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Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now, as the holiday approaches, she is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and alone, she can’t summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating....

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a “stunner” (People) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world.

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes a novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name.

From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression....

A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition....

Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side....

Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant....

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a family, and remains unsolved for nearly fifty years....

José Arcadio Buendía y Úrsula Iguarán se aman, pero son primos hermanos, y sobre ellos cae el presagio de que sus hijos podrían nacer con colas de cerdo. La maldición los atormenta día y noche sin descanso....

This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families....

Daisy is a girl coming of age in LA in the late '60s, sneaking into clubs, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock 'n' roll she loves most. By the time she's 20, her voice is getting noticed....

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known....

In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend....

In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge - until strangers arrive in force....

Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon....

From the author of Skippy Dies comes Paul Murray's The Bee Sting, an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart....

At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her....

Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of four centuries of witches - a family given to poetry and incest, murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is itself haunted by a powerful being....

Kristin Hannah's True Colors is a novel about sisters, vengeance, rivalry, betrayal - and ultimately, what it truly means to be a family....

With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld....

In this powerhouse of a novel, Kristin Hannah explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war....

Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than 20 years’ experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told that she’s been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists....

Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever....

Diana O’Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world....

Emma O’Conner answers the door at her Aunt Sharon’s house to find the local sheriff standing there. His first words would change her whole life. “Hi, Emma, so sorry to bother you. May I come in? I’m afraid I have some disturbing news. But first, can you tell me where you were about ten o’clock last evening?” The following days, weeks, months, and years are full of anxiety as Emma learns to deal with widowhood, becoming a single mother, and dealing with all of what Life would be handing out to her. You are invited to join Emma on her search for peace.

It’s 1913 when Mina, the young and carefree daughter of a Jewish merchant, roams into a forest on the edge of the Baltic Sea looking for mushrooms. Instead, she encounters a gang of unruly, charismatic Bolsheviks—an adventure that will become the stuff of familial lore for generations to come. Intending to save her from further corruption, and in an act that forever changes the trajectory of their family’s life, Mina and her eldest brother, Jossel, board a ship to England.

In present day Chicago, broken from her divorce, Natalie Taylor runs away to Paris. In a book stall by the Seine, Natalie finds a collection of the Widow Clicquot’s published letters and uses them as inspiration to step out of her comfort zone and create a new, empowered life for herself. But when her Parisian escape takes a shocking and unexpected turn, she’s forced to make a choice. Should she accept her losses and return home, or fight for the future she’s only dreamed about? What would the widow do?

Ten years ago, seventeen-year-old Lily Dumont faked her own death to escape an uncle who wanted her inheritance, leaving her old life – and love, behind. … but Lily never forgot Ty Benson. When Ty discovers Lily’s uncle is about to have her declared legally dead in order to get his hands on the family money, Ty seeks out Lily and urges her to return home, face her past and reclaim what rightfully belongs to her.

Still grieving the loss of her husband, Maddie retreats to the peaceful isolation of her Aunt Schatzi’s mountain home in the Smoky Mountains hoping for a quiet retreat. Christmas is approaching, but instead of bringing joy, the holiday season brings memories that intensify Maddie’s loneliness. Snowed in and surrounded by a winter wonderland, she begins to confront the grief that has left her feeling stuck in the past, and the strained relationship with her sister that needs to change.

Rancher Caleb Stone needs a full-time, live-in nanny to help with his two little girls. And while sparks fly between him and impulsive, determined, tempting Tamara Coleman—she can’t risk her position, and he doesn’t dare risk his heart. Can they fight their way past fear and find a way to forever?

An orphan leaves Dark Ages London, taking a dangerous journey and posing as a Jew to study medicine in Persia, in "an adventurous and inspiring tale" (Library Journal). A child holds the hand of his dying mother and is terrified, aware something is taking her. Orphaned and given to an itinerant barber-surgeon, Rob Cole becomes a fast-talking swindler, peddling a worthless medicine. But as he matures, his strange gift - an acute sensitivity to impending death - never leaves him, and he yearns to become a healer.

