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Tillid

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I 1920ernes New York gør Helen og Benjamin Rask sig bemærkede som det ultimative power-par: Han er en berygtet Wall Street-magnat, og hun er knivskarp og født ind i det velhavende aristokrati. De har ved fælles indsats og snilde placeret sig sikkert i toppen af samfundet. Men der verserer rygter om deres velstand og deres position, rygter, som blandt andet sår tvivl om, hvorvidt de er kommet ærligt til deres rigdom og hvem der reelt er mastermind bag deres succes.Fortællingen om Helen og Benjamin er det centrale mysterium i en succesfuld roman fra 1938, som hele New York synes at have læst. Én kvinde dykker ned i historien bag, og til sin og læserens store overraskelse finder hun hemmeligheder og bedrag, der overgår selv den vildeste fantasi.TILLID (org. Trust) er en stort anlagt roman om USA i det 20. århundrede skrevet af Hernan Diaz, der med sin tidligere roman I det fjerne var finalist til Pulitzer-prisen. TILLID er en roman om ambitioner, begær og hemmeligheder, fortalt i fire dele, som lag for lag skrælles væk og til slut afslører og afdækker sandheden om en lang række ting: aktiemarkedet, rigdom, ansvar og menneskelige og ægteskabelige relationer.På Goodreads hylder Roxane Gay romanen med disse ord: Sublim historien-i-historien roman, flot konstrueret og vanvittig elegant skrevet.

100 Eternal Masterpieces of Literature [volume 2]

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This 2nd volume of contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a Boat Joyce, James: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James: Ulysses Kingsley, Charles: The Water-Babies Kipling, Rudyard: Kim La Fayette, Madame de: The Princess of Clèves Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de: Dangerous Liaisons Lawrence, D. H.: Sons and Lovers Lawrence, D. H.: The Rainbow Le Fanu, Sheridan: In a Glass Darkly Lewis, Matthew Gregory: The Monk Lewis, Sinclair: Main Street London, Jack: The Call of the Wild Lovecraft, H.P.: At the Mountains of Madness Mann, Thomas: Royal Highness Maugham, William Somerset: Of Human Bondage Maupassant, Guy de: Bel-Ami Melville, Herman: Moby-Dick Poe, Edgar Allan: The Fall of the House of Usher Proust, Marcel: Swann's Way Radcliffe, Ann: The Mysteries of Udolpho Richardson, Samuel: Clarissa Sand, George: The Devil’s Pool Scott, Walter: Ivanhoe Shelley, Mary: Frankenstein Sienkiewicz, Henryk: Quo Vadis Sinclair, May: Life and Death of Harriett Frean Sinclair, Upton: The Jungle Stendhal: The Red and the Black Stendhal: The Chartreuse of Parma Sterne, Laurence: Tristram Shandy Stevenson, Robert Louis: Treasure Island Stoker, Bram: Dracula Stowe, Harriet Beecher: Uncle Tom’s Cabin Swift, Jonathan: Gulliver's Travels Tagore, Rabindranath: The Home and the World Thackeray, William Makepeace: Vanity Fair Tolstoy, Leo: War and Peace Tolstoy, Leo: Anna Karenina Trollope, Anthony: The Way We Live Now Turgenev, Ivan: Fathers and Sons Twain, Mark: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Verne, Jules: Journey to the Center of the Earth Wallace, Lew: Ben-Hur Wells, H. G.: The Time Machine West, Rebecca: The Return of the Soldier Wharton, Edith: The Age of Innocence Wilde, Oscar: The Picture of Dorian Gray Xueqin, Cao: The Dream of the Red Chamber Zola, Émile: Germinal

