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Es poden intercanviar embarassos sense cap intervenció mèdica? Pot resultar embarassat de rebot un guàrdia civil amb bigot? Tot açò ho aclareix, o ho embolica més, aquesta obra.Què fa un cabàs ple de

Sen dúbida, estamos diante da novela máis ambiciosa e lograda de María SolarDesta volta achégase a unha das aventuras máis importantes da historia da humanidade, protagonizada por uns nenos que non tiñan idea de facerse heroes. Ainda que o foron. Nos seus pequenos corpor, brazo a brazo, levaron a vacina da variola a America. Sacados dos hospicios da Coruña, Santiago e Madrid, cruzaran o Atlantico formando parte da Expedicion do doutor Balmis e na que unha muller fascinante, Isabel Zendal, xogara un apapel determinante. A historia comeza en 1803. Na miseria dos orfanatos. Nun barco que pode ser tamen unha tumba. Nun mar hostil e desapiadado. No medio dese universo cruel, a esperanza e un posible futuro. O heroismo anonimo de 22 nenos que, grazas a este libro, xa non o seran mais nunca.

'To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.' Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find work and a future for their family. But while the journey to this promised land will take its inevitable toll, there remains uncertainty about what awaits their arrival ...Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Grapes of Wrath is an epic human drama. Of this novel, Steinbeck himself said: 'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.'

Os contos de "A parte fácil" conforman o primeiro libro de narrativa de Ismael Ramos.As personaxes deste libro están medrando. Ou quizais non se decaten de que xa remataron de medrar. Da adolescencia a trintena, as voces que tecen "A parte facil" aprenden a convivir con sentimentos de culpa que non lles pertencen, coa vergonza, con segredos familiares antigos e recentes...A dificultade para comunicarse co mundo deixaos illados na inquietante xordeira de quen afunde a cabeza relaxadamente nunha bañeira chea de auga e sopesa a idea de non erguerse nunca mais.Os contos de "A parte fácil" conforman o primeiro libro de narrativa de Ismael Ramos.As personaxes deste libro están medrando. Ou quizais non se decaten de que xa remataron de medrar. Da adolescencia a trintena, as voces que tecen "A parte facil" aprenden a convivir con sentimentos de culpa que non lles pertencen, coa vergonza, con segredos familiares antigos e recentes...A dificultade para comunicarse co mundo deixaos illados na inquietante xordeira de quen afunde a cabeza relaxadamente nunha bañeira chea de auga e sopesa a idea de non erguerse nunca mais.Os contos de "A parte facil" conforman o primeiro libro de narrativa de Ismael Ramos.

The Ballad of Never After is the fiercely-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Once Upon a Broken Heart, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak.After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she's discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed.Jacks isn't the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.

El recull de contes que inaugura l’obra de Moncada. Però no s’assembla gaire a un llibre primerenc: és més bé la porta d’entrada a tot un univers literari. Els setze contes del volum exploren la vida

Asher Baum is quietly losing his mind. Can you blame him?'Maybe what I really want is to make sense of all peoples lives. Of everything, the whole shebang'A middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist and playwright, consumed with anxiety about everything under the sun, Baum's turgid philosophical books receive tepid reviews and his prestigious New York publisher has dropped him. His third marriage is on the rocks and he suspects his handsome and successful younger brother may have seduced his Harvard-educated wife. He is uneasy with her close relationship with her son, a more successful author than he, and suspicious of her closeness with their neighbour in Connecticut. And in a moment of irrationality, he has impulsively tried to kiss a pretty young journalist during an interview that she is about to go public with.

Una novel·la que ens submergeix en la complexitat de les relacions humanes i el desafiament de trobar el nostre lloc al món. El Lluís es retroba al cap dels anys amb la Cristina, el seu amor adolescent no confessat. Esta casat pero tornar-la a veure li fa reviure l'entusiasme perdut. La Laia, una model catalana que fa anys que fa carrera a Nova York, comença a estar cansada de la seva professio, i el que es mes greu, ara troba a faltar casa seva. El pare del Jaume era barber i, des que ha mort, no sap a quina perruqueria anar; sent que si es deixa tallar els cabells per algu altre, seria infidel al seu pare. El Lluis, la Laia, el Jaume, la Cristina, el Miquel, el Sergi... son personatges que estimen, que se senten fragils, que cerquen la seva identitat i la felicitat en un mon canviant. Diuen que no pots enyorar el que no has tingut, pero si el que has perdut. Prefereixo la seguretat de ser estimat que la incertesa de ser qui estima.

A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!Sometimes the truth killsNewlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they've found it when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago. But when a violent winter storm traps them at the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal.Stuck inside and growing restless, Tricia stumbles on a collection of audio transcripts from Dr. Hale's sessions with patients. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to the doctor's mysterious disappearance.

