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You think you know what abusive relationships look like, until you see it for yourself. When Lucy and Meg’s mother is assaulted by her husband, stepfather Greg, his arrest seems to mark the end of a nightmare. But when their mother chooses to stay with him, the sisters are thrust into a disturbing moral dilemma. Desperate to protect her, they take a drastic step: secretly install hidden cameras to capture the truth for themselves—and the rest of the world. What unfolds isn’t what Lucy expected.

Als die beiden dank dieser Eigenschaft gezwungen sind, ihre Heimat Hals über Kopf zu verlassen, landen sie unplanmäßig auf einer windgepeitschten Insel vor der Küste Neufundlands. Lita freundet sich schnell mit der gehörlosen Tochter der Gastgeber an, der einzigartigen Oona McGregor. Als sie den auf der Insel lang herbeigesehnten Mr. Saito das erste Mal begegnet, der mit seinem Wanderkino Nachrichten aus aller Welt zu ihnen bringt, ahnt Lita nicht, dass er ihr Leben für immer verändern wird.

Mordecai has discovered his heritage and must take up the mantle of a lord of the realm, while figuring out what it really means to be a mage of the line of Illeniel. He is beset on both sides by allies and enemies trying to control or destroy his future. Gods and kings both seek to manipulate him for their own ends, and no matter what he chooses his loved ones will suffer. Will he risk destroying his love with a bond that might be her death, or face the madness that comes to wizards who embrace power without restraint?

Mordecai’s simple life as the son of a blacksmith is transformed by the discovery of his magical birthright. As he journeys to understand the power within him he is drawn into a dangerous plot to destroy the Duke of Lancaster and undermine the Kingdom of Lothion. Love and treachery combine to embroil him in events he was never prepared to face. What he uncovers will change his understanding of the past, and alter the future of those around him.

All roads lead to Ecbatana, as the trading masters say. This ancient fortress with its multi-colored interlocking walls, vibrant bazaars, and powerful sorcerers who use a mysterious magic called metamorphistry lies in the path of the rag-tag group of refugees from fallen Clairvaux. But as Cimree, Azra, Trinati, and the others soon learn, there is a tradition in Ecbatana both perilous and promising—Ecbatana is periodically ruled by a tyrant queen, chosen to wield absolute power while the scheming nobles react to drastic changes in fortune.

For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only inevitable thing in life. From living above a Chinatown funeral parlour to working at a celebrity start-up for bespoke urns, she has surrounded herself with death - in her home, in her work, and in her ever-growing collection of zhizha, paper creations meant to be burned for the dead, adorning the walls of her apartment. Yet, though living in Manhattan and working her dream job is all she ever wanted, she still struggles to have meaningful connections-or find any meaning at all-in her life.

Nell has accepted, at age twelve, that hers will likely be a friendless existence. But then, a new girl arrives at school. Eve has short hair like a boy's, a wicked sense of humor and an unshakable confidence that she will one day find her place in the world. From their childhood to their twenties and thirties, Eve and Nell will love each other and hurt each other - through teenage feuds and the chlorine-scented savagery of all-girls' schools; through long, drunken nights in scruffy share houses; through the highs and lows of coparenting a child together without being romantically involved.

Een invoelend geschreven, meeslepend verhaal over vriendschap, liefde en de verstrekkende gevolgen van gebeurtenissen in iemands jeugd. Femke Martens, de zus van Jelle uit Brokers' roman Leven met een leugen , lijkt alles mee te hebben: ze is jong, mooi, heeft een fijne baan waarvoor ze door heel Europa reist, en nooit gebrek aan aandacht van mannen. Huisje, boompje, beestje is aan haar niet besteed. Maar er is ook een keerzijde. Niemand kent de echte Femke of neemt de moeite om haar te leren kennen.

Faced with the prospect of having to repeat a year in school, twelve-year-old Milan tells his mother the first lie he can think of: his bad grades are due to the genocide in Rwanda, his mother's homeland. In reality, he knows little about Rwanda or his mother's past, which she has kept secret from Milan. Soon after, Claude arrives, a boy from Rwanda the same age as Milan with a mysterious wound and shadowy backstory. Thrilled to have a new playmate, Milan treats Claude as a brother until one day, he is gone, back to Rwanda as quickly as he came.

