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The year is 1949, the city London. Amidst the smog of the capital is Dennis Knuckleyard, a hapless eighteen-year-old employed by a second-hand bookshop. One day, on an errand to acquire books for sale, Dennis discovers a novel that simply does not exist. It is a fictitious book, a figment from another novel. Yet it is physically there in his hands. How?

A plant-loving librarian and a standoffish witch team up to cure a botanical curse in this whimsical and charming fantasy perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries and The Spellshop. The Evergreen Conservatoire of Botanical Witchcraft is off limits to anyone without magical...

It is 1880, and immigrants are flocking to a new refuge from the economic and racial turmoil of the late nineteenth century. For New Orleans chef Amadeo Roselyn, the Isle of Touperdu is where he can open his own restaurant and raise his daughters as educated, marriageable ladies in a place free...

A grief-stricken soldier accompanies his best friend’s body home after eight years away, only to find his nonspeaking sister, Mary, missing and wanted for questioning by the police in the murder of an infant in the city’s central park. As Mary’s life hangs in the balance, Jes must follow the obscure clues she has left behind, the only way to find her and absolve her of wrongdoing. In his labyrinthine search, the mystery of the park’s infamous Harron tree and its connection to his sister, and their community, is slowly revealed.

The dawn was what Lila Thompson lived for. She loved the birds singing in the morning, the smell of her mom's pancakes, and the soft sound of the leaves rustling in the old oak tree next to her house. But this morning was different. She saw something strange on the floor next to her closet as she pulled back her pink polka-dot curtains. Behind a bunch of socks that didn't go together, she found one pair that was different from any she had ever seen. They sparkled like tiny sparks rather than thread, as if they were made of stars, as the sun shone on them."Where did these come from?

In the summer of 1882, long-suffering American prospector Robert Sproule, rows his way up Kootenay Lake to a promontory known as Big Ledge. Almost at once, he finds himself encamped on an extremely rich lode of high-grade lead, likely laced with silver. At last, Sproule's fortunes seem ready to change. Riches seem just around the corner. But another adventurer is on Kootenay Lake at the same time: the Englishman, Baillie-Grohman. His plans are even more grandiose than Sproule's.

1896, Natick, banlieue de Boston. À l'aube du 20e siècle, dans une ruelle sombre, vit un jeune Indien avec sa mère et son père qu'il ne voit que trop rarement. Âgé d'à peine six ans, l'enfant se pense fou. Il voit des choses que personne ne voit, entend ce que personne n'entend. Délaissé par les adultes et pris en souffre-douleur par les autres enfants, leur rejet devient insupportable. Seul, l'enfant s'enferme alors dans un mutisme sourd.

Lucy Hua comes from a long line of extraordinary women—Chinese perfumers gifted with the secret power to craft magical scents to stir hearts and ensure fortunes. For centuries, the Hua women held sway over the courts of emperors and the boardrooms of billionaires…and in every fifth generation, an eldest daughter is born with the rarest gift of all: the ability to summon true love.

Cult author David Keenan's most mature, magical and profoundly realised novel yet, centred on a young boy in Glasgow 'A challenging, unconventional and daring piece of fiction ' THE INDEPENDENT 'Blending emotional sincerity with pulpy pastiche' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Psychedelic post-punk fantasia'...

The perfect choice for your next book club: Julie Carrick Dalton's The Forest Becomes Her is a gorgeous, hopeful novel about three women from different generations navigating the complexities of family, the impacts of our choices, and our deep connections to the natural world beneath our feet...

Brought to you by Penguin. As a girl, Clara del Valle can read fortunes, make objects move as if they had lives of their own, and predict the future. Following the mysterious death of her sister, Rosa the Beautiful, Clara is mute for nine years. When she breaks her silence, it is to announce...

‘Beautiful, hugely ambitious’ GARTH GREENWELL ‘I devoured each page’ DOUGLAS STUART ‘Hypnotic’ TASH AW The award-winning author of The Listeners, Jordan Tannahill, returns with a sublime, dreamlike novel of love, grief, history and cruising set in Berlin. While cruising one evening...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau and The Paris Daughter comes a novel that's Sliding Doors meets P.S. I Love You. A woman who lost her husband twelve years ago is ready to move on, but her subconscious won't let her. Is she just dreaming of her...