Blue Sisters: A Read with Jenna Pick

Fiction & Literature

READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister’s death in this “deeply nuanced and compelling” (Vogue) novel, from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein. “A beautiful portrait of grief and the world-shaping bond sisters share.”—Real Simple The three Blue sisters are exceptional—and exceptionally different. Avery, the eldest and a recovering heroin addict turned strait-laced lawyer, lives with her wife in London; Bonnie, a former boxer, works as a bouncer in Los Angeles following a devastating defeat; and Lucky, the youngest, models in Paris while trying to outrun her hard-partying ways. They also had a fourth sister, Nicky, whose unexpected death left the family reeling. A year later, as they each navigate grief, addiction, and ambition, they find they must return to New York to stop the sale of the apartment they were raised in.But coming home is never as easy as it seems. As the sisters reckon with the disappointments of their childhood and the loss of the only person who held them together, they realize that the greatest secrets they’ve been keeping might not have been from one another but from themselves.Imbued with Coco Mellors’s signature combination of humor and heart, Blue Sisters is a story of what it takes to keep living after loss—and, ultimately, to fall in love with life again.

The Hypnotist's Love Story

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FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENTA “sharp and funny romantic tale.”—O, the Oprah MagazineEllen O’Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It’s a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. She’s stoic about it, but at this point, Ellen wouldn’t mind a lasting one. When she meets Patrick, she’s optimistic. He’s attractive, single, employed, and best of all, he seems to like her back. Then comes that dreaded moment: He thinks they should have a talk.Braced for the worst, Ellen is pleasantly surprised. It turns out that Patrick’s ex-girlfriend is stalking him. Ellen thinks, Actually, that’s kind of interesting. She’s dating someone worth stalking. She’s intrigued by the woman’s motives. In fact, she’d even love to meet her.Ellen doesn’t know it, but she already has.

A lo lejos

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Håkan Söderström, conocido como "el Halcón", un joven inmigrante sueco que llega a California en plena Fiebre del Oro, emprende una peregrinación imposible en dirección a Nueva York, sin hablar el idioma, en busca de su hermano Linus, a quien perdió cuando embarcaron en Europa.En su extraño viaje, Håkan se topará con un buscador de oro irlandés demente y con una mujer sin dientes que lo viste con un abrigo de terciopelo y zapatos con hebilla. Conocerá a un naturalista visionario y se hará con un caballo llamado Pingo. Será perseguido por un sheriff sádico y por un par de soldados depredadores de la guerra civil. Atrapará animales y buscará comida en el desierto, y finalmente se convertirá en un proscrito. Acabará retirándose a las montañas para subsistir durante años como trampero, en medio de la naturaleza indómita, sin ver a nadie ni hablar, en una suerte de destrucción planeada que es, al mismo tiempo, un renacimiento.Pero su mito crecerá y sus supuestas hazañas lo convertirán en una leyenda.Una novela llamada a reinventar un género. Un western atmosférico en el que cantinas, vagones mineros, indios y buscadores de oro conviven en místicos espacios silenciosos que nos traen a la memoria a Cormac McCarthy y las aventuras del trampero Jeremiah Johnson.

Trust

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« New York enflait de l’optimisme tapageur de ceux qui croient avoir pris de vitesse le futur. »Wall Street traverse l’une des pires crises de son histoire. Nous sommes dans les années 1930, la Grande Dépressionfrappe l’Amérique de plein fouet. Un homme, néanmoins, a su faire fortune là où tous se sont effondrés. Héritier d’une famille d’industriels devenu magnat de la finance, il est l’époux aimant d’une fille d’aristocrates. Ils forment un couple que la haute société new-yorkaise rêve de côtoyer, mais préfèrent vivre à l’écart et se consacrer, lui à ses affaires, elle à sa maison et à ses oeuvres de bienfaisance.Tout semble si parfait chez les heureux du monde… Pourtant, le vernis s’écaille, et le lecteur est pris dans un jeu de piste.Et si cette illustre figure n’était qu’une fiction ? Et si derrière les légendes américaines se cachaient d’autres destinées plussombres et plus mystérieuses ?Hernan Diaz est un écrivain américain qui vit à New York. Avec son premier roman, Au loin (La Croisée, 2018), il a été finaliste du prix Pulitzer puis lauréat du prix Page ⁄ America. À sa sortie, Trust a connu un immense succès, se classant dans la liste des meilleures ventes du New York Times.Traduit de l’anglais (États-Unis) par Nicolas Richard.

