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Divoké temné pobrežie
Dominic Salt a jeho tri deti sú správcami Shearwateru – malého ostrova neďaleko Antarktídy, ktorý ukrýva najväčšiu banku semien na svete. Kedysi pulzujúce výskumné centrum je dnes pre stúpajúcu hladinu oceánov takmer opustené.
Počas najhoršej búrky, akú kedy ostrov zažil, vyplaví more na breh neznámu ženu. Volá sa Rowan. Je zranená, vyčerpaná a o svojej minulosti takmer nehovorí. Rodina Saltovcov ju postupne prijíma medzi seba a zdá sa, že by mohla byť tým, čo im v izolácii chýbalo.
Lenže Rowan skrýva dôvod, prečo sa na ostrov vydala. A keď objaví sabotované rádiové spojenie a čerstvo vykopaný hrob, pochopí, že tajomstvá nemá len ona. Ako sa búrky stupňujú a ostrov sa mení na pascu, všetci stoja pred rozhodnutím, či si navzájom dokážu dôverovať natoľko, aby ochránili nielen vzácne semená, ale aj jeden druhého.
Divoké temné pobrežie je podmanivý román o strate, dôvere a láske v čase klimatickej hrozby. Psychologicky napätý a lyricky krásny príbeh o neprijateľných voľbách, ktoré robíme, aby sme ochránili tých, ktorých milujeme, aj keď sa svet okolo nás pomaly rozpadá.
Hľadám Jane
„Povedzte im, že hľadáte Jane.“
2017: Keď sa Angele Creightonovej náhodou dostane do rúk tajomný list obsahujúci životné priznanie, je odhodlaná nájsť jeho pravého adresáta. Pátranie ju zavedie späť do 70. rokov, keď skupina odvážnych žien prevádzkovala v Toronte nelegálnu sieť ponúkajúcu interrupcie, známu pod kódovým názvom Jane.
1971: Ako tínedžerku pošlú Evelyn Taylorovú do Domova sv. Agnesy pre padlé ženy. Tam ju donútia vzdať sa svojho dieťaťa a dať ho na adopciu. Táto skúsenosť v nej zanechá hlbokú traumu, z ktorej sa nikdy úplne nespamätá. Napriek drsným policajným raziám a neustálej hrozbe zatknutia sa neskôr ako doktorka pridáva k sieti Jane – odhodlaná poskytnúť iným ženám možnosť voľby, ktorú ona sama nikdy nemala.
1980: Dvadsaťročná Nancy Mitchellová odhalí šokujúce tajomstvo o svojej rodine a začne spochybňovať všetko, čomu doteraz verila. Nečakané tehotenstvo v nej navyše prehĺbi pocit osamelosti, a tak vyhľadá pomoc siete Jane. Neskôr nachádza svoje miesto po boku doktorky Taylorovej, nedokáže sa však zbaviť tieňa lží z minulosti.
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Balonky zakázány
Pro dánského požitkáře je práce v hyperkorektním prostředí švédské univerzity jako splouvání divoké vody. Když mu do kabinetu vstoupí studentka Olga, jeho život se začne drolit pod náporem pudů, které do sterilních chodeb nepatří. Román Roberta Zoly Christensena je nemilosrdným popisem morálního volného pádu. Cestou dolů nám nezbývá než se smát, ale co nás vlastně čeká na dně?
Láska a jej kat
Zbierka desiatich pútavých príbehov od majstra psychoterapie Irvina D. Yaloma odhaľuje tajomstvá, frustrácie, tragiku a humor, ktoré tvoria podstatu terapeutického stretnutia. Pri opisovaní dilem svojich pacientov nám Yalom nielen poskytuje vzácny a fascinujúci pohľad na ich osobné túžby a motivácie, ale rozpráva aj svoj vlastný príbeh o tom, ako sa snaží zosúladiť svoje až príliš ľudské reakcie so svojou citlivosťou psychiatra. Od čias Freuda žiadny autor neurobil toľko pre objasnenie toho, čo sa deje medzi psychoterapeutom a pacientom.
