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Set in Salt Lake City in the late 1990s, Sharon by Annette F. Wilcox tells the poignant story of Sharon, a nine-year-old girl deeply affected by her father’s serious illness and her mother’s struggle to maintain normalcy, who finds solace in the warmth of her neighbor, Mrs. Harris’s, home. Over time, Mrs. Harris becomes a pivotal figure in Sharon’s life, providing care and emotional support during after-school hours. As Sharon’s bond with Mrs. Harris deepens, she begins to find moments of joy and safety amidst her challenging circumstances though underlying tension persists.

Jax has a slight issue with control—as in, she needs it. Always. Too bad she has power only over the Painted Lady Bookstore, the Victorian mansion turned bookshop she inherited. No one else listens to a word she says. Her ex gets engaged for questionable reasons. Her beloved sister, Ryleigh, wants to move away to find a husband. And the handsome contractor Jax has chosen to convince Ryleigh to stay is only interested in Jax. Still, she’s living the bookworm dream—until an unhappy accident erases the names from the bookshop lockboxes where the town keeps their diaries.

When Maggie Tang arrives as a transfer student at UC Berkeley in 2005, she has no idea how her life is about to change. In the hallway of her dingy apartment building, she meets Adam, Charles, and Hari, the friends with whom she’ll create Circle, the world’s first major social media platform. But navigating her ambitions alongside love and friendship isn’t so simple, and when they inevitably collide, Maggie exits Circle in dramatic fashion.

Introducing The Last Laugh Club. Four strangers who meet to discuss the one thing they don’t want to talk about. But sometimes, when it rains, it pours. Because retired copper Ray has been mugged. This is unfortunate – mostly for the thief, who ends up dead. Ray should feel guilty. But doesn’t quite. And that’s when The Last Laugh Club finds its calling. There are other bad people out there. People who the world might be better off without. And once you’ve had a taste, murder is strangely moreish . . .

Кэти и Том подружились в кулинарном колледже и теперь надеются покорить Дублин, создав кейтеринговую компанию «Алое перо». Свекровь Кэти не одобряет ни саму невестку, ни ее новое «хобби», в то время как муж Кэти Нил настолько занят работой, что не обращает внимания на все остальное. У Тома свои трудности. Тому и Кэти предстоит пережить непростой и вместе с тем счастливый год — их ожидают взлеты и падения, боль и радость, горькие неудачи и вдохновенные победы.

Niklas, Anfang 30, gerade arbeitslos geworden und irgendwie entwurzelt, entscheidet sich für eine Auszeit in Andalusien. Dort begegnet er Señor Gonzalez, einem alten Gärtner, der seit Jahrzehnten Gemüse auf natürliche Weise anbaut, »immer mit der Natur als Freund und Gehilfe«. Zuerst besucht Niklas den alten Mann hin und wieder, dann hilft er ihm täglich einige Stunden bei der Gartenarbeit. Dabei lernt Niklas nicht nur etwas über den Anbau von Tomaten, sondern vor allem etwas über Gelassenheit und Achtsamkeit.

Inspired by the true stories of over thirty women firefighters, this first-of-its-kind novel brings female firefighter stories blazing onto bookshelves. It's dangerous to be an extraordinary woman. Four women—Ruby, Dana, Brazil, and Jessie—choose the extraordinary when they join the Minneapolis Fire Department. Prepared to fight literal fires, none of them anticipate the threats lurking in the dark corners of the firehouse.

When a spell gone wrong brings more than just magic to Theo Brylar’s life, things in Adenashire get a little… purrplexing. Suddenly, cats of all shapes and sizes are drawn to him, much to the amusement of Faylin the forest lynx (and Theo’s “house cat”). But when someone suggests opening a cat café next to Arleta’s bakery, Theo finds himself juggling more than feline antics.

The day Adam leaves her, Gemma takes her heightened emotions, her now-ex-mother-in-law's hot pink wellies, and a pair of yellow Marigold gloves down to the River Thames. She thinks finding historical objects in the hotchpotch of pebbles, rocks, and mud is the only way to distract from her heartbreak. As the mudlarkers begin to open up to each other, Gemma realizes that they are not just bonding over the wonders of the past, because what's in the present might be more important.

