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Un roman poignant et lumineux qui raconte le deuil, la solidarité et l'espoir, incarné avec justesse et sensibilité par Alice de Ferran Astrid a tout perdu. À quarante ans, plus rien ne la retient, alors elle part. Elle achète sans l'avoir visitée une maison isolée dans la région montagneuse et sauvage du Mercantour. Parmi ses bagages, un carton marqué d'une croix rouge, ce qu'il lui reste de sa vie passée. Soraya a tout laissé derrière elle. Sa Syrie natale, sa famille, ses amis, son insouciance. Elle traverse la montagne pour rejoindre la frontière française en se cachant de la police.

Une enquête doublée d'une quête intime, au coeur des montagnes, pour une jeune capitaine de police aussi brillante que décalée. Un commissariat morne que seul un délit de conduite en état d'ébriété peut sortir de sa torpeur, de nouveaux collègues plus calmes qu'un pré suisse à l'heure de la sieste, un voisin envahissant : voilà ce que Charlie, jeune capitaine de police angoissée et obsessionnelle, découvre alors qu'elle se retrouve parachutée dans un village de montagne après une enquête criminelle douloureuse qui lui a coûté son poste.

Julie Chan, a supermarket cashier with nothing to lose, finds herself thrust into the glamorous yet perilous world of her late twin sister, Chloe VanHuusen, a popular influencer. Separated at a young age, the identical twins were polar opposites and rarely spoke, except for one viral video that Chloe initiated (Finding My Long-Lost Twin And Buying Her A House #EMOTIONAL). When Julie discovers Chloe’s lifeless body under mysterious circumstances, she seizes the chance to live the life she’s always envied.

Iona dreams of glory for her beautiful pony, Jinks, so when local dressage star Jessica offers to coach her, Iona is swept off her feet. But each of Jinks' successes brings injury or accident to her family's stables. Can they all be coincidences? Or is Iona's dream becoming a nightmare? As pressure mounts, Iona must fight to save her family's home and to prove that, no matter who stands in their way, Jinks is born for stardom.

Mary Alice struggles to navigate the world of adults around her. Although she lives in a town plagued by the KKK, she doesn’t understand how there can be so much hatred in a person’s heart. Surrounded by racial injustice, Mary Alice tries to make sense of it all and find her spot in a place run by adults who all seem to know more than she does. While working on those mysteries, she also struggles to shed light in a few dark corners of her own personal life. However, as she grows up life seems to get more complicated.

This is the ultimate handbook for house sharers. From how to choose the right housemate to navigating conflict when it (inevitably) arises, Alice draws on interviews with experts and case studies to explore the anxieties that run the lives of young professionals living in house shares and how to navigate them to create a more harmonious home life.

Questo memoir, scritto nella lingua ispirata e inconfondibile di Tea Ranno, si apre con un risveglio in ospedale: Tea ha quarantacinque anni ed è appena stata operata d'urgenza per un'infezione che, partita dall'utero, è arrivata a infuocarle l'intestino, il fegato, i polmoni. Soffre di endometriosi da quando è giovanissima. Ma questa volta ne è quasi morta. L'endometriosi è una malattia cronica che colpisce molte donne. Le cause non sono ancora del tutto chiare, la diagnosi spesso è complessa e non esiste una cura definitiva.

We’re told women are good at listening, but we rarely examine what they’re listening to, what their worlds sound like, or how it feels to be expected to listen in a world of noise made by men. Like so many of us, Alice Vincent had become overwhelmed by the sensory overload punctuating our every moment. And then, a baby’s heartbeat arrived. A rapid, pulsing whoosh of white noise. An undeniable rhythm. Once again, Alice’s life became cacophonous – both with a new child, but also with the societal pressures that motherhood holds.

Four years after their bitter divorce, Claire and Aaron Litvak get a phone call no parent is prepared for: their 22-year-old daughter Lindsey, teaching English in China during a college gap year, has been critically injured in a hit and run accident. At a Shanghai hospital they wait at her bedside, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.

When Elise Duncan accepts a position as director of health at the Academy of Halcyon Heights, she’s relieved. Working at the prestigious private prep school allows her to be home with her children and critically ill husband during the evenings and over the summer. Elise quickly discovers the Academy has no guidance counselors. After all, the mere presence of a counselor might attract students with issues. So instead students gravitate to Elise with their problems, by default moving her into the role of confidant.

