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After her mother dies, Hannah doesn’t know how to exist without her. Literally. In fact, Hannah’s not even certain that she does exist. No one seems to see or hear her, and she finds herself utterly alone. Grief-stricken and confused, her sense of self slowly slipping away, Hannah sets out to find new purpose in life—and answers about who (and what) she really is.

Deux soeurs. Des jumelles, très proches, mais aux personnalités très différentes. Mia est une écrivaine à succès, impétueuse, flamboyante, qui vit avec intensité et excès pour tenter de noyer son mal de vivre. Jade, propriétaire d'une galerie d'art, est plus discrète. Elle est celle qui rassure sa soeur, la réconforte et lui pardonne tout.

Story of triumph of the human spirit through a time of challenge due to an illness in the family.

»Weißt du, was ich bereue?« Nirans Stimme klang so schwach wie der Laut einer Grille.»Was denn?« Sie war froh darüber, dass er sich mit ihr unterhielt.Er schwieg eine Weile. Vielleicht hatte er im Wahn gesprochen und das Bewusstsein verloren. Doch dann drang seine Stimme wieder an ihr Ohr. »Ich habe nicht herausgefunden, wie es sich anfühlt, dich zu küssen.« Gegen ihren Willen soll Prinzessin Seraphina mit einem wichtigen Verbündeten ihres Vaters vermählt werden. Auf dem Weg zur Hochzeit wird ihre Reisegruppe überfallen.

One of the world's great storytellers conjures a captivating new book. In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; and a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him. Witty and wise, with subtle connections between the stories, Normal Rules Don't Apply is a startling , and funny feast for the imagination. In Kate Atkinson's world nothing is over until 'the talking dog speaks'.

Die Zwillingsschwestern Mimi und Kodachi haben in Tokyo ein neues Leben begonnen, seit ihre Mutter in der Heimatstadt zwischen Bergen und Meer der Schlafkrankheit verfallen ist. Auf dem abgelegenen Ort lastet eine dunkle Sage. Eines Tages, als Kodachi die Mutter im Krankenhaus besuchen will, verschwindet sie plötzlich. Mimi macht sich besorgt auf die Suche. Alles deutet auf eine geheimnisvolle andere Welt hin.

Fashion editor Miranda loves her work, and her high energy life in the hustle bustle of Madrid. Her boyfriend Tristan hates the fast pace, the noise and exhaust fumes, and wants only to get back to Galicia and the seaside, longing for kids and a white picket fence. As explosive as their mutual attraction is, and as deep their love, one of them is going to have to give up their dreams. Finally Tristan admits that even love isn't strong enough to overcome their fundamental differences. The breakup is a shock to Miranda, and the next day she wakes up in the past on the day they met.

In elementary school, Chloe Hanako Quinn is assigned Oliver Jones as her pen pal partner. Before sending her letter, she also whispers a note into it…and he hears her. Little does she know it would be the beginning of a friendship that would bloom into something more. That is, until disaster strikes, and Oliver and his family disappear without a trace. Now over twenty years later, Chloe is a high school guidance counselor in New York City. But life in the Big Apple is not what she dreamed it would be as she faces a layoff, rising rent, a situationship, and loneliness.

Ида - сирота из обедневшего дворянского рода, живущая в церковном приюте вместе со своим братом. Однажды на пороге приюта появляется загадочный родственник и забирает детей в свой дом. Как выжить в незнакомом мире аристократов и оставить в тайне свои магические способности в королевстве, где магии нет уже тысячу лет?

Burned by napalm as an infant and adopted by the guardian spirit of a river, Numamushi spends the first years of his life catching frogs to eat and learning to shed his skin like his serpentine father. Then one day, a lonely man moves into the abandoned house next to the river, and curiosity for all things human awakens in Numamushi. This mysterious man shares Numamushi’s penchant for eating frogs but also carries the scars of war, a love of the written word, and knowledge of the secret history of the house and its river.

