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After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises. The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles.

Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, is hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the successful editor of Runway magazine. Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether the job is worth the price of her soul.

『くもをさがす』の西加奈子が贈る、８つのラブレター。この本を読んだあと、あなたは、きっと、自分の体を愛おしいと思う。「わたし」の体と生きづらさを見つめる珠玉の短編小説集。わたしを生きるための言葉。

On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: 30-year-old Natsu, her older sister, Makiko, and Makiko’s teenage daughter, Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast-enhancement surgery. She's accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking, finding herself unable to deal with her own changing body and her mother’s self-obsession. Her silence dominates Natsu’s rundown apartment, providing a catalyst for each woman to grapple with their own anxieties.

Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine. Her parents are gone, the family bookstore is all but bankrupt, and her sister, Sophie, will probably never speak to her again. But when a mysterious letter arrives in her mailbox, Isabel feels herself drawn to the past. After years of fighting for her independence, she dreads the thought of going back to the island.

Life is hard enough for a teenage girl in 1950s suburbia without having a mother who may—or may not—be a witch. A single mother at that. Sure, she fits in with her starched dresses, string of pearls, and floral aprons. Then there are the hushed and mystical consultations with neighborhood women in distress. The unsavory, mysterious plants in the flower beds. The divined warning to steer clear of a boyfriend whose fate is certainly doomed.

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter.

Discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose...Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life - steady boyfriend, close family - who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident.

Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City. Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and - with a little encouragement from her friends - a few blind dates.

Psychiatrist Dr. Gwen Moore is an expert on killers. She’s spent a decade treating California’s most depraved predators and unlocking their motives - predators much like the notorious Bloody Heart serial killer, whose latest teenage victim escaped and then identified local high school teacher Randall Thompson as his captor. The case against Thompson as the Bloody Heart Killer is damning - and closed, as far as Gwen and the media are concerned. If not for one new development.

In “The Sinister Echo,” Chloe Dupree takes center stage, both literally and figuratively, as she confronts the secrets and shadows of her past that have shaped her present. Chloe, a talented individual and a deeply devoted wife, has spent her life building and supporting the dreams of others, often at the expense of her own. When her seemingly perfect marriage crumbles under the weight of hidden truths, she’s forced to confront not only her husband’s betrayal but also the lies she’s told herself for years.

Mina: Von meinen eigenen Eltern verkauft, werde ich zusammen mit meiner Schwester verschleppt und zu einem Monster gebracht, der nicht zufrieden ist mit seiner Ware. An der Schwelle zum Tod, werde ich als Botschaft vor einem Casino abgeladen, wo Jamie mich findet. Doch um das Leben meiner Schwester zu retten, muss ich den einzigen Menschen verraten, der mir geholfen hat. Jamie: Das Leben bei der Mafia ist ein täglicher Kampf ums Überleben. Bis ich sie finde, mehr tot als lebendig. Da schwöre ich mir, alles für sie zu tun. Sie soll frei und in Sicherheit leben.

O poder corrompe. Seria essa uma verdade sobre a família Kingston? Diante de problemas inesperados, Lane descobre que precisa se casar. A questão é: com quem? Como um workaholic assumido, ele não tem tempo para sair à procura de uma mulher, muito menos para viver em matrimônio. Sua salvação se torna a inesperada Betsy O’Connell, uma blogueira altiva e esfuziante que curte viver a vida, enfrentando problemas reais que não tiram o sorriso do seu rosto. Se eles são tão diferentes, como se encontraram?

Nel giugno del 1868, quando per la prima volta entra nella Villa Reale di Monza, Nina è una ragazza travolta dagli eventi. Lei, una semplice sguattera, dovrà occuparsi della camera della principessa Margherita, da pochi mesi moglie dell'erede al trono d'Italia. Per Nina non è un sogno, bensì un incubo, perché presto si rende conto di essere uno strumento nelle mani altrui, una pedina in un labirinto d'intrighi. Nina imparerà a leggere e a scrivere, studierà, troverà l'amore e, nel corso degli anni, la sua strada si affiancherà a quella della donna più ammirata d'Italia, la regina Margherita.

Blessing and her brother Ezikiel adore their larger-than-life father, their glamorous mother and their comfortable life in Lagos. But all that changes when their father leaves them for another woman. Their mother is fired from her job at the Royal Imperial Hotel - only married women can work there - and soon they have to quit their air-conditioned apartment to go and live with their grandparents in a compound in the Niger Delta.

Bluff Point brewery owner Zachary Caine enjoys his wild bachelor lifestyle - that is, until he rescues a kitten from his roof and meets his new neighbors. Single mother Jessie Connelly isn't his type at all, but when a blizzard traps Zachary, Jessie, and her daughters together, he learns that behind her reserved demeanor is a charming, beautiful woman.

After crashing into a devastating revelation, Cyd’s tranquil life on the Florida panhandle is further upended when she receives a letter announcing an inheritance from an estranged aunt. The inheritance contains mysterious “items of a personal nature” which Cyd must collect in person halfway across the country. In a last attempt to salvage her deteriorating marriage, Cyd agrees to travel with her husband on what he promises—and she questions—will be the trip of a lifetime. As they set out, a hurricane threatens their hometown.

Die Tochter Der Anderen ist ein intensiver literarischer Roman über Erinnerung, weibliche Stimmen und die Macht des Schweigens. Inmitten der Nachwirkungen deutscher Geschichte entdeckt Johanna Lévy ein verborgenes Erbe: vergessene Frauen, ausgelöschte Biografien und eine Wahrheit, die jahrzehntelang unterdrückt wurde.