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Caledonian Road
May 2021. London.
Campbell Flynn - art historian and celebrity intellectual - is entering the empire of middle age. Fuelled by an appetite for admiration and the finer things, controversy and novelty, he doesn't take people half as seriously as they take themselves. Which will prove the first of his huge mistakes.
The second? Milo Mangasha, his beguiling and provocative student. Milo inhabits a more precarious world, has experiences and ideas which excite his teacher. He also has a plan.
Over the course of an incendiary year, a web of crimes and secrets and scandals will be revealed, and Campbell Flynn may not be able to protect himself from the shattering exposure of all his privilege really involves. But then, he always knew: when his life came tumbling down, it would occur in public.
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Love in the New Millennium
In this darkly comic novel, a group of women inhabits a world of constant surveillance, where informants lurk in the flower beds and conspiracies abound. Some try to flee?whether to a mysterious gambling bordello, underground ancestral homes, or Nest County, where traditional medicines can reshape or psychologically transport the self.
Can Xue’s mesmerizing storytelling traces love’s many guises?satirical, tragic, transient, lasting, nebulous, and fulfilling?against a kaleidoscopic backdrop of commerce and industry, fraud and exploitation, and sex and romance drawn from the East and the West.
Domek pro dva
Veterinářka Julia Shawová hledá místo, kde by mohla začít znovu. Po těžkém období chce konečně najít bezpečný přístav. Zamiluje se do idylického Cove Cottage v malé vesničce Carywith v Cornwallu a rozhodne se zde žít a pracovat. Henry Campbell byl dosud neklidný světoběžník, který se nerad vázal. Veterinářskou praxi své přítelkyně Isobell v Cornwallu chce ale za každou cenu převzít. Bylo to vždy jeho útočiště, kterého se nedokáže a ani nechce vzdát. Dva veterináři na takovém místě jsou ale zkrátka přiliš, navíc když musí sdílet jeden zahradní domek. A tak mezi Julií a Henrym, perfekcionistkou a chaotikem, létají nejen věci, ale zanedlouho i jiskry. Ke všemu mají oba veterináři svá dobře střežená tajemství…
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The Divorcees
Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce - except in Reno, Nevada.
At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno's 'divorce ranches' Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Reno for the six weeks' residency that is the state's only divorce requirement. They spend their days riding horses and their nights flirting with cowboys, and it's as wild and fun as Lake Forest, Illinois, was prim and stifling. But it isn't until Greer Lange arrives that Lois's world truly cracks open . . .
Gorgeous, beguiling, and completely indifferent to societal convention, Greer is unlike anyone Lois has ever met - and she sees something in Lois that no one else ever has. Under her influence, Lois begins to push against the limits that have always restrained her. But how much can she really trust her mysterious new friend? And how far will she go to forge her independence, on her own terms?
Farářova dcera
Souboj víry s drsnou sociální realitou nejchudších vrstev.
Dorothy je poslušná dcera despotického faráře. Je tak zbožná, že se i za ten nejmenší prohřešek spáchaný v myšlenkách bodne špendlíkem. Jednoho dne se ale probudí po ztrátě paměti na ulici. Netuší, kým je, neví, co má dělat, a musí se protloukat nuzným životem, až nakonec skončí i ve vězení. Najde cestu zpět? Vzpomene si na to, kým byla? A neztratí nakonec i svou víru?
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The Hive and the Honey
A boy searches for his father, a prison guard on Sakhalin Island. In Barcelona, a woman is tasked with spying on a prizefighter who may or may not be her estranged son. In the Edo Period, a samurai escorts an orphan to his countrymen. In upstate New York, a formerly incarcerated man starts a new life in a small town and attempts to build a family.
From award-winning author Paul Yoon, The Hive and the Honey is a bold and indelible collection that portrays the vastness and complexity of diasporic communities, with each story bringing to light the knotty inheritances of their characters. How does a North Korean defector connect with the child she once left behind? What are the traumas that haunt a Korean settlement in the far east of Russia? A collection laced with beauty and cruelty, The Hive and the Honey is the work of an author writing at the very height of his powers.
Az Ötödik
Egy rég elfeledett átok, ami a család női ágán vonul végig, arra várva hogy egyszer feloldozást nyerjen.
1916 és 2022 Budapest.
Két nő, akik sosem ismerték egymást, sorsuk mégis összefonódik.
Száz év különbséggel ugyan, de Róza vidéki lányként Budapestre kerülve ugyanazt a hivatást választja, mint ükanyja, Katus. Azonban nemcsak a hivatásuk hasonló, hanem a sorsuk is, ugyanis száz évvel azelőtt, a múltban volt egy titok, aminek a jelenben, Róza életében is hatalmas ereje van.
