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EL DEBUT HIPNÓTICO DE UNA ESTRELLA EMERGENTE DE LA LITERATURA POLACA, TRADUCIDO EN DIEZ PAÍSES: LIRISMO Y BRUTALIDAD EN UN MUNDO OLVIDADO«Como cavar un pozo, como degollar a un cerdo, como asomarte a

«Volverán como fuego es un debut, pero también una obra madura y extraordinaria. Pocas veces la experiencia del migrante ha sido descrita con tanta ambición, tanta sensibilidad y tanta crudeza. Un li

La novela que tu jefe no te dejaría leer (ni la familia tampoco).Una historia divertida e inteligente sobre la rutina del trabajo y sobre esa tentación insoportable de prenderle fuego a todo.¿Quién no ha soñado alguna vez con dar un vuelco radical a su vida?Plantarle cara al jefe, pasar de la familia, tirar el movil por la ventanaPero ¿quien ha tenido el valor de hacerlo?Leo esta harto. Su empleo como ejecutivo de cuentas en una agencia de publicidad le reporta buenos ingresos y un tedio contra el que le resulta complejo luchar. Su vida personal, la de un cincuenton soltero y con alergia al compromiso, tampoco esta para tirar cohetes. Al final, las semanas pasan entre jornadas estresantes, noches de fiesta y mañanas con resaca Un circulo dificil de romper.Todo cambia cuando unos okupas invaden una casa abandonada proxima a la suya, en la zona alta de la ciudad, ante el escandalo de los vecinos. Mientras estos se organizan para desalojar lo antes posible a los recien llegados, Leo se siente atraido por una de las habitantes. Una chica decidida y alternativa, diferente de las que ha conocido hasta el momento, y alguien que no ha tenido miedo a renunciar a muchas cosas.Atencion:Esta novela podria tener un fuerte efecto secundario: el deseo irreprimible de cambiar de vida.

The Last People Youd Expect is the second book from author Spencer Wise, following the publication of his 2018 debut, The Emperor of Shoes.

For sixty-three-year-old Mebel, retirement means her husband of more than forty years announcing that hes leaving her for their private chef. Mebel isnt sure whos the bigger loss, but she has the perfect plan to win him back: shell finally learn to cook.However, Mebel quickly realizes shes accidentally booked herself into a culinary school not in Paris but rather in a small English village. Despite the frosty welcome from her much younger classmates, Mebel manages to befriend Gemma, the breakout star of the program. When Gemma stops showing up to class, Mebel knows she must figure out what - or who - caused her friends sudden disappearance. After all, Mebel may not know the first thing about how to cut a potato, but she certainly knows how to identify a fraud, and theres definitely something fishy going on...Bestselling author Jesse Sutanto brings all her wit and smarts to this big-hearted, funny, compulsively readable tale of a woman finally learning what shes capable of.

When the war is over, we can live at Woodspring...Since the house was built in 1810, the Danes have always lived at Woodspring. Over the generations it has given them shelter, solace and joy.War brings change, and the next three generations of the family will lead very different lives, at home and abroad. Peace is shattered, pain is unavoidable, loves are found and lost, but Woodspring is constant, and will always draw them back....

((Fur die Vorschau))Ein Sommer im landlichen Massachusetts: Die 17-jahrige Charity Royall lebt in einer verschlafenen Kleinstadt bei ihrem trunksuchtigen Adoptivvater und traumt von einem besseren Leben. Als eines Tages ein junger Architekt aus der Grostadt auftaucht, sieht sie ihre Chance gekommen. Die beiden beginnen eine Liebesbeziehung.((Fur Onix))A Summer in rural Massachusetts: Seventeen-year-old Charity Royall lives with her hard-drinking adoptive father. She dreams of escaping the sleepy little town for a more exciting and fulfilling life. Her chance comes when a young architect from the city arrives one day. She starts a passionate love affair.

