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Welcome to Enchantra. There's only one rule: Never, ever trust your heart.When Genevieve Grimm's mother is killed, Genevieve wants answers no one can give... until she receives an invitation to Enchantra, a cursed palace filled with temptations and illusions.Arrogant and dangerously handsome, Rowin Silver meets her at the door and refuses to let her inside. But Genevieve finds her own way in... And soon realizes her mistake.Enchantra is a twisted labyrinth of marble and thorns, where Rowin's family are trapped forever in a deadly game. Now, Genevieve must win or die.Rowin offers her a deal. They can compete together... if they convince everyone watching that they're desperately in love.Genevieve knows she can't trust Rowin, but she'll do whatever it takes to survive. As they hunt and hide together, Genevieve tries to ignore the desire burning between them. She absolutely cannot fall for this man. Cannot forget that she's only pretending to be in love.After all, it was Rowin who taught her Enchantra's first rule: Never, ever trust your heart.Packed with deadly intrigue and spicy romance, Enchantra will transport you to a world of feisty heroines and morally gray love interests, fake dating, forbidden desire and family secrets. If you love books by Rebecca Yarros, Carissa Broadbent and Lauren Roberts, prepare to discover your new romantasy obsession.

“Sé que no llegiràs aquesta carta. Amb la mateixa certesa sé que és important que la rebis.” La vida d’Osamu, mestre cal·lígraf, va transcórrer escrivint cartes per als altres. Només en va escriure u

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025 An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan''s Atonement. It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother''s country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel''s doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the season In the sweltering heat of summer, Isabel''s desperate need for control reaches boiling point. What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known. ''A thrilling, razor-sharp, perfectly plotted debut novel'' Sunday Times ''Moving, unnerving and deeply sexy'' Tracy Chevalier, bestselling author of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING ''A brave and thrilling debut about facing up to the truth of history, and to one''s own desires Van der Wouden brings stunning power and control to her page-turner about trauma and repression'' Justine Jordan, Booker Prize Judge 2024

Un viatge en solitari obre el narrador a l’inesperatUn escriptor barceloní fa una estada a una residència d’artistes de prop de Nova York. Separat de fa pocs anys i amb fills, ja ha après a estar sol

Nova edició d'un dels llibres essencials de Josep Carner.El poema bíblic Nabí (1941), sobre la peripècia del profeta Jonàs, és generalment reconegut com l'obra mestra de Carner i un dels monuments in

« Il est inexplicable que nous soyons vivants. Je remonte, ma lampe électrique à la main, les traces de l'avion sur le sol. À deux cent cinquante mètres de son point d'arrêt nous retrouvons déjà des

Brought together in this boxed set is the complete Skyward series of novels, by fantasy legend Brandon Sanderson.Dive into an epic world, filled with danger, conspiracy and a girl who will travel beyond the stars to save the world she loves from destruction For shell go to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to.Follow Spensas journey skyward from beginning to end in this searing science fiction series by worldwide phenomenon, Brandon Sanderson.Contains:SkywardStarsightCytonicSkyward Flight (co-written with Janci Patterson)Defiant

Impressive and unsettling'NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Eerie, shocking, provoking' GILLIAN FLYNN'Rich in suspense, diabolical secrets and psychological insightECONOMIST'Engrossing even as it horrifies' BIG ISSUE'Inescapably abhorrent yet enthralling Oates understands, as always, how to keep us on the hookLOS ANGELES TIMESA spellbinding novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school.Who is Francis Fox? A charming English teacher new to the idyllic Langhorne Academy, Fox beguiles many of his students, their parents, and his colleagues at the elite boarding school, while leaving others wondering where he came from and why his biography is so enigmatic. When two brothers discover Foxs car half-submerged in a pond in a local nature preserve and parts of an unidentified body strewn about the nearby woods, the entire community, including Detective Horace Zwender and his deputy, begins to ask disturbing questions about Francis Fox and who he might really be.

THE FUNNIEST BOOK YOU LL EVER READ ABOUT GRIEF MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD PERFECTLY CAPTURES THE MESSINESS HEARTACHE AND BEAUTY OF GRIEF RED MAGAZINE

The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny a brilliantly written laugh out loud funny dark and delirious novel set in the Bunny verse a world that Margaret Atwood declared soooo genius In the cult classic novel Bunny Samantha Heather Mackey a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England was first ostracised and then seduced by a clique of her saccharine sweet rich girl cohort who call one another Bunny An invitation to the Bunnies Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole pun intended into the violently surreal world of their off campus Workshops where monstrous creations are conjured with wondrous yet deadly consequences When We Love You Bunny opens Sam has just published her first novel to critical acclaim But at a New England stop on her book tour her one time frenemies furious at the way they ve been portrayed kidnap her Now a captive audience it s her and our turn to hear the Bunnies side of the story One by one they take turns holding the axe and recount the birth throes of their unholy alliance their discovery of their unusual creative powers and the phantasmagoric adventure of conjuring their first creation With a bound and gagged Sam we embark on a wickedly intoxicat

A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and yearsan epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of LossWhen Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny apart.Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India, fearing she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world.The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists.

