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When Aleisha discovers a crumpled reading list tucked into a tattered library book, it sparks an extraordinary journey. From timeless stories of love and friendship to an epic journey across the Pacific Ocean with a boy and a tiger in a boat, the list opens a gateway to new and wonderful worlds - just when Aleisha needs an escape from her troubles at home. And when widower Mukesh arrives at the library, desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter, Aleisha introduces him to the magic of the reading list.

Taukiri was born into sorrow. Auē can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates and in the music he draws out of the guitar that was his father’s. It spills out of the gang violence that killed his father and sent his mother into hiding and the shame he feels about abandoning his eight-year-old brother to a violent home. But Taukiri’s brother, Ārama, is braver than he looks, and he has a friend, and his friend has a dog, and the three of them together might just be strong enough to turn back the tide of sadness.

Èkó, the spirit of Lagos, and his loyal minion Tatafo weave trouble through the streets of Lagos and through the lives of the ‘vagabonds’ powering modern Nigeria: the queer, the displaced and the footloose. With Tatafo as our guide we meet these people in the shadows. Among them are a driver for a debauched politician, a lesbian couple whose tender relationship sheds unexpected light on their experience with underground sex work, a mother who attends a secret spiritual gathering that shifts her reality. 

Tauchen Sie ein in eine Sammlung fesselnder Kurzgeschichten, die Sie von der ersten Minute an in ihren Bann ziehen. Dieses Hörbuch wurde speziell für Senioren gestaltet und bietet ein Hörerlebnis, das zum Mitraten und Mitfiebern einlädt. Jede Geschichte ist leicht verständlich, sodass Sie ganz entspannt ins Geschehen eintauchen und die spannenden Krimi-Momente genießen können.

Als Amira und Johann zufällig in einem Zug aufeinandertreffen, ahnen sie nicht, dass aus dieser Begegnung ein Gespräch entstehen wird, das beide verändert. Sie – eine überzeugte Idealistin, links, progressiv, fest im öffentlichen Dienst verankert. Er – bodenständig, selbstständig, regional verwurzelt, mit einem tiefen Sinn für Heimat. Zwei Menschen, die in einer lauten, polarisierten Welt längst auf verschiedenen Seiten stehen sollten – und sich trotzdem begegnen.

Ein hinreißender italienischer Liebesroman... der Lust auf Urlaub, Liebe und Sommer macht ... Julia reist von Hamburg nach Rom, um endlich einmal den Urlaub zu genießen, den sie möchte. Ihre Scheidung liegt schon drei Jahre zurück und nun fühlt sie sich bereit für ein neues Leben. Ihr Sohn Sebastian schließt sich ihr an, doch von ihm kriegt sie nicht viel zu sehen, denn er gestaltet seine eigenen Ferien. Also verbringt Julia ihre Zeit mit Bruno, dem Vermieter ihres Ferienhauses.

On a cold February night, the police find the third corpse on the quayside in the Pool of London, her body covered with flower petals and pearls. The killer walked away singing. When the cargo ship Cape Farewell sets sail, she carries nine passengers, one of whom is known to be the murderer. Which is why Superintendent Roderick Alleyn joins the ship at Portsmouth on the most difficult assignment of his professional career....

When a new family moves onto Edgar Road, Alfie and George can’t wait to welcome them - especially when they discover they have a cat, too! Alfie imagines they’ll be the perfect neighbours, but when one little misunderstanding gets blown out of proportion, the street is suddenly at war! As the snow starts to fall, Alfie and George have their work cut out for them to bring the street back together. But can one doorstep cat and his mischievous kitten use their festive spirit to reunite everyone in time for Christmas?

Hudson stole my happy ending. I’m going to make sure he regrets it. Being with the Keller pack was supposed to be the fairytale ending I deserved but everything is falling apart. My Alpha is in jail. Grayson and Maceo are keeping the company afloat while juggling two emotional Omegas. And Blake, my beautiful Omega, is suffering. I’ve never felt more helpless in my entire life. Especially when Hudson finds a way back into our life with a legal loophole. My mates believe that Luther may be the only one who can truly save us from my ex-Alpha but I also have a plan that I know will surely work.

