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Une jeune femme qui s'était aventurée seule dans les bois attira l'attention d'une créature vivant dans la forêt. L'esprit des forêts décida de la suivre discrètement jusqu'à sa maison. La créature était-elle malveillante ou au contraire dotée de bonnes intentions ? La jeune femme pourra-t-elle se sortir sans encombres de cette situation inattendue ?

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Made It Happen is a podcast that explores the remarkable adventures of everyday people who’ve stepped far beyond the familiar.

In late-twenty-first-century Australia, Tao-Yi and her partner Navin spend most of their time inside an immersive, consumerist virtual reality called Gaia. They log on, go to work, socialise and even eat in this digital utopia. Meanwhile, their aging bodies lie suspended in pods inside cramped apartments. Across the city, in the abandoned real world, Tao-Yi's mother remains stubbornly offline, dwindling away between hospital visits and memories of her earlier life in Malaysia.

Nate knows he looks Chinese on the outside - but what is he on the inside? Adopted by two white mums, he struggles to know where he fits in. Mum and Momo are always trying to get him to embrace his Chinese heritage, but Nate doesn't even know where to start with it all! He can't speak Chinese, and he doesn't know anything about Chinese customs. So what if a First World War shell casing engraved with a Chinese dragon turns up in a history exhibition at school - why should he be interested in it? But, when Nate touches the shell, someone extraordinary appears.

A tsunami and a dragon's wish have wrought changes upon the city of Tiankawi that have never been seen before. But shared experiences have not healed the rift between the city's fathomfolk and human citizens, and scars from years of oppression still remain. Mira, a half-siren and activist, fights politicians and her own people to rebuild her city, and to uncover a deadly conspiracy. And Nami, the dragon princess, undertakes a daring ocean voyage alongside friend and foe, in order to convince a mythical Titan not to destroy Tiankawi for its crimes...

Susie Chan is an icon of endurance running. Since taking up running at the age of 35, she has completed the legendary Marathon des Sables more times than any other British woman, set the 12-hour treadmill World Record and was one of the first women to finish all the World Marathon Majors. Susie’s story is an inspirational fight against the odds. From leaving a dysfunctional marriage, managing as a single mum and tackling cancer treatment, Susie has had her fair share of adversity. Throughout it all, running has kept her going.

The true story of Barrington Irving, who broke records as the youngest person and first Black man to fly solo around the world—co-authored by Barrington and award-winning author Chana Stiefel As a kid, Barrington Irving moved from Jamaica to Miami and played football—his ticket to success...

A collection of sizzling summer-themed crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most popular, exciting and diverse children’s book authors! Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder...

Summoned by the zodiac animals, Jack returns to the Jade Kingdom, where the moon festival is in full swing. As the moon reaches its full height, the moon goddess appears with the Jade Rabbit for a special nighttime ceremony. But before the ceremony is complete, the Dragon King attacks and kidnaps the Jade Rabbit.

Heart of a tiger, strength of a dragon, body of a ... schoolboy? A thrilling action-adventure series with the magical power of the Chinese Zodiac.

It's time for the ultimate battle! The Dragon King has stolen the coin that gives Jack the magical powers of the zodiac animals. Is the Tiger Warrior finished? Or is it time to fight dragon with dragon?

Welcome to Tiankawi - shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest. Or at least, that's how it first appears. But in the semi-flooded city, humans are, quite literally, on top: peering down from shining towers and aerial walkways on the fathomfolk - sirens, seawitches, kelpies and kappas - who live in the polluted waters below. For half-siren Mira, promotion to captain of the border guard means an opportunity to help her downtrodden people. When extremists sabotage the annual boat race, violence erupts, as does the clampdown on fathomfolk rights.

Japanese-occupied Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's children are in terrible danger. Her eldest child Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Jasmin, the youngest, lives confined in a basement for her own safety. And her son, Abel, has disappeared without a trace. Cecily knows two things: that this is all her fault; and that her family must never learn the truth.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION 2024 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE In this “espionage-laden family epic” (Vanity Fair), an ordinary housewife becomes an unlikely spy—and her dark secrets will test even the most unbreakable ties...

The Song of Achilles meets Mulan in He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan - a dazzling queer historical fantasy of war and destiny set in an epic alternate China, and sequel to Sunday Times bestselling She Who Became the Sun. ‘Transcendent, heart-wrenching’ - Joanne Harris, author...

Bin ich eine schlechte Mutter? Frida ist überfordert: Ihr Baby Harriet schreit und schreit und alles, wonach sich die alleinerziehende Mutter sehnt, ist eine halbe Stunde Ruhe und etwas Zeit für sich. Als sie das kleine Mädchen für eine Stunde unbeaufsichtigt zu Hause lässt, ruft ein Nachbar die Polizei. Was dann folgt, ist der Albtraum einer jeden Mutter: Frida verliert das Sorgerecht und wird in eine Besserungsanstalt gesteckt. Im "Institut für gute Mütter" soll sie mithilfe einer KI-Puppe lernen, was es heißt, eine gute Mutter zu sein.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor. But Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial ambitions. Her neighbor in the south, the courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband—and she’s strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. To stay in the game, Zhu will have to gamble everything on a risky alliance with an old enemy: the talented but unstable eunuch general Ouyang, who has already sacrificed everything for a chance at revenge.

In Lambda Award finalist Chana Porter’s “decadent and richly imagined” (Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine) novel, an aspiring chef, a cyberthief, and a kitchen maid each break free of a society that wants to constrain them. In the quaint religious town of...