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We All Come Home Alive


'Profoundly affecting' GUARDIAN'Extraordinary. It made me cry' MELISSA HARRISON'Wise and beautifully written' SINÉAD GLEESON'Made me feel that I too was more alive' LUCY CALDWELLA life is made up of many shocks -The scream of wheels over asphalt as cars collide. The unexpected death of a loved one and the long trek of grief. The brutality of teenage girlhood. The abiding temptation of hunger. The stumbling spinning magic of drunkenness. The falling into love, for once utterly awake. The tearing open of a body and of reality itself that comes with birth and motherhood. Anna Beecher tells the story of her life through the moments which remade her in these wise and luminously beautiful essays, for readers of Ann Patchett's These Precious Days or Maggie O'Farrell's I Am, I Am, I Am.
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14,99 €

Enchanting the Fae Queen


A seductive fae queen meets her unexpected match in the enemy empire’s valiant general. Enchanting the Fae Queen is the second instalment in Stephanie Burgis' irreverent and sparkling Queens of Villainy series. Queen Lorelei is a notorious fae seductress, with a trail of broken hearts in her wake. But behind her glamorous lifestyle and sparkling mask lurks a dangerously intelligent woman who’d do anything to keep her people safe, even kidnap the empire’s most famous hero. The virtuous high general Gerard de Moireul represents all that is moral and true. He has to – after his parents were executed for treason. The last thing he needs is the Queen of Balravia, who showers glitter and rainbow-colored sparkles everywhere she goes without the slightest regard for good taste, decorum or royal dignity. They’re opposites in every way, but when they’re swept up together in a grand - and deadly - fae tournament, they discover all of each other’s most hidden truths - and how perfectly they might be suited for each other after all. Readers love Stephanie Burgis and the Queens of Villainy:'So heartwarming and swoony''These characters have my heart''The yearning in this book went so crazy''Had me grinning from ear to ear from start to end!'
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29,49 €

The Wasp Trap


The outstanding new psychological thriller from the 5 million copy-bestselling author of Here to Stay and The Magpies“I loved this brilliant, edgy, character driven thriller with a passion. So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.” Lisa Jewell''I devoured it in two compulsive sittings. ''Gripped'' doesn''t even come close!!'' Marian Keyes''A fast-paced thriller, full of twists upon twists and tension you could cut with a knife. Hugely enjoyable.'' Alex Michaelides''Tense, artful and satisfying'' Louise Candlish''Highly entertaining...kept me guessing to the very last page'' Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond''The most gripping book I''ve read in ages'' William Shaw******Summer 1999. Will joins five other idealistic graduates working for an eccentric psychology professor. They’re going to launch a website to change online dating forever.No-one expects it to end in tragedy.Twenty-five years later, Will gets an invitation: a dinner party. A chance to see the old gang again.But as soon as he arrives, something doesn’t seem right.There’s an unexpected guest. The hosts are clearly keeping a secret. And on the way in, Will is sure he heard crying.Everyone has something to hide about what really happened that summer.But only one of them is willing to kill to find the truth…PRAISE FOR MARK EDWARDS''I kept wanting to tear my eyes away but had to keep reading'' IAN RANKIN''Edwards is at the top of his game'' ERIN KELLY''Twisting and terrifying, the kind of haunting, pacy, spine-chiller that Mark Edwards is the absolute master of.'' CHRIS WHITAKER ''I was hooked by this clever, fast paced and addictive thriller... I loved it'' CLAIRE DOUGLAS''Fast-paced and twisted: it’s another Mark Edwards sensation'' CLARE MACKINTOSH
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13,49 €