Shannon Bell is a nobody. But she can act. So when she's accepted into one of London's most elite drama schools, it feels like her chance at a life that's far from her drab home town. There, Shannon meets Victoria: dazzling, wealthy, beautiful Victoria. The two become inseparable, Victoria the shining centre of Shannon's new world. And suddenly, Shannon is no longer a nobody. Instead, she's on the inside, part of Victoria's exclusive set of promising young somethings. They spend their days competing for roles, and their nights vying for each other's affections.

It's unprecedented, even in the 21st century, for a young Sicilian woman to incur infamy and defy the centuries old mandate, “Family is everything!” Twenty-two-year old Mariella Russo is desperate to flee Sicily, that, while her lifelong home, has become a claustrophobic island. She’s being relentlessly coerced into an engagement with her wealthy college sweetheart from a prominent, powerful, family, and her envious and erratic mother hopes the match will increase her own ignominious social status. To fight for independence and escape entrapment, Mariella flees to San Francisco.

Simão, the protagonist of A Spiral of a Dream, is a young university student who enrolls at the University of Évora with aspirations of becoming a writer, only to find himself plunging into an existential spiral as he transitions into adulthood. In the first part of this trilogy, The Medium, we encounter a myriad of characters who reflect and embody a generation on the brink. Their personalities are so relatable that we will find echoes from our own lives.

When six-year-old Dolores Hummingbird arrives at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, she has a difficult time adjusting. She has never before spent one night away from her parents. Renamed “Cries in her Sleep” by the girls in her dorm, Dolores eventually finds companionship and love in the person of an orphaned Irish girl called “Sky Eyes.” Both girls are exemplary artist. After graduation, they live and paint in Greenwich Village and receive instruction from Robert Henri of the Ashcan School. But Paris is calling them from across the ocean.

Elodie Martin isn't exactly known for her Christmas cheer, but nothing gets her more fired up than outshining her frosty nemesis, Callum Ashley, the annoyingly handsome owner of the town's swanky department store. For one month a year, her little toy shop shines, thanks to her secret weapon: Grandad Jim, the town's most beloved Santa Claus. But when Jim is suddenly out of commission, Elodie's Christmas (and her business) teeters on the brink. Enter Nick Winter: out-of-work actor, last-minute Santa, and possibly Elodie's only hope.

In the silent dark of night, she leaves everything behind—her name, her home, and the man who destroyed her childhood. Now living as Eve Lake, an unassuming roadie, she learns to survive in the shadows, never staying in one place long enough to be found. Until West. The magnetic lead singer of a rising band whose quiet kindness and soulful voice cut straight through her defenses. With every song, every look, he pulls her closer—and threatens the fragile walls she’s built around her heart.

Lorsqu'un étranger, prétendant être un artiste, arrive sur l'île, les rêves d'Emma de devenir peintre reprennent vie, compliquant encore plus les choix qu'elle a à faire. Et alors qu'Emma passe le plus clair de son temps avec ce visiteur énigmatique, sa famille est de plus en plus inquiète quant aux véritables intentions de l'inconnu. Pour Emma Vik, la vie dans la ferme familiale sur l'île d'Averøya est plutôt simple. Mais des événements mystérieux la plongent dans les eaux inexplorées de l'amour, de la loyauté et de l'âge adulte.

On the night of Easter Eve 1989, twelve-year-old Hanna's older brother Erik and some friends go to the infamous Mount Verity, where there is a cave that, according to legend, was used in the witch trials in Östergötland during the seventeenth century. Rumor has it that whoever does not tell the truth and goes down into the cave will disappear into the mountain. Erik never comes home that night.

The sudden death of Hassan at the hands of an Israeli shakes his friends Aziz and Mustafa to their core, leaving them grappling with grief, guilt, and an uncertain future. Drawn into the orbit of Hassan's father—a respected community leader known for his charity work and fiery speeches—they struggle to find their place in a world that feels increasingly volatile.

Aus dem Regen in die Sintflut. Rob hat es in letzter Zeit nicht gerade leicht gehabt. Nachdem er seinen besten Freund Jason davor bewahrt hatte, in ein jenseitiges Portal gezogen zu werden, fand er sich in einer Fantasiewelt wieder, die von Levels, Statistiken und einer seltsamen Videospiellogik bestimmt wird. Das Einzige, was noch feindseliger war als die mutierte Tierwelt des Waldes, waren die Einheimischen – ein Dorf von Elfen, die aufgrund eines verheerenden Krieges, der erst acht Jahre zurückliegt, Menschen zu hassen scheinen.