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Protagonista e narradora de Hibisco roxo, a adolescente Kambili mostra como a religiosidade extremamente "branca" e católica de seu pai, Eugene, famoso industrial nigeriano, inferniza e destrói lentamente a vida de toda a família. O pavor de Eugene às tradições primitivas do povo nigeriano é tamanho que ele chega a rejeitar o pai, contador de histórias encantador, e a irmã, professora universitária esclarecida, temendo o inferno. Mas, apesar de sua clara violência e opressão, Eugene é benfeitor dos pobres e, estranhamente, apoia o jornal mais progressista do país.

O que significa ser feminista no século XXI? Por que o feminismo é essencial para libertar homens e mulheres? Eis as questões que estão no cerne de Sejamos todos feministas, ensaio da premiada autora de Americanah e Meio sol amarelo.

Escrito após a morte do pai de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie em junho de 2020, durante a pandemia de covid-19 que mantinha distante a família Adichie, Notas sobre o luto é um poderoso relato sobre a imensurável dor da perda e as lembranças e resiliência trazidas por ela. Consciente de ser uma entre milhões de pessoas sofrendo naquele momento, a autora se debruça não só sobre as dimensões familiares e culturais do luto, mas também sobre a solidão e a raiva inerentes a ele.

Volume one of One Nation Under Blackmail traces the origin of the network behind Jeffrey Epstein and his associates to the merging of organized crime and intelligence networks during World War II, following their most notable activities through the decades.

"A steamy game of cat and mouse between witch and witch-hunter, played out against a backdrop of opulence, secrets, and bloody history. I couldn't look away." - Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Champion of Fate Enemies-to-lovers doesn't get more high stakes than a witch and...

From the bestselling author of the wildly inventive Strange Pictures and a phenomenon in Japan—unnatural layouts, trap doors, windowless rooms— a sinister conspiracy is concealed within a house’s warped and unsettling floor plans When a writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an...

The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology A WITCH... Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Regretting You, Verity, and It Ends with Us comes a hauntingly seductive tale of love, control, and the devastating secrets that can destroy it all. When Tate Collins moves in with her brother, the last thing she expects is to collide with Miles...

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BREAKOUT AUTHOR TO WATCH IN 2020 “Brilliant and stunning . . . an absolute must read.” – GILLIAN FLYNN “A well-constructed package of dynamite.” – STEPHEN KING A most anticipated book by The New York Times • USA Today • Entertainment...

News on the docks is Adelaide Bradley is back in Seaside, and rumor has it she’s here to stay! (No ring was spotted on her finger, I might add!) After eight long years of living in the big city and working for Massachusetts General, she has decided to return to the shores. One can only imagine how thrilled Barbara and Keegan are to have their oldest daughter back. But it makes you wonder if Adelaide will continue to peruse her nursing career or is she here to help at her family’s restaurant, The Seaside Grill.

This boxset is four full length novels packed with over the top protective heroes who will do anything to win the women they love.

They say the Fates weave our destinies, but mine must’ve been drunk when they picked up the thread. From the beginning, my heart was never mine alone, but tangled in a web spun by three unforgettable men. Jayson Jameson and Ryder Cutton—my childhood best friends and my first tastes of love. And then there was Fallon Montgomery, the man I once believed was the villain in my story. These three men marked me in ways I can’t erase and painted my heart in colors I never could have imagined. Loving them wasn’t a choice. It was a beautiful, tragic destiny carved into my soul.

Thrown into the mysterious kingdom of Kou, high schooler Youko Nakajima faces a world brimming with mythical beasts, political turmoil, and unrelenting trials. Yet, in this land where trust is scarce, an unexpected ally—a scholarly half-beast named Rakushun—refuses to abandon her. Together, they journey toward the kingdom of En and the powerful ruler who may hold answers to her purpose in these strange realms.

I walked down the aisle in white—ready to marry the mafia prince. I walked out the wife of his father, the king. I trembled when the ruthless monster claimed my innocence. Now I ache for the touch I was raised to fear. They said it was for my family. For honor. For survival. That Matteo Davacalli would protect me. But he is cruel. Silent. Distant. Built like a god. Broken like a man. He looked at me like I was his salvation—a reprieve from his sins, or an escape from the love that still owns his heart.

He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos.

I signed my maiden name first before memorializing my new name. Elizabeth Madeline Darcy. Elizabeth Bennet lay dead on the altar of matrimony. HAVING SIGNED THE REGISTER as Elizabeth Darcy, the former Miss Elizabeth Bennet must somehow survive a crushing scandal as a stranger to herself. Her unwilling husband is so outraged to find himself tied to a person he thinks no better than a fortune hunter that she is forbidden to speak of the circumstances behind their union. Indeed, Mr. Darcy seems to loathe even the sound of her voice, and often Elizabeth's only recourse is to be silent.

A luminous coming-of-age fantasy about creativity, courage, and the things we leave unfinished, The Library of Forgotten Dreams reminds us that every dream left untended still waits to be reclaimed—and that some stories will not rest until they are told.

When Sarah Jensen agrees to house-sit for her aunt and uncle, she expects a quiet retreat in the woods. What she finds is silence that watches her, shadows that move, and a creeping sense that she’s been led there for a reason. Unseen and ancient, the Wrenkle curse has marked generations of women—and now it’s watching her. As the lines blur between reality and nightmare, Sarah must uncover the dark truth behind her family’s past before it consumes her. But in a house full of secrets, some doors were never meant to be opened.

You are more resilient than you believe, wiser than you know, and more conscious than you think. If this concept excites you then step forward and enjoy some prayers to quiet the mind and soften the heart. Welcome to the church of you-it's never been about an hour every Sunday in a pew. Experiencing a spiritual life has always been about your relationships with people and the world 24/7-in all of its anxious uncertainty. Allow me to help you uncover a healthy state of centeredness. I have found the human soul might just be God's muscle and, if we don't strengthen and stretch it, it atrophies.

A vision from the creator leads Noah into a life-time quest to build an ark, a very tall order. In a world of non-speaking savages, where danger lurks around every corner, the first young humans face imminent destruction. Young Noah, and his brother Finn, struggle to save their fragile tribe of speaking humans as their comfortable garden setting is overrun by savages bent on their annihilation.