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En esta historia hay gente de todo tipo. Está, por ejemplo, Mauricio quien es un joven mexicano que llega a Miami para forjarse un futuro. Él es guapo, sensible y sueña con convertirse en un gran fotógrafo. Pero también está Jimmy, quien es profesor universitario, un apasionado de la...

En esta historia hay gente de todo tipo. Está, por ejemplo, Mauricio quien es un joven mexicano que llega a Miami para forjarse un futuro. Él es guapo, sensible y sueña con convertirse en un gran fotógrafo. Pero también está Jimmy, quien es profesor universitario, un apasionado de la...

A triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all its forms, following four estranged siblings whose lives collide in the lead-up to a family wedding, when new clues surface about their long-missing father “Truly a great American novel that does...

Have you discovered the gangland crime series everyone is talking about? ‘If you like Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers you will LOVE [Caz Finlay]’ Reader Review You’re either with them The Carters have always run the streets of Liverpool, but now there’s a new family in town who think...

A warm, funny, and whip-smart debut novel about rebellious youth, inconceivable motherhood, and the complications of belonging—to a city, a culture, and a family—when none of them can quite contain who you really are. All of us were refugees of the nuclear family . . . Twenty-four-year-old...

Kamran Hadid feels invincible. He attends Hampton school, an elite all-boys boarding school in London, he comes from a wealthy family and he has a place at Oxford next year. The world is at his feet. And then a night of revelry leads to a drunken encounter, and he must ask himself a horrific question. With the help of assault counsellor Zara Kaleel, Kamran reports the incident in the hopes that will be the end of it. But it’s only the beginning....

Joey was one of the most accomplished pianists in the world during classical music’s last grand heyday at the end of the 20th century. He lived a luxurious life, and his performances in the great concert halls were globally televised. He was known even to people who do not follow music. But at the height of his career, before age 50, he suddenly and without explanation retired from playing. This set off a chain of press speculation as to why this consummate artist fell silent. Now, a biographer is seeking both mother and son, sensing a potentially explosive story.

La soudaine progression de la maladie de Joël est un véritable choc pour lui et Fabrice, son amour de toujours. Malgré les épreuves que les deux hommes ont déjà eu à affronter, Fabrice veut être aux côtés de Joël pour lui apporter tout le soutien et l'amour nécessaires dans son nouveau combat. Mais Joël refuse toute pitié de la part de ses proches. Il souhaite continuer à vivre comme si de rien n'était... ou presque. Dans ce contexte difficile, Fabrice décide de mettre fin à sa relation avec Julien pour soutenir Joël.

Unfreiwillig geoutet und von Reportern durch den Hyde Park gejagt werden – besinnlicher könnte Kronprinz Jasper kaum in die Feiertage starten. Als er auf seiner Flucht einen attraktiven Fremden umrennt, ist dieser zum Glück bereit, dem Thronfolger aus seiner misslichen Lage zu helfen. Widrigen Umständen und einem frechen Hund ist es zu verdanken, dass Jasper und der Fremde, der sich als Cal vorstellt, in dessen schäbigem Apartment landen. Cal ist auf der Suche nach einem Fake-Freund für die Weihnachtstage bei seiner Familie und Jasper will sich dem Medienrummel entziehen.

Read with charm by the author, Lulu Taylor ‘Absorbing, compelling and completely unputdownable, every Lulu Taylor novel grips you to the very end’ – Lisa Jewell Is the truth a legacy worth inheriting? Flick Templeton seems to have it all: money, a renowned family name, brains and talent...

When his mother dies after a lifetime of struggle, Sebastien is obsessed with finding the father he's never met—the commanding officer of a luxury liner. Posing as a member of the ship's crew, Sebastien becomes entangled in a revolt, leading him to uncover a disturbing secret about his identity.

