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Local doctor Eric Parry, mulling secrets, sets out on his rounds, while his pregnant wife sleeps on in the warmth of their cottage. Across the field, funny, troubled Rita Simmons is also asleep, her head full of images of a past life her husband prefers to ignore. He''s been up for hours, tending to the needs of the small dairy farm where he hoped to create a new version of himself, a project that''s already faltering.

Qui no ha volgut ser rei, encara que fos nomes per un dia? Boris Skossyreff no sols ho va desitjar, ho va aconseguir. Es va proclamar rei d& x02019;Andorra el 1934, amb manifest revolucionari i resso en la premsa internacional. I ho va fer sense tenir vinculacio amb cap familia reial, nomes amb el seu carisma, la seva astucia i un pla tan audaç com insolit. Aristocrata rus, espia, estafador, seductor i visionari& x02026; Un personatge de novel·la que es va escapar de les seves pagines per a infiltrar-se, sense passaport ni vergonya, en la Historia amb majuscula. La seva vida va ser un coctel d& x02019;identitats canviants, festes salvatges, llistes negres diplomatiques, presons, exilis i retorns espectaculars. Va convertir la impostura en art. Aquest llibre es el resultat de mes d& x02019;una decada d& x02019;obsessiva recerca a traves d& x02019;arxius de mig mon: informes de serveis d& x02019;intel·ligencia, fotografies, material familiar, testimoniatges directes i premsa de l& x02019;epoca. Tot el necessari per a recompondre el trencaclosques d& x02019;una vida que sembla escrita per Dostoievski, amb produccio d& x02019;Orson Welles i edicio final dels Monty Python. Pero aixo no es una novel·la basada en fets reals. Es una historia real. Cada pagina batega amb el magnetisme

Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer' Radio TimesNo Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes.This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been forgotten, by everyone but me . . .Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece. The journey is filled with danger, for him and everyone he meets. But if he ever reaches the distant land he seeks, he faces almost certain death.Medea priestess, witch, and daughter of a brutal king has the power to save the life of a stranger. Will she betray her family and her home, and what will she demand in return?Medea and Jason seize their one chance of a life together, as the gods intend. But their love is steeped in vengeance from the beginning, and no one not even those closest to them will be safe.Based on the classic tragedy by Euripides, this is Medea as you've never seen her before . . .

Els protagonistes de Vòrtex no fugen, resisteixen. Enfrontant-se a la pérdua, a la descoberta, a la rábia o a la veritat ineludible, intenten mantenir-se a l ull del cicló, on impera una sensació de

A I així successivament hi trobem la família, el sexe, la vellesa, la mort, l amor, la pulsió de l escriptura, la traducció... Com en totes les grans obres, aquí la llista creix en cada relectura. Els poemes ens parlen des d un sentit de l humor particular "que Pau Bosch Mola ens proposa de patentar com a "sentit de l humor domenech-ponsatinia"", que juga amb la polisemia i que es troba a mig cami entre la ironia i el sarcasme. Un contrafort del gastament. Un flotador salvavides en un mar de desencis.

En un pavelló de mala mort de Reno, Nevada, tenen lloc les últimes rondes del torneig Filles d América. Vuit boxejadores menors de divuit anys competiran per ser la millor de la categoria. A unes les impulsa l esperança, a unes altres l ambicio. O el trauma. O el desig de control sobre el caos. O la follia.Mentre se succeeixen els assalts i els combats, al mateix temps que els cossos de les boxejadores es busquen i es colpegen dins del ring, el lector de Cop de llum presenciara un altre tipus de lluita: la que es lliura en el pensament d aquestes noies. Quins fets les han condut fins aqui? Per que lluiten? Contra qui? Qui son? Qui seran? Quina empremta deixara en les seves vides la derrota o la victoria? En aquesta novel·la, el passat, el present i el futur son una mateixa cosa.Cop de llum es el debut de Rita Bullwinkel. Es frenetica, ritmica i sorprenent, d estil agosarat i mirada revolucionaria. Ha estat finalista del premi Pulitzer i candidata al premi Booker, entre molts altres premis. No els ha guanyat. Pero aquest nomes es el primer assalt d una autora que caldra seguir amb atencio.

