Podolia, 1911: one day, a stranger arrives at the shtetl. He walks with a limp, appears to be deaf and has the look of a vagrant. The tight-knit community is on the point of chasing him out, but the local tzaddik sees the spark of holiness in his eyes. Named Rafael, he settles in the shtetl and begins forming close relationships with members of this Hasidic community - and slowly, this incomprehensible, magnetic figure brings the peoples deepest emotions and conflicts to the fore.Written in poetic prose that draws on fascinating elements of Jewish folklore and mysticism, Golem reconstructs a vanished world with a spellbinding combination of the real and the fantastical.

Twisty, topical, and often darkly comedic, Pariah is Fesperman at his best David McCloskey, author of Damascus Station **An adrenaline-fueled thriller about a disgraced comedian-turned-politician who takes on the role of a lifetime: infiltrating a corrupt Eastern European country to spy on their brutal dictator.After a humiliating on-set incident, Hal Knight movie star, comedian and former congressman retreats to a Caribbean island to drown his career and pride. But when CIA operatives approach him with a wild proposition to exploit the admiration of Bolrovias despot, Nikolai Horvatz Hal seizes the chance for redemption.As Horvatzs guest of honour, Hal faces his greatest acting challenge yet. What begins as simple espionage becomes a deadly battle of wits, with consequences stretching from the palace to Washington.With Pariah, Dan Fesperman delivers a razor-sharp story of espionage, celebrity and one mans search for meaning amid power, deception and danger.

A historical African-Wild West horror story of supernatural vengeance and terrifying occultic magic from the winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. Two fearsome deities battle each other for the souls of white twins destined to either bring vengeful devastation or salvation to their community in Texas, USA, for a great injustice done to their mother.When Sally-Mae Jenkins is violated and impregnated by the twin scions of a wealthy rancher, shes sent to join the African missionary ship as a widow. Pregnant and terrified, Sally-Mae vows vengeance on all those who abused her and her family.Amara is a young woman with the body and face of an old hag. The village outcast, Amara can eat the diseases ravaging the villagers and cure the most deadly ailments. But her powers drain her youth and her strength and the only help she has is the fearsome entity that claimed her soul, the spirit known as Aja-Mm, the death-giver and physician of the dead.When Sally-Mae arrives in Amaras village, her unborn twins become the focus of both the Python-Goddess, Asata, who wants the twins dead, and Aja-Mm, who wants the twins alive in her service, just like Amara. And suddenly, Sally-Mae finds the boys, with their unearthly and fearsome powers, have become the weapons of her vengeance against the unsuspecting citizens of her home town back in Texas.A gripping tale of supernatural horror, bitter revenge and battling deities, suffused with Onohs trademark thrilling storytelling, wit and dark humor.

A novel about cinema, history, and what it means to create when freedom is contingentIn Eisen, Guzel Yakhina turns her formidable historical imagination to the life of Sergei Eisenstein, the revolutionary filmmaker who reshaped cinemaand was nearly crushed by the system he helped glorify. From the triumph of Battleship Potemkin to the torment of censorship, exile, and artistic compromise under Stalin, Yakhina traces Eisensteins life as a drama of creation under pressure. Rather than a conventional biography, Eisen is a literary portrait, rendered in vivid, episodic scenes that mirror Eisensteins own theory of montage. Moscow, Berlin, Paris, and Mexico flicker past as art, politics, sexuality, and power collide. Yakhina explores the cost of genius in an authoritarian world, the body as both instrument and battleground, and the impossible demand placed on artists to serve ideology without losing themselves.

A darkly funny revenge drama, examining the scars of the transatlantic slave tradeLisbon, 1954. In the Military History Archives, a mysterious figure steals the Last Will and Testament of Garoto Bárbaro de Castroa list of thirteen bequests, and a record of Garotos remarkable life story. It is also a window onto many other lives connected to his, including that of the archival thiefhis descendent, Nuno Barbaro de Castro.After stealing Garotos Last Will and Testament, Nunoartifact hunter, grave-robber, conman, fake veterinarian, and agent of Angolan Independencesets off to hunt the listed artefacts, and unintentionally begins to collect the distant relatives of those mentioned in the Will, even when they dont want to be collected...A Hundred Years of Solitude meets The Count of Monte Cristo, The Wreckers is a centuries-spanning tour de force that moves between Angola, Cuba, and Louisianas Angola prison to examine the scars of the transatlantic slave trade, and the consequences of prolonged civil war.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR TWICE WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEARA masterly work of historical witness and moral reckoningOBSERVER, Fiction to look out for in 26An immersive and unforgettable novel of one mans life in the aftermath of the American Civil War.I knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things . . . were gone forever.Against this rapidly shifting landscape, Tennyson Bouguereau - freed man, devoted brother, nascent singer, conflicted soldier and wanted man - journeys to find meaning and belonging. From the relative safety of home in Tennessee with his sister Rosalee, he is offered the possibility of a whole new life in Nashville, until a surprising trip to Victorian England changes everything.Exquisitely rendered, and with a rich cast of characters, The Newer World is a lyrical, visceral novel about what it is to survive, and what might be lost along the way.

