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Growing up in the Black Country under Mrs Thatcher's iron grip, Jamie dreams of a life in a magical metropolis, rubbing shoulders with the mythical creatures from Smash Hits. Despite the quirky characters in his hometown and his mother's witty one-liners, Jamie's heart is set on something greater. Follow him through secondary school, teenage turmoil, and art school, where he falls in love with Billy and the allure of the big city.

"Auf unsere Liebe. Auf die Kriege, die wir im Innern, in aller Stille führen. Bis aufs Messer." Frech, provokant, hemmungslos: Maria Pourchet erzählt von einer verhängnisvollen Liebe in Paris, von einer Frau und einem Mann, die in einer leidenschaftlichen Affäre aus den vorgezeichneten Bahnen ihres Lebens ausbrechen. Ein faszinierender Roman über die Komplexität der Liebe und die großen gesellschaftlichen Fragen unserer Zeit.

Jane, Carly and Rose Savage are savage by name, savage by nature. Having lost their mum too young, and with a bedridden father too ill to work, the sisters learnt early to stand on their own two feet. The family's flat in the rough streets of Glasgow's Haghill is their fortress, but when Carly's ex-boyfriend Cole Alexander is released from prison, trouble soon comes knocking at their door. The Alexanders have beef with the Savages, so the girls call for back up in the shape of their uncle Eddie and his two gorgeous but dangerous sons, Harry and Dean.

Forbidden love and fierce rivalry drive Jeff Hollister, a street-smart high school senior and gang leader of the Hurricanes, to the brink of disaster. Thinking he’s got the world in his back pocket, and the police at a safe distance, he and his scrappy gang of teenage delinquents come to discover they don’t always come out on top after all. A deadly vow by a member of the rival Tornadoes gang sets Jeff and his friends on a roller coaster of knife fray and gunplay, foot races and car chases, trust and betrayal, and murder.

Disgraced in the US, maverick ad man Eliott Thurber is forced to transfer to the newly opened London offices of Parabola Media. The clash of cultures has hilarious consequences as he tries to cope with promoting a range of peculiar products, challenging clients and not to mention his disgruntled new colleagues. His first assignment is a gourmet cat food for an intensely conservative company but Eliott has his eyes on a bigger prize, American investment in the NHS. After all, "where there's pain, there's gain..."

Ein hinreißender italienischer Liebesroman... der Lust auf Urlaub, Liebe und Sommer macht ... Julia reist von Hamburg nach Rom, um endlich einmal den Urlaub zu genießen, den sie möchte. Ihre Scheidung liegt schon drei Jahre zurück und nun fühlt sie sich bereit für ein neues Leben. Ihr Sohn Sebastian schließt sich ihr an, doch von ihm kriegt sie nicht viel zu sehen, denn er gestaltet seine eigenen Ferien. Also verbringt Julia ihre Zeit mit Bruno, dem Vermieter ihres Ferienhauses.

Ein Ort, an dem man seine Ruhe möchte, eine stürmische Begegnung und zwei Herzen, die beide ein klein wenig heilen... Josef zieht sich regelmäßig in den Wald zurück. Hier gibt es nur Ruhe, keine säumigen Rechnungen, keine nervigen Kunden. Dieser Ort ist besonders. Nur hier gelingt es ihm, sich aufs Wesentliche zu besinnen und die nötigen Seelestreichel-Momente zu finden, die er so dringend braucht. Während er sein nächstes Zeichenmotiv begutachtet, stolpert er im wahrsten Sinne über die trauernde Lotta. Sie ist so ganz anders als die Frauen, die er kennt.

Paula Smith Harris has learned that the man she thought was her true love isn't exactly who he vowed to be. After enduring countless affairs, among other things, Paula decides that it is time to move on. However, getting away from her crazy, obsessed husband isn't going to be as easy as she hoped it would be. Meanwhile, Michael is fighting for his right to stay married. With the secrets that have been revealed and the pain that was caused, is there any chance for a reconciliation?

Halle an der Saale kennt viele Geschichten rund um das Wasser: da gibt es Halles Wasserkunst, Halles Wassermusik, Halles wässrige Sagen und Halles Wasserlegenden - erzählt und vertont von Karin Scherf in fünf spannenden Hörspielen. Lebendig werden dabei historische Persönlichkeiten wie der Maler und Bildhauer Mathias Grünewald und der Dichter Joseph von Eichendorff, die in ganz unterschiedlicher Weise ihre Rolle in der Stadtgeschichte spielten.

