Novità: le ultime uscite

Per una ballerina del Moulin Rouge come Gigì Letouche il fascino è un'arma indispensabile. È proprio grazie alla sua innata sensualità che Gigì, seppure in maniera non del tutto lecita, riesce a guadagnare qualche soldo in più. Mai avrebbe immaginato, però, che nell'orologio da lei sottratto a un barone inglese si nascondesse un messaggio capace di provocare uno scandalo internazionale, con la regina Vittoria al centro.

Le guerre le raccontano gli uomini. Ma c'è un'altra storia, ed è fatta di donne rimaste a lungo nel silenzio e nell'ombra. Donne come l'Agnese di questo romanzo, lavandaia nelle valli di Comacchio, che, dopo la cattura e la morte del marito per mano nazifascista, sceglie di collaborare con i partigiani come staffetta. Da quel momento, lo sguardo sempre più consapevole di Agnese mette a fuoco con limpida precisione gli eventi, rivela senza sconti tutta l'insensata crudeltà della guerra e diventa il nostro sguardo.

This based-on-real-events novel tells the story of the family that possibly inspired The Godfather—except this story doesn't begin with a small robbery in New York. Instead, The Descendant begins with a big, blooming love in the tiny town of Lucca Sicula, Sicily. Told through the lives of the strong Italian women who fought against impossible odds, this historically inspired narrative introduces a whole cast of fascinating characters.

On the rugged Oregon coast in the early 1900s, a group of women's lives intertwine through their shared pioneering spirit and the steadfast presence of Mary Gerritse. Struggling with her daughter Belle's desire to live with her grandparents, Mary discovers her own mother facing illness and her father hiring a caretaker with a troubled past. Despite tensions, Mary leaves Belle with her grandparents, feeling guilt and resentment. When past secrets bubble over into troubles in the present, Mary's identity is shaken.

In early twentieth-century Sicily, noblewoman Mimi Inglese, a talented painter, dreams of escaping the rigid expectations of her class by gaining admission to the Palermo Art Academy. But when she contracts tuberculosis, her ambitions are shattered. With the Sicilian nobility in decline, she and her family leave for New York City in search of a fresh start.

Dark clouds continue to gather over the small principality of Liechtenstein. Or, more precisely, over its citizens, the common people. The aristocrats and authorities have been weaving their little schemes, and the rebels are still pursuing their own ends. All of them hide behind eloquent...

In early twentieth century Japan, women have few rights. Yet one precocious poet—a brooding daughter, locked in her room at night by protective parents—runs away from home to live a life of her choosing. She falls in love with a fellow poet and follows him across Siberia to Paris, where they...

The Great Princes' magical games conceal a hidden dimension. Abomination foci turn out to be not merely sources of blight, but portals through which creatures from another world pass. It is up to Max Richter to solve this mystery before the true enemies of humanity deliver their fatal blow. What...

Before Assassin's Creed: Origins, there was an Oath. Egypt, 70 BC, a merciless killer stalks the land. His mission: to find and destroy the last members of an ancient order, the Medjay—to eradicate the bloodline. In peaceful Siwa, the town's protector abruptly departs, leaving his teenage son, Bayek, with questions about his own future and a sense of purpose he knows he must fulfill.

Iona's magic thrives in ways that defy explanation. The threads of fate pull Iona to Lysander College, an illustrious school for aristocratic witches of great renown. Though Iona is only a novice witch with no ancestral claim to old magic, her anomalous power garners the unwanted attention of imperious witches in her class.

Francesco è un ragazzo bello, incorreggibilmente bugiardo, pieno di vita. Teresa è nata in una «via di pezzenti», grandi occhi scuri e spalle esili ma volontà di ferro.

In Emrys, no one celebrates the end of the year. They lock their doors and hide, hoping to escape the Unseen Hour with their lives intact. Celia knows she should hide with them, but when chance leads her to a long-forgotten journal, the author's words awaken not only unfamiliar desire, but also the hope that she might finally find her father.

