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Yank is an ordinary enough teenager, except that he lives in a thermal wonderland (frequented by tourists eager to view the geysers and boiling mud) and except for the fact that one of those tourists (an American soldier visiting during the Second World War) was his father. The locals gave the boy the nickname of Yank, a name that makes him different and ensures his mother's husband will never accept him as his own. So who was Yank's real father? Yank has only his dreams to fill the void, until the day a letter arrives ...

Es ist dem Zufall geschuldet, dass sich die Wege von Kristin, Lena und Nicole kreuzen. Vergeblich warten sie am Münchner Bahnhof auf den Zug, der sie nach Hamburg bringen soll. Letztlich schließen sich die drei zusammen und fahren im Mietwagen in Richtung Norden. Was als spontane Zweckgemeinschaft beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einer unerwarteten Freundschaft, die ihren vorläufigen Höhepunkt in der malerischen Lüneburger Heide findet, in der Nicoles Schwägerin Antonia wohnt. Ein Roman über Freundschaft, Mut und die unvorhersehbaren Wendungen des Lebens.

Dans le village de Shadbagh, Abdullah, dix ans, veille sur sa petite sœur Pari, trois ans. Entre les deux enfants, le lien est indéfectible, un amour si fort qu'il leur permet de supporter la disparition de leur mère, les absences de leur père en quête désespérée d'un travail et ces jours où la faim les tenaille. Mais un événement va venir distendre ce lien, un choix terrible qui modifiera à jamais le destin des deux jeunes vies, et de bien d'autres encore.

After a hit-and-run driver tragically kills Lily's daughter and son-in-law, she is left with unspeakable grief, custody of her eight-year-old granddaughter Emma, and an impossible wish: to fulfill her daughter’s dream of opening a quilt shop in the old house in their small Western Pennsylvania town. The house is in shambles, coated with years of grime, but Lily, unable to afford contractors on her late husband’s pension, tackles the job herself. As Emma’s emotional struggles deepen, the old house presents a barrage of increasingly costly obstacles.

A disgraced intel officer anxious to redeem herself after a disastrous mission, January Holte vows to uncover the identity of a traitor who is selling her agency’s secrets. The few clues she’s found have led her to a sleepy river town: Lethey, Texas—and Bill Connors, the one man who might know the truth.

In the shadowed glens of Perthshire, Edyth Ruthven finds herself a stranger in her own home. As the new lady of the household, her welcome is colder than the Highland winds—scorned by her husband’s kin and haunted by whispers of her past. But Edyth carries more than secrets; her dreams are dark prophecies, warning of bloodshed on the horizon. When her beloved sister-in-law, Caitriona, is bound to a brutal political marriage, Edyth must confront the hard truths of a fractured land and a people on the brink of war.

When Sophie is cleaved from her family, her home, and the secure and happy life she has ever known, her world falls into chaos. She clings to her mother for love and reassurance, but her mother has become a stranger to her, and Sophie’s young mind is overwhelmed by emotions that are beyond her endurance.

Während sich der winterliche Zauber über die schottische Insel Skye und Culloch-Castle legt, planen die liebenswerten Bewohner des Schlosses etwas Außergewöhnliches. Alle Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren, allerdings haben sie nicht mit der Bäckerstochter Amanda gerechnet, die es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, das kleine schottische Dorf gegen die Familie McCulloch aufzuwiegeln. Als Ella zu allem Überfluss auch noch auf ihre Jugendliebe John trifft, ist das Weihnachtschaos perfekt.

Als sie einander 1946 in dem Keller eines ausgebombten Hauses in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel begegnen, ist es der Beginn einer großen Freundschaft und vielleicht einer Liebe. Unterschlupf finden sie in der Küche von Friede Wahrlich. Langsam kehrt das Licht zurück. Doch die Vergangenheit lässt die drei in der Tornquiststraße nicht los.

Vera non è mai stata sola. Da quando è bambina, una voce l'accompagna ovunque: la sveglia di notte, la incalza, la consola. È la voce di suo fratello Cè, morto quando lei aveva quattro anni. È una voce ironica e tagliente, capace di regalarle pensieri stravaganti come: «Non esiste un sinonimo di sinonimo» o «La neve è la prova che non hai bisogno di urlare per farti vedere». Ma è anche un giudice severo, che la mette alle strette con una semplice domanda: «Sei davvero Vera?». Ma chi era Cè? Per i genitori è stato il figlio perfetto, e Vera ha vissuto ogni giorno nella sua ombra.

