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'Victoria Hislop's view of history in her novels is, like the writer herself, a compassionate and generous one'ScotsmanThe gripping new novel bySunday TimesNumber One bestseller Victoria Hislop is set against the backdrop of the German occupation of Greece, the subsequent civil war and a military dictatorship, all of which left deep scars.Athens 1941. After decades of political uncertainty, Greece is polarised between Right- and Left-wing views when the Germans invade.Fifteen-year-old Themis comes from a family divided by these political differences. The Nazi occupation deepens the fault-lines between those she loves just as it reduces Greece to destitution. She watches friends die in the ensuing famine and is moved to commit acts of resistance.In the civil war that follows the end of the occupation, Themis joins the Communist army, where she experiences the extremes of love and hatred and the paradoxes presented by a war in which Greek fights Greek.Eventually imprisoned on the infamous islands of exile, Makronisos and then Trikeri, Themis encounters another prisoner whose life will entwine with her own in ways neither can foresee. And finds she must weigh her principles against her desire to escape and live.As she looks back on her life, Themis realises how tightly the personal and political can become entangled. While some wounds heal, others deepen.This powerful new novel from Number One bestseller Victoria Hislop sheds light on the complexity and trauma of Greece's past and weaves it into the epic tale of an ordinary woman compelled to live an extraordinary life.

Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe This title explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage

A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.They're polar opposites.In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block.Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She'll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he'll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.

Suskind's novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion--his sense of smell--leads to murder. In the slums of 18th-century France, an infant is born with one sublime gift--an absolute sense of smell. But he is not satisfied with the perfume of flowers, he becomes obsessed with an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume"--the scent of a beautiful young virgin. A haunting tale of murder and sensual depravity.

Unha escritora que atravesa unha crise creativa decide elaborar un relato do seu percurso vital coa intención de encontrarlle sentido a un pasado difícil, marcado pola doenza mental que padece.Enfrontar as propias pantasmas nun libro levaa a mergullarse no pouso intimo das vivencias que o tempo deixou atras e nas afinidades ignotas e inusitadas que elaboran as lembranzas da sua historia familiar e persoal. So asi sera quen de afondar na sua condicion de enferma, na sua relacion co imprevisible tio Carlos, que sofre a mesma doenza, e tamen na sua experiencia coa maternidade e coa perda de seres queridos. E posible que iso a axude a dar significado ao pasado e a entender o futuro, mais ningun futuro esta escrito e, moito menos, o de quen escribe para intentar salvarse.

One of the world s greatest scientists of human behaviour the bestselling author of Behave shows that free will does not exist and challenges us to rethink the notions of choice identity responsibility justice morality and how we live together One of the best scientist writers of our time OLIVER SACKS Moving absorbing compassionate OLIVER BURKEMAN ObserverBehind every thought action and experience there lies a chain of biological and environmental causes stretching back from the moment a neuron fires to the dawn of our species and beyond Nowhere in this infinite sequence is there a place where free will could play a role Without free will it makes no more sense to punish people for antisocial behaviour than it does to scold a car for breaking down It is no one s fault they are poor or overweight or unsuccessful nor do people deserve praise for their talent or hard work grit is a myth This mechanistic view of human behaviour challenges our most powerful instincts but history suggests that we have already made great strides toward it where once we saw demonic possession or cowardice for example now we diagnose illness or trauma and offer help Determined confronts us with our true nature who and what we are is biology and nothing more Dist

Una aproximació sentimental al Mediterrani, als petits plaers de la vida, i una invitació a observar i descobrir les històries dels llocs i de les persones que l'habiten.En Mar d'estiu, Nadal ret hom

Texto en inglés. Tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Buen estado de conservación. In the book - the Karamazov Brothers as Fyodor Karamazov awaits an amorous encounter, he is violently done to death. The three sons of the old debauchee are forced to confront their own guilt or complicity. Who will own to parricide? The reckless and passionate Dmitri? The corrosive intellectual Ivan? Surely not the chaste novice monk Alyosha? The search reveals the divisions which rack the brothers, yet paradoxically unite them. Around the writhings of this one dysfunctional family Dostoevsky weaves a network of social, psychological and philosophical relationships'. , completed a few months before Dostoevskys death in 1881, remains for many the high point of his genius as novelist and chronicler of the modern malaise. It cast a long shadow over D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann, Albert Camus, and other giants of twentieth-century European literature.

Diese Erinnerungen eines Europäers zeigen noch einmal die Gelöstheit und Heiterkeit Wiens und Österreichs in den Jahren vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg, die Welt der Sicherheit, die Stefan Zweig selbst wie einigen, wenn auch nicht allen, die individuelle Freiheit zu garantieren vermochte; sie zeigen Glanz und Schatten über Europa bis zum Sonnenuntergang, bis zu Hitlers Machtausübung, bis Europa »sich zum zweiten Mal selbstmörderisch zerfleischte im Bruderkriege«. Stefan Zweig hat »die Welt von Gestern« als Zeitzeuge aufgezeichnet und dabei nicht so sehr sein eigenes Schicksal festgehalten, sondern das seiner Generation; er hat mit diesem Buch, weit über das Persönliche hinaus, ein Kompendium der geistigen Welt in der ersten Hälfte unseres Jahrhunderts erstellt.

