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Tell Me Everything
A hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-shortlisted author.
It’s autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. He has also fallen into a deep and abiding friendship with the acclaimed writer, Lucy Barton, who lives nearby in a house next to the sea. Together, Lucy and Bob talk about their lives, their hopes and regrets, and what might have been. Lucy, meanwhile, befriends one of Crosby’s longest inhabitants, Olive Kitteridge, now living in a retirement community on the edge of town. They spend afternoons together in Olive’s apartment, telling each other stories. Stories about people they have known – “unrecorded lives,” Olive calls them – reanimating them, and, in the process, imbuing their lives with meaning.
Brimming with empathy and pathos, TELL ME EVERYTHING is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers, illuminating the ways in which our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, “Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love.”
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Colored Television
Jane has high hopes that her life is about to turn around. After a long, precarious stretch bouncing among sketchy rentals and sublets, she and her family are living in luxury for a year, house-sitting in the hills above Los Angeles. The gig magically coincides with Jane's sabbatical, giving her the time and space she needs to finish her second novel-a centuries-spanning epic her artist husband, Lenny, dubs her "mulatto War and Peace." Finally, some semblance of stability and success seems to be within her grasp.
But things don't work out quite as hoped. Desperate for a plan B, like countless writers before her Jane turns her gaze to Hollywood. When she finagles a meeting with Hampton Ford, a hot producer with a major development deal at a streaming network, he seems excited to work with a "real writer," and together they begin to develop "the Jackie Robinson of biracial comedies." Things finally seem to be going right for Jane-until they go terribly wrong.
Funny, piercing, and page turning, Colored Television is Senna's most on-the-pulse, ambitious, and rewarding novel yet.
The Blanket Cats
Is three days with a cat enough to change your life?
The troubled and anxious of Tokyo are desperate to find out. They all have their problems - and they all want to believe that a feline companion from a unique pet shop can help them find a solution. But there are rules: they must be returned after three days, and they must always sleep in their own familiar blankets.
In The Blanket Cats, we meet seven such customers, including a couple struggling with infertility, a middle-aged woman on the run from the police, and two families in very different circumstances simply seeking joy.
But like all their kind, the blanket cats are mysterious creatures with their own unknowable agendas, who delight in confounding expectations. And perhaps what their hosts are looking for isn't what they really need.
Three days may not be enough to change your life. But it might be enough to change how you see it.
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18,90 €
A Szolgálólány meséje - puha kötés
Fredé hasznos asszony, a jövő letéteményese. Olyasmire képes, amire csupán a nők töredéke: gyermeket szülni. Gileád állama különös figyelmet fordít arra, hogy ő és társai megértsék, a szülés életük egyetlen célja és értelme. A vallási fundamentalista alapokon kormányzott ország átnevelőközpontokban készíti fel a termékeny nőket, hogy aztán az uralkodó elithez tartozó családokhoz kerülve két éven belül teherbe essenek a ház urától - a féltékeny, ám gyermekre vágyó Feleségek irigy pillantásaitól kísérve.
Fredé a Parancsnok házában igyekszik belesimulni a hétköznapokba, megfelelni a dogmatikus vallási előírásoknak és mindenekelőtt megfoganni. Ha eltévelyedik, felakasztják a Falra, vagy kiűzik a Telepekre a Nemnők közé hullákat égetni. A Parancsnok azonban egy este a szobájába hívatja, a szigorú tiltás ellenére teljesen egyedül, amire Fredé akkor sem mondhatna nemet, ha akarna.
Margaret Atwood disztópiája megrázó vízió egy olyan világról, ahol a nők egyetlen szerepe, hogy a vallás, az állam és a szaporodás szolgálatában állnak. A szerző "ellenjóslat"-nak nevezte regényét, mondván, ha ez a jövő részletesen leírható, talán nem fog bekövetkezni.
A mára klasszikussá vált kultuszregényt 1986-ban Booker-díjra jelölték, 1987-ben pedig megnyerte az első Arthur C. Clarke-díjat; több mint negyven nyelvre lefordították, és számos filmes és színházi feldolgozás után 2017-ben tévésorozatot is bemutattak belőle, amelynek azóta minden évada a legrangosabb díjakat söpörte be. Ugyanebben az évben Atwood egy, a jelen kiadásban is közölt előszót írt a könyvhöz.
