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Dartmoor, 1914. Twenty-four-year-old Marianne Warrington is in danger of being left on the shelf. That's what her mother says, and that’s precisely how she wants it. She has her future mapped out, and it doesn’t include marriage or babies. Instead, she vows to devote herself to rearing horses on her parents’ farm. Then World War One breaks out, and the Warringtons’ peaceful existence is shattered forever. Amid the chaos, Marianne seizes her chance to prove she’s more than just a spinster.

Dartmoor, 1914. Grace Dannings is a farmer’s daughter, but she dreams of making her mark as a London Suffragette. Too bad she’s stuck in Walkhampton, the sleepy village where she was born. As a child, she could escape to the wheelwright’s mill. Spellbound, she’d watch labourers hammer iron and timber into wheels. Now she’s a woman and nothing about the village feels like home. The men are brutish, the women afraid of change. Perhaps she could have married Martin, the mill owner’s son. But society says she’s not good enough.

On the run, Milla must find a way to survive. Her desperate escape was just the beginning. The lives of Old Tritoners are at stake. If Milla doesn't fight back, innocent people will die. Caught up in a dangerous war, Milla uncovers what's really going on. But she can't stop it alone. What will happen when Cale learns she lied to him about who - and what - she is?

Maya planned to come to the sand planet, find her missing friend Cat, and go back to her life as a stew on a star cruiser. But when she arrives, Cat is gone. That wouldn’t be so bad, but then her own chances of leaving the planet are destroyed. Now she’s stuck on the primitive planet, and someone is doing their best to keep her there—and hold her captive.

La palabra fauces suele usarse en plural para referirse al hocico de las fieras, desde el paladar hasta el cuello. Pero si le quitamos la letra final, su sentido se enrarece y, por asociación, surge un solo borde afilado e incapaz de tragar. Más o menos así se siente el duelo de la mujer que habla en este libro, atrapada en un umbral lejos del mundo.

Malaysia 1921. Lesley Hamlyn lebt das äußerlich angenehme und gleichförmige Leben einer Frau der britischen Kolonialgesellschaft. Mit dem Eintreffen von Willie Somerset Maugham, einem alten Freund ihres Ehemanns Robert, kehrt Lebendigkeit in das Haus zurück und Erlebnisse der Vergangenheit drängen an die Oberfläche. Somerset Maugham ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt ein berühmter Schriftsteller, jedoch getrieben von Sorgen und Ängsten.

El sueño de la joven Eileen es ser cantante. Su deseo es unirse al grupo de artistas itinerantes que visitan su pueblo cada equinoccio. Por contra, sus padres se lo han prohibido, pues creen que ese oficio no es apropiado para la hija de un gobernante. Sin embargo, ella no está de acuerdo y decide emprender un viaje en solitario para encontrar al grupo de artistas y conseguir al fin su libertad. Para ello, debe atravesar el «Río Misterioso», una gran masa de agua temida por todos los aldeanos, pues es tan extensa que nadie sabe qué hay más allá.

Meet Olivia, a savvy personal shopper with a knack for avoiding commitment and a dreaded annual party to dodge. Her mother's swanky New Year's Eve bash is as unavoidable as her parents' questions about her personal life. Enter Ruune, a charming alien prince with a reputation for loving and leaving across the galaxy. His arrival in New York could cause issues for the Valorian's new treaty with Earth, especially if he starts breaking hearts.

A trip to the pet shop causes a woman to have recurring nightmares about hamsters and she becomes convinced that her apartment is haunted by hamsters...

KATIE CHEN, 16, lives in the unremarkable suburb of Narre Warren in Australia with her somewhat reclusive Malaysian father. Coming to Australia when she was 5 and losing her mother at 7, she has always struggled with issues of identity.One day, she goes back to Malaysia for her grandmother’s...

