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Previously published in hardback as Where the Grass is Green The escapist new novel from the global bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada

"The New York Times bestselling author of the "heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism" (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis-until a secret from her past threatens everything"--

The stunning new novel from bestselling Elizabeth Buchan. The Museum of Broken Promises is a beautiful, evocative love story and heart-breaking journey in to a long-buried past.

One life-changing summer Sixteen-year-old Charlie meets Fran... 8 million copies since STARTER FOR TEN first introduced us to his incomparable talent for making us laugh, cry and wince with recognition in the space of a single sentence; ten years after ONE DAY became the iconic love story for a generation; five years since the journey of US took him to the Man Booker Prize long-list; DAVID NICHOLLS has written a major new novel, SWEET SORROW: a hymn to the tragicomedy of ordinary lives, a celebration of the reviving power of friendship and that brief, blinding explosion of first love that perhaps can only be looked at directly once it has burned out. 'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love' The Times 'There is a sharp empathetic intelligence to his writing that makes his characters real . . . the clear writing often dazzles with truth . . . sad funny, soulful' Observer 'A sublime talent for illuminating the murky causeway that most of us have to navigate between darkness and light' Donal Ryan 'Nicholls' ability to create and then subvert the traditional plot for comedy is the secret of his success. It makes us confront the gap between what we expect from storytelling and what happens in real life' Spectator

In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was just scraping by in Washington DC when a posting on Craigslist landed her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. The ultimate DC outsider, she joined the elite team who accompanied the president wherever he went, recorder and mic in hand. On whirlwind trips across time zones, Beck forged friendships with a tight group of fellow travellers - young men and women who, like her, left their real lives behind to hop aboard Air Force One in service of the president. But as she learned the ropes of protocol, Beck became romantically entangled with a colleague, and suddenly, the political became all too personal. Set against the backdrop of a White House full of glamour, drama and intrigue, this is the story of a young woman making unlikely friendships, getting her heart broken, learning what truly matters and discovering her voice in the process.

A compelling and emotional novel, for fans of Jojo Moyes and Jenny Colgan. 'With a style similar to David Nicholls, Gayle's writing is incisive, lyrical and very beautiful...It's impossible not to fall in love with the Hope family' Irish Independent Tom Hope is broken. Ever since his wife Laura died he hasn't been the same man, and definitely not the same father. Luckily for Tom his mother-in-law Linda is around to pick up the pieces and look after his two struggling daughters, Evie and Lola. But Tom getting arrested on the first anniversary of his wife's death is the last straw for Linda. In a last bid attempt to make Tom reconnect with his daughters she takes drastic action and leaves for Australia. With two fast-maturing daughters Tom has to learn how to accept his responsibilities and navigate the newly discovered world of single fatherhood - starting immediately. With only himself to rely on, will Tom fall back into grief or finally step up and be the father his girls need? Mike's new novel, The Man I Think I Know, is out now!

Eine atemberaubende Liebesgeschichte vor dem glamourösen Setting New Yorks der 1960er Jahre. Peter Rashkin ist ein faszinierender Mann. Er betreibt eines der feinsten Restaurants im Manhattan der 1960er Jahre. Doch ihn umgibt auch etwas Tragisches. Nur wenige wissen, dass sein Restaurant nach seiner verstorbenen Frau Masha benannt wurde und dass er nicht nur sie, sondern auch seine beiden Töchter auf tragische Weise verlor. Eigentlich will Peter alles vergessen und nie wieder an Liebe denken. Als er jedoch die junge June unter dem riesigen Kronleuchter sitzen sieht, fühlt er sich von ihr angezogen. Ein Stromausfall führt die beiden zusammen und in eine leidenschaftliche, turbulente Beziehung. Doch die Vergangenheit lässt sich nicht verdrängen, auch wenn man es noch so gerne will …

A prehistoric corpse entombed within an Arctic glacier, crying tears of blood. A jungle island overrun by rabid primates - escapees from a research laboratory's Hot Zone. A massive seaplane hidden beneath a mountain, packed with a Nazi cargo of mind-blowing evil. A penniless orphan kidnapped from an African slum, holding the key to the world's survival. Four terrifying journeys. One impossible path. Only one man to attempt it. Will Jaeger. The Hunter.

Margot Lewis is the agony aunt for The Cambridge Examiner. Her advice column, Dear Amy, gets all kinds of letters but none like the one she's just received: Dear Amy, I don't know where I am. I've been kidnapped and am being held prisoner by a strange man. I'm afraid he'll kill me. Please help me soon, Bethan Avery

In this suspenseful thriller, teenagers in a small town are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need . . .regardless of the consequences. . .

David Nicholls brings to bear all the wit and intelligence that graced ONE DAY in this brilliant, bittersweet novel about love and family, husbands and wives, parents and children. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014. 'I was looking forward to us growing old together. Me and you, growing old and dying together.' 'Douglas, who in their right mind would look forward to that?' Douglas Petersen understands his wife's need to 'rediscover herself' now that their son is leaving home. He just thought they'd be doing their rediscovering together. So when Connie announces that she will be leaving, too, he resolves to make their last family holiday into the trip of a lifetime: one that will draw the three of them closer, and win the respect of his son. One that will make Connie fall in love with him all over again. The hotels are booked, the tickets bought, the itinerary planned and printed. What could possibly go wrong?

How far will Rose go to keep a promise? The recent Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir's Academy was the deadliest ever in the school's history, claiming the lives of many. Even worse, the Strigoi took some of their victims with them - including Dimitri. He'd rather die than be one of them, and now Rose must abandon her best friend, Lissa-the one she has sworn to protect no matter what-and keep the promise Dimitri begged her to make long ago. But with everything at stake, how can she possibly destroy the person she loves most?