2019-ben jelent meg a regény szintén Booker-díjra jelölt folytatása Testamentumok címmel, melyben az első rész után tizenöt évvel folytatódik Gileád és az ott élő nők története.
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Dogs and Monsters
From the bestselling author of The Porpoise come eight mesmerising stories exploring what, ultimately, makes us human.
Mark Haddon weaves ancient fables into fresh and unexpected forms, and forges new legends to sit alongside them. The myth of the Minotaur in his labyrinth is turned into a wrenching parable of maternal love - and of the monstrosities of patriarchy. The lover of a goddess, Tithonus, is gifted eternal life but without eternal youth. Actaeon, changed into a stag after glimpsing the naked Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor about how humans use and misuse animals.
From genetic engineering to the eternal complications of family, Haddon showcases masterfully how we are subject to the same elemental forces that obsessed the Greeks. Whether describing Laika the Soviet space dog on her fateful orbit, or St Anthony wrestling with loneliness in the desert, his astonishing powers of observation are at their height when illuminating the thin line between human and animal.
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The Abandoners
When it comes to children: a man leaves, a woman abandons.
Ingrid Bergman, Muriel Spark, Maria Montessori, Joni Mitchell … what did they give up to become the women they were to the world?
During the pandemic, trapped at home with young children and struggling to find creative space to write, journalist Begona Gómez Urzaiz became fixated on artistic women who were able to overcome both society’s judgement and their own maternal instincts in order to leave their children. More than anything, she was fascinated by her own prejudice towards these women, so clearly tied up in a much wider cultural bias.
Using famous examples including Doris Lessing, fictional ones such as Anna Karenina, and interrogating modern trends like Momfluencers, Begona reveals what our judgement of these women tells us about our judgement of all women.
The Hotel Avocado
Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, where his girlfriend Emily is about to open The Hotel Avocado? Either way, he’d be letting someone down.
But sinister forces are gathering in a cloud of launderette scented-vape smoke, and the arrival of the mysterious Mr Sequence puts Gary in an even worse predicament: soon he might be dead.
All Gary wants is a happy life. But he also wants to be alive to enjoy it…
THE HILARIOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL BY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR BOB MORTIMER
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21,95 €
Katharine Hepburnová – Zářivá hvězda
Strhující román odhaluje dosud neznámou, fascinující tvář velké umělkyně. Katharine Hepburnová po prvních úspěších na divadle nezadržitelně stoupá k největší hollyvoodské legendě všech dob. Za živou, veselou fasádou Kate se však skrývá hluboký smutek ženy, kterou téměř zničí dramatická láska k Spenceru Tracymu. Musí se proto nejdřív postavit stínům minulosti, aby konečně našla roli svého života.
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By Any Other Name
What if the greatest writer of all time isn't who we think he is?
What if he isn't even a he?
Step back four hundred years and discover the female author who hid behind the mask of the man we know as William Shakespeare . . .
In 1581, Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain's mistress she has access to the theatre, and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. And yet, creating some of the world's greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at a great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history.
His name? William Shakespeare . . .
In modern day New York, playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage.
After years of struggle to be recognised she has finally written again, inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor - Emilia Bassano, England's first published female poet. Although the challenges are different for her, four hundred years later, a woman's voice is still not heard like a man's. But what lengths will she be willing to go to in order to achieve her dreams?
Moving between Elizabethan England and modern day Manhattan, By Any Other Name is a beautifully written, compelling novel that explores the theme of identity and the ways in which two women, centuries apart-one of whom might just be the real author of Shakespeare's plays-are both forced to hide behind another name to make their voices heard.
The Life Impossible
What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don't understand yet . . .'
When retired Maths teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.
Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the Balearics Grace searches for answers about her friend's life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.
Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning.
The Full Moon Coffee Shop
Based on the Japanese myth of cats returning favours to humans who are kind to them, "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" is the name of a peculiar cake cafe that is run by talking cats, which has no fixed location and instead materialises unpredictably on the night of a full moon. The protagonists of this story - a successful female scriptwriter in crisis, a heartbroken tv director, and two male entrepreneurs - all end up there in the middle of the night, in a semi-dream-like state, and receive life-changing advice on love, work, and relationships from a charismatic tortoiseshell cat who interprets his guests' astrological chart.