Mary Beckwith is unwanted. After her mother's death, her father discards her at the orphanage, unwilling to care for her any longer. But several years later, as Christmas arrives, he is back, taking her home. Mary is overjoyed until she sees the man her once loving father has become. She's nothing more than a maid to him but accepts her fate, eventually becoming a maid at the Everly townhouse. Mary prays that her hard life is finally over. When she meets John at church, her dreams of a future with him bring a hint of light into the darkness of her heart. But that hope soon turns into ...

Nauvoo was supposed to be the kingdom of God on earth, but Will and Liz Lewis are learning that it takes more than dreaming of Zion to make it a reality. Sickness, poverty, and just plain human nature add to the struggles for the Lord's people, but every now and then a glimpse of heaven shines through. Just when things are starting to get settled, though, the old problems start rearing their heads, leaving Will and others wondering if they will be there to reap the harvest they have so carefully sown.

Elizabeth Roby lives a content and privileged life in London with husband Jonathon and children, Emily and George. But with the outbreak of war, everything changes. Jonathon informs his family that they have to move from their smart London home to the riverside town of Wivenhoe and their new home Harbour House, where Jonathon will do his duty for his country as part of the Admiralty at the shipyards. But Elizabeth is devastated. How will she start a new life in a place she hardly knows, surrounded by strangers?

Eldest sister Frances is about to marry her childhood sweetheart. But with Marcus Danby now a fighter pilot, his fate hanging in the balance. Will he return from war for their happy ever after? Meanwhile youngest daughter Emily is swept off her feet by a dashing young officer, but does she really know him? Brother Daniel has joined up, but not before falling in love with a local kitchen girl Alice. Against the backdrop of war is there hope of a future for them?

Heather Jessop, the free-spirited wildlife veterinary explorer, is back at Mistletoe Lodge for the holiday season. What her family doesn't know is the real reason Heather is home. She has been forced to take sick leave for three months while she heals. There’s no better place to heal than with family during the festive season at Mistletoe Lodge in Frisco, Colorado.

Begleiten Sie König Kull in "Die Schwerter des purpurnen Königreichs" von Robert E. Howard, eindrucksvoll gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas, auf ein packendes Abenteuer voller Intrigen und dramatischer Wendungen. Der mächtige König gerät in die Fänge übler Verschwörer, die seine Herrschaft bedrohen. Doch eine überraschende Liebschaft zwischen Delcartes und Graf Dalgar bringt eine unvorhersehbare Wendung in den Verlauf der Ereignisse. Ein Hörbuch voller Spannung, Macht und Verrat – perfekt für Fans düsterer Fantasy.

Is Luke a long-lost son or a baseborn swindler? The Blackwelds are a tight-knit family who own the largest cattle ranch in the Arizona Territory. In November 1877, a young, blond cowboy arrives, alleging he is the child stolen from them when he was only three years old. Elizabeth Blackweld accepts his birthright without question, but her son Jack believes his mother’s mind is clouded by her yearning to regain the lost boy. Jack Blackweld, who still carries guilt for losing his little brother, firmly doubts the claim’s veracity and is vocal about his desire to expose and drive away the ...

When twenty-six-year-old Zarah returns home in 2002, desperate to reconcile with the family she abandoned, their first night together revives memories of events that led to her abandonment and their hopes fizzle.

A mysterious mala bead necklace connects the lives of 36 people throughout the United States and Canada—each needing a miracle. When a woman is robbed at a Cape Cod beach she gives the gunman all her money along with a small drawstring bag, eliciting a promise that he use what is contained inside. Filled with guilt, the man returns home and opens the bag to find a sandalwood necklace with scrolled instructions.

Il possidente è il primo volume della storica saga ambientata nel cinico mondo altoborghese dell’età vittoriana, che valse all'autore il Premio Nobel per la Letteratura. La saga dei Forsyte prende avvio dal racconto dell’amore possessivo di Soames Forsyte per la bella Irene Heron. Per lei Soames fa costruire una villa nei sobborghi di Londra: un rifugio, forse una prigione. Ma tra Irene e Philip Bosinney, l’architetto progettista, si accende qualcosa di insondabile e pericoloso.

