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Nem todos os heróis usam capas.Alguns empunham livros.Desde jovem, Mitch viveu imerso no universo dos livros, uma paixão que moldou sua alma, mas também carrega as cicatrizes de um passado conturbado

UMA MALDIÇÃO QUE CARREGA SEGREDOS, PODE MUDAR UM DESTINO.Fallon Bane carrega uma maldição cruel: o toque de outra pessoa lhe causa uma dor insuportável. Condenada a uma vida sem contato físico, ela n

A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty.Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous secret: she grew up in a haunted house. Well, not haunted. Possessed. After Clios parents messy divorce, her mother, Alex, moved Clio and her sisters into a house occupied by a demon. Or so Alex claimed. Thats not what Clios sisters remember or what the courts determined when they stripped Alex of custody after she went off the deep end. But Alex was insistent; she even wrote a book about her experience in the house.After Alexs sudden death, the supposedly possessed house passes to Clio and her sisters. Where her sisters see childhood trauma, Clio sees an opportunity for house flipping content. Only, as the home makeover process begins, Clio discovers there might be some truth to her mothers claims. As memories resurface and Clio finally reads her mothers book, the presence in the house becomes more real, and more sinister, revealing ugly truths that threaten to shake Clios beautiful life to its very foundation.

Richard & Charley, a father daughter bond that can never be broken. Only death could tear them apart.This beautiful, traumatic, heart-breaking story will blow your senses to pieces. Ripping them to shreds, mixing them up and then spitting them out, like a crazy cement mixer on steroids. Leaving you totally bereft, apart from only one .. which is now cascading down your sad, sobbing face. I implore you, please dont read this devastating story, unless you have bought an extremely big box of tissues .....You have been warned !!!!

Estapafúrdios, livro de estreia de Renê Fernandes, é um livro psicológico, em que os personagens são geralmente excêntricos e, muitas vezes, o autor nos faz entrar dentro de suas mentes. Um passeio i

Parábolas da chuva é uma coletânea de contos que trata temas como a solidão, a busca por identidade e as complexas relações humanas. Com personagens diversos, escrita perturbadora, metáforas, históri

The course of true love never did run smooth, but now you have only yourself to blame. Will you choose to play as Helen - young, beautiful, excited about exploring the big, wide world-or one of the two men who love her?There is the irresistible young rake, Jed Harringdale, who is wealthy and charming but hopelessly unreliable. Or the dependable and devoted Saunders Mead-who thinks the world of Helen, but might just be a little bit dull?Which one will Helen choose? Perhaps she chooses neither? Its all up to you! Navigate your way through dilemmas and crises aplenty in this classic interactive romance novel to one of 43 different endings.

Five tales of family breakdown, political struggle, and monomaniacal obsession from one of the defining voices of the European Jewish diaspora.Moving back through time from the First World War to Ancient Rome, these stories play on the tension between religion, society and individual with masterful irony. We encounter heroes and bookworms, visionaries and gadabouts, patriarchs and rebels - united across the centuries by faith, and by the intensity with which they live and die, their individual passions blazing out against the forces of history.

Annie and Lewis search for the son of an old enemy, who may hold the key to ending Annies curse. Their investigations lead back to the past, uncovering something that could destroy the most powerful people in the country. The compelling, chilling next instalment in the Annie Jackson Mysteries seriesTwo men, centuries apart, dream of being a wolf.One is burned at the stake.Another is locked in a psychiatric hospital for most of his life.And Annie Jackson is about to find out whyVowing once again to remove herself from society, Annie is once more living alone in her little cottage by the shores of a loch. But when an old enemy now locked up in a high-security hospital comes calling, begging her to find the son that she was forced to give up at the age of seventeen, Annie is tempted out of seclusion.The missing boy holds the key to ending Annies curse, and he may be the only chance that both she and Lewis have of real happiness.Annie and Lewis begin an investigation that takes them back to the past, a time etched in Scottish folklore, a period of history that may just be repeating itself. And what they uncover could destroy not just some of the most powerful people in the country, who will stop at nothing to protect their wealth and their secrets, but also Annies life, and everything she holds dearDark, immersive, and utterly compelling, The Howling is a story of deception, betrayal, and misplaced power, and a reminder that the most public of faces can hide the darkest of hearts

