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London, 1946. Struggling to cope with the idea of raising her daughter in a hostile environment, African Caribbean nurse Hope makes the difficult decision to entrust her precious baby to her best friend, Eunice, to take back home to Antigua. But their plan goes disastrously wrong. In the decades that follow, all of them will witness - and play a part in - the seismic changes rocking the British Isles, as the old establishment crumbles, immigration builds and the country adjusts to the realities of a post-war, post-colonial future.

"Dieser Roman war seiner Zeit weit voraus." Margaret Atwood Florentine heißt Gabrielle Roys lebenshungrige Heldin, sie ist 19 Jahre alt und schlägt sich in Montreal als Kellnerin durch. Fest entschlossen, ihre Mutter, die kleinen Geschwister und sich selbst aus Armut und Elend zu befreien, kämpft sie für ein besseres Leben und sozialen Aufstieg. Doch auf ihrer Suche nach Liebe und Glück gerät sie an den Falschen.

Fata morgana handler om den midaldrende forfatter, John, der skriver på en roman. Han har været undervejs med den i fire år, men er gang på gang gået i stå. Nu er han sammen med sin kone og to halvstore børn taget fra det nordlige Norge til den mondæne ferieby Drøbak ved Oslofjorden for i det lejede sommerhus at skrive sin bog færdig. Den kommer til at handle om familiens ophold.

Den kvindelige politibetjent Marion indgår i et hemmeligt efterforskningsteam ved Oslo politi. Teamet skal tage sig af en usædvanlig sag: I en glascontainer finder man en ung pige af pakistansk oprindelse, dækket af hijab, myrdet. Hun mangler venstre hånd.

One hundred fifty years after the end of slavery and nearly 60 years after the passage of the civil rights laws of the 1960s, average Black household wealth in the 21st century remains a fraction of the median assets of other racial, ethnic, and immigrant populations. There are many reasons, but this book is about one: two centuries of governmental encouragement of periodic sustained surges in immigration. Governmental policies and actions have enabled employers to depress Black wages and to avoid hiring African Americans altogether.

Det begynder den dag en mystisk halvlillesøster ankommer mutters alene med bussen. Hun hedder Linda, og med sig har hun en lyseblå kuffert. I kufferten ligger en brugsanvisning. På Linda. For Linda er lidt ud over det sædvanlige. Det er i Berlinmurens, præsident Kennedys og Jurij Gagarins år. Finn bor alene med sin mor i en lejelejlighed i Oslos nybyggede forstæder.

Da finnerne rømmer og brænder den lille by Suomussalmi før russerne kommer i december 1939, bliver én mand tilbage. Det er brændehuggeren Timmo Vatanen. Timmo har boet i Suomussalmi hele sit liv, og hører ikke til nogen andre steder. Og nogen må jo forsvare ruinerne og gøre det rigtige, hvor umulig opgaven end må synes, og uanset om det giver venner eller fjender.

日本のブラック企業に務める主人公の竹林竜馬(ﾀｹﾊﾞﾔｼﾘｮｳﾏ）39歳は、なんとも不運な死に方で一生を終えようとしていたが3人の神達によって異世界に転生することになる。

Every year, the president pardons one turkey for Thanksgiving. One. But KC and her best friend, Marshall, think one isn't enough! This year, they want to gather lots of turkeys to be spared. The night before the holiday, the turkeys are in a big flock on the National Mall waiting to be set...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election period! In the tenth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC and her best friend, Marshall...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the thirteenth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.— KC and Marshall have tickets...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the third book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.— KC and her friend Marshall explore...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the eighth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—it's summertime, and KC and...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the twelfth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—a legend says that on a dead...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the fifth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—it's party time in Washington, D.C...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the first book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.— KC Corcoran always watches the news...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the seventh book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC and Marshall are thrilled to...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the fourth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC's mom is getting married...to...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the sixth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.— KC gets a front row seat to the...

From popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy comes a red, white, and blue mystery perfect for the election season! In the eleventh book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC and Marshall are painting a...