Tildas Tage sind strikt durchgetaktet: studieren, an der Supermarktkasse sitzen, sich um ihre kleine Schwester Ida kummern und an schlechten Tagen auch um die Mutter. Zu dritt wohnen sie im traurigsten Haus der Frohlichstrae in einer Kleinstadt, die Tilda hasst. Ihre Freunde sind langst weg, leben in Amsterdam oder Berlin, nur Tilda ist geblieben. Denn irgendjemand muss fur Ida da sein, Geld verdienen, die Verantwortung tragen. Nennenswerte Vater gibt es keine, die Mutter ist alkoholabhangig. Eines Tages aber geraten die Dinge in Bewegung: Tilda bekommt eine Promotion in Berlin in Aussicht gestellt, und es blitzt eine Zukunft auf, die Freiheit verspricht. Und Viktor taucht auf, der groe Bruder von Ivan, mit dem Tilda fruher befreundet war. Viktor, der genau wie sie immer 22 Bahnen schwimmt. Doch als Tilda schon beinahe glaubt, es konnte alles gut werden, gerat die Situation zu Hause vollends auer Kontrolle.22 Bahnen ist eine raue und gleichzeitig zartliche Geschichte uber die Verheerungen des Familienlebens und daruber, wie das Gluck zu finden ist zwischen Verantwortung und Freiheit.

A #1 New York Times bestseller from the creator of a viral TikTok series about the sunshine assistant to the evil villain and their unexpected romance.ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, level-headed assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things in General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn's most infamous Villain results in a job offer-naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don't find evil so attractive, Evie.

Grumpy cowboys and steamy romance . . . Welcome to Chestnut Springs: the big-hitting, small-town series from TikTok sensation Elsie Silver. Perfect for fans of Devney Perry, Lucy Score and B.K. Borison.Beau Eaton is the town prince, a handsome military hero with a tortured past.Im the outcast bartender, a shy girl from the wrong side of the tracks.Hes thirty-five and all man, Im twenty-two and all . . . virgin. Hes also my fiance. Correction: my fake fiance.We start out as a bet. He doesnt believe that anyone holds my last name against me. So he offers me his to prove a point.Its a win-win. He gets a break from his concerned familys prying, and I get a chance to shed my familys reputation while I save up to ditch this small town.He says all I have to do is wear his ring, follow his lead, and pretend I cant keep my hands off of him in public.But its what happens between us in private that blurs all those carefully drawn lines . . .Its what transpires behind closed doors that doesnt feel like pretending at all . . .This engagement was supposed to be for show. This agreement? It has an end date.He once told me hed never fall in love.And yet here I am, head over heels for my fake fiance.

La nit del divendres 12 de març del 2004, assegut en un barde Vallcarca amb els seus companys de la facultat de filosofia, el narradord’aquesta història rep un missatge que ningú voldria rebre mai. A

Chaque jour, Millie fait le ménage dans la belle maison des Winchester, une riche famille new-yorkaise. Elle récupère aussi leur fille à l'école et prépare les repas avant d'aller se coucher dans sa

Bikote harremanak aztertzen ditu Lertxundik eleberri honetan. Gehienetan, botere harreman bihurtzen dira harreman horiek, eta gaur egungo edozein egunkari hartzea nahikoa da ikusteko ez dela gutxitan gertatzen boteretsuenak bere boterea baliatzea ahulena umiliatzeko eta tratu txarren bidez otzantzeko.Galdetzen dut: hitzekin nire hitzekin, alegia jaso dezaket emakumearen izaeraren isla bat, ez dakit zehatza, baina zehaztasunera hurbilduko dena?. Honela aipatzen du eleberri honetako narratzaileak bere kezka, Rosaren barruan sartzeko gai izango den edo ez azaltzeko unean. Eta esan behar da maisutasun handiz lortzen duela eleberri honetako pertsonaia nagusiaren barne azpilduretan sartzea. Izan ere, generoko elementuak erabiltzeaz gainera nobela beltzaren elementuak, intrigarenak, gaur gaurko kontakizun bat eraiki du Lertxundik, hizkera bizkor batean, eta gardentasun hotz bizi batez

65 Jahre in der Schublade - heute ein Bestseller'Der Uberlaufer' ist Siegfried Lenz' zweiter Roman, geschrieben 1951. Obgleich vollendet und vom Autor mehrfach uberarbeitet, blieb er bis 2016 unveroffentlicht. Zur Zeit seiner Entstehung wurde er vom Verlag aus politischen Grunden abgelehnt. Ein Uberlaufer zu den Sowjets als Romanheld war im Kalten Krieg nicht opportun. Eine groartige Entdeckung, ein beeindruckender Roman uber den ewigen Konflikt zwischen Pflicht und Gewissen.

