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This Akutagawa-prize winning novel follows the everyday activities of an unconventional woman who finds happiness in convenience store work, despite mounting familial pressure to marry or move along to a different kind of life. *Also appeared in March Buyer's Notes*

'Boyd on form is the ultimate in immersive fiction, and Love is Blind is Boyd at the top of his game . . . magnificent' Sunday Times 'A finely judged performance: a deft and resonant alchemy of fact and fiction, of literary myth and imagination' Guardian Book of the Week This is William Boyd's sweeping, heart-stopping new novel. Set at the end of the 19th century, it follows the fortunes of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, about to embark on the story of his life. When Brodie is offered a job in Paris, he seizes the chance to flee Edinburgh and his tyrannical clergyman father, and begin a wildly different new chapter in his life. In Paris, a fateful encounter with a famous pianist irrevocably changes his future - and sparks an obsessive love affair with a beautiful Russian soprano, Lika Blum. Moving from Paris to St Petersburg to Edinburgh and back again, Brodie's love for Lika and its dangerous consequences pursue him around Europe and beyond, during an era of overwhelming change as the nineteenth century becomes the twentieth.

THE WONDERFUL FINAL INSTALMENT TO THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SERIES THAT BEGAN WITH THE ROSIE PROJECT 'Heart-warming and clever' Daily Mail 'Incredibly funny, life-affirming and warm-hearted' Heat __________ Big-hearted, hilarious and exuberantly life-affirming, The Rosie Result is a story of overcoming life's obstacles with a little love and a lot of overthinking. Meet Don Tillman, the genetics professor with a scientific approach to everything. But he's facing a set of human dilemmas tougher than the trickiest of equations. Right now he is in professional hot water after a lecture goes viral for all the wrong reasons; his wife of 4,380 days, Rosie, is about to lose the research job she loves; and - the most serious problem of all - their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school. He's a smart kid, but socially awkward and not fitting in. Fortunately, Don's had a lifetime's experience of not fitting in. And he's going to share the solutions with Hudson. He'll need the help of old friends and new, lock horns with the education system, and face some big questions about himself. As well as opening the world's best cocktail bar. If you liked The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, then you'll love The Rosie Project series.

Buenos Aires. Inés, moglie di Ernesto - irreprensibile dirigente di successo -, trova per caso nella ventiquattrore del marito un biglietto d'amore scritto con il rossetto e firmato "Tua". Una sera decide di seguirlo fino al parco Bosques de Palermo dove lui e la sua amante si sono dati appuntamento. Iniziano a discutere, lui la spinge violentemente, la donna cade, sbatte la testa contro un sasso e muore. Ines torna a casa ben decisa a fare il possibile per coprire il marito, salvare le apparenze e il matrimonio. "Tua" e un thriller psicologico vertiginoso, che incalza il lettore fin dalle prime righe: un meccanismo a orologeria che non risparmia colpi di scena sorprendenti. Il terribile ritratto in giallo di una normale famiglia borghese.

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Mark Renton is finally a success. An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant travel, airport lounges, soulless hotel rooms and broken relationships have left him dissatisfied with his life. Hes then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom hed been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt. But the psychotic Begbie appears to have reinvented himself as a celebrated artist and much to Marks astonishment doesnt seem interested in revenge. Sick Boy and Spud, who have agendas of their own, are intrigued to learn that their old friends are back in town, but when they enter the bleak world of organ-harvesting, things start to go so badly wrong. Lurching from crisis to crisis, the four men circle each other, driven by their personal histories and addictions, confused, angry so desperate that even Hibs winning the Scottish Cup doesnt really help. One of these four will not survive to the end of this book. Which one of them is wearing Dead Mens Trousers?

A provocative, wildly funny, intellectually rigorous and engrossing novel, punctuated by Siri Hustvedt's own illustrations - a tour de force by one of America's most acclaimed and beloved writers. Fresh from Minnesota and hungry for all New York has to offer, twenty-three-year-old S.H. embarks on a year that proves both exhilarating and frightening - from bruising encounters with men to the increasingly ominous monologues of the woman next door. Forty years on, those pivotal months come back to vibrant life when S.H. discovers the notebook in which she recorded her adventures alongside drafts of a novel. Measuring what she remembers against what she wrote, she regards her younger self with curiosity and often amusement. Anger too, for how much has really changed in a world where the female presidential candidate is called an abomination?

New York Times bestselling author Jim Harrison was one of America's most beloved and critically acclaimed writers. The classic Legends of the Fall is Harrison at his most memorable: a striking collection of novellas written with exceptional brilliance and a ferocious love of life. The title novella, 'Legends of the Fall' - which was made into the film of the same name - is an epic, moving tale of three brothers fighting for justice in a world gone mad. Moving from the raw landscape of early twentieth-century Montana to the blood-drenched European battlefields of World War I and back again to Montana, Harrison's powerful story explores the theme of revenge and the actions to which people resort when their lives or goals are threatened, painting an unforgettable portrait of the twentieth-century man. Also including the novellas 'Revenge' and 'The Man Who Gave Up His Name,' Legends of the Fall confirms Jim Harrison's reputation as one of the finest American voices of his generation.

