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He is a brilliant math professor with a peculiar problem - ever since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only 80 minutes of short-term memory. She is an astute young housekeeper - with a 10-year-old son-who is hired to care for the professor. And every morning, as the professor and the housekeeper are introduced to each other anew, a strange and beautiful relationship blossoms between them.

Toru, a serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before. As Naoko retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman.

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans comes an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat mystery that is at once heartbreakingly tender and morally courageous about what it means to be human.

Mikage is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend, Yoichi, and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father), Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at its heart.

Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except… Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye. Addie can’t be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that’s what everyone says. But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet…

Here is a short, sleek novel of encounters, set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn, and every bit as gripping as Haruki Murakami's masterworks The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. At its center are two sisters: Eri, a fashion model slumbering her way into oblivion, and Mari, a young student soon led from solitary reading at an anonymous Denny's toward people whose lives are radically different from her own.

Kate Bennett vanished from a parking lot eleven years ago, leaving behind her husband and young daughter. When she shows up at a Montana gas station, clutching an infant and screaming for help, investigators believe she may have been abducted by a cult. Kate’s return flips her family’s world upside down—her husband is remarried, and her daughter barely remembers her. Kate herself doesn’t look or act like she did before.

The 24 stories that make up Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman generously express the incomparable Haruki Murakami’s mastery of the form. Here are animated crows, a criminal monkey, and an ice man, as well as the dreams that shape us and the things for which we might wish. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit Murakami’s ability to transform the full range of human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising, and entertaining.

Robert thought he understood love. When he and Yuika first met, their relationship felt effortless—shared experiences, an adventurous spirit, and an unbreakable connection. But after moving to Japan, things began to change. What once felt natural now feels uncertain, as cultural differences, language barriers, and unspoken expectations create distance between them. Hoping to reconnect, Robert embarks on a road trip with Yuika through the vast landscapes of Hokkaido. As they navigate the unfamiliar terrain, they also confront the growing emotional distance between them.

From the award-winning author of the national bestseller Idaho comes a stunning collection of stories that explore how unexpected intuitions forever alter the lives of ordinary people.

Kit Wilson RN has been a registered nurse for almost two years now. She is no longer a rookie but competent and confident in her position as a staff nurse at Thompson Memorial Hospital. That is until January 2020, when she returns from vacation to discover her life, job, and health care will change forever. All because of what she thought was an overblown rumor.

Every day life can be challenging for a normal person juggling work, school, a family, and home, not to mention the unexpected things that can financially and mentally add additional stress. As we age, we all learn how to cope and deal with life's challenges. Now imagine you’re 8 8-year-old who has lost his mother, who he loved dearly, and has no home or money. The only thing he owns is the clothes on his back. The one solid thing that he can call his own is his superior knowledge and his desire to continue to learn.

Jesse Munoz survived Afghanistan. It's following her home.

Der Schriftsteller Tonio Kröger ist zwischen der Verachtung für die Banalität des bürgerlichen Lebens und der Sehnsucht nach dem gewöhnlichen menschlichen Glück hin- und hergerissen. Schon als Schüler sucht er beständig die Anerkennung seines Freundes Hans Hansen, der, als Sohn aus reichem Hause, ein Ideal verkörpert, das das genaue Gegenteil seiner selbst ist. Später findet er in der russischen Künstlerin Lisaweta Iwanowna eine Freundin und Vertraute.

Mei’s life isn’t what she thought it would be. She's still entangled in a love triangle with Jacques and Kath that began when they were teens; her parents are drowning in debt; and she’s stuck pulling off identity fraud jobs for her cruel auntie and her auntie’s nauseating son, who won’t leave Mei alone. But Mei’s world begins to truly unravel when she hears her childhood best friend Soey’s voice for the first time in years, being interviewed on the radio about her new memoir, chronicling the childhood attack that left Soey with brain damage and killed her younger sister.

One morning Josef K. is arrested for a crime he did not commit. In fact, he is never even told the nature of the offense. His life is thrown into turmoil as he becomes enmeshed in a struggle to prove his innocence. As the confounding case unfolds, K. is ultimately powerless—battling against a remote and uncaring bureaucracy.

In The Scarlet Thread, Nathanial J. Blackthorne crafts a gripping tale of Bridget Bishop, the first woman executed in the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Set against the fog of 1640s England and the paranoia of colonial Salem, this historical novel traces Bridget’s life through defiance, superstition, and a mysterious red thread—a charm from her mother, a midwife burned as a witch. Bridget’s spirit was a defiant echo in a town scarred by its own madness, in a tale of resilience and vengeance, The Scarlet Thread unveils the cost of fear and the power of a woman unbowed.

Lucie comes from a long line of witches, powers passed down from mother to daughter. Her own children are initiated into their family's peculiar womanhood when they reach twelve years of age, and in a few short months, Maud and Lise are crying the curious tears of blood that denote their magical powers. Having learned, they take off quickly and fly the nest. Literally.

We’re broken. But even broken things can be beautiful … Band 2 der Lost-Girls-Dilogie von SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin Nikola Hotel. Unabhängig hörbar.
Blake Whitney ist zurück am Bexley College. Im letzten Semester hat sie hier ihr Studium begonnen – das jäh von einem Unfall unterbrochen wurde. Einem Unfall, an den sie nicht die geringste Erinnerung hat, ebenso wenig wie an das Jahr davor.

Brought to you by Penguin. A collection of Kafka's greatest short fiction, translated by Michael Hofmann Kafka's masterpiece of unease and black humour, Metamorphosis, the story of an ordinary man transformed into an insect, is brought together in this collection with the rest of his works that...