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The best way to experience this classic of the American South is by joining five-time Academy Award nominee and Best Actress winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking, Thelma & Louise) as she guides the listener on a journey through the anguish of adolescence and isolation.

A venticinque anni Cloe ha una vita da film: dopo essersi lasciata alle spalle la provincia italiana vive a Londra, frequenta la prestigiosa Goldsmiths ed è fidanzata con un fantastico... STOP! La rifacciamo, grazie. A venticinque anni, la vita di Cloe fa schifo. Si è trasferita nella città dei suoi sogni solo per ritrovarsi senza borsa di studio, fa la cameriera in un pub, vive in un appartamento infimo, frequenta senza troppo impegno il suo coinquilino... e, stando a quello che sostiene il suo avvocato, ha appena ereditato l'attività di famiglia, il vecchio cinema di paese a Schiforate, provincia di Milano.

Two years after his wife’s death, rock star Garrett Hayes hasn’t moved on. But he has moved out of L.A. Where better to escape his past than a small town in the northern California mountains? If only he could get the townsfolk of Wildwood to leave him the hell alone. Ani Bennet returned to her hometown for some much-needed serenity. The last thing she needs is a grumpy, too hot for his own good, rich and famous rock star living next door—and rent-free in her brain. She set her fangirl tendencies aside when they became neighbors. But when Garrett asks for help, she can’t say no.

When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and to seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her cousin Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. Thomas Hardy’s timeless masterpiece is brought to life in this new recording by Anne-Marie Duff (Shameless, His Dark Materials).

DeShawn lives a high, creative, and promiscuous life in San Francisco. But when he’s called back to his cramped Alabama hometown for his uncle’s funeral, he’s hit by flashbacks of handsome, doomed neighbors and sweltering Sunday services. Amid prickly reminders of his childhood, DeShawn ponders family, church, and the men in his life, prompting the question: Who deserves love?

The story of Flem Snopes' ruthless struggle to take over the town of Jefferson, Mississippi, this is the second volume of Faulkner's trilogy about the Snopes family, his symbol for the grasping, destructive element in the post-bellum South.

Todos conocen a Deirdre Byrne, la aclamada reina del suspense, pero nadie sabe quién es. Chloe Bennet, escritora y periodista en la revista Ningún misterio a salvo, recibe la propuesta de viajar a Carlingford, Irlanda, y conocer a Deirdre, con la oportunidad de ser quien desvele su identidad y cuente su historia. Pero Deirdre no es como Chloe imaginaba. Es cruel, retorcida, y siente tanta animadversión por el ser humano como los personajes más malvados que plasma en la hoja en blanco.

The people of Turnbridge, Michigan, see Carly Winters as the respectable-yet painfully single- good girl. None of them knows what she does miles away, where she becomes Desiree, a seductress who lures men into nights of heated passion. Until the day she's introduced to the new cop in town - Jake, one of the men who fulfilled her darkest fantasy. His arrival turns her safe world upside down. Carly's good and bad girl personas clash, and she must decide who she needs to be...

Ebenezer Le Page, cantankerous, opinionated and charming, is one of the most compelling literary creations of the late 20th century. Eighty years old, Ebenezer has lived his whole life on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a stony speck of a place caught between England and France yet a world away from either. Ebenezer himself is fiercely independent, but as he reaches the end of his life he is determined to tell his own story and the story of those he has known.

I'm Daphne Wood, the bookseller of Castle Combe. My life was peaceful until the best-selling author Gill Holland moved to town. He bought the house next to mine, the late Bettie's place, and became my new neighbour. The girls from the book club envied my luck. I thought so too, until I started seeing the most disturbing things. They didn't know Gill Holland like I did.

Kitty Brown has arrived in Saffron Bay with a new name, a new job, and one simple rule… keep her head down. Starting over in a picture-postcard Cornish village should be straightforward enough. But Saffron Bay has other ideas, and before long, Kitty finds herself cast as Juliet in the village play, unofficially adopted by half the locals, and dangerously distracted by one very unsuitable man.

Soy Daphne Wood, la librera de Castle Combe. Mi vida era apacible hasta que el autor superventas Jill Holland se mudó al pueblo. Compró la casa que está al lado de la mía, la de la difunta Bettie, y se convirtió en mi nuevo vecino. Las chicas del club de lectura envidiaron mi suerte. Yo también pensé que era afortunada, hasta que empecé a ver cosas de lo más inquietantes.