1908: The Lowcountry of South Carolina is at the cusp of change. Mayfield, the grand estate held for generations by the Rivers family, is the treasured home of young Eliza. A free spirit, she refuses to be confined by societal norms and spends her days exploring the vast property, observing wildlife, and riding horses. But the Great War, coastal storms, and family turmoil bring unexpected challenges to Eliza, putting her on a collision course with the patriarchal traditions of a bygone era.

Is there a God? Can I see Him? Where do I look?" In one fashion or another such questions arise from the simplicity of a child's heart. Lil’ Kid even wonders how to talk to God. Should he shout since God seems to be far, far away? Will his questions be answered when Lil' Kid meets a man standing on a corner talking about God?

For Gemma's whole life, it has always been her and her mom against the world. As far as she knew, all her grandparents—and thus her ties to Taiwanese culture—were dead. Until one day when a mysterious man shows up at her door with two shocking things: the news that her grandfather has just recently passed, and the first clue to a treasure hunt that Gemma hopes will lead to her inheritance. There's just one major problem: to complete the hunt, she has to go to her grandfather's home in Taiwan. And the only way Gemma can get there is by asking her ex and biggest high-school rival for help.

1483: Margherita ha solo tre anni quando il padre, Massimiliano d’Asburgo, imperatore del Sacro Romano Impero, la promette in sposa a Carlo VIII, re di Francia, per porre fine ai contrasti tra francesi e fiamminghi. Nello splendido castello di Amboise, la duchessa cresce spensierata, ma quando, anni dopo, Carlo VIII stipula per sé un accordo matrimoniale più vantaggioso, a Margherita non resta che tornare nelle Fiandre. Finalmente può dedicarsi anima e corpo alla sua passione principale, l’arte, e così conosce Conrad Meit, scultore che apprezza e di cui s’innamora perdutamente.

The Fetchers tells the story of the main character, Janet, who wakes up to find herself in a world built around the needs of disabled people. She struggles at first, but soon learns to appreciate life on Second Chance. Life is filled with sunny days and beautiful surroundings—everything to enable the residents to live a good life.

Torino, 1935. I fari della Balilla Spider Sport fendono il buio della notte. Il fatto che al volante ci sia una donna potrebbe sembrare strano, ma non se si tratta di Anita. Sono mesi, infatti, che fa cose poco consone, per non dire disdicevoli, sicuramente proibite. Come rimandare il matrimonio con Corrado solo per il desiderio di lavorare. Oppure scrivere, sotto lo pseudonimo di J.D. Smith, racconti gialli ispirati a fatti di cronaca per portare un po’ di giustizia dove ormai non ne esiste più. Un segreto che condivide con Sebastiano Satta Ascona, direttore della rivista "Saturnalia".

Ann Smith is a twenty-three-year-old computer tech working in a small town in Illinois. Everything seemed normal in her tiny town until one day a group of researchers confirmed Werecreatures and vampires were lurking amongst the population. The new ‘research” was considered a hoax, and Ann was also a nonbeliever, until one day her life was changed forever. She was working in her garden while a giant unknown beast stalked her from the woods. Suddenly, it attacked, and once bitten, Ann found herself immersed in a supernatural world full of mythical creatures.

Feeling left out by her friends, shy young Daisy’s life changes when she meets an extraordinary woman named Annie. With kindness, encouragement, and coaching, Daisy discovers the joy of jumping rope and the power of friendship. This beautiful book celebrates a healthy lifestyle and the importance of inclusivity. With a simple but powerful message for all ages, “Health is Wealth!”

Natale in Scozia, il periodo dell’anno che esalta la bellezza di questa terra selvaggia, punteggiata di distillerie di whisky e di guglie e castelli che ne fanno il tripudio del gotico. Ma i sussulti di un indipendentismo che ha origini antiche scuotono la struttura portante del Regno Unito, con il rischio di un referendum che rappresenterebbe un pericoloso precedente. Allie Burns, giovane reporter del Clarion, un quotidiano di Glasgow, sta tornando a casa in treno dopo le vacanze quando si imbatte in qualcosa di inaspettato: un parto in una carrozza.

Luigino, novantenne di Mestre che vive in compagnia delle sue galline, una mattina sparisce senza lasciare traccia. Un riluttante commissario siciliano, che odia il Veneto e sogna il trasferimento, sarà costretto a farsi carico delle indagini, ma la vera investigatrice - caparbia e inarrestabile come la sua mentore Jessica Fletcher - sarà Alice: una ragazza che si autoproclama "l'influencer di Mestre" e che non smette di ficcare il naso al bar, alle poste, al gingerino pomeridiano delle amiche della zia e, soprattutto, all'interno della stessa casa di Luigino.