Ghost Season


A beautifully dynamic novel which connects five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border.A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and southern Sudan. For five strangers on an NGO compound, this discovery foreshadows more trouble to come.Everyone has a different story. William, a South Sudanese translator, connects the corpse to the sudden disappearance of cook Layla, a nomad from the north with whom he''s fallen in love. Amidst the chaos, Dena, a Sudanese-American filmmaker, struggles to find a connection with her homeland. There is Alex, a white aid worker from the American Midwest whose plans in the country are derailed by a rapidly changing climate and an impending civil war. And then there is Mustafa, a precocious twelve-year-old boy, whose plans to escape poverty set off a series of cataclysmic events on the compound.Living in a Sudan riven by conflict presents challenges for William, Layla, Dena, Alex and Mustafa. To overcome them, they must forge bonds stronger than the blood they don''t share. Fatin Abbas weaves a story of Sudan''s partition into the fabric of her characters identities while exploring the porous and perilous nature of borders. Ghost Season is a gripping, must-have debut that announces Abbas as a powerful new voice in fiction.
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14,99 €

Everybody Loves Our Dollars - How Money Laundering Won


From the bestselling author of MONEYLAND and BUTLER TO THE WORLD, a revelatory new anatomy of global money laundering, the crime that makes crime payWithout money laundering, few crimes of acquisition would be worth the trouble. South America's drug cartels would be stuffed without it, as would Nigerian kleptocrats, Afghan terrorists, American tax evaders and a whole bestiary of human (and animal) traffickers the world over. And yet, estimates of the dirty portion of world GDP have held steady at 2%-5% for decades. All efforts at legislation, diplomacy, prosecution and compliance have been a complete flop. It's not a lack of will to stamp it out. It's a lack of insight. So join bestselling investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a perspective-altering adventure through the flipside of the global economy. In the criminal world, cash is still king (in fact, crime might now be the main thing cash is good for, and even why it still exists). Barter is pretty good too: vast, continent-wide exchanges of everything from luxury handbags to baby eels support a triangular drug trade linking Europe to the Far East. Cryptocurrencies flow through paper ledgers that would make a Florentine merchant feel at home. And the system works. Whether you're a fraudster, a cartel boss, a corrupt politician, a kleptocrat or a terrorist mastermind, your options to move and hide your money are more secure and more impenetrable than they have ever been. There has never been a better time to be a criminal. It's time that changed.
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33,49 €

Smoking Kills


'Hilarious' Daily Mail'Superbly over-the-top' The TimesHow far would you go to enjoy a cigarette? When headhunter Fabrice Valantine faces a smoking ban at work, he decides to undergo hypnotherapy to help him kick the habit.The treatment is all too effective - Fabrice can no longer enjoy his favourite vice, even when he does light up. Then, in the aftermath of a horrific incident, he rediscovers the buzz of his very first cigarette, and his delight is positively criminal...This original and totally French black comedy asks how far you would go for pleasure - and just where any of us would stop.Translated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie. Antoine Laurain worked as a journalist and in the world of antiques before becoming the award-winning author of ten novels, including The Red Notebook and The President's Hat. His books have been translated into 25 languages and sold more than 200,000 copies in English. He lives in Paris.Louise Rogers Lalaurie is a writer and translator from French, including Frédéric Dard's The King of Fools and The Inspector of Strange and Unexplained Deaths by Olivier Barde-Cabuçon, both published by Pushkin Vertigo. Her work has been shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award, the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature and the Crime Writers Association International Dagger.
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14,99 €

Mothers and Sons


A mother and son, estranged for many years, reckon at last with the secret that has kept them apart in this highly anticipated novel by one of the most talented American writers of his generationPeter, an asylum lawyer in New York City, is overworked and isolated, spending his days immersed in the struggles of immigrants only to return to an empty apartment and occasional detached hook-ups. But when the asylum case of a young gay man pierces Peter’s numbness, the catastrophic event that he has avoided facing for twenty years returns to haunt him. Ann, his mother, who runs a women’s retreat she founded after leaving his father, is hurt by her estrangement from Peter but cherishes the world she has built. She long ago put behind her the decision that divided her from her son. But as Peter’s case plunges him further into the fraught memory of his first love and the night of violence that changed his life, he and his mother must confront the secret that tore them apart. 'Subtle, symphonic and satisfying' Financial Times'An epic family saga that packs an extraordinary emotional punch . . . this book is his best yet' Observer
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13,49 €