«Era possible que aquella casa, a la qual havíem anat a parar els meus germans i jo arrossegant l’ànima i que havíem trobat tan deteriorada, com un espectre del que un dia havia estat... era possible

PREMIO TORRENTE BALLESTER 2019 Marzo de 2016, en plena guerra de Siria, a cidade de Alepo está dividida en dúas partes enfrontadas. No lado rebelde, a activista Amira loita por informar

Men to Avoid in Art and Life pairs classical fine art with modern captions that epitomize the spirit of mansplaining.This hilarious book perfectly captures those relatable moments when a man explains to a woman a subject about which he knows considerably less than she does.Situations include men sharing keen insight on the female anatomy, an eloquent defense of catcalling, or offering sage advice about horseback riding to the woman who owns the horse.* These less qualified men of antiquity dish out mediocrity as if it's pure genius* For the women who have endured overbearing men over the centuries* Written with hilariously painful accuracy

Lontano, nei dimenticati spazi non segnati sulle carte del limite estremo e poco a la page della Spirale Ovest della Galassia, c'e un piccolo e insignificante sole giallo. A orbitargli intorno, alla distanza di centoquarantanove milioni di chilometri, c'e un piccolo, trascurabilissimo pianeta azzurro-verde. Quel pianeta sta per essere distrutto, per lasciare il posto a una gigantesca circonvallazione iperspaziale...

Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. Abandoned by his parents, brought up by his loving, strict and clear-sighted grandmother, Elwood is about to enroll in the local black college. But given the time and the place, one innocent mistake is enough to destroy his future, and so Elwood arrives at The Nickel Academy, which claims to provide 'physical, intellectual and moral training' which will equip its inmates to become 'honorable and honest men'.In reality, the Nickel Academy is a chamber of horrors, where physical, emotional and sexual abuse is rife, where corrupt officials and tradesmen do a brisk trade in supplies intended for the school, and where any boy who resists is likely to disappear 'out back'. Stunned to find himself in this vicious environment, Elwood tries to hold on to Dr King's ringing assertion, 'Throw us in jail, and we will still love you.' But Elwood's fellow inmate and new friend Turner thinks Elwood is naive and worse; the world is crooked, and the only way to survive is to emulate the cruelty and cynicism of their oppressors.The tension between Elwood's idealism and Turner's skepticism leads to a decision which will have decades-long repercussions.Based on the history of a real reform school in Florida that operated for one hundred and eleven years and warped and destroyed the lives of thousands of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven narrative by a great American novelist whose work is essential to understanding the current reality of the United States.

"Behin batean, amak liburutegitik jaso ohi zituen liburuen artean, "Kandinsky eta ni" izenburukoa atzeman nuen, pintorearen alargunak idatziriko memoria liburu bat, zeinean oso anekdota bitxia ageri den. Dirudienez, antzinako ohitura bati jarraiki, tsarren Errusian, Urtezahar eta Urteberri arteko gauean, neska gazteak kalera ateratzen ziren aurkitzen zuten lehendabiziko gizonari izena galdetzeko, ustea baitzen hura bezala deitzen zen batekin ezkonduko zirela. [...] Anekdota irakurri nuenean abenduaren lehendabiziko egunetan geunden eta, auskalo zergatik, horrelako eroaldiak izaten baititugu, zera sartu zitzaidan buruan, Errusian balekoa zenak balio behar zuela hemen, eta erabaki nuen neuk ere, Kandinskyren emazteak bezala, saioa egin behar nuela". Hauxe da liburuaren hasiera distirantea. Aitor eta Manu: bi izen, bi izakera, bi sentipen, Mirenen bizitzan. Aitor ala Manu izan, egiazkoa ala fantasiazkoa izan, maitasuna bera da maite duguna.

STAGE VERSION COMING TO LONDONS ALMEIDA THEATRE!Included in The Guardians and The is Best Theatre To Book for 2023The multi-million-copy bestseller. A New York Times bestseller for over two years. Lo

From one of the world's top three bestselling writers, alongside John Grisham and Paolo Coelho. An ecological romance, and an Amazonian "A magical storyteller" "Daily Mail". "Allende's writing is so vivid we hear the sounds, see the bright birds, smell and even taste the soft fruit" "The Times". A strong environmental theme - which should have appeal for a broad range of readers.

This text is a revised edition of Cervantes' classic tale. Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza.

Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide. The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again. and again.

Sunday Times bestseller and The Times #1 bestsellerLonglisted for the Booker Prize 2019Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019Winner of the 2019 LA Times Award for Best Crime ThrillerCapital Crime Debut Author of the Year 2019__________'A literary sensation'Guardian'A bombshell of a book... Sharp, explosive, hilarious' New York Times'Glittering and funny... A stiletto slipped between the ribs and through the left ventricle of the heart' Financial Times__________When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach.This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's dispatched in, quote, self-defence and the third mess that her lethal little sibling has left Korede to clear away. She should probably go to the police for the good of the menfolk of Nigeria, but she loves her sister and, as they say, family always comes first. Until, that is, Ayoola starts dating the doctor where Korede works as a nurse.Korede's long been in love with him, and isn't prepared to see him wind up with a knife in his back: but to save one would mean sacrificing the other...