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One day, the cricket notices a strange feeling in his head – a heavy, unwavering feeling. The animals start calling him 'the gloomy cricket'. Only after a long time and a lot of effort does that feeling disappear from his head again.

France, 1944. Celina rushes through the woodland, the tiny baby clutched to her chest. If she's discovered crossing the border, the soldiers might find Remy. They might discover the secret orphanage. Heartbroken by the loss of her husband, Celina knows she should flee occupied France and return to America. But she can't bear to sell his childhood home without seeing it first. She's shocked to find the stone house full of smiling children – brave innocent boys and girls who hide upstairs each night.

気力を喪うひと、生きる理由が分からなくなるひと、そして惑う母、辛い父に捧ぐ、懐かしくて真っさらな日本人の物語

Towards the end of the Great Depression a young boy goes with his sister to stay at a farm while their mother is ill. There, during a scorching African summer, he witnesses a trial and punishment which will forever remind him of white men's cruelty to black people. The Night Country is a fable for all ages – a powerful account of the strength that lives within us all.

The Wisdom Keeper’s Guide to Functional Living is a heart centered journey of self-help in fiction-form. The book is a mix of Eat, Pray, Love meets the magic of Harry Potter with a female lead. The book honestly addresses themes of cancer, pain, and death. Painful experiences become catalysts that transform Aurora into the Wisdom Keeper. The Wisdom Keeper’s Guide to Functional Living will touch your heart.

Though sisters, Ann and Viv couldn't be more different. Ann is reserved, sensible and – some would say – boring. Viv, always their father's favourite, is messy and impulsive, and a mother to two gorgeous daughters. Meanwhile, Ann has struggled to have children, her last attempt ending in a hysterectomy, which has devastated her and her husband, Ken. Pained to see her sister left so sad and wanting, Viv offers to have a baby – and give it to Ann. Viv's husband, Ollie, is not on board with the idea, especially when it becomes clear that Viv will be carrying Ken's child, not his.

"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of Putnam's Magazine.

1905, Paris. Au cœur d'un quartier populaire et ouvrier, Marguerite se démène entre tâches ménagères et travaux de couture au sein d'une famille où elle ne trouve pas sa place. Un jour, ses doigts de fée lui valent d'être embauchée par Madame Joséphine, propriétaire d'une luxueuse maison de modes. Une opportunité en or qui permet à la jeune fille de s'émanciper et de découvrir le quotidien des " petites mains " qui œuvrent dans l'ombre.

Three classic novels by renowned feminist writer and activist Nawal El Saadawi. A peasant family is torn apart by a village mayor and his lackeys in God Dies by the Nile , Saadawi's dark parable of poverty, female exploitation, injustice and religious hypocrisy in rural Egypt. In Searching the disappearance of her lover causes Fouda to question everything. Circling Song is a hypnotic meditation on gender, class and state violence told through the story of two mysterious twins.

The beloved classic of courage, passion, and independence—brought to life in this award-winning narration by Alison Larkin, followed by a new Student Guide (as told by Charlotte Brontë). This unique new Easy Classics edition is followed by an exclusive Student Guide (as told by Charlotte Brontë)—a one-of-a-kind learning companion in which “Charlotte” steps in as your personal mentor, explaining her inspirations, themes, and hidden meanings in her own (fictional) voice. It’s like studying Jane Eyre in conversation with the woman who created her.

A little girl is missing. Her parents are hiding something. When eight-year-old Jasmine Peterson goes missing, the police want to know everything. With every passing minute, an unstoppable chain of events hurtles towards a tragic conclusion.

For three long years, she has battled with illness, enduring everything with bravery and always with hope. Then one day Emma is told that they've reached the end of the road. While her family and friends are thrown into denial, anger and grief, Emma feels something else: a spark of defiance. There is still life to be lived, still dreams to touch. So she begins to write, not just her story, but the life she's always imagined. And as her body weakens, the line between the life she writes and the life she lives begins to blur...

