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After years of working in other peoples homes, Millie finally has a life of her own: a charming house tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac, a loving husband, and two children. But her dream of peace quickly unravels when she meets her neighbors:- Suzette, snobbish and flirtatious- Jonathan, her dull husband- And their unnerving housemaid, whose piercing gaze and suspicious behavior raise alarm bellsSoon, Millie begins hearing strange noises in her own home at night and what seemed like a fresh start turns into a chilling descent into paranoia and danger.This novel continues McFaddens signature style of psychological suspense, following the success of La femme de menage and Les secrets de la femme de menage. If you enjoy domestic thrillers with unsettling twists, this ones worth keeping an eye on.

Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingways magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. It was The Old Man and the Sea that won for Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of mans challenge to the elements in which he lives.

Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the Kings Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realises she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a princess with a rebel heart.

Ao entrar na cova de Anboto, nos montes de Euskadi, pódeste atopar coa deusa Mari, unha fermosa muller que habita nela. Cómpre que sexas sincero se che pregunta, porque se lle mentes quitarache o que negues. Poren, se lle dis a verdade, concederache o que mais desexas. O cadaver dunha muller aparece moi preto de Portomarin, Lugo. A inspectora Galdos e o seu compañeiro Martin Lasarte descobren que a sua identidade se correponde coa de Deva Varela, desaparecida en Arrasate, Guipuscoa, no solsticio de veran sete anos atras. Agrandase o misterio ao saber que a sua irma, Amalur, tamen desapareceu na mesma data, vinte e oito anos antes, no monte de Anboto. A investigacion policial levaralles de Galicia a Euskadi para descubrir que se agocha tras tantos anos de silencio. Que lle sucedeu a Amalur? È posible que ainda siga con vida? Cada vez hai mais interrogantes, mais a verdade esta a piques de saberse e ninguen esta preparado para ela. Ou si? si?

The smash-hit international bestsellerA Read With Jenna book club pickWinner of the Goodreads Choice Award for FictionBest read of the year THE TIMESBooks as fun as this one are few and far between GUARDIANSharp, funny and a joy to read OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one of the wedding people but shes actually the only guest at the Cornwall Inn who isnt here for the big event. When the bride discovers her elaborate destination wedding could be ruined by a divorced and depressed stranger, she is furious. Lila has spent months accounting for every detail and every possible disaster except for, well, Phoebe . . . Soon, both women find their best-laid plans derailed and an unlikely confidante in one another. Hilarious and moving, The Wedding People is an irresistible novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families, and the unexpected paths that lead to happiness.My book of the summer. As soon as Id finished it, I wanted to read it all over again RED Laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly moving INDEPENDENTSo funny and romantic . . . A perfect novel CATHERINE NEWMANGlorious . . . made me wish I had written it JOJO MOYESUtterly charming . . . I loved it PANDORA SYKESOne of the few weddings Ive attended that I didnt want to end SAMUEL BURR

Seleccionado para el Man Booker Prize y el National Book Award 2015. Es una novela inmensamente potente acerca del amor fraternal y los límites de la fortaleza humana

''Such a beacon of pleasure'' KATE ATKINSON''So smart and funny. Deplorably good'' IAN RANKIN''A gripping read'' SUNDAY TIMESTHE FIRST BOOK IN THE #1 BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY TV PRESENTER RICHARD OSMANIn a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it''s too late?

Over the Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I'm proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic. Lana Del Rey Lana's breathtaking first book solidifies her further as 'the essential writer of her times' (The Atlantic). The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book: Never to Heaven, The Land of 1,000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum and many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana's typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator.

David només té set anys, però la vida li ha mostrat ja el seu costat més fosc. La seua veu, curiosa i espavilada, ens condueix pel relat del seu dia a dia, a l'escola i a casa... Va d'aquí cap a allá

'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.

From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFTSeft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Rite, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offers Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers, within their herder community.A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLEJoia, Neen's sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain.A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILISATIONJoia's vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and become their life's work. But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders - and an act of savage violence leads to open warfare . . .Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age: Stonehenge.

A la Ruth li sembla que per fi té la vida controlada. Una feina fixa i amb cert prestigi com a professora a la universitat, una casa amb jardí com havia volgut de petita, un marit que l’estima i dos

Iratin dabiltzala, eztabaidan hasi dira Ana eta Oskar, neskak deskubritu baitu mutilak harremanak dituela beste gizonezko batekin. Liskarraren ondotik bereizi egiten dira mendian: Oskar autoa utzia duten lekura itzultzen da; Ana, berriz, ez da inondik ere agertzen. Foru Polizia hasiko da desagertzea ikertzen, baita Oskar bere kasa ere, hilketa baten errudun egingo duten beldurrez. Egunek aurrera egin ahala, pertsonaiak gero eta katramilatuago aurkituko dira, hainbat hari-mutur dituen matazan: jelosia, diru-interes ilunak, iraganeko gertakari are ilunagoak...

