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Sara and Mia are more than just mother and daughter—they’re best friends, confidantes and partners in adventure. Mia’s dad’s identity may still be a mystery, but Mia’s independent, adventurous mum has more than made up for it over the years. So when Sara suggests a sun-soaked escape to Kos, the stunning Greek island shaped by volcanic forces, Mia jumps at the chance for their perfect summer getaway.

Med ett nytt coolt jobb på Linköpings trendigaste PR-byrå, och en ny bästis som bjuder på solsemester när man är lite ledsen, kommer nog Mia att klara sig ganska bra när dottern ger sig ut i världen efter studenten. När Mia dessutom blir inbjuden på klassåterträff känner hon att det äntligen är dags att visa att hon inte är så misslyckad som alla tror. Visst att hon blev gravid som 16-åring, inte har en gymnasieexamen, aldrig har haft en egen bostad, är evighetssingel och jobbar som receptionist. Vem bryr sig om detaljerna, de är till för att förskönas.

*Shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award 2019!* When Lottie’s Gran dies she leaves one last request; save Greenley Theatre. Faced with a decaying building, a mayor who most definitely isn’t on board with the project and a group of actors who just can’t get along, Lottie...

When nine-year-old Oli’s brother Brooks takes his own life, she assumes she’ll never see him again. She assumes she’ll now be forced to rely on photographs and memories and little more. But then, deep in the woods on Halloween night, Brooks returns for one day. For twenty-four hours. For one thousand four hundred forty minutes. Against all odds, Oli is being given the gift of more time, and over the next fleeting hours, she must decide whether to create new memories, revel in cherished moments, or face a painful past and the fear of a future without Brooks.

Jess, 16 ans, fuit une vie familiale toxique et un garçon, qu’elle croyait aimer, qui l’a livrée sans scrupule aux hommes de sa cité. Sans repères ni soutien, elle prend la route. C’est le début d’un parcours semé d’épreuves, de rencontres, de fuites, de renaissances et de violences, mais aussi de beauté, de nature, de solidarité et d’amour. Entre marginalité et renaissance, Seules les rivières retrace la trajectoire d'une jeune femme qui lutte pour sa dignité et sa liberté coûte que coûte.

In a realm where magical professions tend to align within family trees, Lyra Treble is an unusual ingredient. Everyone expected her to follow in her parents' footsteps and become a bard, but she's gained entrance to the Royal Academy of Magical Baking, the most exclusive, prestigious institution of its kind in all the land. The academy is everything Lyra dreamed of and more. She loves the rigorous curriculum, the strict but fair professors, and her new friends-turned-family. But with a limited number of slots open for next year, her culinary future isn't guaranteed.

An ancient song composed by King David’s chief musician Asaph, discovered by the Teutonic Crusaders to the Holy Land, returned to Germany, then divided into four fragments and hidden to prevent the fearsome powers of God unleashed if the Song is ever played … This is the legend pursued by the 15-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach and his schoolmate Georg Erdmann in 1700 as they walk the 250 miles from their small town of Ohrdruf to the northern city of Lüneburg to join the St. Michael’s School choir.

In a world full of ordinary, Eros Wolf is anything but ordinary. Awkward, the other children mock him. Outcast, he struggles to survive. Only, the world in which he lives isn't so ordinary. There is a secret his mother hasn't told him. A mystery from the past. But before his mother can tell him, she is tragically killed. Then, things begin to happen. Things he can't explain. The other children no longer taunt him. They're afraid of what will happen if they do. Discarded, he is forgotten by all. All except for one.

A trio of dramas based on Henry Green’s most notable novels Born Henry Yorke, aristocrat and industrialist Henry Green led a double life as a managing director of an engineering firm and one of the finest English modernists of the 20th century. A contemporary and friend of Evelyn Waugh and...

Es ist Sommer, die Schule ist vorbei. Marko hat das beste Abi der Stufe, trotzdem reicht es nicht für seinen Traum vom Medizinstudium. Auch die Beziehung mit Claire geht zu Ende. Sie will nur noch raus aus der Kleinstadt, rein ins richtige Leben. Marko hingegen versackt zwischen TikTok und Zukunftsangst im tristen Wohnblock. Bis sein Vater einen Ausweg findet: ein Studium in Ungarn. Doch statt gemeinsam loszugehen, rennen Marko und Claire in entgegengesetzte Richtungen. Und je weiter sie sich voneinander entfernen, desto mehr verlieren sie die Kontrolle.