Un centaure a la Rambla de Ramon Reventós és l antologia ideal perqué el lector del segle XXI descobreixi un excepcional autor catalá de prosa divertida, fresca i imaginativa que en vida no va arribar a reunir mai en un volum els textos disseminats al llarg de mes de dues decades en publicacions humoristiques com Papitu, Picarol, L Esquella de la Torratxa o Revista Nova. Les proses triades per Enric Goma "d un catala alhora "molt de Barcelona" i sovint poeticament afortunat" son una combinacio poc frequent del costumisme urba d Emili Vilanova o Santiago Rusiñol, de la tradicio satirica propia dels setmanaris populars i d una sensibilitat particularissima que s avança a procediments que la literatura catalana retroba amb Francesc Trabal o Pere Calders. Les il·lustracions d Alba Feito comparteixen l esperit juganer, eminentment modern i enginyos de les proses.

Classic Second World War crime featuring Miss Silver, the retired governess turned private eye.

The #1 Sunday Times bestselling sensation When the Moon Hatched continues with the second book in The Moonfall Series, The Ballad of Falling DragonsDiscover the phenomenon everyone's falling for:With dragons, doomed lovers and magic, this will be huge' Stylist'Hailed as the fantasy phenomenon of 2024 You'll be transported into a world of magic, dragons and love'Sun

Sister. Liar. Witness.Spy. Traitor?Her secrets shaped a kingdom?. Her loyalty was deadly.?Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a tyrant king's sword.?She wears many masks - loving wife, devoted sister, and obedient spy.It's what a woman must do to survive. ?The only weapon she has is her voice.?They say Jane's whispers sealed the fate of two queens. They called her a liar and a traitor.?But the truth is far more dangerous... ?Philippa Gregory brings the Boleyn traitor out of the shadows in an explosive story of one woman's survival in the deadly dance of the Tudor Court.?

It starts with a class in an old movie theatre.Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor.Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction.There isn't a man in Hollywood who you can call to find out the time you'll die. There's not a haunted hotel bar in Los Angeles that the devil likes to frequent. There's no such thing as magic

Spanning the genres of fantasy and science fiction, this collection features stories from beyond the bounds of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe.Along with the never-before-seen novella 'Moment Zero', Tailored Realities will include 'Snapshot', 'Perfect State', 'Defending Elysium' (a novella set within the world of Skyward), and five other stories that were originally published individually elsewhere - never before collected into one volume, and many never before available in print.The collection will also include a stunning black-and-white illustration for each story.

2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found. 2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas.Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost. Tom Metcalfe, an academic at the University of the South Downs, part of Britains remaining island archipelagos, pores over the archives of that distant era, captivated by the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. When he stumbles across a clue that may lead to the lost poem, a story is revealed of entangled loves and a crime that destroy his assumptions about people he thought he knew intimately well.What We Can Know is a masterpiece, a fictional tour de force that reclaims the present from our sense of looming catastrophe, and imagines a future world where all is not quite lost.

Deluxe paperback features stunning inside cover art and a dazzling edge design! ? Fall in love with the addictive, suspenseful love story between a teenage girl and a vampire with the book that sparked a "literary phenomenon" (New York Times) and redefined romance for a generation, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephenie Meyer. Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn.So far, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite-and fans of the genre-defining tale can relive the experience with this 20th anniversary edition paperback, with gorgeous full-color art on the inside of the front and back covers, and luscious designed stained edges featuring an iconic quote from the book.

A stunning and emotional new novel from the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get a second chance at everything. He can undo any moment and live it again. The one catch: he must accept the consequences of his second try - for better or worse. He grows up correcting his mistakes and saving himself from adolescent embarrassments. He even takes foolishly dangerous risks, just to see what it''s like to come close to death, before tapping back to safety. Eventually, Alfie turns his gift to his love life, studying his crushes and going back to make himself more appealing. In time, he falls deeply in love with Gianna, the woman he believes is the one. He seems to find contentment. But as the years pass, Alfie''s eye begins to wander. Which is when he learns a lone caveat to his power: once he undoes a love, that person can never fall in love with him again. Knowing if he gives into to temptation, he will risk losing what he has with Gianna, Alfie makes a choice that changes his life forever. The book begins many years later, after an ailing Alfie is arrested for allegedly cheating and winning millions at a casino roulette wheel. As a curious detective interrogates him, he slowly uncovers Alfie''s incredible story, and its most unlikely conclusion. In Twice, America''s favourite storyteller, Mitch Albom, is at the top of his powers. A love story that is enchanting, probing, and clairvoyant in matters of the heart, Twice will make you think, weep, and overflow with love from beginning to end.

