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When a young woman from Tokyo contacts the Go-Between to request a meeting with a deceased TV star who once helped her, she doesn’t expect a teenage boy to show up. Dressed in a designer duffel coat and carrying a tattered notebook, Ayumi Shibuya, our mysterious intermediary, offers an extraordinary service: he reunites the living with their dearly departed. Meeting his clients at a luxury hotel, Ayumi lays down the ground rules: each reunion is a one-time arrangement that the dead can refuse; the service is entirely free, and the meeting must take place during a full moon.

Pewnej grudniowej nocy w małym mazurskim miasteczku, gdzie kamieniczki tłoczą się wokół Rynku jak na świątecznej pocztówce, straganiarka Rozalia Wójcik znajduje pod drzwiami swojego mieszkania mały, srebrny węzełek. Blask wpadającego przez okno księżyca oświetla zawiniątko jakąś dziwną, tajemniczą poświatą. Zawartość sekretnej paczki już na zawsze odmieni los kilku osób w miasteczku. Sprawi, że ich życie nabierze sensu. Stanie się to w Wigilię. Przygotuj się i ty na czas cudów. Pełna wzruszeń opowieść o tym, że niemożliwe staje się możliwe, a nadzieja umiera ostatnia.

The White Octopus Hotel follows Anna, an art valuer, who is asked by an old man to value a strange ornamental white octopus as his dying wish. As she investigates, she follows its trail to the wreck of a glamourous art deco hotel, once known for a collection of magical artefacts. Anna manages to track down a key, but when she uses it, she is transported through time to the White Octopus Hotel as it was during its heyday in the 1930s and is caught up in a scavenger hunt.

In this pulse-pounding sequel to All I Have to Give, Ben and Callie are on the run, pursued by a relentless enemy determined to end Callie’s life. But as their harrowing journey unfolds, buried secrets from Ben’s past surface, threatening not only their safety but their new bond. Can their love survive the deadly truths closing in on them?

Martha Stillebachs Traum von einem Selbstversorger Leben mit ihrer Familie auf einem alten Hof ist geplatzt. Völlig allein steht sie vor der Herausforderung, sich zumindest ihren Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen. Sie wagt den Sprung in die Selbständigkeit und bietet in der alten Scheune Kraft-Abende an. Ganz unterschiedliche Frauen treffen dort aufeinander, um gemeinsam zu Schreiben. Nach und nach eröffnen sich allen Teilnehmerinnen neue Perspektiven, nur Martha selbst findet keinen Zugang zu sich selbst.

Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago's lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family's decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually, Monstrilio begins to resemble the Santiago he once was, but his innate impulses—though curbed by his biological and chosen family's communal care—threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life.

Ophanim nu e tocmai cel mai prietenos nume din lume. Rezonanțele biblice și ecourile de început și temelie de lume nu-s chiar o mîngîiere, de multe ori, iar personajul care dă numele romanului Anei Barton nu constituie o excepție. Un super-erou altfel, malgré soi, cu o super-putere specială, e un personaj botezat sub numele unui dar și hărăzit zodiei altuia, neinvocat, neghicit. Dar nu mai puțin greu de dus.

Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patron saint of the North of England. Incorporating poetry, prose, play, diary and real historical accounts to create a novel like no other, Cuddy straddles historical eras – from the first Christian-slaying Viking invaders of the holy island of Lindisfarne in the 8th century to a contemporary England defined by class and austerity.

Seamlessly shifting between the speculative and the blindingly real, balancing the bizarre with the subtle brutality of the mundane, A Manual for How to Love Us is a tender portrait of women trying their best to survive, love, and find genuine meaning in the aftermath of loss. In these unconventional and unpredictably connected stories, Erin Slaughter shatters the stereotype of the soft-spoken, sorrowful woman in distress, queering the domestic and honoring the feral in all of us.