Dalla provincia francese di Angoulême alle strade tumultuose di Parigi si consuma il destino di Lucien Chardon, giovane poeta deciso a trasformare il proprio talento in gloria. Ma la capitale, scintillante e crudele, lo trascinerà in un mondo di seduzioni, intrighi e rivalità spietate, dove il successo ha un prezzo e le illusioni si pagano care. Accanto a lui, nell'ombra della provincia, David Séchard, tipografo onesto e idealista, lotta per perfezionare un'invenzione capace di cambiare il loro futuro.

È la storia, allegra e toccante, di un bambino e del suo asinello coraggioso. E di una formidabile alleanza che permetterà di ricondurre al suo recinto un meraviglioso toro da combattimento e redimere un padre alla deriva. Ambientata in un Messico da favola, bonario e festevole, trafelato e pittoresco e, in fondo, anche un po' "italiano", in origine avrebbe dovuto servire da base per un episodio di It's All True, il grande progetto cinematografico interrotto di Orson Welles, e fu scritta da Fante in collaborazione con lo sceneggiatore Rudolph Borchert.

“If you liked Meg Mason's Sorrow and Bliss, you'll love this novel.”—Good Housekeeping From the comedically brilliant author of Cry Havoc, a wry, domestic comedy of manners that follows two generations of sisters as they grapple with unstable parents, mental illness, and the general tumult...

Central Italy, on the eve of the Second World War. A group of young Italians find themselves in the midst of what will soon become a civil war. Among them is Stefano Portelli, a hopeful lawyer with a head full of utopias, in love with Eleonora. And there is his sister-in-law Nina, secretly linked to Sergio, a partisan leader.

On the night of her eighteenth birthday, Alice should be celebrating. She can finally vote, she’s almost finished high school in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, and her family and twin brother, Alistair, have thrown a party to remember. But beneath her smile, Alice hides a growing fear—she might be pregnant. As a young witch, she knows there are ways to handle such things. She vows to stay away from Johnny Ackersly, her charming but reckless boyfriend, and plans to brew a tea that will bring her body back into balance. Then Johnny gives her a gift—a necklace strung with ruby-red beads.

Действие происходит в американских трущобах 1950-х годов — аромат жареного бекона, игра в лото, странные соседи и большие мечты о Голливуде. Все это — жизнь маленькой Дэйзи Фэй. Ее папа много фантазирует и еще больше пьет, а мама без конца обо всем переживает. Пытаясь осмыслить и запечатлеть этот забавный, нелепый, иногда печальный и, казалось бы, необъятный мир вокруг нее, Дейзи начинает вести дневник.

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Surviving this hurricane might be easier than living with Grandma. Three generations. One tiny apartment on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. And a storm like no one has experienced before. Jessie is a sharp, inquisitive girl. She and her mom Anna struggle to ride the unpredictable waves of Grandma’s demands, but they can barely keep their heads above water. When Hurricane Katrina batters their home, Jessie must confront the storm surge and her own self-talk. As she endures and perseveres, Jessie learns that resilience is not just about preparation, and Grandma has her own survival stories.

À quinze ans, Célia a toujours su que le pasteur Henri Muller et son épouse l'avaient adoptée. Jeune fille romantique, fine, intelligente, elle est très proche de sa mère Marie et admire son père qui l'a recueillie pendant l'Occupation en 1942 alors qu'elle n'avait que huit mois. La France panse alors les cicatrices de la guerre : tout un monde est à reconstruire. Et c'est avec la volonté de répandre une foi bâtie sur de nobles valeurs et sur la confiance en l'homme que les Muller se sont installés en 1957 à Saint-Julien, gros bourg rural blotti contre les pentes du mont Lozère.

Ambientada nos anos 1960, A última canção, é uma cativante e devastadora história de amor e perda. Resgatada e renovada pelo filho de Lucinda Riley, Harry Whittaker, ela agora pode ser descoberta por novos leitores e ouvintes. Sorcha O’Donovan sonha com uma vida emocionante bem longe do litoral de West Cork, na Irlanda, o lugar onde cresceu. Quando conhece Con Daly, o belo músico do vilarejo, ela sabe que tudo está prestes a mudar.