The glamorous Mitford girls cut a glorious swathe through pre-war high society, amidst the glittering world of debutantes and dukes. But as fascism rises and political storm clouds crackle over carefree country houses, the bonds of sisterhood are threatened by new and treacherous desires.Amy Rosenthals compelling, touching and witty new play explores the true story of a family riven by political extremism, seen through the eyes of Jessica (Decca) Mitford as she battles to stay true to her beliefs, whilst moving further and further from the values of her once-beloved sisters.Nancy aspires to be a celebrated novelist, Diana and Unity fall for the dangerous, charismatic leaders of the far right in Britain and Germany, and Debo sets her cap at a Duke. Meanwhile Decca crosses continents in her own passionate pursuit of love but can she ever escape her sisters and her past?The Party Girls is premiered at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, in 2025 before a national tour.

EDIE CARTER. FORGIVE ME.The four words carved into the body of an unidentified patient which bring the repressed childhood trauma of young trainee anaesthetist Edie Carter flooding back.But what terrible secret does the sedated man fighting for his life in her intensive care unit hold?And when she finds out, will she still want to save him?Young doctor Edie Carter is bright, talented and ambitious. She is embarking on her dream career in anaesthetics and is engaged to a man who adores her. The one thing she doesnt have is a childhood. Suffering from traumatic repression, large parts of her past are blank spaces.When an unidentified patient arrives in her intensive care unit with her name carved on his body, she realises that memories can refuse to stay buried. The man is unknown to Edie, but digging deeper, she discovers that the patient is Samuel Cox, a man imprisoned and brutalised over the last two decades for horrifying crimes he had committed.As she investigates further, and begins to reveal Coxs motives, Edie realises that even those she trusts have been complicit in deceiving her.With the lives of those closest to her at risk, is Edie ready for the truth of what happened all those years ago?And will she do whatever it takes to keep it hidden?

The darkly romantic revenge thriller featuring ballet and broken hearts____________________________Dark, witty and gloriously twisted - I loved it Joanna WallaceDeranged, in the best possible way Julie Mae CohenCeline Saintclares writing is exceptionalMirror ____________________________ He broke her heart on purpose and for that he must be punished.Forced to abandon her lifelong dream of becoming a ballet dancer, Sylvie finds herself unqualified and unfulfilled in an admin job she hates. She doesnt know what shes doing with her life - until she meets her new boss Jay.Handsome, rich and mysterious, Jay captures Sylvies imagination. They embark on a passionate affair that consumes her every waking moment.Until Sylvie discovers hes already married.But heartbreak quickly turns to fury, and she finally knows her true purpose: revenge.________________PRAISE FOR SUGAR, BABYDarkly funny and keeps you on your toesLIV LITTLEGlamorous, dark and hopeful all at onceKATIE BISHOPBold, daringHARPERS BAZAAROne to watchPUBLISHERS WEEKLYSmart, sexy and peppered with witNB. MAGAZINE

Poems to make your blood run cold. Poems to make your heart beat faster. Poems to sink your teeth into... Three centuries of vampiric verse.Seductively sinister, both frightening and alluring, the undead have always been the perfect vessel for humanitys fears and desires. The poems in this collection of dark delights range across centuries and languages; poems that tell stories, offer warnings, and imagine life in the shadows, by writers such as Lord Byron, Emily Dickinson, Charles Baudelaire, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Ishmael Reed, and many more.With an introduction by Claire Kohda, author of Woman, Eating.Contents include:Chilling Tales - poems by Gottfried August Burger, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Robert Southey, Anne Bannerman, John Stagg, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Rafael CampoDire Warnings - poems by Heinrich August Ossenfelder, John Keats, Henry Thomas Liddell, James Clerk Maxwell, Charles Baudelaire, Christina Rossetti, Madison Julius Cawein, Rudyard Kipling, Conrad Aiken, Edna St Vincent Millay, James Weldon JohnsonThe Vampire Within - poems by Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Emily Bronte, Emily Dickinson, Walter Pater, Delmira Agustini, William Butler Yeats, Ishmael Reed, Dorothy Barresi, John Yau

Upon the death of her husband, Innocenzo Monti, Lalla Romano sought to distil the essence of their long life together. The result was In Farthest Seas: a piercingly intimate retelling of the first four years and final four months of their relationship, built from shard-like moments of connection and revelation.With precise artistry, Romano braids together seemingly minor details-the expressiveness of Innocenzos hands, the beauty of his face in sleep, a fleeting instance of pallor-that come to reveal the barest truths of life and death. Unsparing yet tender, minimal yet monumental, In Farthest Seas is a startlingly moving elegy for a great love by a vital Italian writer.

