Narrative theme: Sense of place

Many children wish that every day could be Christmas.

'An enthralling, layered triumph' SUNDAY TIMES, Thriller of the Month'A richly enjoyable thriller' THE TIMES, Thriller of the Year'An elegant, provocative, twisting thriller.

Now a major TV seriesWinner of the Man Booker Prize 2012Winner of the 2012 Costa Book of the YearShortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction'Simply exceptional.

Now a major TV seriesWinner of the Man Booker PrizeShortlisted for the the Orange PrizeShortlisted for the Costa Novel Award`Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good' Daily Mail'Our most brilliant English writer'GuardianEngland, the 1520s.

'A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original.

Serienmorde in Würzburg:Start einer aktuellen und hochspannenden Krimireihe»Zwölf Sünden« ist der erste Fall für Oberkommissarin Victoria Stahl und ihren neuen Partner Daniel Freund aus Köln.

"No es recomendable alquilar en estos tiempos; el mundo está al revés y las precauciones de nada sirven, pues nunca sabes con qué diablo te puedes encontrar", le advierten dos ancianas a Rodolfo Kreck: las dos hermanas le alquilarán un pequeño departamento en La Plata que será el puntapié inicial para esta historia.

The million-copy bestseller, which is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling.

WINNER OF THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IRISH BOOK AWARD 2014Paul Durcan never imagined he would be clasped by a woman again, but life is full of surprises!

Sometimes the truth lies in the things you cannot see.

Discover the heartwarming Ivy Lane series from bestseller Freya Kennedy'A lovely escape that leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy inside.

Four sisters live in dilapidated houses, the daughters of a once-great merchant family of Osaka.

«Die Liebe ist wie das Wattenmeer der Nordsee: Erst wenn die Strömungen des Alltags sie bedecken, wird deutlich, wo die eigentlichen Gefahrenstellen lauern.

'A novel of female friendship .

*THE BRAND NEW DESTINATION THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER*'Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable' GILLIAN McALLISTER'The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'One of my books of the year' ANDREA MARA____________________________________Welcome to The Surf HouseWhere everyone's escaping something.

Heart-stopping thriller from the master of suspense.

The first novel from a major new talent in Anglo-Caribbean writing set in and around the cane fields of Grenada.

'This is heartache for grown ups.

Eine Reise durch die südliche Karibik.

A NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the author ofThe Islanderscomes a warm, witty and suspenseful novel filled with small-town secrets, summer romance, big time lies and spiked seltzer, in the vein of Liane Moriarty.

'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own' Hilary MantelFROM THE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR 'It is a gift in this life that we do not know what awaits us'In March 2020 Lucy Barton's ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine.

These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving.

Longlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger Award 2025'Grips you with a stranglehold from the get-go' Edel Coffey'Riveting gripping The Irish Independent An incredibly gripping and entertaining page-turner The Irish Times-----Two mothers.

«Das Haus des Leuchtturmwärters, eine Oase der Ruhe und des Friedens.

From renowned writer Paul Theroux comes a dazzling novel following a big-wave surfer in Hawaii as he confronts ageing, privilege and mortality'It was as if in surfing he was carving his name in water, invisibly, joyously.

A multi-layered and unnerving portrait of gangland Glasgow, For Those Who Know the Ending is the gripping novel from the award-winning author of The Glasgow Trilogy, Malcolm Mackay.

Folge Karla auf ihrer Rückreise von Mittelschweden nach Süddeutschland!

'A deliciously dark tale of ambition' Observer'Gripping .

Filled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Penman's The Land Beyond the Sea tells the epic tale of a clash of cultures that will resonate with readers today.

Comanche Moon, the second book in the Lonesome Dove quartet, follows Rangers Gus and Call in their bitter struggle to protect the advancing West frontier, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life from the defiant Comanches.

Es ist die Zeit nach den napoleonischen Kriegen, die Zeit von 1820 bis 1870, die Zeit in der es Freud und Leid für eine Familie in der Eifel gibt.

In einer Sturmnacht beobachtet Irla Brandmeister, wie ein Lkw von einer Sturmböe erfasst wird und umkippt.

Shortlisted for the 2005 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, Elif Shafak's The Flea Palace is a moving and highly original novel about a group of individuals who live in the same building and who together become embroiled in a mystery.

Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, this is the powerful beginning of The Cordwainers, a series from bestselling author Iris Gower.

'Not really slept for two nights trying to finish this book.

Will the death of a prominent knight lead to the Bishop of Winchester's downfall?

Einsatz in den Alpen.

Crime & Thriller Book of the Year (Specsavers National Book Awards) Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018.

After her beloved husband is murdered, Violet Walker is doing everything she can to defend his murderer.

'Gloriously exuberant and entertaining.

'Hill is an instinctive and complete novelist who is blessed with a spontaneous storytelling gift' Frances Fyfield, Mail on SundayYears ago, young Tracey Pedley disappeared in the woods around Burrthorpe.

An act of kindness or unforgivable treason?

'Collins perfectly balances the light and shade of life, resulting in an uplifting and heart-warming book that proves to be the perfect summer read' CULTUREFLY, JULY READS-------------------------------A beautiful and heart-wrenching story set over one hot summer in London, about a father and daughter who help one another to step out into the world again, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Lucy Diamond.

'A triumph.

The year is 1969 and Jack Sheffield is a young teacher in need of a job.

Is an innocent act behind a tragedy?

Taking its title from the strangely frozen picture by the surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico, The Enigma of Arrival tells the story of a young Indian from the Caribbean arriving in post-imperial England and consciously, over many years, finding himself as a writer.

Falling Man begins on September 11, in the smoke and ash of the burning towers.

Bienvenidos a la serie de libros de los Maestros de la Prosa, una selección de los mejores trabajos de autores notables.

Winner of the 2021 Highland Book PrizeJen Hadfield's new collection is an astonished beholding of the wild landscape of her Shetland home, a tale of hard-won speech, and the balm of the silence it rides upon.