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10 thrilling adventures for Sarah Jane and her friends, as seen on TV, read by Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony and Anjli Mohindra. Sarah Jane Smith always finds herself in trouble. As an old friend of the Doctor she's used to encountering aliens, battling monsters and defeating evil. Along with her friends Luke, Clyde, Rani, Maria and Sky - not to mention supercomputer Mr Smith - Sarah Jane and her trusty lipstick are prepared for anything the universe throws at them.

In the wake of a 20-year war, the people of Lucernia struggle to believe their former enemies aren’t demon-loving savages. However, that’s easy compared to the more alarming change: accepting their nation now has two queens. Many citizens in a land devoted to the God of Purity view the love between Kitlyn and Oona as unnatural, but the young women have earned guarded acceptance in the wake of their heroic deeds. Alas, unrest stirs in the shadows. Worse, Oona thinks the Talomir family line is cursed. All who have worn the crown before her have met with untimely deaths.

Die 35-jährige Lili Gray steht vor dem Nichts, als sie ihr Café in einem kleinen schottischen Küstenort schließen muss. Doch dann vermacht ihr ein Unbekannter ein altes Haus auf der Halbinsel Llyn in Nordwales. Die leicht verfallene Pilgerraststätte und der Garten an den Klippen ziehen Lili sofort in ihren Bann. Von dort blickt sie auf die Insel Bardsey, die eine unerklärliche Faszination auf sie ausübt. Aber Lilis Anwesenheit scheint jemanden zu stören, und die junge Frau ahnt nicht, wie sehr die Geschichte des Pilgerortes mit ihrer eigenen - und der des unbekannten Gönners verbunden ist.

This remarkable novel immerses us in the lives of two women in a small upstate New York town: Frances Thorn, who waits tables, despite her privileged background, and raises her twin daughters without even a memory of their father; and Helle Ten Brix, an elderly Danish composer. At the heart of the two women’s friendship is a Hans Christian Andersen tale about a prideful girl (the subject of Helle’s final opera) who is damned for using a precarious loaf of bread, intended as a gift for her parents, as a stepping stone.

Oslo, 1942. Die Stadt ist von den Nazis besetzt. Die Jüdin Esther kämpft im Widerstand - bis sie verraten wird. In letzter Sekunde gelingt ihr die Flucht nach Schweden. Ihre Familie jedoch wird deportiert. In Stockholm trifft Esther den Widerstandskämpfer Gerhard Falkum, der ebenfalls aus Oslo geflohen ist. Er steht unter Mordverdacht an seiner Frau. Ein Verdacht, der nie ausgeräumt werden kann und Esther Jahrzehnte später noch beschäftigt. Denn zurück in Oslo will sie herausfinden, wer ihre Familie damals in den sicheren Tod geschickt hat.

A fictionalized account of the life of Marie Antoinette follows her through such challenges as her early marriage to the future King Louis XVI, struggles with the expectations of her station, painful palace betrayals and politics, and interactions with such figures as Mirabeau, Du Barry, and Robespierre.

Vivi Shager is living her dream. Raised with drive and ambition by a resolutely single mother, Vivi has a thriving law career, a gorgeous apartment in London, and a full calendar that keeps her busy at work and at play. Then on the day of her 27th birthday, an undiagnosed heart condition sends Vivi’s prospects for the future into a tailspin. After escaping her roots nearly a decade ago, she’s forced to return to her childhood home to be cared for by her devoted and enigmatic mother.

Labrador is the story of two unforgettable sisters. Willie, the eldest, is willful, beautiful, and wayward; to Kitty, the youngest, she is the radiant center around which everything revolves. Kitty, too, is willful, but in the brooding manner of the inveterate loner. She is the one who is visited by an angel, Rogni, who reshapes her beliefs by telling her eerie, enigmatic fables that defy time and place, parables about bears, martyrs, and imprisoned daughters that seem to contain warnings about betrayals and violence to come.

It is the turn of this century. Two couples - businessman Bobby Rose and his artist wife, Carole Ridingham; his partner, Coleman Snow, and Snow's wife, Ruth Farr - have gone on a walking tour in Wales, during which a fatal accident occurs. The question of what happened preoccupies not only an ensuing negligence trial but also the narrator, Bobby and Carole's daughter. Susan lives alone in her parents' house near the coast of Maine, addressing us from a future in which property no longer shapes destiny, a position providing unusual perspective on the way we live now.

Here, collected in one volume and chosen by the author himself, are favorites such as "What Kind of Day Did You Have?", "Leaving the Yellow House", and a previously uncollected piece, "By the St. Lawrence". With his larger-than-life characters, irony, wisdom, and unique humor, Bellow presents a sharp, rich, and funny world that is infinitely surprising. With a preface by Janice Bellow and an introduction by James Wood, this is a collection to treasure for longtime Saul Bellow fans and an excellent introduction for new listeners.

