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When their mother is burned at the stake, Syistir and Ada have two options: run or die. For fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Circe, this lyrical tale of magical realism rooted in Nordic folklore is written by a no.1 Sunday Times bestselling author. Young Sstirs world is small and seemingly quiet, but shrouded in secrets. Outside of the cottage where she lives with her beloved mother and adored older sister, lurks the constant danger of being discovered by the villagers for what she truly is: unwanted, dangerous, Huldra. When their mother is accused of being a witch and dragged to the stake, the sisters must run for their lives.Sstir finds herself alone in the Dark Forest that she later comes to know as Trollheim - a magical realm for mythical beings and a sanctuary for those with nowhere left to turn. Here she finds a kindred spirit in the rogue Troll Agagkantor who takes her in and encourages her to live life as her true self, to understand and use the powers she has been hiding away. However, Agagkantor carries secrets of his own and Sstir comes to realize that her loyalty might have been misplaced. In the end she has no other choice but to sacrifice everything in order to protect that which matters most - her home.

Roma soy yo, Maldita RomayLos tres mundos reunidas en una edición en formato estuche.La historia de Julio César narrada como solo Santiago Posteguillo puede hacerlo.Si alguna vez hubo un hombre nacido para cambiar el curso de la Historia, ese fue Julio Cesar. Su leyenda, veinte siglos despues, sigue mas viva que nunca.Roma soy yoRoma, año 77 a.C. El cruel senador Dolabela va a ser juzgado por corrupcion, pero ha contratado a los mejores abogados, ha comprado al jurado y, ademas, es conocido por usar la violencia contra todos los que se enfrentan a el. Nadie se atreve a ser el fiscal, hasta que de pronto, contra todo pronostico, un joven patricio de tan solo veintitres años acepta llevar la acusacion, defender al pueblo de Roma y desafiar el poder de las elites. El nombre del desconocido abogado es Cayo Julio Cesar.Combinando con maestria un exhaustivo rigor historico y una capacidad narrativa extraordinaria, Santiago Posteguillo logra sumergir al lector en el fragor de las batallas, hacerle caminar por las calles mas peligrosas mientras los sicarios de los senadores acechan en cualquier esquina, vivir la gran historia de amor de Julio Cesar con Cornelia, su primera esposa, y comprender, en definitiva, como fueron los origenes del hombre tras el mito.___________________Maldita RomaMare Internum, año 75 a. C. Un barco mercante navega rumbo a la isla de Rodas. A bordo, Julio Cesar acompañado solo por su fiel Labieno. Obligado por sus enemigos a exiliarse de Roma, se dirige al encuentro con el maestro Apolonio para aprender oratoria y de este modo, a su regreso, iniciar una feroz pugna para ingresar en el Senado y enfrentarse alli al temido Ciceron.Este es un relato sin tregua en el que viviremos ataques piratas, el enfrentamiento con Espartaco en la rebelion de los esclavos, grandes batallas en las que sentiremos el olor de la sangre y el estruendo de los gladios. Comprenderemos los habiles manejos de Cesar para ascender en politica y asistiremos, incluso, al nacimiento de la reina Cleopatra a orillas del Nilo.___________________Los tres mundosEn el 58 a. C., Roma, la Galia y Egipto eran tres mundos distintos que, sin saberlo, iban camino de un unico destinoSi en Roma soy yo conociamos los origenes de Julio Cesar y enMaldita Roma asistiamos a su ascenso politico, ahora Cesar se enfrenta a uno de los mayores desafios historicos de todos los tiempos: la conquista de las Galias, un territorio siempre hostil a Roma, vasto, inmenso y, a ojos de los enemigos de Cesar, un lugar inconquistable destinado a ser su tumba.Con una rigurosa documentacion y un ritmo soberbio vivimos el sufrimiento y la epica de la guerra de las Galias, pero tambien presenciamos la lucha politica fratricida en Roma y viajamos al exilio con el faraon Tolomeo XII, expulsado de Egipto en compañia de su hija, la joven y mitica Cleopatra.La Galia, Roma y Egipto, una colision inexorable de tres mundos legendarios en la que culmina la Trilogia del Ascenso, el primer ciclo de la serie sobre Julio Cesar.

The only true account of the trial and punishment of the good doctor, Gustavus Katterfelto, the greatest natural philosopher who ever lived or ever will live by his confederate and friend Roger Gossage."My name is Roger Gossage. I pray my handwriting be legible to you, but as I am a-ship, I risk the swells playing havoc upon my scrawl. Whichever lenses or magnifiers you may require to read on, I beg you fetch them now..."