The Croatian Island Library


'Heartfelt and beautifully written, this is the author's best book to date' ? Caroline James, bestselling author of The Cruise Where books are borrowed, friendships are forged and secrets uncovered… As a beautiful summer unfolds in the Croatian islands, Ana Meštrovic embarks on a new venture – transforming her beloved catamaran into a floating library. Joined by crew members Lloyd, a widower whose past threatens to overshadow everything, and Natali, a young mechanic afraid of her own shadow, the newly formed trio all have their own powerful reasons for needing the travelling library to be a success. As they explore stunning coastlines and visit picturesque harbours, they learn that, sometimes, the most profound changes happen not just in the pages of a book, but in the bonds formed along the way… Readers and authors LOVE The Croatian Island Library: 'This story of friendship and self-discovery is peopled by characters you'll be happy to make friends with' Maisie Thomas, bestselling author 'Deeply emotional, utterly enchanting, and wonderfully escapist’ Isabelle Broom, author of The Summer Trip 'A beautiful heartwarming story, loved the characters and the author truly transports you to Croatia' ? 'Five stars and I’m off to look at holiday destinations in Croatia' ? Enchanting and wonderful. The characters are stunning, as is the plot. What is better than a island library! ? 'Exquisitely observed and with warmth and wisdom running through every page, this book wraps you up in a cosy hug' ? 'Not having visited the Croatian islands, the story transported me to this unspoilt and beautiful place. Eva Glyn’s writing style is engaging and inspiring and her characters were superb' ?
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13,49 €

The 10:12


'Grips like a python' DAILY MAIL'A white-knuckle read that also provides food for thought' GUARDIAN'A twisty, propulsive thrill-ride, and a hero who will keep surprising you' SAM BECKBESSINGERClaire's life changed forever one ordinary morning, on an ordinary train journey. Her actions that day saved hundreds of lives. But what looks like heroism in the heat of the moment can play out very differently in the courts and the eyes of the public. Especially when you have the blood of two men on your hands. Selfless and quick-thinking. Attention-seeking vigilante. Unrepentant murderer. Whichever she is, this is Claire's story of what happened that day. But is it the whole story?'Thought-provoking and thoroughly compelling' B P WALTER, bestselling author of THE DINNER PARTY'An excellent twist ... a tribute to tough post-menopausal women everywhere' LITERARY REVIEWThe 10:12 is the perfect page-turning read for fans of Sarah Vaughan, Catherine Ryan Howard and Ava Glass that asks: how far would you go for the greater good?
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22,99 €

The Boy from the Sea


A Waterstones Book of the MonthAs read on BBC Radio 4A Sunday Times Best Book of the YearAn Observer Best Debut of the YearA baby is found abandoned on a windswept Irish beach, and nothing in this small coastal town will ever be the same again. The Boy from the Sea is Garrett Carr's moving tale of a boy that brings together a community, but changes a family forever . . . ‘Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment’ - Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses‘A joy . . . Vivid, loving and genuinely funny’ The Sunday Times‘I didn’t want it to ever end’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious ThingsIn 1973 on the west coast of Ireland, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Who is he? Where is he fro? mbrose, a local fisherman, is far more interested in who he will become and – with a curious community looking on – takes the baby home and adopts him. But for Declan, Ambrose's young son, this arrival is surely bad news. Rivalries can be decades in the making, and families are easy to break . . . Readers love The Boy from the Sea:‘Left me feeling warm and satisfied when I finished it and I’ve thought about it daily since then’ *****‘Books are meant to change you, to shape you, and to heal you, and The Boy from the Sea does all those things’ *****‘You feel like you’re right there in the village’ *****‘Stunning. I found myself waking up at 5am because I was desperate to read more’ *****‘Felt like I was stepping off life's treadmill and immersing myself in another world’ *****
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13,49 €