S'adressant au jeune Marc Aurèle, l'empereur romain Hadrien raconte, au soir de sa vie, ses souvenirs selon une chronologie et une rigueur de pensée qui lui sont propres. Il aborde les thèmes de la m

Pol té vint-i-nou anys i té la síndrome de Down. És com una criatura petita però amb un cossot enorme. La mam se'n queixa sovint i diu que tothom diu que són tan dolços, els de la síndrome de Down, p

Personatges perversos i desafectes, els dels contes de Quim Monzó, dotat jove escriptor català... Monzó ha llegit Kafka... i beu tambe de la rica tradició del surrealisme espanyol, tant pel seu senti

A haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy.'A small miracle' The New York TimesFor a very long time, the days went by, each just like the day before, then I began to think, and everything changedDeep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, MAN BOOKER PRIZE-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF THE WATER CURE

The searing follow-up to 2018's most celebrated fantasy debut - THE POPPY WAR. Rin is on the run ... Haunted by the terrible choices she had to make to save her people, Rin's only reason for living is to take revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold her homeland to its enemies.Forced to ally with the powerful Dragon Warlord in his plan to unseat the Empress, Rin throws herself into the struggle using the fearsome power bestowed on her by the vengeful god Phoenix After all, making war is all she knows how to do ...

Novel·la de cavalleria, d''autor anònim, que relata les aventures d''armes i desamor de dos cavallers errants de Cornualla, Blandín i Guiot.«Guiot prengué el seu arnès, s''acomiadà del pastor, i llav

Everybody who is anybody is seen at Gatsby's glittering parties. None of the socialites understand Gatsby. He seems to always be watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. But as the tragic story unfolds, Gatsby's destructive dreams and passions are revealed.

Robert Langdon, le célèbre professeur d’histoire de l’art, spécialiste de symbologie religieuse, à Harvard, est convoqué au CERN, en Suisse, pour déchiffrer un symbole gravé au fer rouge sur la poitr

WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES / PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR A SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa, a well-known journalist who is married to Nick, an actor, they enter a world of beautiful houses, raucous dinner parties and holidays in Provence, beginning a complex menage-a-quatre. But when Frances and Nick get unexpectedly closer, the sharply witty and emotion-averse Frances is forced to honestly confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.

The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name. Written in the age of the atom when America and Europe optimisitcally viewed the discovery of life on Mars as inevitable, Bradbury's 1940s short stories of a brutal, stark and unforgiving martian landscape were as shocking and visionary as they were insightful. 'The Martian Chronicles' tells the story of humanity's repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a pin dot. Those few ...

« François pensa : si elle commande un déca, je me lève et je m’en vais. C’est la boisson la moins conviviale qui soit. Un thé, ce n’est guère mieux. On sent qu’on va passer des dimanches après-midi

California''s fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons will helplessly replay the fall of Adam and Eve and the murderous rivalry of Cain and Abel.East of Eden was considered by Steinbeck to be his magnum opus, and its epic scope and memorable characters, exploring universal themes of love and identity, ensure it remains one of America''s most enduring novels. This edition features a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.

Mai un llibre en català havia protagonitzat una sortida tan fulgurant en l'àmbit internacional. Publicant en 37 llengües. La segona novel·la de Sánchez Piñol confirma la qualitat i l'amplitud de l'èx

As read on BBC Radio 4THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWinner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel AwardHay Festival Book of the YearA Book of the Year in: Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman and Home, Stylist, TLS, Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, New York Times Notable, and many others'Sparky, rip-roaring, funny, with big-hearted fully formed, loveable characters' SUNDAY TIMES'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages. Strongly recommend' INDIA KNIGHT'Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage' RACHEL JOYCE'A novel that sparks joy with every page' ELIZABETH DAY____________Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts hereChemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.

«Em van deixar al carrer de les Camèlies, al peu d'un reixat de jardí, i el vigilant em va trobar a la matinada». Així comença la història de Cecília Ce, escrita just després de "La plaça del Diamant

Sido et Les Vrilles de la vigne sont deux textes distincts de l'oeuvre de Colette écrits à des périodes différentes de sa vie. Dans Sido (1930), elle évoque le souvenir de sa mère tant aimée, puis so

A sharp and scintillating summer novel that will make readers laugh out loud and cry happy tears from the New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly.Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it''s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They''ll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other''s out, and they''ll both go on to f

El recull de contes més famós de Moncada i un clàssic de les lletres catalanes, amb històries per riure i plorar. El Cafè de la Granota és l’epicentre de la història oral i la memòria de Mequinensa.

ZANDERSChicago hockey isnt complete without me everyones favourite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.What I dont like is the new flight attendant on our teams private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But Ill be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, shell be begging to quit her job.But every road trip blurs the lines, and I cant quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons, or if its more than that.STEVIEIve been a flight attendant for years. I thought Id seen it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again . . . no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be.Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it.Everything but him.

Amb estudi introductori, comentaris de text i propostes de treball a càrrec d'Isabel GranyaAntígona, escrita el 1939 i publicada el 1955, és el mite clàssic que permet a l'autor de dur a terme l'anàl

Ara és aquella hora que clareja, i el sol surt amb simfonia de porcs que grunyen i trenquen es paisatge amb un esqueix que separa sa vida de sa mort, es ser des no ser. I fins i tot qui no té ànima,

Arriba l''edició crítica d''El quadern gris, a càrrec de Narcís Garolera.Amb a penes vint anys, Josep Pla accedeix als cercles socials de la Barcelona noucentista. Després d''abandonar els estudis de