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“When you know, you know” is how Piper had rationalized her rushed engagement when she broke the news over the phone. Now, only a few months later, Jane is packing her bags and heading west to partake in festivities leading up to her cousin’s wedding.

A Ghanaian journalist based in the US returns to Ghana with a few friends for the holidays in December 2019. That month is meant to be the climax of the Ghanaian government’s year-long "Year of Return" initiative, commemorating 400 years since the first slaves from West Africa arrived in Virginia. "The Year of Return" takes on a whole new meaning when large numbers of ghosts—formerly enslaved Africans who drowned during the Middle Passage—emerge from the Atlantic Ocean, leading to months of global pandemonium, and concluding with a series of vengeful homicides.

Todos tenemos sueños, y el del joven Tom «Hematoma» Cloudman es volar. Por eso es acróbata—algunos dicen que el peor acróbata del mundo—y especialista en escenas de riesgo, pues así se siente más cerca del cielo. Entre saltos y piruetas su cuerpo se desgasta, hasta que un día le detectan una grave enfermedad. Pero el destino de Tom no es el de cualquiera, y si le acompañamos veremos que poco después, en uno de sus paseos nocturnos por la clínica, conoce a una fascinante criatura, mitad mujer y mitad pájaro, de quien cae fulminantemente enamorado.

Basta pochissimo tempo per dare un senso alla vita. Basta conoscere l'amore. Kusunoki impara la lezione entrando in uno strano negozio vuoto. "Benvenuto!" gli dice una ragazza con gli occhiali. Kusunoki ha bisogno di soldi e gli hanno detto che lì è possibile vendere il tempo che ti resta in cambio di una somma di denaro. Tutto considerato si può fare. Fino a quel momento la vita del ragazzo è stata piuttosto anonima, nessuna passione particolare, pochi obiettivi da raggiungere, nessuna soddisfazione.

Time and Tide: a collection of tales, speaks of change—sometimes a long time coming, sometimes in an instant, but always inevitable. The first story, “Book of Hours,” creates the frame for the rest of the tales. Helen, an American writer living in Italy, believes her creativity is gone forever as she returns to her childhood home to care for her dying mother.

From the “terrifyingly talented” (London Times) author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG-IN THE NIGHT-TIME and THE PORPOISE, eight mesmerizingly imaginative, deeply-humane stories that use Greek myths and contemporary dystopian narratives to examine mortality, moral choices and the many...

We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them . . . Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,”...

The year is 1748. Elewa, known as ‘the Daughter of Peace’, bears a heavy responsibility on her young shoulders: to maintain the fragile truce between the warring peoples of her West African kingdom. But as she begins to understand her role in the peace negotiations, even greater pressures...

Based on the Japanese myth of cats returning favours to humans who are kind to them, "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" is the name of a peculiar cake cafe that is run by talking cats, which has no fixed location and instead materialises unpredictably on the night of a full moon. The protagonists of this story - a successful female scriptwriter in crisis, a heartbroken tv director, and two male entrepreneurs - all end up there in the middle of the night, in a dream-like state, and receive life-changing advice on love, work, and relationships from a cat who interprets his guests' astrological chart.

“This is a story of romance, broken friendship, and staying true to yourself under the weight of family obligations. This sweet tale with light magic will appeal to readers of Sarah Addison Allen and fans of the movie (and book) Practical Magic.” — Booklist In a magical new direction for...

The Mozinskis experience music like no family you've ever met. Struggling musicians Vincent Mozinski and Grace Klinefelter marry in the early 1960s, drawn together by the shared ability to see the music they play. The two pass this unique skill along to their ever-growing family of musical prodigies: Clara, Ellington, Bix, Allegro, Thelonious, and Viola. After the children record a radio commercial for a local business, Vincent realizes the best chance of achieving his dream of musical stardom is with and through his children.

Rome, 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling him he will need considerable mettle to reach the truth. To the west of the Tiber, Girolama and her female friends are at work, helping other women with childbirths and foretelling their futures. Elsewhere in the city, a young wife, Anna, must find a way to escape her abusive husband. But in a city made by men for men, there are no easy paths out.

Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling anthology of short stories from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Scholomance Trilogy and Uprooted, spanning each of her realms and including a sneak peak into the world of her next series. From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the gothic...

A volte, ma solo nelle notti di luna piena, tra le vie di Kyoto o in riva al fiume appare un caffè molto speciale: è una roulotte gestita da un eccentrico chef, un grande gatto tigrato esperto di astrologia, e da altri due felini suoi aiutanti, e si manifesta sul sentiero di chi si sente perso. In questo caffè non è possibile ordinare ciò che si vuole, sono i gatti a decidere cosa offrire ai propri clienti. Il menu prevede incredibili bevande e deliziosi dolci in grado di consolare i cuori affranti degli avventori.

Новая головокружительная история, окутанная аурой сверхъестественного, от мэтра французского детектива. Мадди работает врачом в небольшом курортном городке, где счастливо живет с десятилетним сыном Эстебаном. Но однажды солнечным летним утром в день его рождения Эстебан побежал в булочную, до которой каких-то 150 метров, и бесследно исчез... Прошло десять лет. Полиция давно закрыла дело, объявив мальчика умершим, но Мадди отказывается смириться с потерей сына и по-прежнему уверена, что Эстебана похитили.

Gli Adami e le Eve è un libro racchiuso in un libro. Da ogni Adamo nasce una Eva, così come ogni foglia è aggrappata al suo stelo senza il quale non potrebbe esserci vita. Un romanzo spirituale che descrive il significato di anima gemella e racconta il modo in cui lavorare su sé stessi per poter vivere con essa, una volta incontrata.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the mastermind behind The Dangerous Damsels series, India Holton delivers another fantastical and whimsical story that's perfect to read with a cup of tea . . . Rival ornithologists hunt through Europe for dangerous magical birds in this historical fantasy romance...

Группа студентов отправляется прослушать курс лекций одного уважаемого профессора психологии. Целью поездки была выбрана старая гостиница Амнея, переставшая выполнять свои основные функции лет десять назад, а сейчас служащая для профессора укромным уголком. Наполненная учебой неделя не предвещала беды, но с каждым новым днем атмосфера неумолимо менялась. Почему студенты вдруг начали странно себя вести? Что они скрывают? Главной героине предстоит разобраться в тайнах «Амнеи», иначе стены старой гостиницы не отпустят ее живой.

From acclaimed Japanese author Sanaka Hiigari comes a heartwarming, life-affirming novel about a magical photo studio, where people go after they die to view key moments from their life—and relive one precious memory before they pass into the afterlife. The hands and pendulum of the old wooden...

Made to feel out of place her entire life, introvert-by-necessity Suzanne just wants to make it through the rest of high school. Humiliated by the popular crowd and forced to play the perfect, obedient daughter by her family, Suzanne strikes back, sneaking out with her best friend Molly to the Valentine’s Day dance. Ambushed by a menacing figure who names itself the Shadow Man, Suzanne and Moll seek refuge in the school, but find the DJ dead.