De vijf generaties vrouwen van de familie Keller, die in het hart van de Californische Central Valley een olijfboomgaard runnen, lijken het felbegeerde geheim van een lang leven in hun genen met zich mee te dragen. Hoofd van de familie is de honderdtwaalfjarige Anna, die niets liever wil dan de oudste vrouw ter wereld worden. Haar dochter Bets is al in de tachtig, en op het landgoed leven ook nog Anna's kleindochter en achterachterkleindochter. De veilige wereld van de vrouwen wordt op zijn kop gezet door de komst van een wetenschapper die hen wil bestuderen; reden tot zorg, omdat sommigen van hen heel wat te verbergen hebben. Precies op dat moment onthult Erin, de jongste van het stel, dat ze in verwachting is. Iedereen gaat ervan uit dat het een meisje zal zijn, want eerstgeborenen in de familie Keller zijn altijd meisjes. Maar dit keer loopt het anders, en de zekerheden van de familie beginnen in hoog tempo af te brokkelen...

“We’re suckers for it.” — Entertainment Weekly The astonishing conclusion to the #1 international bestselling Vampire Academy series... Murder. Love. Jealousy. And the ultimate sacrifice. The Queen is dead and the Moroi world will never be the same. Now, with Rose awaiting wrongful execution and Lissa in a deadly struggle for the royal throne, the girls find themselves forced to rely upon enemies and to question those they thought they could trust. . . . But what if true freedom means sacrificing the most important thing of all? Each other.

Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing.

Eind 19e eeuw vertrekt een jonge Italiaanse vrouw, Irma Vitale, moederziel alleen naar Amerika. Na de dood van haar moeder, haar vader die wegdrinkt in de kroeg, en haar broer die naar Amerika vertrekt, voelt ze zich gedwongen om haar geboortedorp Opi in de Abruzzen te ontvluchten. De reis over de Atlantische Oceaan is zwaar, en als ongetrouwde vrouw in een vreemd land moet ze talloze gevaren trotseren. In Amerika probeert ze een nieuw leven op te bouwen door jurken voor welgestelde dames te naaien. In de immigrantenbuurten ervaart ze de harde realiteit van uitbuiting voor een hongerloontje, maar vindt ook nieuwe vriendschappen. Haar vastberadenheid leidt haar naar een atelier in Chicago, waar ze onder de vleugels van een strenge Franse couturière bloeit en werkt met prachtige stoffen en ontwerpen. Maar wanneer het noodlot toeslaat, wordt haar fragiele geluk verstoord. Ondanks de wreedheid en het lijden dat ze heeft doorgemaakt, weet Irma zich weer op te richten. Ze ontdekt een talent dat ze nooit eerder bij zichzelf had gezien en vindt uiteindelijk de familie waar ze altijd naar heeft verlangd, verbonden door de levensdraad die ons allen verbindt.

It's winter break at St Vladimir's, and a massive Strigol vampire attack has put the school on high alert. This year's trip away from the academy has now become mandatory, but Rose's problems follow her wherever she goes. For although the winter landscape creates the illusion of safety, Rose is in more danger than she imagined.

In de problematische relatie tussen een vrouw en haar manisch-depressieve tweelingbroer speelt het jagen op tornado's een grote rol.

WHAT IF FOLLOWING HER HEART MEANS ROSE COULD LOSE HER BEST FRIEND FOREVER?Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.Rose knows it is forbidden to love another guardian. Her best friend, Lissa - the last Dragomir princess - must always come first. Unfortunately, when it comes to gorgeous Dimitri Belikov, some rules are meant to be broken...Then a strange darkness begins to grow in Rose's mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. The immortal undead are closing in, and they want vengeance for the lives Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmares, Rose will have to choose between life, love, and the two people who matter most... but will her choice mean that only one can survive?

A big novel about a small town... When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations? A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.

A professor of German history begins a long journey back into a past she has pushed aside, returning to Germany to reopen the wounds of her own life--as well as that of her mother--as a child living in Nazi Germany. Reprint.

Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training.

A collection of words and inspiration by four of the 20th Century's most preeminent humanitarians. Each book in this series features an introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Jo Frost veroverde de wereld met haar unieke opvoedingsstrategieën. Met veel warmte en liefde en een strenge, maar redelijke aanpak slaagde ze erin duiveltjes om te toveren tot engeltjes en wanhopige ouders op te leiden tot prima opvoeders. Het vorige boek van deze supernanny maakte zoveel los in gezinnen wereldwijd, dat de vragen en oplossingen die uit deze discussies voortkwamen, stof vormden voor een nieuw boek: "De meestgestelde vragen aan Supernanny". Een boek met diepgaande adviezen, gebaseerd op de vragen waar iedere ouder mee worstelt. Aleenstaande ouders, gescheiden gezinnen en rouwverwerking zijn onderwerpen die niet geschuwd worden. Stressvolle situaties op school kunnen ook leiden tot spanningen thuis. Jo Frost laat zien hoe het familieleven een stevige en warme basis moet bieden voor kinderen. "De meestgestelde vragen aan Supernanny" is een praktische uitwerking van de adviezen die Jo Frost in haar eerdere boek gaf en toegespitst op bijzondere thuissituaties. Een behoorlijke dosis humor en relativeringsvermogen maakt dit een onmisbaar boek voor iedere gezin!

The British child care expert provides advice and suggestions for parents of preschoolers on developmental stages, establishing a household routine, and handling such potential trouble spots as dressing, toilet training, meals, and bedtime.