Ergebnis für "Girls" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

Winner of The South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature Captured, abducted and married into Boko Haram, the narrator of this story witnesses and suffers the horrors of a community of men governed by a brutal code of violence. Barely more than a girl herself, she must soon learn how to survive as...

Jeder Schritt, den wir gehen, kann der Anfang einer ganz neuen Geschichte sein. "Boy meets Girl" - mit diesem Satz kann alles anfangen, jede mögliche Geschichte nimmt von hier aus ihren Lauf. Auch für Nora verändert eine kurze Begegnung ihr ganzes Leben. Plötzlich steht sie vor der Erkenntnis, dass sie schon viel zu lange nur eine Besucherin in ihrem eigenen Leben war. Der Schmerz über das Scheitern ihrer Ehe und die wachsende Hilflosigkeit ihres alternden Vaters setzen in ihr endlich den Wunsch zur Veränderung frei.

Junge Londonerin zu ihren kurdischen Eltern: "Ich habe eine gute und eine schlechte Nachricht. Die schlechte: Ich werde Stand-up-Comedian. Die gute: Ich trage ab heute Burka - allerdings nur auf der Bühne." Eine hochexplosive multikulturelle Gesellschaftskomödie, so berührend und packend wie "Englischer Harem".

Kalifornien in den 80er-Jahren. Das bedeutet Freiheit, Sex und Rebellion. Mittendrin ein vierzehnjähriges Mädchen, das zwischen ihrer Hippie-Künstlerin-Mutter in L.A. und dem Professoren-Vater in Berkeley hin und her pendelt. Schmerzhaft wird sie sich der Lügen und Exzesse der Erwachsenen bewusst und antwortet darauf, wie es nur ein Teenager kann. Auf der Suche danach, wo sie hingehört und wer sie werden wird, probiert sie Outfits, Identitäten und Drogen und rast mit uns durch ein Leben zwischen erster Liebe und absoluter Verunsicherung.

A hilarious and romantic standalone novel from the bestselling author of the I Heart series, Rachel Summers loves a to-do list: Boyfriend – Flat - Great job. NOT on the list: Being dumped - Best friends Emelie and Matthew ride to her rescue with an entirely new kind of list – The Single Girl’s To-Do List.

Longlisted for the 2014 Dylan Thomas Prize. Mia and Lorrie Ann are lifelong friends: hard-hearted Mia and untouchably beautiful, kind Lorrie Ann. While Mia struggles with a mother who drinks, a pregnancy at 15, and younger brothers she loves but can't quite be good to, Lorrie Ann is luminous, surrounded by her close-knit family, immune to the mistakes that mar her best friend's life. Until a sudden loss catapults Lorrie Ann into tragedy: things fall apart and then fall apart further - and there is nothing Mia can do to help.

It is the early 1960s in a country village in Ireland. Caithleen Brady and her attractive friend, Baba, are on the verge of womanhood and dreaming of spreading their wings in a wider world - of discovering love and luxury and liquor and above all, fun. With bawdy innocence, shrewd for all their inexperience, the girls romp their way through convent school to the bright lights of Dublin – where Caithleen finds that suave, idealised lovers rarely survive the real world.

Justice Laxmi Narayan Thakur and his wife, Mamta, spend their days watching anxiously over their five beautiful (but troublesome) alphabetically named daughters. Anjini, married but an incorrigible flirt; Binodini, very worried about her children's hissa in the family property; Chandrakanta, who eloped with a foreigner on the eve of her wedding; Eshwari, who is just a little too popular at Modern School, Barakhamba Road; and the judge's favourite (though fathers shouldn t have favourites): the quietly fiery Debjani.

“I’m crazy about Bond Girl. Erin Duffy is a fresh, funny, and fabulous new voice.” —Adriana Trigiani, author of Brava, Valentine The Devil Wears Prada meets Wall Street in Bond Girl—a hilarious, fast–paced race through the jungle of high finance in four–inch heels. An author who...

Eartha befindet sich auf einer verrückten und verführerischen Erkundungstour durch das heutige London, nachdem sie ihren toxischen Boyfriend endlich verlassen hat. Sie beginnt ihr Leben als offen bisexuelle Frau und wird gleichzeitig zu einer viralen Sensation auf Wonderland, einer Social-Media-App, auf der Menschen ihr Traum-Selbst online projizieren. Nur: Die Distanz zwischen ihrem Online- und ihrem Offline-Ich wird immer größer, bis etwas passiert, das sie in die totale Selbstzerstörung führt und Eartha vor die Wahl stellt.

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2024 BOOKER LONGLISTED THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY A Vogue Top 10 Book of the Year and New York Times bestselling author, a bracing and hypnotic portrait of the complexities of female friendship Julia Robinson and Cassie Burnes have been friends since nursery school. They...

I have never looked into my sister's eyes. I have never bathed alone. I have never stood in the grass at night and raised my arms to a beguiling moon. I've never used an aeroplane bathroom. Or worn a hat. Or been kissed like that... So many things I've never done, but oh, how I've been loved...

In a bizarre case of murder, strange strands of history begin to emerge slowly. Manav, Sarita, and Sandhya are drawn into a universe of intrigue, suspense, and delusion as they navigate a new world. This new system, in which they exist, is an upturned world where womankind is supreme. History has been challenged, subverted, and rewritten. But for those born in this epoch, what is the relationship with the past? Why has history been hidden from this generation, and what are the ancestors whispering into their ears? Rahul reveals these subtle secrets to Manu, nudging him to slant his paradigm.

Nord de la Californie, fin des années 1960. Evie Boyd, quatorze ans, vit seule avec sa mère. Fille unique et mal dans sa peau, elle n'a que Connie, son amie d'enfance. Lorsqu'une dispute les sépare au début de l'été, Evie se tourne vers un groupe de filles dont la liberté, les tenues débraillées et l'atmosphère d'abandon qui les entoure la fascinent. Elle tombe sous la coupe de Suzanne, l'aînée de cette bande, et se laisse entraîner dans le cercle d'une secte et de son leader charismatique, Russell.

ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION FINALIST 2026 A 2026 BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THE OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN 'A miracle' SALMAN RUSHDIE 'Captivating, gripped me from the first page' ELIF SHAFAK 'An unflinching, violent storm of a novel' TASH AW 'Profound . . . Anam's best work...

Brought to you by Penguin Meet the Londons, a family in need of a friend ... Gerry and Bernie London are proud parents of Tony, Sean and Ned, three wayward lads whose lives have suddenly reached crisis points: Newly divorced Tony is fantasizing about someone he really shouldn't; prize-winning...

‘The zombie novel with a heart', Guardian Now a major motion picture starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer and John Malkovich, Warm Bodies is the ultimate zombie read this Halloween. 'R' is a zombie. He has no name, no memories, and no pulse, but he has dreams. He is a little different from...

Honey Santana has a Plan. She's working on a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference and dinner-time telemarketers. She's also taking part-time telephonist Boyd Shreve and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress to Dismal Key for a gentle lesson in civility. What Honey doesn't...

This abridged audiobook edition of the timeless classic is narrated by Megan Follows, who starred as Anne Shirley in the 1985 television miniseries Anne of Green Gables. Eleven-year-old Anne Shirley has never known a real home. Since her parents' deaths, she's bounced around to foster...

The beautiful novel of female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds...