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Parel van China vertelt het indrukwekkende verhaal van twee meisjes uit compleet verschillende families in China die niet zonder elkaar kunnen. Naarmate ze ouder worden, gaat Wilg op in het maoïsme, terwijl Pearl een Nobelprijs wint voor haar schrijftalent. Hun vriendschap wordt op de proef gesteld wanneer de burgeroorlog uitbreekt en Pearl het land uit wordt gezet. Zelfs Wilg, een voorbeeldige communist, wordt gestraft voor haar vriendschap met Pearl. Zal de hechte vriendschap tussen de twee vrouwen standhouden, ondanks de pijn, oorlog en gevangenschap?

Van jongs af aan wordt Min grootgebracht met de leer van Mao Zedong en op zeventienjarige leeftijd, als oudste kind in de familie, werkt ze als soldaat bij de Kleine Rode Brigade. Ondanks de harde leefomstandigheden, wordt zij uitgekozen om een grote rol te spelen in een propagandafilm. Plotseling begeeft ze zich in de luxe filmwereld, maar ook die is zwaar en competitief.

Bloomsbury presents Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, read by Jennifer Sun Bell. **FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF PACHINKO** ‘This big, beguiling book has all the distinguishing marks of a Great American Novel..’ The Times ‘Exquisitely evoked.’ USA Today ‘Ambitious and...

Ashes and Sky is a deeply personal and powerful memoir about love, loss, and survival. When eighteen-year-old girl loses her beloved father in a tragic accident, her world shatters overnight. Thrust into adulthood, she becomes the backbone of her grieving family in Tehran, navigating silence, societal expectations, and the secret pain of a hidden trauma.

Beyond Grief: Lessons in Love, Healing, and Growth is a companion for anyone navigating loss. Through personal stories, soul reflections, and gentle healing practices, this book offers guidance back to yourself. More than grief, it's about transformation-remembering love, choosing growth, and finding light even in the darkest moments.

Reveals how Maata integrated her own experiences of trauma and colonialism with traditional Māori wisdom to develop modern teachings Shares Māori practices around birth, death, and healing, and Maata’s ritual of Kahu Whakatere to embrace bereavement, transition, and loss Tells...

A breath-taking YA fantasy, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Xiran Jay Zhao and R.F. Kuang Meet the Hakai Family Hellmakers: Purveyors of artisan hells and unlucky days to inflict upon your enemies. They'll make it personal... But for a price! Hyo Hakai is a hellmaker. But when a curse...

Surviving Hell is a harrowing account of Lieutenant Colonel William Miner, taken prisoner for 39 months after his unit surrendered to the Japanese on the island of Cebu, Philippines, during World War II. Despite losing every friend in his unit and suffering from torture and deprivation that would “warp men’s souls,” Bill Miner professed, “I am lucky. People fell beside me and people were blown apart beside me. Anywhere I went as a prisoner, I tried to be aware of the situation and use it the best I could to survive.”

The truth about the bloody battles fought to establish a nation For the first time, The Australian Wars brings what for too long has been considered the historical past into connection with its reverberations in the present. It is estimated up to 100,000 people died in the frontier wars that...

Aunque el 80% de los expertos aseguran que la belleza es cuestión de actitud y no de economía, los buenos productos son costosos. Sin embargo esta nueva tendencia de retornar a lo natural y al reencuentro con la tierra y con todo lo que nos rodea también nos ofrece la oportunidad de lucir...

For teens, young adults, and senior citizens, it’s time to recognize how childhood trauma has affected you—and how you can reclaim the best part of your life from the shadows it casts.

In a planned conspiracy to burn down major buildings in New York City during the Civil War, eight men of the Confederacy committed acts of terrorism. They attempted to destroy the city and claim it for the South by building a "Greek fire," which is stronger than regular fire because it is caused by chemical reactions.

Min W. Jung offers a new understanding of the neural basis of innovation in terms of humans' exceptional capacity for imagination and high-level abstraction. He provides an engaging account of recent advances in neuroscience that have shed light on the neural underpinnings of these profoundly important abilities. Jung examines key discoveries concerning the hippocampus and neural circuits that have demystified the processes underlying imagination and abstract thinking. He also considers how these capacities might have evolved as well as possible futures for intelligence.

A dazzling and ambitious debut novel that follows a cosmopolitan Shanghai household backward in time—beginning in 2040 and moving through our present and the recent past—exploring their secrets, their losses, and the ways a family makes and remakes itself across the years.

The prophecy came true. I lost my friends, my family, my home. Steve took everything away from me… but I’m not going to let him get away with this. Steve is an evil serial killer – who knows how many more lives will perish because of him? As long as he is alive, not a single mob is safe. With the help of a long-lost friend, Manny and I ventured into the Overworld in pursuit of justice. Meanwhile, a group of bloodthirsty and violent mobs called the pillagers has their eyes on us, looking for trouble.

In the daytime, in a meadow, sits a single rock, casting a single shadow, named Greem. He’d really like someone to talk to. But who? He writes one word on his lonely rock: “Hi” and hopes someone will see it. Sure enough, in the darkness of night, Shinbi finds the note! But who could have written it?

Orphaned at birth in South Korea, challenged with medical and developmental complications, and unadopted by age three, Min Soo’s hope of finding a home seems lost. But God chooses a family on the other side of the world who opens their home to this whirlwind of a child. Although Min Soo is dearly loved, his constant challenges tax his adoptive parents to the core. When he’s old enough to understand, Min Soo wonders if God has a purpose for “a child in a man’s body.” He comes to grips with the multiple obstacles he faces—except one.

One morning, an old woman brings the little Toymaker a candy tin she played with as a girl. The little Toymaker takes the tin and TA-DA! comes back with a sparkling new toy for the old lady. But it seems that what she truly wants was lost a long time ago. And it will take all the Toymaker's skill, magic, and empathy to bring it back for her.

Eat to Climb is a comprehensive guide to nutrition for climbers. Whether you're a weekend warrior or a seasoned pro, this book will help you cut through the noise of nutrition fads and make informed, confident decisions about fuelling your body. The book is split into two sections – principles and methods.

Colorado, New Mexico und Berlin: Die Wirtschaftskrise erschüttert die Welt und stellt die Breitenbachs vor nie gekannte Herausforderungen. Felix trifft eine folgenschwere Entscheidung und steht jäh vor den Scherben seines Lebens. Unterdessen ist es für Sam und Gracie, die sowohl europäische als auch indigene Wurzeln haben, Zeit, die Weichen für ihre Zukunft zu stellen. Während Sam mit falschen Anschuldigungen kämpft, ringt Gracie mit ihrer Identität zwischen zwei Welten.