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Sally Jay Gorce is a woman with a mission. It’s the 1950s, she’s young, and she’s in Paris. Having dyed her hair pink, she wears evening dresses in the daytime and vows to go native in a way not even the natives can manage. Embarking on an educational program that includes an affair with a married man (which fizzles out when she realizes he’s single and wants to marry her); nights in cabarets and jazz clubs in the company of assorted “citizens of the world”; an entanglement with a charming psychopath; and a bit part in a film financed by a famous matador.

Il padre di Sofia vive in Sudafrica: attratto dagli squali, li studia e fotografa con passione, avvicinandosi a loro con coraggiosa incoscienza. Via mail racconta a Sofia i suoi incontri da brivido e le invia foto spettacolari dal fascino unico. Anche le persone che incontra Sofia, a cominciare dal marito Nicola e da sua madre, sono affascinanti come gli squali, e possono avere reazioni ugualmente pericolose.

1943. Alice Fafard, vingt ans, étudie à l’École normale pour devenir enseignante. Elle suit avec un mélange de résignation et de désenchantement une voie déjà toute tracée. Son Brevet obtenu, elle cherche un poste dans une école de la région, en attendant de trouver un prétendant en cette époque où les hommes de son âge se font rares. Pourtant, derrière ses airs tranquilles se cache une grande passionnée de mathématiques, un domaine dans lequel elle excelle. Plus que tout, Alice veut vivre pleinement, goûter à la liberté au-delà des limites imposées aux femmes.

Isla Larsen Sanchez's life begins to unravel when her father passes away. Instead of being comforted at home in New Jersey, her mother starts leaving her in Puerto Rico with her great-aunt each summer, like a piece of forgotten luggage. It is only when Isla turns eighteen, and her grandmother, a great storyteller, dies, that Isla discovers she has a gift. The tales of dead family storytellers are brought back to life, replaying themselves over and over in front of her.

‘Beautiful … Incredibly moving’ ANN PATCHETT ‘Sun-saturated prose’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘A rich tale you can’t put down’ iNEWS ‘Deeply satisfying … beautifully written’ POLLY SAMSON A family secret. A new love. The chance to start again. Margaret's childhood is one of Saturday...

Undaunted by Knox's complicated history with sexual addiction, McKenna pushes forward in her relationship with this deliciously flawed man. She experiences the highest highs as they discover each other, along with the lowest lows, and worries that his past may not be entirely behind him. But when a complication from her own past demands attention, she's forced to decide where their relationship is headed, and everything she thought she knew is questioned.

In this third and final installment of the much loved When I Break series, Knox and McKenna's relationship has reached a critical impasse. The mistakes and secrets of their pasts have caught up to them and threaten their future happiness. Can McKenna trust that Knox's sexual addiction is behind him and make a life with this beautifully troubled man? And when Knox reveals the full truth about his past, will McKenna be able to put her own fears aside and accept him?

Marthe Adler dreams of making history as a great violinist. But in 1905 Germany, tradition and deep-seated prejudice against women musicians stand in her way. To make matters worse, her beloved father’s sudden death shatters her family’s comfortable life, pushing them to the edge of poverty.

'It gets faster and more fascinating by the page' – Conn Iggulden, author of Empire An epic coming-of-age fantasy inspired by mythology and the Iron Age, Malice by John Gwynne is the first in The Faithful and the Fallen series. Perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin. Young Corban watches...

The cult classic that can still change your life… Let the dice decide! When a bored psychologist hands over all of his decisions to chance, making choices on the roll of a die, he transforms his life – and the world. Because when you follow the dice, anything can happen. Entertaining...

Claudia è solitaria ma sicura di sé, stravagante, si veste da uomo. Francesco è acceso e frenato da una fede dogmatica e al tempo stesso incerta. Lei lo provoca: lo sai che tua madre e mio padre sono amanti? Ma negli occhi di quel ragazzo remissivo intravede una scintilla in cui si riconosce. Da quel momento non si lasciano più. A Claudia però la provincia sta stretta, fugge appena può, prima Londra, poi Milano e infine Berlino, la capitale europea della trasgressione; Francesco resta fermo e scava dentro di sé.

One woman learns the secrets of the five Jaeger brothers in the new romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas. On the other side of town, in the dark glades, under the rain… Macon is the oldest. Thirty-one. Ex-Marine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile. Army is...

Growing up, life is idyllic for Lily Rose Cates due to one constant - her father's love. But in her 16th summer, all that changes without warning. There begins Lily's struggle to find herself and the life she's lost...Marriage promises fulfillment, but her happily-ever-after barely survives the honeymoon. Her husband's sophisticated façade hides a brooding man with even darker secrets. When all illusions shatter, Lily must make hard choices - abandon her husband or risk losing much more than her marriage. 

En el instante en que su madre fallece, el amanecer se convierte en algo inalcanzable para Gabriel. Desde la azotea del hospital, donde trata de encontrar las respuestas que necesita, cree vislumbrar alguna flotando en los labios rojos —tan rojos como Marte— de Sam, que está librando su propia batalla a tan solo unos metros, en el edificio de enfrente. Para muchos, lo que visten bajo la piel es una cárcel sin barrotes. En eso va pensando Noboa mientras pasea por Madrid en busca de su propia libertad, cuando Iván lo encuentra a él. A su lado descubre lo que es sentir de verdad.

Elisa Levi's That's All I Know explores the toll of caring for those who cannot care for themselves, the fear of the unknown that anchors people to unfulfilling lives, and the bravery it takes to stop deceiving oneself, to give in to longing.

To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. NATIONAL BESTSELLER An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice—now with bonus material including two never-before-seen...

'Wonderfully drawn characters you really root for . . . a delightfully uplifting story' – Mike Gayle, author of All the Lonely People When an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen become each other's only hope of getting their lives back on track, what can possibly go wrong? Alfred...

Earth-scientist Rocannon has been leading an ethnological survey on a remote world populated by three native races: the cavern-dwelling Gdemiar, the elvish Fiia, and the warrior clan, Liuar. But when the technologically primitive planet is suddenly invaded by a fleet of ships from the stars, rebels against the League of All Worlds, Rocannon is the only survey member left alive. Marooned among alien peoples, he leads the battle to free this newly discovered world - and finds that legends grow around him as he fights.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Nicola Coughlan, known for her starring roles as Clare Devlin in Derry Girls and Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Ros Ballaster. Jane Austen's subtle and witty novel of...

Brought to you by Penguin. A BEST DEBUT OF 2024 BY BB The instant Sunday Times bestseller Yorkshire, 1979 Maggie Thatcher is prime minister, drainpipe jeans are in, and Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South. Because of the murders. Leaving Yorkshire and her best...