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A 30-something painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist. When he discovers a strange painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman who lives across the valley, a precocious 13-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt during World War II in Vienna, a pit in the woods behind the artist’s home and an underworld haunted by Double Metaphors.

For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved.

Ciara Sheridan's father has left her with three things: a sprawling and distinctly ramshackle estate on the Irish coast, the outline for the finale to his bestselling epic fantasy series that he wanted her to finish - and writer's block. Enter Sam Avery: Frank-Sheridan-fanboy and hotshot editor, sent from the New York publishing house direct to her doorstep - against Ciara's wishes and red pen at the ready. With the deadline looming, Ciara and Sam have just a few weeks to stop bickering, write this novel and secure Frank's legacy.

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Mother and adopted daughter, Taylor and Turtle Greer, are back in this spellbinding sequel about family, heartbreak and love. Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam during a tour of the Grand Canyon with her guardian, Taylor. Her insistence on what she has seen, and her mother's belief in her, lead to a man's dramatic rescue. The mother and adopted daughter duo soon become nationwide heroes - even landing themselves a guest appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show.

1831, Cromarty, a declining Scottish port town built on fishing, hemp and the plantations of the Caribbean. A group of leading townspeople are brought together by a newly founded circulating library. From the fragile young wife of the laird to the town's minister whose marriage is plagued by malicious rumours, and the schoolmaster with a dark secret to hide, they are united by their love of books, despite their differences.

Ein neuer fesselnder Roman über ein faszinierendes Familiengeheimnis und die Kraft der Liebe von Bestsellerautorin Cynthia Ellingsen Abby Harringtons Familie lebt schon seit Generationen in einer zauberhaften Kleinstadt am Lake Michigan, wo sie ein Weingut betreibt. Als während einer Familienfeier ihre Sammlung besonders edler Weine gestohlen wird und wenig später Abbys Großvater nach einem Flugzeugabsturz im Krankenhaus um das Überleben kämpft, wird klar: Jemand möchte der Familie schaden. Abby versucht herauszufinden, wer es auf sie abgesehen hat.

Brought to you by Penguin. She's fallen on hard times but she'll come back stronger… Slung out from her home and onto the slum streets of Manchester at the tender age of twelve, Perdita Barratt has fallen on hard times. Each day she must toil to earn a penny to secure a bed at a lodging house. Each day is a struggle to survive.

Twee mannen, die op het oog niets met elkaar gemeen hebben, ontmoeten elkaar aan een meer bij een oude boerderij. Als Karl de verteller onverwacht confronteert met de mogelijkheid dat zijn toekomst niet verdergaat dan 25 zomers, ontvouwt zich een wezenlijk gesprek over de grote vragen van het leven. Waarom besteden we zo veel tijd aan werk en hebben we te weinig aandacht voor mensen en dingen die wezenlijk belangrijk voor ons zijn? Hoe vinden we de moed om onze dromen na te jagen?

Blessing and her brother Ezikiel adore their larger-than-life father, their glamorous mother and their comfortable life in Lagos. But all that changes when their father leaves them for another woman. Their mother is fired from her job at the Royal Imperial Hotel - only married women can work there - and soon they have to quit their air-conditioned apartment to go and live with their grandparents in a compound in the Niger Delta.

I stopped believing in the good a long time ago. My childhood was stripped from me one dark night and I was forever changed. Everywhere I looked I saw evil. Everyone I met, I looked at them as the enemy. It took a long time for me to open up and when I did I found my family. The only people I could count on. I never imagined I'd have a family. Because having a family gave me something to lose and I never wanted to feel that pain again. I never wanted to feel weak.

Sharon Higgins is ready for an adventure. Flying from the UK to visit her best friend in the States, she’s got a bucket list filled with biker bars, hot rides, and even hotter men. But Fate throws her a curveball when she boards the plane and finds herself seated next to her dream man, grumpy, brooding, and irresistibly sexy. Griffin Schroeder isn’t exactly in a party mood. After six months training with London’s best cheesemakers, he’s headed home to Wisconsin, burdened by the future of his family’s historic cheese shop. He’s resigned to his fate, until Sharon plops into the seat beside him.

Ce sont des croquis, des morceaux de vies loties dans un petit village de Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Mangegoffre, à ce jour inconnu, imaginé aux abords du Libournais, non loin des frontières où s'acheva la guerre de Cent Ans qui opposa les Anglais aux Français. À l'abri de ce lieu champêtre et aux parfums d'antan, déroulées entre les rangs de vignes, cachées au détour des jardins et des vieilles pierres, les émotions torpillent et percent de la pointe de leurs tisons incandescents les confins de la raison.

Exhausted and burnt out, singer-songwriter Bea Thompson needs a break and some space from her once-promising career as an indie musician. Seeking refuge from the crushing pressures of the industry, she books a last-minute stay at a special childhood sanctuary, the birthplace of her most treasured friendship: Meadowbrook Ranch. She only hopes the boy she found in the hayloft all those years ago still lives there.

Summer in Gooseberry Bay means sun, sand, and the much-anticipated Movies on the Beach event. Ainsley and her close-knit crew are all in—Josie and Hudson are serving up treats from the food truck, Jemma is wrangling volunteers, and Ainsley and Coop are on security duty. But when a local man turns up dead—murdered in the exact same way as the victim in that week’s film—things take a chilling turn.

Die kleine Stadt liegt mitten im Flachland, von keinem Berg, von keinem Wald, keinem Fluss begrenzt. Sie läuft in die Ebene aus. Sie fängt mit kleinen Hütten an und hört mit ihnen auf. Die Häuser lösen die Hütten ab. Da beginnen die Straßen. Eine läuft von Süden nach Norden, die andere von Osten nach Westen.

Ёнчжу верит, что в книгах сокрыта невероятная сила, ведь каждая прочитанная история не просто остается в памяти — она пускает корни в нашей душе. Решив жить не ради счастья в туманном будущем, а ощущая себя счастливой каждый день, Ёнчжу отказывается от прежней жизни и, следуя за своей детской мечтой, открывает книжный магазин. Незаметно ее начинает увлекать новое дело, и тихий уголок мало-помалу привлекает людей, у которых непростые жизненные истории. Среди новых знакомых и бариста Минчжун.

Growing up, Violet was so busy helping others realize their dreams, she found little time to pursue her own. But five years ago, she took the chance of a lifetime, leaving the family bookshop on Brinkley’s Island, Maine, to attend culinary school in Paris. Now she’s working her dream job as a pâtissiere in an upscale Parisian restaurant—yet all she can think about is home.

Alaska, 1974. Untamed. Unpredictable. A story of a family in crisis struggling to survive at the edge of the world, it is also a story of young and enduring love. Cora Allbright and her husband, Ernt, a recently returned Vietnam veteran scarred by the war, uproot their 13-year-old daughter, Leni, to start a new life in Alaska. Utterly unprepared for the weather and the isolation, but welcomed by the close-knit community, they fight to build a home in this harsh, beautiful wilderness.

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels. Here is Steinbeck’s dramatic adaptation of his novel-as-play, which received the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1937-1938 and has featured a number of actors who have played the iconic roles of George and Lennie on stage and film, including James Earl Jones, John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.