Narrative theme: Social issues

'An urgent story told beautifully' - Dolly Alderton'Gripping, unflinching and elegant' - Sophie MackintoshA powerful, unforgettable story about modern love, privilege and a young woman's journey after her life falls apart.

Von Verführung und VerführtenFür alle, die wissen möchten, wie Frauen verführt werden wollen und können, aber auch wie Kommerz und Marketing schon im 19.

Der siebte Fall für Vic Warshawski - in einem ebenso frechen wie atemberaubenden Alleingang tritt Vic einer bornierten und geldgierigen Männerwelt ans SchienbeinDie Chicagoer Privatdetektivin Vic Warshawski schlägt sich diesmal mit besonders üblen Gaunern herum: Sie bringen alte Menschen um ihre Ersparnisse und führen dubiose Finanzmanipulationen mit Pensionsfonds durch.

'Gripping .

»Joseph Roth – einer der besten deutschen Erzähler.

In this challenging novel, where striking workers march among dreaming spires, the worlds of industry and learning collide as the Owen family are caught in a web of conflicts: of politics and sex, loyalty and independence, English lives and Welsh memories .

THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION'A marvel' Marlon James Brilliant, heart-breaking and highly original, discover Ocean Vuong's shattering coming of age novel.

Schauplatz Chicago: Vic Warshawski in ihrem fünften Fall bei der Arbeit, ihr Markenzeichen: Allein gegen den Rest der Welt mit einer scharfen Zunge.

Sixteen-year-old Grace has dreams, and she knows how to make them come true: a little silicone and surgery here and there nose, breasts, lips, hair, teeth, nails.

Der sechste Fall für Vic Warshawski - allein gegen die Immobilien-Mafia.

A Richard and Judy Summer Book Club Pick.

'Believable characters, a vivid sense of time and place, thoroughly enjoyable' Rosie GoodwinThe emotionally gripping third book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.

Shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W.

Visit the sleepy coastal town of Lucky Harbor in this delightful collection.

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'Raw, compelling, and ground-breaking .

'The Scarlet Letter' is Nathaniel Hawthorne's crowning achievement, a masterpiece that has stood the time.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, STARRING RACHEL WEISZ AND RACHEL MCADAMS By the age of 32, Ronit has left London and transformed her life.

A deadly killer stalks the streets of Victorian London.

An einem kalten Februarmorgen 1993 sieht die Fotojournalistin Darcy Padilla eine Achtzehnjährige mit einem Neugeborenen im Arm in der Lobby des Ambassador-Hotels in San Francisco stehen – barfuß.

Am Rande des Dschungels gilt es zu überleben, die Angelegenheiten werden pragmatisch geregelt.

Are the upper-class residents of Callander Square as innocent as they claim?

Read the seminal bestselling novel that changed the face of British fiction and inspired Danny Boyle's film.

Die vorliegende Autobiografie gliedert sich in drei Teile.

In the first part of Rene's biography, Emilie from 'Crime scene: Parental Home' recounts the terrible experiences of her second half-brother Rene.

Lady Carmichael findet das GlückEin bezaubernder, lebensbejahender Roman über Einsamkeit im Alter und die besondere Kraft von Frauen-FreundschaftenMit 79 Jahren blickt Missy Carmichael auf ein erfülltes Leben zurück, sie und ihr geliebter Mann Leo haben zwei wundervolle Kinder großgezogen.

A unique novel full of humour, wit and passion from Andrea Levy, critically acclaimed author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL ISLAND and the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG.

Was ist, wenn deine Welt nur mehr aus Dunkelheit und Schmerz besteht?

**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR** What if anyone could have a baby?

In this follow-up to his bestselling debut novel, Imperial Bedrooms sees Bret Easton Ellis reuinite with the privileged teenagers of his debauched Los Angeles, as they enter middle age.

Facettenreich erzählt Sara Paretsky von den Machtstrukturen der amerikanischen Gesellschaft, gegen die ihre eigenwilligen Frauenfiguren mutig und respektlos aufbegehrenMara und Harriet sind die Enkelinnen des berühmten Neurochirurgen Dr.

In 2030, Germany will be flooded with one of the world's most dangerous drugs, known as Flakka or Flex.

Anna und Yvonne, zwei ehemalige Schulfreundinnen, wollen noch einmal in Erinnerung an die gemeinsam erlebte Jugend einige Tage zusammen verbringen.

In ihrem achten Vic Warshawski-Roman nimmt Sara Paretsky ein brandheißes Thema auf: Gewalt gegen Frauen und KinderWas zuviel ist, ist zuviel: Privatdetektivin Vic Warshawski findet zunächst im Keller eine verwahrloste Frau mit ihren drei Kindern, die vor ihrem gewalttätigen Ehemann geflohen ist.

Percy is a little pigeon, and he's very hungry.

'Deserves to be an instant classic.

'One of those rare novels that leave us different people at the end than we were at the beginning.

Set in a drastically changing world, The Good Fight is the uplifting and inspiring story of one woman against the system, by the number one bestseller, Danielle Steel.

';Crazy, sexy, cool: Caroline Kepnes gets better and Joe Goldberg gets worse with every book' ERIN KELLYCaroline Kepnes writes with such malevolent energy, such dark grace and such ink-black humour.

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK.

With an introduction by award-winning novelist Colm ToibinOpening with a crime of passion after a years-long love affair has soured, The Dead Girls soon plunges into an investigation of something even darker: Serafina Baladro and her sister run a successful brothel business in a small town, so successful that they begin to expand.

'John Harvey is one of the all-time greats and remains one of my favourite writers.

'Fiercely independent, all of Evans's characters struggle for a place in a world intent of fencing them out.

Peter Morodkin war immer stolz auf seine Findigkeit und seinen wachen Verstand, die es ihm erlaubten, andere zu manipulieren und auszutricksen.

From Sarah Moss, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater and Ghost Wall, comes a story about the circumstances and the consequences of isolation.

An epic, deeply moving novel about the power of love and loving with courage - from the Man Booker International Prize-winning author of A Horse Walks into a Bar On a kibbutz in Israel in 2008, Gili is celebrating the ninetieth birthday of her grandmother Vera, the adored matriarch of a sprawling and tight-knit family.

From the author of the bestselling Luckiest Girl Alive comes Jessica Knoll's thriller, The Favourite Sister, which follows a pair of competitive and uber-successful sisters whose secrets and lies result in murder.

Freiburg - die schönste Stadt Deutschlands: hier lebt eine Frau zurückgezogen, hält lose Beziehungen und Freundschaften, verliert sich in Alkohol und Drogen.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLUB FIRST NOVEL AWARD, THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE and THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD'A new classic' SARA COLLINS, author of THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON'Impassioned.

George Orwell, perhaps one of the most perceptive writers of the twentieth century, wrote extensively about English life and politics.