((Vorschau))Dorothy, ein Madchen aus Kansas, wird mit ihrem Hund Toto von einem Wirbelsturm ins geheimnisvolle ferne Land Oz geweht. Um den Weg nach Hause zu finden, brauchen sie die Hilfe des Zauberers von Oz, der uber das Land herrscht. Sie machen sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise in die Smaragdstadt, wo der Zauberer wohnt. Begleitet werden sie von der Vogelscheuche, dem Blechmann und dem mutlosen Lowen.((Onix/Online))A tornado has blown young Dorothy and her dog Toto far from home to the magical Land of Oz. Only the powerful Wizard of Oz can help to find the way home to Kansas. The Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion join them on their adventurous journey to the Emerald City, where the Wizard lives.

This contemporary twist on Brief Encounter is a tender meditation on what might have been.Maybe we love people because they wont let us know them.A summers evening in Manhattan. Nothing - not cold drinks, not showers not a stroll through the chilly aisles of an all-night drugstore - can undo the heats hold on the city. Julian is half watching the evening news, his husband filling the dishwasher. Thats when it arrives. An email with the subject line: From Paul Axel. An email about a dead man from Carol - a woman Julian has never met. Paul has left a message hed like her to relay. Emails are exchanged. Morning coffee at the Bryant Park Grill is agreed. Carol, fulfilling Pauls final request, wonders how she will tell Julian of a life - and a love - he has no idea existed. A life, encased in a flash drive, containing multitudes.

The unputdownable book club thriller about cults, true crime and toxic mothers________________________Darkly addictive Katy HaysFiction with a true-crime edge Janice HallettA twisty, coming-of-age thriller Charmaine Wilkerson________________________EVERYBODY KNOWS THE STORY. NOBODY KNOWS THE TRUTH...Lucy Golden is a true crime icon, infamous for killing someone as a teenager while escaping a California cult led by her father.Twenty years later, still coasting on the original success of the memoir she wrote after her acquittal, Lucy knows that her story is always just one news cycle away from obscurity, even as online trolls ask questions that threaten to tear her life apart.So when a hot-shot documentary filmmaker decides to make her case his next subject, Lucy sees a chance to silence her doubters once and for all.But just how far will Lucy go to protect the story shes been telling - and selling - all along?________________________Readers are loving Paper CutWOW! What a stunning debut!Id watch the hell out of the Netflix adaptationPsychological suspense, cult horror, and celebrity noirTwisted, fast-paced and totally engrossingI read this in one sitting

We are at the end of the Swinging Sixties as four young Broads Rangers, collectively named Spectrum, roam the Norfolk Broads in their multi-coloured motorboats, helping tourists and locals alike enjoy the waterways in safety.Is it pure coincidence if Christine Rogers and her three brothers share the same name as the mysterious instrumental group currently topping the record charts?Why does their father Sam, an accountant responsible for the financial affairs of several charitable organisations in Kent, make frequent journeys to the Defence Operations RAF Neatishead?And how come Tony Dale, the number one pop sensation of the era, is seen so often in Norfolk?The tranquillity of the reed beds, brimming over with wildlife, is truly under attack.Drug smuggling, arson and kidnapping are some of the twists and turns of our heroes trials and tribulations.Yes, it is an adventure story, but if you want to discover more about the fantastic Norfolk Broads, this is the book for you.

Gabriel Reece should be starting university, but new super powers and dark family mysteries stand in the way of higher education. Hes taking a gap year to keep his spooky boyfriend from killing his super-powerful brother, watch out for his unpowered best friend, and hunt down the puppet masters who wont leave any of them alone.

Radio is becoming the deadliest gig in town when the bodies pile up at CGNU Saskatoon. P.I. Ben Ames isnt looking for an out-of-province adventure, but his musician boyfriend has connections that put them both on the trail of a killer at the Gnu.Ben Ames is a western Canadian PI who investigates murder and major crimes with a little help from his friendswhether he wants it or not. Having a boyfriend whos a rock musician has made him an occasional detective to the stars, but his office door is always open to an interesting case or a client who needs him.

The Isle of Seven Cities isnt where its supposed to be, it doesnt have seven cities except when it does, and its disorienting even to those who live there. But its also the best lead to how magic came back to the world, so journalists Innis Stuart and Karsten Roth are en route to Seven Cities to dig up the biggest story of their lives.