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 'A strange, painfully tender exploration of the brutality of desire indulged and the fatality of desire ignored... Exquisite.' Eimear McBride Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people - dutiful wife and mild-mannered office worker. One day, prompted by grotesque recurring nightmares, Yeong-hye decides to become a vegetarian. But in South Korea, where vegetarianism is almost unheard-of and societal mores are strictly obeyed, it is a shocking act of subversion. Yeong-hye's passive rebellion rapidly manifests in ever more bizarre and frightening forms, from sexual sadism to attempted suicide, and in increasingly erotic and unhinged artworks, as all the while she spirals further into her fantasies... Disturbing and beautiful by turns, The Vegetarian is a revelatory novel about modern day South Korea; a tale of shame, desire and our faltering attempts to understand others.

Il romanzo comincia seguendo le due protagoniste bambine, e poi adolescenti, tra le quinte di un rione miserabile della periferia napoletana, tra una folla di personaggi minori accompagnati lungo il loro percorso con attenta assiduita. L'autrice scava nella natura complessa dell'amicizia tra due bambine, tra due ragazzine, tra due donne, seguendo la loro crescita individuale, il modo di influenzarsi reciprocamente, i buoni e i cattivi sentimenti che nutrono nei decenni un rapporto vero, robusto. Narra poi gli effetti dei cambiamenti che investono il rione, Napoli, l'Italia, in piu di un cinquantennio, trasformando le amiche e il loro legame. E tutto cio precipita nella pagina con l'andamento delle grandi narrazioni popolari, dense e insieme veloci, profonde e lievi, rovesciando di continuo situazioni, svelando fondi segreti dei personaggi, sommando evento a evento senza tregua, ma con la profondita e la potenza di voce a cui l'autrice ci ha abituati. Si tratta di quel genere di libro che non finisce. O, per dire meglio, l'autrice porta compiutamente a termine in questo primo romanzo la narrazione dell'infanzia e dell'adolescenza di Lila e di Elena, ma ci lascia sulla soglia di nuovi grandi mutamenti che stanno per sconvolgere le loro vite e il loro intensissimo rapporto.

Based on the series by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry is now streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. Discover all 6 books in the series!They have nothing in commonso why does Ryan feel most like himself with Fabian? Opposites attract in this steamy hockey romance from Rachel Reid. Pro hockey star Ryan Price may be an enforcer, but off the ice he struggles with anxiety. Recently traded to Toronto, hes determined to make a fresh start in the citys dynamic LGBTQ+ Village. The last thing he expects to find in his new neighborhood is a blast from his past in the fabulous form of Fabian Salah.Aspiring musician Fabian loathes hockey. But that doesnt stop him from being attracted to a certain burly ginger-bearded defenseman. He hasnt forgotten the kiss they almost shared back in high school, and the chemistry between them has only intensified.

Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry is now streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. Discover all 6 books in the series!A grumpy professional hockey player meets his match in an out-and-proud social media manager in this hockey romance from Rachel Reid. The hits just keep coming for Troy Barrett. Traded to the worst team in the league would be bad enough, but coming on the heels of a messy breakup and a recent scandal Troy just wants to play hockey and be left alone. He definitely doesnt want to work on his online presence" with the teams peppy social media manager.Harris Drover can tell standoffish Troy isnt happy about the trade, but Harris doesnt give up on people easily. Even when hes developing a crush hes sure is one-sided. And when he sees Troys smile finally crack through his grumpy exterior Thats a man Harris couldnt turn his back on if he wanted to.Suddenly, Troys move to the new team feels like an opportunityfor Troy to embrace his true self, and for both men to explore their growing attraction. But being together behind closed doors is one thing, and for Troy, being in a public relationship with Harris will mean facing off with his fears, once and for all.

Historical novel highlighting courage and resilience of a small group facing overwhelming odds.

Asher Baum is quietly losing his mind. Can you blame him?'Maybe what I really want is to make sense of all peoples lives. Of everything, the whole shebang'A middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist and playwright, consumed with anxiety about everything under the sun, Baum's turgid philosophical books receive tepid reviews and his prestigious New York publisher has dropped him. His third marriage is on the rocks and he suspects his handsome and successful younger brother may have seduced his Harvard-educated wife. He is uneasy with her close relationship with her son, a more successful author than he, and suspicious of her closeness with their neighbour in Connecticut. And in a moment of irrationality, he has impulsively tried to kiss a pretty young journalist during an interview that she is about to go public with.