Prečo Saula trápili tri neotvorené listy zo Štokholmu? Čo viedlo Thelmu k tomu, že celý život prežívala dávno skončený milostný vzťah? Ako Carlosovi pomohli jeho machistické fantázie vyrovnať sa s nevyliečiteľnou chorobou? V tejto pútavej knihe Irvin Yalom podáva podrobné a hlboko dojímavé svedectvá o svojej práci s desiatimi pacientmi. V hĺbke duše všetci trpeli základnými ľudskými úzkosťami – izoláciou, strachom zo smrti alebo slobody, pocitom bezvýznamnosti života –, ktorým sa nikto z nás nedokáže úplne vyhnúť. A predsa, ako prípadové štúdie dojímavo ukazujú, len tým, že sa týmto úzkostiam postavíme čelom, môžeme dúfať, že sa s nimi vyrovnáme a budeme sa ďalej rozvíjať. Autor je v celej knihe osviežujúco úprimný o svojich vlastných chybách a predsudkoch; jeho kniha poskytuje vzácny pohľad do ordinácie majstrovského terapeuta.
Nové slovenské vydanie vychádza aj s doslovom autora, ktorý sa na jednotlivé prípady a reakcie na knihu pozrel s odstupom dvoch desaťročí.
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The Director
From 'one of the brightest, most pleasure-giving writers at work today' (Jeffrey Eugenides), a visionary tale inspired by the life of the 20th century film director G.W. Pabst, who left Europe for Hollywood to resist the Nazis and then returned to his homeland with his wife and young son and began making films for the German Reich.
An artist's life, a pact with the devil, a novel about the dangerous illusions of the silver screen.
G.W. Pabst, one of cinema's greatest, perhaps the greatest director of his era: when the Nazis seized power he was filming in France, to escape the horrors of the new Germany he flees to Hollywood. But under the blinding California sun, the world-famous director suddenly looks like a nobody. Not even Greta Garbo, who he made famous, can help him. And thus, almost through no fault of his own, he finds himself back in his homeland of Austria, which is now called Ostmark. The returning family is confronted with the barbaric nature of the regime. But Goebbels, the minister of propaganda in Berlin, wants the film genius, he won't take no for an answer and makes big promises. While Pabst still believes that he will be able to resist these advances, that he will not submit to any dictatorship other than art, he has already taken the first steps into a hopeless entanglement.
Daniel Kehlmann's novel about art and power, beauty and barbarism is a triumph. The Director shows what literature is capable of.
Krádež
Abdulrazak Gurnah nám ve svém nejnovějším románu, prvním od chvíle, kdy v roce 2021 získal Nobelovu cenu za literaturu, předkládá subtilní příběh o dospívání, vině, touze a hledání vlastní identity ve světě poznamenaném koloniální minulostí.
S empatií a vypravěčskou jistotou sleduje autor osudy tří hlavních postav, jejichž životy se protínají v prostředí, kde osobní rozhodnutí nikdy nejsou zcela oddělena od širších historických a společenských vlivů. Gurnah rozplétá jejich vztahy s trpělivostí a citem pro detail, přičemž postupně odhaluje skryté motivace, zklamání i naděje.
Krádež je zároveň intimním příběhem dospívání i široce pojatým obrazem postkoloniální reality - světa, v němž se minulost neustále vrací a ovlivňuje přítomnost. V závěru, plném napětí a katarze, se jednotlivé dějové linie propojují v překvapivé, a přitom nevyhnutelné rozuzlení.
Gurnahův román je výjimečný svou schopností probouzet porozumění: nenápadně, ale vytrvale nás vede k tomu, abychom méně soudili a více chápali - druhé i sami sebe.
Román Theft představuje návrat autora do rodné Tanzanie a navazuje na témata, která charakterizují jeho dosavadní tvorbu - otázku identity, vykořenění, sociální nerovnosti a vztahu mezi Afrikou a Evropou v globalizovaném světě.
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Ošukej mě
Debut slavné francouzské feministky Virginie Despentes, který odmítlo několik nakladatelů, ale nakonec si jím hlasitě vykřičela pozornost. Nadine si přivydělává jako prostitutka, Manu se propíjí každodenností. Neúnosná realita přivede jednu i druhou k vraždě. Setkají se na útěku. A zrodí se nebezpečné duo. Bouchačky, loupeže a zabíjení, chlast, drogy a šukání týpků, co jim přijdou do cesty. Nespoutané road movie o dvou mladých ženách a jejich revoltě proti morálním pravidlům, která káže společnost.
