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In Memoriam - Alice Winn

10.400 Lesepunkte

The Bee Sting - Paul Murray

10.400 Lesepunkte

  • WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2023

    It was only because Gaunt knew he might die, that he could be so reckless as to kiss him.

    'Assured, affecting and moving. Alice Winn has written a devastating love story between two young men on the Western Front' MAGGIE O'FARRELL, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HAMNET

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    In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that his best friend is in love with him, always has been.

    When Gaunt's mother asks him to enlist in the British army to protect the family from anti-German attacks, he signs up immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings. But Ellwood and their classmates soon follow him into the horrors of trenches. Though Ellwood and Gaunt find fleeting moments of solace in one another, their friends are dying in front of them, and at any moment they could be next.

    An epic tale of the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip, In Memoriam is a breathtaking debut.

    THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, March 2023

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    'One of the best debuts I've read in recent years: immersive, rousing, tender and devastating . . . please rush out and buy it' ELIZABETH DAY

    'BIRDSONG for a new generation' JOANNA QUINN, AUTHOR OF THE WHALEBONE THEATRE

    'Like looking at a black and white photograph which has been colourised . . . I was completely absorbed, moved, and transported' CLAIRE FULLER, AUTHOR OF UNSETTLED GROUND

    'When was the last time characters in a novel seemed so real to me, so cherishable, so alive?' GARTH GREENWELL, AUTHOR OF CLEANNESS and WHAT BELONGS TO YOU

    'A vivid rendering of love and frontline brutality in the first world war . . . In Memoriam is at once epic and intimate, humorous and profound, a vivid rendering of the madness and legacy of the first world war as seen through the lens of a schoolboy love affair' Observer

    'A tender, affecting debut . . . Winn strikingly evokes the torment and brutality of life of the front' The Times

    'Propulsive, visceral and heartrending . . . I can't remember the last time I was this invested in a love story' Sunday Telegraph

    'A genuine page-turner' Sunday Times

    'In Memoriam is gripping, tender, immersive and, most of all, completely unforgettable' i, Fiction Pick of the Month

    'Alice Winn's devastating debut will smash your heart to smithereens . . . as thousands of young men die in the most horrific of ways, Gaunt and Ellwood attempt to survive the slaughter and keep their love alive' Daily Mail

    'IN MEMORIAM is the story of a great tragedy, but it is also a moving portrait of young love, and there is often a lightness to the book, even humor. It's a difficult balancing act, but one that Winn, who is erudite, fast talking and very funny, pulls off' New York Times

    EAN: 9780241567838

  • WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2023

    WINNER OF AN POST IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE WRITERS' PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024

    ONE OF SARAH JESSICA PARKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023

    Book of the Year 2023 according to New York Times, New Yorker, The Sunday Times, The Economist, Observer, Guardian, Washington Post, Lit Hub, TIME magazine, Irish Times, The Oldie, Daily Mail, i Paper, Independent, The Standard, The Times, Kirkus, Daily Express, City A.M.

    'A tragicomic triumph. You won't read a sadder, truer, funnier novel this year' Guardian

    The Barnes family are in trouble. Until recently they ran the biggest business in town, now they're teetering on the brink of bankruptcy - and that's just the start of their problems. Dickie and Imelda's marriage is hanging by a thread; straight-A student Cass is careening off the rails; PJ is hopelessly in debt to the school bully. Meanwhile the ghosts of old mistakes are rising out of the past to meet them, but everyone's too wrapped up in the present to see the danger looming . . .

    'Generous, immersive, sharp-witted and devastating; the sort of novel that becomes a friend for life' Financial Times

    'Paul Murray [is] the undisputed reigning champion of epic Irish tragicomedy' Spectator

    'An instant classic' Washington Post

    '[An] astute, remorselessly funny novel' Daily Mirror

    'A wagyu steak of a novel . . . A classic in the mode of The Corrections' The Times

    EAN: 9780241984406

The Patriarchs - Angela Saini

11.300 Lesepunkte

The Myth of Normal - Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté

12.700 Lesepunkte

  • SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023

    A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR FOR POLITICS 2023

    'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book' Sathnam Sanghera

    'By thinking about gendered inequality as rooted in something unalterable within us, we fail to see it for what it is: something more fragile that has had to be constantly remade and reasserted.'

