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A monumental new novel about modern family lives from the bestselling author of Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close God asked Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, and Abraham replied obediently, 'Here I am'. This is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. Over the course of three weeks in present-day Washington DC, three sons watch their parents' marriage falter and their family home fall apart. Meanwhile, a larger catastrophe is engulfing another part of the world: a massive earthquake devastates the Middle East, sparking a pan-Arab invasion of Israel. With global upheaval in the background and domestic collapse in the foreground, Jonathan Safran Foer asks us - what is the true meaning of home? Can one man ever reconcile the conflicting duties of his many roles - husband, father, son? And how much of life can a person bear?

**BOOKER PRIZE 2024**''Stunning... An uplifting book'' SUNDAY TIMESLife on our planet as youve never seen it before: in this spellbinding and uplifting novel six astronauts rotate in the International Space Station. They are there to do vital work, but slowly they begin to wonder: what is life without earth? What is earth without humanity?Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, spinning past continents, and cycling through seasons, taking in glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans. Endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day.Yet although separated from the world they cannot escape its constant pull. News reaches them of the death of a mother, and with it comes thoughts of returning home. They look on as a typhoon gathers over an island and people they love, in awe of its magnificence and fearful of its destruction.The fragility of human life fills their conversations, their fears, their dreams. So far from earth, they have never felt more part - or protective - of it.''A slim, profound study of intimate human fears set against epic vistas'' GUARDIAN***A GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN AND DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023***

Nestes Contos gringos hai tornados, campos de millo, animais salvaxes, reptilianos, mortes inesperadas e moito, moito frío. Unha ducia de relatos que propoñen unha viaxe cara ao profundo dos Estados

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would 'curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.' The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy. The reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes in the novel. Although first published in 1818, Shelley's masterpiece still maintains a strong grip on the imagination and has been the inspiration for numerous horror movies, television and stage adaptations.

Au lendemain de la Deuxième guerre mondiale, un jeune bourgeois bordelais rencontre une jeune fille pauvre, apatride, fille d'une aristocrate germano-russe ruinée et d'un Géorgien bipolaire, disparu

Un premier roman français exceptionnel, aussi sensuel que bouleversant. A travers les aventures de quelques femmes, on découvre l'incroyable vie des nourrices, ces mères invisibles sur lesquelles a r

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A forced‑proximity, fake‑dating sports romance where Ryan, an NBA captain, must live with his sister’s best friend.

Fall under the WICKED spell with this beautiful new 30th anniversary hardbackThe global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon.Now a major movie and record-breaking box office sensation.In this classic tale of good and evil, what if we werent told the whole story?Long before Dorothy follows the yellow brick road and triumphs over the Wicked Witch of the West, a little girl with emerald-green skin is born in the land of Oz.Elphaba grows up to be smart and prickly, a lonely outsider with an extraordinary talent for magic. Arriving at university, she dares to believe she might finally fit in.But Oz isnt the haven shed dreamed of. Some of its citizens are in grave danger, and Elphaba is determined to protect them from the Wizards power.And when the world declares her a wicked witch, Elphaba takes matters into her own hands**This is the original novel by Gregory Maguire, first published in 1995. It is a reimagined prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and contains adult content.***Special limited Glinda design*Pink and white soft-touch hardback casing*Full-colour illustrated endpapers*Head and tail bands*Ribbon marker

Amb recursos pedagògicsLa meva Cristina i altres contes és un recull unitari format per setze contes que Rodoreda publicà el 1967 amb una voluntat de renovar el gènere. L'escriptura, treballada i int

Signé Ajar, ce roman reçut le prix Goncourt en 1975. Histoire d'amour d'un petit garçon arabe pour une très vieille femme juive : Momo se débat contre les six étages que Madame Rosa ne veut plus monter et contre la vie parce que " ça ne pardonne pas " et parce qu'il n'est " pas nécessaire d'avoir des raisons pour avoir peur ". Le petit garçon l'aidera à se cacher dans son " trou juif ", elle n'ira pas mourir à l'hôpital et pourra ainsi bénéficier du droit sacré " des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes " qui n'est pas respecté par l'Ordre des médecins. Il lui tiendra compagnie jusqu'à ce qu'elle meure et même au-delà de la mort.

