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An Orte der Vergangenheit zurückkehren, an das anschließen, was einmal war – für Amélie Nothomb ist das unmöglich. Seit 12 Jahren war sie nicht mehr in Japan, dem Land ihrer Kindheit, das sie so liebt und zu dem sie eine so zwiespältige Beziehung hat. Doch als eine Freundin eine Reise gewinnt und Amélie kurzerhand als Fremdenführerin verpflichtet, kann sie nicht anders als sich mitreißen lassen. Sie entdeckt das Land aufs Neue und damit auch ihre Faszination. Denn die Rückkehr ist unmöglich, zum Glück.

What happens when a "professional small boy" grows up completely unsupervised in the Colorado wilderness? You get the unforgettable adventure memoir that's part Hatchet, part Stand by Me, and entirely authentic. Days of High Adventure chronicles the semi-fictional true stories of a feral boy's education in 1980s Southern Colorado before cell phones, helicopter parents, and sanitized safety replaced real character-building adventure.

Der isländische Dichter Jónas Hallgrímsson gilt als das größte Talent seiner Generation. Als er 1845 im fernen Kopenhagen nach einem schweren Sturz ins Hospital muss, ahnt er, dass seine Tage gezählt sind. Viele Menschen, Gelehrte, Dichter und Politiker besuchen ihn, und so erlebt Jónas auf dem Krankenbett noch einmal sein bewegtes Leben. Er erinnert sich an þóra, seine große, unerfüllte Liebe, und an das dramatische Schicksal seines Jugendfreundes, des Hirtenjungen Keli, der einst im Hörgárdalur in Nordisland spurlos verschwand.

Neste romance de formação com tintas autobiográficas, Simone Campos conta a jornada de uma menina carioca desde a infância, quando se converte a uma renomada denominação evangélica, até a vida adulta — momento em que rompe com a igreja. Uma história de amadurecimento, vínculos familiares e convicções que, muitas vezes, podem cair por terra. Nascida em uma família católica nos anos 1980, a narradora de Mulher de pouca fé se converte, ainda criança, a uma influente igreja evangélica no Rio de Janeiro depois que o pai decide abraçar a doutrina pentecostal e se torna um fiel fervoroso.

Nella tumultuosa solitudine di Bombay, Hugo Baumgartner, ebreo tedesco arrivato in India ormai da cinquant'anni, si è ritagliato un angolo tranquillo, rinunciando per sempre alla patria e alla sua lingua. Ma nonostante il tempo trascorso, i ricordi tornano ad affacciarsi con dolorosa intensità. L'agiata infanzia in Germania, l'affetto delicato della madre, ma anche la salita al potere del nazismo, la fuga verso l'Oriente.

London, 1987: Als Rose den Nachlass ihrer Mutter sichtet, entdeckt sie, dass diese ein Adoptivkind war. Bei der Recherche nach ihrer Herkunft stößt Rose auf einen Hinweis, der sie zu einem von Anna Freuds Kriegswaisenhäusern führt. Dort betreut 1945 die aus Wien geflüchtete Jüdin Helen sechs Kinder aus Theresienstadt, nicht ahnend, dass sie mit einem kleinen Mädchen schicksalhaft verbunden ist. Erst Jahrzehnte später wird Rose die dramatische Wahrheit herausfinden und erkennen, dass in ihr die Geschichte einer bedingungslosen Freundschaft weiterlebt.

Hamburg, 1913: Als Hedda ihre Stelle als Obergärtnerin bei der jüdischen Bankiersfamilie Clarenburg antritt, hat sie es nicht leicht. Auf dem parkähnlichen Anwesen oberhalb der Elbe ist sie die erste Frau auf diesem Posten und wird von den ausschließlich männlichen Kollegen entsprechend kritisch beäugt. Auch körperlich wird ihr viel abverlangt, denn das Anwesen über der Elbe ist riesig, und der Erste Weltkrieg fordert ihr gärtnerisches Können noch einmal besonders heraus.

Le Tellier sucht ein neues Zuhause in Südfrankreich, in der Nähe der Alpen, er will Wurzeln schlagen. Im beschaulichen Dorf La Paillette findet er ein Haus, früher eine Keramikwerkstatt. An einer der Mauern ist ein Name eingeritzt: André Chaix, der zwanzig war und in der Résistance, als er von den Deutschen erschossen wurde. Le Tellier macht sich auf die Suche. Bei einer Ausstellung über den Widerstand in der Region stößt er erneut auf André Chaix. Man übergibt ihm eine Schachtel mit Briefen, Bildern, persönlichen Gegenständen: Wer war dieser junge Mann?

