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WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE A big and big-hearted novel—one enthralling, transformative year in the life of a child actor coming of age in a bygone Manhattan, from the critically acclaimed author of Mr. Peanut NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER...

To the casual observer, the great enlightened city of Edinburgh, home of no-nonsense sermons and cream teas, might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions. But at 44 Scotland Street, as Matthew and Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love, the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster. Soon enough Irene Pollock is shocked to learn that her small son Bertie harbours a highly unsuitable ambition; and Angus finds himself facing a large Glaswegian gangster.

He's, my bodyguard. My marriage of convenience husband. And the one man I can't have feelings for. Ryot Davenport: Former Marine. Billionaire security expert. A man built to keep his walls high and his heart untouchable. Our fake marriage? A calculated political move. Our real chemistry? Impossible to ignore. He’s sworn to keep me safe. I’m determined to make him feel again. Every unspoken promise. Every stolen glance. We’re playing a dangerous game where the only rule is: don’t fall. But some rules were never meant to be kept…

Set in post- World War I America, Fitzgerald’s dazzling debut novel follows the life of Amory Blaine, a charming but self-absorbed Princeton student. As Amory drifts in and out of love affairs, experiences intellectual awakenings and navigates heartbreak, he becomes increasingly desperate to uncover a sense of identity and meaning. Fitzgerald captivatingly reproduces the restless spirit of the Jazz Age with lyrical prose and a profound existential yearning.

Meet Madam Jeong Geum-nam, affectionately known as "Hyehwa-dong Grandma", a self-proclaimed "cool senior". Her dosirak are the best in town (much better than from Heja Lunchbox, thank you!) but there is something else that makes her restaurant special: Grandma's warm notes wrapped in silver foil...

Brought to you by Penguin. One wild, exhilarating night in Berlin: a brilliant new novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of our time As a Berlin night draws in around the pristine glass exterior of the Hotel Interconti, a ragtag group of friends, family, and potential lovers find themselves...

PREMIO HERRALDE DE NOVELA 2014 Claudio es cubano, vive en Nueva York y trabaja en una editorial. Cecilia es mexicana, vive en París y es estudiante. En el pasado de él hay recuerdos de La Habana y el dolor por la pérdida de su primera novia, y en su presente, la complicada relación con Ruth...

**** As read on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime **** Luke is a young playwright: intense, magnetic and hungry for experience. Fleeing a disastrous upbringing in the North East he arrives in London and shares a flat with Paul, an aspiring producer, and beautiful, fiery Leigh. The three of them set up...

Für ihr Studium an der Yale University zieht Mila nach New Haven und trifft dort gleich am ersten Tag auf den charmanten aber mysteriösen Easton. Sofort spüren die beiden eine Verbindung zueinander. Gleichzeitig trennen sie Welten, denn während Mila wohlbehütet als Polizistentochter aufgewachsen ist, scheint Eastons Familie in der ganzen Stadt gefürchtet zu sein. Trotz aller Warnsignale schafft Mila es nicht, sich von Easton fernzuhalten. Der versucht unterdessen mit aller Kraft, seine dunkle Vergangenheit endlich hinter sich zu lassen. Bis sie ihn plötzlich einholt – und auch Mila mitreißt.

Yakov Gagarin was Bratva royalty. A ruthless tactician. A man built to destroy. Until the day it all went wrong—and the syndicate locked him in a cage. Dr. Mila Agapova is the one assigned to fix him. But Yakov doesn’t want fixing. He wants her. Sharp-tongued, unshakable, utterly off-limits—She’s everything he shouldn’t touch. But obsession doesn’t care about boundaries. And Yakov has never been a man who plays by the rules.

❤️Don't miss Hannah hilarious new time-loop romcom, THE LONG HAUL, available in May❤️ ‘Brilliantly funny and sweet, so heartwarming and relatable. I couldn’t stop reading it!’ Lucy Vine If you want to know the A-Z of love then it starts with Alice and ends with Zach. Alice is a...

IT MAY BE QUIET IN THE SUBURBS, BUT IT'S FAR FROM PEACEFUL. . . 'A fantastic frothy read about suburbia with all Tom Allen's great style' JACQUELINE WILSON, international #1 bestseller 'A deliciously witty suburban comedy of manners with real bite, shot through with Tom Allen's trademark humour...

*LONGLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE BOOK AWARDS* 'A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered' JESSICA ANDREWS 'A deeply observant, perceptive writer' JOANNA CANNON 'Masterful' JJ BOLA 'Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant… deserves to be on...

Tuyen is an aspiring artist and the daughter of Vietnamese parents who've never recovered from losing one of their children while in the rush to flee Vietnam in the 1970s. She rejects her immigrant family's hard-won lifestyle, and instead lives in a rundown apartment with friends—each of whom...

A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties.

'leaves you with a smile on your face and a lingering desire to wander through the charming streets of Amsterdam yourself!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A gorgeous escapist read.’ – Holly Martin ‘Gorgeous setting. Wonderfully romantic. I loved this story!’ – Samantha Tonge One...

Was wäre, wenn man allem Vertrauten den Rücken zukehrte, einfach so? Und sich auf das Unerhörte einließe? Eine Kneipe am Rande der Stadt, die Hellersdorfer Perle. Eine Frau Mitte dreißig, die ihr Leben ändern, die Gewissheiten hinter sich lassen will. Eine Begegnung mit einem Mann, der anders ist als alle, die sie bisher kennengelernt hat. Katja Oskamp erzählt von Sehnsucht und Leidenschaft, von Lust und Macht und von einer Welt am Rande der großen Stadt, die sich Normen und Mittelmaß widersetzt.

A “raw, tensely plotted, profound high-wire act of a book” (Téa Obreht) on the intricacies of marriage, class, and race, and just how far one man will go to protect his family—and himself. Sharif is a good person. He knows that he is good because he’s aware of the privilege that he...

Nous avons tous une histoire à raconter. E?tes-vous prêts à entendre la mienne ? «Nous avons tous une histoire à raconter. E?tes-vous prêts à entendre la mienne ? J'ai été élevé dans les marécages du sud-est du Texas, sur ces terres rouges ou? règnent les vrais Cajuns. Maintenant...

Former heiress Willow Lennox is all that stands in the way of billionaire security mogul Ronan King getting revenge against her brother. My late father’s legacy means everything to me, and now it’s teetering on the edge of collapse. Not only is our family company in dire financial straits...