    In this bold and radical book, award-winning science journalist Angela Saini goes in search of the true roots of gendered oppression, uncovering a complex history of how male domination became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from prehistory into the present.

    Travelling to the world's earliest known human settlements, analysing the latest research findings in science and archaeology, and tracing cultural and political histories from the Americas to Asia, she overturns simplistic universal theories to show that what patriarchy is and how far it goes back really depends on where you are.

    Despite the push back against sexism and exploitation in our own time, even revolutionary efforts to bring about equality have often ended in failure and backlash. Saini ends by asking what part we all play - women included - in keeping patriarchal structures alive, and why we need to look beyond the old narratives to understand why it persists in the present.

    EAN: 9780008418144

  • We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world?

    Mental illness is on an unstoppable rise. Some 45% of Europeans suffer high blood pressure, and nearly 70% of Americans take at least one prescription drug. Illness and trauma are defining how we live.

    In his new masterpiece, renowned physician, addiction expert and author Gabor Maté dissects the underlying causes of this malaise - physical and emotional, and connects the dots between our personal suffering and the pressures of modern-day living. Over four decades of clinical experience, Dr Maté has found that the common definition of 'normal' is false: virtually all disease is actually a natural reflection of life in an abnormal culture, as we grow further and further apart from our true selves. But he also shows us the pathway to reconnection and healing.

    Filled with stories of people in the grip of illness or in the triumphant wake of recovery, this life-affirming book shows how true health is possible - if we are willing to embrace authenticity above social expectations. The Myth of Normal is Gabor Maté's most ambitious, compassionate and urgent book yet.

    EAN: 9781785042737

Knife - Salman Rushdie

14.800 Lesepunkte

Slow Productivity - Cal Newport

14.800 Lesepunkte

  • From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him

    Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art - and finding the strength to stand up again.

    EAN: 9781787334809

  • ~ Do Fewer Things. Work at a Natural Pace. Obsess over Quality. ~

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, a groundbreaking philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload

    Our current definition of productivity is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are these really our only choices?

    Long before the arrival of pinging inboxes and clogged schedules, history's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this timely and provocative book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to radically transform our modern jobs. Drawing from deep research on the habits and mindsets of a varied cast of storied thinkers from Galileo and Isaac Newton, to Jane Austen and Georgia O Keefe Newport lays out the key principles of slow productivity, a more sustainable alternative to the aimless overwhelm that defines our current moment. Combining cultural criticism with systematic pragmatism, Newport deconstructs the absurdities inherent in standard notions of productivity, and then provides step-by-step advice for cultivating a slower, more humane alternative.

    From the aggressive rethinking of workload management, to introducing seasonal variation, to shifting your performance toward long-term quality, Slow Productivity provides a roadmap for escaping overload and arriving instead at a more timeless approach to pursuing meaningful accomplishment. The world of work is due for a new revolution. Slow productivity is exactly what we need.

    EAN: 9780593719435

romance

The Dixon Rule - Elle Kennedy

6.500 Lesepunkte

Not in Love- Ali Hazelwood

9.800 Lesepunkte

  • The second in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U.

    'I told them I had a girlfriend.'

    I start to laugh. 'This is the greatest day of my life.'

    'Oh, it gets better, Dixon. I told them it was you.'

    Diana Dixon has a lot going on this summer. She's rehearsing for a ballroom dance competition, juggling two jobs, and dealing with an ex-boyfriend who can't take the hint it's over. Yet despite all that, she still has plenty of time and energy to tell Shane Lindley to screw off.

    Shane just moved into her apartment building and seems dedicated to sleeping his way through her entire cheerleading squad. Sure, he's a tall, gorgeous hockey player, but he's messing with her turf. This calls for some ground rules: no parties in her apartment, leave her teammates alone, and - most importantly - leave her alone.

    What Diana doesn't realize is that Shane's sick of hook-ups and tired of being on the rebound after his long-term girlfriend called it quits. He wants a relationship. And when his ex comes back into the picture, he pretends he has one to make her jealous . . . and who better to play the girlfriend role than his sassy new neighbour?

