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Former lawyer Merrin McKenzie has returned to her hometown of St Ives, the stunning coastal town in Cornwall. She has settled back into life there in a lovely cottage, and new friendships are beginning to blossom. An old friend, Jane Faulkner is going through a messy divorce, and her daughter Emily is keen to stay with Merrin, but just three days into the holiday, she disappears. Emily has pushed a note through Merrins bedroom door to say she is going back home to Bristol but has left behind all of her possessions. It soon becomes clear she is not heading home and the police are notified, but when a ransom demand is made to her parents requesting 500,000 for the girls safe return, matters take a distinctly sinister turn .

Paris, 1945. Frederick Rowlands arrives in a city riven by the political turmoil following the Liberation at the behest of MI5 agent, Iris Barnes. A young woman calling herself Clara Metzner has just been released from Ravensbruck concentration camp - and Rowlands, who last met her in Berlin in 1933, has been given the task of confirming whether she is who she says she is. This is far from easy, not only because of Rowlands blindness, but because Claras experiences have changed her almost out of recognition. But her evidence may be vital in assisting Iris to track down suspected collaborators in the upper echelons of French society.Then Clara - or the girl who is claiming to be her - is found dead, in circumstances that point to murder. Thrown into the unfamiliar world of Parisian high society, Rowlands must track down the killer, and prevent further deaths - including his own.

Germany, 1878: young brothers Paul and Karl Effinger leave the German provinces to seek their fortune in Berlin. Ambitious and talented, they soon establish themselves as entrepreneurs and marry the daughters of high-society families. A flourishing horizon opens before them, but the Great War and the youthful rebellion of the 1920s lay waste to bourgeois certainties, and, as the generations pass, a rising antisemitism begins to shadow their bright world.With dazzling historical sweep, Gabriele Tergit tells of the familys changing fortunes within the vibrantly evoked, ever-changing metropolis of Berlin. Full of parties, drama and the most delicious gossip, The Effingers is a vibrant, monumental portrait of Germanys Jewish life, in all its richness and complexity.

December, 1922. Ruby Vaughn is looking forward to a quiet, relaxing trip to Oxford in the week before Christmas with her octogenarian housemate and colleague Mr Owen. Far away from the arcane, unusual - and occasionally illegal - books that seem to always get her into trouble. The most she expects to do is attend a handful of his antiquarian society meetings.But when the body of disgraced scholar Julius Harker is amongst his exhibition of Egyptian antiquities looted by Napoleon, panic spreads throughout the cobbled streets of Oxford. The last thing Ruby wants is another investigation, but then an old friend comes begging for her help. If that wasnt enough, her past insists on haunting her when Ruan Kivell, the intriguing folk healer that she met in Cornwall, suddenly reappears. It seems there is much more going on in Oxford that meets the eye.

A fierce new chorus of voices emerges from contemporary Ireland. Eight writers. Sixteen unforgettable stories. Translated from Irish for the first time. Stories from Belfast to Kerry, from the immigrant experience to the weight of tradition, these voices refuse easy comfort. They explore the raw territories of motherhood and loss, desire and betrayal and the clash between old certainties and new realities. A tattooist claims his lovers skin. A widow faces an impossible choice about her disabled son. Birds of prey stalk through dreams of environmental catastrophe. Here is family in all its beautiful, terrible complexity the bonds that sustain us, the ones that suffocate, the love that heals and the secrets that destroy. Bold, unflinching, and impossible to ignore Stepsisters showcases the depth and power of contemporary Irish womens writing.Featuring stories from Eithne Ni Ghallchobhair, Deirdre Brennan, Roise Ni Bhaoill, Biddy Jenkinson,Katherine Duffy andRealtan Ni Leannain.