The Western horoscope comes into play, as well as the life phases, one for each planet, that guide what lessons we have or haven't allowed ourselves to learn. Meanwhile, the customers are served a selection of drinks and sweet treats tailored perfectly to their needs: a Lunar Chocolate Fondant for Aching Hearts, a Planetary Ice Affogato, an Ice Coffee with Sunrise Syrup, or a Bitter Coffee for Mature Souls.
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Lovec draků
Afghánistán, 1975: dvanáctiletý Amír zoufale touží po vítězství v místním turnaji papírových draků a jeho věrný přítel Hasan mu slíbí pomoc. Ani jeden z nich však netuší, že toho odpoledne potká Hasana neštěstí, které jim oběma změní život navždy. Amírova rodina po ruské invazi do Afghánistánu uteče do Ameriky, jednoho dne si však Amír uvědomí, že se do rodné země ovládané Tálibánem musí vrátit, aby našel to jediné, co ve světě nezíská: vykoupení.
Mina's Matchbox
A tale of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan from the International Booker Prize nominated author.
After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life. The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle's magnificent colonial mansion opens up a new and unfamiliar world for Tomoko; its sprawling gardens are even home to a pygmy hippo the family keeps as a pet.
Tomoko finds her relatives equally exotic and beguiling and her growing friendship with her cousin Mina draws her into an intoxicating world full of secret crushes and elaborate storytelling.
As the two girls share confidences their eyes are opened to the complications of the adult world. Tomoko’s understanding of her uncle’s mysterious absences, her grandmother’s wartime experiences and her aunt’s unhappiness will all come into clearer focus as she and Mina build an enduring bond.
Rich with the magic and mystery of youth, Mina’s Matchbox is an evocative snapshot of a moment frozen in time, and a striking depiction of a family on the edge of collapse.
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Náš drahocenný život
Období převratu - příběh dvou desetiletí. Tři ženy kráčí vlastní cestou. V současném románu Náš drahocenný život vypráví autorka bestsellerů Katharina Fuchs o svém vlastním dětství. Tři mladé ženy se bouří proti společenským nepravostem a představám svých rodičů. Německo, rok 1972: Kdo se malým průmyslovým městem prochází v době, kdy fouká západní vítr, je okouzlen sladkou čokoládovou vůní, které ulpívá jako gáza nasáklá kakaem na sídlištích a rodinných vilkách. Ve dnech východního větru obyvatelům Mainheimu slzí oči kvůli chemickým výparům, voda v Mohanu už je dávno otrávená. Nikdo si nestěžuje, jenže pak se stane něco hrozného - tři mladé ženy pokládají otázky, které se nikomu nelíbí. Po příbězích svojí babičky, matky i tety teď Katharina Fuchs vypráví o svém vlastním dětství v sedmdesátých a osmdesátých letech.
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There are Rivers in the Sky
This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives - all connected by a single drop of water.
In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh.
In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. Arthur's only chance of escaping poverty is his brilliant memory. When his gift earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, Arthur's world opens up far beyond the slums, with one book soon sending him across the seas: Nineveh and Its Remains.
In 2014 Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptised with water brought from the holy sit of Lalish in Iraq. The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon Narin and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people.
In 2018 London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage. Zaleekhah foresees a life drained of all love and meaning - until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything.
A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, Elif Shafak's There are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel that spans centuries, continents and cultures, entwined by rivers, rains, and waterdrops:
'Water remembers. It is humans who forget.'
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20,95 €
Egy életen át
"Amikor előzőleg megmondtam neki, hogy a válasz igen, hogy megteszek bármit, amire szüksége van, hogy segítsek neki meghalni, annyira megkönnyebbült, hogy zokogni kezdett.
Hamarosan újabb SMS-t küldött: ígérem, hogy olyan jó móka lesz, amennyire csak lehet."