Fortuna

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A la Nova York de principis de segle XX, tothom coneix en Benjamin i la Helen Rask. Ell és un magnat llegendari de Wall Street; ella, la filla brillant d'uns aristòcrates excèntrics. Junts, han assolit el cim d'un món de riquesa que sembla infinita. Però la seva fortuna i grandesa s'envolten de xafarderies, i aviat els rumors sobre les maniobres financeres d'en Benjamin i la solitud de la Helen comencen a escampar-se, alhora que la dècada dels aparentment feliços anys vint arriba a la fi. Tot i que aquesta, és clar, no és l'única versió de la història. Fortuna ens parla de classes socials, de capitalisme i de cobdícia. Una novel·la que acompanya el lector en la recerca de la veritat i ens mostra que el poder manipula els fets i en refà la narrativa segons el seu interès. Una epopeia elegant i polièdrica que recupera les veus enterrades sota els mites que justifiquen la nostra desigualtat fonamental.

The Husband's Secret

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“A novel that’s perfect for vacation reading.” —People “It’s a knowing, touching, and entertaining page-turner. What a wonderful writer—smart, wise, funny.” —Anne Lamott "The Husband's Secret is so good, you won't be able to keep it to yourself." —USA Today “Shocking, complex and thought-provoking, this is a story reading groups will devour. A knockout!" —Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author “The Husband's Secret is a smart, thoughtful read… [a] lip-smacking and intelligently written novel.” —Entertainment Weekly "For a provocative page-turner, read The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty." —Woman's World "Brilliant." —Sophia Hannah, international bestselling author of The Wrong Mother At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died. . . Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret—something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive. . . . Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all—she’s an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know Cecilia—or each other—but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband’s secret. Acclaimed author Liane Moriarty has written a gripping, thought-provoking novel about how well it is really possible to know our spouses—and, ultimately, ourselves.

Άνθρωποι που συναντάμε στις διακοπές

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Δύο αχώριστοι φίλοι Η Πόπι και ο Άλεξ δεν έχουν τίποτα κοινό. Εκείνη αγαπάει την περιπέτεια και δουλεύει ως ταξιδιωτική συντάκτρια με έδρα τη Νέα Υόρκη. Εκείνος προτιμάει να κάθεται σπίτι με συντροφιά ένα καλό βιβλίο και είναι καθηγητής στο λύκειο της μικρής πόλης όπου μεγάλωσαν. Και όμως, αυτοί οι δύο εντελώς διαφορετικοί άνθρωποι καταλαβαίνουν απόλυτα ο ένας τον άλλον. Δέκα καλοκαιρινά ταξίδια Όλα ξεκίνησαν την πρώτη τους χρονιά στο πανεπιστήμιο, όταν τυχαία έκαναν μαζί το ταξίδι της επιστροφής στο σπίτι για τις καλοκαιρινές διακοπές. Έκτοτε και για μια δεκαετία, έχουν την παράδοση να περνούν μαζί μια περιπετειώδη εβδομάδα διακοπών. Μέχρι που πριν από δύο χρόνια καταστράφηκαν τα πάντα… Από τότε δεν έχουν ξαναμιλήσει. Μία τελευταία ευκαιρία να ερωτευτούν Η Πόπι έχει όλα όσα είχε ποτέ θελήσει, αλλά παρ’ όλα αυτά νιώθει ένα κενό. Η τελευταία φορά που ένιωσε αληθινά ευτυχισμένη ήταν δύο καλοκαίρια πριν, σε εκείνο το μοιραίο ταξίδι με τον Άλεξ. Και ας πήγαν στο τέλος όλα στραβά. Με αυτή την αφορμή αποφασίζει να παρακινήσει τον κολλητό της να κάνουν ένα ακόμα ταξίδι μαζί. Ως εκ θαύματος, εκείνος συμφωνεί. Έχει μία εβδομάδα για να διορθώσει τα πάντα. Όμως πρώτα θα πρέπει να παραδεχθεί την αλήθεια στον ίδιο της τον εαυτό. Τι θα μπορούσε να πάει στραβά;

Quarta Ala (fourth Wing)

