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Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends - a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he''s released, he''s greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago. As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off - villain, hero, tyrant, temptress - though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else''s story. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into life. When tragedy strikes, one of the seven friends is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.

The Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, two girls with radically different experiences of the regime come face to face with the legendary, ruthless Aunt Lydia. But how far will each go for what she believes?Now with additional material: book club discussion points and an interview with Margaret Atwood about the real-life events that inspired The Testaments and The Handmaid's Tale.

A "La princesa sou Vós" hi ha tot el que passa pel cap d’una dona bojament enamorada. ¿De qui? No ho sabem, l’amat no respon ni una sola de les cartes que ella li envia. Mentrestant la passió s’encén

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR. A BOOKTOK SENSATION. A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love. . . Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister's wedding. Especially when her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows &ndash including her ex-boyfriend and his fiancée &ndash will be there. She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic for her and aid in her deception. NYC to Spain is no short flight and her family won't be easy to fool. . . But even then, when Aaron Blackford &ndash the 6", blue-eyed pain in the arse &ndash offers to step in, she's not tempted even for a second. Never has there been a more aggravating, blood-boiling and insufferable man. But Catalina is desperate and as the wedding gets closer the more desirable an option Aaron Blackford becomes. . . The Spanish Love Deception is an enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating romance. Perfect for those looking for a steamy slow-burn

Cinco anos despois de ser nai, a protagonista desta novela atópase inesperadamente na disxuntiva de decidir se quere volver selo ou non. O recordo doloroso do primeiro ano de crianza do seu fillo devolvelle un reflexo da experiencia que non resulta doado encaixar, atravesado pola culpa e o arrepentimento. Desde o relato das derradeiras semanas do ano, onde as reunions familiares se mesturan con acontecementos repentinos, a narradora falanos da familia e da parella, dos lazos que non se escollen, pero tamen do loito, da amizade e da capacidade da literatura para recoller aquilo ao que nos custa poñerlle nome. Berta Davila configura en Os seres queridos, Premio Xerais de Novela 2021, un autorretrato incomodo sobre o que significa o amor maternal, unha historia que afonda nas arestas controvertidas da maternidade e confronta o relato edulcorado. Pero, por enriba de todo, a autora construe unha novela sobre os vinculos que nos atrapan e nos sosteñen, sobre se iso que somos e tamen o que queremos ser.

Una tendra historia d'amor a la Barcelona dels anys cinquanta que es llegeix sense deixar de somriure.Un escriptor d'exit retirat es víctima d'un petit accident de trànsit sense transcendencia, pero,

The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month'Stunning . . . one of the most compelling reads of the year' - Daily ExpressExpertly researched and visionary in scale, international number one bestseller Ken Follett's Never is more than a thriller. It imagines a scenario we all hope never comes true, one which will keep you transfixed until the final page . . .A stolen US army drone.A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert.A secret stash of deadly chemicals.Each is a threat to global stability. Each can be overcome with only the highest levels of diplomacy. But when those in charge disagree and refuse to back down, an international chain reaction kicks off with potentially catastrophic consequences: a world edging closer to war . . .Now three people must work with the utmost skill to stop that from happening:A spy working undercover with jihadis.A brilliant Chinese spymaster.A US president beleaguered by a populist rival for the next election.The only question is - in a game of brinksmanship, can the inevitable ever be stopped?'Bold in scale and meticulously researched' - Sunday Times'Probably his best yet' - Stephen KingUrgent and fiercely compelling' - The Washington PostMore than 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in over 80 territories and 37 languages. The international no.1 bestselling phenomenon returns.

Beautiful World, Where Are You is Rooney's best novel.' THE TIMES ***PRE-ORDER NOW*** *The Sunday Times and Global number one bestseller* *Winner of Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards* *A Book of the Year in The Times, the Guardian, the Irish Times and the Financial Times* 'A tour de force.' Anne Enright, Guardian 'Rooney's best novel yet.' Brandon Taylor, New York Times 'Get ready to have your heart broken all over again.' Red 'The book moved me to tears more than once.' The Times Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young - but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they worry about sex and friendship and the times they live in. Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.Despite her losses, Rin hasn't given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much - the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges - and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix's voice, urging her to burn the world and everything in it?

The searing follow-up to 2018's most celebrated fantasy debut - THE POPPY WAR. Rin is on the run ... Haunted by the terrible choices she had to make to save her people, Rin's only reason for living is to take revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold her homeland to its enemies.Forced to ally with the powerful Dragon Warlord in his plan to unseat the Empress, Rin throws herself into the struggle using the fearsome power bestowed on her by the vengeful god Phoenix After all, making war is all she knows how to do ...

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"La mort i la primavera" es la novel·la que Rodoreda volia convertir en la seva obra mestra, i la mes autobiografica de totes les que va escriure sota la seva aparença fantastica. Els grans temes rodoredians -l'amor que neix i mor, l'afany de llibertat que topa amb la repressio, la solitud davant la meravella del mon, el talent dels homes per convertir la vida en un infern- s'hi despleguen amb mes esplendor i mes horror que mai. En un lloc sense nom i en una epoca indeterminada, allat enmig duna natura inquietant, viu un poble sotmes a una llei rigorosa que vetlla per destruir tota forma de desig. Un noi de catorze anys, en el moment de fer-se home, comença a rebel·lar-se i sembra sense voler la llavor d'una guerra civil. Real com un contes de fades modern, "La mort i la primavera" es un llibre sobre la sedicio i el testament d'una escriptora que va posar la seva llibertat per damunt de tot.

Una família rica, una casa abandonada, un jardí desolat... Tenia ganes de fer una novel·la on hi hagues de tot aixo. Mirall trencat es la mes profusa de les novel·les de Merce Rodoreda, un retrat de familia al llarg de tres generacions, i un imponent retrat de dona amb la figura de Teresa Goday. Amb el proleg de l'autora i un epileg de Marta Nadal.

Les destins croisés de trois femmes, sur trois continents. En Inde, Smita, intouchable, rêve de voir sa fille apprendre à lire. Giulia est ouvrière à Palerme. Quand son père a un grave accident, elle

The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name. Set in the deep American South between the wars, The Color Purple is the classic tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer and magic-maker - a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.

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The Sunday Times bestseller Soon to be a major motion picture produced by Reese Witherspoon `Funny, touching and unpredictable' Jojo Moyes Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive - but not how to live Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend. Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything. One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has built around herself. Now she must learn how to navigate the world that everyone else seems to take for granted - while searching for the courage to face the dark corners she's avoided all her life. Change can be good. Change can be bad. But surely any change is better than... fine? An astonishing story that powerfully depicts the loneliness of life, and the simple power of a little kindness

« François pensa : si elle commande un déca, je me lève et je m’en vais. C’est la boisson la moins conviviale qui soit. Un thé, ce n’est guère mieux. On sent qu’on va passer des dimanches après-midi

Ici, c’est comme ça.”Cette phrase, elle l’entendrait souvent. À cet instant précis, elle comprit qu’elle était une étrangère, une femme, une épouse, un être à la merci des autres. »En 1944, Mathilde