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Nuala knows nothing of her husband James' past. He made her swear that she would never contact his family and never, ever visit the place he was from. But now James is dead, and Nuala is alone. Grieving and desperate, she decides to ignore his warning. Nuala is about to find out that some secrets are better left buried - and that uncovering the truth about the man she married will have terrible consequences....

Succede a tutti, prima o dopo, di pensare: basta, ora mollo tutto e me ne vado. Capita di arrivare a un soffio dal punto di svolta, a un centimetro dalla libertà e dal sollievo, ma poi si torna indietro e si lasciano stare i propositi di cambiamento. Anche a Teresa Guerrini, la protagonista di questo intenso romanzo di Laura Calosso, è successo, una sera al rientro dall'ufficio, quando tra le email trova una fattura telefonica 'fuori scala': i suoi figli hanno esagerato con i download da Internet e in un soffio hanno speso l'ammontare del suo stipendio mensile.

A dazzling, compassionate and deeply moving audiobook from one of world literature's rising stars. A mesmerising literary novel, Questions of Travel charts two very different lives. Laura travels the world before returning to Sydney, where she works for a publisher of travel guides. Ravi dreams of being a tourist until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events. Around these two superbly drawn characters, a double narrative assembles an enthralling array of people, places and stories.

Una giovane donna nigeriana finita nel racket della prostituzione deve fare i conti con l'incolmabile differenza tra sogni e realtà. La strada per la libertà è ostacolata da personaggio equivochi e pericolosi.

A tense cat-and-mouse game and a brilliantly realised story of hope in a seemingly hopeless place. Percy is 16 and used to her mama disappointing her. But this time her mama's been gone for nine days, and she's been seen up at Shelton Potter's farmhouse. Which can only mean she's strung out on meth again, and who knows when she'll be back. A blizzard rolls in, and Percy jumps in her pickup and sets off for the farmhouse.

Cassandra Northrup had believed Nathaniel dead...until now. Relief at the sight of Nathaniel turns to darkest shame as Cassie sees the hate in his eyes. Years have passed, and their physical scars have faded, but the pain runs deeper than ever. Yet passion can be born out of betrayal, and as desire crackles between them once more will Cassie reveal the secret she’s long kept hidden?

An utterly charming and tender story of the disparate tenants of a Brooklyn brownstone and the community they form around their ageing landlord when their home is suddenly threatened. Within a charming if dilapidated Brooklyn brownstone live a family of sorts: beautiful agoraphobe Adeleine, who surrounds herself with the past....

Henry James (1843-1916) è stato uno scrittore americano noto per i romanzi già strutturati in modo moderno: l’uso del punto di vista soggettivo, del monologo interiore ne sono testimoni. Nato in una famiglia di intellettuali, in questo romanzo, pubblicato nel 1880, è portato a insistere più su sensazioni, pensieri, motivazioni, che non su dialoghi e azioni.

Vibra in questo romanzo una suspense quasi da libro giallo. Il rapporto tra due donne, Sara e Hannane, riunite senza loro volontà da avvenimenti che vengono da lontano. Sara è vittima di un rapimento e Hannane ne diviene la "sorvegliante". Ma si tratta proprio di un rapimento? E qual è il reale ruolo di Hannane nell'evento? L'autrice sembra suggerire che nel DNA della persona esista un richiamo alle sue radici, anche se mai conosciute. È una tesi ardita ma non priva di realismo, nello stesso tempo costruita in maniera credibile e coinvolgente.

Femminista, animalista, dedita alla medicina alternativa. Avrebbe qualche problema oggi. Ma nel XVI secolo, Rosmunda era considerata una strega. Le appassionanti avventure di una donna dallo spirito libero, in viaggio dall'Italia fino a Londra e ritorno. Rosmunda, sballottata da vicende che ne metterebbero alla prova la volontà di reagire, riesce invece ad affrontarle ogni volta con rinnovata energia e con una predisposizione all'amore per il prossimo che ricorda gli insegnamenti religiosi. Tutto nasce da ritrovamenti casuali di diari e di manoscritti che riportano a tempi lontani.

