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Tessa Simmons has just taken a job as the Assistant Director at the library in the cove, and she’s been charged with all of the adult programming. Her ideas are big, and she brings in her new friends for focus groups to truly expand the reach of literature in the cove. Robin and AJ have ideas and plenty of opinions, as do all of the other women. They don’t always line up, and some voices are louder than others. But as Eloise has taken a step back to spend more time with her family, she becomes instrumental in helping Tessa establish smaller library branches on all five islands in the cove.

Emma Bowen and her friends have lost nearly everything to the war and starting over has been almost impossible for the Charleston women. So, when their friend, Caroline, received an encouraging letter from Julia Bailey offering a solution to their problems, they all jumped at the chance to leave the ravages of war behind. Colin Cassidy, former Union Army captain, was reported killed in battle more than a year ago. And after what he has done, he’d rather let everyone go on thinking him dead. He’d rather spend the rest of his worthless life numbing his guilt at the bottom of a whiskey bottle.

Do you believe in fate? I was stranded on a deserted stretch of highway late one night. A stranger with broad shoulders and smoldering eyes saved me. Got me back on my way. To my flight out of the country. And all he asked for in return was a kiss.

Centred on three generations of a family of rail workers and a laid-off factory worker staging a high-altitude sit-in, Mater 2-10 vividly depicts the lives of ordinary working Koreans, starting from the Japanese colonial era, continuing through Liberation, and right up to the twenty-first century. It is at once a powerful account that captures a nation's longing for a rail line to reconnect North and South, a magical-realist novel that manages to reflect the lives of modern industrial workers, and a culmination of Hwang's career—a masterpiece thirty years in the making.

LLEGA LA TAN ESPERADA CUARTA ENTREGA DE LA SAGA BEST SELLER "UN GIN-TONIC, POR FAVOR". NÚMERO UNO DURANTE TRES MESES CONSECUTIVOS EN GOOGLE PLAY, EBOOK MÁS VENDIDO EN ESPAÑA DURANTE VARIAS SEMANAS SEGÚN BOOKWIRE ESPAÑA, SUMANDO MÁS DE QUINIENTAS RESEÑAS EN LAS PLATAFORMAS DIGITALES MÁS IMPORTANTES. "INCREIBLEMENTE ADICTIVA"."SORPRENDENTE"."UNA HISTORIA ALUCINANTE QUE NO PUEDES DEJAR DE LEER".¿Estás preparada para conocer la historia de ÉL? ¿Quieres saber qué ha sido de su vida? ¿De la de todos? Alexa tiene una cafetería, dos amigos que la vuelven loca y un hámster llamado Sopla.

The year is 1888. Sisters Eliza and Rebecca Moss work in the notorious match factory in London’s East End, where they are plagued by extortionate fines, cruel foremen and deadly phosphorus fumes. When the factory owner’s philandering son takes an interest in Eliza, Rebecca fears that her sister’s romantic nature may lead to disaster. But the winds of change are in the air. Strident voices begin to champion the matchgirls’ cause.

Berlin, 1933: Die politischen Ereignisse führen in der Familie von Tessendorf zu schweren Zerwürfnissen. Daisy ist gezwungen, sich ein unabhängiges Leben aufzubauen, und arbeitet als Assistentin für Albert Speer. Dadurch gerät sie mitten hinein in die Schaltstellen der Macht – und weiß das zu nutzen: Als ihre Freundin Mitzi, die in Berlin ihr Glück gefunden zu haben schien, in eine tödliche Intrige gerät, setzt Daisy alle Hebel in Bewegung, sie zu retten.

Living A Meaningful Life is a series for adults and teens of all ages. Book 11 of the series, "The Graduate," is a very amusing, inspiring, and touching installment, which moves the series deeper into allowing the listener to experience the very deep, complex, and meaningful relationship between father and son. In this installment, we watch Rudy reach new heights of success career wise, and as a person.

For generations, the Olivares women have sought to control their daughters’ destinies, starting with their names. In life, Olvido constantly clashed with her carefree daughter. Then teenage Angustias discovered she was pregnant and left her mother’s home in search of her own. Ten years later, Felicitas finally meets her estranged grandmother and is terribly disappointed when Olvido is nothing like a grandmother should be. She is strict, cold, and…dead. Now, Olvido is convinced the only way her spirit will cross over is if she resolves her unfinished business.

To outsiders, Dr Paul Higgins' life appeared to be happy and contented. Everyone had a good word for him and his home life appeared to be ideal. At 36, Bett Higgins could still pass for a much younger woman, not just in looks but in the way she loved the company of people half her age. A grand couple, some might say. But once the surgery was closed and the curtains drawn, the façade that Paul and Bett Higgins presented to the world concealed a welter of hate and ill-conceived bitterness that had grown worse with the passing years.