January 1941. When Detective Inspector John Jago is called to a house in Londons Bloomsbury, he finds the body of a woman whos been attacked and left to die, her only crime seemingly being her kindness to strangers. Shes taken victims of the Blitz and the war thats torn Europe apart and given them refuge in her home, but now shes a victim too - of murder.As Jago tries to find out who killed her and why, he uncovers a tangle of damaged hearts and minds. There may have been envy, resentment, even outright hostility. But who would want to strike down an angel of mercy in her own home?

Escape to Avila Falls in this Cozy Second-Chance Romance Jane is a successful ghostwriter living her dream in New York City, collaborating with movie stars and musicians while quietly longing to publish her own novel.But just as her career comes to a crossroads, shes called back to her hometown of Avila Falls, a charming mountain town with a colorful cast of characters, where a chance encounter with her high school crush stirs unexpected questions about her NYC life. These doubts deepen as Jane tries to find her place back in Avila Falls; begins a new project with Liv, a pop star grappling with her own identity; and reconnects with a friend and mentor who runs the local bookstore, And Then There Were Books.Jane begins to see her hometown differently and sparks begin to fly. She questions whether the version of herself shes created is truly who she wants to be. Could the answers shes searching for lie in the very place she once ran from?Chapter One Again is the debut novel from actress Keelia Clarkson. This cozy, clean second chance romance is the perfect read for anyone searching for love, purpose, and a place to call home. Chapter One Again is perfect for readers who love: Cozy fiction and clean romance Charming small-town settings Faith-friendly themes Chapter One Again is the first book in the Avila Falls series. Watch for the sequel, Page Two with You.

Los grandes relatos del "mejor cuentista actual en lengua inglesa" (Time), por primera vez reunidos en una colección imprescindible.«Somos afortunados por tenerle.» Jonathan Franzen «Saunders es co

This is the first substantial selection of poems by SuAndi, whose work as performer, writer for stage and arts curator has recently been celebrated by the award of the Benson Medal by the Royal Society of Literature, of which she is an honorary fellow, for services to literature across her career, which recognised her poems fierce, vividly powerful and dramatic depictions of womens lives in Manchester, the city she grew up in and of Black communities and the lives of those whose voices are not often heard, even now, in contemporary British literature.In this selection, the rhythms of speech and performance echo off the page. Though she is as at home with the dramatic monologue as the lyric and the ballad, SuAndis poems defy easy categorisation and make visible on the page a remarkable trailblazing writing career.

Roma, 390 A. C. Cuando la furia de los galos se cierne sobre la ciudad eterna, el destino se escribe con sangreUna historia que se forja en un período en el que Roma se encuentra al borde de un abismo que podria hacerla desaparecer.Los galos de Breno, tras aniquilar a las legiones romanas en la desastrosa batalla del rio Allia, han penetrado en las murallas de la ciudad eterna. La poblacion, presa del panico, huye, pero un puñado de valientes descendientes de las antiguas familias aristocraticas de Roma decide atrincherarse en el Capitolio para defender a muerte la ciudad, sus dioses, su cultura y su historia

Cuanto más te acerques a la verdad más evidente será que ningún lugar es seguroLa peor tragedia del idílico vecindario de Hemlock Circle ocurrió en la residencia de Ethan Marsh. Una noche de julio, cuando tenian diez años, Ethan y su mejor amigo Billy pasaron la noche en una tienda de campaña en el jardin. A la mañana siguiente, Ethan desperto solo. Alguien habia rasgado la tienda con un cuchillo y se habia llevado a Billy durante la noche. Desde entonces no se volvio a saber de el.Treinta años despues, Ethan regresa a la casa de su infancia. Atormentado por pesadillas e insomnio, empieza a notar cosas extrañas en mitad de la noche. Parece que alguien merodea por el barrio a horas inusuales y lo mas inquietante de todo es que comienzan a aparecer señales de la presencia de Billy. ¿Se trata de una broma cruel? O Billy, al que todos creian muerto, ¿ha regresado de algun modo?Desesperado, Ethan inicia una busqueda que lo reunira con antiguos amigos y lo conducira hacia los bosques que rodean Hemlock Circle. Bosques donde Billy aseguraba haber visto fantasmas y donde un siniestro instituto realiza investigaciones clandestinas. Asi, poco a poco descubrira que el pasado nunca desaparece y que siempre encuentra la forma de alcanzarnos.

