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In a sleepy Devon village, a woman is taken from the streets. Local vet Jenny is horrified. This kind of thing doesn’t happen here. But it’s not the first time she’s been so close to a crime scene. The daughter of a prolific serial killer, she’s spent her whole life running from who she really is. And the crime is harrowingly similar to those her father committed all those years ago.

Meryl est une jeune danseuse brisée en plein élan par un accident. Elle trouve refuge en devenant serveuse à La Petite Fabrique, café fréquenté par des personnes meurtries par l’existence. Elle y rencontre Robin, sportif qui cache sa blessure derrière un comportement asocial. Une tendre histoire d'amour se tisse au fil des pages de ce roman feel-good, sous le regard bienveillant d'êtres "cabossés" par la vie, qui cherchent à se reconstruire.

One of the finest German medieval epic poems, The Lay of the Nibelungs is perhaps best known now as one of the principal sources for Wagner’s four-part music drama The Ring of the Nibelung. It is easy to see how Wagner was enthralled by the story and the poetry for the power of the tale drives the narrative: intense love, loyalty, jealousy, murder, duty, honour and massacre are all interwoven into a classic.

Each day’s reading reveals how the powerful tool of mindfulness can help you to become more grounded, energized, motivated, and satisfied with your life. You’ll discover in these pages how to be attentive and open to the present while calmly acknowledging and accepting your thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Still drinking Cabernet after that one bottle you liked five years ago? It can be overwhelming if not intimidating to branch out from your go-to grape, but everyone wants their next wine to be new and exciting. How to choose the right one? Award-winning wine critic Alice Feiring presents an all-new way to look at the world of wine. While grape variety is important, a lot can be learned about wine by looking at the source: the ground in which it grows.

Marilyn Monroe, Jean Seberg, Dalila: tre donne bellissime, celebrate dive dello spettacolo che al culmine del successo hanno preferito la morte. Alice Miller, scrutando l'enigma di questi suicidi, vi scorge la sofferenza del bambino che ha visto prematuramente soffocata la propria vitalità. Niente è infatti più mortifero del mettere a tacere i propri sentimenti profondi di ribellione contro i maltrattamenti subiti da piccoli. Perché si può forse sopravvivere a un'infanzia di umiliazioni, ma non si può tornare a vivere davvero, riprendendosi l'esistenza, se non dopo aver riconosciuto la rabbia e il dolore di un tempo.

From chef and food activist Alice Waters, an impassioned plea for a radical reconsideration of the way each and every one of us cooks and eats In We Are What We Eat, Alice Waters urges us to take up the mantle of slow food culture, the philosophy at the core of her life’s work. When Waters...

Niente può fermarla. Perché scrivere è la sua missione. E solo i libri possono indicarle la strada. Per Vani Sarca fare la ghostwriter è il lavoro ideale. Non solo perché le permette di restarsene chiusa in casa a scrivere, in compagnia dei suoi libri e lontano dal resto dell’umanità, per la quale non prova grande simpatia. Ma soprattutto perché così può sfruttare al meglio il suo dono di capire al volo le persone, di anticipare i loro pensieri, di ricreare il loro stile di scrittura. Una capacità intuitiva innata che fa molto comodo all'editore per cui Vani lavora.

Nicki Aldrich y River Jackson han sido inseparables desde que llegaron al mundo con cuarenta y siete minutos de diferencia. Ella lo hizo envuelta en polvo de hadas. Él como si fuese un meteoro en llamas. El pequeño pueblo costero donde crecieron se convirtió en el escenario de sus paseos en bicicleta, las tardes en la casa del árbol y los primeros amores, secretos y dudas.

In this “brilliant” (Essence) sequel to The Color Purple, Alice Walker weaves an intricate, rich tapestry of interrelated lives. Celie and Shug from The Color Purple subtly shadow the lives of the dozens of astonishing characters in The Temple of My Familiar, all of whom are dealing in some...