    Despite Diana's reluctance to break her rule, a fake relationship is the perfect solution for her own ex issues, and soon she can't deny something is sizzling between her and Shane. Something hot and completely unexpected.

    And it might just be getting a little too real.

    EAN: 9780349439525

  • A forbidden, secret affair proves that all's fair in love and science - from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

    Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down.

    Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through - and he's a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman who's off-limits to him.

    Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business - one that plays for keeps.

    EAN: 9781408728901

Funny Story - Emily Henry

10.000 Lesepunkte

More than a Best Friend - Emma R. Alban

10.800 Lesepunkte

  • A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Emily Henry

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    Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story.

    That is until it became the prologue to his actual love story with his childhood bestie, Petra.

    Which is how Daphne ends up rooming with her total opposite and the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra's ex, Miles.

    As expected, it's not a match made in heaven - that is until one night, while tossing back tequilas, they form a plan.

    And if it involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their adventures together, well, who could blame them?

    But it's all just for show, of course, because there's no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé's new fiancée's ex . . . right?

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    'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us

    'The master of witty repartee' Daily Mail

    'Emily Henry never fails to deliver great banter and a romance to swoon over' Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the Six

    'I've loved every single one of her books more than the previous, to the point that I cannot wait to see what her next title will do to me!' Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

    'Emily Henry's books are a gift, the perfect balance between steamy and sweet' V. E Schwab, GALLANT

    'Nobody does it quite like Emily Henry' Casey McQuiston, RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE

    'Our generation's answer to Nora Ephron' Sophie Cousens, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR

    'My newest automatic-buy author' Jodi Picoult, WISH YOU WERE HERE

    'Emily Henry has become one of my favourite authors' Beth O'Leary, THE FLATSHARE

    'As a storyteller, Henry is in a class of her own' Elle Kennedy, THE DEAL

    EAN: 9780241624142

  • 'Gives us all the top tier wit, spice, and swoons.... One to watch!' Evie Dunmore

    Love is more than just a game for two.

    It's 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street.

    Gwen, on the other hand, is on her fourth season and counting, with absolutely no intention of finding a husband, possibly ever. She has plenty of security as the only daughter of a rakish earl, from whom she's inherited her penchant for drinking too much and dancing 'til dawn.

    Beth and Gwen are enchanted with each other on sight. And it doesn't take long for Gwen to hatch her latest scheme: rather than join the husband hunt, they should set up Gwen's father and Beth's newly-widowed mother.

    They had a fling years ago, after all...

    Can Beth and Gwen find a way to defy convention and be together? And will their parents find love along the way too?

    A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other-the lesbian Bridgerton you never knew you needed!

    EAN: 9781405966122

fantasy

The Prisoner's Throne - Holly Black

9.200 Lesepunkte

The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo

9.500 Lesepunkte

  • The highly anticipated conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology by #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Holly Black.

    The highly anticipated conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology by no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Holly Black.

    An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.

    Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude ready to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, should Oak attempt to regain the trust of the girl he's always loved, or remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign - even if it means ending Wren too...

    With war looming and treachery lurking in every corner, neither Oak's guile nor his wit will be enough to keep everyone he loves alive. He will have some terrible choices to make.

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning blood-soaked conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.

    EAN: 9781471415227

  • 'A richly imagined, intricate tale of magic and intrigue' DEBORAH HARKNESS, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches

    'A wonderful, transporting ride through history... a deeply romantic novel' KATHERINE ARDEN, bestselling author of The Bear and The Nightingale

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    FATE CAN BE CHANGED.

    CURSES CAN BE BROKEN.

    In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.

    Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry - even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.

    From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a bewitching novel, brimming with peril in a world where a woman's ambition can prove deadly.