India, 1947. In un villaggio rurale del Bengala vivono tre sorelle, figlie di uno stimato medico. Priya, intelligente e idealista, è decisa a seguire le orme del padre, nonostante la società la disapprovi. Deepa, la bella, è determinata a fare un matrimonio che porti alla sua famiglia felicità e prestigio. Jamini, devota e acuta, con passioni più profonde di quello che rivela, è una talentuosa artista del kantha, un tipo di ricamo tradizionale. La loro è una casa di amore e sicurezza, un rifugio dagli eventi violenti che stanno prendendo forma nella nazione.

Elizabeth Foster has lived in Tillington all her life. She knows everything about the local community… Everything except why another family, the Reedbarrows, now live in her ancestral home, Foster's Mill. When Christopher, a man from 'down south', arrives and begins asking questions about the Mill that no one has dared to ask for generations, secrets begin to surface, and Liz may finally find the answers she's been looking for. And perhaps, at last, Liz and her father will be able to return to their family home.

Luise Helm und Johann von Bülow interpretieren Kai Meyers Erzählwelt erneut mit ihren unverwechselbaren, eindringlichen Stimmen. Bestsellerautor Kai Meyer erschafft eine meisterhafte Melange aus Historie und bibliophiler Schauergeschichte. Baltikum, kurz vor Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs. Tiefer Schnee und endlose Wälder schneiden ein Herrenhaus von der Welt ab. Hierher reist die junge Lektorin Paula Engel aus Leipzig, um das Manuskript des Schriftstellers Aschenbrand einzusehen. Paula und ihr Verlobter Jonathan begegnen einem faszinierenden Exzentriker, der ein dunkles Mysterium wahrt.

Die Magie der Edelsteine. Antoinette und Louis-François Cartier erfüllen sich einen Traum: Sie eröffnen ihr Juweliergeschäft in der Nähe des prestigeträchtigen Palais Royal. Nach unruhigen Zeiten bricht unter Kaiser Napoleon III. eine neue Ära für die Pariser Juweliere an, und der Laden der Cartiers wird schon bald zu einer exquisiten Adresse. Dann wird Louis-François mit der Umarbeitung der Kronjuwelen betraut, und Antoinette entwirft fieberhaft Schmuckstücke für die Kollektion Cartier.

Die ersten beiden Romane der Familiensaga in einem Hörbuch-Bundle! Das Kaufhaus - Zeit der Sehnsucht. Der Laden der Zukunft Stralsund, 1879: Die junge Schneiderin Flora zieht mit ihrem Verlobten Leonhard Tietz in die schöne Hansestadt. Für ihr Brautkleid findet sie im Textilwarengeschäft eines alten Kaufmanns die feinsten Stoffe, doch der betagte Besitzer steht seit dem tragischen Tod seiner Frau kurz vor dem Bankrott. Flora beschließt spontan, ihm ihre Hilfe als Ladenmädchen anzubieten.

Andrew è il ragazzo più ammirato e invidiato della scuola, bello, ricco, atletico, ma anche problematico e ribelle, con un passato complesso, una sorella in diffcoltà e un alone di mistero intorno. Dopo essere stato espulso dalla squadra di basket di cui era capitano e aver fatto parlare di sé i giornali, appare chiaro sia a lui sia ai genitori che un simile comportamento sta mettendo a rischio non solo la sua carriera scolastica e sportiva ma anche la reputazione della famiglia.

Nordjütland, in Jahr 1884. Ebba führt ein ruhiges beschauliches Leben, sie geht ihrem Vater, dem Arzt von Skagen, zur Hand. Doch alles ändert sich, als am Strand der einzige Überlebende eines Schiffsunglück gefunden wird. Arndt ist halbtot. Nur dank Ebbas Hilfe kehrt er ins Leben zurück. Als er ihr Krankenzimmer verlässt und mit einer kostbaren goldenen Münze zahlt, begreift sie, dass sie sich in ihn verliebt hat.

Une nuit d'hiver 1946 à Londres, une infirmière sonne à la porte de la maison des Freud. Anna, la fille du célèbre psychanalyste, est entre la vie et la mort. Épuisée et fiévreuse, elle confie des bouts de son existence à cette inconnue : son adolescence difficile, toute de désirs contrariés et de fantasmes honteux, les années d'analyse avec son père, sa rencontre décisive avec la fantasque Lou Andreas-Salomé…