Set in mid-60s Harlem and Alabama, two families grapple with the promise and brutality of the civil rights era in the American South, reckoning with family secrets, unresolved trauma, and the heavy question of what justice demands.
James Bond meets Maisie Dobbs in this riveting new historical caper series featuring a gifted young socialist-turned-counterespionage spy on a World War II mission orchestrated by Winston Churchill himself1940:Weeks after the evacuation of Dunkirk, Germany is poised to invade a near-defenseless Britain.
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan's Atonement.
Inspired by real wartime events, including the evacuation of Dunkirk and the sinking of RMS Lancastriaone of the most harrowing disasters in British maritime historythis is a riveting, superbly researched slice of historical fiction, and a timeless story of strength and sacrifice.
Inspired by a real-life scandal that was shocking even for the tumultuous Roaring Twenties, this captivating novel tells the story of a pioneering Black journalist, a secret interracial marriage among the New York elite, and the sensational divorce case that ignited an explosive battle over race and classand brought together three very different women fighting for justice, legitimacy, and the futures they risked everything to shape.
A Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and a BBC Between the Covers Book Club pickIntroduction by Sara Collins_____You do not know me yet but I am the narrator of this work.
The first book in the popular Michael Baker series, A Boy Off The Bank tells a story of England's canals in wartime, of the pressure and the pain, of teh humour and resilience of the boating people.
Mit wundervollen Illustrationen von Heinz KiwitzVon einfachen Landarbeitern, die er ursprünglich literarisch verewig wollte, inspiriert, schrieb Fallada dieses längere Märchen für Erwachsene, genauer handelt es sich um ein Kunstmärchen mit wundervollen Illustrationen des jung verstorbenen Holzschneiders und Karikaturisten Heinz Kiwitz.
A scrappy Brooklyn orphan turned vengeful assassin narrates a visionary tale of the American WestIn this panoramic tale of Manifest Destinythe second stand-alone book in The American Novels seriesStephen Moran comes of age with the young country that he crosses on the Union Pacific, just as the railroad unites the continent.
Vollständige Ausgabe, mit Personenverzeichnis und erklärenden FußnotenFjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewskis letzter, unvollendeter Höhepunkt ist zugleich ein tiefgründiges Panorama menschlicher Leidenschaften und ein unerbittliches Denkmal für Fragen, die bis heute nicht an Aktualität verloren haben.
The Binding meets The Vanishing Half in this extraordinary historical debut - perfect for readers who love gothic mysteries with books at the heart of them, as well as stories about people often overlooked by history.
Huck Finns mythic adventuresand childhoodabruptly end when he steps off his raft into Hurricane KatrinaHuck Finn and Jim float on their raft across a continuum of shifting seasons, feasting on a limitless supply of fish and stolen provisions, propelled by the currents of the mighty Mississippi from one adventure to the next.
The rapid industrialization of Curacao, based on oil refining, resulted in an urgent need for labor which the small community could not provide sufficiently.
2004: In historic Charleston, recently divorced art conservator Gamble Vance throws herself into her career restoring centuries-old miniature portraits.
Neue Deutsche RechtschreibungKellers bekannteste, humorige Geschichte über einen "Hochstapler wieder Willen"Der arme Schneidergeselle Wenzel Strapinski kleidet sich immer gut.
The sixth heartwarming instalment in the Cornish Girls saga series perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Elaine EverestWill the Cornish girls come out on top once the war is finally over?
mit Übersetzung aller französischen Passagen und Personenregister"Die Dämonen" ist eine soziale und politische Satire, ein psychologisches Drama und eine große Tragödie.
Starlight is a short novel (38,000 words) from established and popular canal author Geoffrey Lewis (pen-name of S G Miles), set through the long hot summer of 1955.
