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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.

The year is 1907 and Maurice Ravel is one of the most admired but also most controversial composers in France. An aloof, dandyish figure, he is at the centre of a group of rebellious artists who call themselves the Apaches. It is considered a scandal that he has never won the Prix de Rome...

Este libro tiene dos protagonistas, Olga y el autor. Se conocieron muy jóvenes, Olga tenía diecinueve años y Theodor Kallifatides pocos más. Su amistad duró más de tres décadas. Sobrevivió a amores y desamores, divorcios y pasiones, largas separaciones y trabajo duro. Un día Olga llama a su amigo porque quiere verle. Le dirá que padece una enfermedad incurable. En este libro sencillo y profundo a la vez, Theodor Kallifatides erige una lápida en memoria de su amiga. Un libro que amar sobre una mujer a quien amar.

Egle Worth, una donna in carriera, dopo anni di meditazioni si rende conto che questa forma di raccoglimento è utile esclusivamente a lei. Comprende che, per essere veramente un atto evolutivo, la meditazione deve diventare preghiera e servire non a lei ma a un altro da lei. Deve essere perciò un atto d'altruismo. Solo allora la meditazione diventa "magia bianca".

When 16th-century printers Henri and Bertrand Dubois find a stack of letters among their grandmother's memorabilia, they realize their lives are about to change, for in those missives is incontrovertible proof that the legend of the lost chronicles of King Alfred is no legend at all. Publishing those chronicles would be the coup of a lifetime, elevating not only the brothers' prestige among publishers in two kingdoms but also their position in society. But first, they have to find them.

Set in postwar Scotland, A Far Cry is a quietly powerful novel about childhood displacement, memory, and endurance. The story follows seven-year-old Andy–renamed “Meikle” upon arrival–after he is sent away to a remote boarding school governed by rigid routines, unspoken hierarchies, and sudden acts of discipline. Far from home, he must learn how to survive a world that feels both bewildering and absolute, where fear and tenderness exist side by side.

Llega a su fin la monumental saga literaria sobre el fascismo, con los últimos seiscientos días de Mussolini hasta su ejecución en abril de 1945, cuando su cadáver se colgó boca abajo en la Plaza Loreto, en Milán. En este último volumen, Scurati narra los meses más oscuros de la República italiana, la hora de la peor violencia de una guerra civil que sembró el terror en las calles mientras los aliados bombardeaban el país.

En este audiolibro se intenta dar noticia de la última jornada del tenor Hannes Rassiem, que, a los treinta y cinco años, era el mejor «Tristán» de Europa y de América, que perdió la voz a los cuarenta y cinco años, y que desapareció a los cincuenta.

MOUNTAINS IN US is a family saga set outside of Asheville, North Carolina, where the Moyers' two most exciting weekly events are church and ten-year-old Colm's little league baseball games. Otherwise, Colm and his little brother spend their time playing in the woods behind their house with their next-door cousins, his older sister is always figuring out what to do next, his dad devours books, and his mom keeps everyone together. As Colm grows older, his idyllic childhood and the people who made it that way take on a different light.

A recounting of a lost gem of Utah pioneer history and a novel to rival those of Gerald Lund with the added wit of a Mark Twain adventure. In 1855, as the young Utah Territory teeters under outside pressure and internal strain, a call goes out to settle the untamed frontier and teach neighboring tribes the gospel of Jesus Christ. William Sterrett—a recent convert, tailor, and devoted husband—has already survived one mission that nearly cost him everything.

Marcio, Sohn einer brasilianischen Prostituierten, haut aus dem Waisenhaus ab und unterwirft sich den brutalen Gesetzen der Straße. Er beschließt, weder zu stehlen noch Drogen zu nehmen und wagt damit das Unmögliche. Im Clinch zwischen kriminellen Banden und der Polizei baut er sich eine Existenz auf. Bis eines Tages alles zusammenbricht… Eine True-Life-Story aus São Paulo.