Journey to the Scottish Highlands


Fall in love with the brand new escapist Scottish romance from bestselling author, Julie Shackman!Daisy’s career hasn’t exactly been going to plan and the last thing she wants to do is stay home and wallow in self pity. So when an opportunity arises to escape her London home, and make some money working a fancy event at a stately home, she jumps at it.Determined to make the most out of the situation, she decides a road trip to the Scottish Highlands would be the perfect way to reset and take control of her life.When devilishly handsome Evan finds himself stranded at the event following a cancelled flight to Scotland, Daisy does the kindest thing she can think of and invites him to join her. As they embark on their journey north, will the scenic trip help them rediscover themselves, and possibly even find something they weren’t expecting…Praise for Julie Shackman‘A fun-filled romance… it’ll take your mind off the winter weather and maybe even inspire you to consider Skye as a summer holiday destination’ My Weekly‘A true page-turner’ Chat Monthly‘A wonderfully warm tale’ The Sun‘A lovely cozy romance… a feel good book with the best descriptions of the island’ ?????''A fab story about the importance of living in the moment and finding yourself. Set in beautiful Skye it’s a lovely read all round’ ?????‘The descriptions of the area were beautiful… I love the mystery that was woven into the story’ ?????''This book was darling!!! I fell in love with the main character! The setting was beautiful and it pulled all the heartstrings. Loved it!’ ?????''Thank you Julie for taking me to Skye with Darcie on her journey of enlightenment and love. I was willing her and Logan together from the get go. You could feel the chemistry between them off the pages!!! Absolutely gorgeous book loved in from page 1’ ?????''Great story and a fab ending. Some good twists’ ?????''An excellent read. This book has a beautifully designed setting and with that background, a mystery, a range of characters; eccentric and otherwise, and a romance’ ?????
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13,49 €

The Cut Up


It's hard to be good when living is expensive. And times are tough on the streets these days. Luckily for Rilke at Bowery Auctions the demand for no-questions-asked cash is at an all-time high, and business is booming. When Rilke hears his old acquaintance Les is fresh out of prison, his inclination is to stay well out of his way. Letting sleeping dogs lie is one thing - but when one of Bowery's customers winds up dead on their tarmac, Rilke needs a bit of help from his friends to tidy things up. If only his friends didn't have such a habit of making things worse.
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22,99 €

The Woman in White


Marian and her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncle's guardianship until Laura's marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. Sir Percival is a man of many secrets - is one of them connected to the strange appearances of a young woman dressed all in white? And what does his charismatic friend, Count Fosco, with his pet white mice running in and out of his brightly coloured waistcoat, have to do with it all? Marian and the girls' drawing master, Walter, have to turn detective in order to work out what is going on, and to protect Laura from a fatal plot… A beautiful deluxe gift edition of the great Victorian mystery novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.
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27,95 €

Mrs Dalloway


A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Woolf's great masterpiece with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. Clarissa Dalloway is preparing to give a party. Over the course of one day, as she readies her house, Clarissa is flooded with memories and re-examines the choices she has made over the course of her life. Virginia Woolf started writing Mrs Dalloway in 1922 as a short story. Its publication in 1925 was met with modest commercial success but the novel went on to become one of the most vital works of literature of the last century.
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Oliver Twist


A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Dickens's unforgettable novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape. Dickens graphically conjures up the capital's underworld, full of sex workers, thieves and lost and homeless children, and gives a voice to the disadvantaged and abused.
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Not Quite Done with Dating


One bad date too many calls for desperate measures ... Nora is well and truly fed up. After more painfully bad dates than she can count, she's had enough of leaving it to fate to find her perfect match - but she's not quite ready to give up on her love life just yet. As a statistician, Nora trusts numbers more than her gut, so when she finds a formula that could help her conquer the dating game, she has to give it a go. Putting her love theory to the test takes Nora to some questionable places with some even more questionable men, but she won't be deterred - she knows that 'the one' must be out there, somewhere. Even if he's the last person she'd have expected ... You can expect ... * Slow burn * Second chances * Found family
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14,45 €

