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1985 nimmt sich eine junge Pianistin in Neubrandenburg das Leben. Dreieinhalb Jahrzehnte später stößt die Schriftstellerin Helene Bukowski auf ihre Geschichte. Behutsam nähert sie sich Christina, sucht in ihrer Biografie nach Rissen und Erschütterungen, aber auch nach Augenblicken großen Glücks. Sie lernt einen Vater kennen, der in der Tochter seine eigenen Träume verwirklichen will, eine Mutter, die es liebt zu fotografieren, und ein Klavier, das unverrückbar in der Wohnung steht.

Helene Hadsell was "the woman who won every contest prize she desired". In Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game, she shares her winning secrets in the vibrant, warm, and folksy manner that was uniquely her.

Just when things have finally cooled down for 88-year-old Maud after the disturbing discovery of a dead body in her apartment in Gothenburg, a couple of detectives return to her doorstep. Though Maud dodges their questions with the skill of an Olympic gymnast a fifth of her age, she wonders if suspicion has fallen on her, little old lady that she is. The truth is, ever since Maud was a girl, death has seemed to follow her....

‘One of only two novels I've ever loved whose main characters are not human’ BARBARA KINGSOLVER For fans of The Essex Serpent and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock. ‘By far my favourite book of of the year’ Guardian One cold night, two newcomers emerge onto the streets of 1899 New York, and it...

Told in a series of letters, this true story of the correspondence between a New York writer and a London bookseller has touched the hearts of thousands.

Les deux frères Selrahc et Reivax découvrent sur la Lune un message inquiétant des Rycas, une tribu extraterrestre qui menace l’humanité d’extinction. Ils doivent absolument trouver des alliés et vite ! Les Rycas sont sans pitié et ne reculeront devant rien pour accomplir leur but. La bataille s’annonce difficile pour les humains. Arriveront-ils à percer les secrets des extraterrestres ou périront-ils ? Votre mission consiste maintenant à partir à bord de vaisseaux spatiaux avec les deux frères et leurs amis pour espérer arrêter les Rycas à temps. Saurez-vous relever le défi ?

Elle est joyeuse, la vie de Nana, entre ses meilleures copines, l'école française d'Alger, les garçons à embrasser et les boîtes de pastels achetées au trabendo. Un jour, sa grande sœur Souad est envoyée étudier en France. Un an plus tard, Nana a douze ans et c'est son tour. Elle rejoint sa sœur et doit apprendre le froid, le gris, la solitude – le mensonge, surtout. Sur fond de décennie noire, ce parcours d'émancipation d'une jeune fille explore les fêlures et les résiliences de ceux que l'histoire atteint dans leur chair.

Now a PBS documentary, this astonishing memoir of growing up in rough-and-tumble Jersey City “will steal your heart” (People) With deadpan humor and obvious affection, Five-Finger Discount recounts the story of an unforgettable New Jersey family of swindlers, bookies, embezzlers, and...

In this enthralling historical epic, set in New York City and the Middle East in the years leading to World War I— the long-awaited follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Golem and the Jinni—Helene Wecker revisits her beloved characters Chava and Ahmad as they confront...

Brought to you by Penguin. Meet Adina: a gentle, unforgettable alien for our times, a companion to anyone who has ever felt homesick at home Born at the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space, Adina is a baby of unusual perception. Tiny and jaundiced, she reaches for warmth and light. As a...

What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget. - Michel Thomas Experience significant results in a remarkably short period of time thanks to the unique Michel Thomas Method, perfected over 50 years by celebrated psycholinguist, Michel Thomas. The method works in tune with...

Brought to you by Penguin. Politicians have failed us. But democracy doesn’t have to. Bought by special interests, detached from real life, obsessed with re-election. Politicians make big promises, deliver little to nothing, and keep the game rigged in their favour. But what can we do? With...

En Alagaësia, des mois se sont écoulés depuis la chute du tyran Galbatorix. Murtagh le Dragonnier et son dragon Thorn sont toujours considérés comme des traîtres et des meurtriers, car le royaume ignore l’aide qu’ils ont apportée à Eragon et Nasuada. Ils vivent en parias, à l’abri des regards. Mais la rumeur d’étranges évènements, aux confins de l’Alagaësia, ravivent de douloureux souvenirs pour Murtagh et Thorn. Et nul ne peut se soustraire à son destin. Commence alors pour nos héros un voyage épique à travers des terres à la fois familières et inexplorées.

YOU are not just a grain of sand in the sea of eternity. YOU are special in this vast Universe. Are there questions, circumstances, or perhaps experiences in your life that you have been struggling to understand about the unseen world or other dimensions? You will find your answers in this book.

Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and...no qualms about a little murder. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only 18, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late 80s, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. 

WINNER OF THE PRIX RENAUDOT 'This took my breath away, again and again. Lafon is magic ... A thrilling read in Stephanie Smee's masterful translation' Anna Funder, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wifedom 'A work of the purest literary quality: muscular and densely packed, yet graceful in all...

"A gripping first novel" (Le Figaro Littéraire) and an award-winning international sensation as haunting and unforgettable as Suite Française Paris, 1975. Camille sifts through letters of condolence after her mother's death when a strange, handwritten missive stops her short. At first she...

Helene de Kock bewys weereens hoekom sy as een van Afrikaans se beste verhoudingsromansiers gereken word. Diana se dag is deernisvol én onvoorspelbaar, met karakters wat deurgaans inspireer en ontroer.

When she returned from the Summer Program at The Academy, Lola thought the rest of her summer would be filled with family trips to the beach, lounging by the pool, and getting to know her new brother. Instead, life at the Evers Mansion is even more complicated than it was before with the appearance of new magical artifacts for Time Travel and World Jumping - which have caught the interest of some unsavory players....