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Ein Kater erklärt uns die Welt – mit der Stimme von Matthias Matschke Richard Gold hat alles vorbereitet. Heute ist der Tag, an dem er sich das Leben nehmen wird. Der Strick liegt schon um seinen Hals, als sich ein dürrer Kater vor das Fenster setzt, interessiert glotzt – und Gold komplett...

Brought to you by Penguin. PERFECT FOR FANS OF MATT HAIG, FREDRIK BACKMAN & TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI Meet Frankie the cat. He’s a stray who belongs to no one, and that’s just how he likes it. Until one day, everything changes. He crosses paths with Richard. Richard isn’t doing so well. Grieving...

The brilliant, heart-warming debut novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Dummy and Man vs Toddler Frank is a miserable old curmudgeon. An agoraphobic recluse and widower whose only company is the 'ghost' of his wife, Marcie. He is estranged from friends and family and is entirely...

Im Grunde hat Frankie alles, was ein Kater braucht: Riesen-Fernseher, Riesen-Bett, Futter mit viel Soße. Nur sein Menschenfreund Gold fehlt ihm, der seit Monaten in der Klapse sitzt. Eines Tages gerät Frankie nach einem nächtlichen Streifzug in ein Müllauto, das mit ihm davonfährt. Verzweifelt sucht Frankie nach einem Weg zurück. Dabei trifft er auf ein Mädchen, die rätselhafte Shattab. Sie ist allein, schmutzig und abgehauen aus der »Kanakensammelstelle«, wie sie sagt. Und so beginnt ein großes Abenteuer und die Reise durch ein Land, in dem beide Fremde sind.

Bloomsbury presents Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors, read by Kit Griffiths. The smash-hit national bestseller and Goodreads Choice Award finalist from the New York Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters. An addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused...

Baby Frankie is born into an unusual family. Her mother is desperate to find someone to take care of her child, and she doesn’t have much time. Noel doesn’t seem to be the most promising of fathers but despite everything, he could well be Frankie’s best hope. As for Lisa, she is prepared to give up everything for the man she loves; surely he’s going to love her back? And Moira is having none of it. She knows what’s right, and has the power to change the course of Frankie’s life.

'A savage masterpiece' - Nussaibah Younis, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Fundamentally 'One Trick Pony is a rare gem: bold, wildly original, gritty, tender and captivating. I’ve never read anything like it; I could not have loved it more' – Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken Country...

When tragedy strikes Marjette’s street, and an unexpected child shows up on the first day of school with an uncle who has all the class moms aflutter, Marjette is forced to contend with both her neighbor and her own heartache over losing the life she once thought was guaranteed.  

After a difficult five years, at age forty-three, Nina Morgan Clarke’s time has finally arrived. With an ex-husband relocated across the country, her father bouncing back after the loss of his beloved wife, and her daughter, Xandra, thriving at boarding school, Nina is stepping into her dream job as a trifecta: a first-generation, Black female head of the storied Royal-Hawkins School. To mark the moment, Nina and her best friend, Marisol, take a long-overdue girls’ trip to celebrate the second half of Nina’s life—which is shaping up to be the best part of her life.

Just round the corner from St Jarlath's Crescent (featured in Minding Frankie) is Chestnut Street. Here, the lives of the residents are revealed in Maeve Binchy's wonderfully compelling tales: Bucket Maguire, the window cleaner, who must do more than he bargained for to protect his son. Nessa Byrne, who's aunt comes to visit from America for six weeks every summer and turns the house - and Nessa's world - upside down. Lilian, the generous girl with a big heart, and the fiancé not everyone approves of.

An eerie, hypnotic debut about friendship, desire, and memory set against the sultry backdrop of Florida’s swamplands. “A mesmerizing, hallucinatory adrenaline rush of a novel.”—Claire Luchette, author of Agatha of Little Neon LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE...