Showing results for "30" in Genre Fiction

From the bestselling author of Almond, The Devil Wears Prada meets The Office in this witty, humane, and ultimately transformative story of a group of young workers who rebel against the status quo. Jihye is an ordinary woman who has never been extraordinary. In her administrative job at the...

Logan Huett thought he knew the West. Once a scout with the US Army, he was familiar with both the hardships and rewards of pioneer life. But not even Logan could foresee the challenges that lay ahead for him and his young wife Lucinda, raising a brood of headstrong children, struggling to achieve financial security in the wilderness, concealing a long-buried family secret, and, finally, surviving the tragedy dealt them by the advent of World War I. Through the Huetts' eyes we see the world grow and change, while the patriarch, Logan, clings to his dream of 30,000 cattle.

Number Thirty-Two was once a family home. Anna was once a mother and a wife. Now, she is in arrears and alone. With little choice but to sell up, she is forced to confront the memories of the people who once inhabited the empty rooms. With the help of an unlikely ally in her next door neighbour's son, she is finally able to piece together the tragic events of forty years ago that have inextricably linked the fates of their families and ricocheted through both of their households for decades.

Years ago, Juliet left a little piece of her heart in Paris - and now, separated from her husband and with her children flying the nest, it's time to get it back! She puts on her best red lipstick, books a cosy attic apartment near Notre-Dame and takes the next train out of London. Arriving at the Gare du Nord, the memories come flooding back: bustling street cafés, cheap wine in candlelit bars and a handsome boy with glittering eyes. But Juliet has also been keeping a secret for over two decades - and she begins to realise it's impossible to move forwards without first looking back.

Un viaje, un libro inconcluso, el amor y un listado de cosas por hacer antes de cumplir los 30: la novela romántica que robará tu corazón esta primavera. Una historia con la que te cuestionarás el verdadero significado del amor y la posibilidad de encontrar la felicidad en los momentos más inesperados. Mirella es una escritora que, a pesar de haberse prometido a sí misma no volver a hacerlo, acepta un trabajo como ghostwriter. Esta vez, deberá escribir el libro de una importante actriz española y, para eso, tendrá que tomar sus maletas y mudarse a Madrid por tres meses.

"The Thirty Nine Steps" is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations.

InterZona presenta la reedición de esta novela olvidada de Norah Lange, de tono intimista y autobiográfico, imprescindible para conocer la prosa y el pensamiento de esta narradora y poetisa de vanguardia. Miembro del grupo Martín Fierro, tuvo una estrecha relación de amistad con escritores...

The Veteran's Valentine Helper Can a special K-9…guide him to an unexpected family? Despite the painful memories, cop-turned-author Frank Wilkins is ready to write about the narcotics bust that left him with a disability. But he never expected his agent to hire his ex-girlfriend April Collins...

Un micro. Un intervieweur invisible. Trois garçons et trois filles. Six personnages qui, ensemble, incarnent la génération dite des "millenials" - ceux qui sont devenus des adultes au tournant du nouveau millénaire. Qui ont appris à vivre à travers des écrans. Et qui tous, à leur manière, cherchent à comprendre ce que signifie "devenir adulte". Ou plutôt : à garder espoir dans un monde déjà foutu, où la politique ne pourrait plus rien... Qui sont nos héros ? Sonia, l'idéaliste un peu trop naïve. Samir, le garçon un peu trop sérieux.

At fifty-three, Maggie Harris has a good marriage and two mostly happy children. Perpetually anxious, she’s also accumulated a list of semi-reasonable fears: falling air conditioners, the IRS, identity theft, skydiving, and airbag recalls. But never once did Maggie worry that her husband of nearly thirty years would leave her.

A sweeping epic set in the harsh deserts of Arabia and ancient Palestine. A war that rages between kingdoms on the earth and in the heart. The harrowing journey of the woman at the center of it all. Step back in time to the year of our Lord...A.D. 30. The outcast daughter of one of the most...

The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of the five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations.

C'est quoi l'amour ? Comment on aime à 30 ans ? Est-ce qu'on a perdu toute illusion sur cette notion? Ou bien est-ce qu'elle a simplement évolué pour nous ? Ça se partage l'amour ? C'est temporaire ? C'est tout ? C'est rien ? En tout cas l'amour, quand on a 30 ans, ça se questionne. Avec l'aimable participation de : Benoît Allemane, Alfred Amourdedieu, Marie Bouvier, Françoise Cadol, Bénédicte Charton, Pascal Casanova, Elia Dabaji, Catherine Griffoni, Benjamin Jungers, Pauline de Clerck, Myriam Gilles, Stéphane Gaden, Jules Martens.

Natečaj za najboljšo kratko zgodbo Programa Ars praznuje 30 let. Ob tem jubileju smo šestintrideset vrhunskih interpretacij zmagovalk zbrali v zvočno knjigo z naslovom Valovi kratkih zgodb.

A set of symbols scratched on the wall of a crypt in southern France. A flag bearing a red cross on a castle fortress high on a stone ledge. And deep in the heart of the Vatican, a team of agents charged with making sure no one discovers what connects them all. Ben Hope is a magnet for trouble...

Kolejna część wielotomowej historia rodu wielkich polskich rycerzy z Lipowej.

After successfully completing his first-year professorship, Welsh folklore expert Chris Pendragon has earned a vacation. At least that’s what the young scholar tells himself - but deep down, he feels an urgency to reassess his life, to find a sense of purpose. Hoping that perhaps a trip to Wales will provide him the answers he seeks, Chris embarks on a journey of self-discovery. He could never have anticipated the unimaginable adventure that awaits him. Shortly after his arrival in Wales, Chris is witness to a horrific accident with far-reaching consequences.

Mit all ihren Schwestern zu ihrem Bruder in eine Kleinstadt zu ziehen, wo Klatsch und Tratsch denselben Stellenwert wie atmen hatte, war eine dumme Idee gewesen, stellt Melody fest. Um den Leuten wenigstens einen triftigen Grund zu geben, über sie herzuziehen, stürzt sie sich von einem Abenteuer ins nächste.

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Som barn var systrarna Stine och Lene bästa vänner, men någonstans på vägen tappade de bort varandra i livets karusell. Det enda de numera har gemensamt är sitt ointresse för Camping Linblomman – stället i Hälsingland som familjen drivit i flera generationer. Men när deras föräldrar hamnar på sjukhus under den mest bokade tiden på året, blir systrarna tvungna att ställa in sina egna sommarplaner och ta över campingen under några veckor.