Transzgenerációs traumaoldó önismereti regény, ami abban segít, hogy feltárhassuk azokat a múltbéli veszteségeket, csalódásokat, amik talán nem is a mieink, hogy ezután a gyógyulás útjára léphessünk.
Helena Rubinsteinová a tajemství krásy
New York 1965. Heleně Rubinsteinové je 95 let, je jednou z nejbohatších žen na světě a oslnivou ikonou. Její kosmetické impérium prorazilo do celého světa. Avšak tato sláva nebyla polsko-židovské dívce z prostých poměrů vložena do kolébky. V roce 1896 naprosto sama vyrazila do Austrálie a začala podnikat. Krátce před smrtí se Helena ohlíží za svým pohnutým životem, který ji z největší chudoby zavedl do nejvyšších kruhů newyorské společnosti...
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Az anya, aki lehettem volna
Miért hagynád el azt, aki nélkül nem tudsz élni?
Vicky Hallnak gyerekként nem adatott meg az a család, amire vágyott. Úgy érezte, mindig ő az utolsó a sorban. Az anyja sohasem figyelt rá igazán, csak a két fiatalabb mostohatestvére.
Huszonegy évesen egyedül ülve az érettségi ünnepségén megfogadja, hogy saját családot alapít és saját életet teremt, tele azzal a szeretettel és figyelemmel, amire mindig is vágyott.
Még azon a nyáron Görögországba utazik, ahol találkozik Williammel. Az egynyári kalandból több lesz, mint gondolták, ugyanis a lány teherbe esik. Hiszik, hogy megbirkóznak ezzel a helyzettel. Úgy gondolják, elég lesz, ha elárasztják gyermeküket szeretettel.
Ám amikor a kisfiú kétéves lesz, Vicky az egyik nap az anyósára bízza a gyermeket, kisétál az ajtón, és soha többé nem tér vissza.
Milyen anya tesz ilyet?
Az, aki olyan titkokat rejteget, amiket el sem tudnánk képzelni...
A USA Today bestsellerszerző Kerry Fisher regénye a második esélyről és a lehetetlen döntésekről szól. Vajon van olyan indok, amiért egy anya elhagyhatja gyermekét?
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The Great Divide
A breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light on the unsung people who lived and laboured in its shadow - by acclaimed author Cristina Henriquez.
It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built.
Ada Bunting, a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados, arrives alone in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work in the grand building project of the Canal. Francisco, a local fisherman, resents the foreign nations clamouring for a slice of his country, but nothing is more upsetting for him than his son Omar's decision to work as a digger. For Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection and independence. Scientist John Oswald has come from further afield. He has journeyed to Panama in pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But everything hangs in the balance as his wife Marian falls ill herself.
When John witnesses an act of bravery and compassion from Ada one day, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver for his wife. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Breathtaking and impossible to put down, The Great Divide explores the lives of the labourers, fishmongers, journalists, protesters, doctors and soothsayers who lived alongside the construction of the Canal - those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.
Green Frog
Here are fifteen pitch-perfect stories about women trying to make their own way: featuring daughters, divorcees, fox demons, a praying mantis, and . . . green frogs.
A young girl reconnects with her Korean grandmother; an artist considers her connection to the Korean folktale of the green frog; a praying mantis living in a beautiful home overlooking the park finds the New York dating scene leaves her hungering for more; a fox demon seeks revenge for her murdered sister, only for her loyalties to be torn; AI brings a grieving mother’s daughter back to life; at a spa in the mountains, a recently divorced woman has a ghostly encounter; and a recipe book instructs the reader on ‘how to eat your own heart’.
From the writer of Sea Change, this collection of fifteen offbeat, scintillating stories influenced by Korean fairy tales and contemporary ennui, shines a light on womanhood in all of its human (and other) forms.
Until August
THE EXTRAORDINARY LOST NOVEL FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA AND ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
Sitting alone, overlooking the still and blue lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach surveys the men of the hotel bar. She is happily married and has no reason to escape the world she has made with her husband and children. And yet, every August, she travels here to the island where her mother is buried, and for one night takes a new lover.
Amid sultry days and tropical downpours, lotharios and conmen, Ana journeys further each year into the hinterland of her desire, and the fear that sits quietly at her heart.
Constantly surprising and wonderfully sensual, Until August is a profound meditation on freedom, regret, and the mysteries of love, from one of the greatest writers the world has ever known.
