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Die junge Hexe Magrat Knoblauch steht kurz vor ihrer Vermählung mit dem ehemaligen Hofnarren Verence, der inzwischen König von Lancre geworden ist...

On Midsummer Night, dreams are especially powerful. So powerful, in fact, that they can cause the walls between realities to come crashing down. And some things you really don't want to break through.

In Paris steht ein Haus, das allen Frauen dieser Welt Zuflucht bietet. Auch der erfolgreichen Anwältin Solène, die nach einem Zusammenbruch ihr Leben infrage stellt. Im Haus der Frauen schreibt sie nun im Auftrag der Bewohnerinnen Briefe - an die Ausländerbehörde, den zurückgelassenen Sohn in Guinea, den Geliebten - und erfährt das Glück des Zusammenhalts und die Magie dieses Hauses. Doch wer war die Frau, die vor 100 Jahren allen Widerständen zum Trotz diesen Schutzort schuf?

Set in high-society Georgetown, an irresistible family drama about two sisters and the public scandal that just may lead them to rewrite the rules... “A stellar novel that celebrates sisterhood and the way women can step out of flawed men’s shadows. I delighted in every page.” —Amy...

Ehe Patricia Highsmith durch ihren ersten Roman "Zwei Fremde im Zug", "Tiefe Wasser" und "Der Talentierte Mr. Ripley" über Nacht berühmt wurde, schrieb sie psychologische Stories. Über entwurzelte Einwanderer, tapfere Liebende, wissende Mädchen und Jungen und vom Leben gebeutelte Menschen. Damals erschienen ihre Stories nur verstreut in Schul- und Frauenmagazinen. Nun dürfen wir sie neu entdecken.

Die junge Hexe Magrat Knoblauch steht kurz vor ihrer Vermählung mit dem ehemaligen Hofnarren Verence, der inzwischen König von Lancre geworden ist. Plötzlich sorgen einige übermütige Junghexen dafür, dass die Elfenkönigin Zugang zur Scheibenwelt bekommt. Es drohen Chaos und Unheil, denn Elfen sind alles andere als friedfertig. Oma Wetterwachs und Nanny Ogg nehmen den Kampf gegen die Elfen auf - unterstützt von Zauberern der Unsichtbaren Universität, einem Orang Utan und dem zweitbesten Liebhaber der Scheibenwelt.

J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - and coordinated its daily life - at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings, funerals, gardens, playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home.

Nia finds herself entangled in a world of lies and betrayal, where the truth is as elusive as the Dream Stalker himself. Now trapped in a perilous court, she must navigate her own web of deceit while honing her magic. Every ally may be an enemy, and every word could be her last.

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Seit Jahren dreht sich das Leben von Investigativjournalistin Lola nur um eins: Sie will den Tod ihrer Schwester Zoe rächen und die exklusive Escort-Agentur "House of Agnes" zu Fall bringen, die ihrer Meinung nach für Zoes Tod verantwortlich ist. Endlich scheint der Erfolg zum Greifen nah. Lola bietet sich eine einmalige Chance, die ihr intime Einblicke in die Machenschaften der Agentur verschafft. Der Haken? Lola muss sich nicht nur als Escort-Dame in das Unternehmen einschleichen, sondern auch noch die Gunst der distanzierten Inhaberin Agnes gewinnen.

Betty Boyd Caroli's engrossing and informative First Ladies is an essential resource for anyone interested in the role of America's First Ladies. Caroli observes the role as it has shifted and evolved from ceremonial backdrop to substantive world figure. This expanded and updated fifth edition presents Caroli's keen political analysis and astute observations of recent developments, including Melania Trump's reluctance to take on the mantle and former First Lady Hilary Clinton's recent run for president. Caroli here contributes a new preface and updated chapters.

As a Frenchwoman of highly questionable upbringing, Marie-Anne de Vauteuil was shunned by genteel society. But then, an invitation to London on a mission of mercy from the very family who cast her aside lands her back in society - and into the arms of a man who is nothing but trouble. Wealthy American businessman Mason is a) accidentally engaged, b) desperate to get out of it, and c) neither wealthy nor a businessman. When he meets Marie-Anne, she makes him rethink his life as a fraud, and hoping for something he never believed possible: A proper life with a not-so-proper wife.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE from director Ridley Scott, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver The sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword On the morning of March 27, 1995, four quick shots cracked through...

Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England. With Clarke's characteristic historical detail and diction, these dark...

Three bestselling authors. Two delightful novels. One terrific collection! From Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton series, now streaming on Netflix—writing along with close friends and popular authors Eloisa James and Connie Brockway—comes THE LADIES MOST… a duo of cleverly crafted...

After his widely celebrated debut, Mr. Peanut, Adam Ross now presents a darkly compelling collection of stories about brothers, loners, lovers, and lives full of good intentions, misunderstandings, and obscured motives. A hotshot lawyer, burdened by years of guilt and resentment, comes to the...

In one of the most compelling combat narratives ever written, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, an Army infantry platoon leader in Iraq, gives a teeth-rattling, first-hand account of 11 straight days of heavy house-to-house fighting during the climactic second battle of Fallujah. His actions in the firefight, which included killing five insurgents in hand-to-hand combat, earned Bellavia the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and New York state's highest military honor, the Conspicuous Service Cross.

Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years At the heart of the book is its...

The restoration of a majestic old home provides the exhilarating backdrop for Danielle Steel’s 66th bestselling novel, the story of a young woman’s dream, an old man’s gift, and the surprises that await us behind every closed door…. Perched on a hill overlooking San Francisco, the house...