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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.

Luna est à l'aube de ses dix-huit ans, pourtant elle n'a jamais vu à quoi ressemblait la vraie vie. Enfermée dans le dernier appartement de la plus haute tour de la ville, elle vit un enfer. Pour exécuter son plan parfait, Luna doit trouver un moyen de quitter cet endroit pour échapper à sa mère et découvrir le monde extérieur. C'était sans compter sur Egon, assassin de renom, pour l'enlever au moment où elle pensait toucher au but.

La luna piena veglia sui campi addormentati. All'improvviso, il galoppo disordinato di un cavallo rimbomba sul viale. Alba Carini trattiene il respiro, il cuore le martella nel petto, e la voce interiore che a volte torna a farle visita le sussurra: «Hanno ucciso papà». Il mattino seguente arriva la notizia che infrange ogni dubbio: Severino Carini, botanico illuminista e difensore dei contadini, è stato assassinato a Cosenza. Poco dopo, l'uomo accusato dell'omicidio viene avvelenato in carcere. Una morte troppo comoda, che apre uno scenario inquietante: chi ha ordinato davvero l'agguato?

A week on an island sounds like the stuff of beach dreams, but for Paisley Royce, it's a nightmare. Her little sister is marrying her ex-college sweetheart, and Paisley is serving as maid of honor. To add insult to injury, nobody will let Paisley forget she's single. Bachelorette weekend changes everything when she runs into her old college frenemy, Klein Madigan. Klein is still intelligent and funny, and somehow time has only made him more attractive.

Lever les yeux vers les étoiles. Aussi, à défaut de pouvoir les approcher, dans un monde où le métier d'astronaute est réservé aux hommes, elle est devenue astrophysicienne. Mais le jour où elle apprend que la NASA recrute des scientifiques, consciente des sacrifices qui s'annoncent, elle saisit sa chance. Ce matin de décembre 1984, quand Joan arrive au centre de contrôle à Houston, elle s'attend à vivre une journée comme les autres.

Michalina dzieli mieszkanie w bloku z niedołężnym dziadkiem, nie cierpi swojej pracy i odkłada na emeryturę w słonecznej Portugalii. Kiedy na wymianie szafowej znajduje sukienkę za milion dolarów, nudne życie ustępuje miejsca przygodom prosto z filmów akcji. Bierze udział w pościgu, poznaje księgowego, a zarazem włamywacza Alberta, gubi sukienkę, przemierza pół Europy, by ją odnaleźć, po drodze znajduje miłość, której nie szukała, a przy okazji usilnie stara się nie zwariować.

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the third installment in The Starbuck Chronicles. The epic battle for control of the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862. It’s a battle that Captain Nate Starbuck, a Yankee fighting for the Southern cause, has...

The year is 1831. Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place, and no one is willing to speak out on behalf of the city's vulnerable poor as they disappear from the streets. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible. When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Rebekah Brock.

Nora's daughter, Annabelle, has disappeared, last seen on her way home from a party. Gullspång's inexperienced police are wilting under the national media spotlight - and its residents desperate for answers. Stockholm DI Charlie Lager must return home to find Annabelle and then get out of town as soon as she can. Before everyone discovers the truth about her....

Nina. Charmant, fesselnd, verführerisch – und ein eiskalter Mörder. Trotzdem habe ich den Pakhan der russischen Bratva geheiratet. Weil ich es tun musste. Das war der Deal. Obwohl ich vor Angst zittere, schaffe ich es, eine glückliche Ehe vorzutäuschen. Und kann es nicht erwarten, den Fängen dieses skrupellosen Mannes endlich wieder zu entkommen. Roman. Ich bekomme immer, was ich will. Und ich wollte diese perfekt unperfekte kleine Schauspielerin. Sie überzeugt alle davon, mich wie verrückt zu lieben, deshalb will ich sie jetzt noch viel mehr.

Twyla Ridley, resourceful, optimistic, has just had her first child. It's what she and her husband, Dylan, have always wished for. However, Charlie is blind. For the first time in her adult life, Twyla feels truly tested. She cherishes her son, showering him with love and boundless affection, but there's a part of her that aches for him to see. So Twyla throws herself into motherhood with a very private agenda, because maybe, if she strives hard enough, she'll be able to find a way to fix him. But is it a risk worth taking?

An exciting page-turner about a fearless female aviator competing in a death-defying race across the Pacific. Brilliantly told… My favorite read this year!” —Andie Newton, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Child for the Reich This extraordinary novel, inspired by real events, tells the...

Charles Soule brings his signature knowledge—and wariness—of technology to his sophomore novel set in a realistic future about a brilliant female scientist who creates a technology that allows for the transfer of human consciousness between bodies, and the transformations this process wreaks...

An inventive and riveting epic saga, After the Flood signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal...

The Queen of Thieves is back! Queen of Clubs is the second in Beezy Marsh’s thrilling UK historical series about a ring of all-female gangsters in 1950s London. London, 1957: After rising up against gangland’s queen, Alice Diamond, formerly downtrodden Nell is living the perfect life of...

*A New York Times Editors' Choice* Pick *A Most Anticipated Read in LitHub, CrimeReads, Thrillist, and Popsugar* The kinetic story of a sixty-five-year-old female assassin who faces an unexpected threat in the twilight of her career—this is an international bestseller and the English language...

Un'esperienza straordinaria, il racconto di un viaggio unico nella saggezza di una cultura antica, che ha qualcosa di irresistibile ed eterno da comunicarci anche oggi. Questa è la storia di una donna che inconsapevolmente parte alla scoperta di sé: invitata da un gruppo di aborigeni australiani a ritirare un premio per il lavoro medico svolto con diverse tribù, Marlo parte piena di curiosità e gratitudine.

Une Pomme en Thaïlande, ça a de quoi ajouter des épices à la compote de la vie quotidienne !À 28 ans, Pomme a un bel appartement parfaitement rangé, un emploi stable et un futur mari idéal, le tout enrobé d’une routine qu’elle chérit et compte bien garder le plus longtemps possible. Mais si elle pense contrôler sa vie, le destin, lui, a d’autres plans…Du jour au lendemain, elle perd son job et son fiancé, mais gagne un voyage en Thaïlande. Tout son train-train déraille et la voici propulsée seule au bout du monde.

Von einer kleinen friesischen Insel nach New York – eine mitreißende Familiengeschichte. Auf Föhr kennt jeder die fast Hundertjährige Inge Martensen. Ihr runder Geburtstag soll mit allen Ehren gefeiert werden. Doch kurz vor dem großen Fest haut Inge zum Erstaunen aller einfach ab. Mit ihrer Urenkelin Swantje besteigt sie ein Schiff nach New York: Noch einmal will sie die Freiheitsstatue sehen. So wie sie es als junges Mädchen tat, als sie Anfang der 1950er Jahre ganz alleine auswanderte. Dabei schien das Leben eigentlich vorherbestimmt für die Föhrer Bauerntochter.

Hay sueños que es mejor no cumplir. Una historia repleta de acción, aventura y conspiraciones en torno a la figura histórica de Saladino. Sarah Ludwig es una sofisticada ladrona de arte. Tras su último robo, un valioso Manet, contacta con ella el emir Jalid bin Ayub, un apasionado amante de los caballos que, conquistado por su talento, le pide ayuda para llevar a cabo un objetivo increíblemente ambicioso y arriesgado.