Redmond Campbell's luck has just taken a turn for the worse. His dog's dead, his wife, Bea, has landed in prison, and he has to look after Bea's sister, Lori – a wildly disinhibited woman with Huntington's disease – who hates him. And Redmond's nephew, Mada, a PhD student searching for a cure for the disease that's killing his mother, doesn't give Red the respect he deserves. But Red is about to change all that. He's got plans to become Sydney's leading property agent, and he's about to make a connection that will line him up a killing.

I understood I was an outcast, an introverted gamer nerd with a system of avoiding anything that breathed. But that was because I had a pretty horrid past, one involving wolves ripping through my parents at the dinner table when I was four. Much like what is happening right now… As I said, I have minimal experience socializing with people. But when a bunch of guys from school randomly decide to chase me down park lines and turn into a pack of wolves, I start to think that maybe my social skills aren’t the problem.

What is pleasure?

Everyone will think about this question only for a few minutes. It is easier to ask than to explain, right? The world is ruled by sex, drugs, and imaginary family values. These are the three main pleasures that people experience in the City of Angels. Amongst this, there is a separate caste of people as well—escorts. Over here they are the best, the largest collection for every taste with over ninety percent coming from far away countries.

The Pulitzer Prize winning modern classic of two Cuban musician brothers during the mambo-filled nights of 50's New York from literary trailblazer, Oscar Hijuelos. It's 1949 and two young Cuban musicians make their way from Havana to the grand stage of New York City. It is the era of mambo, and...

Mia, Kelsey, Scarlett and ex-model mom Amanda are back and the Saunders women are not afraid to burn bridges to protect their family.

Alice Croydon has the perfect life: she has a large, close-knit family who loves her—even if they are sometimes a little too invested in her decisions—and she's about to marry her high school sweetheart Finn. Alice couldn't be happier. Except for the occasional niggle whenever she thinks about her career—or lack thereof. Fashion design has always been her passion, but living in the small north-western New South Wales town of Gunnindi doesn't offer much opportunity to pursue her dream. Until one day the unexpected happens.

«La pancia del paguro è un’opera d’arte. Si è inventato un addome molle e asimmetrico, che gli permette di volta in volta, di conchiglia in conchiglia, di adattarsi al nuovo spazio, con appendici addominali modificabili che gli consentono di far aderire saldamente il corpo al guscio. Il paguro lo fa. Noi lo facciamo. Noi siamo paguri. Con la differenza che al posto di un addome molle e di chele abbiamo apposite estremità – due piedi, due mani, una schiena, una pancia – che ci guidano. Che ci insegnano. Che ci permettono di creare i luoghi dove conosciamo gli altri e il mondo».

En l'estel·la de les celebrades novel·les L'estiu que comença (Premi Ramon Llull), Un any i mig i Els vells amics, torna Sílvia Soler. Nosaltres, després és una novel·la sobre el pas del temps, l'amor i els daltabaixos que cada vida comporta.

Frisch getrennt und ziemlich durch den Wind kommt Libby Nicholls nach London, um bei ihrer Schwester Unterschlupf zu suchen. Der erste Mensch, den sie im Bus auf dem Weg dorthin trifft, ist Frank, ein älterer Herr. Ehe sie sichs versieht, erzählt er ihr seine Lebensgeschichte – und von einer Frau, die er vor Jahrzehnten im Bus derselben Linie kennengelernt hat: eine Frau, die ihn mit ihrem Mut, zu sich selbst zu stehen, beeindruckt hat, eine Frau, die er nie wiedersah. In den letzten sechzig Jahren ist er immer wieder mit dem Bus durch die Stadt gefahren, nur um sie zu finden.

En plena i fosca època franquista de censura permanent, Vallbona ens trasllada a una Barcelona clandestina de «bars, alcohol, noies, jazz, fum i quimeres de somiatruites que es pensaven que eren a Saint-Germain-des-Prés», transitada, entre d'altres, per Joan de Sagarra i Vázquez Montalbán, i marcada pel naixement de la mítica sala Jamboree, que molt aviat comptaria amb els Jazz Brothers i la Gloria Stewart, que es va convertir en la musa jazzística de la ciutat.

INSTITUTIONALISERET er barske og kuldslåede digte om at bebo mange verdener samtidig – om både at være kriminel, bror og skoleelev. Fortællingen begynder den dag, jegets far kommer i fængsel, og slutter, da jeget selv sidder inde og afsoner en dom for forsøg på manddrab. Haidar Ansari (f. 2001) tegner et portræt af "kvarteret" på Amager, hvor et jeg vokser op, og af de institutioner og fængsler, som han ryger ind og ud af. Det er en fortælling om jegets vej ind i kriminaliteten og om alle de veje, han ikke tog, selv om han havde muligheden for det.