Literary Fiction

Marie Giddas tötet seit sechs Jahren auf Bestellung. Kalt, präzise, ohne Reue. Nun liegt Vincent neben ihr im Bett, der Mann, der heute ihr Auftrag ist. Doch das Undenkbare geschieht: Endlich gelingt es jemandem, ihre Mauern aus Zynismus und emotionaler Erstarrung zu durchbrechen. Marie spürt zum ersten Mal den festen Willen, dem zu entkommen, was das Geschehene aus ihr gemacht hat.

Short Stories for Adults : A midnight phone call, a weathered coat, an unfinished map, and a train crossing the red silence of Mars: ordinary moments become turning points in this collection of twelve original stories for adult listeners. Clara Brightwood and Mara Bellwyn explore quiet courage...

Novela policiaca basada en el estremecedor caso de "La viuda negra", ocurrido en el occidente de México Manuel Reza, subdirector del periódico El Matutino, tiene en las manos la primicia de una nota escandalosa que puede dar para un rato de notoriedad frente a la competencia: durante una...

Berlin, the Greek Islands, London and California. 1928, 1932, 1938 and 1940. Four portraits, four settings, four narrators, all known as ‘Christopher Isherwood’. Down There on a Visit tells the vivid stories of Isherwood’s life that, together with The Berlin Novels (Mr Norris Changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin), were to have comprised his great unfinished epic novel. Delivering the reflective, candid narration that touches on identity, desire, alienation and the urge to belong, Simon Callow brings an exquisite sparkle to each character sketch.

Es gibt keine Hexen mehr. Aber sie werden zurückkommen. Früher, als die Luft so voller Magie war, dass sie einen Geschmack von Asche auf der Zunge hinterließ, waren die Hexen wild wie Krähen und furchtlos wie Füchse und die Nacht gehörte ihnen. Diese Zeiten sind vorbei. Die Frauen mussten lernen zu schweigen und ihr Wissen zu verbergen. Aber wahre Hexerei kann jederzeit erwachen.

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE 21ST CENTURY WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK MEMORIAL PRIZE Ten years out of Yale and drifting, Greg Marnier heads for his college reunion. There he bumps into an old friend, Robert James, now...

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES 'Intricately, intimately written, with some wonderful prose and delicate dialogue.' Guardian 'A loving and nuanced portrait of a family's myriad functions.' The New Yorker 'Utterly absorbing.' Financial Times 'A tour de force.'...

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES 'Human, astonishing, superb; and sublime.' Guardian 'A formidable voice . . . the bastard son of Philip Roth and A. S. Byatt.' New Statesman 'A remarkable achievement.' Observer Taking place over the course of one year, shifting...

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES 'Elegant and absorbing.' Guardian 'A book to be savoured.' Observer 'Intimate, funny . . . Masterfully done.' Daily Mail 'Sophisticated and engrossing.' Literary Review Paul is a mid-ranking tennis professional on the ATP tour...

From an award-winning debut novelist, Born of Guilt is a powerful and heartrending novel about the intense bond between mother and child and the consequences of freedom. ' I am calm only when alone. That's what my mother used to say. As a child I hated her for this because it meant I shouldn't...

Step into the world of Alexandre Dumas, where honor, betrayal, love, and vengeance collide in stories that have captivated readers for generations. This essential collection includes two of Dumas’s most celebrated novels, showcasing his talent for crafting unforgettable characters, breathtaking plots, and timeless drama.

This extraordinary collection brings together two of literature’s most monumental works, each a masterful exploration of betrayal, morality, and the resilience of the human soul. From the treacherous intrigues of Parisian society to the relentless pursuit of justice across Europe, these novels offer readers timeless adventures and profound moral insight.

Summer 1983, Rimini. On the beaches and in the nightclubs of the Adriatic Riviera, dazzling with its neon lights and promised pleasures, seven lives intersect. A young journalist on his first important assignment, determined to unravel a web of political corruption. A woman searching for her...

Immerse yourself in the gritty American Frontier in Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Read by actor Will Patton, with an exclusive foreword by Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan. A powerful, triumphant tribute to the American West and a masterful epic from the screenwriter of Brokeback...

PRE-ORDER More Days at the Torunka Café, the cosy, life-affirming Japanese novel. Satoshi Yagisawa, the author of the international bestselling phenomenon Days at the Morisaki Bookshop welcomes you back through the doors of the Torunka Café. ______________ Stopping by for a cup of coffee at...