"Era o final dos anos 80, e tudo isso era normal. Pessoas levavam a filha das outras para casa sem avisar, crianças passeavam na caçamba dos carros, ninguém usava cinto de segurança, ansiedade era coisa que se curava com chinelada e/ou benzedura. E o mais maluco de tudo: existia uma bala assassina, a terrível e deliciosa bala Soft." Nesse universo tão real quanto imaginativo, Natalia Borges Polesso apresenta duas histórias que trazem um olhar sensível sobre a passagem da sua própria infância para a adolescência.

The Reeds are a very loving, slightly dysfunctional family—but a summer of individual changes is about to shake their tight family unit. Bobby, the father, loses his job while his wife Mimi’s lucrative business leaps ahead. Their adopted son, Abbie, leverages his internet stardom into the makings of a career, while their adopted daughter, Dee, discovers who she really is. They’ll have to navigate the shifting landscapes of money and fame in the age of the internet, office politics, gender dynamics, and sexuality in a world that has just seen political upheaval.

Die exzentrische Urologin Ulli und ihre medizinische Fachangestellte Nathalie sind seit Kurzem ein Paar. Gemeinsam mit Nathalies pubertierendem Sohn planen sie zum ersten Mal als Familie einen Urlaub nach Griechenland. Weil Timmy ein Einzelkind ist, darf er einen Freund einladen. Doch kurz vor Urlaubsantritt verliebt Timmy sich und möchte statt eines Freundes gerne seine Freundin mitnehmen.

A compelling novel about fatherhood and family, loyalty and betrayal, inheritance and belonging. "Magnificent."— The Sunday Times Daniel is a queer journalist living in London. His relationships appear to be sexually fulfilling but sentimentally meagre. He has no relationships outside of...

Die Chicagoer Ärztin Karen ist über vierzig, gehbehindert und seit dem Tod ihrer Ehefrau alleinerziehende Mutter eines kleinen Sohnes. In ihrer Trauer wird sie nach langer Funkstille überraschend von ihrer alten Freundin Janet nach San Francisco eingeladen, wo die beiden schnell zu ihrer früheren Freundschaft und Vertrautheit zurückfinden. Völlig unverhofft trifft Karen dann bei einem Stadtbummel Kaylee wieder – die Frau, in die sie sich vor Jahren Hals über Kopf verliebt hat. Die alten Gefühle flammen wieder auf und die beiden Frauen beginnen erneut eine leidenschaftliche Romanze.

Trying to avoid the loneliness that's come in the wake of his mother's recent passing, Phil has invited a bunch of old friends to stay with him on the coast. Tomorrow, Bella and Tim will arrive with their two kids, one on the brink of puberty; and the next day, Jo and Lucas will come too, with their little one. Then there's Annie, who will be by herself. Maybe this is a mistake. Maybe it's just what they all need.

When Olive receives a letter in the post from the father of her daughter - American soldier, Joe - she is shocked. Not only is he losing his sight and, after years of no contact, suddenly wanting to reconnect, but Olive has to decide whether or not to reveal that she has been lying all these years to the man she married - who believes himself to be Joanna's father. When her old friend, Josh, comes back into her life, they rekindle a spark Olive thought was long-dormant. But can she trust the man who kept so many secrets from her in the past?

Jack Jr woke up from a two-year coma with a sore neck, a brand-new ex-fiancée and the distinct feeling he'd missed something big. Like, global pandemic big. Reluctantly returning to New Jersey, and a kitchen job at the sushi restaurant his family runs, he finds himself suddenly dependent on his dysfunctional and very estranged Asian-American family: his headstrong fishmonger father, Jack Sr; his recovering alcoholic brother, James; and his rebellious teenage nephew, Juno.

A joyful story about found family and the courage to embrace love’s true colours. 'A book with spring in its step… I read this with a big smile and a soaring heart.' JACK STRANGE ‘A love letter to queerness and the family you get to choose.' PJ ELLIS Forty years ago, sixteen-year-old David...