Hanna lebt in Freiheit auf Zeit: Nur für die Dauer ihres Studiums darf sie die streng religiöse Gemeinschaft verlassen, in die sie hineingeboren wurde. Jetzt trägt sie Jeans anstatt der verhassten langen Röcke, geht mit ihrer Mitbewohnerin zum Tanzen und spürt zum ersten Mal, was ein Leben ohne Fesseln bedeutet. Und sie lernt Noah kennen, der mit seiner Abenteuerlust unbekannte – verbotene – Gefühle in ihr weckt. Er bewundert Hanna für ihre innere Kraft und bestärkt sie, ihre eigenen Entscheidungen zu treffen.

This beguiling historical romantasy debut blends dark academia with the glamour of Bridgerton, as a scholar of magic investigates her sister’s murder—perfect for fans of Heather Fawcett and H. G. Parry. In an alternate London alive with botanical magic, Elswyth Elderwood is a thorn among...

Experience the myth and magic of antiquity's most alluring—and provocative—goddess as never witnessed before, in this gorgeously rendered, unflinching, and deeply vulnerable retelling from the author of Mother of Rome and Medusa's Sisters. Two hundred years before the common era, Aphrodite...

Ein grausamer Mord im alten Ägypten, ein Fluch ohne Verfallsdatum – und ein Junge, der ungewollt zum Schlüssel einer uralten Macht wird: Aton ist fünfzehn, hochbegabt, Einzelgänger. Doch als bei einem Museumsbesuch eine jahrtausendealte Mumie erwacht, beginnt etwas, das weit größer ist als er selbst. Schatten bewegen sich, Götter scheinen nicht vergessen zu haben – und der Tod ist näher, als irgendjemand ahnt. Was als Jugendgeschichte beginnt, entfaltet sich schnell zu einem atmosphärisch dichten Thriller, der existenzielle Fragen stellt: Schuld und Verantwortung.

À une époque où la liberté des femmes semble impossible, Gaby Deslys choisit de vivre selon ses propres règles. Sur scène, elle éblouit : les plumes, le rythme, l'audace. Dans la vie, elle brûle tout aussi fort, refusant d'obéir ou de s'effacer derrière les hommes. Paris, Londres, New York, rien ne lui résiste. Aux côtés de Harry, son partenaire de danse, Gaby devient une légende vivante. Puis, en 1920, au sommet de sa gloire, elle meurt.

Milano, 8 settembre 1943: il paese si ferma ad ascoltare l'annuncio dell'armistizio. In realtà, sta per avere inizio la fase più dura del conflitto, in cui sarà difficile capire di chi potersi fidare davvero. Mentre Marilù resiste, cercando di tenere al sicuro le ragazze che lavorano per lei e aiutando come può i partigiani del quartiere, Venera decide di entrare nella Resistenza per opporsi alla situazione generale insieme alle donne lasciate in città, stanche di non avere mai voce in capitolo.

Skadi steht mit beiden Beinen mitten im Leben. Auf die Forschungen ihrer besten Freundin, die an fremde Welten glaubt, gibt sie nicht viel – bis sie selbst in einer solchen landet: in der Baumstadt Urudan. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt, denn das Portal wird sich bald für immer schließen. Doch Skadis Ankunft hat die Magie, das Sýl, in Urudan zerstört. Wie soll sie den Schlüssel zum Portal finden, wenn sie als Verbrecherin gejagt wird? Nur der attraktive Lebemann Ley ist bereit, ihr zu helfen.

Amid the turmoil of the Second World War, a group of Italian prisoners is sent to the remote Orkney island of Lamb Holm. Domenico, a talented artist, is among them. He inspires his comrades to create a symbol of peace during these dark days of war, and out of driftwood and scrap they build the Italian chapel: a beacon of hope and beauty in a world ravaged by war. The chapel soon becomes a place of love, too. When Giuseppe, another POW, falls for local woman Fiona, he decides to hide a token of his love there... the secret of which is unveiled for the first time in The Italian Chapel.