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A parody for fans of Harry Potter and The Crown, Harry Windzor and the Magic of Monarchy is an irreverent, satirical twist on the life of Prince Harry and the House of Windsor. There are spats between heirs and spares, dodgy deals between the Palace and the press, and so many scandals swept under the rug that even the corgis are suspicious. Maybe this isn’t a satire after all...

Det er 5. maj, 1872. Louis Pio sidder i en celle på Nytorv og venter på en retssag, der vil sende ham i isolationsfængsel i flere år. Hans forbrydelse er, at han har indkaldt til et folkemøde på Nørre Fælled. Opholdet i fængslet bliver dyrt, og han overlever kun, fordi man ikke vil forære arbejderne en martyr."Pio" er en roman om Louis Pio, som startede Socialistiske Blade, lagde grunden til den danske arbejderbevægelse – og dermed Socialdemokratiet – men som snart måtte flygte til Amerika.

She was a beloved teacher. A trusted guardian. A monster hiding in plain sight. From 1988 to 2009, Emily Cannister—kindergarten teacher, community favorite, and secret killer—kidnapped and murdered fifteen children. To the outside world, she was kind and nurturing. But behind closed doors, she was consumed by obsession, delusion, and a twisted longing to claim the children she could never have. In 2012, during her third murder trial, Emily confessed. But her admission raised more questions than it answered.

Bess Throckmorton defies her notorious background and lack of education to become Queen Elizabeth’s Gentlewoman and trusted confidante. Forced to choose between loyalty and love, duty and desire, will she risk her queen’s anger by marrying adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh without permission? Entangled in a web of intrigue, from the glittering Palace of Whitehall to the cells of the Tower of London, Bess endures tragedy and injustice, becoming a resilient, determined woman, who takes nothing for granted.

Emilie muss sich allein um ihre Tochter Rose kümmern, während Paul eine unerwartete Entscheidung trifft, die die Familie in Aufruhr versetzt. Als auch die aufkommende Industrialisierung die Inseln erreicht, steht die Familie vor einer entscheidenden Frage: Wer soll das Erbe der Plantage Tamalele antreten?

This enthralling narrative explores the opulent history of the 1311 Mali Empire, celebrated as the wealthiest empire in history. Mansa Abubakari II's journey to the other shore heralded a new era of growth for the Mali Empire. Sadly, upon his demise, his captivating Daughter takes the helm, continuing the legacy on the other shore and guiding the kingdom to unprecedented success.

It’s the turn of the twentieth century and Pamela ‘Pixie’ Colman Smith is a young woman of stark contradictions: plucky yet naïve, artistically gifted despite lacking classical training, fascinated by the esoteric but sceptical of the world around her. After the deaths of her beloved mother and her troubled but well-intentioned father, Pixie finds herself in the complex, political world of fin-de-siècle art, trying to get her stunning work seen and to forge a name and a path for herself in life.

Frederikshavn 1931: Im Fischhandel ihrer Familie lernt die neugierige, lebenslustige Caroline den charmanten Kapitän Klarius Mikkelsen kennen. Von seiner Stimme und seinen blauen Augen fühlt sie sich in eine Welt der Entdeckungen in weiter Ferne getragen. Sie folgt ihm in den norwegischen Walfanghafen Sandefjord und setzt durch, dass sie ihn auf seiner nächsten Expedition begleiten darf. 1935 betritt Caroline Mikkelsen als erste Frau das ewige Eis der Antarktis.

Scandal Sisters is a historical novel based on the extraordinary—and nearly erased—true story of Catherine and Charlotte Poillon, two sisters who transformed notoriety into strategy during the Gilded Age and Roaring Twenties. From the salons of Fifth Avenue to the courtrooms of New York, from Parisian hotels to prison cells on Blackwell’s Island, the Poillon sisters moved through high society and the underworld with audacity, wit, and a refusal to play by anyone else’s rules. Catherine, the elder, weaponized scandal with flair.

