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Nome de proa da literatura contemporânea, Martin Amis traz olhar corrosivo em romance sobre o Holocausto. O livro que deu origem ao filme de Jonathan Glazer, indicado a 5 categorias do Oscar 2024 e vencedor na categoria Melhor filme internacional. A Zona de Interesse, em Auschwitz, era o local onde os judeus recém-chegados passavam pela triagem, processo que determinava se seriam destinados aos trabalhos forçados ou às câmaras de gás. Este romance se passa nesse lugar infernal, em agosto de 1942. Cada um dos vários narradores testemunha o inominável a sua maneira.

Changes in Elle’s appearance began when she bought the house, and her friends were pleased—a nice change from the ponytail and her usual jeans and work boots. But it was Elle’s occasional lapse into a haughty British accent that most disturbed her friends. And it was a death at Elle’s house that most puzzled law enforcement.

Set in the early 1900s, this novel tells of family strife. Reuben goes into the First World War and is reported missing-in-action on the Western Front. It tells of how this devastating news affects his wife Ruth, son Joe and Ruth's parents. Everyone, except nine year-old Joe, believes Reuben to be dead. Young Joe is adamant his father is still alive and clings onto this belief. He is sent to the notorious Grimthorpe Hall, a children's home run by a tyrant Headmaster.

When news of an electrical disturbance reaches the Millers Fall Police Department, no one imagined the fate of the officers sent to investigate. Unable to contact their colleagues, the remaining officers plan their own search, but stop as the night sky turns to an amber haze. With five officers missing, Sheriff Mason Palmer is forced to investigate. Anomalies befall the town, worrying its residents. With no explanation of these events, Palmer’s only lead appears with Mitchum Hoyt, the leader of a backwoods cult living in isolation.

This is a charming collection of children's stories.

My writing enables me to reach beyond the limitations of my Multiple Sclerosis. I have suffered this illness for over thirty years, having many relapses during that time. But when I write I am transported from the mundane into the realms of delight and wonder be it poetry or novel, I’m far too busy to be ill.

You've done it! You’ve finished writing your novel. Next step? Time to connect with an agent. The good news is agents are searching for promising new novelists. But are you prepared to immediately capture their attention?

Experience the action, adventure and fantasy of the Tales of Averon books, brought together for the first time in one complete volume! The forest of Averon befalls a great evil when Streak, a lone fox from the Great Vast Open stumbles upon it during an escape from the Dark Army. Streak finds sanctuary, but soon realises the consequence of leading such a ruthless pack of hunters to the peaceful forest.

For a decade, revenge has consumed my every waking thought. My sole desire? To mete out even a fraction of the suffering inflicted upon me by those five individuals. They believed they could silence me forever, burying me alive and leaving me for dead. Little did they know, it takes more than mundane means to kill a demon. I’m coming for you all, my sweets.

Bound to a tree and left to die, Ellie is discovered just minutes from death by Sister Luna, an old hag haunting the forest. Sensing great power within the young woman, Luna barters with Samael, the spirit entrusted to deliver Ellie to the afterlife, agreeing a greater amount of souls in place of Ellie, if she be spared.

In one single day the entire UK changed, and could never revert back to normality. Bombs detonated in every major city across England, releasing the little known ‘Non Compos Mentis Virus,’ and with it destroying seventy-five percent of the population. However, the virus didn’t kill those who contracted it, but instead infected their minds and senses, turning them in to violent psychopaths that can feel no pain and also gave them a new goal in life; to destroy anyone who does not carry the same virus.

Blazes Verrat lastet schwer auf Mara, ist sie dadurch nun eine Gefangene des Prinzen. Der Gnade seines Beraters und dessen Launen ausgeliefert, wird sie vor eine schier unlösbare Aufgabe gestellt. Der einzige Lichtblick ist, dass sich die von ihr gesuchte Person in ihrer unmittelbaren Nähe befindet. Aber wird sie Mara wirklich helfen können?

