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Based on a true story, Strandloper tells the extraordinary tale of a nineteenth-century Englishman, William Buckley, who was convicted and transported to Australia. Refusing to accept his fate he escaped and lived among the Aborigines for thirty years. In this visionary novel, Alan Garner is as true to William the Cheshire bricklayer and William the Aboriginal spiritual leader, as William is true to his fate. The result is extraordinary.

“A beautiful, moving portrait of lives reshaped by war and its aftermath.” —Olivia Hawker, bestselling author of One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow An extraordinary novel inspired by the real women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee—the Manhattan Project’s “Secret City”—where thousands...

Against this rapidly shifting landscape, Tennyson Bouguereau - freed man, devoted brother, nascent singer, conflicted soldier and wanted man - journeys to find meaning and belonging. From the relative safety of home in Tennessee with his sister Rosalee, he is offered the possibility of a whole new life in Nashville, until a surprising trip to Victorian England changes everything.

Nach dem sensationellen Debüt „Hast du uns endlich gefunden" befasst sich Edgar Selge erneut mit den dunkelsten Jahren der deutschen, der eigenen Geschichte und macht daraus große Literatur. In seinem neuen Roman stößt der Erzähler, Edgar, auf das Schicksal eines Jungen, der während der Blockade Leningrads durch die deutsche Wehrmacht verhungert ist. Jura hat ein Tagebuch hinterlassen, das Edgar immer wieder liest, sodass er bald glaubt, den Jungen zu kennen. Zwischen den beiden entspinnt sich ein Austausch über Jugend, Träume, Literatur, Mütter, Abschied, Fremdheit und Nähe.

Woody Brown schrieb Geschichte als erster nicht-sprechender autistischer Absolvent der University of California. Sein Roman ist ein literarisches Ereignis. In einer Tagesstätte für Menschen mit Behinderung begegnen sich Schicksale, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. In der flirrendes Hitze Kaliforniens entfaltet sich eine Geschichte über die unsichtbaren Bande zwischen uns.

Brought to you by Penguin. Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2025 The knock on the door changed everything. Until then, we were happy; we knew who we were. ‘You’ve got the wrong person,’ I told him. ‘My wife is gentle and kind. She wouldn’t hurt a fly.’ In 1939, when she was...

In 1904, Ota Benga, a young Congolese 'pygmy' - a person of petite stature - arrived from central Africa and was featured in an anthropology exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair. Two years later, the New York Zoological Gardens displayed him in its Monkey House, caging the slight 103-pound...

From the critically acclaimed author of the Outline trilogy, an irresistible novel of fame, power, beauty, and truth—and a blazing renovation of the form. The movie star M is one of the most recognizable faces of our time. Her image is everywhere. It has been like that since she was a child...

Brought to you by Penguin. Charles Highway is every mother's worst nightmare. Precociously intelligent, mercilessly manipulative and highly sexed, Charles devotes the last of his teenage years to bedding girls and evading the half-arsed overtures of his distant parents. That is, until, he meets...

** AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW ** From the critically-acclaimed author of the Outline trilogy, an irresistible novel of fame, power, beauty and truth -- and a blazing renovation of the form A little while ago, I told the actor M that I was thinking of writing her autobiography. She liked the...

On the set of Boom!, a big‑budget adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play, Elizabeth Taylor is at the height of her fame. It's an exhilarating experience for everyone in her orbit. That includes Jean, her personal assistant, and Buddy, her semi-closeted best friend and costume designer. Yet Jean can see that for all Elizabeth’s verve, she's worried that her box-office potential is dimming. At thirty-five, she needs to stretch. She sets her sights on an unlikely role: the lead in the film version of Hello, Dolly!

Nach einem gewalttätigen Vorfall in der Schule wird Vidar vom Lehrdienst suspendiert. Zu Hause findet er in einem alten, vergessenen Pappkarton zufällig die Telefonnummer des alten Sommerhauses der Familie. Als er die Nummer wählt, meldet sich sein Vater, der vor langer Zeit verstorben ist. Vidar hat den 17. Juni 1986 angerufen, einen Tag aus seiner Kindheit, an dem etwas Entscheidendes passiert ist. Nur was? Immer wieder wählt Vidar diese Nummer, immer wieder landet er beim 17. Juni – es ist, als ob sich eine Falltür in die Vergangenheit öffnet.

Brought to you by Penguin. An Immediate Bestseller | A Bloomberg Best Book of 2025 When the Ritz becomes the Nazis’ favourite spot, its Jewish bartender has no choice but to keep working. Paris, 1940. Despite the Occupation, the prestigious Ritz Hotel has managed to remain open. Its bar...

Entre enquête, récit intime et fiction, un roman lumineux qui interroge le poids de l'héritage familial sur nos vies. Sur les traces d'un aïeul au passé trouble, une romancière plonge dans la France de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. À partir des archives, elle brosse le portrait d'un...

Brought to you by Penguin. A mother forced to leave her family. A daughter forced to reckon with what is left behind. Lipa, Philippines, 2001. Neneng is 11 when her mother, Rosa, leaves to work as a nurse overseas: abandoning Neneng to care for a distant father, unsettled relatives and...

A rollicking, "unsinkable," (Sam Lipsyte) and hilarious debut novel about a family of unforgettable women obsessed with securing their legacy, for fans of Geek Love Claire grew up with the legend of the Unsinkable Mounsey Women. Her great-great-grandmother Fanny made headlines in 1915 for...

Winken bis zum Schluss Frangfodd is schlimmer als Tschikago! Mit dieser Warnung des Großvaters, der fast Amerikaner geworden wäre, aber doch Elektriker in Unterfranken blieb, wächst die Ich-Erzählerin auf. Ihre Großmutter hat es mit Katzen und Puppen, ihr Großvater hält sich an Steckdosen...

Ein lebensveränderndes Abenteuer. Ein Hörbuch voller Optimismus, Weisheit und Mut. Eine desillusionierte Autorin träumt nicht nur davon, sondern folgt dieser Sehnsucht. Auf der Suche nach sich selbst landet sie auf einer wilden Insel in der türkisblauen Ägäis, wo die Zeit anderen Gesetzen folgt. Dort trifft sie auf die geheimnisvolle Hera, die ihr zeigt, was es heißt, wirklich frei und ganz bei sich zu sein.

A twisty, genre-bending metafictional mystery set in Cuba past and present about a writer returning to her long-lost hometown to seek the buried truth about two suspicious deaths at her Havana high school, perfect for fans of Chanel Cleeton and Jean Hanff Korelitz 2020: Teresa, a Cuban-born...

The surprising, poignant Kennedy story you don't know, with the enigmatic Bobby Kennedy at its heart Bobby Kennedy was never meant to matter. The seventh of nine children, he’s long been overlooked by his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., who governs his children with the same firm hand that...