A hilarious, tragic novel about a would-be movie star in 1920s Berlin, from the author of Child of All Nations Doris is going to be a big star. Wearing a stolen fur coat and recently fired from her office job, she takes an all-night train to Berlin to make it in the movies. But what she encounters in the city is not fame and fortune, but gnawing hunger, seedy bars, and exploitative men - and as Doris sinks ever lower, she resorts to desperate measures to survive. Very funny and intensely moving, this is a dazzling portrait of roaring Berlin in the 1920s, and a poignant exploration of the doomed pursuit of fame and glamour. The Artificial Silk Girl was a huge bestseller in Weimar Germany before the Nazis banned it, and is today Keun's best-loved book in Germany. Funny, fresh and radical in its dissection of the limited options available to working women, it is a novel that speaks to our times.

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Paris, palais de l'Elysée. La cérémonie de passation de pouvoir est en train de se terminer quand on révèle au nouveau chef d'Etat l'existence du cinquième rituel. Un secret qui ne se transmet qu'ent

The ultimate hustle is to move freely between the street and corporate worlds, to find your flow and never stay locked in the same position. This is a manifesto for how to operate in the twenty-first century, where everything has been turned on its head. Building on the runaway success of Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power (almost five million copies sold), the 'modern Machiavelli' teams up with rapper 50 Cent to show how the power game of success can be played to your advantage.Drawing on the lore of gangsters, hustlers, and hip-hop artists, as well as 50 Cent's business and artistic dealings, the authors present the 'Laws of 50', revealing how to become a master strategist and supreme realist. Success comes from seeking an advantage in each and every encounter, and The 50th Law offers indispensable advice on how to win in business - and in life.

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From comic masterpieces, like Much Ado about Nothing and Twelfth Night, to tragedies such as Hamlet, Othello and Romeo & Juliet, as well as the grand histories of Henry V and Richard III, this collection is the perfect introduction to the genius of England's greatest playwright.With two volumes devoted to each category of Shakespeare's dramas (Comedies, Tragedies and Histories), there are 15 wonderful creations to enjoy that will introduce readers to a cavalcade of fascinating and memorable characters. Evoking both magical and historical realms, the power of Shakespeare's words is undiminished, and reading (or rereading!) these plays, will reveal how indelible the impact of the Bard's work has been on English literature since they were first performed more than 400 years ago and why they offer timeless entertainment.

A Book of the Year in The Times - The New Statesman - Observer - Financial Times - Irish Times - Irish Independent - Times Literary Supplement **WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE AND THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE AND THE IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE DALKEY LITERARY AWARDS'Exquisite.' Damon Galgut'Masterly.' The Times'Miraculous.' Herald'Astonishing.' Colm Toibin'Stunning.' Sunday Independent'Absolutely beautiful.' Douglas StuartIt is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church.

Una recreació ben actual i personal, despresa de cotilles romàntiques, d’una figura mítica: la sirena.No és la primera vegada que Carme Riera s’encara amb la figura de la sirena. Si a La veu de la si

I nostri nemici finiranno allInferno; le nostre mamme in Paradiso; ma a noi un po di Purgatorio non lo leva nessuno. Per questo il Purgatorio e il posto degli uomini, dove andremo tutti. Meglio sapere per tempo quel che ci aspetta. Dante stesso pensava di finirvi da morto, nel girone dei superbi. Aldo Cazzullo prosegue il viaggio sulle orme del poeta che invento lItalia. Il romanzo della Divina Commedia, dopo lInferno, racconta ora il Purgatorio: il luogo del quasi, dellattesa della felicita; che e in se una forma di felicita. Un mondo di nostalgia ma anche di consolazione, dove il tempo che passa non avvicina alla morte ma alla salvezza. Una terra di frontiera tra luomo e Dio, con il fascino di una citta di confine. La tecnica narrativa e la stessa di A riveder le stelle. La ricostruzione del viaggio nellAldila viene arricchita dai riferimenti alla storia, alla letteratura, al presente. Il Purgatorio e il luogo degli artisti: il musico Casella, il poeta Guinizzelli, il miniaturista Oderisi che cita lamico di Dante, Giotto. Ci sono i condottieri pentiti nellultima ora: Manfredi con il ciglio diviso da un colpo, Bonconte delle cui spoglie il diavolo ha fatto strazio, Provenzano Salvani che si umilio a chiedere lelemosina per un amico in piazza del Campo a Siena. E ci sono le donne: gli occhi cuciti dellinvidiosa Sapia, le lacrime disperate della vedova Nella e la splendida apparizione di Pia de Tolomei, lunico personaggio a preoccuparsi per la fatica di Dante, Deh, quando tu sarai tornato al mondo/ e riposato della lunga via. Nel Purgatorio, oltre a descrivere il Bel Paese, il poeta pronuncia la sua terribile invettiva civile: Ahi serva Italia, di dolore ostello. E in cima alla montagna, entrato nellEden, ritrova Beatrice, piu bella ancora di come la ricordava. Dante trema per lemozione, piange, perde Virgilio, e si prepara a volare con la donna amata in Paradiso. E ognuno di noi, dopo due anni di pandemia, ha capito quello che il Purgatorio vuole significare. Puo cosi sentirsi come Dante: Puro e disposto a salire a le stelle.