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Natasha, Riya, Anjali and Katherine were best friends in college - each different from the other yet inseparable - until that night. It was the night that began with a bottle of whisky and a game of Ouija but ended with the death of Sania, their unlikeable hostel mate. The friends vowed never to...

INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! “An epic fantasy odyssey begins.” — Entertainment Weekly ""A richly rendered world . . . Kaner writes action that's both fun and intelligible . . . If ""The Last of Us"" didn't slake your thirst for stories of a grizzled fighter...

When our story begins, Julia Child is an eager but inexperienced codebreaker longing to prove herself in the male-dominated world of intelligence, and Josephine Baker is, well, Josephine Baker—a world-famous entertainer who is now leading a double life as a spy for the French Resistance. When a golden opportunity arises to infiltrate a high-stakes Nazi gala in Vichy France, Julia must put aside her by-the-book mentality to assist her unorthodox new partner.

An undisputed masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, perfect for Fitzgerald lovers and classics collectors alike. Set against a backdrop of jazz music, bootlegging, and lavish parties, The Great Gatsby is the story of Midwesterner Nick Carraway’s curious introduction to the decadent...

In the epic finale to the #1 internationally bestselling Fallen Gods trilogy that started with Godkiller, the fate of Middren hangs in the balance as mighty gods and mortal heroes clash in a final battle for supremacy. War has come. The fire god Hseth is leading an unstoppable army south...

Las Aventuras de Huckleberry Finn de Mark Twain, es mucho más que una historia de viajes por el río Misisipi. Es una profunda exploración de la libertad interior, la conciencia moral y el coraje necesario para romper con las estructuras sociales impuestas. A través del personaje de Huck, Twain nos muestra el valor de cuestionar lo aprendido y escuchar la voz interna, incluso cuando esta contradice todo lo que nos han enseñado.

"A fresh, delightful romp of a novel."—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code * SheReads Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of Summer 2021 pick * Book Reporter Summer Reading pick * BiblioLifestyle Most Anticipated Summer 2021 Historical Fiction Books selection *...

A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses, putting the broken pieces of herself back together while rediscovering her own joie de vivre—a lust for life, art, and steamy sex. “Artful, feminist, and emotionally gripping. The Unbreakables...

Dominic Salt lebt mit seinen drei Kindern auf einer verlassenen Insel, irgendwo zwischen Australien und Antarktis. Weil das kleine Stück Land langsam vom steigenden Wasser verschlungen wird, ist das Forschungsteam, zu dem auch Dominic gehörte, längst abgereist, und bald soll auch die Familie ans Festland zurückkehren. Doch wird in einer folgenreichen Sturmnacht plötzlich eine Frau an die Küste gespült. Sie ist schwer verletzt, fast erfroren. Wer ist die Fremde? Und wie ist sie ausgerechnet nach Shearwater geraten?

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER “An emotional and heartfelt tale of love and courage.” —Chanel Cleeton, bestselling author of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Next Year in Havana November, 1941. She’s never even seen the ocean before, but Eva Cassidy has her reasons for making the crossing to...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood The super hero book you need to read right now! "An enjoyable, exciting, and action-packed read… at its core, just fun.” –Associated Press An extraordinary and emotional adventure about unlikely friends and the power of...

Sarah ist Bücherjägerin, Kartensammlerin und Restauratorin, sie liebt Manuskripte und alte Landkarten und kann generell besser mit Büchern als mit Menschen umgehen. Seit dem Tod ihrer Tante Amalia, die sie und ihre Schwester aufgezogen hat, lebt Sarah zurückgezogen in deren Kölner Villa mit dem wild sprießenden Garten. Ihre einzige Gesellschaft: die Schildkröten Bonnie und Clyde. Das ändert sich, als Benjamin, ein junger Bibliothekar aus London, vor der Tür steht.

Eine Epidemie in Westafrika. Eine gefürchtete Seuche bricht über drei Länder herein, erreicht bevölkerte Hauptstädte, tötet Tausende und droht, sich über Flug- und Seehäfen zu verbreiten. Captain James Marburgh ist ein alter Hase. Seit Jahren fliegt er Luftfracht an Bestimmungsorte in der ganzen Welt. Dass er es ablehnt, Passagiere zu befördern, hat einen Grund. Aber Erinnerungen hält er mit viel Scotch von sich fern. Als er jedoch für seine Airline Hilfsflüge nach Sierra Leone übernimmt und dort Krankheit und Elend ohnmächtig gegenübersteht, versagt die Strategie.

Il giorno in cui Walter Welzenbach scala la sua prima montagna segna il resto della sua vita: non vuole fare altro. Ora è al suo picco finale, una vertiginosa altezza di 8.818 metri, guardando la sua solitudine. "Debito d'ossigeno" è il romanzo mozzafiato su due amici, Lenny e Walter, che iniziano la loro carriera di scalatori su un ponte nella città in cui studiano all'università. Poi inseguono i loro sogni sulle Alpi e sull'Himalaya, e così facendo segnano il loro destino.

In the magic lands of the Fae Wild, the Goblin King's virility is the lifeblood of the realm. But an insidious curse has put the kingdom on the precipice of a population panic. Enter Thomas Stone: architect, engineer, and unknowing half-blood heir to the goblin throne. Whisked away to a world where baby-making makes the world go round, Thomas finds himself in a pickle thicker than goblin stew. Birth rates are dropping faster than a fairy on a bad flight path, and it’s up to Thomas to save the fae from themselves.

Take the ride of a lifetime with this mother/son, crime/revenge thriller James Patterson praises as “audacious, addictive, highly entertaining.” ​ Eighteen-year-old aspiring comic Joey Rossi just found out his boyfriend has been cheating on him for the past ten months. But what did he...

Tess Simpson needs a break. No one appreciates her at home. No one appreciates her at work. And now her dog has died. She’s had enough! Maybe what she really needs is a break from hopeless husband, Dave, the ungrateful ‘kidults’ and the lacklustre job.

I think we should take it through Guatemala. A random text from a stranger inspires agoraphobic Colin to leave New York. His first stop is Brownsville, Texas, where he meets the sender, half-Mayan Luci Bolon, her ancient but feisty great-uncle Ernesto, and Miss Mango, a bright-orange Kubota tractor. Ernesto’s dream is that Miss Mango be driven to Belize and given to the family he left behind nearly seventy years ago. Colin agrees to join Luci on the long journey through Central America.

19-year-old Phoebe and her courier father Al have recently moved to Devon, to a small cottage with a river at the end of the garden. Struggling with her health, Phoebe doesn't go out much these days. Instead, she spends her time playing detective—trying to deduce from her father's deliveries what kinds of lives her neighbours lead. When Phoebe finds an abandoned baby otter by the river, it's just the push she needs to finally step into her new community. Taking the otter to the local sanctuary, she feels a joy that she has not felt in a very long time.

Join Gavano, Bread, and Lambo as their adventure concludes—and just in time too! Too much time spent together on the road and in close confines has them at each other’s throats as greed, entitlement, and competition begin to run wild, and the three of them weasel their way into anywhere they can.