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Císař radosti
Devatenáctiletý Hai stojí v dešti na mostě a přemýšlí, jestli má jeho život ještě smysl. V poslední chvíli k němu promluví Grazina, starší žena, která ztrácí paměť, ale dokáže ho přesvědčit, aby zůstal. Z náhodného setkání se zrodí křehké přátelství, které jim změní život. Hai se stává svědkem jejího postupného rozpadu a zároveň hledá cestu ke smíření se svou minulostí i rodinou. Ocean Vuong vypráví o vykořenění, paměti i o tom, jak nečekané vztahy mohou nabídnout to nejvzácnější: druhou šanci.
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Mená
Dojemný román o domácom násilí, zložitých rodinných vzťahoch a uzdravení. Píše sa rok 1987. Cora sa vydáva s deväťročnou dcérou Maiou zaregistrovať narodenie svojho syna. Jej manžel Gordon, miestny lekár, v komunite rešpektovaný muž, doma desivý a despotický tyran, chce, aby dieťa pomenovala po ňom. Keď sa matrikárka spýta, ako by chcela dieťa pomenovať, Cora zaváha... Nasleduje tridsaťpäť rokov troch alternatívnych verzií života Cory a celej rodiny, ktoré ovplyvnila jediná voľba mena.
The Ship's Cat
From the bestselling author of The Ghost Cat comes an epic new adventure for feline fans. The Ships Cat is the Odyssey with cats - a heroic yet feel-good tale of unlikely friendship on the high seas.
When street-savvy London stray Archie accidentally stows away on a flight to Turkey, hes just looking for shelter. But after stumbling onto a fishing boat in a quiet cove, Archie discovers hes no ordinary feline - for with his polydactyl paws, he brings uncanny good fortune to vessels at sea.
From the sun-drenched harbours of the Mediterranean to the bustling decks of ocean racers, Archie becomes a legend among sailors. Yet beneath the viral fame and whispered tales of the magical ships cat, Archie yearns for something deeper: a forever-human who will love him not as a talisman, but as a companion.
It may be luck that drives Archie on this great Odyssey around the world, but love will be what calls him home - not to some place, perhaps, but to someone.
Heartwarming, adventurous and quietly profound, The Ships Cat is a tale of resilience, belonging, unexpected friendship and the mysterious ways love finds us.
Honey
The darkly comic killer debut novel of 2026.
PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY VOGUE, ESQUIRE, MARIE CLAIRE, THE NEW YORKER, STYLIST, ELLE AND GLAMOUR
The first time, Yrsa doesn't intend to kill.
But the Cambridge professor sitting opposite has manipulated her friend, stolen her research. When she flicks the bee into his Sanpellegrino, she thinks he'll get a nasty sting.
Then he's dead. And Yrsa, who - let's face it - has been bored for a while, is alive.
It's a sweet feeling, finally having some control.
Comic, sexy, addictive, unpredictable, Honey is about the not-always-righteous path of taking justice into your own hands.
The essential next read for fans of Butter, My Sister the Serial Killer, Such a Fun Age, Luster or Boy Parts.
New York: A Literary Anthology
New York - the city that never sleeps - is brought to life in this vivid and lively anthology. From Staten Island to the Statue of Liberty, for centuries, authors and poets have been inspired to write about the heady highs and formidable lows of New York: its people, places and unique history.
One sweltering summer's day, Charles Dickens passes through Wall Street. James Weldon Johnson's anonymous narrator stumbles into a hidden bar full of poker players. Mark Twain recalls a dinner held in seven different languages. And Anais Nin declares that she is in love . . . with the city itself.
New York has lived through immense challenges yet remains irrepressible, filled with constant energy, movement and excitement. All these different perspectives are captured by the prose and poetry of a wonderful range of writers, including Audre Lorde, Walt Whitman, Edna St Vincent Millay, Henry James, Langston Hughes and many more.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library series of gorgeous pocket-sized travel paperbacks, featuring Treasures of Cornwall, Yorkshire: A Literary Landscape, London: An Illustrated Literary Companion and Paris: A Literary Anthology. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Edited and introduced by J. Michelle Coghlan.
Other Peoples Lives
'Marriage was the biggest decision of their lives and yet they made it so lightly it was barely a decision at all'
As schoolgirls, Justine and her best friend Iseult dreamed of a future that revolved around marriage. They saw it as a happy ending, never imagining for a moment that the reality would be more complicated.
Coming up to fifty, they're still best friends. Justine has been married to Iseult's brother for twenty-five years and lives in her childhood home. Iseult has spent her adult life abroad, her marriage clearly unhappy for reasons she won't discuss.