Hell - part mystery, part domestic meditation, part horror story - is a brilliantly eerie novel in which three households coexist in a single restless vision: a dollhouse; a dysfunctional family in 1950s Philadelphia; and the cottage home of Edwina Moss, a 19th-century expert on domestic management. While the inhabitants of the dollhouse are powerless to shape their destiny, the four members of the Philadelphia family dedicate themselves to mutual vigilance. Edwina Moss concedes domestic control to the imagination and, finally, to the spirit of Antonin Careme.

Von ihrem geliebten Vater Volker, einem Lehrer, hat Susanne gelernt, an den Sozialismus zu glauben. Ohne je das Vertrauen in die Menschheit zu verlieren, hat er gegen das Naziregime gekämpft - und wurde vor den Augen seiner sechzehnjährigen Tochter kurz vor Kriegsende erschossen. Nie hat Susanne dieses Erlebnis vergessen, dass sie für ihr Leben geprägt hat... Um das Vermächtnis des Vaters zu erfüllen, widmet sich Susanne von ganzem Herzen dem Aufbau eines besseren Deutschland. Erst als sie den lebenslustigen Koch Kelmi kennen- und liebenlernt, beginnt sie allmählich zu begreifen, was um sie herum passiert.

1955: At 26 years old, Lillian Oberon is young, beautiful, and married to the wealthy and handsome Charles Oberon. She is also the mistress of Cloudesley, a lavish estate. But not long after her nuptials, she begins to feel her marriage is a sham. Like the treasures her husband collects, she is just another possession. Lillian has made peace with her unfulfilling marriage and fate - until a charismatic artist visits for the summer. The present day: Having abruptly broken off her engagement, Maggie Oberon escapes to Australia....

2017 macht sich Pia mit ihrer ständig unzufriedenen Großmutter Margarete auf die Reise nach Island zum 90sten Geburtstag von Omas Schwester Helga. Seit Jahrzehnten haben die Schwestern nicht miteinander gesprochen. Zwischen ihnen steht ein unausgesprochenes Geheimnis... 1949: Die Schwestern Margarete und Helga verlassen das kriegszerstörte Deutschland. Sie wollen sich im rauen, ursprünglichen Island ein neues Leben aufbauen. Während Margarete sich in Théo verliebt, zehrt das Heimweh an Helga. Ist das Glück der einen Schwester das Unglück der anderen?

Alice is turning 30 and is stuck in a rut. Her friends are all coupling up and settling down, while she's still working as a temp, trying (and failing) not to shag her terrible ex, getting thrown out of clubs, and accidentally sexting her boss.... She decides to throw caution to the wind and jets off on a round-the-world adventure to #FindTheFun and find herself. Of course, she's no more likely to find the answer to true happiness on the beach in Thailand than she is at the electric beach in Tooting, but at least in Thailand there's paddleboard yoga.

Senioren kompetent beraten... ist eine anspruchsvolle Aufgabe. Denn viele Arzneimittel der Selbstmedikation sind bei älteren Patienten nicht geeignet. Oft stellt sich auch die Frage: Ist eine Selbstmedikation noch vertretbar oder sollte man doch besser an einen Arzt verweisen? In diesem Fach-Hörbuch geben Ihnen die Autorinnen Tipps, wie Sie sich besonders auf diese Patientengruppe einstellen und ältere Patienten optimal beraten können. Ein weiterer wichtiger Schritt in Richtung "seniorengerechte Apotheke" ist auch die passende Gestaltung der Offizin und der Sortimentsauswahl.

Als Angela den attraktiven Jason Powell trifft, denkt sie nicht, dass der renommierte Wirtschaftsprofessor sich für sie interessieren könnte, doch zu ihrer Überraschung verliebt sich Jason in sie. Er heiratet sie und nimmt ihren Sohn auf, als wäre es sein eigener. Endlich glaubt Angela, ihre dunkle Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen zu können. Sechs Jahre später ist Jason dank eines Buches zu einem Star geworden - und eine junge Studentin wirft ihm vor, sie sexuell belästigt zu haben.

In The Baby Loss Guide Zoe provides a supportive and practical guide to walk people through their darkest days of suffering and give them hope for the future. Through practical advice interlaced with personal stories from individuals who have been there, she explores the different types of baby loss, the major myths and assumptions around baby loss and the grieving process and tackles the big taboos such as intimacy following loss, returning to work and trying for another child.

Feeling stressed, anxious or burnt out? Sophrology is a transformative health-care philosophy that is designed to help people achieve a calm, alert mind in a relaxed body. Inspired by Eastern philosophies and classical relaxation techniques, sophrology will help you to become consciously, actively aware of yourself, how you feel, what you want and the environment around you.

Agent Kirsten Wren, a gifted psionic with a troubled past, possesses a rare combination of abilities that makes her a powerful weapon against paranormal threats. Adrift in a society that fears people like her, she feels alone in a city of millions. In 2418, rampant violence and corporate warfare have left no shortage of angry wraiths. Most are little more than fleeting shadows or eerie whispers in the darkness, but every so often, one gathers enough strength to threaten the living. A series of attacks by androids known as dolls leave the normal police baffled.