Centrada na família, no amor e no perdão, em Três palavras para adeus, Violet Bell, à beira da morte, pede às netas que entreguem três cartas para pessoas importantes de seu passado. É seu último ade

Davids best mate died falling off a cliff and he was the last to see him alive. Fifteen years later, he returns to Arbroath, where another death forces him to face the past. A darkly funny, gripping debut from one of Scotlands finest writers newly reissued.ANNIVERSARY EDITIONINTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYREYour best mate just fell off a cliff in mysterious circumstances. You were the last person to see him alive. What do you do?If youre David Lindsay from Arbroath, you leg it and dont go back. Not for fifteen years.Then Nicola Cruickshank yes, that Nicola, the girl you always fancied but never had the guts to speak to gets in touch. She wants you back for a school reunion. At the very place it happened. Of course you say yes. Not to lay ghosts to rest, but because you still fancy Nicola.The thing is, if you are David Lindsay, then returning to Arbroath isnt going to bring closure. Because when someone else tumbles off the cliffs an act the locals now call tombstoning David has a choice: run away again, or finally find out why people around him keep dying_____

¿Hasta qué punto conoces a las personas que más quieres?¿Hasta qué punto conoces a tu propia familia?La mujer: Eve desea con todas sus fuerzas que su vida sea perfecta. Vivir en una casa preciosa, con unas vistas increibles al campo, es todo lo que siempre ha soñado. Y esta dispuesta a hacer lo que haga falta para no perder ese sueño de vida ideal.El hijo: Joe es el hijo perfecto, un estudiante ejemplar que nunca se mete en lios. Sabe que su madre no permitiria otra cosa. Pero la noche despues de haber celebrado su decimosexto cumpleaños, todo se tuerce de forma dramatica. Con las luces de la policia y la ambulancia iluminando el exterior de la casa, de repente todas las miradas se centran en su familia.El marido: Noah no siempre es sincero con su mujer. Sabe lo exigente que puede llegar a ser. Pero las mentiras que ha ido acumulando empiezan a descontrolarse. Y cuando un accidente impactante sacude su propio hogar ¿podra mantener unida a su familia o esta a punto de perderlo todo?---Un drama familiar trepidante con un ritmo excelente y giros inesperados: es muy dificil saber en quien confiar. Una trama fascinante y una gran variedad de personajes interesantes, aunque no necesariamente simpaticos.Lyndas Bookreviews Empiezo a creer que A. J. McDine no es capaz de escribir un libro que no me guste.My Book Review Freedom La historia me engancho desde el primer momento Los giros inesperados me tuvieron mordiendome las uñas ¡A. J. McDine nunca decepciona con sus novelas de suspense domestico!.Books by the Bottle Una historia absorbente y llena de sorpresas, y todos los personajes esconden mas de lo que parece ¡Me lei el libro en menos de un dia, con muchas ganas de descubrir la verdad y ver como terminaba todo!.Locky Loves Books Una de mis autoras favoritas de thrillers psicologicos. ¡Este libro despertara emociones que no sabias que tenias o que habias olvidado! ¡Uno de mis favoritos de 2024!.Life, Love and Books

A aventura ideal para os fãs de Café & Lendas e Our flag means death, onde piratas lésbicas finalmente descobrem se inimigas podem se tornar amantes.Tudo o que Kianthe e Reyna queriam era achar o

La transición española como nunca se la han contado: a través de las vivencias y la escritura alucinada de una adolescente que despierta al mundo adulto.«Dios no quiere que escriba esta novela», dice

O que o amor vira quando chega o fim… Do mundo?Lorenzo Mendes não imaginava que um dia, a caminho da faculdade, sua vida mudaria para sempre ao ouvir a voz de Conrado Dias. Assim como um pescador é a

When Laura Cameron, a philosophy professor at a London university, is found dead in a bizarre echo of the Reeva Steenkamp case, the questions are myriad. Her friend and colleague, Esther Luck, is as shocked as everyone else.But Esther knows more than shes letting on. After two years battling ovarian cancer, her notions of what makes life worth living, of what her future holds, have changed utterly. Held in a tense web of intrigue between Lauras widower Jack, her ex Michel, and her conventional family, Esther is given the chance of new life on borrowed time as the mystery of Lauras death deepens.What follows is an exploration of guilt, mortality, freedom, time and the brilliant and beautiful puzzle of being alive.