On the unforgiving streets of 1920s Sydney, the Leach family have nothing but each other. In a tale spanning decades, three children of the broken, working-class family find adventure, heartache and trouble, as their lives drift apart. From police corruption and gambling dens to brothels and blood feuds, the Leach family toil in Sydney's seedy underbelly and on battlefields far away. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the Second World War, The Youngest Son chronicles one family's mesmerising fate in a grand saga and a masterclass in epic storytelling.

In the grip of a grief-fueled wanderlust after the death of her Earthly husband, Lady Karenina of Ruain — Nina to family and friends — escapes into unfamiliar lands, a harsh and distant country peopled with enigmatic characters: the Leviathan, the Nomad, the Outcast, and the Wolf. In their company she finds adventure, danger, champions, and rogues — some of the latter worth killing, but at least one worth loving.

Asesinato, pasión y un amor que rompe todas las promesas... ¡para los fanáticos de Forastera! Mientras investiga una serie de desapariciones en el castillo de Eilean Donan, el detective de Oxford James Murray viaja en el tiempo al año 1310... y queda atrapado en una habitación oscura. James se siente agradecido cuando la rubia angelical Catrìona Mackenzie oye los llamados de auxilio. Al menos hasta que la highlander lo toma prisionero. Luego alguien envenena al laird, y ambos deben trabajar juntos para descubrir al potencial asesino.

1952. With smog blanketing London, little Grace is in trouble. Her grandmother is dangerously ill but she doesn't want Grace to tell anyone as she's worried they will take her away. But with no money and their food supplies dwindling, what's a little girl to do? Winnie Berry knows something is wrong when she catches Grace trying to steal some food. And she soon realises it won't be long before Grace is alone in the world. The big-hearted owner of Battersea Tavern, Winnie has taken in more than her share of waifs and strays. But will this orphan child be more trouble than she's worth?

Kelly knew that, although Barney would always love her, his restless soul would never allow him to stay, but she could never have envisaged how his leaving would alter her life. Alone once more, Kelly finds herself remembering the past – in particular, what happened in the autumn of 1877 and how it destroyed her family. Filled with regrets and wishes that life may have been different, Kelly begins to see that she must confront her past – and only then will she finally be free.

When Stefan Jochum returns from England to Berlin in August 1945, it is to find a city counting the cost of the Second World War. The Hotel Quadriga is in ruins, his father is dead and his sister, Monika, is living in the Soviet-occupied zone. Determined to survive despite unconquerable odds, his mother Viktoria ekes out an existence from the cellar of the Cafe Jochum.

Pour les fans de Lucinda Riley ! Plongez dans le préquel retentissant de la saga gothique Fleurs captives, grâce à la lecture subtile de Marie Bouvier. Le mariage de Malcolm et Olivia Foxworth a tourné au désastre. De leur union sont nés deux fils, tandis que la véritable nature de Malcolm, dure, froide et égoïste, s'est peu à peu révélée. Le père de Malcolm fait alors irruption dans leur existence chargée de rancœurs. Lui est heureux, remariée avec une très belle jeune femme, Alicia, que Malcolm rêve immédiatement de posséder.

Fast was the life of a spy and that’s what Liam was. He’d been on countless missions with bullets flying at him, all over the world. But he was saving the world. And then the mission got personal when Sherry’s name showed up on his dossier. She’d not be involved. It’s impossible. She was the only person in the world that left him tongue tied. Besides she the family librarian he’d kept at arms reach since grammar school. He’d to go find out what’s happening and solve the case. But she’s on the run with her dog and believes he’d always hated her. She’ll have to learn to ...

Tout oppose Arnaud Delapierre, dirigeant despotique d'un laboratoire pharmaceutique et Sophia Lewinovski, scientifique de réputation mondiale. Pourtant, ils vont être happés par un extraordinaire et même destin fait de promesses, d'épreuves inattendues et de rencontres décisives, de Paris à New York jusqu'aux montagnes du Népal.

Ein Band, das niemand trennen kann - Eine Familie, mutige Frauen und ihr Traum von Freiheit. Berlin 1979: Die 19-jährige Lydia Richter besucht eine der renommierten Kinder- und Jugendsportschulen in Berlin, wo sie sich mit Christiane Lindig anfreundet. Die jungen Frauen haben ein gemeinsames Ziel: die Olympischen Spiele in Moskau. Das harte Training bringt sie diesem Ziel zwar näher, führt aber auch zu besorgniserregenden körperlichen Veränderungen, die sich die beiden nicht erklären können.