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Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents—who frequently leave her behind.

"The Virgin River books are so compelling—I connected instantly with the characters and just wanted more and more and more." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber Welcome back to Virgin River with the book that inspired the hit Netflix series… Wanted: Midwife/nurse...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GMA BOOK CLUB PICK AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied...

The River Has Roots is the hugely anticipated solo debut of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award winning author Amal El-Mohtar. Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. This program...

In this incandescent novel, V.S. Naipaul takes us deeply into the life of one man, an Indian who, uprooted by the bloody tides of Third World history, has come to live in an isolated town at the bend of a great river in a newly independent African nation. Naipaul gives us the most convincing and disturbing vision yet of what happens in a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenacious past and traditions.

À la croisée de La Mémoire dans la peau et de The Last of Us : un thriller postapocalyptique glaçant, par l'auteur best-seller de Blood Song et L'Alliance de fer. Un homme reprend conscience sur un bateau en pleine mer, sans plus aucun souvenir ni de son identité ni de ce qui l'a amené là. Il n'est pas seul : six autres personnes sont à bord, toutes amnésiques elles aussi. Aucun d'entre eux ne se rappelle ne serait-ce que son propre nom, mais tous arborent des cicatrices d'interventions chirurgicales récentes, et le nom d'un écrivain célèbre tatoué sur la peau.

Kidnappée par l'ennemi, trahie par sa famille. Riversend est une ville où le pouvoir se gagne dans l'ombre et la peur. Beatriz Blackwood, fille d'un chef mafieux redouté, se retrouve piégée dans un jeu dangereux lorsqu'elle est kidnappée par la famille rivale. Au centre de cette machination, Ezekiel Hunter, un homme aux multiples visages, réveille en elle des émotions qu'elle n'aurait jamais cru possibles. Alors que la frontière entre ennemis et alliés se brouille, Beatriz doit faire des choix décisifs. Peut-elle se fier à son instinct quand son avenir est en jeu ?

Derrière chaque porte se cache un secret. Oserez-vous pousser celle du 19, River Street ? " Je sais ce qu'il s'est passé sur La Dernière danse. Josephine est en vie. Demain, 22 heures. Venez seule. " Ces simples mots, notés sur un bout de papier, confirment ce que Maddie a toujours su : sa fille est vivante, quelque part. Douze ans plus tôt, lors d'un séjour en plein océan Pacifique, la petite Josephine disparaît mystérieusement durant la nuit, son corps ne sera jamais retrouvé. Face à ce deuil insurmontable, la famille implose, et Maddie reste seule dans sa grande demeure, au 19, River Street, à Seattle.

The New York Times bestselling novel from Dennis Lehane is a gripping, unnerving psychological thriller about the effects of a savage killing on three former friends in a tightly knit, blue-collar Boston neighborhood. When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were...

1899, Nouvelle-Zélande. Le fils de Lizzie et Michael (personnages principaux de "À l'ombre de l'arbre Kauri") est envoyé dans une Afrique du Sud en proie à la guerre des Boers, au grand dam de Roberta qui se bat pour rester à ses côtés. Pendant ce temps, la jeune Atamarie connaît sa première victoire : elle est la première femme à pouvoir poursuivre des études d'ingénierie à l'Université de Wellington. En effet, depuis sa plus tendre enfance, elle est fascinée par les comètes maories. Cette passion lui permet de faire la connaissance du pionnier de l'aviation mondiale...

Irlande, 1846. A 17 et 19 ans, Kathleen et Michael sont amoureux. Ils ne rêvent que d'une chose : quitter leur île natale pour rejoindre les Amériques, y fonder une famille et commencer une vie nouvelle. Car Kathleen est enceinte... Mais ces projets s'effondrent quand Michael est arrêté pour avoir volé du pain. Il est alors envoyé en Australie pour y purger sa peine. Au cours de la traversée, il fait la connaissance de Lizzie, une jeune prostituée. Pendant ce temps, Ian Coltrane, un vendeur de bétail, demande en mariage Kathleen, inconsolable depuis le départ de son amant.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK A USA TODAY BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, a propulsive novel following a young father grappling with unbearable...

These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived. Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post - if the map he has is accurate.

Two intertwined disappearances leave a rural community in shock in the latest gripping Charlie Parker novel from New York Times bestselling author John Connolly. In a darkly brilliant thriller set in Maine’s rural Kennebec River Valley, the body of a young runaway from a “troubled teens”...

In the heart of Barker University, a bond as strong as steel forms between Clara Lowe, a girl with a heart full of kindness and resilience, and Liam Russell, a rising hockey star with a steadfast sense of loyalty–until a betrayal shatters it, leaving Clara broken. When fate intervenes, bringing Liam back into Clara’s life, she stands at a crossroads: can she give their friendship a second chance, or is the damage already done? As they navigate the complexities of their rekindled bond, Clara begins to uncover depths of feelings she never realized were there.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK "A delicious mashup of narrative that's by turns harrowing and healing." –People “Entertaining, insightful, wrenching … punch-to-the-gut powerful.” –The Washington Post “A blockbuster: brutally honest, lurid, transcendent...

Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate - whatever the cost. But nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. Bob’s descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore.

In the gripping conclusion to the Warring Gods duology, two women find themselves caught in an ancient feud between ruthless entities, and embark on an epic quest for power and liberation. Reina is full of hope. At long last, Reina has the peace she’s been searching for on the idyllic islands...

From a cemetery in a mythical small town in Illinois, the dead speak about their lives. Each free-verse monologue stands as an epitaph for the person speaking, yet the play is ultimately about life, not death. Featuring 50 performers with specially commissioned original music, this is the only audio version of this landmark classic available.

Lyla Eden has spent the last few years watching her siblings fall in love. Meanwhile, she’s married to her job. It’s on her hundredth consecutive workday that her sister stages an intervention, kicking Lyla out of her own coffee shop. With nothing else to do, Lyla sets out on her favorite hiking trail. It’s there that she spots a man washing blood from his hands in a stream. One moment she’s staring at the jagged scar on his face. The next, his hand is around her throat. But by some miracle, he lets her go.