The New York Times bestselling Better Than the Movies rom-com duology by Lynn Painter about the relationship between a hopeless romantic and the boy next door is now available in one collectible paperback boxed set! Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that hes back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radarand maybe snag him as a prom dateeven befriend Wes Bennet. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Lizs butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Lizs in. But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, shes shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about loveand rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like. Then, Lizs whirlwind romance comes to a heartbreaking end when she goes off to college, and its up to her sweetheart to win her back through the rom-com big gestures she loves. This charming paperback boxed set includes:Better Than the MoviesNothing Like the Movies

The Menu of Happiness, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the third book in the bestselling, delightful Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. It follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives and The Restaurant of Lost Recipes. Welcome to the Kamogawa Diner, where every meal is a mystery ready to be solved.This unique establishment is run by a fatherdaughter duo who offer more than just mouth-watering meals. They act as food detectives, delving into the past to produce nostalgia-infused dishes for their hungry clientele. Among the patrons is a once-renowned pianist whose promising career was marred by a self-inflicted injury.She longs to taste the yakisoba shared with the only man she ever truly loved. The diner also welcomes a man haunted by shadows of regret. His mind races back to the gyoza served by the parents of a lover he once jilted, as he seeks understanding and, perhaps, forgiveness.The Kamogawa Diner doesnt just serve food it revives the essence of forgotten recipes and rejuvenates cherished memories. Each dish is a portal to the past, serving not just sustenance but solace and reconnection through the miracle of delicious food. Feel-good and foodie themes collide in this follow-up to The Kamogawa Food Detectives - The Times

The Zodiac Academy series from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti is a Booktok phenomenon. This print re-issue includes an exclusive bonus chapter, brand new world map, and a new cover. As well as the stunning interior chapter pages which were included in the previous edition.The fate of all rests on the shoulders of the True Queens in the highly anticipated final installment to the Booktok phenomenon, the Zodiac Academy series, from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti.We are all and nothing now, our fate weighed on the scales of the stars and counterbalanced by the forces that oppose us.The shadow of the false king spreads as thick as oil across the kingdom we were born to rule, and none remain untouched by its darkness.Our crowns lay within reach if only we can claim them. All souls are at risk now and when the final battle dawns, a new regime will rise.The time for the true reckoning is upon us and we have proven ourselves as savage as our father, as brutal as our mother, and as wild as the Elements which roar through our veins. We can only hope it is enough.When the last sword strikes the final death in this game of fate and fortune, only one side will be victorious. The Starfall Legion charges at first light. And our destiny rides upon our shoulders as we rush into the end.

Local doctor Eric Parry, mulling secrets, sets out on his rounds, while his pregnant wife sleeps on in the warmth of their cottage. Across the field, funny, troubled Rita Simmons is also asleep, her head full of images of a past life her husband prefers to ignore. He''s been up for hours, tending to the needs of the small dairy farm where he hoped to create a new version of himself, a project that''s already faltering.

Qui no ha volgut ser rei, encara que fos nomes per un dia? Boris Skossyreff no sols ho va desitjar, ho va aconseguir. Es va proclamar rei d& x02019;Andorra el 1934, amb manifest revolucionari i resso en la premsa internacional. I ho va fer sense tenir vinculacio amb cap familia reial, nomes amb el seu carisma, la seva astucia i un pla tan audaç com insolit. Aristocrata rus, espia, estafador, seductor i visionari& x02026; Un personatge de novel·la que es va escapar de les seves pagines per a infiltrar-se, sense passaport ni vergonya, en la Historia amb majuscula. La seva vida va ser un coctel d& x02019;identitats canviants, festes salvatges, llistes negres diplomatiques, presons, exilis i retorns espectaculars. Va convertir la impostura en art. Aquest llibre es el resultat de mes d& x02019;una decada d& x02019;obsessiva recerca a traves d& x02019;arxius de mig mon: informes de serveis d& x02019;intel·ligencia, fotografies, material familiar, testimoniatges directes i premsa de l& x02019;epoca. Tot el necessari per a recompondre el trencaclosques d& x02019;una vida que sembla escrita per Dostoievski, amb produccio d& x02019;Orson Welles i edicio final dels Monty Python. Pero aixo no es una novel·la basada en fets reals. Es una historia real. Cada pagina batega amb el magnetisme

Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer' Radio TimesNo Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes.This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been forgotten, by everyone but me . . .Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece. The journey is filled with danger, for him and everyone he meets. But if he ever reaches the distant land he seeks, he faces almost certain death.Medea priestess, witch, and daughter of a brutal king has the power to save the life of a stranger. Will she betray her family and her home, and what will she demand in return?Medea and Jason seize their one chance of a life together, as the gods intend. But their love is steeped in vengeance from the beginning, and no one not even those closest to them will be safe.Based on the classic tragedy by Euripides, this is Medea as you've never seen her before . . .