Penniless and newly orphaned Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake. But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril a spellbinding historical mystery of love, betrayal, obsession and a house that will not release its pastWarwickshire, 1891. Recently orphaned and left destitute, Briar Monroe accepts the protection of Lord Danville and the shadowed sanctuary of Thornby Manor. The great house looms above a mist-shrouded lake, its corridors heavy with secrets not least the mysterious death of Lady Elizabeth Danville, and the unspoken tensions between her formidable widower and his magnetic son, Gabriel.As Briar navigates the undercurrents of a household ruled by watchful servants and locked doors, she is drawn ever deeper into a web of suspicion, desire and fear. Whispers in the night, figures at windows, and a constant sense of being watched leave her questioning not only the truth about Thornby, but her own safety within its walls.Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril, Thornby Manor is a gothic tale of betrayal, obsession and a house that never forgets.A simmering, haunting debut for readers who loved Jane Eyre, Rebecca, The Woman in White and The Silent Companions

In this gloriously gothic transfemme retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray, a wealthy aristocrat tumbles down a treacherous path of deceit, dissolution and violence when they exchange their soul for eternal youth.This atmospheric reimagining of Oscar Wildes classic is perfect for fans of Every Exquisite Thing and The Spirit Bares Its Teeth.London, 1867. Dorian Gray is wealthy, beautiful, and miserable. Heir to both the fortune and reputation of their austere, manipulative grandfather, their only moments of joy are snatched by sneaking out to their fathers gallery for secret visits. One night, they meet a sweet, talented young painter named Basil, who immediately recognizes Dorian as his new muse. Dorian is struck by the beauty and depth that Basil paints into their portraitand dares to hope there might be more to life than living as their grandfathers perfect, empty-headed heir.Basil and his friend Henry Wootton introduce Dorian to the heady world of molly houses and drag performers. But Dorians double life is shattered when a police investigation implicates them in "indecent" activities, andterrified of their grandfathers wraththey offer evidence against beloved drag performer Sybil Vane. Fleeing London in shame and disgrace, Dorian sets up a scandalous life in the country as Henrys mistress, throwing extravagant parties and breaking hearts at every turn.As Dorians spiral of self-loathing deepens, something strange happens: the portrait begins to change. Their smile becomes a little sharper, the glint in their eyes a little colder. Dorian will soon have to choose: embrace the wickedness within and become what they were always meant to be, or dare to try for something far more fragile and dangerous: a life of their own making.

A man on the edge.A woman hell-bent on revenge.A cheating husband.A desperate wife.A property empire on the brink of collapse.A family at loggerheads.A predator hiding in plain sight.Who will sink an

An unoccupied flat. A freshly dressed bed. The body of a young woman laid out neatly on the duvet. The dead girl looks familiar troublingly familiar but Detective Inspector Cassie May cant place her. And to compound her troubles, Cassie has just started dating the flats owner, James Flynn.When her boyfriend is accused of murder, an ambitious young DI risks her career and her life by defying her bosses, the security services, and a crime syndicate, to prove the innocence of a man who seems more worried about the long-buried secrets she might unearth than the murder charge hanging over him.Set across the leafiest of Sheffield suburbs, the sink estates of South Manchester, and the bleak and snowy Pennine moors that separate them, The Wythenshawe Dandy presents a discomforting picture of a world where privilege and wretchedness coexist.

A desperate fathers Christmas promise sparks a wild Finnish road trip involving an antique sofa, unexpected passengers and danger A darkly humorous and warmly touching suspense novel about friendship, love and death, The Winter Job flies at 120 kilometres an hour straight into the darkest heart of a Finnish winter night. `Another wonderfully lean slice of European noir by one of its finest exponents. As darkly fun as any Coen brothers offering Vaseem Khan`The king of the humorous crime caper Abir Mukherjee`It may seem hard to find good comic crime-writers, but clearly we havent been looking in Finland TelegraphThe NEW standalone darkly funny, poignant and uber-tense thriller from The funniest writer in Europe (The Times) Fargo meets Carl Hiassen and Fredrik Backman via the Coen Brothers____Sofas, secrets and a snowbound road to troubleHelsinki, 1982. Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go and no money hes desperate.A last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjarvi, the northernmost town in Finland.With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty wipers, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada.Thats when Ilmari realises that he is transporting something truly special.And thats when Ilmari realises he might be in serious troubleA darkly funny and unexpectedly moving thriller about friendship, love and death The Winter Job tears through the frozen landscape of northern Finland in a beat-up van with bad steering, worse timing, and everything to lose________Praise for Antti Tuomainen`Humour drier than a desert snakes belly Ian Moore`You dont expect to laugh when youre reading about terrible crimes, but thats what youll do when you pick up one of Tuomainens decidedly quirky thrillers New York Times `Deftly plotted, poignant and perceptive in its wry reflections and very funny Irish Times`Laconic, thrilling and warmly human Christopher Brookmyre`Right up there with the best Times Literary Supplement`Finlands greatest export M.J. Arlidge`A refreshing change from the decidedly gloomier crime fiction for which Scandinavia is known Publishers Weekly`Fresh and witty Chris Ewan`Charming, funny and clever Literary Review`Thrilling and hilarious Liz Nugent`A delight from start to finish Big Issue`Tuomainen has a talent for creating offbeat characters that you cant help rooting for Guardian