Theodor Pfeiffer, ein "Großkaufmann a.D.", wie er sich selbst bezeichnet, nimmt uns mit in seine Welt und skizziert seine Familie und seine Freunde und die Banalitäten des bourgeoisen Alltags. Für Enkelsohn Frithjof ist der Großvater das Paradebeispiel eines Spießbürgers, Frithjof selber sieht sich als modernen Vordenker und Analysten und die Frauen, skandalös (!) schlagen plötzlich ganz neue Wege ein, wo soll das noch hinführen...

When my dad dropped us off at the front gate, the first things I saw were the rose garden spreading out on either side of the main driveway and the enormous sign in iron cursive letters spelling out Laurinda. No "Ladies College" after it, of course; the name was meant to speak for itself. Laurinda is an exclusive school for girls. At its secret core is the Cabinet, a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates - and some of their teachers.

We all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever. In The Little Book of Humanism, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over 2,000 years of humanist wisdom through an uplifting collection of stories, quotes and meditations on how to live an ethical and fulfilling life, grounded in reason and humanity.

Adelheid Brunner does not speak. She makes herself invisible, hiding in cupboards with her pet rat, Franz Joseph, listening in on conversations she can't fully comprehend. Then she meets Dr. Asperger, a man who lets children play all day and who recognizes the importance of matchboxes. When the Nazis march into the city, a new world is created and difficult choices must be made. Why are the clinic's children disappearing, and where do they go?

Sie hetzt durch den Wald, dicht hinter ihr ein Rudel Wölfe. Gerettet von einer geheimnisvollen Frau, landet sie in einer zauberhaften Umgebung, betritt in die Vergangenheit weisende Räume, trifft auf Wesen, die ihr Angst und Schrecken einjagen. In Alice und die Kunst der Manifestation wird der Erzählerin viel abverlangt. Autorin Alice Harwardt führt sie in die Abgründe des eigenen Unbewussten und erspart ihr nichts.

Der englische Geisterseher Aylmer Vance und sein treuer Freund Dexter sind in der Zeit vor dem ersten Weltkrieg so etwas wie das Detektivgespann Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson für das Übersinnliche. Diesmal ermitteln sie in einem vertrackt mysteriösen Fall von Vampirismus in Schottland und bekommen es außerdem in einem Fall in Essex mit einem unangenehm lärmenden Poltergeist zu tun.

Beth Haldane is getting ready for a quiet Christmas with her son and their beloved grumpy cat when fellow single mother Nina begs her for help. Something fishy is going on with Mr. Potter, the solicitor she works for.... Business is slow, with the accounts empty. So why does his wife have such an impressive collection of designer dresses? Unable to resist a puzzle, Beth agrees to cover Nina’s job as a receptionist to get a closer look. But just as she finds a mysterious key hidden away in the office, Mrs. Potter arrives in floods of tears with terrible news for her husband.

Igendwie hat sich Svea alles ganz anders vorgestellt: Wie konnte es nur passieren, dass ihr Mann für ein Jahr nach Frankreich geht, während sie allein mit den drei Kindern in ihrem Haus nahe der Flensburger Förde zurückbleibt? Doch dann beschließt Svea, auch ihr "Sabbatjahr" zu nutzen, um alte und neue Träume zu verwirklichen. Nur leider wächst ihr das Chaos zwischen Haushalt, Kindern und Job sehr schnell über den Kopf. Zum Glück gibt es Katja, wie sie selbst gelernte Grafikerin und ihre beste Freundin.

It's been 19 years since ten-year-old Laurel was given a life sentence and six-year-old Rosie was given a new identity. The sisters were the very picture of innocence: two little girls who loved to listen to their mother's bedtime stories and play make-believe in the garden. But then an act of unparalleled horror tears their family apart, leaving Laurel behind bars. Neither sister has laid eyes on the other since then, during which time their lives have followed very different paths.

In this sequel to Under an English Heaven, newlywed American Ellie Kent is looking forward to her first English village Christmas, but a missing Oxford student and an abandoned baby soon draw her away from the fireside into danger. When a body is discovered on Boxing Day, Ellie comes to believe all these events may be linked through a group of teenage girls who identify with Shakespeare's tragic Ophelia. The police scoff at her theory, so Ellie pursues her own investigation to identify their secret Hamlet, who may be a killer.