Eindringlich, elegant, bewegend:Der Coming-of-Age-Roman »Die Frau hinter der Bühne« erzählt mit großer sprachlicher Kraft von einer unsicheren jungen Frau aus Irland und der unbarmherzigen Welt hinter den Kulissen des Theaters.
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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE*An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the what-should-never-be in this Groundhog Day meets The Midnight Libraryesque novel from one of Japans most popular authors.
Explores the unified science-religion of early humanity and the impact of Hermetic philosophy on religion and spirituality *; Investigates the Jewish and Egyptian origins of Josephus's famous story that Seth's descendants inscribed knowledge on two pillars to save it from global catastrophe *; Reveals how this original knowledge has influenced civilization through Hermetic, Gnostic, Kabbalistic, Masonic, Hindu, and Islamic mystical knowledge *; Examines how ';Enoch's Pillars' relate to the origins of Hermeticism, Freemasonry, Newtonian science, William Blake, and Theosophy Esoteric tradition has long maintained that at the dawn of human civilization there existed a unified science-religion, a spiritual grasp of the universe and our place in it.
An exploration of the sexual practices and doctrinal secrets of Gnosticism*; Reconstructs the lost world of Gnostic spiritual-erotic experience through examination of every surviving text written by heresiologists *; Investigates the sexual gnosis practices of the Barbelo Gnostics of the 2nd century and their connections to the Gnostic Aeon Sophia, the Wild Lady of Wisdom *; Explains the vital significance of ';the seed' as a sacrament in Gnostic practiceExamining every surviving text written by heresiologists, accounts often ignored in favor of the famous Nag Hammadi Library, Tobias Churton reveals the most secret inner teaching passed down by initiated societies: the tradition of sexual gnosis--higher union with God through the sacrament of sex.
A gruesome, provocative, stylish fairytale Kaliane Bradley, internationally bestselling author of The Ministry of Time Magnificent and devastating Alan Moore, author of Watchman As mesmerizing as it is surreal, a haunting gothic tapestry Lucy Rose, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb I loved it Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under The Sea Will win awards Observer A worthy entrant into the contemporary gothic hall of fame Financial TimesMarguerite P rigord is locked in the attic of her family home, a towering Chelsea house overlooking the stinking Thames.
Open Wide will quite literally get under your skin - a weird, electrifyingly original love story about the mad, troubling and vulnerable things we do to get close to others'Will leave you questioning the boundaries we draw around those we love' CHELSEA BIEKER'Unputdownable' MARIE-HELENE BERTINO'Smart, unsettling, sexy and hilarious' CLARE BEAMS'Obsessed' MirrorOlive is desperate to get close to Theo really, really close.
"Madonna im Pelzmantel" ist ein berühmter Roman, der erstmals 1943 veröffentlicht wurde und seither unzählige Leserinnen und Leser bewegt und begeistert.
The books of the Bible are not the only ancient writings to tell the stories of Jesus and his followers - other Gnostic texts have also been found as well.
The search for the real historical person known as John the Baptist and the traditions that began with him *; Explores why John the Baptist is so crucially important to the Freemasons, who were originally known as ';St.
An investigation into the historical Jesus and the veracity of the Gospels *; Reveals the biblical Jesus as a composite figure, a blend of the political revolutionary Judas the Galilean and Paul's divine-human Christ figure *; Matches the events depicted in the New Testament with historically verifiable events in Josephus' history, pushing Jesus' life back more than a decade *; Demonstrates how each New Testament Gospel is dependent upon Paul's mythologized Christ theology, designed to promote Paul's Christianity and serve the interests of the fledgling Gentile Christian communities Scholars have spent years questioning aspects of the historical Jesus.
Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award (Fiction)"e;It was Indiana, it was the dirt she had bloomed up out of, it was who she was, what she felt, how she thought, what she knew.
'An utterly thrilling gothic tale' KIRSTY WARK'Rich in atmosphere and suspense' BELLA ELLIS'Two unforgettable heroines' ELLY GRIFFITHSDark and brimming with suspense, an atmospheric Victorian chiller set in brooding County Durham for fans of Stacey Halls and Laura Purcell1871.
The new novel from the bestselling author of The Idiot follows one young woman's quest for self-knowledge, as she travels abroad and tests the limits of her newfound adulthood.
'Affecting and engaging' COLM T IB N'A wistful, witty meditation on a gay man's twilight years and the twilight of America' GuardianOut in the drought-struck backwaters of rural Florida, The Kingdom of Sand's nameless narrator lives a life of semi-solitude, enjoying the odd, fleeting sexual encounter and the friendship of a few.
The unforgettable, coming-of-age story, a raw and original depiction of British youth culture, perfect for fans of Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie and Raven Leilani's Luster.
In the vein of Maggie O'Farrell and John Boyne, Tracey Lange's critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller We Are the Brennans explores the staying power of shame - and the redemptive power of love - in an Irish Catholic family torn apart by secrets.
Winner of the Desmond Elliott PrizeShortlisted: Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year - Goldsmiths Prize - Betty Trask PrizeLonglisted: Booker Prize - Dylan Thomas PrizeMaps of Our Spectacular Bodies is a story of coming-of-age at the end of a life.
WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022'Remarkable' - Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn'Like Finnegans Wake, only readable' - The TimesIn A Shock, a clutch of more or less loosely connected characters appear, disappear and reappear.
The Golden Couple is a psychological thriller that will keep you guessing to the very end - from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the authors of the top ten bestseller The Wife Between Us.
Guardian's Best Fiction of the Year'One of the most original and exciting writers working in English today' - Jhumpa LahiriOnce home to the country's most illustrious families, Waitsfield, Massachusetts, is now an unforgiving place awash with secrets.
A Times, Guardian, and Good Housekeeping Book of the Year'Utterly compelling' - Marian Keyes'I adored it' - Meg Mason, bestselling author of Sorrow & Bliss'One of the funniest writers in Britain' - The GuardianThe extraordinary fifth novel from Charlotte Mendelson, The Exhibitionist is a dazzling exploration of art, sacrifice, toxic family politics, queer desire and personal freedom.
A haunting and tragicomic tale of the end of childhood, Annie John is told with Jamaica Kincaid's trademark candour and complexity, and is a true coming-of-age classic.
At the Bottom of the River is Jamaica Kincaid's first published work, a selection of inter-connected prose poems told from the perspective of a young Afro-Caribbean girl.
Xuela Claudette Richardson is recalling the last seventy years of her life, and so she must begin with her birth, and the accompanying death of her mother.
Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize'Wildly seductive' - Sarah Waters'Exquisite' - New York Times'Deeply enjoyable' - Daily TelegraphBriefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens is a story about breaking convention, and about love - secret, forbidden, unrequited.
Originally published in 1922, Elizabeth Von Arnim's The Enchanted April is a charming and light-hearted novel about unlikely female friendships and the power of a blissful escape.
'Sestanovich's elegant prose takes seriously the quiet unrest that can ravage a life' - Raven Leilani, author of LusterA Best Book of the Summer in The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly,Vogue, Esquire and Refinery29A university student is flying home to visit her family when she strikes up an odd, ephemeral friendship with the couple next to her on the plane.