Inglaterra, principios del siglo XIX. El Imperio se encuentra en su apogeo, en una sociedad regida por la belicosa ideología masculina no hay espacio para las mujeres. Es entonces cuando la joven Margaret, harta de sentirse relegada en un mundo que ha decidido ignorar a todas las de su clase, se propone cumplir su sueño a toda costa: estudiar medicina y convertirse en cirujana.

Carmen de Ustaritz está a punto de ser ejecutada en Nueva Orleans por brujería o, dicho sin eufemismos, por ayudar a los negros a mejorar sus condiciones de esclavitud. Corre el año 1827, queda medio siglo para que se desate el Salvaje Oeste tal y como lo cuentan las leyendas cinéfilas y Estados Unidos es un país con apenas unas décadas de historia y un lugar mucho más peligroso e incierto.

È un giorno di fine aprile quando Sara, guardando la sua immagine riflessa in uno specchio, all'improvviso smette di riconoscersi. E sono molte, in realtà, le cose che non riconosce più nella sua vita. Suo marito l'ha lasciata, sola e con due bambini, proprio dopo essersi trasferiti in una casa nuova, ancora da arredare, ancora da rendere sua. E poi c'è il padre, tanto amato e per alcuni aspetti così simile al marito, la cui mente comincia a essere annebbiata da qualcosa senza nome.

Connie lost her words at the age of five, the day she witnessed her mother and father's untimely death. Since then she has been all but mute, only being able to choke out a few select words. Now, years on, Connie's husband is on his deathbed, and all she can do is quietly sit by his side. But there are so many dreadful secrets locked up in Connie's silent prison. And time is running out to set them free....

1895, Renmark, South Australia: Maggie O'Rourke has always had a hard head. No man was going to tie her down to a life of babies and domestic slavery, even if that man was as good (and as annoyingly attractive) as Sam Taylor. Maggie is happily earning her own way as a maid in a house on the Murray River when disaster strikes. Forced to defend herself and a friend from assault by an evil man, she flees downriver on a paddle steamer. With death at her heels, Maggie begins to realize that a man like Sam might be just who she wants in her hour of need.

It's 2031, and the world has been utterly transformed. After years of rising floodwaters, all that's left is an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water. Civilization as it once was is gone. Myra and her young daughter, Pearl, survive by fishing from their small boat, visiting small hamlets and towns on dry land to trade for supplies and information. The sole purpose of Myra's existence is to protect Pearl, while mourning the loss of her oldest daughter, Row, who was kidnapped during the last terrifying storm surge.

An ordinary family. A devastating betrayal. Evie has been away from home long enough to bury the pain that shaped her childhood. Now, with the sudden death of her father, she must return. Back to the same house. Back to the memories. Back to her mother. At first, coming home feels unexpectedly comforting. But as she goes through her father’s files, Evie uncovers a secret that opens old wounds and changes her life forever. That’s only the beginning. As Evie’s world starts to shatter around her, she realises that those she loves most are also those capable of the deepest betrayal.

Some treasures should stay buried. Some secrets are worth killing for. And some knowledge can unleash a darkness beyond control. When Dr. Emma Jones, an esteemed archaeologist, is called to authenticate the Codex Sanguinis Immortalis, she expects a routine investigation. Instead, she finds herself caught in a dangerous web of intrigue as ancient secrets resurface and shadowy figures close in. The codex is rumored to hold the secret to immortality, but every step Emma takes pulls her further into a deadly conspiracy where nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. From hidden Vatican...

1957, London. A gang of girls called the Kings rule the bomb-struck streets of Finsbury Park. When Harry, their unpredictable but charismatic leader, tries to encroach on the territory of the rival Seven Sisters gang, the Kings know they're in for a fight. Armed with flick knives and fists, they do battle in dancehalls and on football fields. But with the authorities closing in and conscripted boys threatening to reclaim what was once theirs, the Kings must ask if they're willing to pay the price of loyalty.

What do the women of Sea View have in common? Dan! When two dead women wash up on the beach, their only common denominator is Long Island attorney, Dan Chua, Pam’s on-again, off-again lover. Then, at a Sea View beach gathering of friends and family, Laura Long realizes that every female guest there had been involved with him. The fact is pointed out to Dan, and he changes his modus operandi; something he’d attempted to do and failed many times in the past.But when Dan takes himself out of circulation, his popularity with the womenfolk of Babylon increases exponentially. Focusing on his ...