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    PRAISE FOR LEIGH BARDUGO'S BOOKS

    'A tour de force of suspenseful pacing and empathetic writing' THE NEW YORK TIMES

    'Simultaneously elegant and grotesque, eerie and earthbound' WASHINGTON POST

    'Impossible to put down' STEPHEN KING

    'A pacey read with electric prose' INDEPENDENT

    'Sultry, sweeping, picturesque' USA TODAY

    EAN: 9780241655313

One For My Enemy - Olivie Blake

9.800 Lesepunkte

Winter's Gifts - Ben Aaronovitch

9.800 Lesepunkte

  • In the magical underworld of Manhattan, two rival witch families vie for ultimate control of the city. When a tragic event escalates the fraught conflict, old loyalties and long-held grudges will be tested, as everyone is forced to pick a side. From Olivie Blake, bestselling author of The Atlas Six.

    From the internationally bestselling author of The Atlas Six, One For My Enemy is a spellbinding Romeo and Juliet retelling of witches, magic and intrigue.

    'Sign me up for anything she writes' - Cosmopolitan

    In New York City, two rival witch families fight for the upper hand.

    The Antonova sisters are beautiful, cunning and ruthless. But their underground narcotics business is threatened by their long-standing adversaries, the Fedorov brothers.

    For twelve years, the families have maintained a fraught stalemate. Then everything is thrown into disarray. Bad blood carries them to the brink of disaster, even as a forbidden romance blossoms between two opposing sides. Yet the heirs still struggle for power, and internal conflicts could rot each family from within. That is, if the enmity between empires doesn't destroy both sides first.

    One For My Enemy is an irresistible, romantic tale of ambition, sacrifice and the enduring power of family legacies, set in the criminal underbelly of magical Manhattan.

    This paperback edition includes interior illustrations from Little Chmura and the bonus short story 'Love Language'.

    EAN: 9781035011599

  • The brand new novella in the Sunday Times #1 bestselling Rivers of London series.

    THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY ACROSS THE POND...

    When ex-FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an 'X-Ray Sierra India' incident, the operator doesn't understand. He tells them to pass it up the chain till someone does.

    That person is Special Agent Kimberley Reynolds. Arriving in snowbound Northern Wisconsin, she finds that a tornado has flattened half the town - and there's no sign of Henderson.

    Things soon go from weird to worse, as neighbours report unsettling sightings, key evidence goes missing, and the snow keeps rising - cutting off the town, with no way in or out...

    As the clues lead to the coldest of cold cases - a cursed expedition into the frozen wilderness - Reynolds follows a trail from the start of the American nightmare, to the horror that still lives on today...

    PRAISE FOR BEN AARONOVITCH & THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES:

    'Highly entertaining' SUNDAY EXPRESS

    'Charming, witty, exciting' THE INDEPENDENT

    'Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters' NICK FROST

    'Funny and wildly inventive' MAIL ON SUNDAY

    EAN: 9781473224384

thriller/crime

The Secret - Lee Child, Andrew Child

7.800 Lesepunkte

The Exchange - John Grisham

8.600 Lesepunkte

  • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher!

    A string of mysterious deaths. A long-classified mission. A young MP with nothing to lose.

    1992. All across the United States respectable, upstanding citizens are showing up dead. These deaths could be accidents, and they don t appear to be connected until a fatal fall from a high-floor window attracts some unexpected attention.

    That attention comes from the secretary of defense. All of a sudden he wants an interagency task force to investigate. And he wants Jack Reacher as the army s representative. If Reacher gets a result, great. If not, he s a convenient fall guy.

    But office politics isn’t Reacher s thing. Three questions quickly emerge: Who s with him, who s against him, and will the justice he dispenses be the official kind . . . or his own kind?

    EAN: 9780593871454

  • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm.

    What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America's favorite storyteller. It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications and once again endangers his colleagues, friends, and family. Mitch has become a master at staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there's nowhere to hide.

    EAN: 9780593688441

A Chateau Under Siege - Martin Walker

9.800 Lesepunkte

The Things We Do To Our Friends - Heather Darwent

9.800 Lesepunkte

  • France's favourite country cop, Bruno, faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the people he protects. Loved by millions, the Dordogne Mysteries are the perfect mix of mystery and escapism.

    The event of the Périgord tourist season is the re-enactment of the liberation of the historic town of Sarlat from the English in 1370. But it all goes wrong when the man playing the part of the victorious French general collapses in a pool of blood.

    The question for chief of police Bruno is was this an accident - or deliberate? The stakes rise when Bruno learns that the man, Kerquelin, was running Frenchelon, the secret French electronic intelligence base nearby, after being recruited from a brilliant Silicon Valley career.