Die Fortsetzung der erfolgreichen Tom Wagner Abenteuer! Eine falsche Spur. Eine bittere Wahrheit. Ein Kampf um Alles oder Nichts. Im dritten Teil der Abenteuer rund um den mythischen König Artus erwartet Tom Wagner und sein Team die bisher schwerste Prüfung. Denn erst jetzt wird so richtig klar, mit wem sie sich angelegt haben. Die Mutter von Hellen liegt im Sterben und nur ein Wunder kann sie retten. Aber dafür braucht das Team um Tom Wagner noch einige wichtige Artefakte.

Roya: Ich habe tatsächlich meinen Traumjob bekommen. In einer der renommiertesten Banken New Yorks, bei Gabriel Romano, den ich seit dem Studium bewundere. Er ist ein Experte auf seinem Gebiet – auch wenn mich sein Ruf als Schürzenjäger zugegebenermaßen abschreckt. Doch eines ist nun wichtiger als alles andere: Ich darf ihn nicht enttäuschen, und er soll schon gar nicht merken, was für einen Problemhaufen er sich da geangelt hat. Gabriel: Ich mache dich nervös, Kleines, oder? Aber ich genieße das. Ich genieße es, wie du schon allein durch meine Anwesenheit erbebst.

Kaum ist Clémence Damours letzter Fall gelöst, taucht plötzlich ihr Ex-Freund Mathieu, ein geheimnisvoller und talentierter Maler, auf, und bittet sie um Hilfe bei einem rätselhaften Geisterfall. Doch während sie sich mit diesem unheimlichen Geheimnis beschäftigt, gerät ihre Beziehung zu ihrem Freund Arthur ins Wanken. Die Situation eskaliert, als Mathieus Freundin Charlotte unter mysteriösen Umständen in ihrem eigenen Zuhause ermordet aufgefunden wird. Clémence sieht sich gezwungen, noch mehr Zeit mit dem charmanten, aber undurchsichtigen Mathieu zu verbringen.

Nachdem Clémence Damour einen weiteren Mordfall erfolgreich gelöst hat, freut sie sich auf ruhigere Zeiten. Doch die Idylle währt nicht lange: Als eine glamouröse Pariser High-Society-Dame spurlos verschwindet, wird Clémence zusammen mit Inspektor St. Clair schnell misstrauisch. Ihr Verdacht fällt auf Carlos, einen geheimnisvollen Mann aus ihrer Vergangenheit, der möglicherweise hinter der Entführung steckt. Für die Ermittlungen stürzt sich Clémence in die Rolle der Muse eines angesagten Modedesigners und übersteht einen eigenen Entführungsversuch.

An ordinary girl from the north, Dora experiences loss with the death of her first husband, and then the passing of her second husband, who was a rich landowner. Although she is now wealthy, she is still unfulfilled until she meets her school friend Abel whilst on holiday in Capri. After much hardship and heartbreak, she finds what her heart has been searching for, but will these feelings last, or will her happiness be taken from her once again?

The Storybook is an introduction to the Fairies and their lifestyle.

Bunty Bobtail is a little rabbit that lives in a warren with his Mummy, Daddy and his brother Bouncer and sister Misty. This little rabbit is not like other rabbits. He is cheeky, messy, naughty, greedy and everything in-between, but you can't help but love him. These short stories will take you through the adventures of Bunty the rabbit. It will show you what mischief he gets into, the problems he faces and the lessons he learns along the way.

Bunty Bobtail is a little rabbit that lives in a warren with his Mummy, Daddy and his brother Bouncer and sister Misty. This little rabbit is not like other rabbits. He is cheeky, messy, naughty, greedy and everything in-between, but you can't help but love him. These short stories will take you through the adventures of Bunty the rabbit. It will show you what mischief he gets into, the problems he faces and the lessons he learns along the way.