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'He did kill. Kill and kill and kill.' Tess's number one priority has always been her three-year-old daughter Poppy. But splitting up with Poppy's father Jason means that she cannot always be there to keep her daughter safe. When she finds a disturbing drawing, dark and menacing, among her daughter's brightly coloured paintings, Tess is convinced that Poppy has witnessed something terrible. Something that her young mind is struggling to put into words. But no one will listen. It's only a child's drawing, isn't it? Tess will protect Poppy, whatever the price. But when she doesn't know what, or who, she is protecting her from, how can she possibly know who to trust . . . ?

Anton, 9 anni, vive con i genitori in un tranquillo paese della Germania e ama leggere storie di paura, i cui protagonisti sono mostri, fantasmi e, soprattutto, vampiri. Una sera, sente bussare alla finestra: è un vampiro, anzi un vampiretto, e lo è da ben 150 anni! Tra i due l'amicizia è immediata: sono entrambi grandi appassionati di storie horror! Rüdiger ha un aspetto spaventoso e i modi un po' bruschi ma non è pericoloso, anzi, ha paura del buio e, con i suoi fratelli, gioca come tutti gli altri "bambini". Grazie a un mantello magico, simile a quello di Rüdiger, Anton può volare a casa dell'amico (una cripta del cimitero), e conoscere i suoi genitori, i suoi fratelli e la terribile zia Dorothee... come tutti i vampiri che si rispettino, dormono di giorno, sono un po' strani ma molto simpatici, e piacciono anche ai genitori di Anton che non credono alle streghe, ai folletti e tantomeno ai vampiri!

1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark and chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing doctor. When she finally arrives, shaken, at the hall she is greeted by the two children in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There are no parents, no adults at all, and no one to represent her mysterious employer. The children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, a second terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong.

Set in 1891, the story follows Tilly Kirkland, who, after being orphaned, finds solace with her grandfather in Dorset. As her grandfather's health declines, she meets Jasper Dellafore and marries him, believing she has found happiness. However, her life takes a dark turn when she discovers that her new husband harbors secrets. Alone in the Channel Islands, Tilly's dream of a loving marriage transforms into a chilling reality, highlighting the struggles of women in a harsh Victorian society.

What if you could remember just one thing? Maud is forgetful. She makes a cup of tea and doesn't remember to drink it. She goes to the shops and forgets why she went. Back home she finds the place horribly unrecognizable - just like she sometimes thinks her daughter Helen is a total stranger. But there's one thing Maud is sure of: her friend Elizabeth is missing. The note in her pocket tells her so. And no matter who tells her to stop going on about it, to leave it alone, to shut up, Maud will get to the bottom of it. Because somewhere in Maud's damaged mind lies the answer to an unsolved seventy-year-old mystery. One everyone has forgotten about. Everyone, except Maud...

The hotly awaited second book in the dystopian Matched trilogy In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken by the Society to his certain death - only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake. Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander - who may hold the key to the uprising and, still, to Cassia's heart - change the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.

Na een catastrofale fout die het eind van haar carrière betekent, verruilt Isabelle Lee de bladenwereld van New York voor die van het hippe Beijing. Een overgang die minder makkelijk is dan ze denkt, want hoewel Isabelle van Chinese afkomst is, weet ze van de taal maar weinig. Haar woordenschat reikt niet verder dan huis-tuin-en-keukenchinees. Gelukkig is dit keukenchinees nét genoeg om aan de slag te kunnen als culinair recensent van het plaatselijke expatblad. Maar naast de cultuurschok die Isabelle te verwerken krijgt, dient zich nog een uitdaging aan: haar zus Claire, een gevierd advocate die zich moeiteloos begeeft in de jetset van de stad. Isabelle heeft haar al jaren niet meer gezien maar nu woont ze, bij gebrek aan geld, zelfs bij haar in huis. De tegenstelling tussen de zussen had niet groter kunnen zijn. Tel daarbij de nodige hilarische misverstanden en een halfbakken affaire en Isabelle vraagt zich af of haar vertrek uit New York wel zo'n verstandige keuze is geweest...

One hundred years old, with a sharp memory for every jewel she owned and every conquest she made, Mathilde Kschessinska—prima ballerina assoluta of the long-vanished Russian Imperial Ballet—sits down to write her memoirs. And what a life it has been. The greatest dancer of the age, her scything technique caught the eye—and heart—of one Nikolai Romanov when she was only seventeen years old. When Nikolai ascended the throne as czar and was forced to give up his mistress, she turned her gaze on his cousins, the grand dukes; despite betraying each man with the other, her loyalty to Niki never wavered. As the last czar presided over a fatally crumbling empire, her devotion to the imperial family was tested in ways she could never have foreseen. In Adrienne Sharp’s richly imagined novel, we see the seething beginnings of revolution and the blind giddiness of a doomed court. Based on fact, The True Memoirs of Little K is historical fiction as it’s meant to be written: passionately eventful and alive with emotions that resonate today. It is a magnificent entertainment.

Introducing the monk Giordano Bruno, magician, scientist, and heretic in a new series of historical thrillers for fans of C.J.Sansom and 'The Name of the Rose'

De auteur schrijft over zijn leven en zijn pogingen om meditatie daarin te integreren.

Russia, 1915: Georgij ha sedici anni, vive in uno sperduto villaggio di contadini e salva la vita di un membro della famiglia imperiale. Salutato come un eroe, viene reclutato come guardia del corpo del principe Aleksej, unico figlio di Nicola II. Scopre così i segreti dello zar e della moglie Alessandra, assiste alle macchinazioni del monaco Rasputin, si avvicina alla principessa Anastasia, è testimone ­ e protagonista ­ degli eventi che determinano il destino della famiglia imperiale dopo la vittoria della rivoluzione. Sessant'anni più tardi, mentre in un ospedale di Londra veglia la moglie Zoya, Georgij ripercorre i ricordi di una vita tormentata e di una storia d'amore velata dall'ombra nera del fato dei Romanov...

With this spellbinding first novel about the destructive lies three immigrant generations of a Pakistani/Bangladeshi family tell each other, Roopa Farooki adds a fresh new voice to the company of Zadie Smith, Jhumpa Lahiri and Arudhati Roy. Henna Rub is a precocious teenager whose wheeler-dealer father never misses a business opportunity and whose sumptuous Calcutta marriage to wealthy romantic Ricky-Rashid Karim is achieved by an audacious network of lies. Ricky will learn the truth about his seductive bride, but the way is already paved for a future of double lives and deception--family traits that will filter naturally through the generations, forming an instinctive and unspoken tradition. Even as a child, their daughter Shona, herself conceived on a lie and born in a liar's house, finds telling fibs as easy as ABC. But years later, living above a sweatshop in South London's Tooting Bec, it is Shona who is forced to discover unspeakable truths about her loved ones and come to terms with what superficially holds her family together--and also keeps them apart--across geographical, emotional and cultural distance. Roopa Farooki has crafted an intelligent, engrossing and emotionally powerful Indian family saga that will stay with you long after you've read the last page.

Simone Simmons, a healer by profession, but with a strong analytical mind, formed a unique bond with Diana during the last five years of her life. In 1997, she told Simone she wanted her to write a book which revealed the truth about her, to 'tell it like it is'. This book is the result, and it truly is the last word.....

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