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In Scarborough, a low-income urban neighborhood, three kids struggle to rise above poverty, abuse, and a system that consistently fails them. The adults in their lives either rise to the occasion or fall by the wayside; together, they make up a troubled yet inspired community that refuses to be undone.

Mentre tutti sono raccolti in preghiera, dall’ultima fila Iggy avanza verso il centro della chiesa. Trema, e la benzina che ha portato con sé per darsi fuoco – come quei bonzi che ha visto in rete – si rovescia. Il fiammifero acceso gli cade di mano. Nel rogo muoiono venticinque fedeli. Diciotto anni più tardi gli abitanti di Harmony, una cittadina del Sud degli Stati Uniti, ancora si portano dentro quel lutto, ancora – come un antico coro – si interrogano e commentano l’accaduto.

In Find Me, Aciman shows us Elio's father, Samuel, on a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio, now a gifted classical pianist. A chance encounter on the train upends Sami's visit and changes his life forever. Elio soon moves to Paris, where he, too, has a consequential affair, while Oliver, a New England college professor with a family, suddenly finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic. Aciman is a master of sensibility, of the intimate details and the nuances of emotion that are the substance of passion.

When the father she barely knew dies suddenly, midwife Eve Wilson decides she owes it to him to go to the funeral and meet her step-family in Red Sand. After disappointment and heartbreak in Sydney, Dr Callie Wilson doesn't hesitate to move home and spend some time with her grieving mother. Melbourne-based obstetrician Sienna Wilson can't understand why anyone would want to bury themselves in the outback, but when her hospital sends her north to research the medical mystery affecting women in Red Sand, it seems fate is intent on bringing the three sisters together.

Young Leon Hubbard was arrogant and near psychotic. So when he was killed on a South Philadelphia construction site, everyone who knew him wanted to bury the bad news with the body. All, that is, except two - Leon's mother and the local columnist for the common man. Now back in print, God's Pocket is the powerful first novel from the National Book Award-winning author of Paris Trout.

Following the death of her bullying husband, Etta Bancroft's selfish children move her to a village in the Cotswolds. One night, she discovers a filly, left to die in the snow. With help, Etta rescues the horse, and she and her friends form a syndicate to pay for her upkeep. As the horse recovers, she begins to show racing pedigree, so the syndicate enters her into a maiden hurdle - and are shocked at the result.

Was wäre, wenn man allem Vertrauten den Rücken zukehrte, einfach so? Und sich auf das Unerhörte einließe? Eine Kneipe am Rande der Stadt, die Hellersdorfer Perle. Eine Frau Mitte dreißig, die ihr Leben ändern, die Gewissheiten hinter sich lassen will. Eine Begegnung mit einem Mann, der anders ist als alle, die sie bisher kennengelernt hat. Katja Oskamp erzählt von Sehnsucht und Leidenschaft, von Lust und Macht und von einer Welt am Rande der großen Stadt, die sich Normen und Mittelmaß widersetzt.

家族を愛する会社員。彼は夢は「このままの日常がずっと続くこと」。しかし彼は余命3か月を宣告されてしまう。残り3か月で家族のために一体何ができるのか。さらに事態は思わぬ方向に展開し、衝撃のラストへ

Nei casermoni di via Stalingrado a Piombino avere quattordici anni è difficile. E se tuo padre è un buono a nulla o si spezza la schiena nelle acciaierie che danno pane e disperazione a mezza città, il massimo che puoi desiderare è una serata al pattinodromo, o avere un fratello che comandi il branco, o trovare il tuo nome scritto su una panchina. Lo sanno bene Anna e Francesca, amiche inseparabili che tra quelle case popolari si sono trovate e scelte.

Roya loves nothing better than to while away the hours in the local stationery shop run by Mr. Fakhri. The store, stocked with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles and thick pads of writing paper, also carries translations of literature from all over the world. And when Mr. Fakhri introduces her to his other favorite customer - handsome Bahman, with his burning passion for justice and a shared love for Rumi's poetry - Roya loses her heart at once. But around them, life in Tehran is changing. On the eve of their marriage, Roya heads to the town square to meet with Bahman.