Als Influencerin Anouk eine neue Mitbewohnerin sucht, sieht die unscheinbare Delia darin die perfekte Gelegenheit für einen Neuanfang. Sie zieht als Lilly ein und will endlich die werden, die sie immer sein wollte: eine selbstbewusste Bühnenautorin. Anouk wiederum glaubt, Lilly für ihre eigenen Zwecke nutzen zu können, und lässt sie immer mehr in ihr Leben.

Joanna Teale, herstellende van de dood van haar moeder en haar eigen strijd tegen borstkanker, keert terug naar het platteland van Illinois om haar onderzoek naar broedende vogels voort te zetten. Het meisje noemt zichzelf Ursa en vertelt een verbazingwekkend verhaal over zichzelf. Jo maakt zich zorgen over de thuissituatie van Ursa en besluit het meisje bij haar te laten blijven totdat ze meer weet over haar situatie.

Simon has always been a good boy. But when his best and only friend, Josh, moves out of their shared flat, Simon is lonelier than ever – until in moves a new flatmate, the strange (and strangely sexy) Massimo. Massimo's brought something with him. Odd sounds emerge from Massimo's room, smells of earth and meat drift through the corridor and Simon's nights fill with disturbing and tantalizing dreams.

Mabel, 86 Jahre alt, ist sich sicher, dass sie weiß, was das bedeutet: Sie muss ihre beste Freundin Dot ausfindig machen, die sie seit dem schicksalhaften Tag, an dem sie vor mehr als sechzig Jahren fortging, nicht mehr gesehen hat. Plötzlich ist Mabels seit Jahren stiller und fast eintöniger Alltag voller Leben, und ihre erste eigene Liste wird immer länger.

Cinco mujeres. Un viaje a Ibiza. Y una huida colectiva de todo lo que las está rompiendo por dentro. Lo que parecía unas simples vacaciones entre amigas se convierte en algo mucho más grande: un espejo. Un terremoto. Un antes y un después. Ibiza no es solo la isla del sol, las copas y las locuras. Es también ese lugar donde por fin pueden respirar, gritar, llorar, reír, beber ginebra como si no hubiera un mañana y mirarse de frente, sin filtros.

Cosa può spingere una donna di quarantasei anni a togliersi la vita, quando ha ottenuto tutto quello cui poteva aspirare? Una brillante carriera nel mondo della matematica, indicata dal padre e abbracciata con successo; un marito affettuoso che questo mondo condivide; un figlio prodigioso con cui scoprire la forma più profonda d'amore. Perché proprio lei, Adèle, che rifulgeva circonfusa di luce, stimata, adorata, rispettata persino su un terreno, quello scientifico, tradizionalmente dominato dagli uomini, ha deciso di spegnere la sua stella per sempre?

Denise Weber hatte keine andere Wahl, als die Schule zu wechseln. Nun steht sie vor dem ersten Tag an einer neuen Schule, voller Hoffnung und Angst zugleich. Dieses fesselnde Buch erzählt die Geschichte eines jungen Mädchens, das trotz schwerer Verluste und schmerzvoller Erfahrungen den Mut findet, sich gegen das Unrecht aufzulehnen.

When Robin finds out she's going on a work trip to Italy she can't wait for a week away in the sunshine, away from the daily grind. So what if there's a client pitch to do while they're there? The thing Robin is most excited about is the chance to show her work crush, James, what she's really like outside of work, and divert his attention from Liz, her work rival. To make things even better, Robin realises that the town they're going to in Italy is the same place that her childhood penpal, Andrea is from.

Stranded in Rome, with all planes grounded due to volcanic ash, Callum gratefully accepts a lift back to London with a friend-of-a-friend who's on her way home after a European road trip in a campervan. But when he meets her, his heart plummets - she's Emma, his ex, The ex, and he can't be stuck in a van with her. When Emma sees Callum again, she's horrified. It's taken so many years to heal her heart - she really doesn't want to spend the next few days in close quarters with him.

Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their difficult home lives by spending their days laughing and telling stories out on a pier.

A decade has passed since Ava spoke to Aliya. During the years of silence, Ava's life has remained at a standstill, while Aliya got the one thing they both wanted more than anything: a book deal. Forced back together at a mutual friend’s bachelorette in London, Ava returns to Aliya’s doorstep, desperate to unpack the truth of their shared history—and what they meant to each other.