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For readers of Shark Heart and Hollow Kingdom, a funny, magical, and tender novel following a lonely, conflict-averse man whose sudden ability to understand animals sends him on a wild romp around NYC, and ultimately helps him discover his own voice. Strolling through Central Park on a blind...

Desempregada, divorciada e sozinha em Nova York, Sally Porter está sempre questionando a própria vida. São frequentes as vezes em que acorda no meio de uma enrascada depois de sentir uma forte dor de cabeça e de apagar, sem se lembrar do que a levou àquela situação. Quando Sally decide buscar uma solução para esses episódios, o psiquiatra dr. Roger Ash lhe revela o inesperado: outras identidades completamente diferentes entre si habitam dentro da jovem. Assim, ela embarca em uma longa jornada de descobrimento e aceitação, tratamento e integração.

Von Sigrid Nunez, Bestseller-Autorin von »Der Freund«, kommt dieser faszinierende, autobiographische Roman über ihre Jugend in New York City. Eine junge Frau blickt zurück auf ihre Anfänge: den chinesisch-panamaischen Vater und die deutsche Mutter, die sich im Nachkriegsdeutschland begegnen und zusammen nach New York City gehen. In den fünfziger und sechziger Jahren dort aufwachsend, flüchtet sie sich in Träume, die von den Geschichten ihrer Eltern inspiriert sind, und dann in die Welt des Balletts.

En apparence, Diane forme un couple parfait avec Hervé, son mari : une jolie maison, une fille qui a pris son envol, un groupe d’amis fidèles et elle possède sa propre boutique de décoration qui ne désemplit pas. Pourtant, une petite boule s’est logée dans sa gorge et ne cesse de...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Marriage was the biggest decision of their lives and yet they made it so lightly it was barely a decision at all’ As schoolgirls, Justine and her best friend Iseult dreamed of a future that revolved around marriage. They saw it as a happy ending, never imagining for...

THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING FOOD WRITER 'IRRESISTIBLY FUNNY, SEXY AND CHARMING' AMY KEY 'A JOY TO READ' RUKMINI IYER 'THE FUNNY SLOW-BURN LOVE STORY YOU NEED TO START SUMMER PROPERLY' RED Sometimes life doesn't follow a recipe… Katy is thirty-six, has recently been dumped by her...

HE PLAYED DIRTY. NOW IT’S HER TURN 🩸 You won't want to miss this BRAND NEW, gritty gangland thriller from bestselling author Evie Hunter!A must-read for fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane 📚 Callie Renfew didn’t go looking for trouble—but now it’s at her door...

From Michael Crichton Creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, Rising Sun, and Disclosure Writing as John Lange Comes a new Hollywood mystery thriller, originally written in 1973 by Crichton but never before published, that will keep you guessing until the very end. In the glitz and decadence...

At Vassar, they were known as "the group"—eight young women of privilege, the closest of friends, an eclectic mix of vibrant personalities. In the years that follow, they will each know accomplishment and loss in equal measure, pursuing careers and marriage, experiencing the joys and traumas of sexual awakening and motherhood, all while suffering through betrayals, infidelities, and sometimes madness. Some of them will drift apart. Some will play important roles in the personal dramas of others. But it is tragedy that will ultimately unite the group once again.

Twenty-three-year-old Yosoye arrives in Lagos ready to start her life. Working for a slick architectural firm, she finds a city of adventure and opportunity. Her new world is one of fancy gallery openings, glamorous friends, and all the shiny potential of the future, encapsulated in projects like Omi City, the ultra-luxury development her company is building, a symbol of the dawn of a brighter Lagos. But Yosoye’s idyllic vision of Lagos soon begins to seem naive, and its darker, stranger layers trouble her.

A dazzling novel in stories from a master of the form that follows the Royal family across generations of obsession, betrayal, and reinvention. For fans of Mary Gaitskill and Lauren Groff. In postwar Paris, a boy is seduced by his mysterious nanny into the world of adult secrets. In 1950s New...

When Charlotte "Charlie" Hasting's father dies, she knows her life will never be the same. But after finding a stash of letters from the mother she never knew, Charlie can see exactly what's been missing in her life. Determined to track her mom down, Charlie quits her high-powered job and road trips to California, giving her plenty of time to rethink her life. But before she can even leave New York, she winds up with an unexpected passenger . . .

The Memory Thief When saving someone's memories means losing your soul, how much would you sacrifice for love? Dr. Elena Vasquez has dedicated her life to fighting Alzheimer's, but when her beloved grandmother Rosa begins losing precious memories to the disease, Elena makes a desperate choice that changes everything. An experimental treatment seems to work —until Rosa starts reporting visits from a mysterious figure who claims he's there to help. What Elena discovers next will challenge everything she believes about memory, consciousness, and the nature of love itself.

Savanna Johnston had it all—a promising career, a beautiful home, and the kind of love that everyone envied. But behind closed doors, her fairytale began to unravel. The man who once whispered forever now used his words to control, his silence to punish, and his hands to remind her who held the power. From the rainy streets of Memphis to the firestorm inside her own heart, Savanna fights to hold on to the woman she used to be.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Adapted for Modern ReadersTom Sawyer is a mischievous boy living in the town of St. Petersburg on the banks of the Mississippi River. Raised by his Aunt Polly, a strict but kindhearted woman, Tom constantly gets into trouble due to his rebellious nature and love for adventure. Alongside his best friend, Huck Finn, he embarks on endless escapades, from faking his own death to witnessing a murder in a graveyard.

Berlin 1897 Der Hilfsarbeiter Eduard Krause erlebt den schlimmsten Samstag seines Lebens. Erst verlässt ihn Grete, seine Angebetete. Dann bricht er nach einem kapitalen Besäufnis zusammen und erwacht als neugeborener Vampir. Sein neues Leben eröffnet ungeahnte Möglichkeiten. Doch seine verflixte Blutgier bringt Grete in Gefahr, die er um jeden Preis wiedersehen will.

Before love comes logic—and a little fine print. Terms & Conditions May Apply is a sharp, hilarious, and painfully relatable look at modern dating in the age of dating apps, unread bios, and group chat receipts. Zay Rich is smooth, charming, and barely skims profiles. Mo’Nia is intentional, direct, and actually means what she says. When their connection sparks, it feels like a perfect match—until miscommunication, missed expectations, and midnight screenshots flip the script.

The Brightonians focuses upon the bitter rivalry and social one-upmanship that fuels the lives of a group of socialites who live in this far-from-quintessential seaside town. Already vying for supremacy of their circle, the chance discovery of a 50-year-old letter belonging to a local drag queen takes their sparring to hilarious new heights. Initially leading to them back to the saucier side of Brighton in the swinging 60s–what they ultimately discover is even more shocking–connecting one of them to the past in ways that no-one could have imagined.

Journey to Chicago over coming homelessness. Children that struggle for food and shelter now have a voice to fight for change. Giving and honor and glory to GOD

Natalie is a girl who should be going somewhere. Beautiful, bright and ambitious, she's stuck in a dead-end job in the accounts department of Nu-Line Telecommunications, living her life through wild weekends and yearning for something more. When she sees a chance to change her life, she takes it. After all, it's only a minor crime. Nobody's going to get hurt. But other people do get hurt, because Natalie's actions do have consequences – tragic consequences.