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A trio of novels by the award-winning author, dramatised with full casts for BBC Radio Carlisle-born author Margaret Forster wrote over 25 acclaimed novels, as well as numerous memoirs and biographies. She was best known for her classic Georgy Girl, a zeitgeist tale of Swinging Sixties London...

Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE 2022 AKUTAGAWA PRIZE The power dynamics of the office are never more obvious than when it comes to food: mandatory lunches with the boss, the colleague who tries to curry favour with home-baked goods, discovering the discarded remnants of someone else's...

Begin a BRAND NEW heartwarming and emotional World War Two saga of friendship, courage and hope from BESTSELLER Patricia McBride. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell, Elaine Everest and Maisie Thomas! ✨ 'Touching, atmospheric and wonderfully hopeful — Patricia McBride at her best.' Fenella J...

An unputdownable historical saga set in Victorian Bath, where one woman must fight for freedom, friendship and a second chance. Perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson, Rosie Goodwin and Mary Wood. 📖✨ From grieving widow... 1851, England. After her merchant husband saved her from a life of...

Set in 1930s London, Winifred Watson’s Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day recounts twenty-four hours in the life of a governess who turns up for a very unexpected first day at work. Watson’s comedic, light-hearted novel is read by Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand, who plays Miss...

Un viaggio in una Napoli inquieta e indimenticabile attraverso episodi al limite del paradossale che ci permettono di incontrare personaggi che resteranno per sempre nel nostro immaginario. "Una straordinaria discesa agli Inferi: nel regno della tenebra e delle ombre" per usare le parole di Pietro Citati. Una discesa attraverso corpi miseri e disperati nel buio profondo di una disparità intollerabile che ci svela i due volti di una città insieme meravigliosa e conturbante.

Brought to you by Penguin. Jade isn't even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name. Jade has done all the right things. She's curated herself to fit right in at her law firm, but tells herself she has no choice. She's with a man who...

Travis trabaja en una revista y es día de cierre. Mientras le ronda la pavorosa idea de que van a despedirlo, no dejan de sucederse a su alrededor imprevistos de toda clase. Anne, por su parte, se siente harta del departamento de atención al cliente en el que está destinada, donde la relación con algunos de sus compañeros amenaza con hacer saltar la oficina por los aires. En vísperas de comenzar sus vacaciones, bajo un calor insoportable, ambos tienen mil cosas en la cabeza que resolver, y todas ellas parecen urgentes.

Nel dicembre del 1957 un lungo inverno di cenere e ombra avvolge Barcellona e i suoi vicoli oscuri. La città sta ancora cercando di uscire dalla miseria del dopoguerra, e solo per i bambini, e per coloro che hanno imparato a dimenticare, il Natale conserva intatta la sua atmosfera magica, carica di speranza. Daniel Sempere - il memorabile protagonista di "L'ombra del vento" è ormai un uomo sposato e dirige la libreria di famiglia assieme al padre e al fedele Fermín con cui ha stretto una solida amicizia.

Annice, Pat, and Barby are best friends from Iowa, freshly arrived in booming 1950s Chicago to explore different paths toward independence, self - expression, and sexual freedom. From the hip-hang of a bohemian lifestyle to the sophisticated lure of romance with a handsome, wealthy, married boss to the happier security of a lesbian relationship, these three experience firsthand the dangers and limitations of women’s economic -reliance on men.

Julianne hasst Überraschungen. Ihr Leben ist durchgeplant, jeder Tag bis ins kleinste Detail organisiert. Als ihr launischer Vater Jean nach einem Hausbrand bei ihr einzieht, gerät ihre perfekte Struktur aus dem Takt. Jean, der schon immer ein Freigeist war, bringt seine Rente mit Teleshopping durch, hört laut Hardrock im Wohnzimmer und legt sich mit den Nachbarn an.Doch hinter seinem exzentrischen Verhalten scheint mehr zu stecken. Julianne, die das Chaos nicht mehr ignorieren kann, spürt eine lähmende Sorge in ihrem Magen – die Diagnose Alzheimer steht wie ein Schatten zwischen ihnen.

Agnes Maurer has a plan. Before tomorrow’s spin class, she will find someone willing to kill her. New York City, 2014: a place of gleaming towers, boutique fitness, designer handbags and, of course, existential despair. As Agnes wipes away the sweat from her early-morning SoulCycle she...

Berlin, 1922: Die Weimarer Republik steuert auf die Inflation zu und die Nachwehen der Revolution haben sich noch nicht gelegt, als Artur, Isi und Carl nur knapp einem Mordanschlag durch rechte Verschwörer entgehen. Artur macht seinem Ruf alle Ehre und schlägt gnadenlos zurück. Derweil leidet Carl unter Regisseur Fritz Lang, für den er an "Dr. Mabuse" arbeitet, und gerät in den Bann des neuartigen Tonfilms. Und dann ist da noch die Sorge um Isi, die Schöne und Starrköpfige, die seit dem Anschlag Streit mit jedem sucht.

A lyrical, deeply felt story of an artist and the great love that defined his life, set against the electric, delirious backdrop of 1970s New York City and the tumultuous years prior—for readers of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Kristin Hannah. "A wonder of a book.” -Kevin Wilson, New York Times...

Who is Vernon Subutex? An urban legend. A fall from grace. The mirror who reflects us all. Vernon Subutex was once the proprietor of Revolver, an infamous music shop in Bastille. His legend spread throughout Paris. But by the 2000s his shop is struggling. With his savings gone, his unemployment benefit cut and the friend who had been covering his rent suddenly dead, Vernon Subutex finds himself down and out on the Paris streets. He has one final card up his sleeve. 

I know all about guys like Cullen Hunt. Gorgeous. Wealthy. Powerful. I just fled New York to escape one. But when I reach Colorado, it's either take a job at Cullen's Trident Rescue or become homeless. And Cullen? He's worse than I thought. Controlling. Demanding. Jerk. A grenade always...

En kvinde født i Romeriget i det fjerde århundrede havde ikke mange valg. Overklassepigen, den selvstændige og beslutsomme Charis, insisterer dog på ikke at lade sig undertrykke. For at undgå et tvangsægteskab flygter hun til byen Alexandria, hvor hun forfølger sin drøm om at blive læge...

Skelettet af kriminalkommissær Alan Banks' barndomsven, Graham Marshall, dukker op af mudderet på en byggeplads. Graham forsvandt sporløst 40 år tidligere, og Banks har været tynget af skyld lige siden. Samtidig med at Banks begynder at grave i fortiden, forsvinder en ung dreng fra sit hjem...

'Hey Upper East Siders. Hot off the blogs: Blair Waldorf-everyone's favorite Manhattan socialite, high priestess of headbands, and deliverer of withering one-liners-is making a comeback' VOGUE 'Grab a headband, a bunch of peonies and a pair of kitsch stilettos, because Gossip Girl's Blair...

An ambitious hedge fund employee takes increasingly extreme steps to climb the corporate ladder in this chilling workplace horror novel set in the eldritch Manchester of The Magnus Protocol. Greed is good. Fear is better. When back-office analyst Theodore Baker breaks into the safe of a recently...