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Alice Carrière tells the story of her unconventional upbringing in Greenwich Village as the daughter of a remote mother, the renowned artist Jennifer Bartlett, and a charismatic father, European actor Mathieu Carrière. From an early age, Alice is forced to navigate her mother’s recovered memories of ritualized sexual abuse, which she turns into art, and her father’s confusing attentions—her childhood is spent in an adult’s world, with little-to-no boundaries or supervision.

For readers of Ace and Belly of the Beast: A Black queer feminist exploration of asexuality--and an incisive interrogation of the sex-obsessed culture that invisibilizes and ignores asexual and A-spec identity. Everything you know about sex and asexuality is (probably) wrong. The notion that...

Four more series of the popular panel show, in which celebrity guests donate an exhibit of their choice to an infinite imaginary museum Join eminent Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and distinguished Curators Lee Mack, Bridget Christie, Alice Levine and Holly Walsh, as they source more strange...

"A Respectable Woman", first published in Vogue in 1894, is quintessential Chopin and shows us the full extent of her skill as a short-story writer. The story centers around Mrs. Baroda, who, somewhat reluctantly, is playing the gracious host to her husband’s surprise guest, Gouvernail, an old friend of her husband’s from college. The story delves into Mrs. Baroda’s psychology as she struggles with her desires versus her self-made image and self-opinion.

Three sisters reunite on Sullivan’s Island off the coast of South Carolina after years of separation in this heartwarming first novel in a new trilogy from a beloved author. 80-year-old Marietta Muir is a dowager of Charleston society who has retired to her historic summer home on Sullivan’s Island. At the onset of summer, Marietta - "Mamaw" - seeks to gather her three granddaughters - Carson, Eudora, and Harper - with the intent to reunite them after years apart.

In this charming rom-com about two star-crossed lovers, a woman whose life is guided by her belief in the red-string of fate finds her perfect match—but his skepticism about true love puts a knot in their chances. “I devoured this! Beautifully written, DEEPLY romantic, real, funny, heartfelt...

Through her books The Color Purple, The Temple of My Familiar, and Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker is familiar to millions of readers. Who is this woman, who rose from the shadows of the segregated South to win the Pulitzer Prize? How did she find the courage to address with grace and...

Nicht allein Hingabe und unvergessene Dankbarkeit, auch des unsteten Lichtes Schatten ließ Aurelia antworten: "Wir,...wir werden gehen und suchen." Auf jenen rauen jahrhunderte alten Wegen, die immer schon bis in die Nähe von Strassborg führten. Auch in jener feudalherrschaftlichen Zeit des...

Minions & Monster erzählt die abgefahrene, absurde und natürlich absolut wahre Geschichte von den Minions und wie sie Hollywood erobern, Filmstars werden, alles verlieren, Monster auf die Welt loslassen und sich dann heldenhaft daranmachen, den Planeten vor genau dem Chaos zu retten, das sie selbst angerichtet haben.

"Não me sinto mais eu mesma!" Esse é o grito de guerra das mulheres que passam pela perimenopausa. Embora mudanças no ciclo menstrual e a montanha-russa emocional que as acompanha sejam as principais características da transição para a menopausa, muitas mulheres com ciclos regulares, já aos 30 e poucos anos, podem se sentir estranhas, com sintomas que incluem ansiedade, cansaço, dor nas juntas, névoa mental, mudanças de humor e diminuição na libido.

Ce livre est une Dark Romance destinée à un public adulte et averti. L'obsession de Juniper pour Liam, un influenceur charismatique, n'a plus de limites. Elle l'observe, analyse chaque détail de sa vie, de ses habitudes à son entourage, persuadée qu'ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre...

Irene ha tutto ciò che molti desiderano: un matrimonio stabile con un uomo presente e affettuoso, una vita ordinata e senza scosse. Ma alla soglia dei quarant'anni, sente crescere un vuoto incolmabile, una voce sottile che le sussurra che forse c'è di più. Imprigionata in un'inquietudine che non riesce a spiegare, una notte, quasi per gioco, si iscrive a un sito di incontri, e da quel momento la sua vita cambia per sempre.

Kaboul, 2007 : les Talibans font la loi dans les rues. Avec un père toxicomane et sans frère, Rahima et ses sœurs ne peuvent quitter la maison. Leur seul espoir réside dans la tradition des bacha posh, qui permettra à la jeune Rahima de se travestir jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit en âge de se marier. Elle jouit alors d'une liberté qui va la transformer à jamais, comme le fit, un siècle plus tôt, son ancêtre Shekiba. Les destinées de ces deux femmes se font écho, et permettent une exploration captivante de la condition féminine en Afghanistan.

« La vie nous envoie uniquement les épreuves qu'elle nous sait capable de surmonter » La routine et la rancœur peuvent parfois nous aveugler, mais il suffit d'un drame pour entrevoir ce qui compte vraiment. Un soir pluvieux de mars, à la table d'un restaurant, est assise Luna, une...

Gowns. Champagne. Murder. Hollywood, but make it French, for twelve days straight, as the red carpet rolls out to the riviera for the Cannes Film Festival. The most famous people are all here to celebrate themselves, while the rest of the world watches in awe. And with a heavy dose of envy, at...

‘An essential guide to modern living, and hugely comforting too’ – Daisy Buchanan ‘A love letter to home and friendship’ – Kieran Yates ‘Much-needed practical advice with a vital sense of optimism’ – Yomi Adegoke How do you keep it together when you're living together? If...

A swoony rivals-to-lovers romance . . . Family secrets that can't stay buried . . . A globe-spanning treasure hunt with puzzles to solve . . . This latest YA novel by acclaimed writer Gloria Chao takes readers on a soaring adventure through love, loss, and the lively streets of Taiwan. For...

A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based on her family story An Instant USA Today Bestseller, a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, and a People Book of the...

Some friends—and friendships—are worth killing for in this dark, twisty suspense novel by national bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Jane is unhappy. A struggling midlist writer whose novels barely command four figures, she feels trapped in an underwhelming marriage, just scraping by to...

A witch struggling to regain what she has lost casts a forbidden spell—only to discover much more than she expected, in this enchanting new rom-com by New York Times bestselling author Lana Harper. Six months after having been hit by a power surge that nearly obliterated her memory, Delilah...