A dark and steamy debut novel about a girl—who is sometimes a cat—and the witch she loves, as secrets from her past threaten to unravel the delicate balance of her present, from screenwriter Amanda Mortlock. Cleo is a willfully aloof college student with an impossible secret. When she meets...

Lu's worry dolls are at-capacity as she tries to outrun the ghosts from her past—including loved ones stolen on 9/11—by traveling through her mother's homeland of Guatemala, to discover the painful reasons behind her own dysfunctional childhood, and why she must trust in the magic of the legend.

In a world where age determines not just your physical but also your societal standing, Christine unexpectedly finds herself on a journey unlike any other. After a fateful encounter with a mysterious old woman, she is granted the paradoxical gift (or perhaps, curse) of aging in reverse. From the burdens of premature old age in her youthful days to the vibrancy of youth in her twilight years, Christine navigates the challenges and wonders of life with a unique perspective.

Brought to you by Penguin. The long-awaited and highly anticipated conclusion to Philip Pullman’s bestselling The Book of Dust sequence . . . This audiobook includes an exclusive hour-long bonus conversation between Philip Pullman and narrator Michael Sheen, discussing themes of the novel, the...

A woman reunites with her first love to the solve the mystery of the strange occurrences plaguing her family’s pear orchard—only to discover the land holds more magic than she thought—in this enchanting romance from the author of Racing Hearts. Ali Reid has luck so bad she might actually...

Reggie Orrick is a talented English magus and Philosophical Archeologist tasked with a unique mission—to hatch a long-lost dragon egg. He never expected his life to be upended by Ian "Kelp" McGinty, an Unfortunate with no magical abilities but an uncanny knack for guiding Reggie right where he needs to go. Their connection deepens as they face spectral encounters and dangerous adversaries, all while safeguarding a rare dragon and uncovering the hidden truths of the magus world. But just as they find their footing together, Kelp's sudden disappearance leaves Reggie questioning everything.

The highly anticipated new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Other Birds hailed as “whimsical, wise, and delightfully mysterious.” (Real Simple) This program includes narration by actor and Audie Award–winning narrator Marin Ireland, who has appeared in The Irishman and...

Sacred Crossroads is a magical realism, spiritual-awakening novel for listeners who love stories that don’t just entertain—but quietly rearrange how you see your own life. When a mysterious object begins to glow in a small rural town, a family’s buried past cracks open. What follows is not a chase, a war, or a prophecy… but something far more dangerous: truth.

Brought to you by Penguin. The long-awaited sequel to the multi-million-copy bestseller The Time Traveler’s Wife Alba De Tamble is a time traveler, slipping unpredictably through decades like her father before her. But the hardest thing she carries isn’t the burden of futures she can’t...

Tao est une diseuse de bonne aventure itinérante. Mais elle ne prédit que de petites fortunes : les succès modestes, les flirts ou les bonnes surprises du quotidien. Loin d'elle les visions de guerre ou de gloire, car l'expérience lui a appris que les grandes visions ont toujours un prix terrible. Mais quand sa route croise celle d'un père qui cherche à retrouver sa fille disparue, les murs qu'elle a élevés autour d'elle menacent de tomber, et les ombres du passé de resurgir.

Welcome to the south, the hidden center of occult America. A wild land where tales of gods and demons, werewolves and shapeshifters whisper though old growth forests. A world where magic is as likely as the Tree of Life. This is Eli Seven Crow’s world, a world that he has both loved and hated for the two hundred years. A world he doesn’t understand. Because though it’s intent on killing him it won’t let him die. He’s experienced the cruel history of America, and fought against the crushing grip of the Mahan Group. An ancient secret society who’s founders are the reason humans fear the dark.

Nata e cresciuta nella tentacolare Seoul, Yujin si è rifugiata nel piccolo villaggio di Soyangri, tra colline e ciliegi. La primavera è alle porte e Yujin attende con emozione l'inaugurazione dello spazio a cui ha dedicato gli ultimi mesi della sua vita: La Cucina dei Libri, un vecchio hanok ristrutturato e trasformato in una libreria in cui leggere sorseggiando bevande e gustando dolci, nonché un luogo di incontro, dove è possibile pernottare e trovare un momento di relax e conforto. Il suo obiettivo? Creare un rifugio per anime stanche come la sua.