In this remarkable novel, Mahesh Rao gives voice to the forgotten and the ignored, and my lord, what a voice it is. Half Light is steeped to a sublime perfection, an astonishing literary achievement Rabih Alameddine, author of The Wrong End of the TelescopeHigh in the mountains of Darjeeling, a landslide traps the guests and staff of a crumbling hotel. Cooped up inside, two men exchange lingering glances. For Neville, this is one of many thrilling encounters - urgent kisses in stairwells and parked cars. But for hotel employee Pavan, their connection threatens to unravel everything he has kept hidden.Years later, their paths collide once more, surrounded by the towering skyscrapers and ghostly smog of Mumbai. Neville is now a restless graduate, adrift in the city, while Pavan has started a new life, away from the hills. When Neville strides into his workplace demanding a meeting, their flirtation turns fraught, and long-buried secrets threaten to tumble into the light.Set on the cusp of Indias landmark ruling to decriminalise homosexuality, this is a tender, richly atmospheric and elegantly wry story of outlawed desire - and the fragile hope for a life beyond concealment.Praise for Half Light:A stunning novel, gorgeously writtenKamila Shamsie, author of Best of FriendsA searing tour de force of shame, sex, love and identity. I was enchantedThomas Stewart, author of Real BoysTender and timeless. A quiet story of hope and survival that took my breath awaySoula Emmanuel, author of Wild Geese More than meets the expectations aroused by his debutPatrick Gale, author of Mothers Boy

I told Marta that each of us has two homes one actual home with a fixed location in time and space, and a second that is infinite, with no address and no chance of being immortalized in architectural plans and that we live in both of them simultaneously.A young woman settles in Nowa Ruda, a village in Lower Silesia, a few dozen metres from the Czech border. The communist regime has just collapsed, but that is not the only noticeable change: the -surrounding houses, gardens and forests are full of vestiges of the time when the region belonged to another country. Together with her enigmatic neighbour Marta, the narrator accumulates the stories of the hamlet, from the history of its foundation to the lives of its saints, from anecdotes about its wonderfully unique inhabitants to recipes and gossip. Published in English in its original form for the first time, in a new translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, House of Day, House of Night is a brilliantly imaginative epic novel of a small place by Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk, one of the most daring and ambitious novelists at work today.

When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in November 1939, they were not expecting the Finns to fight back much less to prevail. Olivier Noreks riveting, heart-pounding, epic historical thriller is a story of barely imaginable courage, astonishing resilience, and the best sniper the world has ever seen.`Impeccably researched and beautifully written, The Winter Warriors is perfect for fans of Ben Macintyre and Robert Harris Paula Hawkins`There are echoes of Vasily Grossman in this gripping, chillingly urgent story of the horrors and heroism of war A.D. Miller`A fascinating and gripping novel about a forgotten corner of the Second World War. Remarkable and revelatory William Boyd`A snipers life, a thriller of the highest quality, as timely as it is gripping, by a very fine writer Philippe Sands***Over 270,000 copies sold in French***_____November, 1939. A conscription officer arrives in the peaceful farming village of Rautjarvi. The Soviet Union has invaded, and for the first time in its history as an independent country, Finland is at war.Setting off into the depths of winter to face the Red Army, the small group of childhood friends recruited from Rautjarvi have no idea whether any of them will ever return home. But their unit has a secret weapon: the young sniper Simo Hayha, whose lethal skill in the snow-bound forests of the front line will earn him the nickname The White Death.Drawing on the real-life figures and battles of the Finnish-Soviet Winter War, The Winter Warriors is a riveting, heart-pounding, utterly epic historical thriller from one of Europes most acclaimed crime writers.____`The plot revolves around a small group of village lads who are conscripted together, one of whom, Simo, becomes the so-called White Death, one of the worlds most deadly snipers What makes it tick is the urgent, vital narrative as the Russians surge across the border and the Finns fight back with little more than grenades and rifles Bookbrunch`Chilling and distressing a genuine, breath-holding knock-out Le Parisien`A masterpiece Le Figaro `A dazzling success La Croix `Magificent LExpress `Captivating Telerama`Exhaustively researched, subtle, sensitive, and set against the background of a war which resonates with the present day. There are more than a few similarities between this story and the current Russian aggression in Ukraine France Info`Norek depicts with great humanity and profound empathy the courage and resilience of the Finns, fighting for survival in extreme conditions Actualitte`At once epic and intimate Radio Television Suisse**Winner of the Prix Jean Giono, the Prix Renaudot des lyceens and the Prix Le Mans Antoine de Saint-Exupery****Finalist for the Prix Interallie** **Shortlisted for the Prix Renaudot, the Prix Andre Malraux and the Prix "Les Visionnaires"****Longlisted for the Prix Goncourt*****Olivier Noreks thriller Between Two Worlds was The Times& Sunday Times Crime Novel of the Year 2024***