    As he investigates, Bruno discovers that Kerquelin's wound was faked, that he is alive and well and secretly negotiating a massive deal to build a semi-conductor industry in France. But then a whole new and dangerous player emerges, determined to nip the deal in the bud

    EAN: 9781529413724

  • 'Satisfyingly dark, cleverly plotted and pleasingly Donna Tarttish' Emma Flint, Little Deaths

    'Seamlessly blends Gone Girl and Promising Young Woman. Smart, sophisticated, seductive' S J Watson, Before I Go To Sleep

    Sunday Times Bestseller

    Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2023

    Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize

    One of Cosmopolitan's Best Books for 2023

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    In there, them, us, it's everything you've ever wanted, and you're going to love it.

    I promise. I'll look after you.

    All her life Clare has never fit in.

    So when she arrives at Edinburgh University, she seizes the chance to reinvent herself.

    Then she meets Tabitha who is everything she's not: charismatic, dazzling and intimidatingly wealthy.

    Soon Clare is sucked into Tabitha's enigmatic circle of friends, and it's all she hoped it would be. Until it's not.

    Because they are not all they seem.

    And they've been waiting for Clare.

    With friends like these, who needs enemies?

    An intoxicating feminist page-turner with shades of The Secret History and Promising Young Woman, this novel will take youon a journey from Edinburgh's dazzling spires to the dripping staircases and dark alleyways of its underbelly.

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    'Startlingly lovely, like a fine, dark silk shivering on your skin' Julia Heaberlin, We Are All the Same in the Dark

    'Perfect for fans of dark academia stories like The Secret History and If We Were Villains' Cosmopolitan

    'A deeply compelling story of friendships turned rotten' Rosemary Hennigan, The Truth Will Out

    'Darwent has a great career as a thriller writer ahead of her' Sunday Times

    'Dark academia and twisted friendships in gothic Edinburgh - what more could you want?' Cailean Steed, Home

    'Creepy yet compulsive, this impressive novel will stay with you long after reading' Heat

    'Dark and compulsive, this will have you turning the pages late into the night' Sarah Bonner, Her Perfect Twin

    'Themes of obsession, revenge and desire collide in a twisty, dark and delicious feminist thriller' Big Issue

    'An intriguing and complex heroine' Phoebe Wynne, Madam

    'Darwent keeps the reader guessing. Any time the balance of power appears to settle, the plot takes another twist' Scotland on Sunday

    'Such an immersive, surprising, impressive debut' Niamh Hargan, Twelve Days In May

    'Power, privilege and the most toxic of friendships. All set against the stunning backdrop of Edinburgh' Carys Jones, The List

    Sunday Times bestseller, January 2023

    EAN: 9780241993798

younger readers

The Reappearance of Rachel Price - Holly Jackson

7.000 Lesepunkte

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan

7.800 Lesepunkte

  • From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl s Guide to Murder series and Five Survive comes a gripping thriller following one teen s search for the truth about her mother s shocking disappearance and even more shocking reappearance during the filming of a true crime documentary.

    Lights. Camera. Lies.

    Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on.

    But the case is dredged up from the past when the Price family agrees to a true crime documentary. Bel can t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.

    Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isn t sure it s real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And could she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .

    From world-renowned author Holly Jackson comes a mind-blowing masterpiece about one girl s search for the truth, and the terror in finding out who your family really is.

    EAN: 9780593810460

  • Rick Riordan, dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times number-one bestselling book series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase, based on Norse mythology. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, won the Red House Children's Book Award and is now a blockbuster film franchise starring Logan Lerman.

    To learn more about Rick and his books, you can visit him at www.rickriordan.co.uk or follow him on Twitter @camphalfblood.

    EAN: 9780141346809

Here We Are - Oliver Jeffers

8.600 Lesepunkte

The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist - Sophie Gonzales

9.200 Lesepunkte

  • The phenomenal international bestseller from Oliver Jeffers - with incredible illustrations - the perfect gift for families and children

    #1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 TIME Best Book of the Year for 2017!

    The exquisite and thought-provoking new book from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling picture book creator of Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers.