When business mogul Clive Reynolds disappeared twenty years ago, his name became synonymous with murder and mystery. Now, lured by a cryptic note, struggling photographer Morgan Mori returns to Black Harbor and into the web of their family secrets. The night she photographs the family gathering, Morgan witnesses a cops murder unearthing a clue that could crack the cold case wide open.Investigator Ryan Hudson finally has a chance to prove himself as lead detective. If only he could stop letting his need to solve his partners recent murder distract him. But as Morgans dark past resurfaces, could her sordid history be the key to unlocking more than one mystery?

A terrifying and powerful dark academia novel about Jewish folklore, grief, and other things locked in the archives. Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, Tori Bovalino and Sunyi Dean."Its real. Youll see."Michael Stein arrives at the Schechter Institute for Judaic Studies battered and broken after the death of his boyfriend seven months prior. Blaming himself for the accident that killed him, Michael has come to the Institute to complete his boyfriends dissertation as part of his effort at repentance. While Michaels own past leads him to condemn superstition as a way to mask prejudice and old-fashioned beliefs, his boyfriends research argues that the folktales told in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe were based in truth, and that demons and other creatures walked the earth, wreaking havoc on peoples lives.Instead of the Institutes infamous archivist, Michael is met by his grandson, Jacob Schechter, who has taken over the archive after his grandfathers death. A firm believer in the existence of the supernatural, Jacob explains that the archive plays host to a coterie of household demons. Michael insists that he is a skeptic, but strange and frightening occurrences plague his research, causing Michael to question both his sanity and his view of the world. To cope with his guilt, grief, and the terrifying shadows following him, Michael must reckon with the events leading up to his boyfriends deathand his role in itby trusting the enigmatic Jacob to help uncover the truth. As untangling the mysteries of the past bring Jacob and Michael closer together, their respective secrets threaten to tear them apart. Because Michael is not the only one with darkness on his conscience, and if he and Jacob discover the truth of each other, only one of them may survive the fallout.

As rising seas threaten to engulf Britain, four lives are on the brink:Pinko, a privileged heir clinging to decadence; Jane, a working-class veterinary nurse racing to reunite her family; her pregnant teenage daughter Ashleigh, grappling with impending motherhood; and humble young artist Gavin.With sanctuary beckoning across the Channel, each faces impossible choices. Who will they save? What will they sacrifice?A lyrical, thought-provoking novel that blurs borders and challenges notions of identity and belonging.In a future where we all may become refugees, it asks: How far would you go to stay afloat?

Novelist, scientist, courtier, poet - Goethes genius spanned disciplines in his lifetime, and has spanned the centuries since his death. Bringing together the stunning lyric poetry of the author of Faust, this fresh translation also gives us Goethes life from childhood to old age, captured in his verse. With a gaze that embraces mountaintops and wayside flowers, warring gods and gingko leaves, this epoch-making poet unites us with lifes humble beauties, sublime sorrows, and deepest meanings.

The first novel written about the enigmatic literary legendAustralia, 1901. Miles Franklin, the young daughter of poor bush farmers, manages to publish her first novel against all odds. A work of remarkable boldness and passion, it becomes an immense success in the English-speaking world. While she strives to maintain her anonymity under a male pseudonym, her identity is revealed and she is exposed to the misogynistic prejudices of her time. Alone and penniless, she sets sail for America where a life of service to the most vulnerable, and feminist causes awaits her. She forges countless friendships, experiences magnificent loves, and, through it all, nurtures her passion for writing and her ambition for literary success. Guided by her generosity and sense of humour, she embarks on numerous adventures across Europe before returning to her homeland. There, she will deliver a final blow to the critics who proclaimed that her wit and her genius had dried up.