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Sue Hearn is planting a herb garden on the site of her grandfather's old greenhouse. She's spent the morning digging up all sorts of odds and ends already. But she doesn't expect this grisly find. A skull. Could it be the remains of her mother, Monica, who went missing thirty years ago? Sue's father, in hospital with dementia, insinuates that a police officer was involved in her mother's disappearance. But can he be trusted?

Nueva Delhi, invierno, 3 de la madrugada. Un Mercedes que circula a toda velocidad invade la acera, atropellando y matando a cinco personas. Es el vehículo de un millonario, pero al volante solo encuentran a un criado en estado de conmoción, incapaz de explicar cómo o porqué ha cometido este crimen. Y tampoco puede prever el oscuro drama que está a punto de desencadenarse.

Nic always hated clubbing. She only went out that night because she'd promised a friend. She wakes up, naked and bound in an abandoned cottage in the middle of nowhere. Dappled light comes in through a dirty window. Her body is covered in cuts. Across the room her friend groans in pain. A shadow passes the window. He's back. He picks up a knife. He begins to cut her friend. In that moment of bloody frenzy, Nic wrenches free and runs. She's finally safe. But this is just the beginning.

Cassie Sullivan y sus compañeros han sobrevivido a las cuatro olas de destrucción de los Otros. Ahora, con la raza humana prácticamente exterminada y la quinta ola arrasándolo todo, se enfrentan a una elección: esperar a Evan Walker o huir en búsqueda de otros supervivientes antes de que el enemigo los alcance. Consumidos, pero no derrotados. Acosados, pero no sometidos.

Can you believe standing on a stage in front of hundreds of people has become my comfort zone? It could be yours! Your heart pounds. Sweaty palms. Quivering voice. You’re not alone. You suffer from “Glossophobia” - the fear of public speaking. And it is crippling your career. Don’t worry. Once upon a time, Esther Stanhope was just like you. Whether you’re in the corporate, public, or creative side of the world, this audiobook helps you smash any presentation and feel confident.

Here the emotional journeys of two German Jewish refugees are reconstructed from a substantial collection of family material, archives and secondary historical sources, which are used imaginatively to explore and illuminate a wider history. The letters evoke how it felt at the time to be a refugee and express eloquently the distress and losses involved in exile, separation and internment, providing intense dynamic snapshots of how they managed their emotions from day to day. The author shows the complex interrelationship between personal lives and social/historical events.

How can we make sense of our lives when we do not know where we come from? This was a pressing question for the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, whose prewar memories were vague or nonexistent. In this beautifully written account, Rebecca Clifford follows the lives of 100 Jewish children out of the ruins of conflict through their adulthood and into old age.

When Detective Inspector Bridget Hart returns to her old Oxford college for a reunion dinner, she's hoping for a fun weekend catching up with old friends. But the reunion takes a macabre turn when body parts are served up at the college feast, and one of her friends is found murdered. With Bridget's arch rival Inspector Baxter leading the murder inquiry, and herself a potential suspect, Bridget is forbidden from taking part in the investigation. But that doesn't stop her from carrying out her own private inquiries. Bridget soon realizes that the murderer is someone known to her.

Alicia Carstairs had it all—or so she thought. Financially secure, well brought up, engaged to a prominent young man. So why was she on a train headed west in the hopes of securing a position as a governess? Aaron Higgins thought he was happy until all his friends, his brother, and now Little Beaver, too, were married and having children. He wrote to Mrs. Gantley, asking for a bride. Miss Carstairs ends up in Clover Springs, offending everyone—most of all, Aaron.

Der verzauberte Pinsel: Tamani und ihre Freunde entdecken in einem Gartenpavillon einen alten Schrank, in den sie sofort neugierig hineinschauen. Keine sooo gute Idee. Kaum hat sich die Tür unter lautem Knarzen geöffnet, saust ein hektischer Pinsel heraus und flitzt im Turbotempo in Richtung Schloss Magica. Wände, Bilder und sogar im Weg stehende Ponys werden auf seinem Weg ungebremst mit sonnengelber Farbe überstrichen. Sternschnuppen-Magie: Früh am Morgen sehen Tamani, Lunas und Sari, wie etwas Funkelndes am Strand der Mond-Muscheln landet.

