検索キーワード： 制作 "SAGA EGMONT" 大衆小説

Growing up in the Black Country under Mrs Thatcher's iron grip, Jamie dreams of a life in a magical metropolis, rubbing shoulders with the mythical creatures from Smash Hits. Despite the quirky characters in his hometown and his mother's witty one-liners, Jamie's heart is set on something greater. Follow him through secondary school, teenage turmoil, and art school, where he falls in love with Billy and the allure of the big city.

Italia, anni Venti. La Grande Guerra è finita da qualche anno, ma il Monte Grappa è ancora presidiato dall'esercito. Un giovane del contado si spinge sulla montagna in cerca dei resti di vettovaglie in scatola, di rame e di piombo da rivendere. A valle, infatti, la situazione è disperata, e i civili non sanno più come riuscire a campare. Sullo sfondo di uno sciacallaggio disperato e drammatico, però, la maestosità del Grappa sembra guardare alle quisquilie umane dall’alto in basso.

Una novel·la on el passat i el present conflueixen i es barregen. Bernadette viu exiliada a Barcelona. El seu poble natal, Prats de Molló, viu sotmès a les forces de l’exèrcit francès. Però quan un fax l’avisa del suïcidi de la seva mare, ha de tornar per cuidar del cos. Mentre la Bernadette fa un viatge a la seva infància, una altra aparició trasbalsarà el poble: després de segles d’absència, un ós del Pirineu retorna.

El cementerio de cigarrillos es el nombre con el que una bandita de amigos adolescentes bautizó al lugar donde se juntan a conversar, fumar y beber. El protagonista se enamora de una chica, Lafueguito, que está en pareja con un peso pesado de la zona, El Lonja. Ese amor disparará la reacciones del matón y sus secuaces, también las de los amigas y amigos que salen a defender a nuestro héroe, en una trama violenta con pocas rutas de escape hacia la redención.

Ein altes Foto ist die einzige Erinnerung, die Tanja Wellenstein an ihre Mutter hat: Nach ihrem tragischen Tod vor zwanzig Jahren wuchs Tanja bei den strengen Großeltern auf, deren hohen Ansprüchen sie nie genügen konnte. Wie ein Sturm bricht nun die Nachricht über ihr Leben herein, dass ihre Mutter gar nicht gestorben ist, sondern auf einer Insel in Malaysia lebt. Wieso hat Valentina sie damals im Stich gelassen? Fest entschlossen, endlich Antworten zu bekommen, reist Tanja nach Langkawi – nur, um zu erfahren, dass ihre Mutter nach einem Unfall im Koma liegt.

Ein altes Cottage in einer kleinen Meeresbucht, eine Strandreitschule – und ein Traummann an ihrer Seite: Mit diesen rosigen Aussichten ist Nele auf die Isle of Wight vor der Küste Englands gekommen. Doch als ihr Freund sie einfach sitzenlässt, muss Nele den Hof plötzlich ganz alleine führen – noch dazu mit jeder Menge Schulden. Da scheint das Angebot eines geheimnisvollen Fremden, ihm für zwei Monate exklusiven Reitunterricht zu geben, wie der rettende Strohhalm – aber natürlich gibt es gleich mehrere Haken.

Il 12 marzo 2034 il commodoro della Marina militare degli Stati Uniti – Sarah Hunt – si trova sul ponte della sua nave ammiraglia, nel Mar Cinese Meridionale, quando intercetta un peschereccio in avaria. Lo stesso giorno, il maggiore Chris "Wedge" Mitchell, aviatore della marina statunitense, sta testando una nuova tecnologia invisibile sorvolando con un F-35E Lightning lo stretto di Hormuz, sul confine dello spazio aereo iraniano. Entro la fine della giornata, Wedge sarà un prigioniero iraniano e la Marina militare cinese avrà affondato la nave di Sarah Hunt.

Michael Hudson trascorre le lunghe giornate in carcere divorando libri che gli sono stati dati dalla bibliotecaria della prigione, una giovane donna di nome Anna che ha un debole per il suo miglior studente. In un luogo in cui è difficile trovare speranza, il potere dei libri può essere una luce nel buio. Ad alcuni detenuti, come Michael, il lavoro di Anna sta cambiando la vita. Legge avidamente i libri che lei gli passa finché viene improvvisamente rilasciato dopo che un detective privato ha manipolato un testimone nel suo processo.

I en hamn i Köpenhamn hittas en ung kvinna död. Hon har blivit brutalt uppskuren på ett sätt som utredaren Felix Jørgensen vet att han aldrig kommer att kunna glömma. När ett lik av en kvinna iförd våtdräkt hittas vid Norges sydkust tror först den lokala polisen att det är en drunkningsolycka. Men under våtdräkten göms tecknen på en ovanligt sadistisk tortyr. Det är till en början inte självklart att de olika morden hänger ihop, men det går snart upp för norsk polis att mordet i Oslo är en internationell angelägenhet. En internationell varning, en black notice, utlyses.

