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'An absolute delight, full of warmth and human surprise' Louise Nealon, author of Snowflake 'An exquisitely written novel . . . full of big ideas, quietly and carefully explored' Jan Carson, author of The Firestarters Two women meet in an unassuming coffee shop in Belfast; they seem an unlikely...

The bestselling author Damilare Kuku lays bare the double standards women face in relationships, sexuality and the unforgiving court of public opinion. Ara Ikoyi is out of time. Three bestsellers behind her, she’s got no story for her next book – until her neighbour, Juicy Mbelu, becomes the...

Full of warmth and joyful community, this is the uplifting story of one woman’s journey towards letting go of the past and creating memories worth holding on to . . . ‘I adored this heartwarming tale’ – Kate Storey, author of The Memory Library 'Full of charm' - Laura Pearson, author of...

At this brewery, the last orders are to die for… When handsome, former-rugby-playing, pub landlord Mil asks Juno Mulligan for a favour, she immediately says yes. Although she’s initially disappointed that the favour doesn’t involve any sort of romantic shenanigans, Juno is reminded that...

Catch-22 meets Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in this biting comic novel of one spy’s quest for justice—and a ray of truth—when he’s cast into a pit of bureaucratic vipers bent on never-ending expansion of the nest, even if they have to kill to do so.

What happens when the role you critique begins to play you? Egbert Craddock Cummins was an unassuming man with simple tastes, but a sudden assignment as a theater critic plunges his impressionable mind into a waking nightmare. Night after night, exposed to the wild gestures and melodramatic...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. oin Holly and Ivy Bell as they, along with the help of their troublesome cat, Frosty, solve the mystery of the missing choir director. While the trio searches for clues of the missing woman, Holly steps in to direct the children's choir, and Ivy is...

What if a deadly poison was the only cure for a broken life? Mr. Coombes is a henpecked shopkeeper pushed to the absolute brink of despair by his ungrateful wife. Fleeing into the damp pine woods, he contemplates a dark, watery end to his miserable existence - until a strange, eerie object...

Zwei Männer. Ein Herz. Und ein Dorf voller Geheimnisse. Melinda zieht für einen Neuanfang an die Ostsee und übernimmt eine kleine Radiosendung beim Küstenfunk. Zwischen Sturm, Möwen und Apfelpunsch wird das »Abendgeflüster« schnell zum Treffpunkt für das ganze Dorf und für einen geheimnisvollen Anrufer.

What if the greatest story ever told had been just a little... funnier? Adam wakes up in Eden with no clothes, no answers, and a sneaking suspicion that paradise has some serious design flaws. Then God creates Eve from one of his ribs – and she's intelligent, witty, and completely unimpressed by his constant sarcasm.

"An enthralling, irreverent read." —Ruth Madievsky, bestselling author of All-Night Pharmacy "Any reader who has ever felt doubt, anxiety, or a tinge of obsession will relate to Astrid, which is to say, all of us." —Jessica Francis Kane, bestselling author of Fonseca and Rules for Visiting...

In this rollicking sequel to A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage, two (mostly) reformed serial killers discover something more deadly than murder: a midlife crisis. “As funny as it is familiar . . . A perfect read for anyone who has ever tried to maintain a hobby while raising a toddler...

Fitch is an orphan, a servant to dogs, and the lowest of the low in Castle Blacking, but he is a boy in love and he'll face untold terrors to prove himself. Karyzu is a blaggart, a brawler and a drunk, but he's also a legendary sword fighter and the only man around who has journeyed through Hell and lived to tell about it. Pursuing them both is Clayton Dower, the mysterious grave digger who won't rest until he sees what belongs buried stay buried.

Steel Magnolias meets Schitt’s Creek with the heart of This is Us. At fifty, Hope Hall has done everything right. She earned a PhD, built a career, and held her marriage together with determination and stubborn denial. When her life publicly unravels, Hope returns to her hometown in Texas, and the loud, loving, opinionated family who never quite understood her. Surrounded by her four sisters, who make everything bigger, messier, and usually a public spectacle, she expects the chaos, the old grudges, and small-town rivalries that always seem to involve toilet paper and bail money.

Everything is fine. It just doesn’t look like it. Dan has a plan. He just hasn’t started it yet. After a series of completely reasonable decisions—losing his job, his marriage, and most of his stability—Dan finds himself in a temporary situation. One that is, by all accounts, under control. Told through his calm, measured perspective, Everything Is Fine follows a man who insists nothing is wrong… while everything clearly is. As his world quietly unravels, Dan reframes each setback as progress, each warning sign as misunderstanding, and every ending as “not quite final.

Fünfundzwanzig Jahre verheiratet. Eigentlich ein Grund für eine große Silberhochzeitsfeier mit der ganzen Verwandtschaft. Elke und ihr Mann sehen das anders. Statt sich feiern zu lassen, möchten sie lieber etwas tun, das sie in all den gemeinsamen Jahren noch nie ausprobiert haben: Campen. Es gibt nur ein kleines Problem. Sie haben weder einen Wohnwagen noch Erfahrung und eigentlich auch keine Vorstellung davon, worauf sie sich einlassen.

In diesem Text in Hörbuchform wird eine humoristische Analyse der Spezies Rentner und Beamte vorgenommen und der Gegenstand von Balzacs schmunzelnder Betrachtung ist im Allgemeinen gesprochen der Alltag. Der Titel hält also, was er verspricht: Teil 5 der Aufsätze des Alltags.

Uma confraria de gourmets que não renuncia ao prazer da comida, ainda que isso possa significar sua própria morte. Um verdadeiro ensaio sobre a natureza humana, o clássico livro de Luis Fernando Verissimo é também uma insólita e bem-humorada celebração a um dos mais notórios pecados...

Was haben ein angehender Burnout-Coach, ein Arbeitsloser und ein Pizzabäcker gemeinsam? Nicht viel – bis die drei beschließen, dem großen Mafioso der Stadt die Stirn zu bieten. Natürlich bleibt das nicht ohne Folgen. Sie erregen die Aufmerksamkeit von Frankie Corleone und geraten ins Visier von Kommissar Jago.

増強された呪術の力で、次こそは現代人たちを呪い殺す……つもりが、またしても幸せにしてしまう!? 笑いと涙と怒濤の伏線回収に翻弄される、シリーズ第2弾！ お梅、ぱわああっぷ!!!!