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Bem-vindo ao mundo brutal e de elite do Basgiath War College, onde todos têm uma agenda e cada noite pode ser sua última. . . Violet Sorrengail, de 20 anos, deveria entrar no Quadrante dos Escribas, vivendo uma vida tranquila entre livros e história. Agora, o general comandante, também conhecido como sua mãe dura como garras, ordenou que Violet se juntasse às centenas de candidatos que lutam para se tornar a elite de Navarra: cavaleiros de dragões . Mas quando você é menor do que todos os outros e seu corpo é frágil, a morte está a apenas um batimento cardíaco de distância. . . porque os dragões não se ligam a humanos frágeis . Eles os incineram. Com menos dragões dispostos a se unir do que cadetes, a maioria mataria Violet para melhorar suas próprias chances de sucesso. O resto a mataria apenas por ser a filha de sua mãe, como Xaden Riorson, o líder mais poderoso e implacável do Quadrante dos Cavaleiros. Ela vai precisar de cada vantagem que sua inteligência pode lhe dar apenas para ver o próximo nascer do sol. No entanto, a cada dia que passa, a guerra lá fora se torna mais mortal, as proteções do reino estão falhando e o número de mortos continua aumentando. Pior ainda, Violet começa a suspeitar que a liderança está escondendo um terrível segredo. Alianças serão forjadas. Vidas serão perdidas. Traidores se tornarão aliados. . . ou mesmo amantes. Mas durma com um olho aberto porque uma vez que você entra, só tem duas saídas: se formar ou morrer.

Here's to Us

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Three romantic rivals in one crowded house equals plenty of room for jealousy in this surprising and heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand.Laurel Thorpe, Belinda Rowe, and Scarlett Oliver share only two things; a love for the man they all married, Deacon Thorpe—a celebrity chef with an insatiable appetite for life—and a passionate dislike of one another. All three are remarkable, spirited women, but they couldn't be more different. Laurel: Deacon's high school sweetheart and an effortlessly beautiful social worker; Belinda: a high-maintenance Hollywood diva; and Scarlett: a sexy southern belle floating by on her family money and her fabulous looks. They've established a delicate understanding over the years—they avoid each other at all costs.But their fragile detente threatens to come crashing down after Deacon's tragic death on his favorite place on earth: a ramshackle Nantucket summer cottage. Deacon's final wish was for his makeshift family to assemble on his beloved Nantucket to say good-bye. Begrudgingly, Laurel, Belinda, and Scarlett gather on the island as once again, as in each of their marriages, they're left to pick up Deacon's mess. Now they're trapped in the crowded cottage where they all made their own memories—a house that they now share in more ways than one—along with the children they raised with Deacon, and his best friend. Laurel, Belinda, and Scarlett each had an unbreakable bond with Deacon—and they all have secrets to hide. Before the weekend is over, there are enough accusations, lies, tears, and drama to turn even the best of friends—let alone three women who married the same man—into adversaries. As his unlikely family says good-bye to the man who brought them together—for better or worse—will they be able to put aside their differences long enough to raise a glass in Deacon's honor?

Ningún hueso roto

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La investigadora Temperance Brennan viaja a Carolina del Sur para sustituir a un colega y coordinar a un grupo de estudiantes de arqueología que trabajan en un cementerio de indios americanos. El rutinario trabajo de campo pronto se ve alterado al descubrirse en el antiguo yacimiento un esqueleto reciente. Un caso que poco a poco se va complicando, al igual que su vida personal. La octava novela de la serie de Temperance Brennan. Kathy Reichs (Chicago, 1948) Prestigiosa antropóloga forense, investigadora de Laboratorio de ciencias Jurídicas y de Medicina Legal de la provincia de Quebec y del Departamento Forense del Estado de Carolina del Norte, además de profesora. Desde su primera novela, Testigos del silencio , el número de sus lectores no ha parado de aumentar. Su obra ha inspirado la serie televisiva Bones.