En un atardecer de septiembre de 1905, una niña nace de una madre aturdida por el opio en la antigua ciudad de Esmirna. En ese mismo instante, un apuesto espía indio llega al puerto con una misión secreta del Imperio britanico. Navega entre agujas y minaretes dorados, el aroma de higos y sicomoros, y los gritos de los vendedores ambulantes que anuncian sus productos. Cuando marche de Esmirna, diecisiete años despues, lo hara aterrorizado por el denso olor a queroseno y humo mientras las llamas devoran la ciudad y sus habitantes hasta su total destruccion. Muchas cosas habran ocurrido entre su llegada y su partida. Nacimientos, muertes, romances y duelo estan por venir mientras estas calles pacificas y cosmopolitas se utilizan como moneda de cambio tras la Primera Guerra Mundial y la disolucion del Imperio otomano. Narrada a traves de los destinos entrelazados de una familia levantina, una griega, una turca y una armenia, esta inolvidable novela revela una ciudad y una cultura ahora perdidas en el tiempo. Y unos personajes que siguen teniendo muchas cosas que decirnos, pues como afirma Sherezade, "cuando resurgi de las cenizas de la ciudad perdida, me llamaron Sherezade. A pesar de que un siglo ha pasado desde mi nacimiento, aun no ha llegado a su fin mi vida, condenada a cien años de silencio. Aunque mi lengua este muda lo contare todo".

En una granja de Denby, Iowa, Rosanna y Walter Langdon se guían por unos valores tradicionales que intentan transmitir a sus cinco hijos, muy distintos entre sí, como lo son las circunstancias que les tocara atravesar. Frank, el primogenito, inteligente y testarudo; Joe, apasionado por los animales y conectado con la vida rural, lo que lo convierte en el heredero natural de las tierras de su familia; Lillian, dulce y obediente, casada con un hombre que solo muestra su verdadera cara con ella; Henry, el raton de biblioteca que no tiene problemas en ser una rara avis; y Claire, la menor y la favorita de su padre.Desde los años posteriores a la Primera Guerra Mundial hasta los albores de la Guerra Fria, Un poco de suerte traza un retrato intimo y a la vez monumental de una familia americana enfrentada a los profundos cambios sociales, politicos y tecnologicos que marcaron la primera mitad del siglo XX.Con humor, compasion y una mirada inteligente sobre la historia y el caracter humano, Jane Smiley ganadora del Premio Pulitzer despliega aqui una vez mas su enorme talento narrativo. Primera entrega de la Trilogia de los cien años, esta novela inaugura una saga familiar que combina la profundidad narrativa con la delicadeza emocional de un relato escrito para perdurar. Una historia sobre lo que se transmite, lo que se pierde y la pequeña porcion de destino que define una vida.

Dylan, Stevie and Ben have been inseparable since their days at Trinity, when everything seemed possible. A glance between them can still conjure their younger selves: dancing beneath pulsing lights, the sharp taste of salt after swims in Dublin Bay.Two decades on, life feels smaller. Dylan, once a rugby star, is stranded on the sofa, cared for by his wife Rachel. Across town, Stevie and Bens relationship has settled into weary routine. Then, after countless auditions, Ben lands a role in Pinters Betrayal. As rehearsals unfold, the plays shifting allegiances seep into reality, reviving old jealousies and awakening sudden longings, as each must reckon with how far theyre willing to go in pursuit of desire.Wry, sexy and deftly observed, Little Vanities is a novel about the dangerous thrill of stepping outside the roles weve been given - and the distance between the lives we imagine and the ones we live.