Восхитительно вкусное приключение, которое захочется пережить каждому! В Ресторанчике токкэби могут оказаться только те, у кого возникли какие-то проблемы в жизни. Тебя отвергают одноклассники и не понимают друзья? Ты не такой как все и потому ты одинок? Ты новенький в классе и тебе сложно вписаться в коллектив? Ресторанчик токкэби распахнёт перед тобой свои двери. Там тебе предложат попробовать самые любимые вкусности, а потом и угостить ими других. Взамен попросят лишь самую малость... Приглашаем каждого отведать стряпню Тохваран, хозяйки этого таинственного ресторанчика! Первая книга серии.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK: Lauren Groff ne transportă într-o lume deopotrivă domestică și sălbatică, în care pericolele lumii naturale par să stea veșnic la pândă. Însă cele mai mari amenințări și mistere sunt de natură emoțională, psihologică. Scriitura, amintind de existențialism și realismul magic, e stră­bătută de valuri de tristețe, de câte o străfulgerare de cruzi­me, iar senzația de singurătate și obsesia trecerii timpului sunt omniprezente.

A volte, ma solo nelle notti di luna piena, tra le vie di Kyoto o in riva al fiume appare un caffè molto speciale: è una roulotte gestita da un eccentrico chef, un grande gatto tigrato esperto di astrologia, e da altri due felini suoi aiutanti, e si manifesta sul sentiero di chi si sente perso. In questo caffè non è possibile ordinare ciò che si vuole, sono i gatti a decidere cosa offrire ai propri clienti. Il menu prevede incredibili bevande e deliziosi dolci in grado di consolare i cuori affranti degli avventori.

Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it's like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher's aide, she is able to share her love of reading with bright young students, especially seven-year-old Christopher Lamb, who was left orphaned after the tragic death of his parents. Lucy would give anything to adopt Christopher, but even the idea of becoming a family seems like an impossible dream without proper funds and stability.

On the evening of July 4th, Sylviane Rochas scatters her mother's ashes in New York and lets the changing wind blow her to the French seaside town of Marseille. For the first time in her life, Vianne holds the future in her own hands. Charming her way into a job as a waitress in a local bistrot, she knows that she is not here to stay - by the time her child is born in a few months' time, she must be gone.

Ce jeune homme qui rentre à l’issue d’une nuit blanche passée avec les derniers fêtards d’un mariage ignore, en regagnant sa demeure, que le destin l’attend et qu’il mourra poignardé. Pourtant tout le monde le sait et Santiago Nasar, livré à ses bourreaux avec l’assentiment collectif, sera la victime de ce crime d’honneur. Qu’il soit ou non coupable, il n’échappera pas à cette mort annoncée. Car la mariée n’était plus vierge.

Французский бестселлер в жанре магического реализма. Пленительно красивая и филигранно сотканная сказка, обладающая лирической красотой поэмы и повествовательной силой древней легенды. Здесь фантазия и реальность сшиты прочно и без швов, а гипнотически увлекательный сюжет достоин лучших произведений Маркеса и Гарсиа Лорки. Испокон веков женщины семьи Караско, живущей в деревушке на юге Испании, передают друг другу по наследству таинственную шкатулку. Ее содержимое меняется в зависимости от того, в чьи руки она попадает. Каждая находит внутри то, что помогает раскрыть ее уникальный дар.

قد نخطط أحيانًا لحياتنا بالقلم والمسطرة، وننسى أن الحياة لا تخلو من الألم؛ ألم لفراق، وألم لابتلاء، وآلام لنفسٍ تتألم ولا تتكلم..

Sowena’s life changes forever when she is forced from her home chased by soldiers and dogs. Her birth mother’s coven, that she never knew existed will reveal her mother’s sordid past and her own magik gifts. She will join a lifelong sisterhood and learn the truth of her lineage as well as how to hone her magik. Amid the chaos of war, fear of capture, and struggle to learn her magik spells, Sowena will experience something she didn't expect, the confusion of first love. The witches need to join forces with other magik allies, some of whom are not thrilled to be working with them.

Areion hat Daria das größte Geheimnis des Ordens offenbart. Obwohl der Gral ein Verbotenes Artefakt ist, hütet ihn der Orden seit über einem Jahrtausend. Nicht nur ist er ihr höchstes Heiligtum, sondern hat auch eine bedeutungsschwangere Geschichte, die noch über den Ursprung des Ordens hinausreicht. Nicht nur viele Geheimnisse sondern auch das Vermächtnis von Darias Familie ist eng mit diesem Artefakt verwoben. Der sagenumwobene Gral ist noch mächtiger und gefährlicher als jedes Artefakt, dem Daria bis jetzt begegnet ist, und hat schon so manche hoffnungsvolle Menschen ins Verderben gestürzt.