Delicate Edible Birds - formato ePub

Cuando la naturaleza se vuelve loca, el corazón también.Ganadora del Story Prize, finalista del National Book Award y uno de los Mejores Libros del Año según The New Yorker y Time Magazine.En un mundo...

Lauren Groff ha creado una novela magistral que sorprende desde la primera página y que ha triunfado en el mundo anglosajón por su madurez y su talento narrativo.La novela del momento y uno de los 40...

Una novela de aventuras feminista, aclamada por la crítica, uno de los mejores libros del año según Time y en la lista de libros más vendidos de The New York TimesPAUL BOWLES PRIZE · PEN/O. HENRY AWARD...

Un retrato de la indomable María de Francia, por la autora que deslumbró a Barack Obama y a la crítica mundial, ganadora de los premios Paul Bowles, PEN/O. Henry y PushcartUNO DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS DEL...

'Echoes the magic of gothic forebears' FINANCIAL TIMES'Groff is a writer of rare gifts' NEW YORK TIMES'Lauren Groff is a virtuoso' Emily St John MandelDelicate Edible Birds is a short story collection...

Maria de França, indomable i rebel, és expulsada de la cort d'Elionor d'Aquitània amb tot just disset anys i enviada a Anglaterra per fer-se càrrec d'una abadia empobrida, devastada per la gana i assetjada...

Arcadia est une communauté hippie des années 1960 qui se veut une famille élargie, accueillante et libertaire. Mais l’utopie cache une face plus sombre : les parents négligent les enfants, la drogue domine...

Arcadia est une communauté hippie des années 1960, l'utopie d'une génération et le symbole de ses désillusions. C'est aussi le deuxième roman de Lauren Groff, qui marque son entrée dans la tradition...

Tout n'est pas si facile dans l'" État ensoleillé " qu'est la Floride. Derrière les images de carte postale se cachent des situations souvent ambigües comme l'attestent les nouvelles de ce recueil. On...

A staggering portrait of a crumbling utopia, this "timeless and vast" novel filled with the "raw beauty" beautifully depicts an idyllic commune in New York State -- and charts its eventual yet inevitable...

Nove piccoli capolavori all’altezza dei racconti di Raymond Carver e Alice Munro. Lauren Groff ci fa spostare nello spazio e nel tempo, per raccontare come le vite di nove donne diverse, in nove epoche...

America, Stato di New York, fine anni sessanta. Un gruppo di giovani decide di fondare una comune basata sull'amicizia, la condivisione, l'amore e l'indipendenza dal denaro. La chiameranno Arcadia. Ed...

"The day I returned to Templeton steeped in disgrace, the fifty-foot corpse of a monster surfaced in Lake Glimmerglass." So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary...

Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Carine Chichereau. " Le mariage est un tissu de mensonges. Gentils, pour la plupart. D'omissions. Si tu devais exprimer ce que tu penses au quotidien de ton conjoint,...

« Elle sort de la forêt seule sur son cheval. Âgée de dix-sept ans, dans la froide bruine de mars, Marie, qui vient de France. »Que disent les livres d’histoire sur Marie de France ? Qu’elle est la première...

The American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman in this “forceful, beautifully written” (Associated Press) collection that brings together many...

THERE'S A PUZZLING MYSTERY WHEN A BELOVED PUB BURNS DOWN...BUT LIBBY SARJEANT IS ON THE CASE.After learning of a suspicious attempt to burn down a beloved old pub, The Crooked Horse, amateur detective...

'Once I started I just did not want to stop. So atmospheric and written in such a way I felt like I was truly there transported back in time living it all... A highly thrilling, fast paced and totally...

AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE. AN ENCHANGED LEGACY. A DANGEROUS DISCOVERY.The stunning conclusion to Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt...

St Andrews, Scotland: When a woman's eviscerated body is found on the golf course close to the Fairmont Hotel, DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate DS Jessie Janes are assigned the investigation. But...

