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Part riveting love story, part coming-of-age tale, Everything to the Sea is a breathtaking debut novel spanning years and shores after a sudden tsunami devastates the island of Hawai’i and cuts short a young couple’s budding romance—a deeply moving testament to the catastrophes love can endure.

Three adult sisters inherit a beach house from their grandmother on the condition they return every May to spend one week together, earthing family secrets, unrequited love, and the deep bonds of sisterhood in this shimmering new novel from the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Fiction Writer...

Julia, a free-spirited surfer in Sydney, is drowning under her father’s control. Catrina, an ambitious Californian, has lived 22 years without the dad who left her mother heartbroken. Miriam, a London TV star, never even knew her father’s name. They are strangers–until a shocking discovery reveals they share one parent, an ocean of lies, and the chance to find the family they never knew they needed.

“I couldn't put this book down. It's so funny and vivid — and completely engaging.” —Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cherry Baby A screwball romantic comedy and big-hearted family drama set in Las Vegas, about a will-they, won’t-they couple who have spent years...

Imogen, the beautiful and much younger wife of distinguished barrister Evelyn Gresham, is facing the greatest challenge of her married life. Their neighbour Blanche Silcox, competent, middle-aged and tweedy - the very opposite of Imogen - seems to be vying for Evelyn's attention. And to Imogen's increasing disbelief, she may be succeeding.

Auf den ersten Blick scheint Yesica das Leben als junge Witwe gut zu meistern. Bis sie während der Arbeit einen emotionalen Zusammenbruch erleidet. Bei einer Trauergruppe freundet sie sich mit dem Leiter Oscar an. Ihre Mutter Ana dagegen hat nach dem Verlust ihres Mannes nichts in ihrem Leben geändert.

Genau das fragt sich Apothekerin Carmen, als ihr Vater Heinz nach einer Hochwasserkatastrophe bei ihr und ihrem Partner Frank vor der Tür steht. Prompt wirbelt Heinz nicht nur ihren Alltag durcheinander, sondern findet auch noch per Zufall seine erste Liebe wieder.

Au Funiculi Funicula, lieu de tous les regrets et de tous les espoirs, faire la paix avec son passé est possible. Le temps d'une tasse de café, tous ces personnages en feront l'expérience. « Yū » signifie « douceur » en japonais. Megumi pourra-t-elle donner ce prénom à sa fille sans l'accord de son mari disparu ?

It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Paris, and nobody is safe. Nobody, except perhaps one small group of people, who’ve always existed outside the law… At Le Cirque Casini, the trapeze artists still fly. The strong men still perform amazing feats. The sad-faced clowns still make people laugh, even in a city with a broken heart. The Nazis do not trouble them, as long as they keep the people happy and entertained.

1996 was het jaar waarin voor Maggie Dawes alles veranderde. Op zestienjarige leeftijd ging ze bij haar tante wonen op een afgeleerd eiland in North Carolina. Ze voelde zich eenzaam tot ze Bryce Trickett ontmoette, een van de weinige andere tieners op het eiland. Hij liet haar zien dat er genoeg was om van te houden in het winderige stranddorpje en leerde haar fotograferen, een passie die ze de rest van haar leven zou behouden. Drieëntwintig jaar later is Maggie een gerenommeerde reisfotograaf.

On a frosty December morning, lifelong friends Shauna and Lulu touch down at Glasgow Airport, determined to unearth answers from their shared past. George knows his time is running out, but can he face the two regrets that have haunted him most? Meanwhile, his grandson Tom makes a discovery that shakes his world—and the courage to track down "the one that got away" might be his only solace. And single mum Chrissie is ready to reawaken her love life, but can anyone rival the man who once shattered her heart?

Seit Henning fort ist, steht Isabels Leben still. Sie fühlt sich verantwortlich für den tragischen Tod ihres Mannes. Auch Alfred, der eines Tages in Isabels Schlüsselladen stolpert, kämpft mit der Vergangenheit. Doch bei der Begegnung mit Isabel liegt plötzlich etwas in der Luft, Vertrautheit und der Duft von Zitronen. Alfred schenkt Isabel einen geheimnisvollen Schlüssel und lädt sie damit nach Mallorca ein. Mit klopfendem Herzen reist Isabel auf die Sonneninsel, nicht ahnend, dass sie mit Alfred mehr verbindet, als sie sich vorstellen kann. Wird der Schlüssel ein Tor zu einer neuen Liebe öffnen?

Trash Can Terry is a period fiction book in the late 80s and early 90s. It is a story of a budding romance between Lucas and Autumn. As their love evolves, they receive wisdom and guidance from an unlikely person, a local homeless man called Trash Can Terry. Their empathy and genuine concern for Terry is pure.

Vera non è mai stata sola. Da quando è bambina, una voce l'accompagna ovunque: la sveglia di notte, la incalza, la consola. È la voce di suo fratello Cè, morto quando lei aveva quattro anni. È una voce ironica e tagliente, capace di regalarle pensieri stravaganti come: «Non esiste un sinonimo di sinonimo» o «La neve è la prova che non hai bisogno di urlare per farti vedere». Ma è anche un giudice severo, che la mette alle strette con una semplice domanda: «Sei davvero Vera?». Ma chi era Cè? Per i genitori è stato il figlio perfetto, e Vera ha vissuto ogni giorno nella sua ombra.

In the third novel by Foreword Indies Book of the Year award-winning author, Micah Thorp, Oregon homesteader and lumberman Don Karlsson finds himself engulfed in conflict, both in his tight-knit community and within his own family, when a new, possibly endangered species of vole is discovered in his trees.

Jocelyne lives in a small town in France where she runs a fabric shop, has been married to the same man for 21 years, and has raised two children. She is beginning to wonder what happened to all those dreams she had when she was 17. Could her life have been different? Then she wins the lottery - and suddenly finds the world at her fingertips. But she chooses not to tell anyone, not even her husband - not just yet. Without cashing the check, she begins to make a list of all the things she could do with the money. But does Jocelyne really want her life to change?

When Sina, Maya, Ingrid, and Lisbeth each receive a letter in the mail posing the same question, the answer is obvious. Their old high school friend Kat - Kat the adventurer, Kat who spread her wings and took off as soon as they graduated - has extended the invitation of a lifetime: Come live with me on my cocoa farm in Fiji. Come spend the days eating chocolate and gabbing like teenagers once again, free from men, worries, and cold. Come grow old in paradise, together, as sisters. Who could say no?

Lisa and Elliot have been best friends ever since the day they met as children. Popular, bright and sporty, Lisa was Elliot's biggest supporter when the school bullies made his life a misery, and for that, he will always be grateful. Twenty years later, life has pulled the pair apart, and Lisa is struggling. Her marriage is floundering, her teenage kids are being secretive and she's so tired she can't think straight. So when Elliot knocks on the door, looking much better than she remembers, she can't help but be delighted to see her old friend again.

Madeleine Thien's new novel is breathtaking in scope and ambition, even as it is hauntingly intimate. With the ease and skill of a master storyteller, Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations - those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution in the mid-20th century; and the children of the survivors, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square in 1989, in one of the most important political moments of the past century.

When Kate, single mother and law firm partner, gets an urgent phone call summoning her to her daughter's exclusive private school, she's shocked. Amelia has been suspended for cheating, something that would be completely out of character for her over-achieving, well-behaved daughter. Kate rushes to Grace Hall, but what she finds when she finally arrives is beyond comprehension. Her daughter is dead.