1912. Harry Widener, un apasionado coleccionista de libros, sube a bordo del Titanic llevando consigo un libro invaluable que acaba de adquirir en Londres. Tras la terrible catástrofe del barco ni el joven ni el ejemplar vuelven a ser vistos. En honor a la memoria de su hijo, la madre de Harry construye una biblioteca en Harvard para albergar su extensa colección y asegurar su legado. Décadas después, Violet Hutchins, una joven estudiante que se recupera de una gran pérdida, trabaja como auxiliar en la Biblioteca Widener.

Brought to you by Penguin. By the million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY, a Times bestseller and Time magazine Top 100 title From the three-times nominated author for the Japan Booksellers award: Volume Two of the Marble Cafe series, in which customers...

Brought to you by Penguin. Cats once again prove to be the best medicine in the wonderful third book following the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel We’ll Prescribe You a Cat. When you are lost, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul will find for you. Dr. Nikké and his clinic are always...

Un avión secuestrado estalla a gran altura sobre el canal de la Mancha. Dos supervivientes caen al mar: Gibrel Farishta, un legendario galán cinematográfico, y Saladin Chamcha, el hombre de las mil voces, autodidacta y anglófilo furibundo. Consiguen llegar a una playa inglesa y notan unos extraños cambios: uno ha adquirido una aureola y el otro ve con horror cómo crece el vello de sus piernas, los pies se le convierten en cascos y las sienes se abultan...

The long-awaited new novel from author of the multi-million copy bestseller THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE, charting the epic and often perilous life of Alba DeTamble, who's inherited her father's time-traveling abilities. Alba DeTamble has never lived a life in order. Born with the same rare...

Maya has always gotten wet in the rain. Her father never did. As a child, she watched him step out into storms and come back completely dry, urging her to “walk between the raindrops” and promising that, when she could, she’d finally know who she was and why she was here.

Emory Vale wakes each morning in a lighthouse that no longer shines and follows a ritual written in a manual that seems to add its own pages. Dust the objects. Catalog the arrivals. Never ask who they belonged to. Soon the objects begin to answer anyway.

Una fortuna sfacciata è un dono... o una maledizione? Tutto ciò che Jude desidera è farsi notare il meno possibile, starsene in pace a disegnare i suoi fumetti, giocare a D&D con gli amici, aiutare i genitori nel loro negozio di vinili, e possibilmente sopravvivere al liceo. Fino a quando, una sera, si ritrova per le mani un misterioso dado a venti facce e improvvisamente la fortuna gli arride: un suo disegno viene pubblicato dalla sua fanzine preferita, la sua amica Ari arriva alla finale di un concorso per cantautori e lui vince due biglietti per un concerto.

Als Tochter von Ladenbesitzern wusste Elena immer, dass ihr die Mysterien des Schreibens und Lesens verborgen bleiben würden. Nur magisch Geborene können es riskieren, die Macht zu nutzen, die durch Stift und Papier entfesselt werden kann. Bis Elena eine unmögliche neue Fähigkeit entdeckt und sich der Magierelite anschließen muss.

They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk amongst us.... In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an 11-year-old Chinese houseboy. Sent as a bequest from an old friend, young Ren has a mission: to find his dead master's severed finger and reunite it with his body. Ren has 49 days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth forever.

Where do you see yourself in five years? Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Kohan has been in possession of her meticulously crafted answer since she understood the question. On the day that she nails the most important job interview of her career and gets engaged to the perfect man, she's well on her way to fulfilling her life goals. That night Dannie falls asleep only to wake up in a different apartment with a different ring on her finger and in the company of a very different man. The TV is on in the background and she can just make out the date. 

'Get the tissues ready' ***** Five star reader review HOW DO YOU LEAVE THE PERSON YOU LOVE THE MOST? Will Curtis's six-year-old daughter, Ella, knows her father will never leave her. After all, he promised her so when her mother died. And he's going to do everything he can to keep his word. What...

