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French Riviera, winter 1992. On a freezing night, 19-year-old Vinca Rockwell runs away with her philosophy teacher with whom she's been having a secret affair. No one will ever see her again. French Riviera, spring 2017. Formerly inseparable, Fanny, Thomas and Maxime - Vinca's best friends - have not spoken in 25 years. But when they receive a notice from their old school detailing the plans for a new gymnasium and inviting them to a class reunion, they know they must go back one more time. Because there is a body buried in that building...and they're the ones who put it there.

First appearing in 1782, Dangerous Liaisons is one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The plot unfolds through a series of letters as the two main protagonists, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, attempt to bring about the seduction of a young woman. The epistolary nature of the novel gives a multi-faceted perspective of the action, which places the book firmly in the tradition of libertine literature.

The ruined manor promised her romance, but its master was maddeningly elusive. Prey to gothic sensibilities, Miss Lenora Breckinridge is smitten with the air of tragedy and romance surrounding an abandoned mansion. Convinced that she is fated to become its mistress, she sets out to find the master, secure in the belief that he will fall madly in love with her and they will use her fortune to restore the manor together.

Life in an English seaside town in the 1790s is harsh, and ‘captious, capricious’ Sylvia has a dilemma when the dashing harpooner to whom she is secretly engaged disappears, and her dull cousin Philip (who has more information about his rival than he lets on) offers her love and security.

The award-winning Music & Silence is one of Tremain's most popular works. Set in the court of ChristianÿIV of Denmark during the 17th century, it is a beautiful and enduring tale of love, intrigue and betrayal. Part history, part imagination, Music & Silence lyrically evokes the rich tapestry of court life.

The first chapter of a manuscript arrives on Publisher Marina’s desk. She assumes it’s just another novel by another aspiring writer. As the chapters arrive one by one, Marina is convinced they are about her past. There’s only one person who can know everything about the scandal, the trial, and the trauma that nearly broke her. This is one story that should never be told, and Marina is so desperate she will do anything to stop it getting out.

When Frankie stumbles upon an unopened letter from her late mother, she’s delighted to have one last message from her...until she reads the contents and discovers the truth about her birth. Brimming with questions, she travels to York to seek further answers from the Mortimer family, but her appearance sends shockwaves through them all. Meanwhile, Robyn Mortimer has problems of her own. Her husband John has become distant and a chance remark from a friend leads Robyn to wonder exactly what he’s not been saying. Dare she find out more?

When Margaret Hale moves with her father from the comfort of the south of England to the industrial north, she is at first repulsed by what she sees; and then when she discovers the conditions under which the workers are forced to live, she is outraged. But this throws her into direct conflict with the powerful young mill-owner, John Thornton. Using personal passions to explore deep social divisions, North and South is a great romance and one of Elizabeth Gaskell's finest works.

It only took one night to tear a family apart. Artist and illustrator Edwina Spinner used to have a busy family life. Now she lives alone in a house that has grown too big for her. She has decided to sell it. As Edwina takes the estate agent from room to room, she finds herself transported back to her life as a young mother. Back to her twins, Rowena and Charlie, and a stepson she cannot bring herself to mention by name.

Seeungeheuer: Bei der Suche nach Muscheln am Ostende des Ozeans begegnet Jacky einem ,,Seeungeheuer". Dieses ist aber nicht so fruchteinflößend, wie sie dachte. Puff-Früchte: Von der Wasseroberfläche sinken klebrige Klumpen und bedrohen Papas Seetanggarten. Können Kelp und seine Freunde die Ursache der Klumpen finden? Koch Schellenhufs Geschichte: Olli ist am Huf verletzt und kann mit seinen Freundinnen nicht mit auf ein Abenteuer, aber Koch Schellenhuf bereitet etwas für alle zu. Sie brauchen nur etwas Fantasie.

Wrong Place is the next gripping crime novel from Michelle Davies, following her critically acclaimed debut Gone Astray. When a man fails in his attempt to murder his wife and then commit suicide, DC Maggie Neville is assigned to be the surviving woman's Family Liaison Officer. As the husband lies in a coma in hospital, the wife sets about making sure everyone knows he's guilty. But there's something about her story that doesn't ring true to Maggie.