A los veintiséis años, a Anabé le dijeron que tenía cáncer en la cara. Ese fue el principio de todo.Este libro es el testimonio real de esa experiencia. Pero no es un libro de autoayuda, ni un diario terapeutico, ni una leccion de superacion. La ultima planta es una novela de autoficcion que transforma la enfermedad en literatura, la rutina hospitalaria en teatro del absurdo, el miedo en humor, el dolor en deseo.Aqui hay pasillos infinitos y hospitales laberinticos, pero tambien hay sexo, infancia, panderetas, entrevistas imaginarias con Dios y bodas sin pareja. Es una obra sobre el proceso de madurar y los cambios vitales. La narracion se construye como un juego de generos: una mezcla libre y valiente de fabula, ensayo, diario, poesia y teatro. Generos para contar lo que no se puede decir de una sola forma.Porque todo parte de la literatura. Y todo hasta lo mas crudo puede convertirse en ella.

E se fosse o cão a narrar a história?Ambicioso, tenaz e esperançoso, Brown assume o protagonismo em O Velho e o Cão, no qual evoca memórias, sentimentos e o vínculo profundo que o uniu ao velho human

Obra rara de Natal resgata a magia da Era Dourada das viagens de trem.A bordo de um luxuoso trem Pullman, na véspera de Natal, os órfãos Libby e Bill viajam ao encontro de sua nova madrasta, uma figu

Hace quince años, se distanciaron. ¿Podrá un año extraordinario reunirlas nuevamente?Las primas Mari, Erica, Selena y Gracie son inseparables. No solo son familia, sino mejores amigas; comparten secretos, tradiciones y un amor feroz por su abuelita. Pero su infancia idilica termina cuando los padres de Mari deciden divorciarse, obligandola a mudarse lejos. Despues que Mari se va, el vinculo estrecho entre las primas se deshace.Quince años despues, Mari tiene la casa grande y un esposo apuesto, pero su vida esta hecha un caos. El novio de Erica acaba de dejarla, y su nuevo jefe la odia. Selena parece no encontrar su lugar en el mundo: no es lo suficientemente mexicana para su familia, ni lo suficientemente blanca para sus compañeros. Y Gracie es profesora en una escuela catolica con un interes amoroso agotador; ella no puede confiar en si misma cuando se trata de romance.Por mas dificiles que se hayan vuelto las vidas de las primas, nada las prepara para la dolorosa perdida de un ser querido. Cuando la tragedia las vuelve a reunir, ¿recordaran las lecciones que su abuelita les enseño sobre la familia y el perdon, o seran quince años de separacion demasiado para superar?

Stories traversing identity, sexuality, and human connection across the industrial towns and satellite villages of Northern England. Opening with the Commonwealth Prize-winning "Lech, Prince, and the Nice Things," the collection weaves through teenage sexual awakening, family secrets, and post-pandemic isolation. Characters grapple with class divisions, discrimination, and desires they barely understand themselves. Unflinching and deeply human, these stories capture pivotal moments when lives quietly but irrevocably change course.

In these two novellas and three short stories for adult readers, Hans Christian Andersen displays the imagination and descriptive brilliance familiar from his fairy tales, but turns his eye to subtler social themes: class mobility in a changing Europe; the unfairness with which talents and opportunities are meted out in this world; the struggle between natures claims on humanity and civilizations.The title novella, The Ice Virgin, unites all these ideas in a piece of beautifully structured storytelling considered by some to be Andersens masterpiece. Rudy is orphaned young, rescued as an infant from a glacial crevasse where his mother fell and died. He lives, but the stunning yet unforgiving mountain landscape of Switzerland may yet claim him. His love for the rich millers daughter Babette brings out all his bravery and ingenuity - but also his stubbornness and resistance to change. In a masterfully ambivalent climax Andersen makes us wonder what happiness and fulfilment truly mean.Elsewhere in the collection Andersen turns his gaze to the hostile shores and wooded heights of Denmarks Jutland, where in his time submissive poverty was giving way to feverish social transformation. We meet a shipwrecked youngster struggling to fit into his adopted community, a couple whose wise humility echoes down the wealthy generations that follow with comically unexpected effects, and a steadfast friend whose saintly patience is ill rewarded by the object of her loyalty. Full of irony, enchanting imagery and bravura prose, these stories showcase Andersens perceptiveness, empathy, and deep engagement with the world around him.