Els protagonistes de Vòrtex no fugen, resisteixen. Enfrontant-se a la pérdua, a la descoberta, a la rábia o a la veritat ineludible, intenten mantenir-se a l ull del cicló, on impera una sensació de

A I així successivament hi trobem la família, el sexe, la vellesa, la mort, l amor, la pulsió de l escriptura, la traducció... Com en totes les grans obres, aquí la llista creix en cada relectura. Els poemes ens parlen des d un sentit de l humor particular "que Pau Bosch Mola ens proposa de patentar com a "sentit de l humor domenech-ponsatinia"", que juga amb la polisemia i que es troba a mig cami entre la ironia i el sarcasme. Un contrafort del gastament. Un flotador salvavides en un mar de desencis.

En un pavelló de mala mort de Reno, Nevada, tenen lloc les últimes rondes del torneig Filles d América. Vuit boxejadores menors de divuit anys competiran per ser la millor de la categoria. A unes les impulsa l esperança, a unes altres l ambicio. O el trauma. O el desig de control sobre el caos. O la follia.Mentre se succeeixen els assalts i els combats, al mateix temps que els cossos de les boxejadores es busquen i es colpegen dins del ring, el lector de Cop de llum presenciara un altre tipus de lluita: la que es lliura en el pensament d aquestes noies. Quins fets les han condut fins aqui? Per que lluiten? Contra qui? Qui son? Qui seran? Quina empremta deixara en les seves vides la derrota o la victoria? En aquesta novel·la, el passat, el present i el futur son una mateixa cosa.Cop de llum es el debut de Rita Bullwinkel. Es frenetica, ritmica i sorprenent, d estil agosarat i mirada revolucionaria. Ha estat finalista del premi Pulitzer i candidata al premi Booker, entre molts altres premis. No els ha guanyat. Pero aquest nomes es el primer assalt d una autora que caldra seguir amb atencio.

Un centaure a la Rambla de Ramon Reventós és l antologia ideal perqué el lector del segle XXI descobreixi un excepcional autor catalá de prosa divertida, fresca i imaginativa que en vida no va arribar a reunir mai en un volum els textos disseminats al llarg de mes de dues decades en publicacions humoristiques com Papitu, Picarol, L Esquella de la Torratxa o Revista Nova. Les proses triades per Enric Goma "d un catala alhora "molt de Barcelona" i sovint poeticament afortunat" son una combinacio poc frequent del costumisme urba d Emili Vilanova o Santiago Rusiñol, de la tradicio satirica propia dels setmanaris populars i d una sensibilitat particularissima que s avança a procediments que la literatura catalana retroba amb Francesc Trabal o Pere Calders. Les il·lustracions d Alba Feito comparteixen l esperit juganer, eminentment modern i enginyos de les proses.

Classic Second World War crime featuring Miss Silver, the retired governess turned private eye.

The #1 Sunday Times bestselling sensation When the Moon Hatched continues with the second book in The Moonfall Series, The Ballad of Falling DragonsDiscover the phenomenon everyone's falling for:With dragons, doomed lovers and magic, this will be huge' Stylist'Hailed as the fantasy phenomenon of 2024 You'll be transported into a world of magic, dragons and love'Sun

Sister. Liar. Witness.Spy. Traitor?Her secrets shaped a kingdom?. Her loyalty was deadly.?Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a tyrant king's sword.?She wears many masks - loving wife, devoted sister, and obedient spy.It's what a woman must do to survive. ?The only weapon she has is her voice.?They say Jane's whispers sealed the fate of two queens. They called her a liar and a traitor.?But the truth is far more dangerous... ?Philippa Gregory brings the Boleyn traitor out of the shadows in an explosive story of one woman's survival in the deadly dance of the Tudor Court.?

It starts with a class in an old movie theatre.Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor.Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction.There isn't a man in Hollywood who you can call to find out the time you'll die. There's not a haunted hotel bar in Los Angeles that the devil likes to frequent. There's no such thing as magic

Spanning the genres of fantasy and science fiction, this collection features stories from beyond the bounds of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe.Along with the never-before-seen novella 'Moment Zero', Tailored Realities will include 'Snapshot', 'Perfect State', 'Defending Elysium' (a novella set within the world of Skyward), and five other stories that were originally published individually elsewhere - never before collected into one volume, and many never before available in print.The collection will also include a stunning black-and-white illustration for each story.