The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 1

Fiction & Literature

Available for the first time in this stunning electronic edition, THE KRISTIN HANNAH COLLECTION: VOLUME 1 is sure to delight the beloved, blockbuster bestselling author's legions of fans. Includes:FIREFLY LANETo the people around them they were known as TullyandKate or the Firefly Lane Girls. A single, inseparable unit. Best friends forever. On the surface they were as opposite as two people could be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret home life that is destroying her. Yet they are best friends who swear they'll be there for each other, and for thirty years that promise holds strong—until events and choices in their lives make that promise impossible. More than a coming-of-age novel, this is the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you—and knows what has the power to hurt you and heal you. TRUE COLORSThe Grey sisters had only each other when their mother died years ago. Their stern, unyielding father gave them almost no attention. Winona, the oldest, needs her father's approval most of all. An overweight dreamer, she never felt at home on the sprawling horse ranch that had been in her family for three generations. Aurora, the middle, is the peacemaker. Vivi Ann, the youngest, is the undisputed star of the family. Everything comes easily to Vivi Ann, her father's love most of all. But when Vivi Ann makes a fateful decision to follow her heart, rather than take the route of a dutiful daughter, events are set in motion that will test the love and loyalties of the Grey sisters. They will be pitted against each other in ways none could have imagined. Secrets will be revealed, and a terrible, shocking crime will shatter both the family and their beloved town. With breathtaking pace and penetrating insight, Kristin Hannah's has written a novel that's about sisters, vengeance, jealousy, betrayal—and ultimately, what it truly means to be a family. FLY AWAYKristin Hannah returns to the world of the unforgettable characters from FIREFLY LANE and asks the question: How do you hold yourself together when your world has fallen apart? This is the story of three women who have lost their way and need each other—plus a miracle—to transform their lives. An emotionally complex, heartwrenching novel about love, family, motherhood, loss, and redemption, it reminds us that where there is life, there is hope, and where there is love, there is forgiveness. Told with her trademark visceral storytelling and illuminating prose, Kristin Hannah reveals why she is one of the most beloved writers of our day.

Άνθρωποι που αγαπούν τα βιβλία

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Ένα καλοκαίρι. Δύο ορκισμένοι αντίπαλοι. Και μια ανατροπή που δεν είχαν φανταστεί. Η ζωή της Νόρα Στίβενς είναι τα βιβλία. Καθώς έχει διαβάσει πολλά, έχει καταλήξει στο συμπέρασμα ότι σε καμία περίπτωση δεν είναι η κλασική ηρωίδα που συναντάμε στα μυθιστορήματα. Δεν είναι απρόσμενα θαρραλέα, ούτε το κορίτσι που όλοι ονειρεύονται να έχουν, και σίγουρα δεν είναι γλυκιά, αθώα και ρομαντική. Στην πραγματικότητα οι μόνοι άνθρωποι που τη βλέπουν σαν ηρωίδα είναι οι συγγραφείς πελάτες της, για τους οποίους κλείνει απίστευτες συμφωνίες, και η μικρή της αδελφή Λίμπι, που της έχει αδυναμία. Για χάρη της συμφωνεί να περάσουν τις καλοκαιρινές διακοπές τους στο Σάνσαϊν Φολς, στη Βόρεια Καρολίνα. Η Λίμπι έχει όνειρα για αυτό το ταξίδι. Κυρίως πιστεύει ότι η Νόρα πρέπει να αρχίσει να συμπεριφέρεται λίγο πιο ανέμελα… πιο ρομαντικά. Όμως, αντί για πικνίκ στην εξοχή ή τυχαίες συναντήσεις με κάποιο γοητευτικό επαρχιακό γιατρό ή έστω κάποιο φλερτ με τον μπάρμαν της τοπικής παμπ, η Νόρα συνέχεια συναντά τον Τσάρλι Λάστρα, έναν βιβλιομανή, φιλόδοξο και κάπως ιδιόρρυθμο επιμελητή βιβλίων. Με μια πρώτη ματιά θα έλεγε κανείς ότι είναι μια όμορφη συγκυρία. Μόνο που αυτοί οι δύο έχουν συναντηθεί πολλές φορές και στο παρελθόν, χωρίς να υπάρξει καμία σπίθα ανάμεσά τους. Βλέπετε, η Νόρα δεν είναι η ιδανική μυθιστορηματική ηρωίδα και ο Τσάρλι σίγουρα δεν είναι ο κλασικός ήρωας που συναντάμε στα βιβλία. Αλλά, καθώς πέφτουν συνέχεια ο ένας πάνω στον άλλο –χάρη σε μια σειρά από τυχαίες συγκυρίες–, ανακαλύπτουν ότι καμιά φορά η εικόνα που έχουμε για τον εαυτό μας δεν είναι τίποτε άλλο από μια καλοφτιαγμένη ιστορία. «Ακόμα και όταν βρίσκεσαι στην τελευταία σελίδα ενός βιβλίου και πιστεύεις ότι γνωρίζεις τα πάντα… η ιστορία μπορεί να βρει τον τρόπο να σε εκπλήξει».