Países Bajos, siglo XVII. La joven Griet, de dieciséis años, entra a trabajar al servicio de Johannes Vermeer en la ciudad de Delft. Griet parece saber cuál es su papel en la casa: ocuparse de las tareas domésticas y cuidar a los seis niños del pintor. Sin embargo, la sensibilidad de la muchacha llama la atención de Vermeer, quien le abre las puertas de su mundo y su trabajo. A medida que la intimidad crece entre ambos, también lo hacen la tensión y los celos. Y pronto, llega el escándalo.

Queen Elizabeth Tudor is wary of the cousins. Ever since the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey nearly wrested the throne from her family, Elizabeth has been keen to ensure the fate of England doesn't land in Grey hands. She has banished Catherine Grey from court, along with her two children, but her unwed sister Mary remains at Whitehall Palace as one of Elizabeth's courtiers.

Behind the Iron Curtain, the Truth Can Kill You. Europe, 1956. The Iron Curtain divides the Free West from the Soviet Bloc, and the battle for hearts and minds is waged with words, not bullets. Charlie Atkins, a 23-year-old California farm girl, works at Radio Free Europe in Munich, relaying Western news to millions trapped behind Soviet borders. She longs to report real stories—like her own, marked by the mysterious disappearance of her father, Captain A. J. Atkins, in the last days of World War II. Her boss dismisses her: too young, too green, too female.

Pur essendo ormai anziano, il pittore Louis Cuchas, quando qualcuno gli chiede qual è l’immagine che ha di sé stesso, risponde, senza esitazione alcuna, che lui si vede sempre come un ragazzino. Perché di fatto la sua arte è il frutto di quel modo particolare di vedere la realtà che solo l’anima pura di un ragazzino riesce a percepire.

My name is Jon McCullough, a pastor in Texas. I also love writing, another way to help people in this very lost world. The book you are about to listen to is my story, my history. I purposed in my heart to write a true story about my past, the bad, the good, everything. I wanted to remind others that if you make mistakes, it doesn’t have to define you. You can be redeemed. “Dulapa” is based on a true story about me when I was twenty-one years old.

On the verge of becoming a spinster at twenty-three in colonial Nova Scotia, Submit Leete yields to parental pressure to marry a British Captain more than twice her age, but when he dies and she marries his young protégé too soon afterwards, her young stepdaughter Mary suspects the worst and vows revenge. Was his death an accident or murder? Mary sets out to prove that Submit and her new husband were motivated by lust and greed to end her father's life and steal his fortune. Dogged by this quest, she traces clues deep into the past hoping to destroy their lives, just as hers was destroyed.

If you loved Landscape of a Marriage by Gail Ward Olmsted, you'll absolutely adore Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip. In the fall of 1907, Katharine decides to drive from Newport, Rhode Island to her new home in Jackson, New Hampshire. Despite the concerns of her family and friends that at the age of 77 she lacks the stamina for the nearly 300-mile journey, Katharine sets out alone.

In the bustling silver mining town of Aspen, Colorado, a young woman's promising life was cut short on a June evening in 1886. I should know—I was that woman. My name is Ida Chatfield, and my mysterious death has remained one of Aspen's oldest unsolved enigmas. From beyond the grave, I recount my journey from the Nebraska prairie to the soaring peaks of Colorado.

It seemed so easy — dig a hole and climb through to the other side! If Kiki had known what was waiting for her there, would she have given up all that was dear to her? Stripped of material possessions, separated from her family and facing the end of her marriage; she has to survive in her adopted country as a single, older woman. For this, a metamorphosis is essential. Her strongest motivation and goal is to obtain citizenship. To get there, she has to dig deep. Cry with her, laugh with her, but never give up hope.

A riveting reimagining of the young woman who almost ended the American Revolution. Philadelphia in the 1770s. Peggy Shippen longs for the war she’s living through to end. Though not always appreciated at home, she finds her curiosity is welcomed by a lively and influential circle of friends...

'I am in awe of Wendy Holden' Heather Morris 'As exquisitely-rendered as a Holbein masterpiece, this vivid and compelling novel breathes new life into one of the most dramatic stories in English history' Tracy Borman In her dazzling new novel, No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Wendy Holden presents...

Emily looked like the perfect mom. Inside, she was breaking. She had a career, a family, and two children she adored. But one glass of wine became many, and soon alcohol was the one thing that could take it all away. The night police knocked on her door, she faced a choice: lose her children or fight for them and for herself. Inspired by Howard Kane’s own sobriety journey, this memoir-style novel exposes the raw truth of addiction and the long road back. Courtrooms. Custody battles. Sleepless nights. And the fragile strength it takes to rebuild from rock bottom.