Dalinar Kholin desafió al malvado dios Odium a un duelo de campeones en el que se decidirá el futuro de Roshar. Los Caballeros Radiantes solo tienen diez días para prepararse... y la repentina ascensión del taimado e implacable Taravangian al puesto de Odium lo ha sumido todo en una tremenda confusión.

Nach einem Unfall braucht Steffi eine Blutübertragung. Der Rettungshubschrauber soll die Blutkonserve holen. Doch da bricht sich der Pilot den Arm! Was nun? In der Not sind die Ampelmännchen zur Stelle. Sie starten eine abenteuerliche Hilfsaktion: einen Hubschrauberflug, der es in sich hat.

Oma Lohmann hat ihren Enkel Chris und dessen Freund Daniel in den Zoo eingeladen. Die Ampelmännchen beschließen mitzugehen und das ist gut so, denn im Tierpark erleben sie lustige, aber auch aufregende Abenteuer. Sie greifen helfend ein und können so Unglücke vermeiden.

On 11 February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey left home to meet her friend in a park local to her home in Warrington, Cheshire. Her mother, Esther, was relieved to see her go – a positive step after a difficult and increasingly isolated few years. What Esther didn’t know that day was that Brianna was being lured to the park where she would be tragically murdered. This is the story of Brianna’s death, but it is also the story of her life and of a mother who had to find a way to survive without her.

Rosalie’s family has already lost everything, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to protect them from further harm. Even if that means stopping ignorant newcomers from picking enchanted roses. Dimitri knows little about his new kingdom, and he can’t help being captivated by the fiery girl who holds the answers. But Rosalie seems horrified by both his presence and his handsome face, and it turns out she has good reason. In the kingdom of Glandore, it’s a dangerous thing to be a young man of royal blood living alone in a castle.

Chien Pourri est amoureux ! Ses puces et lui ont eu le coup de foudre pour Sanchichi, une petite chienne pouilleuse et, heureusement pour lui, bigleuse. Le Manuel du Séducteur à la patte, Chien Pourri se lance à sa conquête, mais, comme il comprend tout de travers, le pire est à craindre.

"Concho Diamonds" by Pam S Backlund is a collection of 44 fictional short stories set in the Concho Valley of West Texas in the late 1800s. The stories explore the lives of diverse characters, including Black, Hispanic, Chinese, Tonkawa Native Americans, and Anglo settlers.

Amanda Noriega tiene la vida que siempre había soñado. Lo que no sabe es que su vida perfecta esconde un secreto: ella no es quien cree ser. Vive secuestrada —sin saberlo— debido a que hace tiempo le robaron su pasado, sus recuerdos. A través de una narración de audio creada a partir de diferentes notas de voz que Amanda va almacenando en un smartwatch siguiendo las indicaciones de su psicóloga, descubriremos cómo la suma de diferentes coincidencias termina por hacerle cuestionar su realidad. ¿Quién es ella, en realidad?

La Suzu viu sola en una gran ciutat japonesa, on se sent insignificant, gairebé invisible. Després que la facin fora de la feina, comenc¸a a treballar en una empresa especialitzada en la neteja de cases de persones que moren soles, fenomen cada cop més habitual a la societat urbana del Japó. La Suzu empre'n les seves noves tasques, que exigeixen pacie'ncia, respecte i cura-a més d''un estó- mac fort-, amb resignació i, de mica en mica, s''adona que el tracte diari amb la mort comenc¸a a soscavar el mur que la separava dels altres.

An artfully crafted narrative of childhood and young womanhood in Germany during the Nazi regime. The author, daughter of a beloved, often persecuted Communist father, exposes the conflicted and complex psychology of her early years navigating the political climate of the Third Reich.