Die junge Trompeterin Karla Klimentová aus der südmährischen Barockstadt Kroměříž wird vom verheerenden Tsunami zu Weihnachten 2004 nicht nur ihrer Eltern beraubt, sondern auch ihrer Fähigkeit zu musizieren und zu komponieren.
A masterful political thriller from the author of Shining City thrusts veteran Washington fixers Peter Rena and Randi Brooks into a dark world of cyberattacks, a new era of foreign espionage, and a risky, classified plan to save the world from environmental disasterBillionaire entrepreneur David Traynor has big dreams for fixing a broken government in his first term as president of the United States.
'One of the most exquisite debuts I've read' - Daily Telegraph'Affecting and haunting' - ObserverAfter the death of his wife, a father in a forgotten corner of France raises his two sons alone.
The book that has stolen hearts everywhere, the breath-takingly powerful Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club pick, perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and Great Circle.
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprisingsWhen the Soweto uprisings of June 1976 took place, Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu, the author of this book, was a 14-year-old pupil at Phefeni Junior Secondary School.
Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation is a first-hand account of the university protests that gripped South Africa between 2015 and 2017, widely better known as the #FeesMustFall.
From the award-winning pen of Achmat Dangor comes a subtle and multi-layered collection of short stories that showcases an unusual and illuminating take on 'the struggle years', and how the past impacts on us in a variety of ways.
Originally written during his two year imprisonment in Atlanta, The Tragedy of White Injustice and Other Meditations is a collection of short thoughts or, impromptu poetry, from one of the Fathers of Black Nationalism, Marcus Garvey.
Esta novela, la primera de la reconocida historiadora y Premio Nacional de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Sonia Montecino, es un brote particular en la literatura chilena.
Los hechos del Terrorismo de Estado en la Argentina durante la última dictadura militar, por lo reciente, aún han transitado un corto camino a través de la historia de la literatura, del mundo audiovisual y, en fin, de nuestros lenguajes artísticos en general.
Simone Perez, Architect of the Capitol, is stunned when a terrible explosion rocks the capitol, totally collapsing the tunnel which connects the House and Senate Chambers and trapping several people.
A speechwriter shot during a botched assassination starts to recover powers of speech along with pieced-together memories of the campaign he served and the candidate he helped make president of a "e;bankrupt and volatile"e; republic.
*WINNER of the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award 2013*'Andrew Taylor wrote superb historical fiction long before Hilary Mantel was popular' Daily TelegraphFrom the No.
The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era.
From the acclaimed author of the dystopian classic A Clockwork Orange, The Wanting Seed is an inventive, thought-provoking and darkly absurd novel set in a work rampant with overpopulation.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;CAESAR'S COLUMN (New York Dystopia)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Pasqual Maragall i Mira (Barcelona, 1941), alcalde de Barcelona i president de la Generalitat, és una de les figures polítiques més destacades de la història contemporània del país.
Mark Aldanow erzählt in diesem großen Gesellschaftsporträt mit Ironie und Scharfsinn von einem Epochenbruch, wie wir ihn fast hundert Jahre später wieder erleben.
'It is impossible to read Toibin without being moved, touched and finally changed' - Independent on SundayColm Toibin's The Heather Blazing details the life of Eamon Redmond, a judge in Ireland's high court, a man remote from his wife, his son and daughter and, at least outwardly, from his own childhood.
'Magical and disturbing' Adam ThirlwellAn astonishing, mind-bending novel about a woman discovering a community of swan-people from one of Iceland's greatest writers.
DISCOVER THE SAGA BEHIND THE APPLE TV+ ORIGINAL SERIESFrom a grand master of science fiction comes the long awaited final novel of one of the greatest series ever told.