Louis, 12 ans, est plongé dans le coma. Sa mère décide de réaliser tous les rêves qu’il avait notés dans son carnet, espérant ainsi le ramener à la vie.

The inspiring bestseller and global phenomenon that helps you to understand and effectively communicate with those around you NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATEDDo you ever think you re the only one making any sense Have you ever tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results Does your colleague s manner of communication always get your back up You are not alone Communication expert and bestselling author Thomas Erikson has dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we struggle to connect with certain types of people In his multi million copy bestseller Surrounded by Idiots Erikson uses four core personality types Red Yellow Green and Blue to explain other people s baffling behaviour and help you to Understand yourself betterHone communication and social skillsHandle conflict with confidenceImprove dynamics with your boss and team andGet the best out of the people you deal with and manage He also shares simple tricks on body language improving written communication advice on when to back away or when to push on and when to speak up or shut up Now offering even more insight this fully revised and expanded edition based on questions and feedback from Thomas s more than 10 million global readers brings you 30 more material t

PRE ORDER THE NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP Praise for Satoshi Yagisawa an author beloved by readers It gently healed my soul Simply beautiful A perfect warm blanket to warm every book lover s heart A gem of a novel that will resonate with anyone who has ever found solace in the pages of a book From the author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo cafe where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Cafe a neighbourhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists Its regulars include Chinatsu Yukimura a mysterious young woman who always leaves behind a napkin folded into the shape of a ballerina Hiroyuki Numata a middle aged man who s returned to the neighbourhood searching for the happy life he once gave up and Shizuku the cafe owner s teenage daughter who is still coming to terms with her sister s death as she falls in love for the first time While Cafe Torunka serves up a perfect cup of coffee it provides these sundry souls with nourishment far more lasting Satoshi Yagisawa brilliantly illuminates the periods in

A darkly funny sequel to *Bunny*, set in the same surreal world of twisted friendships and literary satire.

Daniel (el alter ego del autor en la primera parte de la novela) es un joven viajero que acaba de llegar de un largo periplo por América Latina, y Bruna, una pintora entrante en la madurez. Los dos protagonistas de esta historia se conocen en un viaje en tren entre Madrid y Zaragoza, en otoño de 1996.En el intenso dialogo que se establece entre ambos durante este trayecto, y en el reencuentro en Barcelona, que tiene lugar veintisiete años despues, hablan de diversos temas de interes compartido por ambos: viajes, filosofia, psicologia, meditacion, montaña, arte, sexualidad...El intento de vivir plenamente en el presente, la toma de conciencia de nuestros pensamientos y emociones, y el aprendizaje que supone la apuesta por gestionarlos adecuadamente, son la esencia de la filosofia de la vida de Daniel/Joan y la piedra angular de este relato.Todo lo que el narra a Bruna es estrictamente veridico.

The special edition hardback of Hercule Poirot s last case

Home is where the heart is and this one is haunted The No 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel Blue Ranch series returns with a brand new story featuring a small town upholsterer in need of a fresh start a photographer whose life has come to a screeching halt and the supernatural forces that bring them together Collins Cartwright does not want to go home Sweetwater Peak Wyoming was supposed to be in her rearview mirror but when she finds out a developer is trying to buy her parents antique shop out from under them she doesn t have a choice at least that s what she tells her family They don t need to know she s lost her job and is out of money Or that the ghosts that have always been her companions have recently gone silent But just because she s returned home doesn t mean she has to stay with her parents or crash on her twin sister s couch Lucky for her the new to town upholsterer has a room for rent above his store Unluckily it is absolutely crawling with more ghosts who are freezing her out And Collins hates being ignored Brady Cooper is absolutely and totally fine Seriously there s no secret reason why he decided to uproot his life and suddenly move to Sweetwater Peak He just needed a change of pace At least t

Une œuvre essentielle pour tout aspirant écrivain, ces lettres de Rilke sont une méditation sur la créativité et la sensibilité artistique.

STEP INTO THE CITY When a young man s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own When he finally makes it to the walled city a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees he finds his beloved working in a different library a dream library But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur he must decide what he s willing to lose A love story a quest an ode to books and to the libraries that house them The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times PRAISE FOR HARUKI MURAKAMI The world s most popular cult novelist Guardian Wild and thrilling Murakami is a master storyteller and he knows how to keep us hooked Sunday Times Totally gripping Daily Express It s safe to say that there s no one like Murakami Literary Review No other author mixes domestic fantastic and esoteric elements into such weirdly bewitching shades Financial Times