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From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Orange Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun, come 12 dazzling stories in which she turns her penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West. Searing and profound, suffused with beauty, sorrow and longing, this collection is a resounding confirmation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's prodigious storytelling powers.

Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. Adrian Healey is magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life; unprepared too for the afternoon in Salzburg when he will witness the savage murder of a Hungarian violinist; unprepared to learn about the Mendax device; unprepared for more murders and wholly unprepared for the truth.

Who is Neftoon Zamora? According to stories, he (or she) was part Zuni, part Martian, part Delta Blues player, and had come from the Great Spirit, Mars, or some place in Mississippi, thousands of years ago. Is Neftoon Zamora merely folklore, a tale told by fools to children? Or does Neftoon Zamora really exist, living in a small, hidden settlement in the mountains of New Mexico?

Pastor George Landris and his one true love Johnnie Mae have faced many obstacles on their journey to the altar, and now they are finally about to be married. But while Landris is planning the wedding, his fiancée gets wrapped up in the mystery of a valuable necklace and a mix-up in a hospital nursery that occurred more than 50 years ago. Johnnie Mae knows that it all has something to do with the enigmatic Sarah Flemming, an elderly woman she met in Alabama.

Eine Familie, zwei Generationen und ein tiefes Trauma, das sie miteinander verbindet: Anders als Harry findet Ruth Schönwald nicht, dass jedes Gefühl artikuliert, jedes Problem thematisiert werden muss. Sie hätte Karriere machen können, verzichtete aber wegen der Kinder und zugunsten von Harry. Was sie an jenem Abend auf einem Ball ineinander gesehen haben, ist in den kommenden Jahrzehnten nicht immer beiden klar. Inzwischen sind ihre drei Kinder Chris, Karolin und Benni erwachsen.

人生にあるいくつかの大事な分岐点。そして私は今ここにいる。ビートルズのLPを抱えて高校の廊下を歩いていた少女。同じバイト先だった女性から送られてきた歌集の、今も記憶にあるいくつかの短歌。

東京から父の郷里・ハヤブサ地区に移住した売れない作家の三馬太郎。田舎暮らしを楽しむはずが、地元の消防団入りした彼を待ち受けていたのは連続放火事件だった。

Nobel Prize-winner V. S. Naipaul, one of the world's most acclaimed authors, effortlessly tackles provocative ideas that lesser novelists shy away from and always leaves his audience with something to think about.

Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee, gleich neben der Berliner Mauer, wohnt Micha Kuppisch. Wenn er aus der Haustür tritt, hört er die Rufe westdeutscher Schulklassen vom Aussichtspodest: "Guck mal, 'n echter Zoni!" Micha aber hat eine andere Sorge: Miriam. Sie ist das schönste Mädchen weit und breit, doch leider schon vergeben. Miriam, Micha und seine Freunde lieben und lachen, tricksen und träumen. Sie hören Jimi Hendrix, angeln Liebesbriefe aus dem Todesstreifen und erschaffen sich erfindungsreich ihre eigene Welt. Und erst später wird ihnen klar, dass sie unheimlich komisch waren.

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A thrillingly original story of the adventures of a small band of feral cats in Delhi who communicate by whisker mind-link and face an unprecedented threat to their tribe's survival; for listeners of Life of Pi and Philip Pullman. In the labyrinthine alleys and ruins of Nizamuddin, an old neighbourhood in Delhi, India, lives a small band of cats.

" Sur Instagram, elle est suivie par plus de sept cent trente mille personnes. Dont moi. Je connaissais Lou par coeur - et pourtant je ne l'avais jamais rencontrée. " Sur les réseaux sociaux, Lou est la reine de son univers. Suivie et adulée, tout lui réussit. Diane l'observe à distance, comme les autres, peut-être davantage. Jusqu'à ce qu'une relation complexe se noue entre les deux jeunes femmes, dans l'inconscience du drame qui se prépare. Avec ce premier roman, Camille Yolaine livre un conte cruel sur les jeux d'influence en amitié et sur les réseaux sociaux, où l'admiration n'est que la face cachée de la jalousie.

A traveller on a train returning to London smells the burn of brakes as it hisses to a stop in the middle of the countryside. He sees a white-faced woman leap from the train and race to the aid of a sheep stranded on its back, unable to rise, in a field. Righting it, she turns, and he sees her face is full of tragedy. Considering tragedies of his own, he does not intrude, but the image lodges in his mind: a strange but familiar despair, unable, despite itself

Rachel knew trying to stop the devil she once loved and called her husband would cost her life. But a mother's love is one of a kind, an unbreakable bond, and there is nothing they wouldn’t do for their children. Revenge for her son's murder was the only option, but she learned the hard way you can’t trust everyone that's part of your team. Even Jesus’ disciples crossed him. Find out what happens in the eighth episode of A Child of a Crackhead.

When a man and a woman get married, things can get complicated. When they have children from previous marriages, "complicated" can become the understatement of the year.

Lous zweiter Ehemann ist eine Trophäe – das muss selbst ihre Mutter anerkennen. Sergej ist Pianist und er ist jüdisch, genau wie Lou. Trotzdem ist ihre Tochter Rosa noch nie in einer Synagoge gewesen – eine ganz normale jüdische Familie in Berlin. Aber sind sie noch eine Familie, und was ist das überhaupt? Um das herauszufinden, folgt Lou der Einladung zum 90. Geburtstag ihrer Tante. In einem abgehalfterten Ressort auf Gran Canaria trifft der ganze ex-sowjetische Clan aus Israel zusammen, verbunden nur noch durch wechselseitige Missgunst.

A criminal lawyer working in Miami, Yoshi skips town when the pressure cooker of her job threatens to turn deadly. But after landing in Norfolk, Virginia, Yoshi quickly realizes she better watch her back when she witnesses a drug dealer committing murder.

"Domani mattina troverai un'auto sotto casa tua con un biglietto aereo per raggiungermi a Parigi. Non devi pensare a niente, ho già pensato a tutto io. Sarà un weekend indimenticabile." Luca è bravissimo nelle sorprese, ha il talento di rendere speciale ogni momento, anche le pause pranzo. È un uomo molto indipendente, però non gli piace stare da solo. Ha una storia importante alle spalle, finita non ha capito bene come ("quand'è che le cose belle poi diventano brutte?").

Евгений Водолазкин - филолог, специалист по древнерусской литературе, автор романа "Соловьев и Ларионов", сборника эссе "Инструмент языка" и других книг. Герой романа "Лавр" - средневековый врач. Обладая даром исцеления, он, тем не менее, не может спасти свою возлюбленную и принимает решение пройти земной путь вместо нее.

He is Dexter Mayhew, tall, dark and (she can't deny it) handsome. She is Emma Morley, bottled red hair, wilfully badly dressed, all principles and no action. Could this be the dawn of the rest of their lives? Or are Dex and Em living proof that - despite an unlikely beginning - men and women really can be just good friends?