In the vibrant yet unforgiving world of Ottawa’s art scene, Alex Emin—a struggling artist haunted by family trauma and romantic failures—fights to carve out his legacy while navigating the shadows of great creators like Michelangelo and Picasso. As he wrestles with ambition, love, and identity, Alex’s journey unfolds as a raw and introspective exploration of the human spirit, blending the grit of modern realism with the timeless struggles of literary heroes.

The year is 1587. A gathering storm looms on the horizon for England. The whole country will soon face one of its greatest trials in history. Shakespeare is twenty-two years old. He is a married father of three young children, living with his family in Stratford-Upon-Avon. He has dreams of doing something important, and going on a great adventure. He loves writing, and yet writing is a painful struggle. He is a man of deeply held faith--but it is being tested. He is shocked at how England is torn apart due to the Reformation. England wages war with Spain, with no end to the fighting in sight.

A vida de Ayrton Senna em um romance potente, que narra com realismo, paixão e inventividade suas relações com seus amigos, seus familiares, seus amores, seus adversários e com suas eternas corridas. Nos sentimos próximos da sua vida e dos seus sentimentos durante os anos mais esplendorosos e que marcaram Senna como um dos maiores brasileiros da história.

No coração das trevas (1902) resulta da experiência pessoal de Conrad, no Congo, em 1890, e constitui uma das narrativas ficcionais mais complexas e extraordinárias de toda a literatura inglesa. A exemplo de Charlie Marlow, narrador principal da obra, Conrad, ainda criança, contemplara um mapa e decidira um dia visitar o coração da África.

Действие романа начинается в конце 1960-х, когда джаз и рок еще негласно разрешены. На волне битломании ленинградские студенты создают группу «Зеленые муравьи», играют западный рок и завоевывают успех. Оттепель переходит в застой, русский рок начинает доминировать, влияние традиций и официальных запретов проявляется в различных сферах жизни, и ребята выбирают компромисс, добавляя в репертуар популярные в те годы песни советских авторов.

Faussone, detto Tino, il protagonista di questa «opera prima» di Primo Levi, ovvero del suo primo romanzo d'invenzione, è un operaio specializzato che si lascia alle spalle la dura esperienza della catena di montaggio alla Lancia e gira per il mondo a montare gru, ponti sospesi, strutture metalliche, impianti petroliferi.

Il legame matrimoniale può intralciare la vocazione dell'artista? Il dubbio di un pittore di successo, in un romanzo di tono autobiografico.

Ne pensez vous être qu’ici et maintenant ? Vous imaginez peut-être que les blessures que vous infligez autour de vous ne laissent aucune trace ? Elles sont des cicatrices inscrites comme une empreinte sur votre âme à travers le temps... il vous faudra un jour les regarder en face et les réparer. L’histoire d’Adèle nous embarque dans un voyage intérieur, au travers d’une histoire d’amour hors-norme. Un amour qui défie les lois de la temporalité et de l’espace. D’ailleurs est-il bien réel et qu’est ce que la réalité ?

En dokumentarisk roman, der i suveræn sproglig stil giver et enestående indblik i et kvindesind i et psykisk grænseland. Ida er i dag en kvinde med humor, overskud og energi. En kvinde, der kan sige: "Sommetider er glæden ved at slå mig omkuld!

Lorena di Stella, eine junge alleinerziehende Mutter, kämpft sich durch viele Lebenskrisen hindurch. Sie erlebt zahlreiche Höhen und Tiefen in ihrem Leben. Durch den plötzlichen Tod ihres Vaters — ein erneuter Schicksalsschlag - wird ihr die Endlichkeit des Lebens bewusst. Von da an begibt sie sich auf die Suche nach dem Sinn des Lebens.

How can a smile be so misunderstood? For Nell, it's a sign of friendship. To her male colleagues, it's so much more . . . With two men intent on securing her affections, and little chance of escape, life for Nell is challenging. Until she finds an unexpected guardian. Her savior is charming and chivalrous, but when he unwittingly causes more problems than he solves, she finally snaps. Determined to be left alone, she sees an opportunity to be rid of her most troublesome admirer. But not everything goes to plan.