A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David's previous bestsellers.Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house. She's the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn't know about his grandma.1) She was once an international jewel thief.2) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the crown jewels, and now she needs Ben's help...
In Death at La Fenice , Donna Leon’s first novel in the beloved Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and to one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli, who became the prime suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca . As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans and aspiring singers. But when one fan inundates her with bouquets of yellow roses – on stage, in her dressing room and even inside her locked apartment – it becomes clear that Flavia has an anonymous stalker on her hands. Distraught and horrified, she turns to an old friend for help. In steps Commissario Brunetti. Familiar with Flavia’s melodramatic temperament, he is at first unperturbed by her story, only realising the situation is more threatening when another young opera singer is attacked. Desperate to keep Flavia out of danger, Brunetti is determined to find the culprit before more harm is done.
The mesmerizing and unsettling debut thriller everyone will be talking about in 2020'One of the most interesting and compelling narrators I've ever encountered' SHARI LAPENA, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR'Chilling and original' CLARE MACKINTOSH, bestselling author of LET ME LIE 'This is going to be the next massive thriller' PANDORA SYKES'Keep the lights on - you'll be turning the pages deep into the night with this one' HARLAN COBEN, bestselling author of FOOL ME ONCE 'You won't want to put this one down' CARA HUNTER, bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME'You NEED to read this one' LESLEY KARA, bestselling author of THE RUMOUR_______________It all started with one little lie . . .Jane and Marnie have been inseparable since they were eleven years old. They have a lot in common. In their early twenties they both fell in love and married handsome young men. But Jane never liked Marnie's husband. He was always so loud and obnoxious, so much larger than life. Which is rather ironic now, of course.Because if Jane had been honest - if she hadn't lied - then perhaps her best friend's husband might still be alive . . .This is Jane's opportunity to tell the truth, the question is:Do you believe her?
Tan senzill com tuitejar t’estimo és la primera part d'una nova trilogia signada per Blue Jeans, l'autor de la sèrie més venuda de literatura juvenil romàntica. En la nova novel·la de Blue, coneixerem a un grup de nois i noies que afronten per primera vegada l'experiència de viure i estudiar lluny de la casa familiar, per la qual cosa Madrid es convertirà en la seva ciutat d'acollida i, la residència, en la seva casa. Tots ells tindran els seus propis problemes individuals i hauran d'enfrontar-se a les bromes, la solitud, els enganys d'Internet, les noves relacions que puguin sorgir, les temptacions poc recomanables… Malgrat tot, i per sobre de tot, triomfarà l'amor, l'amistat i la lleialtat al grup.
Aquest llibre tracta sobre la història dels llibres. Un recorregut per la vida d’aquest fascinant artefacte que vam inventar perquè les paraules poguessin viatjar per l’espai i el temps. La història de la seva fabricació, de tots els tipus que hem assajat al llarg de gairebé trenta segles: llibres de fum, de pedra, d’argila, de joncs, de seda, de pell, d’arbres i, els últims d’arribar, de plàstic i de llum. A més, és un llibre de viatges. Un fil que uneix els clàssics amb el vertiginós món contemporani, connectant-los amb debats actuals: Aristòfanes i els processos judicials contra humoristes, Safo i la veu literària de les dones, Titus Livi i el fenomen fan, Sèneca i la postveritat… Però, sobretot, aquest llibre és una fabulosa aventura col·lectiva protagonitzada per milers de persones que, al llarg del temps, han fet possibles i han protegit els llibres: narradors orals, escribes, il·luminadors, traductors, venedors ambulants, mestres, savis, espies, rebels, monges, esclaus, aventurers… Lectors en paisatges de muntanya i a la vora del mar, en capitals on l’energia es concentra i en els llocs més apartats on el saber es refugia en temps de caos. Gent normal i corrent de qui en molts casos la història no registra els noms; aquests salvadors de llibres són els autèntics protagonistes d’aquest assaig.
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. “A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human.” – Lee Child “Only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book’s ending” – New York Times With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in The Girl on the Train and Into the Water, Paula Hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder, and revenge. When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim’s home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment. Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame? Look what you started.