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Královna: Na cestě k trůnu
Když se Alžběta setkává s okouzlujícím princem Filipem, cítí, že právě s tímto mužem chce spojit svůj život. Královská rodina sice sňatku s nemajetným šlechticem nepřeje, ale Alžběta si stojí za svým a roku 1947 se koná velkolepá svatba. Bezstarostné období však netrvá dlouho – v únoru 1952 nečekaně umírá Jiří VI. a Alžběta se musí ujmout role anglické královny. Mladé manželství čeká první velká zatěžkávací zkouška.
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Neobyčejní
Okouzlující román plný magického realismu a momentů tak čiré lásky, že nebudete moci knihu odložit. Mezi světem skutečným a imaginárním existují příběhy, jež se odvíjejí neobyčejným způsobem. Nedaleko pobřeží Jižní Karolíny leží ostrov Mallow, kde se nachází rezidence Chmýříčkov – úchvatná stará kamenná budova ve tvaru podkovy, pojmenovaná podle drobných tyrkysových ptáčků – chmýrek tyrkysových –, kteří do života tamních obyvatel vnášejí prvky magických tajností. A právě sem se nastěhuje po smrti své matky Zoey. Co tam čeká zrovna na ni?
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Maurice and Maralyn
What begins as an eccentric English love story turns into one of the most dramatic adventures ever recorded...
Maurice and Maralyn couldn't be more different. He is as cautious and awkward as she is charismatic and forceful. It seems an unlikely romance, but it works.
Bored of 1970s suburban life, Maralyn has an idea: sell the house, build a boat, leave England — and its oil crisis, industrial strikes and inflation — forever. It is hard work, turning dreams into reality, but finally they set sail for New Zealand. Then, halfway there, their beloved boat is struck by a whale and the pair are cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
On their tiny raft, their love is put to the test. When Maurice begins to withdraw into himself, it falls upon Maralyn to keep them both alive. Filled with danger, spirit, and tenderness, this is a book about human connection and the human condition; about how we survive — not just at sea, but in life.
**A Waterstones Book You Need To Read in 2024**
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Lacná kniha Adelaide (-25%)
Adelaide Williamsová žije sen tisícov mileniálov. Vymetá bary, končí magisterské štúdium a chce získať prácu v PR. Zamiluje sa do Roryho Hughesa, ktorý vyzerá ako princ z disneyovky a pôsobí nedosiahnuteľne. Adelaide však vie, že ak sa bude snažiť a milovať ho, zabudne na jej malé chyby a bude ju milovať rovnako.
Potom však zomrie Roryho bývalá priateľka Nathalie a Adelaide urobí všetko, čo je v jej silách, aby bola Rorymu v ťažkých chvíľach oporou – aj keby pri tom mala stratiť samu seba.
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Klub nadějných žen
Když čtveřice kamarádek v roce 1997 končila střední školu, každá z nich měla odvážné představy o úspěšné budoucnosti. V ročence byla jedna z nich označena za budoucí prezidentku, od druhé se očekávalo, že přijde na to, jak vyhrát boj s rakovinou, třetí by měla jednou mít michelinskou restauraci a čtvrtá se měla objevit mezi nejbohatšími Američany v žebříčku Forbes 400. Když se o pětadvacet let později sejdou na školním srazu, zjistí, že ani jedna z nich není v životě spokojená. Ale není ve třiačtyřiceti ještě brzo rezignovat a nepokusit se se životem něco udělat?
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My Heavenly Favourite
The electrifying new novel from the sensational bestselling winner of the International Booker Prize.
In the tempestuous summer of 2005, a local veterinarian becomes enraptured by a 14-year-old farmer’s daughter – his ‘favourite’ – as he tends her father’s cows. This deeply troubled soul is our narrator: a man who believes he offers the object of his love a tantalizing path out of the constrictions of her conservative rural life, a chance to escape to a world of fantasy. But the obsessive reliance he cultivates builds into a terrifying trap, with a crime and confession at the heart of it that threatens to rip their small community apart.
An unflinching excavation of taboos and social norms, My Heavenly Favourite is a torrent of grief and obsession. The remarkable and chilling successor to Lucas Rijneveld’s international sensation, The Discomfort of Evening, this profane novel is powered by the paradoxical beauty of its prose, which holds the reader fast to the page.
This novel is about an adult who is sexually attracted to a minor and contains sexual violence.
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21,95 €
Women
15 hours
The missing. The forgotten. The brave… The women.
From master storyteller Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds, comes the story of a turbulent, transformative era in America: the 1960s. The Women is that rarest of novels—at once an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided by war and broken by politics, of a generation both fueled by dreams and lost on the battlefield.
“Women can be heroes, too.”
When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Women whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has all too often been forgotten. A novel of searing insight and lyric beauty, The Women is a profoundly emotional, richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose extraordinary idealism and courage under fire define a generation.
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