2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found. 2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas.Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost. Tom Metcalfe, an academic at the University of the South Downs, part of Britains remaining island archipelagos, pores over the archives of that distant era, captivated by the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. When he stumbles across a clue that may lead to the lost poem, a story is revealed of entangled loves and a crime that destroy his assumptions about people he thought he knew intimately well.What We Can Know is a masterpiece, a fictional tour de force that reclaims the present from our sense of looming catastrophe, and imagines a future world where all is not quite lost.

Deluxe paperback features stunning inside cover art and a dazzling edge design! ? Fall in love with the addictive, suspenseful love story between a teenage girl and a vampire with the book that sparked a "literary phenomenon" (New York Times) and redefined romance for a generation, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephenie Meyer. Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn.So far, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite-and fans of the genre-defining tale can relive the experience with this 20th anniversary edition paperback, with gorgeous full-color art on the inside of the front and back covers, and luscious designed stained edges featuring an iconic quote from the book.

A stunning and emotional new novel from the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get a second chance at everything. He can undo any moment and live it again. The one catch: he must accept the consequences of his second try - for better or worse. He grows up correcting his mistakes and saving himself from adolescent embarrassments. He even takes foolishly dangerous risks, just to see what it''s like to come close to death, before tapping back to safety. Eventually, Alfie turns his gift to his love life, studying his crushes and going back to make himself more appealing. In time, he falls deeply in love with Gianna, the woman he believes is the one. He seems to find contentment. But as the years pass, Alfie''s eye begins to wander. Which is when he learns a lone caveat to his power: once he undoes a love, that person can never fall in love with him again. Knowing if he gives into to temptation, he will risk losing what he has with Gianna, Alfie makes a choice that changes his life forever. The book begins many years later, after an ailing Alfie is arrested for allegedly cheating and winning millions at a casino roulette wheel. As a curious detective interrogates him, he slowly uncovers Alfie''s incredible story, and its most unlikely conclusion. In Twice, America''s favourite storyteller, Mitch Albom, is at the top of his powers. A love story that is enchanting, probing, and clairvoyant in matters of the heart, Twice will make you think, weep, and overflow with love from beginning to end.

The New York Times bestselling Better Than the Movies rom-com duology by Lynn Painter about the relationship between a hopeless romantic and the boy next door is now available in one collectible paperback boxed set! Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that hes back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radarand maybe snag him as a prom dateeven befriend Wes Bennet. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Lizs butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Lizs in. But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, shes shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about loveand rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like. Then, Lizs whirlwind romance comes to a heartbreaking end when she goes off to college, and its up to her sweetheart to win her back through the rom-com big gestures she loves. This charming paperback boxed set includes:Better Than the MoviesNothing Like the Movies

The Menu of Happiness, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the third book in the bestselling, delightful Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. It follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives and The Restaurant of Lost Recipes. Welcome to the Kamogawa Diner, where every meal is a mystery ready to be solved.This unique establishment is run by a fatherdaughter duo who offer more than just mouth-watering meals. They act as food detectives, delving into the past to produce nostalgia-infused dishes for their hungry clientele. Among the patrons is a once-renowned pianist whose promising career was marred by a self-inflicted injury.She longs to taste the yakisoba shared with the only man she ever truly loved. The diner also welcomes a man haunted by shadows of regret. His mind races back to the gyoza served by the parents of a lover he once jilted, as he seeks understanding and, perhaps, forgiveness.The Kamogawa Diner doesnt just serve food it revives the essence of forgotten recipes and rejuvenates cherished memories. Each dish is a portal to the past, serving not just sustenance but solace and reconnection through the miracle of delicious food. Feel-good and foodie themes collide in this follow-up to The Kamogawa Food Detectives - The Times

The Zodiac Academy series from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti is a Booktok phenomenon. This print re-issue includes an exclusive bonus chapter, brand new world map, and a new cover. As well as the stunning interior chapter pages which were included in the previous edition.The fate of all rests on the shoulders of the True Queens in the highly anticipated final installment to the Booktok phenomenon, the Zodiac Academy series, from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti.We are all and nothing now, our fate weighed on the scales of the stars and counterbalanced by the forces that oppose us.The shadow of the false king spreads as thick as oil across the kingdom we were born to rule, and none remain untouched by its darkness.Our crowns lay within reach if only we can claim them. All souls are at risk now and when the final battle dawns, a new regime will rise.The time for the true reckoning is upon us and we have proven ourselves as savage as our father, as brutal as our mother, and as wild as the Elements which roar through our veins. We can only hope it is enough.When the last sword strikes the final death in this game of fate and fortune, only one side will be victorious. The Starfall Legion charges at first light. And our destiny rides upon our shoulders as we rush into the end.