Eine Frau mit einem Motorrad - Ein Mann mit einem Baby - Eine Gang mit einem Schaufelradbagger -eine Dystopie mit packendem Endzeit-Setting:Die alten Regeln gelten nicht mehr, seit drei Kriege und das Wasteland-Virus die Menschheit beinahe ausgelöscht haben.
An affecting story about how relationships are built-and burned-by desperate needs and obligationsWhen Henry Cooper sets out on his mail route on Arcadia Street one crisp spring morning, he has no idea that his world is about to change.
From the National Book Award nominated author of Innocents and Others and Wayward, a bold and moving novel that follows a fugitive radical from the 1970s who has lived in hiding for twenty-five years and explores themes of idealism, passion, sacrifice, and the cost of living a secret.
Moving through a variety of locales and adventures, The Truth about Marie revisits the unnamed narrator of Toussaint's acclaimed Running Away, reporting on his now disintegrated relationship with the titular Marie-the story switching deftly between first- and third-person as the narrator continues to drift through life, and Marie does her best to get on with hers.
BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LONGBOURNSHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2017 'Skilful .
Mitten im Zentrum der angolanischen Hauptstadt Luanda steht das Maianga-Gebäude, ein heruntergekommenes Hochhaus, an einem riesigen Loch in der Außenwand zu erkennen.
Winner of the Man Booker Prize Named a Best Book of the Century by The New York Times Book ReviewInternational BestsellerFrom acclaimed author Alan Hollinghurst, a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money during four extraordinary years of change and tragedy.
In the face of a slow but impending apocalypse, what binds three seemingly divergent lives (a writer, a photographer, an old man), isn't the commonality of a perceived future death, but the layered and complex fabric of how loss, abuse, trauma, and death have shaped their pasts, and how these pasts continue to haunt their present moments, a moment in which time seems to be running out.
An Amazon Best of the Month Selection A heartwarming story of friendship, second chancesand cute pet companionsperfect for book clubs and fans of Sherryl Woods, Robyn Carr, and Fern Michaels!
This is a revised and expanded edition of Woodcock's accessible study, now including detailed readings of Carey's latest novels, 'Jack Maggs' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang'.
The author of Sophie’s Choice, “the foremost writer of his generation,” portrays a rebellion by two marines on a miles-long march in the Carolina heat (The Wall Street Journal).
This fresh, smart novel in the guise of a celebrity memoir probes the inner life of a mega-famous pop starHonestly, what amazes me the most with a lot of the people I meet is that they think they're so big.
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Regretting You, It Starts with Us, and It Ends with Us held readers spellbound with her novel Hopeless, the story of what happened when a troubled girl named Sky encountered a long-lost childhood friend, Dean.
***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION*** Named one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time ';An extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writers' (Emily St.
Ein Stück Weltliteratur: »Dein Gesicht morgen« von Javier MaríasJaime Deza hat die Begabung, hinter den Gesichtern von Menschen ungeahnte Seiten zu erkennen, auch bei sich selbst.
