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Victoria, siebzehn und schwanger, wird von ihrer Mutter vor die Tür gesetzt. Da überredet ihre Lehrerin Maggie die Brüder McPheron, zwei alte Viehzüchter, das Mädchen bei sich aufzunehmen. Ein erst widerwilliger Akt der Güte, der das Leben von sieben Menschen in der Kleinstadt Holt in Colorado umkrempelt und verwandelt.

With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again.

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing From the multimillion copy number one bestselling author of The Women, The Nightingale and The Four Winds, Wild is a remarkable story about the resilience of the human spirit, the triumph of hope and...

Sallie ist die Tochter des mächtigsten Mannes einer Kleinstadt in Virginia. Geboren zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, ist sie fünf Jahre alt, als ihre Mutter stirbt nach einem Streit mit Sallies Vater, dem charismatischen Duke Kincaid. Er heiratet erneut und bekommt einen Sohn. Als Sallie dem Halbbruder beibringen will, so stark wie der Vater – und sie selbst – zu sein, führt ihre waghalsige Nachhilfe zu einem schweren Unfall. Sallie wird verstoßen und muss das Anwesen verlassen. Mit siebzehn Jahren kehrt sie zurück ins Große Haus, entschlossen, sich ihren Platz in der Familie zurückzuerobern.

Tutti ammirano i Mulvaney, tutti li invidiano. Sono un clan chiassoso e allegro, una famiglia perfetta; la loro fattoria nel nord dello stato di New York è una casa da fiaba abitata da uno stuolo di cani, gatti, cavalli, mucche e pecore, sempre piena di amici e parenti. Michael, il padre, ha un'impresa edile ben avviata, è conosciuto, rispettato, membro orgoglioso del country club. Sua moglie Corinne è una donna "nervosamente allegra", visceralmente anticonformista, con una solida fede religiosa, la mente sempre in fermento, la passione per l'antiquariato e la politica.

The latest novel from million-copy bestseller author Graham Norton - a dazzling, decades-sweeping story about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life. 'Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know' BONNIE GARMUS 'I loved Frankie so much. I couldn't stop reading it...

‘Clever and astute … a cracking read’ The Belfast Telegraph ‘One by one, residents read the books and find their lives changed in unexpected ways’ Hello Magazine * * * From the author of The Change, comes a novel about book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this...

He's the wrong cowboy for her plan . . . and the only one her heart wants. Emma Holt has her life in Granite Junction planned out—become a guidance counselor for the high school, help everyone out, and quietly pine for her brother's best friend. But when he tells her that she is like his...

Covenant continues the beloved saga of the residents of Jericho, a sleepy town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where life and love have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road. Six weeks have passed since the fateful unfolding of events at the town fourth of July celebration. Questions swirl about the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of the town nemesis, Gerald Watson. Was it an accident, or was Watson murdered?

‘Gorgeous. Very, very funny in a knowing wry way but so tender, so beautiful. I loved all the characters.’ Marian Keyes ‘Warm, witty, touching – and frequently hilarious’ David Nicholls, author of Sweet Sorrow ‘You put the book down and feel glad to be alive’ India Knight, Sunday...

*The USA Today bestseller* ‘Holy mother of…! This book was SO good. I devoured it…You NEED to read this!’ Reader review ‘An edge-of-your-seat, page-flipping, stay-up-all-night, heart-racing suspense thriller!’ Real Reviewer ‘Holy cr*p! This is good! Riveting, exciting…kept me...

I had everything I had ever wanted . . . And it meant nothing. Because the love of my life had lost everything. My career was exactly where I'd wanted it—I was on a great team, getting lots of playing time, and I'd finally won the ultimate prize. But Bailey was hurting, and I couldn't live...

From Heather Webber, USA Today bestselling author of In the Middle of Hickory Lane, comes this enchanting audiobook. A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward. When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her...

The USA Today bestselling author of The Sister delivers a suspenseful novel "packed full of secrets and twists" as grieving mother and daughter become ensnared by a cult-like community where leaving isn't an option (Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author). At Oak Leaf Farm you will find...

Luigi Pirandello ci presenta la storia di Marta Ajala, vero e proprio simbolo delle contraddizioni e dell'ipocrisia che regolano la nostra società. Il marito, Rocco Pentagora, la scopre mentre sta leggendo una lettera con delle avances da parte di un uomo. Lei però ha sempre respinto quelle proposte ed è rimasta fedele al marito che, però, non le crede. E così Rocco decide di cacciare di casa la moglie perché adultera. All'improvviso Marta si ritrova esclusa dalla vita sociale con tutti i conoscenti che iniziano ad ignorarla e ad evitarla.

Some Luck is the first novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years trilogy from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize Jane Smiley; a literary adventure that will spans a century in America. 1920. After his return from the battlefields in France, Walter Langdon and his wife Rosanna begin their life...

Golden Age is the third novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years Trilogy from Jane Smiley, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. 1987. A visit from a long-lost relative brings the Langdons together again on the family farm; a place almost unrecognizable from the remote Iowan farmland Walter and Rosanna...

The emotional equivalent of a Category Six hurricane is raging through the small Southern town of Barksdale in the form of a rumor that a provocative African American newcomer might be of supernatural origin.

Never ever date a client. That’s what I keep telling myself. Until Terence Daniels walks into my office. Biggest mistake of my life. Next thing I know, I’m fleeing Louisiana, hunkering down with my best friend in Dallas. Things just cannot get any worse. Until Kate’s car breaks down outside this bar that looks like their patrons kill women with sticks. We have no choice but to go inside. What I find in there is nothing that I would expect. What unfolds in the coming weeks are more mistakes. Better ones. And then one that I’ll forever call my favorite mistake.

When tragedy strikes Leona Harper, the devastated pastor's wife summons her estranged children home. But parenting young adults in the glass house of the parsonage proves more difficult than reinventing herself. Determined to give her broken family a shot at a second chance, Leona begins the painful journey of putting one foot in front of the other. Reconciliation and healing won't come easy in this zany, trouble-filled, hilarious adventure. Brimming with wit, authenticity, and Southern charm, this series explores the inspirational and emotional healing of a family.