After a tragic accident claims the life of one of her children, Marie Egide is desperate to carve out a fresh start for her family. With her husband and their three surviving children, Marie travels to New Hampshire, where she plans to sell a family estate and then, just maybe, they’ll be able to heal from their grief. Marie’s plans are thwarted when she realizes a war veteran known by locals as “the river witch” is living in a cabin on the property, which she claims was a gift from Marie’s grandfather. If Davina refuses to move on, Marie won’t be able to either.

When Bridget indulges her urge to break free from her monotonous existence for an afternoon, she unleashes the tragic memories that she had successfully numbed out. As she relives her past, Bridget awakens to her family’s Celtic ancestry and a bloodline of empowered Matriarchs. She must choose whether or not to embrace her prophesied potential to master the Craft of The Tinaru, an ancient skill to wield the elements of earth, water, air, fire, and spirit.

Julia needed a new start. The unexpected death of her favorite aunt sends Julia to the artist town of Grand Marais. There she starts to weave tattered threads into a new tapestry while rediscovering her love of sketching and running the antique shop, Past Imperfect. Everything is just starting to go right when a mysterious package arrives bearing an antique letter opener arrives.

In this fantasy fiction tale, Famous takes on the path her mother walked and talked about in a magical journal. Sent by Jeremiah, Famous gets tested on her journey in the forest, where she faces wizards, mysterious monsters, and a peculiar magic book. A journey infused with many unforgettable characters and secrets that will spark the curiosity of listeners.

Even the greatest love stories end. But what if this one didn’t have to? Emma is having the worst day of her life. Frustrating. Chaotic. And the only person who could make it better is dead by the end of the day. Yet even worse than all of that: Emma keeps waking up to the same day, over and over again. But what if this is a sign things could be different? Can Emma change the heartbreaking end to this love story?

Når Mogens koger grød, er der altid en ekstra portion. For Mogens og hans slægt har altid levet med både himlen og jorden, Gud og de underjordiske. Det er vigtigt at holde sig på god fod med begge parter. Men familien er også vigtig - og højest elsker Mogens sin afdøde hustru, Ingrid, og sit oldebarn, Mette. De to spænder hans liv og håb, hans tro og tvivl, ud. Og historien om Mogens er derfor også historien om de to, der har fulgt ham alle steder - undtagen ét: Til Brøndtjætten, den heks, der ventede Mogens, da han som dreng faldt i brønden

In 1853, after Catherine Miller is murdered for daring to become a doctor in a field full of men, a molecular fusion between human decay and natural rebirth transforms her into a Northern Red Oak. One hundred and seventy years later, she remains a mute but sentient tree, rooted near a secluded Northeast Ohio house. After she watches in horror as the newest homeowner murders one of his PhD students, Catherine is resolved, somehow, to see that justice gets served.

Jack “Dagger” Moore is the only golfer to ever make 18 birdies in a round of golf. But after a lackluster career as a professional golfer, 50-year-old Jack is down on his luck. A series of remarkable events reunites Jack with his childhood golf coach, Billy Coker, whose timeless wisdom reinvigorates Jack’s game. Then, Billy convinces Jack to take one last shot at glory and enter the US Open.

Río Salado es una población pesquera que muere lentamente y dentro de ella sus pobladores que se han acostumbrado tanto al lugar, que carecen del ánimo necesario para traspasar los cerros, cruzar el desierto y alejarse de ese sitio en el que muchas mujeres son seducidas, anualmente, por pescadores japoneses que las enamoran, las embarazan y las ilusionan con volver. Solo les dejan como recuerdo y recompensa bolsitas de perlas que muy pronto pierden valor porque en cada casa hay una de ellas.

Brittany is a 17-year-old witch with magical powers she doesn’t want and can’t control. When she is told that her birth father is an actual angel who was banished to a different dimension for fraternizing with a human, she decides to find and hold him accountable. But when she gets there, she realizes he is more in need of saving than she is.

I should have seen it coming...My psychic abilities failed me this time. Or maybe I ignored them for my shinier illusions of grandeur. What should have been the most epic day of my life becomes my worst nightmare.