‘Reads like a classic rom-com movie. Perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood's books, this book is full of laughs and heart.’ Sunday Times bestseller Laurie Gilmore, on The Hot Henry Effect ‘A heartwarming...

THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024 From the Booker-shortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. 'One of the...

'Nordin wields a parent's worst fear like a scalpel while delivering twist after twist.' Steve Frech 'A truly gripping and at times heart-wrenching thriller of a woman searching for her lost...

'I very much doubt I'll read a better crime novel this year' IAN RANKIN'The best crime novel of 2024' THE TIMES'Quite breathtaking' DAILY MAIL'Dominic Nolan is a wonderful writer' CHRIS WHITAKER'Mind-blowing...so...

A new job. A new home. A new start.It's all Anna wants.But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished...

Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's father is out of work. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all...

A cold case returns to haunt Blix, as a cold-blooded killer taunts him with evidence of further victims, while Ramm investigates a murder with no body… Blockbuster, explosive Nordic Noir.`Contemporary...

Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashells will lead you to the Chibineko Kitchen. Step inside, they'll be expecting you. These are the directions...

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NORTH WIND COMES A DARKLY REIMAGINED TALE OF FORBIDDEN LOVE, INSPIRED BY THE GREEK MYTH OF HERO AND LEANDER AND THE SCOTTISH BALLAD TAM LIN.    Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated...

THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE...IS IF SOMEONE CONFESSES TO MURDER.***GUARDIAN CRIME AND THRILLERS OF THE MONTH***'Fiendishly clever and impossible to put down' SHARI LAPENA'Writes with his foot pressed hard...

*A Short History of the Apocalypse: your comprehensive guide to the challenges of Armageddon*Join Frankie Boyle (Saturday Night Swindle; Celebrity Vengeance) and Charlie Skelton (head writer: Ad Naseum;...

A CHILLING NORDIC THRILLER FROM THE WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARDWhen homicide detective Jessica Niemi is ordered to take leave from work after her involvement in a street brawl, she retreats to a remote...

A masterclass in espionage thriller fiction from the heir to John le Carre for fans of Mick Herron, Charles Cumming and David McCloskey. Meet disgraced MI5 agent Slim Parsons, a character who - like...

An hilarious and gripping festive whodunnit, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie It's Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch. Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to...

She'll save Christmas just to spite him...There's only one thing standing in the way of Cat King saving a small town's Christmas festival: Grumpy town manager Noah Yates.Single dad Noah takes his responsibilities...

If you were given the opportunity to disappear and start your life again, would you take it?Paris 1933. Four people's lives are dramatically torn apart by a single terrifying event. Two days before Christmas...

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly compressed. Beginning with Johannes's father's...

'This sleek ride of a novel further cements Phillips's position as one of our most profound writers of speculative fiction.' New York Times In a hot and gritty city populated by super-intelligent robots...

ONE WAY IN. NO WAY OUT.'Deaf teenager goes missing in Esseberg. Mountain rescue are launching a search party but conditions hinder their efforts. The tunnel is being kept open all night as an exception.'When...

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'Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate - my hand leaps to the shelf' PAUL THEROUX'The most original and interesting novelist of his generation' ALLAN MASSIE, SCOTSMAN2039, the Skeleton...

THE BRAND NEW FESTIVE ROMANCE FROM ISLA GORDONSIX PASSENGERS . . . When six ex-friends are invited to a winter wedding in Canada, the last thing they want is a reunion. But bride-to-be Bryn is desperate,...

Anna is on the brink of losing it all when she is handed the career opportunity of a lifetime - working as a ghostwriter for charismatic neuroscientist Nate. Nate's work at the mysterious Pain Laboratory...

The latest Bob Skinner mystery from the legendary Quintin Jardine.'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' DENZIL MEYRICKAn expensive mobile home, abandoned in a new housing development,...

What happens when you reach Everest's peak? Is it everything you dreamed?In a magnetic follow-up to Winter Animals, Ashani Lewis' debut collection takes a kaleidoscopic approach to desire - its obsessions,...