Radically lyrical, politically astute, this new collection features six writers whose every word is an act of affirmation. As it must be, for their art to flourish beside one of the worlds great languages.In Alcatraz: Poems from the Contemporary Welsh, we find youthful energies tackling climate change, global extinctions, even human life beyond our planet. Whether in Wales or Palestine, Manhattan or the island of Alcatraz itself, we learn that todays Welsh language poetry, with its unique perspective, is as valid as any verse in the world. And, possibly, more vital.If these translations take liberties, none are unforgivable. The spirit of each poem remains unblemished. Here, veteran writers, such as Menna Elfyn, Karen Owen and Iwan Llwyd, mix with the next generations Iestyn Tyne, Llyr Gwyn and Sian Northey. Alcatraz is an essential work for anyone interested in the good health of modern poetry in the UK.

When the past claws its way back, the hunt for truth could cost him everything.Five years after the brutal murder of his girlfriend Eva, haunted PI Ravn is dragged back into the one case hes never been able to close. New evidence surfaces, igniting a desperate chase for justice that plunges him into a dark web of crooked cops, a dying hitman, and a powerful elite guarding a deadly secret.To get the answers he craves, Ravn must strike a dangerous bargain with ruthless crime boss Kaminsky: recover 71 million in stolen cash, or lose everything. From Copenhagens gritty underworld to the corridors of corrupt power, Ravn will risk it all to unmask Evas killerif the truth doesnt destroy him first.The Pact is the electrifying fifth novel in the bestselling Ravn seriesperfect for fans of "Department Q" and Nordic noir that cuts to the bone.

Berlin, 1920s: a beacon of culture and hedonism, but a political mess. The streets are crowded with war veterans, beggars, prostitutes and madmen, desperately chasing any means to secure a few marks or a roof over their heads. Come nighttime, a rag-tag group descends on the Jolly Huntsman pub to dance and drown their cares in all the schnapps they can afford. But in this society on the brink, pleasure all too easily erupts into violence.A bleakly comic story of struggle and discontent on the fringes of the metropolis, Berlin Shuffle is a blistering portrait of a divided society that would give way to fascism. Written when he was just twenty-two years old, Boschwitzs first novel displays his extraordinary talent for capturing Germanys self-destruction, which would tragically engulf him only five years later.

Exquisite and unputdownable. RACHEL JOYCETenacious and tender . . . a modern tale of love blossoming in unlikely circumstances. AUBE RAY LESCUREPowerful and meditative . . . this will stay with me for years to come. CRYSTAL HANA KIMThis is a love story of two people working side by side but living worlds apart.Miras days are filled with duty and light on freedom. In a new country, living with a husband she barely knows - and who she fears shell never love - Mira is desperate to discover all that her new life in England might offer.And then theres Tahliil. The quiet, beautiful man she sees at work each day. With a depth in his eyes and a face full of questions. The first person in this new world who listens to Miras hopes for who she yearns to become.But beyond their lunchtime encounters, the pair couldnt lead more different lives: the duties that bind them, the homes they are trying to build threaten to subsume them. As Mira and Tahliil navigate the deep and turbulent waters of their new worlds can they find a way to be together, and will finding each other set them free?

Six months after King Aslak wins the throne of Himlinge, treachery prowls the royal halls. Ruling with an iron fist, Aslak grows convinced assassins shadow his every step. His lover and confidante, Snehildseer, warrior, and chosen of the Nornsstruggles to ease his spiralling paranoia.But when her sworn enemy strikes with forbidden rune magic, Snehilds life begins to slip away. Only a cure hidden deep in the Nine Realms can save her soul.With death closing in, she rides into Niflheims storm-lashed wastes, where the great dragon Nihoggr coils in the shadows, and on to rain-swept Helheimthe land of the deadwhere an ancient goddess waits in judgment. It is there, in the gloom beyond the living world, that a whisper will rise a call that will change her fate forever.The much-awaited sequel to the epic Norse fantasy series, brimming with petty gods, Viking warriors, prophecy, courtly intrigue, and dark magic, The Call of Helheim is perfect for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and The Witcher.