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Mrs Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, when tidying Lady Dant's wardrobe, she comes across the most beautiful thing she has ever seen in her life - a Dior dress. In all the years of her drab and humble existence, she's never seen anything as magical as the dress before her, and she's never wanted anything as much before. Determined to make her dream come true, Mrs Harris scrimps, saves and slaves away until one day, after three long uncomplaining years, she finally has enough money to go to Paris.

New York, 1915. Elizabeth Arden has been New York’s golden girl since her beauty salon opened its famous red door five years prior. Against all odds, she’s built an empire. Enter Helena Rubinstein: ruthless, revolutionary–and the rival Elizabeth didn’t bargain for. With both women determined to succeed–no matter the personal cost–a battle of beauty is born. And as the stakes increase, so do the methods: poaching employees, planting spies, copying products, hiring ex-husbands. But as each woman climbs higher, so too does what she stands to lose.

NOW A LILLY'S LIBRARY PICK! "The most heartfelt read...a surprising delight of a novel."--Shondaland An unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb. Widower...

Leonard und Paul sind allerbeste Freunde. Während Leonard als Ghostwriter Kinderenzyklopädien verfasst, arbeitet Paul als Aushilfspostbote. Das Leben der beiden verläuft in ruhigen, wohlgeordneten Bahnen – bis jedem von ihnen etwas widerfährt, das eine ganze Reihe von Veränderungen in Gang setzt. Dieser hochgelobte Debütroman rückt jene Menschen in den Mittelpunkt der Erzählung, die im Alltag oftmals übersehen werden.

After a ferocious early-springtime storm, young Norwegian sailor Hans Lyngstrand is shipwrecked in the English Channel near the coastal Kent town of Dengate - he is one of few survivors. Soon after, aspiring journalist Martin Bridges takes a job as a reporter at the local newspaper. A loner by nature, he’s a curiosity to the nosy townspeople, the gregarious editor of the paper, and his melodramatic landlady, whose own private life is fraught by the unexplained absence of her son and suspicious disappearance of her husband.

'This novel felt like a must read' Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid 1966: In London, Jackie Collins's racy The World is Full of Married Men hits bookshops and launches her career. In New York, Jacqueline Susann's debut novel Valley of the Dolls is published, and she's...

As the world mourns the loss of Diana, Princess of Wales, one young woman uncovers a forgotten story of passion, betrayal, and a scandal surrounding the British crown in this unforgettable novel by the bestselling author of The Secret Wife. Two women who challenged the Crown. Divided by time...

She’s only trying to save her job and her reputation. Claire Sommers grew up as a society girl destined to have it all: tasteful Dallas mansion, high-powered career, hot and rich husband. Until a massive mistake left her reputation in tatters and trust fund frozen. Now the former debutante is...

When Aleisha discovers a crumpled reading list tucked into a tattered library book, it sparks an extraordinary journey. From timeless stories of love and friendship to an epic journey across the Pacific Ocean with a boy and a tiger in a boat, the list opens a gateway to new and wonderful worlds - just when Aleisha needs an escape from her troubles at home. And when widower Mukesh arrives at the library, desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter, Aleisha introduces him to the magic of the reading list.

Drei Freunde in ihren Zwanzigern: Thora, Hugo und August. Sie stammen aus verschiedenen Welten. Aber in zwei magischen Sommern erleben sie eine Liebe fürs Leben. Thora und August wachsen in gehobenen Verhältnissen in Stockholm auf, sie sind beste Freunde und gelegentlich auch Liebende. Ihre Beziehung gerät ins Wanken, als ein neuer Mieter bei Thoras Familie einzieht: Hugo. Nach und nach entsteht eine enge, jedoch nie unkomplizierte Freundschaft zwischen den dreien. Bald verbringen sie jede Minute miteinander: in Cafés, bei Radtouren, auf Reisen.

