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Grand Life Apartments is a middle-class apartment block surrounded by lush gardens in the coastal city of Chennai, India. It is the home of Kamala, a pious, soon-to-be retired dentist who spends her days counting down to the annual visits from her daughter who is studying in the UK. Her neighbour, Revathi, is a thirty-two-year-old engineer who is frequently reminded by her mother that she has reached her expiry date in the arranged marriage market. Jason, a British chef, has impulsively moved to India to escape his recent heartbreak in London.

In this novel "full of music, magnetism, and familial obligation" (Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here) a dying billionaire matriarch leaks news of her death early so she can examine her legacy—a decision that horrifies her children and inadvertently exposes secrets she has spent a lifetime...

‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda Dickinson A funny and heartwarming debut for fans of Celia Imrie and Dawn French. Evie Gallagher is regretting her hasty move into a care home. She may be seventy-five and recently widowed, but she’s absolutely not dead yet. And so, one...

Sixteen-year-old Frieder's plans for the summer are shattered when he fails two subjects. To be able to move up to the next year in the Autumn, he needs to resit his exams. So instead of going on holiday with his family, he now faces the daunting and boring prospect of staying at his grandparents' house, studying with his strict and formal step-grandfather. On the bright side, he'll spend time with his grandmother Nana, his sister Alma and his best friend Johann. And he meets Beate, the girl in the beautiful green swimsuit. . .

Amal nasce su un'isola in cui è guerra tra Esercito Regolare e Neri, soldati che in una mano impugnano il fucile e nell'altra il libro sacro. Amal è l'ultimo, servo figlio di servi pescatori e migliore amico di Ahmed, figlio del signore del villaggio. Da piccolo, una mina lo sventra in petto e ora Amal, che in arabo significa speranza, porta un cuore non suo. Amal e Ahmed si promettono imperitura amicizia, si perdono con i loro sogni in mezzo al mare, fanno progetti e dividono le attenzioni della affezionata Karima.

Imaginez Michel-Ange, irrésistible gamin de huit ans qui se cherche désespérément une grand-mère. Imaginez Blandine, belle, active, enthousiaste, qui vit au Ciel bleu, une agréable résidence au cœur d'un parc, où des seniors toujours verts se cultivent et font du sport entre amis. Le jour où, par hasard, elle rencontre Michel-Ange, c'est le coup de foudre réciproque ! Mais qui est ce petit garçon solitaire ? Blandine fait son enquête et découvre le lourd secret de l'enfant en même temps que celui de ses parents antiquaires dans une ville voisine.

If you loved A Man Called Ove, then prepare to be delighted as Jamaican immigrant Hubert rediscovers the world he'd turned his back on this "warm, funny" novel (Good Housekeeping). In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Birdpaints a picture of the perfect retirement...

A USA Today Bestseller A coven of trans witches battle an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. ​ On a morning much like any other, 30-something queer Brooklynite Wilder makes a miraculous discovery: suddenly, as if by magic, they...

Desde que era niña, Raquel ha soñado siempre con llegar a ser futbolista profesional. Gracias a su esfuerzo, sacrificio y a unos compañeros de equipo que siempre la han apoyado, ahora, a los diecinueve años, parece que lo ha conseguido. Pero ¿han tenido la misma suerte el resto de sus compañeras?

Castagnabuona, Valle Scrivia, entroterra di Genova. 852 anime a 453 metri sul livello del mare. Un bar e poco altro. Trent'anni fa, tre amici sedicenni - Giggi Cepollina, Cinghiatane e Aurelio Fierro - sognavano di fare insieme il colpo del secolo dopo essere rimasti folgorati da "Sette uomini d'oro", il film con Rossana Podestà e Philippe Leroy visto al cinema Centrale di Busalla. Oggi Giggi e Cinghiatone tirano stancamente a campare nel loro paesino, mentre di Aurelio si sono perse le tracce dopo il servizio militare.

Pietro Rinaldi ha ottant'anni e vuole essere lasciato in pace. Ormai è convinto che la sua vita sia arrivata al capolinea e, mentre mangia penne all'arrabbiata, riflette su quanto i libri siano meglio delle persone. Se già fatica a sopportare se stesso, figuriamoci gli altri! Non ha proprio intenzione di avere a che fare con l'umanità... fino a quando, un giorno, nel suo mondo irrompe Diego, il nipotino quindicenne.

This emotional novel from a New York Times bestselling author follows four lifelong friends as each faces a crisis in family, love, and forgiveness. Serena, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette have been best friends since they were small children. And as sister friends forever, they have always been...

Ein bewegender und komischer Roman über Freundschaft und Coolness. Ein Road-Trip, ein Chopstick- Hallelujah, eine Best-Buddy-Story. Es ist die Geschichte der Chinarestaurants außerhalb Chinas: Egal wo man hinreist, das Chinarestaurant ist immer schon da. Es ist aber auch die Geschichte von Jonny und Jenz: Unterwegs in einem Volvo 340 packt sie das Ausreißerfieber, und alle dürfen mitkommen. Wo das endet? Keine Ahnung. Im Gepäck: ein Koffer voller Fragen und Geschichten. Welches Geheimnis verbirgt sich hinter den Acht Kostbarkeiten?