En 1955, despois da morte de seu pai, Isabel, que aínda non fixo os dez anos, vese na obriga de marchar para Londres, onde será acollida polos tíos. Cando en 1968 regresa á súa aldea, preto de Compostela, coñece a Chus, unha mestra que coidou da sua nai mentres ela non estaba e con quen vai iniciar unha relacion de amor que durara toda a vida. O medo ao que diran e a manifestar a sua situacion sentimental durante a represion franquista, provoca que manteñan un segredo que lles afectara profundamente.Cun estilo sobrio e cunha magnifica construcion das personaxes, que van medrando a traves da intercalacion de distintos tempos e voces narrativas, Mulleres que viven xuntas interpela as lectoras e lectores para reflexionar sobre as dificultades e repercusions que a orientacion sexual pode supoñer para algunhas persoas. Unha obra conmovedora tecida cos fios de cores do amor e da paixon, mais tamen con moitas puntadas escuras de frustracion.

Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero''s descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick. But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and inconveniently in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him. But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if shes going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together. Thats if they can agree on anything. Will they triumph, or kill each other trying? 2025s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.

Rossella Casini e una giovane studentessa di Psicologia dellUniversita di Firenze, figlia unica cresciuta in una famiglia semplice e rispettabile. La madre, una piccola commerciante, e il padre, ormai in pensione, le hanno garantito una vita tranquilla fatta di studio ed esperienze giovanili. Tutto cambia nel novembre del 1977 quando Rossella conosce Francesco Frisina, un ragazzo calabrese originario della Piana di Gioia Tauro. Francesco e un giovane affascinante, deciso e sincero, e tra i due nasce subito una forte intesa. Lestate successiva Rossella decide di seguirlo a Palmi, in Calabria, per conoscere la sua famiglia. Laccoglienza dei Frisina sembra calorosa, ma dietro quellapparente normalita si nasconde una realta ben diversa: i Frisina sono legati alla potente cosca dei Gallico, in guerra aperta con i Condello. Nonostante il pericolo crescente, Rossella decide di restare accanto a Francesco, convinta, addirittura, che il loro amore possa mettere fine al ciclo di violenza. La sua speranza si trasforma pero in una tragica illusione: il 22 febbraio 1981 Rossella sparisce nel nulla dopo aver annunciato telefonicamente al padre lintenzione di tornare a casa. Da quel momento, nessuno la rivedra mai piu. Anche se il suo corpo non e mai stato ritrovato, lo Stato italiano ha riconosciuto Rossella Casini come vittima innocente di ndrangheta, e il suo nome oggi e ricordato in scuole, strade e luoghi pubblici. Con Lamore mio non muore, Roberto Saviano ci consegna un romanzo intenso e drammatico, in cui la vicenda di Rossella Casini diventa un emblema vivido e struggente di un amore capace di sfidare la violenza, rivelandosi lunica vera possibilita di verita e di senso, una forza che non si spegne mai.

From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the worlds 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 Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offer Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers within their herder community. A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE Joia, Neens 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 CIVILIZATION Joias vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and become their lifes work. But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlandersand 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.

An emotional and uplifting Irish bestseller, perfect for fans of Sheila O'Flanagan and Heidi Swain.Three estranged sisters. Six months to come back together.When Georgie, Iris and Nola's mother died, the sisters made a pact: they would always be there for one another, no matter what.Now, decades later, they can barely stand to be in the same room. As his health declined, their father came up with a plan to bring them back to one another. He stated in his will that before they can claim their inheritance, they must spend six months living together in the Irish village of Ballycove, and try to repair their broken relationships.But reunited in their childhood home, old resentments boil over, new secrets threaten to come out and each sister must decide what matters more: their pride, or their family. Can they overcome their past and find a way to love each other once more?

Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017. Keflavik: a town that may be the darkest place in Iceland, surrounded by black lava fields, hemmed in by a sea that may not be fished, and site of the U.S. military base, whose influence shaped Icelandic culture from the '50s to the dawning of the new millennium. Ari - a writer and publisher - lands back in Keflavik from Copenhagen. His father is dying, and he is flooded by memories of his youth in the '70s and '80s, listening to Pink Floyd and the Beatles, raiding American supply lorries and discovering girls. And one girl he could never forget. Layered through Ari's story is that of his grandparents in a village on the eastern coast, a world away from modern Keflavik. For his grandfather Oddur, life at sea is a destiny; for Margret its elemental power brings only loneliness and fear. Fish Have No Feet is a novel of profound beauty and wisdom by a major international writer. By the author of the acclaimed trilogy Heaven and Hell, The Sorrow of Angels and The Heart of Man

Euskal literatura serioa iruditzen zaizula? Ez zarela inoiz dibertitzen liburu bat irakurtzen? Orduan ez duzu Ostegunak ezagutzen. Jon Arretxeren azken lan hau umorearen, desmadrearen, ondo pasatze axolagabearen apologia hutsa duzu, alde guztietatik

Les destins croisés de trois femmes, sur trois continents. En Inde, Smita, intouchable, rêve de voir sa fille apprendre à lire. Giulia est ouvrière à Palerme. Quand son père a un grave accident, elle