When Justine's daughter suddenly announces her engagement, Justine is thrown into planning a big family wedding. Afraid that her daughter is making a mistake, she finds herself questioning the choices she and Iseult made decades earlier. This crisis of confidence tests Justine in new and unexpected ways.
From the Women's Prize longlisted author of Nothing But Blue Sky and The Home Scar, Other People's Lives is a captivating story about the decisions we make in a heartbeat, and their lifelong consequences.
The Artist
PROVENCE, 1920
Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle's artistic genius possible.
Joseph, an aspiring journalist, has been invited to the house. He believes he'll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter, the great Edouard Tartuffe.
But everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers.
Over this sweltering summer, everyone's true colours will be revealed.
Because Ettie is ready to be seen.
Even if it means setting her world on fire.
Watching Over Her
In an Italian monastery, an infamous sculptor lies on his death bed.
During Mimo's final hours, he reveals his life story: his impoverished childhood, his unlikely rise to fame and most importantly, his meeting with Viola, the daughter of a powerful aristocratic family.
Mimo and Viola are instantly drawn to one another. Together, they traverse the unrest of the twentieth century. While Mimo becomes a celebrated artist, Viola fights to claim her education and independence.
Over the decades, they will lose and find each other, but never will they give up on the love they share.
Sleep
A family secret. A new love. The chance to start again.
Margaret's childhood is one of Saturday morning pancakes and sunlit swimming pools behind white picket fences. Then, one fateful summer, everything changes. A line is crossed and the simple pleasures of girlhood slip away.
Twenty-five years later, Margaret is newly divorced with two young daughters of her own. She's starting over while discovering the pleasures of a new boyfriend. But, returning to the family home at her mother's beckoning, she finds herself swept up in the unspoken truth of that long ago summer. She must now reckon with what binds the past to the present, one generation to the next, and safety to the freedom we most desire.
A must-read novel of the summer in Sunday Times Style, Elle and Good Housekeeping.
Crime and Punishment
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.
'Do you understand, sir, do you understand what it means when you have absolutely nowhere to turn?'
Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov – an impoverished student drop-out and amateur philosopher – callously murders a pawnbroker in the slums of St Petersburg. Pursued by the law and his own ravaged conscience, Dostoyevsky’s iconic anti-hero spirals into crisis as the noose tightens, and everything he thought he knew about morality and sin is corrupted by his hideous act of violence.
In this psychological masterpiece of good and evil, Dostoyevsky questions what murder does to the soul and whether redemption is possible. One of the great works of world literature, Crime and Punishment is an epic of human nature, guilt and salvation.
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Hunger and Thirst
1987: After a childhood trauma and years in and out of the care system, sixteen-year-old Ursula finds herself with a new job in the postroom of a local art school, a bed in a halfway house, and-delightfully- some new friends, including wild-child, Sue. When Ursula is invited to join a squat at The Underwood, a mysterious house whose owners met a terrible end, she can't resist the promise of a readymade, hodgepodge family.
But as Sue's behaviour and demands become more extreme, Ursula who has always been hungry-for food-and more importantly for love, acceptance and belonging, carries out her friend's terrible dare. It's a decision that will haunt her for decades.
Thirty-six years later, Ursula is a renowned, reclusive sculptor living under a pseudonym in London when her identity is exposed by true-crime documentary-maker who is digging into an unsolved disappearance. But it is not only the filmmaker who has discovered Ursula's whereabouts, and as her past catches up with her present, Ursula must work out whether the monsters are within her or without.
From critically acclaimed and award-winning author, Claire Fuller, Hunger and Thirst is a compelling and chilling tale of loneliness and female friendship, of the dangerous line between wanting and needing, and of how far a person will go to truly belong.
The Sisters
MEET THE MIKKOLA SISTERS: INA, EVELYN, AND ANASTASIA.
Ina is tall, serious, a compulsive organizer. Evelyn is dreamy, magnetic, a smooth talker. And Anastasia is moody, chaotic, quick to anger.
Following them from afar is Jonas. Like the sisters, he's Swedish Tunisian, raised in Stockholm but yearning for so much more. His life intersects with theirs across decades and continents, from Tunis to Berlin and New York. And when Evelyn goes missing, it's Jonas who tracks her down - and helps break the curse that has loomed over the Mikkolas for years.
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