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In a town of innumerable petrol stations, labyrinthine cul-de-sac streets, two competing shopping plazas and ubiquitous drive-thru franchises, where are these people likely to find the truth about their collective past - and can they do so before the town completely disappears?

Damals hatten wir sie - eine bessere Zukunft. Der große neue Familien- und Generationenroman von Bestseller-Autor Daniel Speck. 2019. Eine Berliner Yogalehrerin, die noch nie in Indien war. Ihr liebevoller Vater, der in der Vergangenheit hängt. Und ihre Mutter, die spurlos verschwindet. Lucy und ihr Vater Lou gehen auf die Suche, zurück an den Ort, wo alles begann: 1968. Zwei Brüder und zwei Frauen fahren auf dem Hippie-Trail nach Indien. In Rishikesh am Fuß des Himalayas treffen sie ihre Idole, die Beatles. Und den Pop-Guru Maharishi.

It began with a quarrel over which newborn should be the baby Jesus in the town's Christmas pageant. Decades later, two scientists arrive to study small-town genetic patterns, only to run up against the invisible walls that split the leading citizens into two congregations that can only be joined by love and forgiveness - and maybe a little deception, because there might be some things people just don't need to know.  

Little Woodford has a sleepy high street, a weekly market, a weathered old stone church and lovingly tended allotments. A peaceful, unexciting place, the very heart of middle England. In Little Woodford no one has fingers in more pies than Olivia Laithwaite, parish councillor, chair of the local WI, wife, mother and all-round queen bee. So of course it's Olivia who is first to spot that The Beeches has been sold at last. Soon rumours begin to swirl around the young widow who has bought this lovely house. Why exactly did she leave London with her beautiful stepdaughter and young sons?

Den efterladte mand må bort for at finde fred og ro til at komme sig over sin sorg og skrive sig ud af sit smertefulde tab. Han rejser til Provence i Sydfrankrig, hvor det lykkes ham at leje en lille, afsidesliggende vingård, der er perfekt til formålet. Men den gamle bonde, han lejer gården af, forlanger, at en smuk, men meget sky, ung kvinde skal være hans husholderske. Det går derfor ikke helt som forventet, og især ikke da det viser sig, at den unge kvinde bærer på en skjult og frygtelig hemmelighed.

Original tales by remarkable writers Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving, and aim to...

A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading. Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric uncle Billy’s bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for...

In the golden city of Famagusta, Greek and Turkish Cypriots alike enjoy a life of good fortune. Invasion comes without warning, bringing chaos and terror. As forty thousand people flee their homes in panic, Famagusta becomes a ghost town. But not everyone will find it so easy to leave...

"You go too far, my friend. You are near dangerous ground." Neil Fischer is travelling to a village in East Germany that he has unexpectedly inherited – his father’s former hometown of Marschwald. Knowing it has been left to deteriorate for decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Neil is determined to restore the derelict village to its former glory, as his demanding late father would surely have wanted. But when he arrives, he is met with hostility, mistrust and underlying menace.

Eine Stunde vom Festland entfernt liegt die idyllische kleine Nordseeinsel, auf der die Familie Sander lebt. Drei Kinder hat Hanne großgezogen, ihr Mann hat die Familie und die Seefahrt aufgegeben, ihr Ältester ist gequält von alten Flutstatistiken und hat sein Kapitänspatent verloren, Tochter Eske fürchtet die Touristenströme. Nur Henrik, der Jüngste, ist mit sich im Reinen. Im Laufe eines Jahres verändert sich das Leben der Familie Sander von Grund auf, erst kaum spürbar, dann mit voller Wucht.

Freya Halliwell is looking forward to marrying the man of her dreams and starting their new life together. After the death of both of her parents, Ollie, along with Freya’s aunt, are the only family she has, but they are all the family she needs. Until Freya discovers a shocking secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her once happy family and especially the man she used to call Dad. Devastated, and feeling more alone than ever before, Freya needs time and space to come to terms with the news. But until then the wedding is off!

Texas, 1976: Odessa steht kurz vor dem nächsten Ölboom. Während die Männer der Stadt den kommenden Wohlstand feiern, kennen und fürchten ihre Frauen die Gewalt, die immer zu folgen scheint. Als die vierzehnjährige Gloria Ramírez mehr tot als lebendig auf der Veranda von Mary Whiteheads Ranch gefunden wird, wissen Mary und die anderen Frauen von Odessa, was jetzt passieren wird. Aber sie wissen auch, dass sie dieses Mal zusammenhalten werden. Eine eindringliche Erkundung der Schnittstellen von Gewalt, Herkunft und Klasse.

Ogni sera, alla stessa ora, l'intero paese si ferma in ascolto davanti alla radio. Mentre nelle case si diffondono le prime note della sigla musicale, nel piccolo studio di calle Caspe, a Barcellona, cala il silenzio, una luce inizia a lampeggiare e due labbra dipinte di rosso si avvicinano al microfono per augurare la buona notte agli ascoltatori. Sono le labbra di Aurora, la presentatrice di uno dei programmi radiofonici più popolari nella Spagna postfranchista degli anni settanta: "La posta del cuore della señorita Leo".

Ellen Thomas, experienced war correspondent, returns to Afganistan’s dangerous Helmand Province on assignment, keen to find the murderer of her friend and translator, Jalil. In her search for justice in a land ravaged by death and destruction, she uncovers disturbing truths. Hasina, forced by tradition into the role of wife and mother, lives in a village which is taken by the British Forces. Her only son, Aref, is part of a network of underground fighters and she is determined to protect him, whatever the cost.

A year after a tragic accident changed her life forever, Tess Daley is in desperate need of a change. When she is offered a position with the Flying Doctor Service, she seizes the opportunity to make a fresh start. Yet once she arrives in remote Mica Ridge she feels like an outsider, unable to connect with her patients and unsure if she'll ever fit in with this outback community.

Una piccola città di provincia, un garage. Un gruppo di ragazzi che ogni martedì si incontra per giocare di ruolo. Per vent'anni, mentre fuori la vita va avanti, il mondo cambia, la provincia perde di senso e scopo. Desiderio di fuga o forma di resistenza? Quel continuo tessere mondi prende i contorni dell'opposizione a una forza centripeta che, come il "Nulla" della Storia infinita, divora il fuori, vaporizza la città, il paese, le relazioni, le vite.

El Jonás passa un cap de setmana a casa del seu pare, vidu i jubilat. No és una trobada com tantes altres: hi ha alguna cosa que la fa especial. Potser és el fet que el pare mateix ha demanat a en Jonás que hi vagi, potser és la presència d’un veí inquietant, potser la minyona que no diu el que sap, potser dels alemanys que escenifiquen la caiguda del mur de Berlín al jardí del costat... En aquella casa del poble de Malzinelles res no és ben bé el que sembla, ni tan sols els records familiars.

Original tales by remarkable writers. Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative nonfiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving and aim to celebrate regional diversity and explore the meaning of home. 

Conxa ist gerade dreizehn, als ihre Eltern, arme Bauern in den katalanischen Pyrenäen, sie zu einer kinderlosen Tante bringen. An Arbeit mangelt es auch hier nicht, und für Gefühle kennt die Tante keine Worte, aber das Mädchen ist zumindest versorgt. Als sie einige Jahre später ihre große Liebe Jaume heiratet, erlebt Conxa sogar ein bescheidenes Glück. Doch der Krieg hält brutal Einzug in die Abgeschiedenheit des Dorfes und reißt auch Conxa mit sich wie einen Stein im Geröll.