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Lauren Tan has waited for this day for twenty years. The day she'd receive the letter saying he was out of prison. The day she'd abandon her husband and three-year-old daughter, leaving her pretend life behind. The day she'd look into the eyes of Daniel Prior – her first love, mentor and stepfather, the man she had sex with when she was fourteen years old. The day she'd make him atone for everything.

'Everything you want in a story' - Helen Paris, author of The Invisible Women's Club 'Immersive, thrilling . . . I loved every moment' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City WHEN THE WORLD IS BURNING, HOW MUCH IS THERE TO LOSE? London, 1941. As the city thrums with Blitz bombers, lonely air...

'Everything you want in a story' - Helen Paris, author of The Invisible Women's Club 'Immersive, thrilling . . . I loved every moment' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City WHEN THE WORLD IS BURNING, HOW MUCH IS THERE TO LOSE? London, 1941. As the city thrums with Blitz bombers, lonely air...

'Everything you want in a story' - Helen Paris, author of The Invisible Women's Club 'Immersive, thrilling . . . I loved every moment' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City WHEN THE WORLD IS BURNING, HOW MUCH IS THERE TO LOSE? London, 1941. As the city thrums with Blitz bombers, lonely air...

Главная героиня, 23-летняя Прим возвращается в родительский дом после университета, мечтая о писательской карьере. Вот уже много лет он пытается раскрыть зловещие тайны аналитического центра, основанного в Кембридже в 1980-х годах. Созданный выпускниками университета, этот центр теперь тайно управляет британской политикой, подталкивая ее к экстремизму.

I thought the coming year would be the same as the last few. I was wrong. All of that went askew the moment I spied the men in white camouflage sneaking from pine tree to pine tree down the mountainside into my neighborhood. No more casual lunches with friends. No more family parties. No more going to church on my own. No more going to bed at my regular time, alone. Since 8: 33 that morning, I have lived in constant upheaval. Death threats and outrageous accusations fly my way from every direction. Never would I have believed I would be arrested… twice…

Published in 1937 to commercial success, The Years is a powerful narrative that traces the fortunes of the Pargiter family from the 1880s through to the 1930s, capturing the shifting tides of English society as old traditions give way to modernity. Through Woolf's characteristically lyrical prose and sharp psychological insight, the ordinary rhythms of domestic life – births, deaths, reunions, quiet moments of longing – become heavy with meaning.

When headteacher Kirsty's local MP resigns after a sex scandal, she's set on running in the by-election to replace him. When he fails to dissuade her from standing, Rick sets out to influence Kirsty's campaign to his own advantage. Kirsty battles on in the spotlight as the domestic and the political start to collide – until a revelation from the past threatens to derail the whole operation.

In this eye-opening political allegory, Donald Trump is cast as the Sith Lord of American democracy—a master of illusion, fear, and unchecked ambition. Through history, analysis, and undeniable fact, this book reveals the cost of loyalty, the collapse of institutions, and the danger of a nation placing too much faith in one man.

Imogen is a classic left-wing student. But when she accidentally falls foul of campus orthodoxy, she finds herself alone, dejected, and friendless. Suddenly, Imogen's a "unicorn" – an attractive young woman who is happy to spout right-wing viewpoints on TV. She's got her own Breakfast Show, she's winning awards, and she's the new face of the culture wars in Britain. But she doesn't really mean any of it… does she?

Elston Amos learns the truth about Brenda Vander’s murder, and his family’s fate is in his hands. Elston didn’t know what he should do until tragedy struck and the decision to do the right thing was clear. Elston’s family came face to face with a devastating loss and it left Elston, Mr. Amos, and Latham looking at their family bond differently. Mr. Amos is ready to accept the son he cannot change and change his perspective on how the world has changed. Elston is running for Mayor in an attempt to redeem his conscience and provide a better future for the young people in Baltimore City.

'Everything you want in a story' - Helen Paris, author of The Invisible Women's Club 'Immersive, thrilling . . . I loved every moment' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City WHEN THE WORLD IS BURNING, HOW MUCH IS THERE TO LOSE? London, 1941. As the city thrums with Blitz bombers, lonely air...

Provence, Mitte der 1980er: Während in der politisch aufgeheizten Bundesrepublik die RAF Terror verbreitet, verschlägt es die junge Hamburger Fotografin Alex auf ihrer Europa-Reise ins Lubéron-Gebirge – ebenso Mikrokosmos aus Künstlern und Intellektuellen wie Versteck für jene, die nicht gefunden werden wollen. Alex trifft auf Berühmtheiten wie Leonard Cohen, Peter Mayle und Isabelle Adjani. Aber auch auf die mysteriöse Mado, Mitglied einer Gruppe Straßenkünstler. Immer auf der Suche nach außergewöhnlichen Gesichtern, ist Alex fasziniert von Mado.

Dostoevsky’s narrator is the anonymous voice of the masterful novella. Retired and isolated from society, he is bitter, contemptuous, and contemplative as he presents his anecdotes and philosophical outlooks. Presented as an extract from the narrator’s memoirs, Notes from the Underground is divided into two parts. Opening with a monologue attacking Western philosophy, Dostoevsky follows this theoretical exploration with the anti-hero’s accounts of various destructive and restorative life experiences.

From worldwide best selling author Daniel Silva, praised by Newsday for "bringing new life to the international thriller," The Kill Artist is a taut and elegantly structured novel about a reluctant hero and his mission to destroy an old enemy and preserve international peace.

Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer - a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away.

"I promessi sposi" è un capolavoro della letteratura Italiana scritto nel XIX secolo da Alessandro Manzoni e uno dei romanzi storici più importanti del mondo. La storia si svolge nella Milano del XVII secolo e narra della vita e delle avventure di una coppia di giovani contadini lombardi, Renzo e Lucia, che non possono sposarsi a causa delle mire di un vizioso e prepotente tiranno locale e della codardia del parroco del loro villaggio.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, written and read by Mohsin Hamid. 'Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard. I am a lover of America....' So speaks the mysterious stranger at a Lahore cafe as dusk settles. Invited to join him for tea, you learn his name and what led this speaker of immaculate English to seek you out.

Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Brown's schooldays, now with a Victoria Cross, has three main talents - horsemanship, facility with foreign languages and fornication. A reluctant military hero, Flashman plays a key part in most of the defining military campaigns of the 19th century, despite trying his utmost to escape them all. What caused the Indian Mutiny?

There was a time when Cicero held Caesar’s life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure, and Cicero’s life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage - and, for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome.