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Two women. One heartbreaking secret. Paris, 1943. Sylvie Martone is the star of French cinema, and adored by fans. But as Nazi officers swarm the streets of Paris, she is spotted arm in arm with an SS Officer and her fellow Parisians begin to turn against her. However Sylvie has a secret – one she must protect with her life. Paris, 2020. Juliana Chastain doesn't know anything about her family history. While her mother was alive she remained very secretive about her past.So when Juliana...
| Автор | Jina Bacarr |
‘A love story with a definite difference . . . intensely emotional’Best‘Beautifully written and plotted. Get ready for the final chapter – you have been warned’ Candis‘Intriguing, unusual and intensely romantic’Sunday Mirror‘A powerful, emotive and unusual read’Daily Express‘A lovely tale’Bella* * * * *This is not a typical love story, but it’s our love story.Anna wasn’t looking for love when Adam swept her off her feet but there was no denying their connection, and she believed they would be...
| Автор | Amelia Henley |
"Lush and evocative…A highly satisfying, delicately woven story about loss, loneliness, life, and death." <br>—<b><i>KIRKUS REVIEWS</i></b> <br><br>"Infused with the hypnotic tone of a dream and the rich evocation of place…utterly affecting." <br>—<b>LIAM DURCAN</b>, author of <i>The Measure of Darkness</i> <br><br>"<i>Monarchs of the Northeast...
| Автор | Chera Hammons |
Despite the fact that the US is home to a large portion of the Uruguayan diaspora and played a significant role in its mid–20th century history, many North Americans know nothing about Uruguay and its history of democracy and dictatorship. Especially now, when US institutions are being undermined, this facet of history will interest thoughtful readers.Explores myriad forms of cross–cultural and bilingual lives in the US and the many different ways to experience being an...
| Автор | Susan M. Gaines |
Ann Patchett, at Powell’s in September 2016 during her Commonwealth tour, said she wants to read "a smart funny book that isn't tragic at the end but doesn't make you feel dumb. That book is one we can sell because everybody has already read Where'd You Go Bernadette ." Queen of Spades is exactly that type of book—accessible. The author has two Ph.Ds and has written a compelling, brilliantly constructed novel that appears deceptively simple. Its clean sentences, lack of...
| Автор | Michael Shou-Yung Shum |
Evocative of Miriam Toews’ A Complicated Kindness and Diane Warren’s Cool Water , Tara Gereaux’s novel, set in small-town Saskatchewan, dissects themes of Métis identity, female identity and motherhood, aging and regret, and finally, acceptance. Nothing ever seems to happen in the small town of Saltus. At the Harvest Gold Inn and Restaurant off Highway 53, two waitresses spend their evening shifts delivering Salisbury steak specials and slices of pie to the regulars. But everything changes...
| Автор | Tara Gereaux |
In her debut short story collection, Quednau offers unsettling examinations of “what really happened” with rich, complex characters that might equally arouse our suspicions or sympathy: we pay attention. She gives voice to the interludes between actions, what almost occurred, or might yet, the skewed time of “before” and acute reckoning of “afterward.” Seemingly innocent gestures leave their marks in comeuppance: the blurt of an intimate nickname becoming an ad hoc striptease in a public place,...
| Автор | Marion Quednau |
Hollandi XX sajandi kirjanduse mitmes mõttes suur üksiklane Willem Frederik Hermans (1921– 1995) on oma kirjanikuolemust ühe lühijutu lõpus iseloomustanud nii: „Loov nihilism, agressiivne haletsus, täielik misantroopia.“ Teise maailmasõja lõpupäevadest jutustav „Hoitud maja“ on selle hoiaku ilmekas väljendus: lõikavalt täpne lugu sõja toodud kaosest ja kannatustest, inimloomuse uskumatust, aga autori meisterlikkuse tõttu ometi usutavast hävitusvõimest. Tõlkija Kerti Tergem tutvustab autori elu...
| Автор | Willem Frederik Hermans |
TARGET CONSUMER•General Fiction•Women’s Fiction // Upmarket Commercial•Humor, family fictionKEY SELLING POINTS•#1 Bestseller in France•A runaway bestseller full of French charm, memorable moments, and unforgettable characters•Perfect for reading groups•For fans of A Man Called Ove , Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine , The Elegance of the Hedgehog , Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand •Humor, hope, human...
| Автор | Valérie Perrin |
Khaled transcribes testimonies at the Palace of Confessions, a shadowy state-run agency situated in a respectable Cairo suburb. There he encounters Mustafa Ismail: a university professor turned master thief, who breaks into the homes of the great and the good and then blackmails them into silence. Mustafa has dedicated his existence to the perfection of his trade and authored <em>The Book of Safety</em>, the ultimate guide to successful thievery. With cool and incisive prose,...
| Автор | Yasser Abdel Hafez |
Gabriel Sherlock arrives in Oman in 1982, fleeing shame and disaster back home in Ireland, and begins an intense affair with a woman whom no one else has seen. Locals insist she must be one of the jinn-a supernatural being-but Gabriel refuses to buy into the folklore, despite her sudden, unexplained disappearance. Twenty-six years later, Irishwoman Thea Kerrigan lands in Muscat, chasing her own ghosts from the past, and is approached by Gabriel, who believes she is his lost lover. Certain that...
| Автор | Denyse Woods |
In a small Lebanese village a disillusioned imam, diagnosed with terminal cancer, must face his demons. Having consented to an arranged marriage, he has found himself in a loveless union and lusts after another. To please his family, he took up the robe and turban of his forefathers but the expected path to fulfillment did not unfold before him. Meticulous, sparse prose quietly evokes the essence of rural life and the burden of tradition. Hassan Daoud's masterful novel plumbs the depths of...
| Автор | Hassan Daoud |
Having special needs is a reality for many students in our schools. These students endure specific challenges at home as well as at school. Noah is a child with special needs, and his parents want him to live a normal life as possible. They feel that giving him more responsibilities will help him overcome his challenges. Having a pet with special needs will help Noah strive for success in his own struggles. Noah is loved by his family as they prepare him for the challenges of learning in school...
| Автор | Dale A. Joyner |
The Girl with Braided Hair was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the “Arabic Booker”) under the title, Passion Based on actual historical events – Napoleon’s 1798 campaign in Egypt and his relationship with a young, local girl, Zeinab Bakry Accessible writing, plot-driven narrative that is both set in the past and modern day Strong female characters exploring what is means to be a woman and to live passionately in both historical and present-day Cairo Books on the art...
| Автор | Rasha Adly |
The memories we return to most frequently are the most inaccurate, the least faithful to reality… This is the tragic realisation made by the narrator of _Ramifications _as he tries to make sense of the defining event of his childhood: the disappearance of his mother to join the Zapatista uprising that shook Mexico in 1994. Left behind with an emotionally distant father who is singularly unqualified to raise him, and an older sister who only wants to get on with being a teenager, he takes...
| Автор | Daniel Saldaña París |
"His stories shimmer like revelations – the clarity, mystery, beauty, depth, and sheer, thrilling peculiarity of ordinary life when the veil lifts. They’re exhilarating to read, just as exhilarating to re-read." —Deborah Eisenberg Childhood does not last long in the Argentine mountains of Córdoba, and adult lives fall apart quickly. In disarming, darkly humorous stories, Federico Falco explores themes of obsessive love, romantic attachment and the strategies we must find to cope with death...
| Автор | Federico Falco |
It was as if we’d reached the minimum critical point of a mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the bottom of an abyss. That’s how low we sank. The year is 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a missing document that will prove the telephone was...
| Автор | Karla Suárez |
Eine Geschichte, die erzählt werden muss Khaled ist ein afghanischer Flüchtlingsjunge, der mit Tausenden seiner Landsleute nach Österreich auswandert, in der Hoffnung, eine neue Heimat zu finden. Wegen Kopfschmerzen unklarer Genese wird er von einem pensionierten Psychiater behandelt. Mit viel Geduld gelingt es dem Arzt, die Zunge des verschlossenen Jungen zu lösen, und er erfährt Unglaubliches: Khaled wurde in Afghanistan an einen reichen Kaufmann verkauft, wo er in Mädchenkleidern vor alten...
| Автор | László Benedek |
„Matilda” on kolmas romaan Leelo Kassikäpa triloogiast „Kui vanad naised armuvad”. Peategelane Matilda jääb noorelt leseks, üksi kahte poega kasvatama. Abi ei ole kusagilt loota ja naisel on tükk tegemist, et poegadel ei oleks millestki puudust. Ta annab endast parima ega mõtle isiklikele vajadustele. Kui pojad saavad täisealiseks ja nende Mustamäe kahetoalisest korterist välja kolivad, taipab Matilda, et nüüd on kätte jõudnud tema enda aeg. Kuniks veel jõuab möödalibiseval elul sabast...
| Автор | Leelo Kassikäpp |
Wenn Ehemänner zu Rentner werden, gibt es viel zu erzählen. Was bisher funktionierte, funktioniert nicht mehr. Lachen können da meist nur die Außenstehenden. Gesegnet ist die Ehefrau, die keine Erwartungen stellt, denn sie wird nicht enttäuscht werden. Ein vorzeitig in Rente versetzter Bankvorstand wird seiner Ehefrau durch ständige Anwesenheit zur Qual. Er hatte während seiner Berufstätigkeit keine Zeit, sich ein Hobby zu suchen. Nun lungert er auf dem Sofa, schaut sich Westernfilme an und...
| Автор | Gisela Sachs |
Dies ist eine Geschichte, die für manche Menschen mit Sicherheit unglaublich erscheint. Hier fing alles an: Ein ehemals deutscher Friedhof im damaligen Schlesien wird einige Jahre nach dem 2.Weltkrieg in eine landwirtschaftlich genutzte Fläche umgewandelt. Ein polnischer Freund pachtete dieses Grundstück und nutzte es als Weidefläche. Anlässlich einer Schlachtung schenkte mir mein Freund ein Steak eines geschlachteten Tieres. Nach dem Genuss dieses Steaks wurde ich auf mystische Weise...
| Автор | George Eiselt |
Ein kleines Mädchen mit dem Namen Angelika Charlotte. Ihr Name Charlotte geriet bei manchen Menschen ins Vergessen. So wurde sie meistens nur Angelika gerufen, das ging auch viel schneller. Angelika wurde in einer sehr traurigen Zeit geboren. Es war der Zweite Weltkrieg. Sie verlor Mutter und Vater, doch sie hatte wunderbare Großeltern mit einem wunderschönen Gut bei Königsberg. Auf dem Gut durfte Angelika mit ihrem ersten Freund, leider nur für kurze Zeit, die Liebe entdecken. Angelika...
| Автор | Monika Dahlhoff |
Ein großer Roman über den Volksaufstand 1953 Mit »Sommergewitter« aus dem Jahr 2005 widmet Erich Loest dem Volksaufstand von 1953 einen großen und den ersten überzeugend realistischen Roman. Er schildert die Schicksale unterschiedlichster Menschen während des 17. Juni. Er erzählt von Mutigen und Mitläufern, Nachdenklichen und Nachbetern. Sie geraten mitten hinein in die Ereignisse dieses historischen Tages, an dem eine unbedachte Äußerung, eine leichtsinnige Unterschrift, ein übermütiger...
| Автор | Erich Loest |
Cosima ist eine berufstätige Ehefrau und Mutter, die mitten im Leben steht. Als sie Robert begegnet, beginnt ihre Welt aus den Fugen zu geraten und sie lässt es geschehen. Vom größten Glück fällt sie in tiefste Verzweiflung, scheinbar ohne Ausweg. Einem Blatt im Herbstwind gleich wird sie hin und her geworfen. ILLUMINATE sehen und sterben, sonst will sie nichts mehr, doch dann kommt es anders. Eine authentische Geschichte aus dem Leben über die Macht der Gefühle und die Kraft der Musik, die ans...
| Автор | Isolde Kakoschky |