Kelp & Ollie wollen Koch Schellenhuf bekochen, aber das Gericht mag nicht so recht schmecken. Cliff fühlt sich heute gar nicht wie er selbst. Kelp versucht alles, um seinen Freund aufzuheitern. Kelp und Jacky übernehmen das Krabbensitten während Pixie und Juniper ihre Oma besuchen. Zwei Feste an einem Tag: Die Einhörner feiern den Funkentag und die Narwale den Narwalicus.

In the heart of rural Yorkshire at the turn of the 20th century, 28-year-old Mary runs her farm while trapped in a loveless marriage. Her world is upended by the arrival of David Rossitur, a charismatic young socialist who challenges her beliefs and tries to unionise the farmers. As Mary grapples with her attraction to David’s fiery idealism, the novel explores the simmering tensions between tradition and progress in a small farming community.

Blasenpost: Kelp findet beim Errichten eines Strandforts etwas Neues über seinen Blasenfunken heraus, was Pixie veranlasst, Juniper eine besondere Botschaft zu senden. Glitzeretti: Wenn ein junges Einhorn zum allerersten Mal ein Glitzeretti gezaubert hat, bekommt es einen Zaubersamen zum Einpflanzen. Doch kurz vor dieser besonderen Pflanzparty wird Junipers Zaubersamen von einem heftigen Windstoß weggeweht. Gibt es eine zweite Chance? Die Talentshow: Kelp freut sich darauf, bei der Talentshow ein besonderes Lied über seine Schwester zu singen, aber Jacky tut sich schwer damit, dieses Lied mit anderen zu teilen.

When Posie Parker, London’s premier female Detective, accidentally runs into an old family acquaintance, she is persuaded to leave town immediately and return to the place of her childhood roots - the beautiful and bleak Norfolk coast - to investigate a closed-room murder mystery which local police believe has a foregone conclusion. But have the police got it right? Posie must race against the clock as the Murder Trial is scheduled to begin in just two days’ time.

Mamas Geburtstag Jacky hat große Pläne für Mamas Geburtstagstanz. Kelp und Cliff bewegen sich nicht richtig, aber vielleicht können sie zusammen alles bieten, was sie braucht. Wüterich Die frustrierte Juniper hat starke Gefühle und die fühlen sich gar nicht gut an. Können Ihre Freunde ihr helfen, nicht mehr so wütend zu sein? Der Stoßzahnarzt Jackie hat Angst vor ihrem ersten Termin bei Dr. Strahlezahn und Kelp bietet an, mitzugehen. Unterwegs verirren sie sich jedoch. Kann Jacky sie auf den richtigen Weg führen?

Wirbelwasser. Kelps Meeresfreundinnen schwimmen durch einen Wirbelwasser-Hinderniskurs. Mit etwas Übung sind sie schon bald so gut wie Cliff. Kelps Lied. Kelp hat einen Ohrwurm, aber seine Freundinnen können ihn nicht hören. Können sie ihn nachstellen, indem sie die richtigen Töne finden und diese richtig zusammensetzen? Der Spielplatz. Die Meereskinder verwandeln ein Wrack in einen Spielplatz mit Reifentunnel, Muschelkarussell und hoffentlich einer Rutsche. Zeit, sich an die Arbeit zu machen. Funkenfrei.

Invited aboard the glamourous Night Train to Paris and tasked with investigating the disappearance of her best friend, Dolly Cardigeon, Posie Parker suddenly finds herself right in the middle of a murder!

Posie Parker, London’s premier female Private Detective, is only just back in town when she receives an unexpected visitor. The mysterious magician, Count Olli Onneri, pupil of the legendary American magician Harry Houdini, invites Posie to take part in the opening night of his show at the nearby Holborn Empire. She will be helping him with a "magic mirror" trick, the like of which has never been seen before.

Only after his regiment is recalled to the Continent to fight the horrific battle of Waterloo does Captain Geoffrey Mantell at last see the truth: that Miss Emily Chandry, the unfortunate daughter of the miser next door, is more than his childhood playfellow. He comes back to England after the war to claim her hand, but he is too late—Emily is lost to him, the wife of a stranger who does not seem to care for more than her social connections. Reeling from this turn of events, Geoffrey must try to move on. But Emily's situation will continue to haunt him.