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Hope Randall has lived a quiet life. But that peace is about to be broken. When a stranger turns up on her doorstep telling Hope she has a half-sister, her instinct is to turn him away. But Michael Flint won’t give up that easily - he believes Hope’s sister, Connie, is in serious trouble. Connie’s childhood was a world away from Hope’s comfortable upbringing - she’s endured poverty, hardship and abandonment. Connie’s future doesn’t look much brighter.

>No-one thought she had the courage.… Those looking in from the outside think Lucy Lovejoy's life is like any other, but at the centre of her family there is a big empty hole where all the love and warmth should be. Over the years, her children have watched while their father chipped away at Lucy's self-confidence. Now the children are following their own paths, and Lucy has never felt more alone. When tragedy strikes at the heart of the family, it's a wake-up call for Lucy. Everyone has taken a little piece of her, and she isn't sure who she is anymore.

A dazzling, compassionate and deeply moving audiobook from one of world literature's rising stars. A mesmerising literary novel, Questions of Travel charts two very different lives. Laura travels the world before returning to Sydney, where she works for a publisher of travel guides. Ravi dreams of being a tourist until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events. Around these two superbly drawn characters, a double narrative assembles an enthralling array of people, places and stories.

Lever les yeux vers les étoiles. Aussi, à défaut de pouvoir les approcher, dans un monde où le métier d'astronaute est réservé aux hommes, elle est devenue astrophysicienne. Mais le jour où elle apprend que la NASA recrute des scientifiques, consciente des sacrifices qui s'annoncent, elle saisit sa chance. Ce matin de décembre 1984, quand Joan arrive au centre de contrôle à Houston, elle s'attend à vivre une journée comme les autres.

Michalina dzieli mieszkanie w bloku z niedołężnym dziadkiem, nie cierpi swojej pracy i odkłada na emeryturę w słonecznej Portugalii. Kiedy na wymianie szafowej znajduje sukienkę za milion dolarów, nudne życie ustępuje miejsca przygodom prosto z filmów akcji. Bierze udział w pościgu, poznaje księgowego, a zarazem włamywacza Alberta, gubi sukienkę, przemierza pół Europy, by ją odnaleźć, po drodze znajduje miłość, której nie szukała, a przy okazji usilnie stara się nie zwariować.

For years, Paula Woodley has suffered the broken bones and shattered self-esteem caused by an abusive marriage. But what can she do? Her high-profile, Washington power-broker husband is not a man to be crossed. Or so he thinks. The Sisterhood may not be an organization found in any of his memos, but he's about to take a meeting with them - and they'll be setting the agenda.

Nothing in Mel Lawrence’s life could have prepared her for living in the Australian Outback. She finds creating her new life and establishing a sheep station far from the elite society she was expected to live in extremely satisfying. She has a wife, a child, and a dream she never imagined she wanted, and they are all she needs. Will she be able to hold on to the happiness she’s found after seeking it for so long?

It's been three months since Countess Annie de Silva slipped away from her home before dawn, leaving a cryptic note and no clue as to her destination. That's an eternity for friends as devoted as the Sisterhood. Now they're desperate to ensure that their founding member is alive and well, and that means tracking her down - wherever in the world she might be. Myra Rutledge, Annie's closest confidante, knows the secrets of Annie's past, including the remote mountain in Spain where Annie spent some of the best - and worst - days of her life.

1957, London. A gang of girls called the Kings rule the bomb-struck streets of Finsbury Park. When Harry, their unpredictable but charismatic leader, tries to encroach on the territory of the rival Seven Sisters gang, the Kings know they're in for a fight. Armed with flick knives and fists, they do battle in dancehalls and on football fields. But with the authorities closing in and conscripted boys threatening to reclaim what was once theirs, the Kings must ask if they're willing to pay the price of loyalty.

Elle avait tout gagné… elle avait tout perdu… elle va tout donner ! Le retour de l’inoubliable mercière d’Arras, gagnante du gros lot à l’Euromillion, héroïne si profondément humaine de La Liste de mes envies.

Oben lädt Madam zum Ball der Saison, unten planen die Dienstmädchen den Raub des Jahrhunderts. London, Mayfair 1905: Die Villa der Familie de Vries ist die prachtvollste auf der Park Lane, außen weißer Marmor, innen kostbare Möbel, funkelnde Kronleuchter, Kristallschalen und edle Kunstgegenstände, Silber und Gold glänzen um die Wette. Es ist Mrs Kings ganzer Stolz, für die exzellente Haushaltsführung der noblen Residenz zu sorgen – bis sie beim Tod des Hausherrn nach Jahren treuer Dienste kurzerhand entlassen wird.

Jasmine awakes in a brothel, locked up in the "Trouble Room.” She must have done something really, really bad. Her plight is helped by the drugs her owners provide and by becoming “Bay”, a second personality. Can Jasmine ever become herself again?

Du jour au lendemain, la douce et sensible Anita s'est vue contrainte d'habiter dans l'honorable maison Handen. Et, pour elle, le malheur a commencé... Les Handen, parents éloignés d'Anita, ont le coeur sec. Pétris d'orgueil, ils font subir les pires humiliations à la jeune orpheline, qu'ils méprisent : si son père était un Handen, sa mère était une pauvre Espagnole qui chantait pour gagner sa vie.

Ever since running away from home as a teen, Hope Callahan has lived a rough life, often on the other side of the law. When a drug deal goes bad, she’s found in the desert beaten and nearly dead by Ozzie Byrd, a scruffy old guy in an RV. Ozzie has his own criminal past, but through him, Hope is given a chance at a new life. Will she grab this unexpected and unusual opportunity, or run from it, trying to stay alive on her own?

The Strange Husband is the story of a newly married couple from the state of New York, who decided to make their home in the Oregon Territory in 1848. Shortly after beginning their journey on the Oregon Trail, sickness causes Callie, the wife of John Wideman, to be delirious at times. After being separated from the rest of the wagon train, they meet a stranger. After a while Callie feels that the man who claims to be her husband is indeed not her husband, but the stranger. Is her mind playing games with her or is it really happening?