Von Sigrid Nunez, Bestseller-Autorin von »Der Freund«, kommt dieser faszinierende, autobiographische Roman über ihre Jugend in New York City. Eine junge Frau blickt zurück auf ihre Anfänge: den chinesisch-panamaischen Vater und die deutsche Mutter, die sich im Nachkriegsdeutschland begegnen und zusammen nach New York City gehen. In den fünfziger und sechziger Jahren dort aufwachsend, flüchtet sie sich in Träume, die von den Geschichten ihrer Eltern inspiriert sind, und dann in die Welt des Balletts.

La novela que recupera la voz silenciada de Marcela de san Félix, hija de Lope de Vega, en un vibrante retrato del Siglo de Oro desde el ángulo más humano, íntimo y descarnado. Madrid, agosto de 1635. En la estrecha calle que conduce al convento de las Trinitarias, la multitud espera el paso...

At a party in the Hollywood Hills, Stephen Monk finds his wife in the arms of another man. Betrayed and furious, he packs his belongings and returns to the home in which he was born. There he begins to retrace the steps that have brought him to this crisis. He is reminded of his own betrayals and weaknesses. The memory of his lost love, Elizabeth Rydal, haunts him. Can he forgive his wife, and, most importantly, himself? Isherwood's poignant novel, set against the backdrop of war and exile, is encapsulated here by Adam Sims, with Lucy Scott as the voice of Elizabeth.

A fin de conocer sus raíces, un joven cronista decide recorrer en coche la península de Yucatán. El periplo no es fácil: lo asaltan mosquitos, recuerdos, pirámides demasiado arduas, platillos indigeribles y vendedores de souvenirs; entre sus incentivos se encuentran la historia del ajedrecista que desafió a Capablanca, los trovadores que renuevan el eterno arte de morir de amor, los paisajes de embrujo, las infinitas maravillas de la cultura yucateca...

Mississippi Eyes: Fire is the first installment in a five part historical fiction memoir series. It follows a young Mississippi boy who receives a prophecy that will shape his life: “Your Mississippi eyes will see more than Mississippi.” Rooted in the symbolic power of fire, this opening novelette invites listeners into a world where history, memory, and mysticism intertwine. As the fire illuminates his path, the boy’s journey expands far beyond the red clay roads of his childhood, setting the stage for an epic saga of identity, vision, and destiny.

Nel maggio 2021 Nathacha Appanah apprende dell'omicidio della giovane Chahinez Daoud, avvenuto a Mérignac, nei pressi di Bordeaux. La morte di Chahinez risveglia in Appanah un dolore che viene da lontano: la perdita della cugina Emma, brutalmente assassinata dal marito a Mauritius nel 2000. È una storia che l'autrice non ha mai raccontato, a cui ha evitato di pensare a lungo. Una storia che adesso bisogna scrivere.

Islande. À la mort de sa meilleure amie, tuée par son compagnon, Katla se lance un défi inédit: organiser une grève des femmes dans le monde entier, pour dénoncer les violences et les inégalités. Japon. Michiko, jeune salariée enceinte, est harcelée par son patron. Salvador. Ana María, ouvrière à l'usine, se bat pour sa fille, condamnée à trente ans de prison pour suspicion d'avortement. Sénégal. Hawa, urgentiste, tente de sauver une enfant quand le trauma de son passé ressurgit. Katla, Michiko, Ana María et Hawa ne se connaissent pas, mais toutes décident de dire non.

«Non avevo mai pensato tanto in vita mia a cosa succedeva sotto la mia pelle.» Che quella allo specchio fosse un'immagine ingannevole, che sotto la pelle fossero in atto processi misteriosi e ineluttabili, Raffaella Romagnolo lo ha scoperto a ventisette anni. E ci sono voluti quasi tre decenni dalla diagnosi di sclerosi multipla perché decidesse di raccontare ciò che a lungo è rimasto chiuso in un faldone di cartoncino rosso, l'archivio personale della sua storia clinica.

Nadie sale ileso de una madre. "Mamá miró hacia un lado y hacia otro hasta encontrarme y empezó a olfatearme. —Andás con ganas de cobrar, vos, me parece. —No —le dije yo, con cara de vos andás con ganas de pegar, me parece. No necesitó más, ni una discusión ni un grito. Avanzó...