Christmas: a time for celebration, joy and murder...1950: Actress Dame Elspeth Hollanby (Holly) and her dresser Ivy are heading to Black Gairy, a remote mansion in the Galloway Forest, for a reunion with old theatre friends, and Holly is determined that young widow Ivy has some much needed fun.But vicious villain and press tycoon Sir Max Coyle is also invited. Everyone at the reunion has a reason to hate or fear Max. But what is Maxs reason for being at the reunion?When storms hit the house the reunion is snowed in, the phone lines are down, and one of the guests is a murderer. In a house brimming with secrets its up to Holly and Ivy to uncover the dramatic truth.Red as any Blood is the first in the Holly and Ivy Mystery series, where our lovable theatrical sleuths solve baffling murders in beautiful UK locations, mixing the excitement of 1950s show business with the shadows left behind by the war.

"An irresistibly anxious book."The Washington Post"A family drama with a shocking twist."The New York Times"I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!"Oprah WinfreyWhen the Cassidy-Shaws driverless minivan fatally collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the drivers seat. His father, Noah, is beside him, and in the back with his younger siblings is his mother, Loreleia renowned AI researcherwho is lost in her work.During a weeklong retreat on the Chesapeake Bay, the Cassidy-Shaws wrestle with the moral fallout of the crash as a routine police enquiry starts to unravel. As Loreleis increasingly odd behaviour stirs her husbands suspicions that there may be a darker truth behind the incident, the arrival of tech billionaire Daniel Monet (who has a mysterious history with Lorelei) cements them. When Charlie falls for Monets teenage daughter, tensions among the Cassidy-Shaws reach breaking point.A psychosocial thriller and a propulsive family drama, Culpability explores a world newly shaped by non-human forces such as chatbots and autonomous cars, and forces us to examine our own relationship to artificial intelligence, and the nuanced ways in which we are all, in fact, culpable.

An explosive Cold War thriller, a deadly arms race that threatens to tip the world into conflict. South Africa, Zimbabwe, China and Britain. In the shadow of the Cold War, a deadly secret connects three continents, and time is running out. When a mild-mannered scientist accidentally uncovers a web of international espionage during a routine visit to Beijing, hes thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. His only ally? A magnetic anti-apartheid activist who may have secrets of her own. As they race to expose the truth, a veteran South African intelligence operative moves through the streets of newly-independent Zimbabwe, his mission intertwined with the machinations of a mysterious Chinese power player from Maos inner circle. Meanwhile, a sinister collaboration between apartheid forces and rogue British intelligence agents works in the shadows to keep their nuclear conspiracy buried, at any cost. From the neon lit backstreets of Beijing to the wild, untamed lowveld where Zimbabwe meets South Africa, this explosive thriller weaves together Cold War tensions, political intrigue, and the threat of nuclear devastation. As these disparate threads converge, our unlikely heroes find themselves at the centre of a plot that could reshape the balance of power in the Southern Hemisphere, if they can survive long enough to expose it.