Polly Pressman is a London girl through and through. So when she’s asked to help save an old family friend’s struggling farm, she’s way out of her depth. She arrives at Nightingale Farm trying to impress John and his gruff-but-hunky son Mark with her business know-how. But it’s clear from her sky-high stilettos that she is woefully unprepared. Polly knows how much the farm means to John, and she’s doing everything she can to get it back on its feet.

Der neue Liebesroman um einen Freundinnenurlaub in Schottland voller Überraschungen und Träume – von den #1-Kindle-Bestsellerautorinnen Sylvia Filz und Sigrid Konopatzki. Es ist so einfach: ein urgemütliches Cottage, Scones mit Tee und waschechte Schotten zum Verlieben. Endlich Landurlaub! Barkeeperin Alva vom Kreuzfahrtschiff »Ocean Darling« freut sich auf unbeschwerte Freundinnentage mit Julie in einem heimeligen Cottage in Schottland. Schon lange träumt sie davon, ein eigenes Bed and Breakfast zu eröffnen. Als Julie spontan absagt, springt Misaki, eine Crewkollegin, ein.

Nur beim Backen ist Riekje wirklich glücklich und vergisst, dass sie sich selbst eigentlich nichts zutraut: Mit Herzenslust kreiert sie zartschmelzende Macarons, Zimtschnecken mit köstlicher Glasur oder Limettenküchlein mit Baiserhaube. Ihren Traum zu leben und auf Norderney ein kleines Café zu eröffnen, würde sie niemals wagen.

Die angehende Schriftstellerin Haven kennt nur die Einsamkeit ihres Zimmers und die Stille ihrer Gedanken. In Moose Creek soll sie bei Freunden ihrer Eltern im Restaurant aushelfen und lernen, mehr auf andere zuzugehen. Kaum in Alaska angekommen, verliebt sie sich jedoch ausgerechnet in Hayes Henderson, den attraktiven Außenseiter der Kleinstadt, über den es jede Menge Gerüchte gibt. Die Katastrophe scheint vorprogrammiert.

Mohawk, eine Kleinstadt in Upstate New York, verdankte ihren Aufstieg einst der Lederindustrie und hat später teuer dafür bezahlt: Die Krebsrate ist hier um ein Vielfaches höher als im Rest Amerikas, das Leder nicht mehr gefragt, die Stadt vergessen. Es sind die späten Sechziger, doch die wenigsten Menschen haben teil an den großen Veränderungen dieser Zeit. Wer hier lebt, hat keine extravaganten Träume, sondern will einfach nur das Beste für die Familie und eine anständige Arbeit. Anne Grouse geht es ähnlich. Und auch wenn sie mal andere Pläne hatte – mittlerweile sieht sie sich an die Stadt gefesselt.

"Así es como empieza la ausencia: —Amaia. Amaia, soy yo, Mikel. Oye, tengo que… tengo que irme antes de que me encuentren. Voy a hacer algo malo, muy malo. Ni siquiera tú vas a poder salvarme esta vez. Por favor, perdóname. Perdóname y no vengas. No llames a la policía. No confíes en nadie. Y, sobre todo, no juegues a su juego. No juegues a su... ." Anne tenía dieciocho años cuando desapareció durante la madrugada de la noche de San Juan de 2008, entre fuegos artificiales, hogueras, música y jolgorio, tras una fuerte discusión con su novio Mikel.

A volte, l’unica scelta possibile è quella di partire. Un libro sull’emigrazione intesa in senso lato, da un paese, da se stessi, dagli altri, e sui danni provocati dal senso di sradicamento e dalla solitudine che la scelta di partire spesso comporta. È una domenica d’autunno del 1955 quando una telefonata raggiunge la famiglia della piccola narratrice della storia per avvisare che Berta, la sorella maggiore a cui è più legata e che è da poco emigrata in Svizzera, ha iniziato a dare segni di squilibrio.

Giacomo Cordero abita in Val Maira, con il nonno Girolamo, la madre Lunetta e l'anziana e riservata Desideria. Il ragazzo ha studiato ma gli viene imposto di restare a casa, a Prazzo, dove si vive di taglio del bosco, di piccolo allevamento e agricoltura, e dove gli abitanti delle malghe spesso sopravvivono nella più assoluta miseria. L'Italia è appena entrata in guerra e il vecchio Girolamo, ruvido e determinato capofamiglia, commerciante scaltro e capace, è diventato il fornitore ufficiale di merci per l'esercito.