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In a condemned tower block in Glasgow, residents slowly trickle away until a young man is left alone with only the angels and devils in his mind for company. Stumbling from one surreal situation to the next, he encounters others on the margins of society, finding friendship and camaraderie wherever it is offered, grappling with who he is and what shape his future might take. The Voids is an unsparing story of modern-day Britain, told with brilliant flashes of humour and humanity.

Vidal es un apuesto joven colombiano que invita a su amiga Perla a irse de Colombia para reunirse con él en París y hacerla partícipe de su plan: lograr que ella, maleducada y rebelde, se case con el viejo conde Adolphe de Cressay. Así el conde cumplirá lo que le prometió: hacer de Vidal el legítimo heredero de ambos. Educada por Vidal, Perla logrará ocupar su sitio junto al conde y el plan parecerá tener éxito.

A teenager with flaming orange hair, Ginger’s so brave she’s wearing a coat that isn’t even waterproof. For the first time, Wendy has a real best friend. But as they begin the summer of their lives, Wendy wonders if her life would be simpler if she hadn’t met Ginger. And that’s before she realises just how much of a mess Ginger is about to get them in.

Aleksandar and Isobel are siblings and former classical music prodigies, once destined for greatness. As the only Eastern European family growing up on their block on the far southside of Chicago, the pair were inseparable until each was forced to confront the absurdity of tragedy at an early age and abandon their musical ambitions. Now in their twenties, they find themselves encountering ridiculous jobs, unfulfilling romantic relationships, and the outrageousness of ordinary life.

This most-anticipated sequel has listeners drooling from the mouth! In the first installment in the series, the Sanchez family ended with a bang. Lisa, Rich, and Denie all fought treacherously to escape a harsh death sentence. Only time will tell who had the heart to survive. This novel starts off with drama and violence as Rich learns that his son, Juan, is dominating an industry where Rich used to be top dog. After grinding all his life, the fast money and numerous women land Rich in a place where his only son has turned against him.

Fiddle player Eliza Bancroft had to improvise after an unplanned pregnancy four years ago. Instead of pursuing her dream of performing live music, she changed keys and has focused on being a good mom and a sought-after studio musician in Nashville. Her rhythm is set until she spots her son’s father in a local magazine and realizes the man she was unable to track down lives right under her nose in Music City.

Winter blankets Montreal, while a bookseller and her lover dream of Prague. As the narrator’s open marriage becomes the subject of a novel, reality blurs with fiction, and she tries to reconcile the need to create with the desire for love and sex. Written in stark, spare prose, Prague is an introspective and intimate account of the making of a novel from life.

Down-and-out and deteriorating, Rosemary Candwell drifts from anonymous beds and bars in Providence to a homeless shelter hidden among the hedge-rowed avenues of Newport and through the revolving door of service jobs and quick-fix psychiatric care, always grasping for hope, for a solution. She’s desperate to readjust back into a family and a world that has deemed her a crazy bitch living a choice they believe she could simply un-choose at any time.

La vie d'Olivia Waldorf se passe exactement comme elle l’avait toujours rêvé. Elle est la fille la plus populaire du lycée, contrôle son gang d'une main de fer et le beau Nate Archibald est son petit copain.

Lorsque la mère d'Olivia présente son nouveau petit ami à sa fille, il n'est pas du tout ce qu'Olivia avait prévu. Elle avait pensé que l'élégante et célèbre créatrice de mode Eleanor tomberait amoureuse d'un bel homme d'affaires à renommée internationale. À place, Olivia se retrouve coincée avec... Cyrus. Il est petit, aux cheveux fins et bedonnant. Tout va de mal en pis quand Eleanor annonce qu'ils vont se marier, un évènement qui risque bien d'éclipser la fête d'anniversaire d’Olivia.

In the bumping city of New York, Steve Beat finds himself in an absolutely splendid situation where he is surrounded by some of the greatest ball players to walk the Earth and meets a living legend of the game, the victor of the notorious "joust".

When Margaret Hale is forced to leave her home in the tranquil rural South of England for the industrial Northern town of Milton, she finds herself in a very different country run by men, like mill owner John Thornton, with very different beliefs to her own. Margaret is sickened by the working conditions she witnesses and, sympathetic to the poor workers, clashes with their boss, Thornton.

