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It’s hard to believe there could be a more enjoyable novel than Scattered All Over the Earth—Yoko Tawada’s rollicking, touching, cheerfully dystopian novel about friendship and climate change—but surprising her readers is what Tawada does best: its sequel, Suggested in the Stars, delivers exploits even more poignant and shambolic.

Kora, quadra et mère célibataire, lutte pour protéger son fils Sol. Jeune adulte aux prises avec des troubles psychiques, il est suivi par un système de santé à bout de souffle. Alors qu'elle assume sa condition de proche aidante, Kora interroge son devoir de mère : combien de temps peut-on soutenir quelqu'un sans sombrer soi-même ?

Partout dans le monde, sur terre comme dans la mer, se produit un phénomène ahurissant : l'augmentation de l'intelligence animale. Des abysses marins émergent des pieuvres mimétiques géantes capables de prendre l'apparence de n'importe quel objet ou être vivant. Alors que le dérèglement climatique sévit, les eaux montent et les pieuvres envahissent les côtes... Pourquoi viennent-elles à la rencontre des humains ?

Caretta Rutledge thought she’d left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother – coming just as her own life is spinning out of control – has Cara heading back to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers. Before long, the rhythms of the island open her heart in wonderful ways as she repairs the family beach house, becomes a bona fide “turtle lady” and renews old acquaintances long thought lost.

Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota . . . until now. Her mom’s plan is just to stay for a couple weeks, until her grandfather gets better. But plans change, and as Maizy spends more time in Last Chance and at the Golden Palace—the restaurant that’s been in her family for generations—she makes some discoveries. But the more Maizy discovers, the more questions she has.

Seventeenth-century England, and a plough uncovers a grisly skull in the furrows of a farmer's field. The skull disappears, but its malefic influence begins to work in insidious ways upon the nearby village of Hexbridge. First, the cows stop milking and the fruit turns rotten on the trees. Then, an insolent ungodliness takes hold of the local children, mysterious fur patches appear on limbs and people start disappearing.... Something evil is stirring in the woods.

Nadia e seu marido, Ange, levam uma vida tranquila como professores dedicados de uma escola primária em Bordeaux, na França, até que começam a notar uma estranha e inesperada hostilidade vinda de amigos, vizinhos, alunos, colegas e de todos os demais habitantes de sua cidade.

Ocean Yoon has never felt very Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haenyeo, Jeju Island’s beloved female divers. She doesn’t like soju, constantly misses cultural references, and despite her love of the game, people still say that she doesn’t play Hwatu like a Korean. Ocean’s also persona non grata at the Alliance, Korea’s solar system–dominating space agency, since a mission went awry and she earned a reputation for being a little too quick with her gun.

In 1935, six-year-old Emily Evans vanishes from her family's vacation home on a remote Minnesota lake. Her disappearance destroys the family - her father commits suicide, and her mother and two older sisters spend the rest of their lives at the lake house, keeping a decades-long vigil for the lost child. Sixty years later, Lucy, the quiet and watchful middle sister, lives in the lake house alone. Before her death, she writes the story of that devastating summer in a notebook that she leaves, along with the house, to the only person who might care: her grandniece, Justine.

Alice Carrière tells the story of her unconventional upbringing in Greenwich Village as the daughter of a remote mother, the renowned artist Jennifer Bartlett, and a charismatic father, European actor Mathieu Carrière. From an early age, Alice is forced to navigate her mother’s recovered memories of ritualized sexual abuse, which she turns into art, and her father’s confusing attentions—her childhood is spent in an adult’s world, with little-to-no boundaries or supervision.

A delightful new short story by Liz Mingo, author of Between Green and Orange. From poetry to my first short story, hoping this is just one of many so watch this space....

Dopo aver perso tutto a Londra—lavoro, certezze, direzione—Laura, a quarant'anni, torna in Italia. Si rifugia dalla sorella in un piccolo ranch a Castelluccio di Norcia, tra i Monti Sibillini. Ad accoglierla c'è Zac, il giovane cowboy che gestisce il maneggio. Tra scontri, pioggia e notti all'aperto, Laura capisce che l'amore può nascere nei luoghi più inattesi. Ma per amare serve coraggio. Il coraggio di restare. E di fidarsi.

Teo Anand, former ne’er-do-well second son of the Anand Tech empire and current solar fugitive, has just crash-landed on the Moon after escaping the latest attempt on his life. But if anyone can help exonerate him, it’s his best friend, bold Korean space pilot Ocean Yoon. Falsely accused of murdering his family, Teo is running out of both time and options. But loyalties are uncertain in their group of steadfast comrades and tentative new allies, and it’s difficult to know who to trust in the tangled web that awaits them in Artemis.

Whether you're a student, a traveller or just want a hot lunch at work, this book tells you how you can cook without a stove, a fridge or a microwave — even without running water. Using simple household equipment you can learn how to make hot, healthy, and value-for-money meals easily and safely from fresh ingredients, for those times when you don't have access to a kitchen. From spaghetti bolognaise to poached eggs to home-made yoghurt, this book will open up a world of cooking which up until now was closed off to anyone without a kitchen.

Sometimes the changes we resist lead us exactly where we need to be. Beloved café manager Gemma has everything under control until the new owner, Kent, arrives with a flurry of modern ideas threatening to change the heart and soul of their cherished community hub. Forced to work side by side in the small kitchen, sparks fly as Gemma and Kent clash over the café's future. Before long, their heated arguments start serving up something sweeter, and Gemma begins to see a different side to the ambitious new interloper.

When a winter storm strands country singer Peter Lexington at Kristina Cartwright's remote horse farm, neither expects the heat that ignites between them. She thinks he's delusional about being a star. He's never met a woman immune to his charm. As the snow piles up outside, so does the tension within. For Kristina, horses have always been enough—they never lie, cheat, or leave like the men in her life. For Peter, the road and adoring fans have been his only commitment—until now. But when danger threatens Kristina, Peter discovers there's something he values more than his career.

More than seven centuries later, bestselling historian Alice Loxton set herself an epic challenge: following in history's footsteps by walking the entire 200-mile funeral route on the corresponding dates. As Alice journeys in search of England's forgotten queen, over ancient paths and modern motorways, history comes alive in surprising ways. In 1290, England mourned the death of a queen, Eleanor of Castile, beloved wife of King Edward I. Her body was carried on a 200-mile journey from Lincoln to London, a solemn procession that would become immortalized in stone.

Lorsque Jeanne Eyrmont, la filleule de la directrice, débarque à l'internat des Pierres-Noires, elle semble apeurée, comme si elle avait vu des fantômes. Ambroise, Rose, Nadget et Milo sont bien décidés à tirer cette affaire au clair. Ce livre réunit deux nouvelles enquêtes du Club de la Pluie, Le fantôme des Pierres-Noires et Le mystère des chaussons rouges.

Luana und ihr Hund Teo machen einen Ausflug in Luanas Lieblingswald. Dabei stellen sie erschrocken fest, dass die Pflanzen und Tiere dort von einem merkwürdigen Zauber befallen sind. Luana möchte herausfinden, wer oder was dahintersteckt. Ihre Suche wird zu einem spannenden Abenteuer.

Elle fut, enfant, impliquée dans son mode opératoire. Elle a refait sa vie, cherchant à oublier… et à se faire oublier. Mais lorsque le sang se remet à couler, Jessica Becker se trouve de nouveau au cœur de l'orage.