Am Anfang steht Kristalloma: Eigenhändig baut sie auf einer Industriebrache ein Haus, und das Lusthansa wird ein Zuhause für Frauen, die keines haben. Jahre später formt sich dort unter der Obhut von Kristalloma und ihrem Partner Bruno eine neue Gemeinschaft: Die Freundinnen Maj und Stevie, deren Vater und seine Frau Linde stoßen hinzu. Drei Generationen leben unter dem selbstgebauten Dach zusammen, teilen Paprikasuppe, schauen gemeinsam Astro-TV und passen aufeinander auf. Bis die naheliegende Stadt mit einem Abrissbescheid vor der Tür steht und das Lusthansa um seine Existenz kämpfen muss.

武蔵野の自然と人間の静かな交感を描いた随筆風小説として、今も昔も変わらぬ人気を誇っています。武蔵野の風景に宿る詩情と哲理が心を打ちます。しばし、都会の喧騒を離れ、静寂の美を味わいたい人に最適の作品です。きっと心が癒されます。

Alma ist Niemands Tochter. Sie wächst in den Achtzigerjahren in der Eifel auf, doch das kluge und neugierige Mädchen fühlt sich fremd in seiner Familie. Denn um seine Herkunft wird geschwiegen. Zu einer anderen Zeit, an einem anderen Ort vermisst noch eine Frau ihre Mutter schmerzlich – Isabell, die 2019 in Berlin lebt. Diese Leerstelle hat ihre Vergangenheit geprägt und beeinflusst noch immer ihre Gegenwart, ihr Fühlen und Denken und ihr eigenes Familienleben. Als sich Almas und Isabells Wege auf schicksalshafte Weise kreuzen, entfaltet sich zwischen Polaroids und verlorenen Träumen eine Geschichte.

Hasta que empieza a brillar cuenta la historia íntima de María Moliner, partiendo de una atractiva premisa literaria: narrar de cuerpo entero a la protagonista a través de su vínculo con la lengua. A la vez, nos propone una sugerente hipótesis: ¿y si su diccionario fuese también una suerte de autobiografía oculta? Esta es la vida novelada de una figura apasionante, retratada desde una infancia difícil hasta un final insospechado, pasando por su extraordinaria labor como bibliotecaria en la República o su polémica candidatura a la Real Academia.

Una novela hipnótica sobre el secreto y su conveniencia posible, sobre el matrimonio, el asesinato y la instigación, sobre la sospecha, el hablar y el callar y la persuasión: sobre los corazones tan blancos que poco a poco se van tiñendo y acaban siendo lo que nunca quisieron ser. Este es el ya legendario comienzo de un clásico contemporáneo, Corazón tan blanco, cuyo protagonista y narrador, Juan Ranz, prefiere siempre no saber, consciente de lo peligroso que resulta escuchar: los oídos no tienen párpados, y lo que les llega ya no se olvida.

When yoga teacher Amelia falls victim to an online scam, her colleague Paige really comes through for her. And with their daughters Marnie and Taryn becoming best friends, the two families grow even closer. But all is not as it seems. Paige has an agenda.

Quelque part à Stockholm, par une soirée pluvieuse d'automne, Tilde, cinq ans, s'amuse sous la table de la cuisine, lorsqu'un homme entre et bat sa mère à mort. Au même moment, la thérapeute Siri et sa collègue Aina rencontrent les nouvelles patientes de leur groupe de parole pour les femmes victimes de violence. Kattis, qui a été battue par son petit ami, Malin, la jeune athlète prometteuse agressée par un homme rencontré en ligne, Sofie, l'adolescente maltraitée par son beau-père, et Sirkka, qui a eu un mariage difficile, partagent leur histoire au fil des séances.

Tandis que ses filles prennent leur envol, elle nous emmène aux quatre coins du monde, de New York aux îles Saroniques en passant par Mumbai, Paris ou Berlin, tissant une méditation exaltante et follement intime sur le sens d'une maison et les fantômes qui la hantent. Entremêlant le passé et le présent, le personnel et le politique, la philosophie et l'histoire littéraire, convoquant Marguerite Duras ou Céline Sciamma, elle interroge avec acidité et humour le sens de la féminité et de la propriété.