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Twenty-six-year-old Nicole Najim is struggling to find herself after a painful breakup, just when she thought she was going to settle down. Working a dead-end job in the family car dealership and at a loose end, she picks up her camera and returns to the melting pot of Sydney’s West to rediscover her roots. When she catches up with childhood friend, Danny, who makes his living in a shadowy underworld, their relationship intensifies just as the law starts to close in.

Four sisters. A vast fortune. And a mother who thinks she knows best ... Where there's a will, there's a way. A funny, moving, brilliantly observed story about letting go of the past When multi-millionaire Jacki Turner is forced to take stock of her life, she sets her daughters a challenge - in...

Welcome to Paranormal City! There’s hospitality for all here, be you vampire, demon, walking dead, or one of the werepeople. We've something for everyone, no matter what your needs or tastes. Listen to some of the tales of those who live here. They’ll tell you this is the greatest city in the world. Oh, and mundanes are also welcome. Just try to fit in. A devil’s dozen tales from Paranormal City for your delight…and terror.

How do children live across our southern border? Cristal and Fina struggle to find enough to eat as they raise themselves on the streets of a poverty-level neighborhood. Daniel worries about his little brother Memo, who has serious respiratory attacks from the pollution and desert climate of Juarez, Mexico. Pastors Pati and Miguel want to lead a different kind of church, one responsive to the needs of their community. Life is hard in this newly-formed neighborhood on the border. Can the church help the families learn to work together as Christ's family to ease each other's burdens?

Después del paréntesis de "Deseo de chocolate", novela fragmentaria y de ambientación histórica lejana, Care Santos vuelve a la línea novelística que le ha valido su mayor éxito, la de "Habitaciones cerradas", con más de 25.000 ejemplares vendidos. "Diamante azul" nos sumerge en el pasado familiar y de la ciudad de Barcelona, en una época, las primeras décadas del siglo XX, en que el esplendor de la burguesía se contrapone a la convulsión social que se vivía en la ciudad.

As the boss of a high-end nightclub in the West End and with a never-ending string of gorgeous women on his arm, Tony is the darling of the tabloids. However, despite his success, the little boy who lived on the streets is never far away. Desperate for respect, he’s driven to achieve more and more. Most of all, he craves the acceptance of Ralph Gold and to become a bigger part of his extensive web of organised crime.

Devon and James Payne are brothers and rivals since childhood. But they share an affinity for sports that brings glory to their Connecticut town and promise for the future. Then they’re in a car accident. Devon is paralyzed for life, while James goes on to live the dream. For the Paynes, the tremulous repercussions of that evening never settled. Over the course of a decade, Devon decides to visit his seven siblings now scattered across the globe.

Por la autora best seller mundial de "La edad dorada", llega la nueva epopeya histórica de Sara Donati sobre dos doctoras pioneras en el Nueva York del siglo XIX. La obstetra Dra. Sophie Savard regresa a casa con los ritmos dolorosamente familiares de Manhattan a principios de la primavera de 1884 para reconstruir su vida después de la muerte de su esposo. Con la ayuda de la Dra. Anna Savard, su amiga más querida, prima y compañera médica, planea continuar su trabajo ayudando a las mujeres desfavorecidas que la sociedad preferiría olvidar.

In a condemned tower block in Glasgow, residents slowly trickle away until a young man is left alone with only the angels and devils in his mind for company. Stumbling from one surreal situation to the next, he encounters others on the margins of society, finding friendship and camaraderie wherever it is offered, grappling with who he is and what shape his future might take. The Voids is an unsparing story of modern-day Britain, told with brilliant flashes of humour and humanity.

A teenager with flaming orange hair, Ginger’s so brave she’s wearing a coat that isn’t even waterproof. For the first time, Wendy has a real best friend. But as they begin the summer of their lives, Wendy wonders if her life would be simpler if she hadn’t met Ginger. And that’s before she realises just how much of a mess Ginger is about to get them in.

Aleksandar and Isobel are siblings and former classical music prodigies, once destined for greatness. As the only Eastern European family growing up on their block on the far southside of Chicago, the pair were inseparable until each was forced to confront the absurdity of tragedy at an early age and abandon their musical ambitions. Now in their twenties, they find themselves encountering ridiculous jobs, unfulfilling romantic relationships, and the outrageousness of ordinary life.

