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Dans un orphelinat de l'Angleterre victorienne, Oliver Twist survit au milieu de ses compagnons d'infortune. Mal nourri, exploité, il est placé dans une entreprise de pompes funèbres où, là encore, il ne connaît que privations et mauvais traitements. Oliver endure tout, jusqu'au jour où une provocation de trop le pousse à s'enfuir vers Londres. Épuisé, affamé, il est recueilli par une bande de jeunes voleurs qui travaillent pour le vieux Fagin.

Four unforgettable MM romances. Four couples who never saw love coming. And one truth they’ll all learn the hard way: Sometimes the person you’re meant for is the one you least expect.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER An “urgent [and] ingenious” (The New York Times Book Review) novel of rupture and repair in the digital age, delving into a hidden world deep under the ocean—from the New York Times bestselling author of Apeirogon and Let the Great World Spin “The spirit of...

Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, Oliver Twist, jeune orphelin angélique, est recueilli par l'assistance ; il est placé chez M. et Mme Sowerberry, fabricant de cercueils et croque-mort de son état. Là, il ne connaît que privations et mauvais traitements. Oliver endure tout, jusqu'au jour où une provocation d'un apprenti le pousse à se battre puis à s'enfuir vers Londres.

A workhouse orphan, Oliver experiences the terror and brutality of the criminal underworld. His companions, a thief, a whore, a pickpocket, and a fence, are destined for gruesome ends, but Oliver emerges unscathed from the darkness of the underworld.

Je n'aurais jamais cru que cela puisse m'arriver. Je n'ai jamais imaginé qu'une rencontre fortuite la veille de mon dix-huitième anniversaire pourrait ainsi changer ma vie. Désormais, je lui appartiens. J'appartiens à Julian. Un homme aussi impitoyable que beau. Un homme dont les caresses me consument. Un homme dont la tendresse me fait plus de mal que sa cruauté.

Als der Waisenjunge Oliver Twist Hunger, Armut und Prügel nicht mehr erträgt, reißt er nach London aus, um dort sein Glück zu versuchen. Aber hier ergeht es ihm auch nicht viel besser...

Delia Foster ha imparato a sopravvivere. Quando però, insieme al suo migliore amico Lynn, vola a New York per ricominciare, il destino ha in serbo per lei l'ennesima sfida. La sua strada si incrocia con quella dei fratelli Harris, eredi della multinazionale più potente d'America: Alexander, trentasei anni e sguardo di ghiaccio; Erik, tanto affascinante quanto impulsivo, intrappolato in una relazione che non ha scelto. Delia diventa la segretaria personale di Alexander, l'uomo che dovrebbe odiare e che invece desidera con ogni fibra del suo corpo.

Oliver, a kind-hearted orphan, navigates the tough streets of London, meeting both danger and kindness as he searches for a better life.

After escaping from the dark and dismal workhouse where he was born, Oliver finds himself on the mean streets of Victorian-era London and is unwittingly recruited into a scabrous gang of scheming urchins. In this band of petty thieves, Oliver encounters the extraordinary and vibrant characters who have captured audiences' imaginations for more than 150 years.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of “break in case of emergency” advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. In this essential guide, Dr. Julie...

The day the alphas dragged me to Golden Claw I'd thought my life was over. After years of running from the packs and the shifter cities they ruled over, I finally found myself trapped within their borders. Trapped and surrounded by my scent matches. My fated mates. Four, disturbingly perfect alphas, who claimed me as one of their quintet. Despite my determination to keep them at arm's length, and escape the moment the Alpha Council let their guard down… I find myself completely ensnared.

The Charles Dickens Collection: 10 Novels & A Christmas Carol brings together all of the major novels written during Dickens' lifetime. Dickens wrote into life some of the most beloved and well-known characters in literature - introducing us to Pip, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Little Nell, Scrooge, Nicholas Nickleby, Miss Haversham, and many more who have lived long in the memory for generations of listeners.

2019 geht der Journalist Fennell in Kapstadt an Bord der Georges Lecointe, eines Reparaturschiffs für Kabelbrüche in der Tiefsee. Er soll eine Reportage schreiben, über Kommunikation und ihre Störungen. Im Fokus: die Tiefseekabel, die die globalen Datenflüsse leiten, ständig gefährdet durch Naturereignisse, Krieg und Terrorismus. Der Missionschef Conway scheint nicht glücklich über den Gast, der sich für alles zu interessieren scheint - vielleicht auch für Conways Frau Zanele?

Narrated by Rory Kinnear In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation—and only one man can prove his innocence...

Rocked to her core, Adrianna is faced with an incurable illness. She’s aware of what she’s up against and is willing to risk what’s left of her for what she loves. With one last chance, and despite her doctor’s orders, Adrianna struggles harder than ever to achieve her dream.

Amelia Martini’s favorite things are traveling, animals, and peanut butter. When she left her job to explore the world with her wife, she didn’t expect Tammy’s plans to include leaving her. Now, Amelia is starting over again and facing middle age alone. It’s a struggle, but she doesn’t want to be bitter forever. Thirty-something Kirby Dupree loves life. Not always easy when you’ve lost as much as she has and carry as much sadness as she does. But she made a promise to always look for beauty, so she does her best...even when she has to squint to see it.

Gracie hat als Lektorin alles im Griff, bis sie sich den Arm bricht und ihr perfektes System in sich zusammenfällt wie ein schlecht geplotteter Roman. Ihre Freundin Savenna lädt sie deshalb nach Blueberry Lake ein, um sie im Alltag zu entlasten, damit sie ohne Ablenkungen an den Manuskripten arbeiten kann. Doch sie ist zunächst wenig begeistert, denn in der Kleinstadt erwartet sie Dylan MacFerlane – der Mann, der ihr einst das Herz gebrochen hat. Gracie will nur eines: ihren Job erledigen und schnell wieder nach Hause. Aber Dylan hat andere Pläne und ist fest entschlossen, sie zurückzuerobern.

Violet Maker is dead. Benjamin Maker is missing. Amethyst Forester is the prime suspect in a murder case. With no choice but to exonerate herself, Amethyst seeks the truth of Violet’s death, but gets caught up in the mystery of giant vortices appearing in the London skies and terrifying the population. Can she stop the devastation of the vortices? And if she can, must she pay the ultimate price?

Kill... or be killed. Frank Quinn is a decorated ex-cop. A former homicide detective specializing in tracking serial killers. Now his niece, Carlie Clark, needs help. Someone is stalking her, and the NYPD can’t stop him. A blonde, blue-eyed beauty, Carlie fits the victim type of the killer who’s been terrorizing women — leaving them bound, gagged, and tortured with surgical precision. To win against the most personal adversary of his career, Quinn will have to set the perfect trap. All he needs is the perfect bait….