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After putting their own needs on the back burner to raise their families, Sylvie, Doris, Alice, and Marge struggle to find purpose now that their children are grown, and their husbands are gone. Loneliness pushes them together while they knit away the rest of their days. Then one night, a whiskey-filled pact catapults these ladies onto the adventure of a lifetime. Each widow gets one wish, one wild adventure she’s dreamed of doing her whole life. With their wishes tucked away on notes inside their knitting basket, they pull them out, vowing to do whatever it takes to help each other.

"Funny, wild, witty, and profound.”―Victor LaValle "A wild and wonderful debut, teeming with music, family and art."—New York Times "Magical, lyrical, gritty, otherworldly…hype like Bayou Classic in the 90s."—P. Djèlí Clark New York Times Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2022!...

In Gilded Age New York, a centuries-long clash between two magical families ignites when a young witch must choose between love and loyalty, power and ambition, in this magical novel by Louisa Morgan. In 1692, Bridget Bishop was hanged as a witch. Two hundred years later, her legacy lives on in...

From the bestselling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that illuminates, sometimes in fantastical ways, how women of all kinds navigate the world today—now an Apple TV+ series from the creators of GLOW starring Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, and...

"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting." —Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys A young woman in the early 1900s embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book...

Known as "the plague generation" a group of teenagers begin to discover their hidden powers in this shocking post-apocalyptic coming of age story set in 1984. "This is not a kind book, or a gentle book, or a book that pulls its punches. But it's a powerful book, and it will change you." --...

Humanity will finally be saved or destroyed in the shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed NYT bestselling trilogy that won the Hugo Award three years in a row. The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend...

Perfect for fans of Mona Awad and Maria Semple, this gripping, offbeat journey through modern-day Los Angeles is a genre-blending, darkly humorous exploration of suburban life, conspiracy theories, and spiritual awakening. A page-turning psychological trip for anyone who’s ever wondered if all...

”Oroa dig inte för mig”, sa Julia. ”Förra gången du sa så blev du skjuten.” Linda sa det pang på, utan omsvep. Hon hade rätt. Det fanns ingen garanti för att Julia skulle vara trygg när hon lämnade Stockholm, men att stanna kvar var värre – det hade hon blivit övertygad om...

Hur är det att ständigt tvivla på vad som är verkligt och vad som är illusion? Julia vaknar upp på sjukhuset efter en hjärninflammation som har orsakat minnesförluster. Det enda hon kommer ihåg är att hon har följt en okänd man genom en labyrint av korridorer. Julia friskförklaras...

As mulheres da família de June Farrow vão, cedo ou tarde, enlouquecer. Faz um ano que June ouve e vê coisas que não estão lá, e ela sabe que seus dias de lucidez estão contados, mas ela não vai se render sem lutar. Quando a avó morre e deixa pistas sobre o desaparecimento de décadas...

Born an old man. Destined to die a baby. When Benjamin Button enters the world in 1860, he is no ordinary newborn. Swaddled in baby clothes and crammed into a hospital crib sits a seventy-year-old man with a smoke-colored beard, faded eyes, and a raspy, demanding voice. Cast out by a horrified...

Quando se escondem numa loja abandonada após cometer pequenos delitos, três jovens ladrões são surpreendidos ao ver uma carta entrando por uma fresta na porta da frente, embora não haja ninguém do lado de fora. A carta, datada de décadas atrás, contém um singelo pedido de ajuda que dará início a uma jornada inesperada de reflexão e autodescoberta.

Discover this spellbinding time-slip romance, perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Paige Toon. 'Phenomenal. Emotional. Heart-wrenchingly beautiful' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A beautiful, hypnotic, emotional novel. I couldn’t stop turning the pages' CECELIA AHERN 'This book made me cry sad tears...

ET SI L'AVENIR SE JOUAIT... DANS UN JEU DE CARTES ? Quand l'esprit de Marie-Antoinette surgit dans les cartes de la célèbre cartomancienne Mademoiselle Lenormand pour lui confier la mission, aussi inattendue que dangereuse, de retrouver son fils que tout le monde croit mort, le destin bascule...

Kalkutta 1969: Die kleine Varsha Gupta möchte Fisch zum Abendessen. Ihre Familie ist schockiert. Woher weiß die Dreijährige so viel über Fische und ihre Zubereitung? Denn die reichen Guptas sind strenge Vegetarier. Aber Varsha behauptet, sie könne sich an ein anderes Leben erinnern, an eine ärmliche Lehmhütte am Fluss. Als sich die verzweifelten Eltern an die Psychiaterin Dr. Shoma Bose wenden, die seit Jahren Fälle von Reinkarnation untersucht, wird ihr aller Weltbild durch Varshas Enthüllungen und Fähigkeiten verändert.

The vengeful spirit of an unborn child draws her father from the Bight of Biafra onto a slave ship bound for the harshly colonized Caribbean island of Dominica in this lush historical novel infused with magical realism and rooted in West African mythology for readers of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The...

A plant-loving librarian and a standoffish witch team up to cure a botanical curse in this whimsical and charming fantasy perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries and The Spellshop. The Evergreen Conservatoire of Botanical Witchcraft is off limits to anyone without magical...

The brand new book from the international bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop! 'Heartwarming and full of wonder … a spellbinding tale’ Barnes & Noble Reads 🎻🎻🎻 On any given day, there are thousands of items slowly gathering dust in the Lost and Found of Heathrow Airport. Unknown...

Part ghost story, part love story and steeped in magical realism, Paper Ghosts will transport you to a place where old secrets echo through the years and love finds a way of bringing us home. "The remarkable [narrator Marin] Ireland enhances any prose she encounters, adapting and enlivening...