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“Darkly, deeply funny, and acclaimed abroad, this biting satire” (Booklist) follows an over-educated, under-employed man as he struggles to complete his novel and get his life together over the course of one scorching Swedish summer. Convinced of his own moral and intellectual superiority...

Ein elitäres Wiener Internat, untergebracht in der ehemaligen Sommerresidenz der Habsburger, der Klassenlehrer ein antiquierter und despotischer Mann. Was lässt sich hier fürs Leben lernen? Till Kokorda kann weder mit dem Kanon noch mit dem snobistischen Umfeld viel anfangen. Seine Leidenschaft ist das Gamen, konkret: das Echtzeit-Strategiespiel Age of Empires 2. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters wird für ihn aus dem Hobby eine Notwendigkeit. Ohne dass jemand aus seinem Umfeld davon wüsste, ist Till mit fünfzehn eine Online-Berühmtheit, der jüngste Top-10-Spieler der Welt.

A heartfelt and delicately crafted debut novel about two young women who become entangled in one another and embark on a surprising journey of self-discovery and modern love. Aisling and Maya’s connection is unexpected. Maya has recently returned to the University of Edinburgh for her second...

The remarkable, emotional debut novel, both funny and moving, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, from the critically aclaimed Andrea Levy, author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL ISLAND and the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG. 'Better opportunity' - that's why Angela's...

Heiko hasn't finished high school. His father is an alcoholic. His mother left. His housemate organizes illegal dogfights. He works in his uncle's gym. He definitely isn't one of society's winners, but he has his chosen family, the pack of soccer hooligans he's grown up with. His uncle is the leader, and gradually Heiko has risen in the ranks, until he's recognized in the stands of his home team and beyond the stadium walls, where, after the game, he and his gang represent their city in brutal organized brawls with hooligans from other localities.

The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller from Stephen King. A uniquely frightening thriller about a young girl lost in the woods as night falls, with only the voice of her beloved Red Sox relief pitcher to sustain her and help her survive—maybe. During a six-mile hike on the Maine–New...

For everyone who has fallen through the wardrobe door, experienced the magic of Narnia, and longs to know more, New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan delivers a heartfelt story that is simultaneously a fascinating look into the bond between siblings, a peek behind the curtain of...

Accettare il male come se niente fosse. Questo avviene nel paesino di terra e vicoli dove vive Lello, ragazzino inquieto e timido alle prese con la prima adolescenza. Proprio lì, in quella landa di mezzo che ora molti conoscono come ‘La terra dei fuochi’ o ‘Il triangolo della morte’, c’è il Fosso, un po’ discarica e un po’ campo giochi, e nel Fosso c’è tutto: i drogati e gli innamorati, i ragazzini che fumano Marlboro di contrabbando e bevono gassosa Arnone, gli adulti che si vengono a fare o vengono ad ammazzare.

Contains two standalone books from Benedict Patrick’s Yarnsworld series.

Los grillos se han callado de golpe y Gabi se despierta con un vacío en el estómago. Sus padres se han ido y sabe que algo está a punto de ocurrir. Los días anteriores en el campo los ha pasado como siempre: ayudando con el grano, perdiéndose bajo los calistros con su perra Sombra y soportando las bromas crueles de sus hermanos mayores. Se ríen de él porque es diferente: conoce los secretos de las plantas, unos guantes cubren las verrugas de sus manos y una extraña condición le impide reconocer las caras.

Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) that was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. This special edition celebrating the 150th year since publication includes excerpts from "Louisa May Alcott, Her Life, Letters, and Journals" and "Little Women" part one and two.

It’s hot, Texas, and the year 1977. Jimmy Carter is in office. Family patriarch and fanatic preacher, Victor Black, knows many things for sure, including the fact that abortion is murder and should be punishable by death—a position he defends live in a televised debate. Black’s youngest granddaughter, Stephanie Walters, sits in the front row wearing her frilly Sunday dress, listening carefully to every word. But it doesn't take long for cracks to appear in the Walters upstanding family façade.

Podemos ser héroes es la amarga y voraz supervivencia del día a día, en la decadencia e incluso en la derrota. Los personajes de estos trece cuentos, jóvenes, marginales y rebeldes, deambulan por la convulsiva Lima de los años 80 con el rock subte a viva voz. Protagonizan historias...

When Clara returns home from the convent of her childhood to begin life at a local girls' school, she is at a loss: although she has comparative freedom, she misses the discipline the nuns imposed and worries about keeping her faith in a secular world. Against the background of the First World War, Clara experiences the confusions of adolescence—its promise, its threat of change. She longs for love, yet fears it, and wonders what the future will hold. Then tragedy strikes and her childhood haltingly comes to an end as she realizes that neither parents nor her faith can help her.

Zusammen ist man weniger allein: Der warmherzige Ostseeroman "Heimweh nach dem Leben" von Monika Detering jetzt als Hörbuch. Was bleibt von der Liebe, wenn man alle Erinnerungen verliert? Diese Frage stellt sich Viktoria jeden Tag, während ihr Mann häufig nicht mehr weiß, was gestern und was heute ist. Richard, der doch immer ihr Fels in der Brandung war, findet sich im hektischen Hamburg immer weniger zurecht.

În Povestea fetiței pierdute, Elena Lila au ajuns acum la vârsta maturității; amândouă au avut parte atât de împliniri, cât şi de eşecuri. Dincolo de toate, prietenia lor a rămas punctul în jurul căruia le gravitează viețile. Au luptat să scape de cartierul sărăcăcios din Napoli în care au crescut. Elena s-a căsătorit, s-a mutat la Florența şi a publicat câteva cărți bine primite. În acest ultim volum al tetralogiei, asistând neputincioasă la disoluția lumii pe care şi-a creat-o, decide să se întoarcă la Napoli.

Anulând granițele dintre ficțiune și memorialistică, naratoarea anonimă din Pasiune simplă documentează reacțiile, dorințele, umilințele unei femei consumate timp de doi ani de pasiunea pentru un străin căsătorit. Fiecare cuvânt, întâmplare ori persoană ce­i iese în cale îi prilejuiește o legătură cu cel iubit ori îi provoacă o indiferență glacială. Nu există cale de mijloc, așa cum luciditatea extremă nu oferă scăpare din fața acestei pasiuni mistuitoare.

Isla Larsen Sanchez's life begins to unravel when her father passes away. Instead of being comforted at home in New Jersey, her mother starts leaving her in Puerto Rico with her great-aunt each summer, like a piece of forgotten luggage. It is only when Isla turns eighteen, and her grandmother, a great storyteller, dies, that Isla discovers she has a gift. The tales of dead family storytellers are brought back to life, replaying themselves over and over in front of her.

A teacher asked me a question, and I opened my mouth as a sort of formality but closed it softly, knowing with perfect certainty that nothing would ever come out again. Ruby gives up talking at a young age. Her mother isn’t always there to notice; she comes and goes and goes and comes, until, one day, she doesn’t. Silence becomes Ruby’s refuge, sheltering her from the weather of her mother’s mental illness and a pressurized suburban atmosphere.

"Go live with Nate Ryder," they said. "Everything will be fine," they said. Are they nuts? Nate Ryder has been the bane of my existence for the past five years. He's made it his personal mission to make my life a living hell and now my parents expect me to go and live with the guy for the foreseeable future. No thanks. I'd rather gouge out my eyes with a toothpick than live with him and his little brother, Jesse. Only problem is, they have my parents wrapped around their little fingers, thinking they're the good little boys they pretend to be.