The incredible story of a war between gangs of tomb raiders, from Maremma to CaliforniaMany of the Etruscan artifacts now exhibited in the worlds most prestigious galleries have a story. This one, for exampleTuscany, 1972. Bardo is the best tomb raider around. Over the years, he has managed to build an illicit traffic of Etruscan artifacts, via the capital and all the way to America. When his son Giovanni takes over the trade, it soon becomes apparent he lacks his fathers talents. As if that werent enough, rival gangs see this moment of weakness as a good opportunity to take over the market.A story of betrayal, revenge, and true love, The Witchs Mouth offers a glimpse into the world that shaped the history of many museums, from Italys provinces and the romantic land pirates and their excavation fever, all the way to the highest echelons of global trading.

A thrilling story of a sibling bond tested by religious and ideological conflict. The final novel in a trilogy from the iconic Assassins Creed universe.Dive into the Inquisition and witch hunts in Renaissance France with Assassins Creed!1609. The Inquisition is raging across Europe, massacring thousands of men and women on charges of witchcraft. Raised in the Landes region of France, Margaux and Ermeline, 16 and 17 years old, are initiated by their adoptive mother Catherine into the practices of healing. While her younger sister flourishes in this simple life, Ermeline dreams of something more, of settling in town, far from the forests of south-west France.This peaceful life comes to an end when Catherine, denounced for witchcraft by a patient, is taken to Bayonne with her eldest daughter by Pierre de Lancre, a master inquisitor and Templar in search of an ancient artefact. The two girls witness their mother being burned at the stake: Ermeline as a hostage of the Templars, Margaux watching from hiding. Distraught, Margaux is taken in by Nicodemus, an Assassin close to Catherine, who will train her in the Creed, while the anger of the French people ferments against the Inquisition.Separated, the two sisters must mourn their happy youth, but also decide which path to take and which destiny to join. Assassin or Templar? The path of blood, or the path of the heart?

From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Yellow Birds comes a gorgeous, haunting love story set in the Virginia mountains and on the battlefields of World War I France.A novel of extraordinary beauty and power Ben FountainEwers Rock, Virginia, 1917. Roy Young is restless, determined to leave this rural valley and make his mark on the twentieth century. Samantha Hatton, the ministers daughter, knows the town expects her and Roy to marry, but she hungers for more. The arrival of Ennis Duke - a mysterious wild boy tending to a lost herd of cattle up the mountain - will change everything.Within a year, the lives of these three young people will be dramatically transformed. In the crucible of conflict, Roy and Ennis forge a fierce bond. Meanwhile, back in Virginia, Samanthas love and courage endure unthinkable sacrifice in a corner of the world fractured by violence.With the spare, exquisite prose and the profound insight that made The Yellow Birds a landmark work of American fiction, Kevin Powers illuminates the savage, complex, and timeless bonds of loyalty, honour, and heroism. Children of the Wild captures what it means to be human in times of loss - and how, even in darkness, the light of friendship and love endures.

When Nazi forces invade Oslo, quiet librarian Liv Dahl becomes an unlikely resistance leader, risking everything to safeguard secrets and lives. As danger tightens around her, Liv must outwit Gestapo agents, protect hidden allies, and navigate a forbidden romance with a mysterious spy. But when betrayal strikes and Liv is deported to Ravensbruck concentration camp, survival becomes her only mission. An unforgettable heart-wrenching story of a woman who dares to resist, and the quiet heroism that changes the course of lives including her own.

Leonardo da Vinci, twelve years old and a bastard, leaves the Tuscan countryside to join his father in Florence with dreams of becoming a painter. Francesco Salviati, also a bastard and scorned for his too-dark skin, dedicates himself to the Catholic Church with grand hopes of salvation. Towering above them both is Lorenzo de Medici, barely a man, yet soon to be the patriarch of the worlds wealthiest and most influential bank. Each is, in his own way, a son of Florence. Each will, when their paths cross, shed blood on Florences streets.Brash and breathtaking, this lush historical drama explores the dangerous pursuit of artistic and political achievement-especially at a time when "florenzers," or gay men such as Leonardo, were often persecuted. Mining the origins of one of historys finest artists and the city where he came of age, Florenzer introduces an enthralling new voice in fiction.

Katharine Hepburn won more Oscars than any actor in history - and yet her most memorable role is the one she carved out for herself.Hollywood in the early 1930s is a town full of secrets. When Katharine Hepburn arrives to launch her film career, she leaves behind her East Coast marriage and icy patrician family to live and love on her own terms. But stars must play by the rules and Kate, brilliant and bisexual, refuses to conform.Surrounded by a legendary circle of intimates, including the powerful David and Irene Selznick, charming and romantically conflicted actor Cary Grant, ambitious director John Ford, and millionaire tycoon Howard Hughes, Kate navigates a web of sex, ambition, loyalty, and betrayal. All of them strive for success while struggling to outrun their own secrets. As Kates career ascends, she faces an agonising choice: be the star everyone wants her to be, or risk everything to become the woman she always was.Drawing on primary archival sources, Parmar brings a novelists eye and a fresh perspective to Hepburns life and sparkling career.

