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Què hi cap en una maleta? A vegades, una vida sencera.En Christof, en Christophe, en Christopher i en Cristòfol són germans, però no es coneixen entre ells. Fills de quatre mares diferents, viuen a F

'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes ... 'When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.

"Hi ha un moment de la vida que sembla com si ens despertéssim d´un somni. Hem deixat de ser joves. Bé es veia que no ho seríem eternament; ¿i què era, ser joves? Una tempesta tenebrosa tarvessada de

Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherines father. After Mr Earnshaws death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherines brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries. The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature.

From the creator of the viral TikTok videos about the sunshine assistant to the evil villain and their unexpected romance comes the third book in the hotly-anticipated fantasy romance series. Readers can't wait to get their hands on a copy:'I have never been so hyped for a book before''I will be buying this book so quickly even the dragon will be spooked!!''OMG finally!! I can't wait to have it in my hands!''As soon as it is out, I am going to run to buy it!! Cannot wait.''Giggling. Kicking my feet.I can't wait to read this!''I love this series so much, I've been hooked since the beginning. I'm so excited for the book.''I love Evie and the Villain so I NEED it.'

At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this brilliant and gut-churning masterpiece (Library Journal, starred review) by the internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.The Catenan Republicthe Hierarchymay rule the world now, but they do not know everything.I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilized society in allowing my strength, my drive, and my focuswhat they call Willto be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.I tell them that I belong, and they believe me.But the truth is that I have been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart.And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family.

Una novel·la que ens submergeix en la complexitat de les relacions humanes i el desafiament de trobar el nostre lloc al món. El Lluís es retroba al cap dels anys amb la Cristina, el seu amor adolescent no confessat. Esta casat pero tornar-la a veure li fa reviure l'entusiasme perdut. La Laia, una model catalana que fa anys que fa carrera a Nova York, comença a estar cansada de la seva professio, i el que es mes greu, ara troba a faltar casa seva. El pare del Jaume era barber i, des que ha mort, no sap a quina perruqueria anar; sent que si es deixa tallar els cabells per algu altre, seria infidel al seu pare. El Lluis, la Laia, el Jaume, la Cristina, el Miquel, el Sergi... son personatges que estimen, que se senten fragils, que cerquen la seva identitat i la felicitat en un mon canviant. Diuen que no pots enyorar el que no has tingut, pero si el que has perdut. Prefereixo la seguretat de ser estimat que la incertesa de ser qui estima.

The solution is one of the most original that I ve ever read Anthony Horowitz This book is an unmissable triumph Tom Mead Publishers Weekly It s a budding Sherlock s dream Crime Scene A BESTSELLING AND INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MASTERPIECE An eccentric artist is found brutally murdered in a room locked from the inside His diaries reveal dabblings in alchemy and astrology and a macabre plan to kill and dismember seven women in an occult ritual Then shortly after his death the artist s bloody project is carried out as if from beyond the grave Decades later astrologer and amateur detective Kiyoshi Mitarai sets out to solve these notorious crimes His investigation leads him across the country towards a dark shocking truth But can you unravel the mystery of the Tokyo Zodiac Murders before he does

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Jane Austen s masterpiece with foiled covers marbled endpapers sprayed edges beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon When Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr Darcy she is repelled by his overbearing pride and prejudice towards her family But the Bennet girls are in need of financial security in the shape of husbands so when Darcy s friend the affable Mr Bingley forms an attachment to Jane Darcy becomes increasingly hard to avoid Polite society will be turned upside down in this witty drama of friendship rivalry and love Jane Austen s classic romance novel This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR S CLASSICS a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf

An exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.From the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Normal People, an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women - his enduring first love Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke.Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined.For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude - a period of desire, despair and possibility - a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.

THIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY.ITS JUST NOT HERS TO TELL.When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity and takes it.So what if it means stealing Athenas final manuscript?So what if it means borrowing her identity?And so what if the first lie is only the beginningFinally, June has the fame she always deserved. But someone is about to expose herWhat happens next is entirely everyone else's fault.

Després del Tríptic que l’ha fet mundialment coneguda, Eva Baltasar torna amb una nova heroïna, que ho ha perdut tot i, per sobreviure, neteja cases: però ningú sap què fa quan es queda sola dins d'e

Fatou etorkina da, hainbat herrialdetan bizi izan dena Londresera joan aurretik. Neskame ari da etxe batean lanean. Bere aisialdiko denbora igeriketaren eta bere lagun Andrewrekin dituen hitzorduen artean banatzen du. Hainbat gairi buruzko elkarrizketak ditu harekin: erlijioa, arrazakeria Itxura ahulekoa bada ere, oztopoen aurrean hautsi ez den emakumea da Fatou; egokitu zaion patuari amore emanda, ez du inoiz lasaitasuna galtzen.Hemen agertzen diren elementu asko etengabeak dira Zadie Smithen obran; hitz bakoitza, esamolde bakoitza, pasadizo bakoitza arrazoi batengatik dago hor, ezer ez da kasualitatea. Egileak emakume etorkinen egoeraren zati bat jasotzen du Fatouren begietatik egindako kontakizun original honetan. Bere errutinak bere askatasunaren mugak eta bere etorkizunaren ezegonkortasuna ulertzen laguntzen digu. Era berean, esklabotza modernoari eta gizarte-desberdintasunei buruz hausnartzera behartzen gaitu. Zadie Smithen obran sartzeko atari paregabea.

Catarina pertence a unha estirpe de bruxas. Herda da súa avoa o oficio e afonda nos segredos das plantas medicinais. Críase nunha consulta demencial, onde acoden enfermos con todo tipo de doenzas. Nos ultimos anos da Inquisicion, no medio da fame e a miseria, elas son o mais semellante a un doutor que existe en Merlo, pero cunha diferenza: son necesarias pero tamen odiadas. Lola e unha muller do seculo XXI que atravesa unha crise persoal. Entra en contacto cunhas forzas que non comprende. A ruptura coa sua parella, as suas dubidas sobre a maternidade e o desbloqueo de recordos que tiña esquecidos provocanlle un colapso. Ledicia Costas afonda no espertar sexual, na violencia e na maxia con grandes doses de fantasia. Unha novela hipnotica, que explora o erotismo e a escuridade e nos envolve nunha atmosfera tan terrible como preciosa.

#1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us deeper into the Cosmere Universe with a standalone adventure that will appeal to fans of The Princess Bride.The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

La novel·la en català més divertida i esbojarrada del moment.Una història per riure, plorar i reconciliar-se amb la vida. La Rita Racons se’n va als Estats Units a fer d’au-pair sense saber-ho del to

A contemporary novel exploring friendship, ambition, and the choices that shape our futures.

Una narració íntima que recupera records i sensacions a través d’una memòria poètica i evocadora.