Nouveautés

Una oferta de trabajo infame, una sala de espera desquiciante, un director de Recursos Humanos entregado al sadismo y a la entomología y nueve personas que buscan desesperadamente un empleo con la obstinación de un insecto. En esta sala de espera, todos viajan en el mismo barco. Todos lo hacen sin brújula. Y todos se dirigen hacia el mismo despeñadero.

Secrets, Love, and a Legacy of Land Molly and Sam’s love story began in the third grade, growing up as neighbors in a small Texas town. From childhood adventures on Molly’s family ranch to high school and college graduations, their bond grew unshakable. Together, they built a life of love and dreams on the land Molly’s family had cherished for generations. But every family has its secrets. Molly’s mother had escaped a troubled past—a mother lost to drugs, a father who was always on the road as a truck driver and ultimately ended up in jail.

A searing examination of male friendship and masculinity in an age of toxic loneliness, The Passenger Seat introduces Vijay Khurana as an extraordinary new voice.

The Cabman's Story (sub-titled The Mysteries of a London "Growler") is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published anonymously in the Cassell's Saturday Journal on 17 May 1884. A cabman tells one of his clients three stories he experienced. The first one is about a dead passenger, the second about a passenger with a mysterious box, and the last one tells the story of a passenger who is a terrorist.

Décembre 1942. La France est désormais totalement occupée. Pour Albane, Noël s’annonce sous le signe des restrictions, sans la présence rassurante de Raphaël, membre actif d’un réseau de résistance. Si elle cède à une joie timide lorsqu’il lui annonce son retour, des incidents troublants se succèdent au château, faisant peser une mystérieuse menace sur la jeune femme, sa famille et ses amis. Révoltée par les exactions commises par des soldats allemands, Albane se consacre à son métier d’enseignante sans pour autant renoncer au combat.

Art for War by Iain Davie is a provocative and poetic exploration of how societies use language, symbols, and cultural constructs to shape thought, maintain control, and manipulate perceptions of power. It draws on ancient wisdom, blending Eastern and Western philosophies, to uncover hidden systems of influence embedded in history, governance, and culture.

Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by his squire, the cunning Sancho Panza. As they roam the world together, the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray.

1975. Pour échapper à sa famille toxique, la jeune Américaine Alice Burns est partie étudier à Dublin. En ce début d'hiver, le climat outre-Atlantique n'y est pas plus joyeux. Pourtant, entre la rénovation de son appartement et les soirées passées à la chaleur des pubs, Alice se fait peu à peu des amis, et trouve à tâtons sa voie. Quand le hasard place sur son chemin le lumineux Ciaran, sa balade irlandaise prend des allures de Symphonie du Nouveau Monde. C'est alors que ressurgit une veille connaissance et, avec elle, un passé qu'Alice aurait préféré oublier à jamais...

This epic love story follows the engaged couple Renzo and Lucia as they navigate a perilous journey to be together amidst Spanish occupation, war, famine, and plague. Their struggle against the tyrannical Don Rodrigo, who seeks Lucia for himself, is interwoven with themes of faith, justice, power, and truth. Celebrated for its historical significance and cultural impact, the novel has inspired countless artists and remains a staple in Italian education and literature, praised by luminaries such as Giuseppe Verdi, Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, and Pope Francis.

An infant is left on the doorstep of Saint Michael's Orphanage in the winter of 1936 with only an engraved medallion to mark his identity. Marvin Saint Michael grows up under the watchful gaze of the nuns and priests, yet his upbringing is anything but loving. Marvin learns from an early age to keep his mouth shut, to obey, and to refrain from questioning the authority figures that surround him. For when one disobeys, severe repercussions are handed out . . .

Doggone is a story of loss. It is also a wickedly wry tale of love gone wrong in three generations of a middle-class American family. It combines the heartaches and longings of the parents, grandparents, and children as they struggle with the skeletons and secret addictions kept hidden deep in the household closets. Suicide becomes a stumbling stone on their path. Learning to survive their losses presents them with an even greater hurdle.

Anne ist eine junge Frau, die ihr Leben im Griff hat. Doch als sie beim Staubwischen ein Schreiben von einer ihr unbekannten Dame findet, gerät ihr Dasein aus den Fugen. Es kommt zum Streit und Anne muss sich entscheiden, ob sie ihm vertraut oder nicht.

Magisch und zutiefst menschlich: » Die sieben Geheimnisse meiner Schwester « ist ein großer, moderner und tief bewegender Frauenroman. In poetischer Sprache erzählt Holly Ringland von Trauer und Verlust, der tiefen Verbindung zwischen Schwestern und der transformierenden Kraft von Mythen und Geschichten. Das letzte Mal, als Esther Wildings geliebte ältere Schwester Aura gesehen wurde, ging sie am Ufer entlang Richtung Meer. Ihr Verschwinden lässt Esther und ihre Eltern entwurzelt und einander entfremdet zurück. Was ist wirklich geschehen, und vor allem: warum?

A lonely widower from Los Angeles buys a tour package to East Africa on the promise of hookups and parties. What he finds instead are new reasons to live. Italian tour operator Aldo Barbieri convinces Harry to join a group of adventuresome “voluntourists.” In a resort town on the Indian Ocean, Harry doesn’t find the promised excitement with local ladies. But in the supermarket he meets Esther Mwemba, a demure widow who works as a bookkeeper. The attraction is strong and mutual, but Harry gets worried when he finds out that Esther and Aldo have a history.

Quando arriva nello Hampshire, tra cottage suggestivi e villaggi idilliaci, la sua strada incrocia forzatamente quella di George ed Emma Dubois, padre e figlia, venuti apposta dal Canada per celebrare un'importante ricorrenza. Immersa nei paesaggi che ispirarono i romanzi, dalla casa di Chawton ai palazzi di Bath, si trova a rileggere non solo Jane Austen, ma anche la propria vita e la propria visione della femminilità, del sentimento, del matrimonio e della maternità.

Соображать хорошо на троих, любить на двоих, полагаться на одного, а рассчитывать надо на себя. Уверенность в себе в это неспокойное время — самая необходимая вещь в гардеробе. Хочешь быть уверенным — перестань бояться самого себя. Тонкий юмор каждой из историй, легкость, самоирония добавят яркости, разгрузят психику, поднимут настроение и, наконец, отвесят волшебный пинок для достижения самых смелых идей. Это истории, которые случались с каждым из нас: о крушении надежд, о несправедливости мира, о предательстве.

Жизненная мудрость народа передавалась из поколения в поколение. Их миром правили языческие боги, и жизнь была расписана в согласии с традициями и обычаями. Несмотря на отвержение обществом, молодые героини трёх повестей всё же смогли постичь эту мудрость, пройдя через тяжёлые испытания, которые изменили их судьбы.

Купить билет, поехать в Питер, можно даже одному. Обязательно в кого-нибудь влюбишься, в крайнем случае - в город. Достичь высот, стать великим - вот и ему казалось, что с высоты видно все.

What if there was another wise man, one whose journey never led him to Bethlehem? A man who saw the star but never reached the manger, whose hands were filled with treasures meant for a king but emptied by the weight of compassion. This is not just a Christmas tale. It is a story for those who have ever felt delayed, detoured, or lost. A story that asks: What if the greatest offering was not gold, but the giving of oneself?

В это неспокойное время девятилетняя Тамара ведет дневник. В нем она рассказывает о секретах своей семьи и обо всем, что происходит в доме. Но вот однажды он пропадает. Вся семья находится в опасности, ведь если дневник попадет в чужие руки, им будет грозить заключение и смерть.