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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE “An intimate story from the family archive that is also the infamous history of our continent.”—Valeria Luiselli, author of Lost Children Archive Award-winning Peruvian journalist Gabriela Wiener delivers her stunning English breakthrough...

Susan Abulhawa ha scritto un romanzo struggente che può fare per la Palestina ciò che il Cacciatore di aquiloni ha fatto per l'Afghanistan. Di vibrante realismo e inesorabilmente diretto alla verità, racconta con sensibilità e pacatezza la storia di quattro generazioni di palestinesi costretti a lasciare la propria terra dopo la nascita dello stato di Israele e a vivere la triste condizione di "senza patria". Attraverso la voce di Amal, la brillante nipotina del patriarca della famiglia Abulheja, viviamo l'abbandono della casa dei suoi antenati di Ain Hod, nel 1948, per il campo profughi di Jenin.

Ethan M. Aldridge, bestselling creator of Estranged, returns to the eerie world of Deephaven Academy, where a creepy new artifact discovered in the depths of the basement could have disastrous effects on the school. A perfect read for fans of J. A. White and Mary Downing Hahn! After a chaotic...

These ladies just want this Christmas nightmare to end. Will they help to find the killers and restore the essence of this most wonderful time of the year? Find out in this box set of Christmas-themed cozy mysteries that will warm your winter heart.

Testimonios de las protagonistas de la Revolución Mexicana Imposible entender la Revolución mexicana sin las soldaderas que la hicieron posible, que asumieron el momento histórico con bravura y que no sólo enfrentaron con entereza la sangrienta cara de la insurrección, sino que también padecieron los abusos a los que las relegó su condición de ser mujer. Enfermeras, cocineras y soldados, rompieron con todos los estereotipos y se volvieron heroínas. Este es el retrato de una de las páginas más gloriosas de nuestra historia.

Brooklyn is a fierce, no-nonsense woman who is about stacking paper and building a good life. Meeting the handsome Jihad was pure coincidence, but she quickly catches feelings for this smooth-talking brother. A whirlwind romance develops between them, and before you know it, Brooklyn is thrown in a love triangle she was not aware of. Common sense and her Ivy League education couldn’t prepare her for what is to come in her once quiet life.

""An emotion-filled collection."" —Kirkus Reviews Two teens take the stage and find their voice . . . A girl learns about her heritage and begins to find her community . . . A sister is haunted by the ghosts of loved ones lost . . . There is no universal adoption experience, and no two...

A weird and revelatory debut that vividly captures the dislocation of growing up BIPOC and neurodivergent in a country awash in both conspiracy theories and genuine conspiracies. "The invisible D in my name is my mother’s second most lasting contribution to my life." ‘Wayne Le—known as...

Discover how Meghan Truman, Sandy Bay's latest resident and new bakery owner, navigates her way through three murder mysteries as she gets to know the quirky characters in her adopted hometown after failing to make a career as an actress in Hollywood. She's finally started a relationship with Jack Irvin, a detective, but will she find time to build a romance while she has to deal with betrayals, ungrateful staff, culture clashes, and murder? Three complete best-selling cozy mystery stories in one boxset!

Jodie and Harper are destined to be on the West End stage side by side. They've lived and worked on that dream all their lives but, in a split second, their world divides. Harper is left disabled after a black taxi ploughs into her and Jodie has to return to her stage career alone. After the accident, the doctors tell Harper she will live, but she'll be a wheelchair user. Jodie vows to never leave her side, but Harper knows that's not what she needs.

Mi chiamo Jacopo Serristori, sono un ingegnere, avevo un progetto di vita e ho fallito. Mi chiamo Clara Francalanza Visconti Baker, sarò un architetto e ho appena fatto una Scelta Ponderata: voglio buttarmi nel mondo delle relazioni stabili. Nella magia di Trastevere, tra le calli nebbiose di Venezia, sulla bianca neve di Cortina, nella frenesia di Milano, Jacopo dovrà fare i conti con se stesso, con quello che non riesce a perdonarsi e con quella ragazza che da sempre ha guardato al di là della sua perfezione, arrivando ad abitare quella Casa che nemmeno lui pensava di voler costruire.

"Findus und das eigene Fahrrad": Findus sitzt beim Fahrradfahren sehr gerne vorne bei Pettersson auf der Lenkstange. Aber er will jetzt auch einmal ein eigenes Fahrrad haben. Und Pettersson baut ihm eins. Die ersten vorsichtigen Fahrversuche gelingen eigentlich schon ganz gut. Also fühlt sich Findus zu schwierigeren Herausforderungen berufen. Als Pettersson schläft, wagt er eine rasante Hügel-Abwärts-Tour. Was die Hühner in große Schwierigkeiten bringt.

We know Our Dear Lady was upset about how her priests and nuns, as well as the laity were being treated. She had always been so loving to her children. It was she whom Jesus allowed to intercede on our behalf. We drove him beyond reconciliation, and yet, because of her, he allowed his arms to be held back. It did not seem that mankind was going to get any better. It was time for tribulation. But the Mother, the loving Mother, asked again for one more chance to reason with her children, and again, the gift was given by the Son to the Mother.

One of the most fascinating gifts the Lord has given us is His own burial cloth. How His image was projected onto that cloth, and how it has survived these 2,000 years is nothing short of miraculous. We have always had a great love for and devotion to this gift of Our Lord. Let us share with you the history and the journey of the Shroud.

Sono gli anni ribelli della giovinezza di una generazione che vuole esplorare tutto e rifiuta ogni imposizione di normalità. Cosa succede quando Francesca entra in una crisi esistenziale e si ritrova in un reparto psichiatrico? Una storia d’amore bruciante, una storia di generosità e amicizia che non ammette discussione, un affetto profondo che porta a un coraggio sconsiderato. Affetti e ideali politici si intrecciano.

Expose your child to spiritual blessing, and protect them from spiritual attack. This book will help you protect your children from evil assignments and show you how to tap into the supernatural protection of the holy spirit. We are involved in a war - a spiritual war in which Satan and his demons are attempting to break up our families and disrupt our children’s lives - that can be engaged in and won only with spiritual weapons. We cannot remain passive.

"Alisa v Strane Chudes" - skazka, napisannaja anglijskim matematikom, pojetom i pisatelem Charl'zom Ljutvidzhom Dodzhsonom pod psevdonimom L'juis Kjerroll i izdannaja v 1865 godu. V nej rasskazyvaetsja o devochke po imeni Alisa, kotoraja popadaet skvoz' krolich'ju noru v voobrazhaemyj mir, naseljonnyj strannymi antropomorfnymi sushhestvami.

Luc Riveaux has closed his heart. Some wounds run too deep. But when the gorgeous model from New Orleans starts sharing his bed, something shifts. She's the one person who has managed to break past his barriers. Now he has a choice to make: chase after her and claim her as his, or let her go forever.

"At once suspenseful and tender…a queer horror masterpiece." —Marisa Crane, author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself In this chilling contemporary horror novel, a phony spiritualist returns to her hometown to assist in an investigation that eerily mirrors her sister’s death, forcing her...

An edge-of-your-seat fantasy about a girl who will do anything to protect her sister—even if it means striking a dangerous bargain. Dark forces, forgotten magic, and a heart-stopping queer romance make this young adult novel a must-read. A scorned god. A mysterious acolyte. A forgetting drug...