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Hope Nicely hasn't had an easy life. But she's happy enough living at 23 Station Close with her mum, Jenny Nicely, and she loves her job, walking other people's dogs. She's a bit different, but as Jenny always tells her, she's a rainbow person, a special drop of light. It's just...there's something she needs to know. Why did her birth mother abandon her in a cardboard box on a church step 25 years ago? And did she know that drinking while pregnant could lead to Hope being born with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder?

From the Winner of the 2016 Stella Prize for The Natural Way of Things. Four older women have a lifelong friendship of the best kind: loving, practical, frank and steadfast. But when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three. Can they survive together without her? They are Jude, a once-famous restaurateur, Wendy, an acclaimed public intellectual, and Adele, a renowned actress now mostly out of work. Struggling to recall exactly why they've remained close all these years, the grieving women gather for Christmas at Sylvie's old beach house.

Lizzie has just arrived in London, determined to make the best of her new life. Her mother may be keen that she should have a nice wedding in the country to a suitable man chosen by her, and Lizzie may be going to cookery school to help her become a good wife...but she definitely wants to have some fun first. It's 1963, and London is beginning to swing as Lizzie cuts her hair, buys a new dress with a fashionably short hemline and moves in with two of her best friends, one of whom lives in a grand but run-down house in Belgravia that has plenty of room for a lodger.

Five women come together at a New Year's Eve's party after decades apart, in this thrilling story of desire, revenge and courage, based on a brave group of Australian and British WWII servicewomen Burma, 1945. Bea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and Lucy: five young women in search of adventure, attached to the Fourteenth Army, fighting a forgotten war in the jungle. Assigned to run a mobile canteen, navigating treacherous roads and dodging hostile gunfire, they become embroiled in life-threatening battles of their own. Battles that will haunt the women for the rest of their lives.

One terrible moment changes everything for teenagers Kate and David. Brought together during the darkest of times, a spark of hope is ignited between them - a hand held in the darkness, a promise whispered. Neither of them will ever forget those moments. It’s another 10 years before David and Kate meet once more, and their lives are now so different. The promise they made to each other on that fateful day still binds them, but now they have so much more to lose.

Best friends Stella, Ana and Dixie have always lived life to the fullest. But now that they’re approaching their 40s, reality is starting to kill the mood.... Stella loves her children but misses her glittering career. Plus she can’t even remember the last time she had sex. Ana is trying for a baby with her partner, Rex. So why can’t she stop thinking about the one who got away? Dixie is the wildest of them all. A Tinder addict who’ll never settle down. But has she accidentally found Mr Right....

1942 - Japanese bombs rain down in Darwin, Australia. Motherless Molly Hook, the gravedigger’s daughter, turns to the road, seeking the deep-country sorcerer who put a curse on her family. By her side are the most unlikely travelling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a fallen Japanese fighter pilot. As they journey from the vine forests to Australia’s wild and magical monsoon lands, they will encounter grave danger and discover true love.

Hazel has never felt normal. Struggling with OCD and anxiety, she isolates herself from others and sticks to rigid routines in order to cope with everyday life. But when she forms an unlikely friendship with Virginia, a church minister, Hazel begins to venture outside her comfort zone. Having rebuilt her own life after a traumatic loss, Virginia has become the backbone of her community, caring for those in need and mentoring disadvantaged young people. Yet a shocking accusation threatens to unravel everything she has worked for.

1962: In einem kleinen Haus am Fuße des Leuchtturms ist Else aufgewachsen. Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter lebt sie hier allein mit ihrem Vater, der für die Wartung des Leuchtfeuers zuständig ist. Doch je älter sie wird, desto kritischer sieht sie das strenge Regime der DDR und beschließt zu fliehen. 1992: Nach der Wende erinnert sich die Autorin Franzi an ihre wunderschöne Kindheit als Tochter eines Leuchtturmwärters und kehrt zurück an die Ostsee in das Haus am Leuchtturm. Hier hofft sie, Inspiration für ihren neuen Thriller zu finden, doch dann entdeckt sie unter einem losen Dielenbrett ein altes Tagebuch und beginnt zu lesen.

Alex would like to believe she’s a woman who has it all. Or that’s what she tells everyone, including herself. But this is far from true. Actually she’s on the cusp of losing her home, her dream career as a writer is in tatters, her ex won’t speak to her, and her mother’s gone forever. But then a chance meeting with a stranger named Hope gives her the opportunity of a lifetime, when Hope jokes that perhaps Alex should take over her job in a cafe while she goes travelling.