They say she cant win. She knows she cant lose.An expansive, inspiring feminist novel about one womans rise as a racing driver in mid-century Britain._________________A commanding, expansive, confident novel turbocharged with courage and heart JOSEPH OCONNOR_________________Its 1945 and Winifred Freddy Vaux fears shes the only person who isnt thrilled the war is over. All she wants is to drive. Ambulances, recovery vehicles, anything. While shes still allowed behind the wheel, it wont be her occupation and certainly not fast.But she makes a resolution in a Victory night race: she must pursue race car driving. No matter the cost.From the country lanes of her youth to Europes most exhilarating tracks, Freddys thunderous ambition takes her where no woman has gone before. However, travelling at such speeds, friends and lovers can be lost in an instant.Freddy has a lot to learn. Driving was the easy part.____________________Praise for Kelly Frost:CompellingSunday TimesA storyteller who is here to stay Joseph OConnorA startling new talent Peter James

Londres, 1945. A guerra chegou ao fim, mas para Eve Dawson e Audrey Clarkson a batalha está longe de terminar. Unidas pela amizade desde a adolescência em Wellingford Hall, onde a mãe de Eve trabalha

Tras el éxito de La Temeraria, Isabel San Sebastián continúa su ambiciosa Saga de la Reconquista con la victoria cristiana en las Navas de Tolosa y el rescate de las campanas de la catedral de Santiago.Siglo XIII, Reino de Castilla. El joven Beltran Lopez de Cazorla, hijo de un heroe de las Navas de Tolosa y de una antigua dama de la reina Berenguela, intenta desesperadamente emular las hazañas de su padre, aunque fracasa una y otra vez por su torpeza con las armas. Empeñado en demostrar su valia como guerrero, se embarcara en una peligrosa aventura que lo llevara a infiltrarse en Cordoba en calidad de espia y a protagonizar un trepidante viaje para recuperar las campanas robadas al Apostol por Almanzor, esta vez a hombros de cautivos sarracenos.Con una narracion apasionante de la famosa batalla de las Navas de Tolosa y la conquista de la antigua capital del califato, Isabel San Sebastian retoma la leyenda recogida en Las campanas de Santiago y continua con su epica serie de novelas dedicadas a relatar ocho siglos decisivos en la historia de España.

O premiado romance de estreia do mesmo autor de Uma noite de verão e Mentiras que contamosEm 1916, enquanto a guerra devora vidas, Vincent, um jovem belo e inteligente, busca refúgio no desejo. Ele v

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La gran novela de la Sagrada FamiliaBarcelona, 1883. El encargo de un templo todavía inimaginable cambiará el destino de una saga que crecerá al ritmo de la Sagrada Familia. Cinco generaciones marcadas por el amor, la perdida y el peso de la historia veran como esta obra se convierte en el hilo que las une.Desde Anna y Guillem, testigos de los primeros años de la construccion, hasta Anna Maria, el eslabon que mantiene viva la memoria familiar, El sueño de Gaudi recorre mas de un siglo de Barcelona: epidemias, guerras, silencios y renacimientos. Y lo hace convirtiendo la Sagrada Familia en un personaje mas, capaz de dejar huella en todos quienes se acercan a ella.Un viaje emocional que habla de aquello que perdura cuando la vida se quiebra: los lazos que nos sostienen, la pasion que nos impulsa y el proposito que da sentido a nuestro camino.

Nos corredores do palácio, onde segredos fervilham e destinos são selados sob o olhar dos poderosos, uma jovem descobre que até os gestos mais simples podem mudar o curso da história.No coração da an

Isabel la Católica, la joven cautiva que convirtió cada obstáculo en un aprendizaje y desafió a un reino para forjar su propia leyendaCuando a Isabel la llevan por la fuerza al Alcázar de Segovia, con tan solo once años, lo que debia ser una custodia se convierte en un encierro politico. Castilla es un campo de batalla entre nobles sin escrupulos, un rey debil y un heredero, Alfonso, liderando a los rebeldes. Pero, en medio de ese caos, en silencio empieza a forjarse la inesperada figura de una joven que jamas aceptara ser peon de nadie.Mientras los poderosos deciden el destino del reino sin imaginar que una mujer pueda disputarselo, Isabel aprende a escuchar, a resistir y a anticiparse. Cada humillacion se convierte en una leccion. Cada intriga, en un desafio. Cada intento de controlarla, en un recordatorio de que solo sobrevivira si toma su vida entre sus propias manos.En Aragon, Fernando emerge como el principe audaz dispuesto a jugarse el todo por el todo. Su alianza con Isabel estrategica, arriesgada, explosiva unira a dos jovenes destinados a cambiar la historia.Con una documentacion rigurosa y un pulso narrativo arrollador, La prisionera del trono narra el ascenso imparable de Isabel: la niña apartada, la infanta vigilada, la heredera de Castilla que desafio los designios de un mundo gobernado por hombres para convertirse en la mujer mas poderosa de su tiempo.Aqui empieza la leyenda de Isabel la Catolica.