The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 2

Fiction & Literature

Available for the first time in this stunning electronic edition, THE KRISTIN HANNAH COLLECTION: VOLUME 2 is sure to delight the beloved, blockbuster bestselling author's legions of fans. Includes:WINTER GARDENMeredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. NIGHT ROADFor eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach—are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia's best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Then one hot summer's night one decision will change the course of all their lives. HOME FRONTLike many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday life—children, careers, bills, chores—even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then an unexpected deployment sends Jolene deep into harm's way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls.

Under One Roof – Liebe unter einem Dach

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Neues von Ali Hazelwood, der internationalen Bestsellerautorin: eine unwiderstehlich heiße, lustige, feministische Story über eine junge Wissenschaftlerin und ihren Kampf um die Karriere – und die Liebe … Mara, Sadie und Hannah sind beste Freundinnen – und als Naturwissenschaftlerinnen leidvoll darin erprobt, sich in männlich besetzten Domänen zu behaupten. Eines wissen sie genau: In Fragen der Wissenschaft – ebenso wie der Liebe – sind es stets die Gegensätze, die die heftigsten Reaktionen hervorrufen.Insofern sollte gerade eine Umweltingenieurin wie Mara vernünftig genug sein, niemals mit der männlichen Verkörperung all dessen, was sie nicht ausstehen kann, in ein Haus zu ziehen. Dennoch findet sie sich mit dem Mitbewohner aus der Hölle unter einem Dach: dem unausstehlichen Liam, Konzernanwalt und Klimazerstörungs-Lobbyist der übelsten Sorte. Obwohl er nicht nur mithilfe des Thermostats für eisige Verhältnisse in ihrer Zwangs-WG sorgt, gerät Mara schon bald in Gefahr, sich die Finger an ihrem (nervtötend heißen) Erzfeind zu verbrennen. Unkalkulierbar emotionale Folgeschäden nicht ausgeschlossen … Die Geschichten von Sadie und Hannah sind in den Storys »Stuck With You – An wem die Liebe hängen bleibt« und »Below Zero – Die unerwarteten Abgründe der Liebe« zu finden.

How to Read a Book

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"The perfect pick to really light a fire under my book club, and yours....A reminder that goodness, and books, can still win in this world." —New York Times Book Review"A beautiful, big-hearted treasure of a novel." —Lily KingNational Bestseller * From the award-winning author of The One-in-a-Million Boy comes a heartfelt, uplifting novel about a chance encounter at a bookstore, exploring redemption, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing power of sharing stories. Our Reasons meet us in the morning and whisper to us at night. Mine is an innocent, unsuspecting, eternally sixty-one-year-old woman named Lorraine Daigle…Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher.Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest.Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn’t yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed.When the three encounter each other one morning in a bookstore in Portland—Violet to buy the novel she was reading in the prison book club before her release, Harriet to choose the next title for the women who remain, and Frank to dispatch his duties as the store handyman—their lives begin to intersect in transformative ways.How to Read a Book is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living. "A deeply humane and touching novel; highly recommended for book clubs and fans of Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures." — Booklist

