In a community where poverty is kept close and passed from one generation to the next, two teenage boys, best friends Ashvin and James, stand on top of twin tower blocks.
A finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction PrizeA dazzling historical-fiction debut perfect for readers of Amy Tan and Lisa SeeCivil war China is fractured by social and political change.
Die schönste Überraschung dieser Saison – der berührende Coming-of-Age-Roman des FußballweltmeistersDer wärmste Sommer aller Zeiten, die erste große Liebe, eine Nacht, die alles verändert.
National Velvet with monsters and a big helping of palace intrigue, Race the Sands is monstrous (literally), heartwarming, and empowering in equal measure.
Paulette Jiles, thebestselling author of the highly praised novels The Color of Lightning, Stormy Weather, and Enemy Women,pushes into new territory with Lighthouse Islandacaptivating and atmospheric story set in the far futurea literary dystopian tale resonant with love and hope.
BRD, Palmen und wie man einfach verschwindet: Nach »Arbeit« der neue Roman von Thorsten NagelschmidtMärz 2020, eine abgeschiedene Lodge in dem kolumbianischen Dschungeldorf Soledad.
This book examines the influence of the European Commission and the European Court of Justice in the political and legal enforcement of member state compliance in the EU.
Emphasizing solutions to the problems of achieving tight tolerances of important geometrical parameters such as thickness, width, cross-sectional profile, and flatness, this reference focuses on the principles and applications of the latest technology for producing high-quality, flat-rolled steel products.
From the author of Three Souls comes a vividly imagined and haunting new novel set in early 20th century Shanghaia story of friendship, heartbreak, and history that follows a young Eurasian orphans search for her long-lost mother.
Let Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, take you on a journey to a whole new world: Pern and discover not only its flora, fauna, population and cultural hierarchy, but the history of an entire civilization.
"e;These are stories of magical lyricism, contemporary in their exploration of the obsessions of girls and young women, mythic in their scope and mystery.
Most anticipated by USA Today, W Magazine, New York Post, Parade, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Reader's Digest, and PopSugar and named one of the best historical fiction books of the year by Cosmopolitan!
Sorcery and savagery combine in this heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M.
Ein junger Mann hat sich entschieden, sein Heimatdorf zu verlassen, um seinem Leben als Söldner in der Wüste einen Sinn zu geben: Diese Einöde mit ihrer erdrückenden Hitze, Verlorenheit und ihrem seelischen Überdruss ist nach dem 11.
Born into a celebrity family (her father was Watson's son, who turned the company into the powerhouse it still is today, and her mother, Olive, had dated Howard Hughes and John F.