. She arrives in-country for her first assignment in support of an allied government.

Rose’s life changes overnight when her son disappears at the hands of the Argentine military. Guilt drives her to chip away at the wall of silence until she finds someone to punish. Like the saddest of tangos, Rose betrays each dance partner in turn, unable to accept her role in Rodolfo’s death. The daughter of a wealthy Englishman, her expectations are high, and she gambles her marriage, career and friends to avoid the truth. An arrest imminent, Rose must say goodbye to all she knows.

Cassi managed a drug store location in the center of town. There were thousands of them across cities in twenty first century North America. Millions of items scanned each day as cloud servers updated inventory day in and day out. It was boring and monotonous work. Cassi’s life was not always this way. Six hundred years ago, Cassi’s life was very different. As Cassimpina Dumonte, she was a powerful vampire. During the Hundred Years War between England and France, Cassimpina Dumonte would have her life transformed. She became a powerful vampire who influenced history.