Benjamin Disraeli’s powerful, polemical story of love across the class divide Chosen by The Guardian as one of the best 100 novels of all time, Disraeli’s classic 1845 ‘condition-of-England’ novel exposes the inequality and exploitation endemic in 19th century Britain, and the vast gulf...

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro en español de una de las novelas clásicas más emocionantes de Capa y Espada, “Enrique de Lagardere” ó “El Jorobado,” de Paul Feval.En París, en los últimos días del reinado de Luis XIV, el pr��ncipe de Gonzaga pidió la mano de la hija del marqués de Cailloux.

A collection of comedies and dramas about modern women’s lives and loves, starring Jenny Eclair Jenny Eclair is one of Britain’s most-loved stand-up comedians, and the first woman to win the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has written several acclaimed books, including the Sunday...

Wir alle kennen es, dieses Gefühl, dass ein Taylor-Swift-Song alles besser machen kann. Ob Herzschmerzerinnerungen, Schmetterlinge-im-Bauch-Augenblicke oder die typischen Durchs-Schlafzimmer-Tanzen-und-in-die-Haarbürste-Singen-Momente - Taylors Songs sind der perfekte Begleiter für Romantiker:innenherzen und Datingrealist:innen. Unsere LOVE POETS SOCIETY hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, genau diese Gefühle in 13 romantischen Kurzgeschichten einzufangen.

'A quiet and tender apocalyptic story' NATALIA THEODORIDOU 'Stayed with me after the final page' FREYA BROMLEY A moving story of isolation and mankind's connection with nature, perfect for fans of Emily St. John Mandel and Jon McGregor. Sarah wakes up one morning feeling that something big...

A reunited couple search for a valuable treasure, a precious jewelry box, stolen from the Nazis and hidden away since World War II, in this powerfully emotional and romantic novel of rekindled love—perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Josie Silver, and Jill Santopolo. Then… Once upon a time, in...

When disgraced journalist Jen Hunter witnesses a horrific murder-suicide on Hampstead Heath one February alongside four strangers, she is compelled to find out what really happened that day. They all saw Daniel kill his girlfriend, Vicky - but can they trust their own memories? Jen’s best friend, Bex, is worried about her. She knows Jen hasn’t always been the most stable of women. She knows about the lies. She knows why Jen lost her job at the paper.

'An incredible debut from a blazing new voice in Scottish fiction' Image 'Beautifully captures the pain of growing into yourself, and the intensity of all-consuming female friendship' ROSE WILDING 'I inhaled Gender Theory in one intoxicating sitting . . . a powerful and necessary novel' RACHEL...

Sascha muss raus. Raus aus dem Sauerland, weg von ihrer Familie. Es verschlägt sie nach Hamburg. Doch auch dort lässt die Vergangenheit sie nicht los. Robert ist raus. Raus aus seinem Job, raus aus seinem alten Freundeskreis. Ohne einen Plan, wie es weitergehen soll. An einem Spätsommertag in Hamburg treffen Robert und Sascha aufeinander und ihre gemeinsame Geschichte beginnt. Sie begeben sich auf eine emotionale Reise, auf der sie Kiezoriginalen, Heizungsablesern, russischen Komponisten, einem Baum mit Postanschrift und nicht zuletzt immer wieder ihrer eigenen Biografie begegnen.

Ein Jahrhundert unter dem Tholus, der die Welt in Sektoren aufteilt, ist der Urteilsspruch der Exesor über die Menschheit. In diesem Augenblick endet das Leben, so wie wir es bisher kannten – es ist der Tag von Excidium Babylon. Erlebe diesen entscheidenden Moment an der Seite von Layla, Friedericke und Hugo in "Prophezeiung – Momentum" Layla kommt in der Hoffnung auf Frieden nach Europa. Allein und auf sich gestellt, trifft sie auf Friedericke, eine chaotische Egoistin, die auf der Suche nach ihrem Glück als Schauspielerin ist.