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Emma wakes up one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cozy existence she shares with her grandmother, an eccentric retired actress known to all as Madam, has been shattered: there's no post, no telephone, no radio - and an American warship sits in the harbor. As the two women piece together...

Als Beverly Diamond ihren Mann Larry in einer kompromittierenden Situation mit seiner Sekretärin erwischt, wird ihre Welt auf den Kopf gestellt. Larry leitet das Wahlkampfteam von Marylands amtierenden Senator und Favoriten für die anstehende Wahl. Bev schließt sich kurzerhand seinem Gegner Michael Landau an. Sie und Michael sind ein gutes Team. Vielleicht in mehr als einer Hinsicht.

In the final novel by one of the greatest writers in the Americas, an aging diplomat bears witness to the shifting cultural tides of nineteenth-century Brazil Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis has been hailed as one of Latin America’s greatest writers, a progenitor of modernism and a masterful...

The start of a compelling epic political fantasy duology, for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and The Goblin Emperor. Two centuries ago, the kingdom of Honoria’s goddesses were silenced in blood. Now, as the realm’s fragile peace falters, the whims of a king may reignite the engines of...

In this blistering science fiction epic, international bestselling author Richard Swan presents a thrilling tale of survival and an eviscerating examination of totalitarianism. This program features multicast narration. THE INFINITE STATE begins at a flashpoint in the lives of a widowed party...

From an award-winning debut novelist, Born of Guilt is a powerful and heartrending novel about the intense bond between mother and child and the consequences of freedom. ' I am calm only when alone. That's what my mother used to say. As a child I hated her for this because it meant I shouldn't...

Three women find themselves caught in the crossfire in this pulse-pounding saga of a Brazilian community in crisis and the environmental tragedy that threatens to engulf it. On the lush Brazil-Argentina border, greed runs deep. A proposed hydroelectric dam spells doom for both the vibrant...

The fun new sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe, perfect for fans of T. J. Klune and Becky Chambers. Ellis appears to have it all – a great job, a loving girlfriend, and a loyal dog – yet each morning he wakes up feeling that something is missing...

Professor Stanley Pinzak strikes a deal to escape the classroom that seems to be destroying him: he'll serve as Associate Chair to Maria Maldonado, the department's ruthlessly ambitious new leader, and coach her through Machiavelli's The Prince. In return, she sends him to therapy. What follows is a campus novel built for listening—sharp faculty dialogue, a psychiatrist's sessions that peel back one layer at a time, and political intrigue that escalates chapter by chapter as Machiavelli's cold logic, filtered through Pinzak's own advice, turns Maldonado loose on the university.

Da William Benson blev dømt for mord for seksten år siden, udstødte samfundet og hans familie ham. En fasttømret gruppe, herunder rådgivende advokat Tess de Vere, støttede ham. Han trodsede alle og åbnede sit eget advokatkontor. Nu står han over for sit livs sag – men også Helen Camberley's uhelbredelige sygdom, kvinden som hjalp ham med at lægge fængselslivet bag sig.

In a near-future London gripped by heat, unrest and state control, Lois refuses to let the body be regulated. When the right to assemble is revoked and the city turns brittle with violence, she plans an illegal three-day 'long dance' inside a crumbling East End church. What begins as an act of liberation will ripple through the lives of five strangers, with consequences none of them can foresee.

Blood Rivalry, the third book in the Atkins Family Low Country Saga series, finds Walker and Eli Atkins, living in Charleston, South Carolina, fifteen years after the conclusion of Eli’s Redemption. Eli, a celebrated chef, and Walker, a lawyer, are brothers, building families and careers, each affected by the gruesome murder twenty years ago of Eli’s high school sweetheart. The hunt for the killer, in the public’s eyes, cemented Eli and Walker in roles neither wanted – Eli as the savior and Walker in need of a savior – thus casting a chill over their relationship.

"Heroes of the Ogoni Struggle and the Invisible Victims" explores the narratives of both the prominent figures in the Ogoni Struggle and the lesser-known individuals who suffered or contributed to the cause. The audiobook highlights the stories of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a well-known activist, a leader, and a hero who played crucial roles in the Ogoni people's fight for justice and environmental preservation. Invisible Victims: a subtitle of the audiobook sheds light on the often overlooked or unheard voices - ordinary people who endured or suffering, loss, and hardship during the struggle.

The Union has fallen. Democracy is a memory. The fight for the future has begun. It’s 2025, and the United Kingdom is a powder keg. In London, a shadowy cabal has seized the levers of power, led by the ruthless and enigmatic Lady Elizabeth Letchford. Behind the veil of a government of “National Unity,” she tugs the strings of pliable politicians and sadistic enforcers to reshape the nation in her image. In Edinburgh, lawyer Duncan Clark has survived the unthinkable. Kidnapped and tortured by regime thugs for reasons he doesn’t yet understand, he’s a man transformed.

A moving and haunting portrait of a Palestinian immigrant’s heroic efforts to heal his community and birth love from tragedy ‘This is one of those rare stories that feels at once universal and impossibly strange, rooted in the ordinary challenges of the American Dream but lashed to horrors...

Bloomsbury presents Waking the Warriors by Ben Okri, read by Kevin Mathurin. When the world ends, only the underground mysteries will save us… A great wall is rising on the horizon and a foreign army is massing on the borders of the small country of Nevereach. As invaders prepare to smash the...

تدور أحداث كتاب 1984 في عالم ديستوبي تسيطر فيه سلطة شمولية تراقب الناس باستمرار وتقمع حرية الفكر والتعبير. يتابع القارئ حياة وينستون سميث الذي يبدأ بالتمرد سرًا على النظام الحاكم المعروف بالأخ الأكبر.

The surprising, poignant Kennedy story you don't know, with the enigmatic Bobby Kennedy at its heart Bobby Kennedy was never meant to matter. The seventh of nine children, he’s long been overlooked by his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., who governs his children with the same firm hand that...

In this compassionate, poignant novel set in contemporary India, a young professor searches for connection and love during a time of political and cultural upheaval. As political tensions rise precipitously across India, Rohit returns to Delhi University to teach and gets caught in a web of...

The story of a young, American woman’s misguided journey to join ISIS and the grief of the mother she leaves behind—a gripping and thought-provoking exploration of loss, empathy, and hope from the acclaimed author of The Mercy Seat Maggie is gone. And her mother, Ann, is reeling. In the...