Nem sokan tudják olyan érzékenységgel megközelíteni azt, mit is jelent valójában élni, mint Sigrid Nunez amerikai írónő. Legújabb, Egy életen át című regényében arról ír, hogyan kapcsolódunk egymáshoz boldogságban és szomorúságban, vigaszban és bizalomban - és hogyan változtathatja meg az együttérzés az életről alkotott képünket. Mi köze van mások sorsának a miénkhez? A könyv New York-i elbeszélője erre a kérdésre keresi a választ, amikor nagyon különböző emberekkel találkozik, és szembesül a szomorúságukkal, bátorságukkal, kétségeikkel. Egy volt szerelem, egy bizonytalan Airbnb-házigazda, egy megkeseredett szomszéd néni, egy halálos beteg ifjúkori barátnő... pillanatok, amelyekből összeállhat a megértés mozaikja.
Az Egy életen át finom és érzékeny írás empátiáról, elmúlásról, gyászról és arról, hogy sokkal többet tehetünk egymásért, mint gondolnánk pusztán azzal, ha figyelmesen meghallgatjuk a másikat. Költői és magával ragadó elbeszélés, finom humorral fűszerezve, csodálatos példája a kifelé és befelé figyelés művészetének. A könyvből a tervek szerint a világhírű rendező, Pedro Almodóvar készít filmet.
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12,67 €
The World After Alice
Available to pre-order now - the gorgeous and poignant debut novel from Lauren Aliza Green, for fans of Anne Tyler and Claire Lombardo.
One of Forbes's 2024 '30 Under 30' in Media
One of Lit Hub's 'Most Anticipated Books' of 2024
A 'Literary Summer Romance' Pick by Vogue
'Glimmers with fine writing and notes of human insight. There's a quiet beauty to Lauren Aliza Green's work, and I am now a fan' Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful
'I loved this book. Such a fascinating portrayal of secrets, deceit, the complicated nature of family relationships and societal expectations.
I will be recommending to everybody I know' Reader Review *****
When Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, they're aware their relationship will come as a shock.
Twelve years have passed since the loss of sixteen-year-old Alice Weil, Benji's sister and Morgan's best friend. No one is quite the same.
As the headstrong young couple brings the two families together for the first time since the funeral, they wonder: can old wounds truly be mended?
When the guests descend upon the tranquil coastal town for the whirlwind nuptials, it soon becomes clear that these estranged families are not ready to move on. Rekindled old flames, new lovers, and deep resentments abound. Even the bride harbours delicate secrets about her friend's death that threaten the happiness she has worked so hard for.
Will the fragile peace the wedding offers survive the sunny weekend?
Or are these two families about to find out that the darkest secrets always come to light in the end?
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17,95 €
Dead End Memories
There was no past, no future, no words, nothing - just the light and the yellow and the scent of dry leaves in the sun.
Japan's internationally celebrated storyteller returns with five stories of healing and hope. Effortlessly beautiful, nostalgic and melancholy, the stories in Dead-End Memories explore the stories of five women who, following sudden and painful events, find solace in the blissful moments in everyday life.
The daughter of a restaurant owner experiences a budding romance, accompanied by the ghosts of an elderly couple. After a scandalous near-death experience, an editor gains a new lease of life. A woman seeks refuge in the apartment above her uncle's bar after being betrayed by her fiancé. As Yoshimoto's gentle, effortless prose reminds us, one true miracle can be as simple as having someone to share a meal with, and happiness is always within us if only we take a moment to see it.
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19,90 €
Hacker
Co byste udělali, kdyby se vám někdo naboural do počítače? Hlásili byste to? Přeinstalovali celý software? No, rozhodně byste si s hackerem nezačali pravidelně dopisovat v domnění, že víte, o koho jde. Přesně tak to udělala novopečená vysokoškolačka Jessie. Co na tom, že je ten kluk otevřený víc přes zprávy než v reálu? Jednoduše se s ním dobře povídá a neznat se je fajn. Jenže to se změní. Dopisování přestává stačit a donutit hackera, aby jí konečně řekl, kdo je, se zdá složitější než čekala. Tak složité, že se radši začne soustředit na školní praxi a svůj skutečný život. Jenže, co když se v totožnosti hackera spletla?
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21,94 €
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