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Hans Stichler stammt aus einfachen Verhältnissen. Er bekommt ein Stipendium für die Universität in Cambridge - als Gegenleistung soll er dort ein Verbrechen aufklären. Er geht nach England, wird Mitglied im elitären Pitt Club und verliebt sich in Charlotte, die ihn in die Bräuche der Snobs einweiht. Bald merkt er, hinter den alten Mauern der britischen Oberschicht lauern Geheimnisse, über die keiner spricht. Was ist Hans bereit zu geben, um dazuzugehören?

A GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST 2023 'One of the summer's most talked-about books.' SUNDAY TIMES 'An unmissable banger that you need to preorder immediately.' ALICE SLATER 'You've never read anything like this.' JULIA ARMFIELD Do you know what happened already? Did you know her? Did you...

A lost child: On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her – but the Authoress has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret: On the night of her 21st birthday, Nell O'Connor learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades later, she embarks upon a search for the truth that leads her to the windswept Cornish coast and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by the aristocratic Mountrachet family.

A vida de Rue Siebert não é perfeita, mas ela tem alguns poucos amigos leais e uma carreira de sucesso como engenheira de biotecnologia na Kline, uma das mais promissoras startups no campo da ciência dos alimentos.

The Art of Songwriting: Tips and Tricks for Writing Memorable Lyrics is a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of songwriting. Written by a team of experienced songwriters and music industry professionals, this book offers valuable insights and techniques for aspiring and established songwriters alike.

Sie bauten ihn, um ihren Müll zu entsorgen. Es stellt sich heraus, sie sind die Nächsten. Tedd ist ein Mülldroide mit einer „Anomalie“ – er kann selbstständig denken. Management will ihn einschmelzen lassen, und sein vorlautes Mundwerk hilft ihm nicht gerade. Er könnte einfach still verschwinden. Er könnte auf Nummer sicher gehen. Er könnte, zum ersten Mal in seiner elenden Existenz, das Vernünftige tun.

Mit 12 kam sie zum Haschisch, mit 13 zum Heroin. Sie wurde süchtig, ging morgens zur Schule und mittags auf den Kinderstrich...

Leda è un'insegnante, divorziata da tempo, tutta dedita alle figlie e al lavoro. Ma le due ragazze partono per raggiungere il padre in Canada. Leda si sente come liberata e la vita le diventa più leggera. Decide di prendersi una vacanza al mare in un paesino del sud. Ma, dopo i primi giorni quieti e concentrati, l'incontro con alcuni personaggi di una famiglia poco rassicurante scatena una serie di eventi allarmanti.

Layla Robinson is not crazy. She is suffering from unrequited love. But it's time to move on. No more stalking, no more obsessive calling. What she needs is a distraction. The blue-eyed guy she keeps seeing around campus could be a great one - only he is the new poetry professor - the married poetry professor.

Anna Kendrick's autobiographical collection of essays amusingly recounts memorable moments throughout her life, from her middle-class upbringing in New England to the blockbuster movies that have made her one of Hollywood's most popular actresses today. Expanding upon the witty and ironic dispatches for which she is known, Anna Kendrick's essays offer her one-of-a-kind commentary on the absurdities she's experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture.

First published between 1870 and 1893, Émile Zola’s 20-book cycle chronicling four generations of the Rougon-Macquarts was a shocking exposé of the decadence, degradation and moral decay of 19th-century France. It included some of his greatest novels, among them his masterpiece, Germinal. These innovative, ambitious dramas, first broadcast on Radio 4 over 24 hours in 2015-16, are a radical reimagining of Zola’s classic series, introducing us to 104-year-old matriarch, Dide, imprisoned in an asylum in southern France. 

A BBC Radio collection of dramatisations and readings of Maeve Binchy’s sparkling stories Irish writer Maeve Binchy was one the best-loved and most successful authors of her time. Her bestselling books sold over 40 million copies worldwide, and were translated into 37 languages. This...

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. In the same way, says Tara Bennett-Goleman, we all have the natural ability to turn our moments of confusion and emotional pain into insightful clarity. Emotional Alchemy maps the mind and shows how, according to recent advances in cognitive therapy...

Brought to you by Penguin. This isn't a parenting book. This isn't a guide to being a perfect parent (spoiler: they don't exist) This is a book about you. We can only anchor, nurture, nourish and instill confidence in our children when we extend the same support to ourselves. After all, how can...

Read by the author. For every woman searching for her voice, Anna Kloots shares her story of starting over by trusting the magic that was always within... Despite what appeared to be a glamorous existence full of globetrotting adventures, behind the scenes, Anna felt invisible in her own life...

Finalist for the 2025 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award USA Today Bestseller “All in Her Head accomplishes a remarkable feat of storytelling. By combining essential medical histories about women’s bodies with all the narrative propulsion of a medical thriller, Comen has written...

A New York Times Notable Book “Stunning. . . a moving meditation. . . infused with mystery and wonder.” —Atlanta Journal-Constitution In a masterwork that both deepens and enlarges the world of her previous novels, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich captures the essence of a time and the...

One of today’s most electrifying suspense novelists, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with a shattering thriller that dares to play on our deepest vulnerabilities. In this masterful new novel, the killer may very well be the one you sympathize with the most.... THE FIRST...

Nach dem Erfolg von Shitbürgertum atmete die bürgerliche Mitte auf: Die Verantwortlichen für den Niedergang des Landes scheinen endlich gefunden. Doch Ulf Poschardt legt nach: Gefährlicher als die Shitbürger sind die Bückbürger. Jene Konservativen und Liberalen, CEOs und Manager, Bischöfe und Intellektuelle, Kanzlerinnen und Kanzler, die – wider ihre Überzeugung – nahezu jeden Unsinn links der Mitte mitgemacht oder befördert haben, so Poschardt.