Hinweis: Die Bücher der Jason-Green-Reihe sind eigenständige Romane und können in beliebiger Reihenfolge gelesen werden. Eine großartige Thriller-Reihe. Gordon Wallis' lebendige Beschreibungen fügen sich nahtlos in all die Geheimnisse, Intrigen und die hochkarätige Action ein, die seine Leser so lieben. Jason Green ist ein Held für unsere Zeit. Absolut fesselnd!

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A thrilling novel of the senses and a coming-of-age tale, following a small-town girl into the electrifying world of New York City and the education of a lifetime at one of the most exclusive restaurants in Manhattan. Perfect for readers of Kitchen Confidential and...

Everything is changing for Gabe. His writing career is seeing some traction, his relationships are blossoming, and the time has come to move to a new, bigger house. Krystal and Liz are ready to commit to a new life living with and dating him. But Gabe was never under the impression that loving five women simultaneously was ever going to be easy.

Thinking that she has been summoned by German immigrant Agnes Otto to usher a new life into the world, midwife Sarah Brandt is greeted by the news of an untimely death instead. It seems that Agnes' beautiful younger sister, Gerda, had fallen into the life of a "charity girl". Caught up in the false glamour of the city's nightlife, she would trade her company and her favors for lavish gifts. And now she was dead - victim, no doubt, of one of her "gentlemen friends".

Nella ist die einzige Schwarze Lektorin in einem großen New Yorker Verlagshaus und daher zuständig für alle Diversity-Themen. Die Freude ist groß, als mit Hazel eine zweite Schwarze in ihre Abteilung kommt. Doch Nella beschleicht schnell ein ungutes Gefühl: Nicht nur erobert Hazel mit ihrem coolen, hippen Auftreten die Herzen der Kolleg:innen im Sturm. Auch fällt sie Nella mehrfach in den Rücken und lässt die erwartete Solidarität vermissen. Dann erhält Nella eine Botschaft – mit einer klaren Aufforderung zur Kündigung.

È forse il bisogno di riparare all'errore della distrazione il filo rosso che unisce luoghi e personaggi di "Né qui né altrove": la storia di un'amicizia al maschile che attraversa il tempo e pone i protagonisti di fronte all'esigenza di archiviare un modo d'essere.

Nainai has lived in Shanghai for many years, and the time has come to find a wife for her adopted grandson. But when the bride she has chosen arrives from the countryside, it soon becomes clear that the orphaned girl has ideas of her own. Her name is Fu Ping, and the more she explores the residential lanes and courtyards behind Shanghai’s busy shopping streets, the less she wants to return to the country as a dutiful wife. As Fu Ping wavers over her future, she learns the city through the stories of the nannies, handymen, and garbage collectors of postwar Shanghai....

Una novela magistral sobre el poder del destino llamada a coronar la obra de Paul Auster. El único hecho inmutable en la vida de Ferguson es que nació el 3 de marzo de 1947 en Newark, Nueva Jersey. A partir de ese momento, varios caminos se abren ante él y le llevarán a vivir cuatro vidas...

Raised in a conservative Palestinian family in Brooklyn, Yara thought she would finally feel free when she married a charming entrepreneur. Now, she has a good job at the local college, and balances that with raising her two daughters and taking care of their home. Yara knows that her life is more rewarding than her mother’s–so why doesn’t it feel like enough?

A Pietroburgo, d’estate, il sole tramonta dopo le dieci di sera: il racconto, ambientato in questa città, è la storia di un giovane sognatore che per la prima volta nella sua vita si innamora di una persona reale. E, con le parole del protagonista, “un solo attimo di felicità non è poi bastevole per tutta una vita?” Il racconto ha ispirato il film omonimo di Luchino Visconti, la cui colonna sonora, scritta da Nio Rota, fa da cornice all’audiolibro. Traduzione di C. E. Aroldi, ed. Sonzogno.

An Oprah.com Best Romance Novel of 2019! “Perfect for readers who love the dishy women's fiction of Candace Bushnell.” —Booklist From the author of the New York Times bestselling Stiletto and Oxford series, the first in a sizzling new series following the unlikely friendship of three Upper...