Jede Kurzgeschichte entführt an ein realistisches europäisches Reiseziel oder auf die Straße dorthin. Die Geschichten sind kompakt, klar erzählt und voller Sinneseindrücke. Ein freundlicher Ton trägt durch kleine Alltagskonflikte auf Reisen: verpasste Abfahrten, unerwartete Umwege, Missverständnisse an der Grenze, ein verspäteter Fährgong – und immer findet sich eine Lösung, die Wärme ins Herz bringt.

"On any list of writers that make me laugh, Mary Pauline Lowry is near the top. Last Night Was Killer, but it's also killer fun." -- Steven Rowley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guncle A suspenseful, bighearted, and laugh-out-loud story of a single mom trying to do it all—including...

She escaped one nightmare. She may have walked into another. After testifying against her powerful husband in a brutal human trafficking case, Julia Becker vanishes into Witness Protection. But hiding isn’t living—and Julia refuses to disappear. Fleeing the program, she lands in a quiet South Carolina town hoping to reclaim her life. Instead, she collides with a storm of secrets and suspicion. Will Darby is spiraling. Accused of causing his wife’s death in a tragic boating accident, he’s on the brink of losing everything—including custody of his daughters.

Your book is about Tasha, a resilient mother of three who finds herself at a painful crossroads: stay with her unfaithful, jobless, and emotionally abusive husband, Reggie, or risk becoming a struggling single mother. Reggie is not the biological father of her eldest child and constantly tears him down, while Tasha shoulders the entire household—working a full-time job, paying the bills, and providing for her kids.

Eine alte Villa im Tessin birgt so manch düsteres Geheimnis. Als Anna nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter erfährt, dass sie ein altes Haus in einem Schweizer Bergdorf von ihr geerbt hat, reist sie dorthin, um es zu verkaufen. Doch sie muss feststellen, dass das Haus eine Bewohnerin hat: Eine alte Dame lebt unter dem Dach aber verlässt nie ihr Zimmer. Erst nach und nach wird Anna klar, dass ihre Mutter ihr etwas verschwiegen hat.

So-nyo, una mujer de sesenta y nueve años y algunos achaques, desaparece en medio de la multitud al separarse de su marido cuando se cierran las puertas de un tren abarrotado. Su familia emprende una búsqueda desesperada, consumidos por la culpabilidad, el dolor, y las recriminaciones del pasado. Mientras discuten sobre los carteles de «Se busca» que cuelgan por toda la ciudad, sus hijos se dan cuenta de que nadie tiene una fotografía reciente de su madre.

Albania, 2025. Lara, una studentessa di giornalismo, italiana di genitori albanesi, arriva in Albania per intervistare un uomo che vive rinchiuso nella sua abitazione da trent’anni. Lei non sa cosa la aspetta, non sa che questo incontro cambierà la sua vita. Albania, 1995. Nel caos che travolge il Paese dopo la caduta del regime comunista, le vicende di due famiglie si intrecciano. Halil e sua moglie Rozafa vivono nel dolore per la scomparsa della loro bambina Nina, svanita nel nulla, e la loro unica consolazione è il figlio maggiore, Uksan.

A newly open marriage brings discovery, excitement, and upheaval to a young couple, and to the friends and lovers in their orbit Thirty years old and reeling from her mother’s recent death, Frances feels as if she’s lost her sense of purpose, her joy; her husband, Ben, will do anything to...

From the author of the highly acclaimed The Magnificent Ruins comes the electric story of two sisters who have to navigate a terrible betrayal from within their family. Indian-American Mira Guhathakurta is a poetry editor at a distinguished literary magazine in New York. She reconnects with...

Elston Amos learns the truth about Brenda Vander’s murder, and his family’s fate is in his hands. Elston didn’t know what he should do until tragedy struck and the decision to do the right thing was clear. Elston’s family came face to face with a devastating loss and it left Elston, Mr. Amos, and Latham looking at their family bond differently. Mr. Amos is ready to accept the son he cannot change and change his perspective on how the world has changed. Elston is running for Mayor in an attempt to redeem his conscience and provide a better future for the young people in Baltimore City.