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What do you do in your teenage years when you realise what your parents taught you wasn’t enough? You must go out and find books and poetry and pop songs and bad heroes - and build yourself. It’s 1990. Johanna Morrigan, 14, has shamed herself so badly on local TV that she decides that...

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.

Lauren Hope likes her life perfectly measured and 'just so'. Running her cosy café in the idyllic Somerset village of Lower Brambleton provides all the fun and friendship she needs - from the safe side of the counter. But when her mother and long-time sounding board heads off on an adventure of her own, Lauren sees a chance to shake things up, especially when a mysterious new neighbour moves to the village. Marc Hathaway is desperate for a fresh start. Still reeling from the loss of his wife, he's moved to his dream house with his energetic six-year-old twin boys.

What if you could make a deal with Death to save the life of someone you loved? With all the poignance and wit of Sally Rooney, and a plot as irresistibly outlandish as My Sister, the Serial Killer, twenty-two-year-old Eloise Rodger has delivered one of the year's boldest and most captivating...

A college party in the hills of northern Italy descends into a harrowing and outlandish rite of passage. Like the beguiling bird at its center, Party with Cassowary dares its characters—and its readers—to confront something dangerous, inscrutable, demanding to be touched. “Surprising and...

“Leah Abrams grapples with how to live, work, and fall in love morally in a time of global upheaval. Moving, smart, and completely winning.”—Erin Somers, author of The Ten Year Affair "A modern comic Jewish voice. Dated is a rollicking literary sitcom and generous family saga, beautiful...

Seine Endzwanziger hat sich Hendrik Popom anders vorgestellt. Nichts will ihm so richtig gelingen. In seinem Agenturjob sitzt er seine Zeit ab, mit seiner Freundin lief es schon einmal besser, und dann ist da plötzlich dieser Mann – Popóm. Er ist fast doppelt so alt und dennoch weiß Hendrik: Dieser Mann bin ich. Zögerlich nähern sich die beiden einander an. Ihre Beziehung ist voller Rätsel, Zuneigung und Widerstände. Hendrik hofft, in seinem anderen Ich das zu finden, was ihm in seinem Leben fehlt – Halt und Zuversicht.

Four mighty Houses. One gate of entry. They told us the House Trials were our salvation. A lie that spelled our doom. Trapped since the Fate War, a terrible foe has risen. Now he seeks to reclaim what was taken, four epic fates of untold power. Across past and present, a trio from the slums hold...

Знаете ли вы, как правильно хлопнуть ладонью по вкладышу от жвачки? Ладонь нужно чуть изогнуть, чтобы между нею и вкладышем образовалось подобие вакуума, который и перевернет вкладыш. Перевернулся — вы выиграли, он ваш, вы можете дополнить свою коллекцию. Если вы понимаете, о чем речь, эта книга для вас. Если не понимаете — она тоже для вас. Сборник «Мортал комбат и другие 90‑е» рассказывает о детстве в девяностые годы в Казахстане. Каждый сюжет — небольшая история взросления.

Life in Stories is a deeply human collection of fiction, lyrics, and novel excerpts that traces the arc of life—moving through youth and age, humor and tragedy, love and loss. From the beaches of Rio to the soccer fields of New Jersey, from the Roman conquest at Alesia to the American West of the 18th century, these stories explore athletes chasing vanished glory, lovers trying to find their way back to each other, ordinary people facing extraordinary moral choices, and moments of quiet reflection that define who we become.

Данила — новичок в колледже, да и в городе. Причин для переезда две: некий инцидент, ставший поводом для постановки на учет в полиции и у психотерапевта, и диагноз матери. Через полгода Даниле придется переехать к отцу, который ушел из семьи много лет назад и которому сын никогда не простит предательства. Данила замкнут, не уверен в себе и прячется за капюшоном и наушниками ото всех. Попав на «Темную сторону», в подпольный клуб баттлов, он открывает для себя новый мир, где слово — главное оружие.

Yetta Yvette delighted us with Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number. She has returned with once again another inspiring story. Will college quarterback Karter Stephens, also known as TQ overcome his disappointments in a world of life’s adversities, and fight through his demons? In order to become the winner, he is destined to be, or will he give up on life and love? This story has lessons to be learned. The first lesson is to NEVER give up! Inspired by real events.

Faster than details break in a news story, Kennedy Sloane gets scooped. On a rainy Manhattan afternoon, career-obsessed writer and news producer Kennedy loses the interview that was guaranteed to catapult her to senior producer status. Hours later, revered and feared book editor Muffin Evans, aka the Manuscript Eater, shelves the publication of her promising debut novel. Over a night of tears and too many glasses of wine, Kennedy responds to an internet ad for a villa on the picturesque island of Hilton Head.

When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, Dr Byrne, her best friend James helps her devise a plan to seduce him. But what begins as a harmless crush soon pushes their friendship to its limits. Over the course of a year they will find their lives ever more entwined with the Byrnes' and be faced with impossible choices and a lie that can't be taken back...

The profound sequel to Firefly Lane, now a major Netflix series starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke. From Kristin Hannah, the bestselling author of The Four Winds and The Nightingale. Fly Away is the heartrending story of three women who have lost their way and need each other – plus a...

When Dani's boyfriend (and boss!) dumps her for a younger model, the only silver lining she can see is to be able to spend Christmas at home with her family after years away. Determined to surprise them, Dani turns up unannounced in her hometown, excited to see that the festive season in Marram Bay is in full swing with Christmas lights twinkling on every corner. But disaster strikes when she finds her parents' house is empty and they appear to have gone away on holiday!

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. 'The deeply atmospheric novel blends horror, science fiction, and historical events' Time, 100...

It’s October in Montreal, 2002, and winter is coming on fast. Past due on his first freelance gig and ensnared in lies to his family and friends, a graphic design student with a gambling addiction goes after the first job that promises a paycheck: dishwasher at the sophisticated La Trattoria. Though he feels out of place in the posh dining room, warned by the manager not to enter through the front and coolly assessed by the waitstaff in their tailored shirts, nothing could have prepared him for the tension and noise of the kitchen, or the dishpit’s clamor and steam.

Four lives. Four stories. Four sets of letters. Four brave souls in need of guidance while facing life's greatest challenges. The anonymously published Dear Life program is designed to help them step outside of their comfort zones, face their obstacles, and relinquish their demons...and prove their existence.