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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 It is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset...

Bestselling romance author Livia Gaines (Maya Hawke) hasn't written a single usable sentence since her long-term boyfriend blindsided her with a breakup—an ironic twist for someone paid to make happily-ever-afters look easy. With her deadline looming and her publisher threatening to cancel her contract, Livia's agent offers a solution: housesit a secluded Hamptons estate and finish her novel in peaceful isolation.

I am Azula, daughter of the Fire Lord Ozai, and I plan to one day rule the Fire Nation—and the world. But first I have to deal with my good-for-nothing brother, Prince Zuko. Well, he was good for nothing, until he led me to the Avatar! I headed to the Earth Kingdom, where, with the help of Mai and Ty Lee, we trached down the Avatar and his ragtag band. I engaged in a fierce battle with the Avatar himself! I lost that fight, but he should be forewarned: He has not seen the last of Princess Azula.

Vor einigen Jahren als vielversprechende Nachwuchskünstlerin gefeiert, berichtet Paulina Pelikan heute nur noch über die Kulturszene, in deren Mittelpunkt sie einst stand. Als sie auf einer Vernissage den charismatischen Fotografen Andrés Roland kennenlernt, wird sie in einen Strudel aus...

Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless readers with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, The Heart of a Woman, her turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as...

Monsieur Lapin a peur d'aller se coucher. Il vient de lire une nouvelle terrifiante dans le journal : le loup est revenu. TOC ! TOC ! TOC ! Est-ce le loup ? Non, ce sont les trois petits cochons. TOC ! TOC ! TOC ! Est-ce le loup ? Non, c'est Madame Chèvre et ses sept chevreaux. TOC ! TOC ! TOC ! Cette fois-ci, est-ce le loup ?

'm Katara. I'm traveling through the Earth Kingdom with my brother, Sokka, and Aang, the Avatar. After Aang and I studied Waterbending at the North Pole, we set off to find him an Earthbending teacher. The journey has been kind of rough on all of us. I'm having trouble getting along with Aang's new Earthbending teacher, Toph; Aang's struggling with his Earthbending lessons; and we're being chased not only by Prince Zuko, but his sister, Princess Azula, too! But I know we'll make it through this, as long as we all stick together!

Brought to you by Penguin. An unexpected diagnosis. A breakup. A redundancy. When life throws a curveball, it can feel like we’re free-falling into the unknown. But what if upheaval was a chance to reimagine ourselves, rather than something to just endure? Maya Shankar, a cognitive scientist...

Quatre histoires de loups de Geoffroy de Pennart à écouter : de quoi frissonner de peur et rire à gorge déployée ! Ce pack contient les histoires de Geoffroy de Pennart : - Le loup est revenu ! - Le loup sentimental - Le déjeuner des loups - Je suis revenu !

From debut author Nina Varela comes the first book in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution. Perfect for fans of Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Curse as well as Game of...

To grandmother’s house I go, though I want nothing to do with magic or my former life. Especially not after being kicked out of the Fairy Fine Arts Academy. But when I find a dangerous, heavily scarred wolf shifter in my grandma’s bedroom, the fragile human lifestyle I've built from scratch is suddenly at stake. Magic, chaos, and my past is charging at me like a raging ogre on pixie sticks. My grandma is nowhere to be found, and I’m being hunted.

Neste novo thriller científico de Andy Weir, autor best-seller de Perdido em Marte, um astronauta precisa encontrar sozinho um jeito de salvar a Terra da destruição. Ryland Grace é o único sobrevivente de uma desesperada missão de emergência — se ele falhar, toda a humanidade e o...

Anyone who's read or listened to the classic I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings knows Maya Angelou was raised by her paternal grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. In Mom and Me and Mom, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away and unearths the well of emotions Angelou experienced long afterward as a result. While Angelou's first six autobiographies reveal about her out in the world, influencing and learning from statesmen and cultural icons, her final autobiography and conclusion to the series, Mom and Me and Mom, shares the intimate, emotional story about her own family.

Poppy Jenkins ist die gute Seele von Wells, einem zauberhaften Dorf in Wales. Sie hat einen herumstreunenden Hund, eine kleine Schwester mit Flausen im Kopf und liebevolle Eltern. Es gibt allerdings eine Sache, die nicht ganz so rund läuft. Im verschlafenen Wells sind die Aussichten auf eine...

New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of...

The Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker and writer Alexi Pappas shares what she’s learned about confidence, self-reliance, mental health, embracing pain, and achieving your dreams. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE “Heartbreaking and hilarious.”—Mindy Kaling ...

India, 1951. After wilfully ignoring orders, Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective, is exiled from Bombay to the wild and mountainous Naga Hills District. As India's first post-Independence election looms, and tensions rise across the country, Persis finds herself banished to the...

Ally D’Aplièse é uma grande velejadora e está se preparando para uma importante regata, mas a notícia da morte do pai faz com que ela abandone seus planos e volte para casa, para se reunir com as cinco irmãs. Lá, elas descobrem que Pa Salt - como era carinhosamente chamado pelas filhas adotivas - deixou, para cada uma delas, uma pista sobre suas verdadeiras origens. Apesar do choque, Ally encontra apoio em um grande amor. Porém mais uma vez seu mundo vira de cabeça para baixo, então ela decide seguir as pistas deixadas por Pa Salt e ir em busca do próprio passado.

We're taking a second chance, risking my residency for a few rendezvous. We're charting the stars that led us here, trying to find where it all went wrong. Thanks to the stories left untold, our crossed paths lead to crossed wires for a second time. But I won't risk my love again without a reward. He won't slip away from me so easily. Evan will have to know about my once-broken heart, my pregnancy, everything.

Auf der Erde schreibt man das Jahr 1551 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung, gut dreitausend Jahre vom 21. Jahrhundert alter Zeitrechnung entfernt. Nach großen Umwälzungen in der Milchstraße haben sich die Verhältnisse zwischen den unterschiedlichen Sternenreichen beruhigt; im Großen und Ganzen herrscht Frieden. Vor allem die von Menschen bewohnten Planeten und Monde streben eine positive Zukunft an. Tausende von Welten haben sich zur Liga Freier Galaktiker zusammengeschlossen, in der auch Wesen mitwirken, die man in früheren Jahren als »nichtmenschlich« bezeichnet hätte.