    #1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 TIME Best Book of the Year for 2017!

    The exquisite and thought-provoking new book from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling picture book creator of Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers.

    Well, hello.

    And welcome to this Planet.

    We call it Earth.

    Our world can be a bewildering place, especially if you've only just got here. Your head will be filled with questions, so let's explore what makes our planet and how we live on it. From land and sky, to people and time, these notes can be your guide and start you on your journey. And you'll figure lots of things out for yourself. Just remember to leave notes for everyone else... Some things about our planet are pretty complicated, but things can be simple, too: you've just got to be kind.

    Here We Are is the utterly heartfelt new book from Oliver Jeffers. We're glad you found it.

    "An optimistic snapshot of contemporary life, this heartfelt hug of a book ought to become a classic" The Guardian

    EAN: 9780008266172

  • What happens when the fictional 'perfect guy' comes to life and is convinced you're his soulmate?

    While her parents are away for the week, sixteen-year-old Ivy Winslow plans on binge-watching her favourite TV show and hanging out with her best friend, Henry. But things quickly go downhill on the very first morning, when Ivy wakes up to find Weston, the gorgeous lead character of her favourite show, in her bedroom.

    And, oh yeah, he thinks that she's his soulmate.

    Ivy realizes that her writing has somehow brought Weston as she's imagined him to life, and now he's living out her fanfiction dreams. But those fairytale dreams soon turn into disasters.

    Mack, Ivy's best-friend-turned-enemy who lives next door, and Henry get involved and the three of them need to figure out why Weston is here and how to get rid of him.

    As Ivy and Mack grow closer again, old feelings resurface and they finally face the fallout of their broken friendship, and question if they've both secretly always wanted something more . . .

    The new sapphic YA friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel from bestselling author Sophie Gonzales, with her trademark humour and heart.

    EAN: 9781444964653

The Lighthouse at the World's End - Amy Sparkes

9.300 Lesepunkte

Sisters of Sword and Shadow - Laura Bates

15.000 Lesepunkte

  • Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny final book in the House at the Edge of Magic series.

    Nine and her friends are headed to the mortal realm in search of the only thing that will shake a very tricky witch off their tail: a priceless stargold locket. It lies hidden in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures, guarded by Nine's old foe - the formidable gangmaster of all the thieflings in London.

    Even if Nine can get her hands on the locket, the friends must find a way to release its power - and for that they must travel through the World Between Worlds to the lighthouse on the Isle of Illusion, where nothing is quite as it seems...

    EAN: 9781529512632

  • What if the Knights of the Round Table had been women? An epic fantasy from the UK's leading and bestselling feminist writer Laura Bates - perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.

    What if the Knights of the Round Table had a female counterpart? An epic Arthurian fantasy reimagining from the UK's leading and bestselling feminist writer, Laura Bates, for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.

    'An interesting thing happens, when a man is defeated in combat by a woman . . . He tells nobody.'

    Destined for an arranged marriage, Cass dreams of freedom. So when a fierce and beautiful leather clad woman rides up and offers to take her away, Cass doesn't hesitate to join her. She is introduced to the Sisters of Sword and Shadow - a group of female knights training to fight, protect their community and right the wrongs of men. Drawn into a world of ancient feuds, glorious battles, and deadly intrigue, Cass soon discovers she holds a power that could change not only her own fate but that of her entire sisterhood.

    Introducing Laura Bates' fantasy debut, the first in a breathtaking and sweeping duology, exploring questions about power, courage and the stories we tell about the past.

    Praise for Sisters of Sword and Shadow:

    'Sisters of Sword and Shadow is absolutely brilliant. Beautiful, fierce, and furious - full of the power and magic of sisterhood in every sense. I loved it.' Katherine Webber, bestselling author of Twin Crowns

    'An empowering and courageous tale of a daring sisterhood in which true chivalry means fighting for what you believe in.' Bea Fitzgerald, bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen

    'A dazzling tale of courage, power and sisterhood, with a heroine to truly root for. I loved every breathtaking minute of this fierce, feminist epic fantasy.' Catherine Doyle, bestselling author of Twin Crowns

    EAN: 9781398520042