From the author of Dreamland 'My name is Jude. And because of Law, Hey and the Obscure, they thought I was a boy.'Jude is twenty-one when she flies in a private plane to Sark, a tiny carless Channel Island, the last place in Europe to abolish... Zobraziť viac
';Nuila's storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande.' Los Angeles Times This ';compelling mixture of health care policy and gripping stories from the frontlines of medicine' (The Guardian) explores the question: where does an... Zobraziť viac
Set in an apocalyptic future, where the planet is failing and many species have died out, a small community guards a vault of seeds in the Polar north. When a grieving mother is sent on an expedition to find the fabled seeds, it sets into motion a... Zobraziť viac
From Kiese Laymon, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Heavy, comes a ';funny, astute, searching' (The Wall Street Journal) debut novel about Black teenagers that is a satirical exploration of celebrity, authorship, violence, religion, and coming... Zobraziť viac
The extraordinary and enchanting novel tracing a centuries-old curse back to its beginning... Zobraziť viac
In 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take the friends on very different paths... Zobraziť viac
From the Orange Prize-shortlisted author of AMY & ISABELLE, a deeply moving story of love, abandonment, and the peril of family secrets... Zobraziť viac
One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the north-eastern edge of Russia, two sisters are abducted. In the ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the disappearance reverberate across a tightly woven community... Zobraziť viac
For fans of Celeste Ng comes a transfixing debut novel about how life's small decisions can ultimately yield the most powerful consequences. Everyone always wants to know why relationships fail. It's a spiteful curiosity thing, schadenfreude... Zobraziť viac
';Hilarious and heartbreaking' MONICA ALIDeeply funny and knowingMEG WOLITZERWitty, moving ANN NAPOLITANOPoignant, funny and brilliantly told POSY SIMMONDSAn often hilarious, surprisingly moving portrait of a long-married couple, seen through the eyes... Zobraziť viac
A thrilling, emotionally rich debut novel about a “rental stranger”—a companion hired under various guises—whose ongoing role as a part-time father to a young girl sparks questions about ethics, identity, and love. Zobraziť viac
Librarian of Congress James Billington says Natasha Trethewey “consistently and dramatically expanded the power” of the role... Zobraziť viac
Sam Dolan is a young man coming to terms with his life in the process and aftermath of making his first film. He has a difficult relationship with his father, ... Zobraziť viac
From historian and critically acclaimed author of The Three-Cornered War comes the captivating story of how Yellowstone became the world's first national park in the years after the Civil War, offering ';a fresh, provocative studydeparting from well-... Zobraziť viac
From the author of Bad Day in Blackrock, White City is a darkly funny, gripping and ultimately moving new novel about the agony of losing control of your life and learning hard truths about the person you thought you were Zobraziť viac
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize ';Discerning and significant.' Poetry Foundation ';A sharp memoir in verse.' LitHub This powerful and timely collection of autobiographical poems from Yale Young Poets Award Winner and Philadelphia's former... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to Derry, Maine. It's a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real... Zobraziť viac
You know the type: the woman who won't shut up, who flaunts it, who's too brazen, too opinionated - too much. Sometimes, she's the life of the party; others, she's the focus of gossip. She's the unruly woman, and she's one of the most provocative, ... Zobraziť viac
England, 1851. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive-one that will give both... Zobraziť viac
Eve Babitz died on December 17, 2021. Found in the wrack, ruin and filth of her apartment, a stack of boxes packed by her mother decades before. The boxes were pristine, the seals of duct tape unbroken. Inside, a lost world, centred on a two-story... Zobraziť viac