Das Mädchen Aurora entscheidet sich, erneut zu inkarnieren – mit dem festen Vorsatz, sich und ihren Seelenauftrag diesmal nicht zu vergessen: Sie möchte als Brücke zwischen der irdischen und der seelischen Welt wirken. Doch um zu überleben, muss Aurora lernen, sich in immer engere Rollen zu zwängen. Schicht um Schicht wird ihr natürliches Strahlen gedimmt, bis sie kapituliert und beschließt, »normal« zu werden – um jeden Preis.

THE #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING HEALING SERIES FROM JAPAN ANOTHER TALE OF CATS, CAKES AND ASTROLOGY FOR READERS OF BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD Under the influence of Neptune, the doors to people's dreams are opening once again... If you are kind to cats, so Japanese legend goes, they'll...

A moving, whimsical debut love story of ‘what if’ about a grieving widow who attempts to rewrite her past with magical typewriter ribbons to try to save her husband from his unfortunate fate, for readers of In Five Years and Me Before You. Alone in her snowbound oceanfront cottage, Caroline...

This charming and cozy paranormal novel full of small-town charm and a delightful cast of characters is perfect for fans of B.K. Borison and Lyla Sage...

Earth has experienced a great cataclysm, and the world has changed. Magic, creatures, and races long vanished have reappeared. Deities absent from the old world have joined together to save Earth, and have created a new world order. And the Amersian Age has begun.

Telegraph Canyon explores the complexities of adolescence, creativity, and family dysfunction. At its heart are interconnected stories of Richie, Mark, Sean, Carolyn, and Teisha—teenagers navigating the mortifying landscape of high school in Southern California at the turn of Y2K—that capture the raw, absurd, and deeply felt moments of growing up. In "The Adventures of Klack vs.

Um Elion und sich vor dem sicheren Tod zu bewahren, wagt Nyxia das, wofür ihr immer der Mut gefehlt hat: Sie stellt sich der Roten Hexe. Doch der Weg zu ihr ist voller Gefahren und schürt Nyxias Zweifel an Elions Aufrichtigkeit. Denn der Mann, den sie liebt, verheimlicht ihr etwas. Etwas, das ihn vom Fluch befreien … ihr Leben jedoch beenden könnte.

Profezie perdute nella notte dei tempi hanno già previsto tutto questo, e hanno indicato la via per evitarlo: per essere salvati gli spiriti della terra di Erin devono guardare al clan di Sevenwaters, una famiglia legata alla linfa vitale della terra, che ha giurato di preservare la magia, pagando la promessa con grande gioia e grande dolore.

Time heals all wounds. When Aria and her friends escape the bunker, they find themselves at the beginning of a long road. Trust has to be earned, and some scars are quicker to heal than others. Together with their parents, they begin the hunt for Dorian, only to discover that nothing is quite as it seems. They've been given only a piece of the puzzle, unlocking just a solitary clue. But the man has a dark secret. One he's been holding onto for a long time. One that could unravel them all…

A tender, mystical story for anyone who has carried grief—or an experience they couldn’t explain. Helen has seen lights for most of her life. Now, as she nears the end, those lights return—closer, brighter, and impossible to dismiss. When she finally shares what she sees, Maya listens with the kind of attention that only grief can teach… and the world quietly shifts. Because once Helen’s message is released, others begin to find it. People who thought they were alone. People who have been waiting—sometimes for decades—for someone to say, You’re not broken. I understand.

Als die junge Himari ihre beste Freundin bei einem Autounfall verliert, bleibt ihre Welt stehen. Ihr einziger Wunsch ist es, den Unfall ungeschehen zu machen. Kann Frau Hayari ihr helfen? Und was ist mit der Frau, die sich bei einem unnötigen Streit mit ihrer Schwester entzweit hat? Wer Frau Hayaris zauberhaftes kleines Café am Rand des Parks von Sapporo betritt, erhält eine besondere Chance. Denn für die 4 Minuten und 33 Sekunden, die die Barista für die Zubereitung der perfekten Tasse Kaffee benötigt, können ihre Gäste in die Vergangenheit reisen.