The field of human sexuality is one of ever-increasing complexity, particularly for Christian therapists and psychologists seeking to be faithful to Scripture, informed by science, and sensitive to culture. In Sexuality and Sex Therapy, Mark Yarhouse and Erica Tan offer a survey and appraisal of this field from a Christian perspective, grounding sex therapy in the biblical affirmation of physicality and the redemptive purposes of human life.

Wie kann man weiterleben, wenn das Glück verloren scheint? Seit sie von ihrem Mann für die beste Freundin verlassen wurde, fühlt sich Maylis wie im freien Fall. Halt findet sie nur bei ihrer Arbeit in dem Feinkostladen Radtke. In dieser kleinen Welt, die aus einer anderen Zeit zu stammen scheint, begegnet sie Menschen, die ihre Gedanken zum Tanzen bringen: eine mondäne Theater-Diva, ein chronisch abgebrannter Student, eine junge Frau, die mit Tränen in den Augen an ihre verflossene Liebe denkt ... Langsam, ganz langsam, erwacht in Maylis wieder die Neugier auf das Abenteuer, das man Leben nennt.

«Un libro eminentemente práctico y útil para transitar con elegancia por la temida menopausia». —Anna Freixas, autora bestseller de Nuestra menopausia ¿Qué hacer con los sofocos? ¿Es normal que vuelva la regla después de tanto tiempo (¡y justo el día que usas pantalones blancos!)?...

Now is the time to fight to be heard ... A gripping, uplifting story of love, change and hope at one of the most turbulent times in history - and the battle that changed the future for women forever, inspired by a true story. 1907, London. As the winds of change sweep across the world in the new...

""Treacherously beautiful and dazzlingly romantic. This book will steal your breath and your heart!"" – Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon A Broken Heart A young ruler must forge a delicate alliance with the enigmatic God of War to protect her kingdom in this...

Jade has the life she always wanted: a husband and three perfect children. She's happy. Except, recently that isn't enough. Then she unexpectedly finds herself reconnecting with Christina, an old friend from university, and she starts to feel like herself again. As the women become closer, and Christina needs a place to stay, Jade welcomes her into their chaotic family home. But when Jade discovers a suspicious text on her husband's phone, she soon starts questioning those around her.

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero’s quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and...

Daniel had a hard time when his parents split up and his dad started working abroad. He had to move and start at a new school, but things changed for the better when he started playing football for the Haybrook Rockets. This season the team are in with a chance of winning the Championship, but just as things are looking up for Daniel his dad comes back and the only time he can meet up is a Saturday morning – when Daniel plays football. He doesn’t want to let his dad or his team down, so what is Daniel going to do?

Dvanáctiletý Warren XIII. je dědicem rodinného hotelu, kde pracuje jako jediný poslíček, údržbář, hubitel, pokojský a kluk pro všechno. Jenže to není obyčejný hotel! Děje se v něm jedna podivnější věc než druhá – no, řekněte sami: V kotelně žije tvor se spoustou chapadel, zahradním bludištěm se plíží přízračná dívka, z tety Annakondy i jejích sester Trriangely a Ortogony se vyklubou čarodějnice a mezi záhadnými hosty narazíte třeba na muže, který je od hlavy až k patě celý zafačovaný a dorozumívá se prostřednictvím kartiček. A někde v domě se navíc skrývá kouzelný poklad známý jako Vševidoucí oko.

Xingyin, die Tochter der Mondgöttin, lebt allein mit ihrer Mutter auf dem Mond. Sie ahnt nicht, dass sie dort zum eigenen Schutz vor dem Himmlischen Kaiser versteckt wird, der einst ihre Mutter dorthin verbannte. Doch als Xingyins magischen Kräfte erwachen, ist sie gezwungen, ihre Mutter zurückzulassen. Eines Tages, so schwört sich die Tochter der Mondgöttin auf ihrer Flucht, will sie ihre Mutter retten – koste es, was es wolle. Ihr Weg führt Xingyin ins Himmlische Königreich.