Χαρούμενο μέρος

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Σκέψου το δικό σου Χαρούμενο Μέρος… Η Χάριετ και ο Γουίν είναι το τέλειο ζευγάρι από τότε που γνωρίστηκαν στο κολέγιο, ταιριάζουν σαν το αλάτι με το πιπέρι, το μέλι με το τσάι, τον αστακό με τα ψωμάκια. Μόνο που τώρα πια –για λόγους που ακόμα δεν θέλουν να συζητήσουν– δεν είναι μαζί. Χώρισαν πριν από πέντε μήνες… και ακόμα δεν το έχουν πει στους κολλητούς τους. Να γιατί καταλήγουν να μένουν στο ίδιο δωμάτιο σε ένα εξοχικό στο Μέιν, που είναι ο τόπος απόδρασης της παρέας τους κάθε χρόνο την τελευταία δεκαετία. Το ετήσιο διάλειμμά τους από τον κόσμο, όπου για μία έντονη βδομάδα ευδαιμονίας αφήνουν πίσω τους την καθημερινή ζωή τους. Καταναλώνουν τεράστιες ποσότητες τυριού, κρασιού και θαλασσινών. Και απολαμβάνουν την αλμυρή θαλασσινή αύρα με τους ανθρώπους που τους καταλαβαίνουν καλύτερα. Μόνο που φέτος η Χάριετ και ο Γουίν λένε τρελά ψέματα, ενώ προσπαθούν να μη δίνουν σημασία στο πόσο απελπισμένα θέλουν ακόμα ο ένας τον άλλον. Γιατί το εξοχικό είναι προς πώληση κι αυτή η βδομάδα είναι η τελευταία που θα περάσουν όλοι μαζί σ’ αυτό το μέρος. Δεν αντέχουν να ραγίσουν τις καρδιές των φίλων τους και έτσι θα παίξουν τους ρόλους τους. Η Χάριετ θα είναι η ειδικευόμενη γιατρός που ποτέ δεν ξεκινάει καβγάδες και ο Γουίν ο χαλαρός γόης που δεν αφήνει ποτέ να φανούν οι αδυναμίες του. Το σχέδιο είναι άψογο (αν το δεις από μεγάλη απόσταση φορώντας γυαλιά ηλίου λερωμένα με αντηλιακό). Έπειτα από τόσα χρόνια έρωτα, πόσο δύσκολο μπορεί να είναι να προσποιηθείς για μία βδομάδα ότι είσαι ακόμα ερωτευμένος… μπροστά σ’ αυτούς που σε ξέρουν καλύτερα απ’ όλους;

Os Melhores Contos Estrangeiros

Fiction & Literature

Este é mais um volume da bestseller Coleção Melhores Contos, uma seleção de obras primas de autores de diversas nacionalidades e com temáticas das mais variadas, mas que tem em comum uma enorme e talvez a mais importante qualidade literária: dar prazer ao leitor. Neste ebook você terá acesso aos Melhores Contos Estrangeiros, uma seleção de contos memoráveis escritos por grandes mestres contistas da literatura internacional como: James Joyce, Julio Cortázar, Borges, Horácio Quiroga, Edgar Allan Poe, Dostoievski,Hemingway, entre outros . Juntamente com cada um dos contos, você terá um resumo biográfico de seu autor. Trata-se de uma obra única e imperdível!

Never Too Late

Fiction & Literature

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life.Kezia Cooper Hobson, recently widowed, arrives in New York from San Francisco. Determined to make a fresh start, she has just completed the sale of her Pacific Heights home, not to mention her husband’s venture capital firm, and in doing so, is also freed from her responsibility as a board member of the company. Bringing with her only a few personal treasures, she is excited to move into the blank slate of a beautiful midtown penthouse, in the city that she has always loved. It is also where her two adult daughters now live.As Kezia settles into her new apartment, she meets her movie-star next-door neighbor, Sam Stewart, whose terrace borders hers. Just a couple of weeks after she arrives, however, a devastating crisis strikes New York City. Kezia and Sam find themselves connecting over their strong impulse to help those in need. As they share a life-changing experience of volunteering, a bond is sparked and a friendship is formed.Kezia’s daughters, Kate and Felicity, are taken aback by their mother’s new friendship, both more focused on their own love lives than hers. But Kezia is learning that the changes she’s making are just what she needs to open new horizons.In this powerful and moving new novel, Danielle Steel illuminates the importance of human connection and embracing brave change, proving it’s never too late for a brand-new start.

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