I "Kvinna till salu" möter vi Louise, som har påbörjat den långa processen av att lämna ett liv som prostituerad bakom sig. Genom terapisamtal får vi ta del av Louises historia, som börjar vid de sexuella övergrepp hon fick genomlida som barn, groomingen som får in henne i prostitutionen som tonåring, och hennes komplicerade familjeförhållanden. Som 45-åring for hon nog. Kroppen gör ont, själen gör ont, och Louise är redo att finna sig ett nytt liv. "Kvinna till salu" är baserad på verkliga händelser.

Con una sorprendente commistione fra thriller storico e romanzo giallo, Parigi e Sozzi propongono una storia che ha davvero dell'eccezionale, i cui fili si dipanano fra il Seicento e i primi del Novecento. Nella Firenze del 1904 il commissario Ulisse Bellandi e il vicecommissario Alessandro Nocentini indagano rispettivamente sull'omicidio di una spia e di una marchesa.

Ma sœur Dinah est tout ce qu'il me reste. Elle est ma seule famille. Pour nous offrir le meilleur, elle n'a pas hésité à nous embarquer dans une effroyable « chasse à l'homme fortuné ». Mais j’en ai ma claque de tout ça.

Get ready to solve yet another fun mystery alongside Sophie Sayers! When a dead body is found in the school’s lost property over the summer holidays, it’s up to Sophie Sayers to get to the bottom of it – or face the threat of closure. But when the body disappears and the police refuse to investigate, a complex web of deceit causes trembles throughout the village.

She trusted a stranger with her secrets. Now she's paying the price. Frazzled mum, Emily, loves her four-year-old twin daughters. Amidst trying her best to be the perfect mum all while keeping her sanity intact, she finds solace in the anonymous internet forum MumsOnline during her darkest days. But when a newfound friendship takes a dark turn, and her past is exposed, Emily's perfect life is threatened.

Homme ou femme, jeune ou vieux, salarié ou retraité... ils sont cinq à franchir le pas de la petite bibliothèque tenue par Sayuri Komachi en plein coeur de Tokyo. Leur point commun: ils sont au croisement de leur vie. A chacun Sayuri Komachi, énigmatique bibliothécaire attentive aux autres, proposera un ouvrage totalement inattendu, bien loin de celui qu'ils croyaient être venus chercher.

Snow is falling and there’s romance in the air. Curl up for a cosy Christmas by the fire at Seaview Cottage... When thirty-year-old Lily Ambrose’s latest relationship ends in disaster, she remembers happy childhood holidays in the seaside town of Shipley and decides it’s the perfect place for a fresh start. But when Lily arrives, the town’s spirits are as low as her own: the local celebrity due to turn on the Christmas lights has gone on a cruise instead. Keen to prove herself, she calls in a favour and secures gorgeous reality star Ollie.

Amongst the beautiful olive groves and sea-front tavernas, summer has arrived on the sun-drenched island of Crete. After losing the love of her life, Ria’s life has been on hold. So when her boss becomes completely unbearable she makes the snap decision to run away to the Greek island of Crete, armed only with her passport. When Ria finds herself working for eccentric novelist Caroline, she meets handsome vineyard owner Tom. He’s charming, mysterious and Ria starts to wonder if it’s not just the beautiful Greek island that she’s falling for.

Daisy Turner has worked at Buchanan’s Family Jewellers since the day she finally escaped her troubled home. With a unique talent for matching the perfect piece of jewellery to any romantic milestone, she painstakingly polishes each stunning creation every morning and safely locks them away each night, longing for the day she’ll have a love story to call her own... But everything changes one day in December when the owner announces she is retiring. She will leave the shop to whichever of her three sons creates the perfect piece of Christmas jewellery for Daisy.

Snowy rooftops, mulled wine, and a hot single dad. Not the Christmas Saffy wished for... but maybe the one she needs? Twenty-nine year old Saffron Baxter knew her holiday plans didn’t stand a chance the moment her sister called to say she was stuck abroad with no hope of being home before Christmas. Saffy would just have to abandon thoughts of wild festive parties in the city and head down to remote Cornwall. Because every year her sister hosts a huge Christmas meal for all the single parents in her village. And Saffy knows it’d break her heart to let them down.

Evie Stuart is playing it safe. She lives on her family’s remote farm in the Scottish Highlands and never ventures beyond the local village of Lockton. She’s learned that bad things happen when she’s impulsive, and she’s determined not to get burned again. Callum Ryder is the opposite of what Evie wants in her ordered world. Six foot two of reckless energy with twinkling eyes and a dangerously charming smile, he’s a thrill-seeking American firefighter with no idea how to slow down. Callum enters Lockton like a whirlwind, fleeing his problems in New York City in search of the truth about his Scottish family.