Dans la Barcelone de 1945, le jeune Daniel Sempere est conduit par son père dans un lieu mystérieux : le cimetière des livres oubliés. Là, il est soumis à un étrange rituel : "adopter" un livre, qu'il aura mission de "sauver". Ce sera "L'Ombre du vent" d'un certain Julien Carax.

In the small Irish town of Knockglen, best friends Bernadette ('Benny') and Eve are inseparable. Benny is an adored only child, and Eve a poor, birdlike orphan brought up by nuns. On their first day at University College, Dublin, a fatal road accident brings the pair together with fellow students Nan Mahon and Jack Foley, and new friendships are quickly struck. Jack and Nan introduce Eve and Benny to a life of excitement and sophistication.

Un giorno Selene Vanni si sveglia e si rende conto di essere una donna "quasi felice". Non c’è niente di apparentemente sbagliato o fuori posto nella sua vita. Ha un compagno, Filippo, con cui convive da anni, e il lavoro che aveva sempre sognato di fare, nella libreria che era stata di suo padre e prima ancora del nonno. Eppure, in una mattina più complicata delle altre, è proprio quella parola innocua – quasi – a spalancarsi come un baratro davanti ai suoi occhi. Confusa e senza più punti di riferimento, Selene comincia a interrogarsi sul motivo di quella crisi inaspettata.

Wer sind wir, wenn wir keine Europäer mehr sind? - Der grandiose europäische Gesellschaftsroman des niederländischen Bestsellerautors. Ein junger Page, Abdul, empfängt den Schriftsteller auf den Marmorstufen des Eingangsportals, über dem in goldenen Lettern der Name "Grand Hotel Europa" zu lesen ist. Sie rauchen eine erste Zigarette und kommen miteinander ins Gespräch. Der Schriftsteller spricht von Venedig und von Clio, seiner großen Liebe, die ihn verlassen hat.

Obra literária obrigatória para o vestibular Unicentro (PR) 2025. É uma manhã qualquer quando Maju atravessa a praça ao lado de Cora. Puxando a garota pelo braço, ela passa sorrateiramente pelo exército branco, sobe a avenida, pega um ônibus e desaparece. Exército branco foi o nome que Fernanda, mãe de Cora, deu às babás que todos os dias lotam a praça daquele bairro de classe alta com as crianças de seus patrões. Nos últimos tempos, no entanto, a babá e a filha parecem tão anônimas para Fernanda quanto as outras.

Ava: I was about to land my dream writing job when I hit a plot twist. See, I inherited a fixer-upper inn in my small hometown. Where my first love—the guy who broke my heart—still lives. I wish I could say our chemistry had disappeared. But it hasn’t. So now, I have to figure out how to walk down memory lane without repeating history. Because there’s no way I can afford to give him a second chance....

È il 1883. Chiuso nella sua casa torinese, l'ormai settantenne don Domenico Lopresti, gentiluomo calabrese di incrollabile credo repubblicano, inizia a scrivere le proprie memorie, ripercorrendo l'attività politica clandestina, i dodici anni trascorsi nelle carceri borboniche, l'impresa dei Mille vissuta a fianco di Garibaldi, infine l'impiego presso le dogane del Regno unitario. Scrive con rabbia, di nascosto, quasi se ne vergognasse, spinto dalla necessità di frugare nel proprio passato per «rovesciarsi come un guanto»: ne trae amarezza e disillusione.

Veit Kolbe verbringt ein paar Monate am Mondsee, unter der Drachenwand, und trifft hier zwei junge Frauen. Doch Veit ist Soldat auf Urlaub, in Russland verwundet. Was Margot und Margarete mit ihm teilen, ist seine Hoffnung, dass irgendwann wieder das Leben beginnt. Es ist 1944, der Weltkrieg verloren, doch wie lang dauert er noch? Arno Geiger erzählt von Veits Alpträumen, vom "Brasilianer", der von der Rückkehr nach Rio de Janeiro träumt, von der seltsamen Normalität in diesem Dorf in Österreich.

 Audible pesh karta hai, Pratishod, with Hind Yugm, ek Audible Original, lekhak Sandeep K. Pandey dwara. 

たやすくはない道。到達点はまったく見えない。けれどいまさら、どうして立ち止まることができようか？ 版画で世界に打って出た、日本が誇るアーティスト棟方志功の試練と栄光に迫る。感涙のアート小説。