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Cassie e Zoe eram tão inseparáveis quanto duas irmãs poderiam ser, mas já se passaram duas décadas desde a última vez que conversaram. No início dos anos 2000, a banda Griffin Sisters incendiava os p

Charlotte receives an interesting job offer. She is to look after the difficult children of single father Sebastian Lombardi. However, she has no desire to do so. She loves her job at the kindergarten and does not want to work for a snob who cannot control his brats. But when she gets to know the friendly family, she realizes that things are not quite as they seem at first glance. Curious as she is, she tries to uncover the secrets of her housemates and the forces at work here. Her equally adventurous cat Maya actively supports her.Unfortunately, she herself has a secret that no one must discover. When a murder occurs, Charlotte suddenly finds herself in mortal danger.

In the middle of a disadvantaged neighborhood lies a parka refuge for people and animals alike, offering hope to all who enter. But when powerful investors decide to demolish the park, resistance grows. At the center of it all is young Ramon, fighting not only for his family but also harboring an incredible secret: He understands the language of dogs. Together with his animal friends, Ramon stands up against greed and coldness. This is a captivating story about solidarity, magic, and the courage to stand up against injustice. It is heartwarming and exciting with a touch of magic.

Os anos de vidro, de Mateus Baldi, reúne onze contos atravessados pela fissura — temporal, afetiva, identitária — em que personagens marcados pela inquietação e pela incompletude tateiam os limites d

True events told from two perspectives. In their first book, authors Dana Rosaherz and Anja Eichhoff recount the emotional rollercoaster that changed their lives forever. In March 2023, the friends experience three days of extreme tension, overwhelming fear, stunned confusion, utter speechlessness, and complete helplessness - but also incredible happiness, blissful joy, loving elation, and even divine love, because a centuries-old prophecy has come true: Dana learns that Jesus has been reborn in her! Equipped with a special gift, she makes the world a better place.

What can a cheerful teenager full of plans and looking forward to a bright future do when he is suddenly struck by a childhood disease that is harmless in young children but has catastrophic consequences for him? How can a twenty-something face a terminal diagnosis, especially for a disease that is extremely rare and for which there is no established treatment that could maintain a livable quality of life? How can he earn three degrees and travel the world despite all this? Robert Bergendis shocking autobiography presents both the positive and negative sides of healthcare in post-communist countries with the sharpness of a shattered mirror, cautiously touching on topics that are still considered taboo, such as the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Is it possible that the "Chernobyl generation" does indeed exist as a medical history group?

À medida que fui conhecendo o mundo, aos poucos, me pareceu que a sociedade humana, digamos assim, abriga uma enorme injustiça, que é inacessível aos nossos pensamentos comuns. Após abandonar sua vid

Lajos Pusztais latest collection of writings evokes the heyday of Hungarian humorthe absurdity of the 1980s and 1990s, political transformations, and the struggles of everyday people come to life in his grotesque yet deeply human stories. With exceptional linguistic ingenuity and social criticism, the author recounts the fate of Hungarians in Vojvodina, the contradictions of homelessness, displacement, and homecoming. The texts, reminiscent of cabarets and humorous sketches, evoke a bygone world in which laughter and pain coexist.

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Este livro foi escrito com aquilo que eu trago no coração e na memória, e com a inspiração que eu não sei dizer de onde vem.Trata-se de um livro com uma pegada política, deixando muito claro de que l

This crime satire is told from the perspective of seven protagonists: the freelancer who escapes a serial rapist and encounters him again years later when he is elevated to star artist status with the help of a gallery owner; the appraiser whose expertise is ignored; the lawyer who enables the felon to live a free artistic life; the famous filmmaker who wants to redefine the world, and his art agent who tempts him into reckless investments.As in her debut "A Second Life," the author shows us how everything is connected, interdependent, and mutually conditioning, and how our lives, created from cosmic building blocks, can spiral out of control in their earthly fragility due to an accumulation of cosmic impacts.

Um romance sobre solidão, destino e o poder redentor do amor - mesmo aquele que chega tarde demais. Uma estreia fulgurante no mundo editorial português.Em sua casa, um homem assiste a um espetáculo s

Scotland is a land steeped in romance often these stories end happily but, inevitably, they must sometimes end in tragedy too. The tale of love, faith and heartbreak has been told across the ages, a story that humanity never tires of reading. Such timeless magic weaves through the folk tales of this ancient land, now scattered across the pages of this book.Within this collection we learn of love in its many and varied forms; love between two people, between parents and children and between friends and communities. From selkies and fairies to witches, ghosts and even the Devil, these ancient Celtic myths are entwined with Scottish folk tales to bring to life experiences of doomed love, cursed love and love foretold by dreams. These tales have been carefully chosen and retold by Orkney storyteller Tom Muir and lovingly given form through the artwork of Hester Aspland.

E SE VOCÊ PUDESSE ABANDONAR TUDO E ASSUMIR UMA NOVA IDENTIDADE?Claire Cook aparentemente tem uma vida perfeita. Casada com o herdeiro de uma influente família de políticos, mora em uma luxuosa casa e

What was it like growing up in an Austrian village in the 1960s/1970s? Was growing up here easier without social media, smartphones, and the internet?F. F. Otto recalls his youth in the countryside and recounts a simple way of life close to nature that is difficult to imagine today. But it also included painful experiences and abuse by adults, which made his childhood a torment...Otto also reflects on the present: How can we solve the problems of modern times? What can help against wars, pandemics, environmental pollution, and political crises? Could the answer lie in returning to traditional ways of behaving?

Helena, who has just started her studies, initially settles into everyday life thanks to her friends Annabel and Jenn. She doesnt expect any changes or even the unexpecteduntil she suddenly finds herself in a world that resembles her own, but at the same time seems strangely foreign to her. Gradually, cracks begin to appear in her previous reality: a falsefriendship, the failure of her family, and the force of her own emotions. In order not to lose herself completely, Helena clings to the little she has left. But will that be enough in the end?

After enduring many blows of fate, Marita develops an anxiety disorder and loses hope in life. With the help of an experienced therapist, she learns to stop seeing anxiety as an enemy destroying her life. Instead, she accepts anxiety as a friend who knocks on her door and says, "Look, something in your life isnt right." This new perspective opens up new horizons for Marita.

"So, what about children?" A journey through wanting children, the pain, and what comes next.Annalena Unterwaditzer and her husband start their future together full of hope, with a house, love, and the dream of starting a family. But what if this dream doesnt come true?In this book, the author talks openly, honestly, and movingly about her unfulfilled desire to have children. She discusses hopes, disappointments, self-doubt, and the courage to forge a new path.It is a story about social expectations, grief, and letting go. It is also a story about inner strength and the power to reshape your life. Sometimes, real life begins exactly where the original plan ends. This book is for anyone who has had to find themselves again between desire and reality.

After a visit to Whitby in 1890, Stoker began writing a horror novel composed of letters, journal entries, telegrams, ships logs and newspaper clippings. His story gave form to what is now the universal myth of the blood-sucking, immortal, Transylvanian aristocrat, pitted against the redoubtable Professor Abraham Van Helsing.A new Faber Classics edition of the powerfully influential horror novel.

Stevensons shilling shocker is a psychological mystery in which a damnable young man stalks the London fog, connected in some horrific way with the respectable Dr Jekyll and an evil chemical potion. Stevenson said there were Little People inside his head stage-managing the internal theatre of his dreams and he credited these Brownies with giving him the idea for Jekyll and Hyde.A new Faber Classics edition of this uncanny tale of split personality.