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Helen DeWitt’s 2000 debut, The Last Samurai, was “destined to become a cult classic” (Miramax). The enterprising publisher sold the rights in twenty countries, so “Why not just, ‘destined to become a classic?’” (Garth Risk Hallberg) And why must cultists tell the uninitiated it has...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE AND DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? When Roger and Virginia Lindhal enroll their son Gregg in Mrs Alt's Los Padres Valley School in the mountains of Southern California, their marriage is already in deep trouble. Then the Lindhals...

In this blistering, funny and sharp-edged novel, a newly engaged couple are house-sitting for a wealthy artist in a remote manor when everything starts to go absurdly wrong. 'For now, and for our purposes here, every man is Bob.' The heroine of The Fig Book wakes on her first morning in the...

September 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of Maud Martha, the only novel published by esteemed poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Initially entitled ""American Family Brown"" the work would eventually come to symbolize some of Brooks' most provocative writing. In a novel that captures the essence of Black...

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An irresistible novella about two sisters and a night that changes everything, from the master chronicler of our heart’s hidden desires “Hadley is pure magic.” ―Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Heart the Lover “A coming-of-age story humming with all the tightly packed...

“Maria, Maria is breathtaking.”—Ann Patchett, #1 bestselling author of Whistler “A transporting, romantic, immensely generous novel about love in its many forms . . . simply a marvel.”—Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street A man in exile. A young bride...

Einer Freundin zuliebe macht Bianca bei einem dieser DNA-Tests zur Ahnenforschung mit. Als sie ihre Resultate erhält, legt das ihre ganze Welt in Trümmern: keine genetische Verbindung zu ihrer Familie – dafür eine Reihe unbekannter Namen, deren Träger offenbar näher mit ihr verwandt sind als die Menschen, mit denen sie aufgewachsen ist. Bianca verschweigt, was sie herausgefunden hat, doch schon nach wenigen Tagen verwandelt ihr Leben sich Stück für Stück in einen Albtraum. Vertraute Menschen verschwinden ganz plötzlich, als hätte es sie nie gegeben.

Glamorous silent film star Eula Hartwin and her make-up artist Winnie had a devoted partnership through the roaring twenties. So how did Winnie end up on trial for stealing from Eula a decade later? London, 1923. The silent film industry is booming, and the picture houses are packed. Make-up...

Es begann in Dunkelheit - wird es in Finsternis enden? Die Barriere im Norden ist dank des Einsatzes der Begabten zwar wieder intakt, doch möglicherweise ist es dennoch zu spät für die Reiche der Menschen: Während Andarra von Wesen heimgesucht wird, gegen die kein lebender Mensch gewappnet...

Tiefe Gefühle und berührende Schicksale am Meer Kaum hat die Geologin Helen Norderney betreten, verliert sie ihr Herz an diesen magischen Ort. Sie beschließt zu bleiben und ein Strandlokal zu eröffnen. Inspiriert ist sie von einer anderen jungen Frau, die einst wie sie mit großen Träumen...

Georges is dead. Charlotte’s live-at-home, darling son took a blow to his head while out drinking, and she had to find him, still wearing last night’s clothes, lying on top of his sheets. He was only thirty-four. Left with only her philanderer, porn-addicted husband Erik for company...

Ein humorvoller Frauenroman über Neuanfänge und andere Katastrophen Mann weg, Liebe weg, Leben futsch? Wenn man nach zehn Jahren Ehe von seinem Mann per Telefon verlassen wird, dann ist das ein Schock. Zum Glück sind Schwester und Freundinnen gleich zur Stelle und verordnen der viel reisenden...

This special multicast narration is brought to life by award-winning narrators, Ari Fliakos, Helen Laser, and Marin Ireland “Tim O’Brien is the one American author whose works I look forward to the most.” —Haruki Murakami The author of the American classic The Things They Carried returns...

From a finalist for the National Book Award, a piercing novel about a writer haunted by the violence of his past and a family ruptured by war, for readers of Douglas Stuart, Jenny Erpenbeck, and Ocean Vuong. 1996: a boy raised in Finland spends the summer at his grandfather’s house in Kosovo...

Collection read by Carolyn Kang and James Chen From Jade Song, the master of weird girl lit, comes a provocative and surreal collection of twelve short stories, each inspired by a Chinese zodiac animal. In this stunning collection, Jade Song masterfully blends realism with the surreal, crafting...

平凡な主婦が恋に落ちたのは、些細なことがきっかけだった。平凡な男が恋したのは、幸福そうな主婦の姿だった。妻と夫、それぞれの恋、その中で家庭の事情が浮き彫りにされ－－。結婚の意味を問う長編小説！

From bestselling author of If Cats Disappeared from the World comes a taut psychological mystery based on a real-life crime for fans of Butter and Diary of a Void. She works quietly in a coastal shipyard office, barely noticed by those around her. Life passes in grey repetition until one day, on...

Brought to you by Penguin. Meet Natalie: she hates work, but turns out she's great at labour The job: deliver seven healthy babies in ten years. In exchange: Natalie’s every need attended to, and her labour (figurative and literal) for once generously compensated. And during what Natalie comes...

THE SPANISH LANGUAGE SENSATION 'Reflects on what we truly think (but almost never say) about domestic labour' Vogue 'A witty and unflinchingly honest novel on domestic work, motherhood, and class. Painfully relatable and enjoyable to read' Roxy Dunn, author of As Young as This 'Makes you laugh...