Varghunden är en av Jack Londons mest älskade klassiker. I norra Kanadas råa vildmarker kämpar valpen Vittand för att överleva i den bitande kylan. Som korsning mellan hund och varg dras han mellan två inre begär – vargens lockelse till friheten i naturen, och hundens inneboende längtan efter närhet och gemenskap. När Vittand blir bortförd av människor kastas han rakt in i en mardröm. Men bland svårigheterna han tvingas gå igenom, upplever Vittand också glimtar av mänsklig värme. Dessa ögonblick får honom att drömma om ett annat liv, ett liv där han kan leva i harmoni med människorna och deras gåtfulla värld.

Ning Somprasong, detta Devil, è una prostituta thailandese che lavora nelle stanze d'albergo di Kuala Lumpur; quella sera ha un appuntamento al Grand Hotel con il suo cliente più violento e perverso, l'Arabo. Terry Fernandez è un musicista fallito alla vigilia di un matrimonio d'interesse; quella sera Terry festeggia, per così dire, al Grand Hotel con gli amici e con un classico addio al celibato con prostituta. Quella sera, al Grand Hotel, nessuno dei due ha motivo di essere particolarmente felice, ma non sanno che il peggio deve ancora cominciare.

Angelini’s third book and the finale to the Hyena trilogy is a must-listen for anyone longing for something real in a world full of fake. Fin digs even deeper into the world and experiences of the author, who tries to reconcile the sometimes brutal reality of life with the quest for family and a meaningful place in this world. Angelini takes you from behind-the-scenes of Hollywood elites underbelly to the LA "kickbacks" on the outskirts of the city, where Ketamine and Molly are the norm.

"- Det här som jag säger nu är mycket känsligt. Ni måste lova att inte sprida uppgifterna vidare." David, Johannes och Carina sitter på ett möte inför Västsaharakonferensen när de hör nyheten. Agenten Ali från den marockanska säkerhetstjänsten har hoppat av och tagit kontakt med Polisiaro. Han har ett viktigt avslöjande att förmedla på konferensen: han kan bevisa att högt uppsatta officerare i den marockanska säkerhetstjänsten organiserar och tjänar stora pengar på narkotikasmuggling. Men alla är inte lika entusiastiska över situationen.

Júlia ha tornat a Barcelona per preparar un documental sobre Salvador Dalí, però les ombres del passat es despleguen davant seu amb una força insospitada. De Nova York a Barcelona per retrobar la passió i els secrets de Dalí Després de viure més de vint anys a Nova York, la Júlia ha decidit retornar a Barcelona. L'excusa és la preparació d'un documental sobre la vida de Salvador Dalí, però tan bon punt arriba, les ombres del passat i un torrent de sensacions noves es despleguen davant seu amb una força insospitada.

Kaylee’s thesis project could get her killed. She’s determined to move forward with it anyway, especially after finding and meeting Mama C and her band of homeless young people. As Kaylee gets more deeply embroiled in the lives of this makeshift family, she realizes her thesis isn’t what’s important, but the real lives and broken families of those living on the streets. And she wants to help. Within the despair of homelessness and all that comes with it, Mama C sparks hope in countless others who thought they’d lost it. Can Kaylee help keep that spark going?

Once the top dog, Danny Mckay has walked away from his old gangland life. He’s on the straight and narrow now, looking forward to settling down and living a quiet life. But trouble seems to follow Danny. And when his own family is caught up in a shocking event, Danny is dragged back into the gangland world, hell-bent on revenge. Danny’s determined to make someone pay, but the rules are different this time around—old friends are enemies, and Danny doesn’t know who he can trust.

Keema is back, and dirtier than ever. After oddly maneuvering her way out of the blood bath she left behind in Arizona, Keema is up to her old tricks again. Between sex, greed, and murder, it’s almost impossible to escape from the hood life she’s grown accustomed to. From one scam to the next, she finally comes up with a new hustle that rains money and is sure to give her the riches she thinks she deserves. That is until someone from her past emerges, sending her into mental shock. The stakes become high as Keema fights for her life, still with her mind on her money.