Was wäre, wenn man allem Vertrauten den Rücken zukehrte, einfach so? Und sich auf das Unerhörte einließe? Eine Kneipe am Rande der Stadt, die Hellersdorfer Perle. Eine Frau Mitte dreißig, die ihr Leben ändern, die Gewissheiten hinter sich lassen will. Eine Begegnung mit einem Mann, der anders ist als alle, die sie bisher kennengelernt hat. Katja Oskamp erzählt von Sehnsucht und Leidenschaft, von Lust und Macht und von einer Welt am Rande der großen Stadt, die sich Normen und Mittelmaß widersetzt.

Forbidden, passionate and all-encompassing, Margo and Richard’s love affair was the stuff of legend—but, ultimately, doomed. When Richard walked out, Margo locked herself away, leaving her three daughters, Rachel, Imogen, and Sasha, to run wild. Years later, charismatic Margo entertains lovers and friends in her cottage on the Isle of Wight, refusing to ever speak of Richard and her painful past. But her silence is keeping each of the Garnett girls from finding true happiness.

The wife has it all. A big house in a nice neighborhood, a ride-or-die snarky best friend, Temi, with whom to laugh about facile men, and a devoted husband who loves her above all else—even his distaste for Temi. On a seemingly normal day, Temi comes over to spend a lazy afternoon with the wife: drinking wine, eating snacks, and laughing caustically about the husband's shortcomings. But when the husband comes home and a series of confessions are made, the wife's two confidants are suddenly forced to jockey for their positions, throwing everyone's integrity into question.

Tensions continue to mount as Seth and Olivia search for who or what is responsible for Abby’s death. Meanwhile, Morgan continues her battle to expose the electric company’s negligence toward the community, but Seth’s brother Jackson, a savvy attorney, has swept in to save the day. Morgan is finding it increasingly difficult to protect Heidi’s father, although his true identity still remains a secret. And with Morgan back in town, Nick and Whitney are struggling to keep their marriage intact.

1916, London: Keen to support the war effort, bookshop manager and sometime amateur sleuth Hannah Merrill has taken a volunteer role in the library of the nearby military hospital. But arriving at the hospital one cold winter’s morning, she is horrified to find the body of a dead soldier in the library. What’s more, a beautiful young nurse confides in Hannah that she thinks she’s being followed, and then she abruptly disappears. Hannah can’t shake the suspicion that the two cases are connected, but she can’t solve the case alone.

Sekù è giovane, ma ha molte vite: tante quante sono le sue avventure. La fuga dal suo Paese, il Mali, perché lo zio dopo la morte del padre lo minaccia con pratiche vudù per impossessarsi delle trenta mucche di famiglia. La terribile traversata del deserto, l'incontro con Papis e con Usman, suoi compagni nel bene e nel male. Il lavoro da schiavo in un campo dell'Algeria. La paura di essere catturato dai trafficanti in Libia. Il pericolo del mare, la traversata su un barcone.

Dominika i Amanda, dwie przyjaciółki, nieumyślnie doprowadzają do śmierci swojego kolegi. Wyrzuty sumienia obu dziewczyn nie pozostają bez wpływu na ich relacje, a splot nieszczęśliwych wypadków sprawia, że życie traci również Amanda. Dominika czuje, że wszystko zaczyna się rozsypywać jak domek z kart. Wydaje jej się, że jest obserwowana i na każdym kroku towarzyszy jej strach przed tym, że skrywane tajemnice wyjdą na jaw.

Ida, córka leśniczego i studentka psychologii, nagle pojawia się w rodzinnym domu, nie zdradzając, co skłoniło ją do ucieczki z miasta. Koszmary nie dają jej spać, unika ludzi, a namiastkę spokoju odnajduje w ośrodku rehabilitacji dzikich zwierząt, gdzie zostaje wolontariuszką. Dopiero Bruno, przyjaciel dziewczyny, powoli odkrywa jej bolesny sekret.

Nummer 1 på New York Times’ bestsellerliste og vinder af Costa First Novel Book Award 2017.

Eleanor Oliphant er en socialt kejtet kvinde, der lever et liv i ensomhed. På hverdagene passer hun sit kontorjob, og weekenderne består af dybfrost-pizza og vodka. Men hun har det helt ’fint’, og ingen har nogensinde fortalt hende, at livet kan være mere end det.

Alting forandrer sig dog, da Eleanor møder Raymond, den kluntede, usoignerede IT-fyr fra kontoret. Da hun og Raymond sammen hjælper Sammy, en ældre herre, der er faldet på fortovet, spirer et venskab gradvist frem mellem dem.

Cockney born Nelly Luke is an essential part of the community. Yet not even Nelly, with her shrewd eye, can predict the surprises in store for her family and friends. A new year brings new faces: Maurice Davies is back from the army, and Sheila Powell, a shopgirl, is eager to help him make up for lost time. But for some there's no escaping the past, and widow Prue Beynon finds herself confronted by a legacy she'd rather forget. . .