The Bloody Branch


Man is cruel but the flowers will take their revenge. In an ancient land, three heroines must join forces against a dangerous power. Darkness is falling across the land. All that stands against it are three determined women: slave queen Goewin, the reclusive sorceress Arianrhod, and Blodeuwedd, a woman conjured from flowers. Can they unite against the deadly force who threatens them all? The sadistic ambition of the magician Gwydion wreaks havoc across the forests, cliffs and fields of the kingdom. With their world at stake, Goewin, Arianrhod and Blodeuwedd must unleash their most uncanny powers to challenge him. In this vital and visceral novel, Brigid Lowe casts ancient light on desire, sex and our relationship with nature to bring these Celtic heroines to explosive, sensuous, blossoming new life.
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25,95 €

This Book Made Me Think of You


Twelve stories. Twelve months. Once chance to heal her heart... When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there's a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her at her local bookshop, it couldn't come as more of a shock. Partly, because she can't remember the last time she read a book for pleasure. Mainly, because Joe died five months ago… The gift is simple - twelve carefully chosen books from Joe, one for each month, to help her turn the page on her first year without him. And so begins a reading-inspired journey that takes Tilly around the world; from bustling sidewalks in New York and the tree-lined avenues of Paris to the tranquil Tuscan countryside and the white sands of Bali. With the help of the bookshop owner, Alfie, Tilly starts to discover who she is now, after Joe. But can Tilly's year of books show her how to love again?
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22,45 €

Run On Red


Two women. A rural country road. No phone signal for miles. A terrifying game of cat-and-mouse. By the time Laura and Olivia notice the headlights tailing them through the hills, it's too late. What seems, at first, like a case of road rage quickly unfolds into a heart-pounding chase - and a battle for survival. Who are the men in the truck? What do they want? And can Laura and Olivia outrun - and outsmart - them long enough to call for help, even if it means taking their chances in the hills on foot? As their situation grows more perilous, the girls realize that the real terror has only just begun. But flight won't save them from their pursuers. If they're going to make it home alive, they'll have to fight . . . From bestselling BookTok sensation Noelle W. Ihli comes Run on Red, a twisting mystery thriller perfect for true crime addicts, that will grab you from the first page and won't let you go . . .
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16,45 €

Beletria je často nazývaná aj krásnou, alebo umeleckou literatúrou. Toto označenie pochádza z francúzskeho názvu belles lettres (krásna literatúra)Výrazom beletria sa súhrnne označujú umelecké prozaické diela. K najznámejším beletristickým žánrom patrí poviedka, novela, román, črta či umelecká reportáž.

Romány, poviedky a novely ponúkajú pútavé príbehy s výraznými postavami a atmosférou. Divadelné hry zase slúžia ako materiál pre divadelné predstavenia a prinášajú konverzácie, dramatické situácie a komediálne alebo tragické prvky.

Beletria je neoddeliteľnou súčasťou literatúry, ktorá obohacuje naše vnímanie sveta a poskytuje nám príležitosť prežívať rôznorodé príbehy a vstúpiť do rôznych svetov. Bez ohľadu na to, či preferujete dobrodružstvo, romantiku alebo reflexiu, beletria vám umožní objaviť nové myšlienky, inšpirácie a zábavu.

Hľadáte knižných hrdinov, ktorí vás zavedú do sveta romantiky, histórie, sci-fi či fantasy? Prinášame vám ten najlepší výber skutočných príbehov, románov, detektívok, noviel a poviedok. K úspešným autorom beletrie patria Jozef KarikaDominik Dán, Róbert Bryndza, Kristína Tormová, Urbaníková EvitaTáňa Keleová Vasilková a Stephen King