Fiddle player Eliza Bancroft had to improvise after an unplanned pregnancy four years ago. Instead of pursuing her dream of performing live music, she changed keys and has focused on being a good mom and a sought-after studio musician in Nashville. Her rhythm is set until she spots her son’s father in a local magazine and realizes the man she was unable to track down lives right under her nose in Music City.

Winter blankets Montreal, while a bookseller and her lover dream of Prague. As the narrator’s open marriage becomes the subject of a novel, reality blurs with fiction, and she tries to reconcile the need to create with the desire for love and sex. Written in stark, spare prose, Prague is an introspective and intimate account of the making of a novel from life.

La vie d'Olivia Waldorf se passe exactement comme elle l’avait toujours rêvé. Elle est la fille la plus populaire du lycée, contrôle son gang d'une main de fer et le beau Nate Archibald est son petit copain.

Lorsque la mère d'Olivia présente son nouveau petit ami à sa fille, il n'est pas du tout ce qu'Olivia avait prévu. Elle avait pensé que l'élégante et célèbre créatrice de mode Eleanor tomberait amoureuse d'un bel homme d'affaires à renommée internationale. À place, Olivia se retrouve coincée avec... Cyrus. Il est petit, aux cheveux fins et bedonnant. Tout va de mal en pis quand Eleanor annonce qu'ils vont se marier, un évènement qui risque bien d'éclipser la fête d'anniversaire d’Olivia.

Varghunden är en av Jack Londons mest älskade klassiker. I norra Kanadas råa vildmarker kämpar valpen Vittand för att överleva i den bitande kylan. Som korsning mellan hund och varg dras han mellan två inre begär – vargens lockelse till friheten i naturen, och hundens inneboende längtan efter närhet och gemenskap. När Vittand blir bortförd av människor kastas han rakt in i en mardröm. Men bland svårigheterna han tvingas gå igenom, upplever Vittand också glimtar av mänsklig värme. Dessa ögonblick får honom att drömma om ett annat liv, ett liv där han kan leva i harmoni med människorna och deras gåtfulla värld.

Angelini’s third book and the finale to the Hyena trilogy is a must-listen for anyone longing for something real in a world full of fake. Fin digs even deeper into the world and experiences of the author, who tries to reconcile the sometimes brutal reality of life with the quest for family and a meaningful place in this world. Angelini takes you from behind-the-scenes of Hollywood elites underbelly to the LA "kickbacks" on the outskirts of the city, where Ketamine and Molly are the norm.

"- Det här som jag säger nu är mycket känsligt. Ni måste lova att inte sprida uppgifterna vidare." David, Johannes och Carina sitter på ett möte inför Västsaharakonferensen när de hör nyheten. Agenten Ali från den marockanska säkerhetstjänsten har hoppat av och tagit kontakt med Polisiaro. Han har ett viktigt avslöjande att förmedla på konferensen: han kan bevisa att högt uppsatta officerare i den marockanska säkerhetstjänsten organiserar och tjänar stora pengar på narkotikasmuggling. Men alla är inte lika entusiastiska över situationen.

"El millor lloc del món" transcorre entre la Barcelona grisa, lenta i temorosa dels anys seixanta, on queden restes d'un temps que s'acaba, i l'actualitat, envoltada de decisions ràpides i passions breus. Famílies d'abans, homes i dones d'ara, en diversos escenaris: Catalunya, Astúries i el sud de França. La Rosa, directora d'una oficina de la Caixa fa cinquanta anys practica els balls de saló i s'escapa, enlloc, amb autobús.

Júlia ha tornat a Barcelona per preparar un documental sobre Salvador Dalí, però les ombres del passat es despleguen davant seu amb una força insospitada. De Nova York a Barcelona per retrobar la passió i els secrets de Dalí Després de viure més de vint anys a Nova York, la Júlia ha decidit retornar a Barcelona. L'excusa és la preparació d'un documental sobre la vida de Salvador Dalí, però tan bon punt arriba, les ombres del passat i un torrent de sensacions noves es despleguen davant seu amb una força insospitada.