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How did the shift from matriarchy to patriarchy come about? In fascinating detail, Merlin Stone tells us the story of the Goddess who reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. Under her reign, societal roles differed markedly from those in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures: women bought and sold property, traded in the marketplace, and inherited title and land from their mothers.

Sirana wird als Tochter des Regenten Pagos geboren, doch das Leben im Schloss gleicht einer Gefangenschaft. Ihr Vater ist ein mächtiger Magier, der sie für eigene Zwecke erschuf und bedingungslosen Gehorsam verlangt.Eine verzweifelte Flucht führt sie ausgerechnet in die Arme der mysteriösen...

Ein Saboteur. Eine Leiche. Rachel Prince riskiert alles, um einen entschlossenen Mörder aufzuspüren. Die Kreuzfahrtschiff-Detektivin Rachel Jacobi-Prince möchte Silvester einfach nur mit ihrem Mann und ihren Schwiegereltern verbringen. Doch als sie einen Anruf von Jack Waverley, dem...

Una donna ancora giovane, serena e appagata, tutt’altro che inattiva nel cerchio sicuro della famiglia, viene abbandonata all’improvviso dal marito e precipita in un gorgo scuro e antico. Rimasta con i due figli e il cane, profondamente segnata dal dolore e dall’umiliazione, Olga, dalla tranquilla Torino dove si è trasferita da qualche anno, è risucchiata tra i fantasmi della sua infanzia napoletana. Comincia a questo punto una caduta rovinosa, un racconto che cattura e trascina fino al fondo più nero, più dolente dell’esperienza femminile.

Carico di speranze e tensioni, arriva il vento degli anni Settanta che ogni cosa scompagina. Elena, laureata alla Normale di Pisa, pubblica un fortunato romanzo che segna il suo ingresso nell'ambiente colto e intellettuale. Lila, lasciato il marito, si ammazza di lavoro in una fabbrica di salumi alla periferia di Napoli. Anche se lontane, le due amiche nelle loro battaglie quotidiane continuano a specchiarsi l'una nell'altra, unite da un legame forte e ambivalente.

Il ne veut pas s’attacher. Elle ne pense plus qu’à lui. Malgré l’interdit. Batteur mondialement connu du groupe « On the wave », Adam n’a qu’une ambition: finir la promotion de son nouvel album pour repartir jouer à salles combles à travers le monde. Et surtout, ne jamais se confronter au traumatisme subi dans son enfance. Vivre dans le déni lui convient très bien. Au moment où sa mémoire refait surface, pour sa propre survie, il se décide à consulter une psychothérapeute, Ayslin...

My name’s Kimberley. I’m twenty-five. I have epilepsy, a seizure alert dog named Muffin, and a job I love as a senior housekeeper in one of London’s top hotels. I’m used to being invisible. Overlooked. Safe. But that was before Jennifer Clifton checked in. She’s rich, powerful, terrifyingly calm — and she asks for me by name. She offers me my dream job, working in her exclusive hotel in the Scottish Highlands. It’s more money than I ever imagined.

La princesse Saraï d'Ammara est maudite : le jour de son vingt-cinquième anniversaire, elle sombrera dans un sommeil éternel, plongeant son royaume dans le chaos. Pour sauver Saraï et leur peuple, son père arrange son mariage avec le prince Balior, un beau jeune noble d'un royaume voisin. Mais Notus, le Vent du Sud, immortel, qui avait autrefois les faveurs de la princesse, revient dans sa vie. À mesure qu'elle en apprend sur Balior, elle se rend compte qu'il a de sombres secrets et n'est pas le sauveur tant espéré.

SOON TO BE A FEATURE FILM STARRING MARGARET QUALLEY AND THOMASIN MCKENZIE Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by Oprah Daily, Reader's Digest, Polygon, and Paste “Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh out loud funny, Victorian Psycho speaks profoundly of horror both within and...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, packed with all-new, exclusive interviews with the producers and the entire cast—from journalist and the host of The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast, Jessica Radloff. The...

Now a major TV series Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2009 Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2012 Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013 Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2009 Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2009 ‘A masterpiece’...

Alice Munros noveller kan sägas kretsa kring uppbrott och förändringar i till synes vardagliga kvinnors liv i hennes hemtrakter i den kanadensiska provinsen Ontario. Ofta handlar berättelsen om kärlek, men knappast en romantisk sådan, snarare är det en kärlek som man försöker få att...

Ancient fae lore. A castle in ruins. An heir who must survive winter in a den of Wolves. Snowbound in a crumbling castle until spring, Sienna is trapped with the dark, brooding Wolf who betrayed her. She knows he's hiding something, and she's determined to uncover it. But the more she learns...

A reluctant heir. A deadly secret. A wolf who prowls the shadows of the Fox King's court. Sienna wants nothing to do with the throne she stands to inherit, but a royal summons drags her away from the war-ravaged borderlands, back into the Fox King's court. Now she's trapped in a palace haunted...

To the glittering elite of the city, Leona Lane is a visionary saint: bubbly, full of life, and the designer of flawless, million-dollar events. To her daughter, Analise, she is the Architect, and Analise is just the mistake she is tired of covering up.Working for her mothers luxury event firm...

En dag banker det på døren hos forfatterinden Almi Graan. Udenfor står tre forfatterkolleger, der vil have hende med i en alliance mod forfattersammenslutningen Detektivakademiet i Stockholm. Men det bliver en hård omgang, da det viser sig, at forfatterne er rivende uenige om alt andet end...

Lügen haben faule Äpfel Apple Bloom will einen Fehler mit einer Notlüge vertuschen. Also erzählt ihr Applejack, wie sie gelernt hat, die Wahrheit zu schätzen, nachdem eine Reihe von Lügen fast die Farm zugrunde gerichtet hätte und die ganze Apple-Familie ins Krankenhaus gebracht hat. Flügelmann-Bescheidenheit Rainbow Dash und Twilight Sparkle werden zur Wonderbolt Academy geschickt, um den zwei Freunden Vapor Trail und Sky Stinger dabei zu helfen, ein Freundschaftsproblem zu lösen. Denn das verhindert, dass sie in die Academy aufgenommen werden.

Eine schwierige Freundschaftslektion Beim Magieunterricht mit Twilight Sparkle macht Starlight Glimmer gute Fortschritte, doch sie meidet den Freundschaftsunterricht. Um ihre Lehrerin zu beeindrucken, versucht Starlight, mehrere Freundschaftsprobleme gleichzeitig zu lösen – mit fragwürdigen Resultaten. Meine Geschichte, deine Geschichte Applejack, Rarity und Pinkie Pie kehren verstritten von einem gemeinsamen Bootsausflug zurück. Twilight hört sich die verschiedenen Versionen der drei an, doch um die Freundschaft zu retten, muss sie die Wahrheit herausfinden.

He is Dexter Mayhew, tall, dark and (she can't deny it) handsome. She is Emma Morley, bottled red hair, wilfully badly dressed, all principles and no action. Could this be the dawn of the rest of their lives? Or are Dex and Em living proof that - despite an unlikely beginning - men and women really can be just good friends?

To their followers, influencer couple Jess and Nick Brooks are beyond aspirational—they’re proof that you can have it all. They can dance and cook and surf, and somehow, they’re still madly in love despite juggling two young boys, Oliver and Archie. When a brand deal lands the family a free trip to an idyllic Balinese luxury resort, their dream holiday becomes a nightmare when Archie goes missing from the Kids Club. As the hunt for Archie begins, the loving and wholesome family that the Brooks present to their millions of followers starts to unravel.