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A family's deepest secrets are exposed in this "haunting domestic drama" from the award-winning author of A Wrinkle in Time (Publishers Weekly). When her teenage granddaughter comes to her with a troubling question, Camilla Dickinson must confront the painful history she's long kept hidden. Forced to relive her past, she relates a complex saga involving her beautiful, adulterous mother, her troubled son, and the difficult choices that have affected...
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"It's everything you want from a thriller—and then some. Hugely enjoyable." —Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author
They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see.
Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for.
Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't
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They say you never forget your first love. What they don't say though, is that sometimes your first love won't forget you. Angela Petitjean sits in a cold, dull room. The police have been interrogating her for hours, asking about Saskia Parker. She's the wife of Angela's high school sweetheart, HP, and the mother of his child. She has vanished. Homicide Detective J. Novak believes Angela knows what happened to Saskia. He wants the truth, and he wants...
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This tale of an exotic adventure undertaken in the face of tragedy includes a revealing portrait of Conrad Aiken's friend and protégé Malcolm Lowry Blomberg has loved Noni for what seems like his whole life. He loves her like he loves the sunset, like he loves the air he breathes. But beautiful, strange, impulsive Noni-who has spent years in a passionless marriage to one of Boston's most notorious swindlers-has only a few months to live; her heart...
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Keyboard man Jack Voss spends his evenings in the relative sanctuary of the clubs, playing jazz standards on the piano and occasionally singing some of the songs that made him famous. But when his life of comparative comfort and solitude is rocked by a devastating personal loss, Voss is led back to The Enchanted Pond, the 1974 rock opera that catapulted his band, Vossimilitude, into the stratosphere. The story of an ill-fated love triangle based on...
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A father bravely confronts anunthinkable tragedyin William Humphrey's most heart-wrenching novel In the aftermath of his son's suicide, Ben Curtis returns to the upstate New York fishing lodge that holds some of his happiest memories. It has been two years since his last visit, and Ben-thirty pounds lighter, his dark hair turned white-is barely recognizable to people who have fished alongside him for twenty summers. For the first time in all those...
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Paula est une institutrice de maternelle qui ne peut pas avoir d'enfant. Avec son mari, ils adoptent Dani, un bébé roux. Quelques années plus tard, la mère biologique fait soudain irruption dans cette scène idyllique, déchirant la tranquillité qui y régnait auparavant. À travers différentes étapes, depuis l'arrivée de l'enfant dans son nouveau foyer jusqu'à l'âge adulte, ce livre nous met en relation avec des personnages tels que : Grand-mère,...
8) Sandy Rose
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The book follows the life of Sandy. It is narrated by her conjoint twin Rose who was sacrificed at birth to save Sandy's life. This was a decision that her mother would never get over. Part of Rose's brain stayed tucked away in the back of Sandy's brain. Rose was always there, seeing every movement and thought, but for the most part, she had very little control. After tragedy tears her family apart, Sandy finds herself abandoned. To keep from being...
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A profound examination of the mysteries of memory and perception from one of the twentieth century's most admired literary artists The train races from New York to Boston. For Andrew Cather, it is much too fast. He will return home three days early, and he is both terrified and intrigued by what he may find there. He pictures himself unlocking the door to his quiet Cambridge house, padding silently through its darkened halls, and finally discovering...
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In a world saturated with words, the ability to express oneself effectively is a precious skill that transcends boundaries and connects individuals on profound levels. "Unlocking the Power of Expression : A Comprehensive Guide" is an enlightening journey that empowers you to navigate the vast landscape of communication with finesse and confidence. From the moment you embark on this literary voyage, you'll be immersed in a treasure trove of insights...
11) Owen's Terrarium
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This is the way that Owen's life takes a drastic turn: with aforced surfacing from the basement of the Elm Film House,and an unexpected guest at Friday Fright Night.Owen loves classic horror films, his exotic pets, and a beautifulcheese and wine pairing. Driven by an upward spike of pain as he fights the urges spawned by his sickness, he hides from the world.At home, he relishes in the beauty of his carefully acquired exotic pets, works on the new,...
12) The Drowning
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Darius Shaw is a security guard working the night shift in the small town of Shadow Bay, New York. When he finds two bodies in the local recreation center pool, he calls 911, but he's not the only one calling in drowning victims. The operator has received multiple calls for dead people in the past thirty minutes.
Within hours, over a dozen bodies are found in pools, bathtubs, and the lake—all apparent victims of violence as the bodies have bite...
13) The Devil's Rite
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Ever since Brian turned 10 years old, his life has been plagued by the mysterious visitation of the Tree Man.This traumatic event has left him with vivid nightmares and countless unanswered questions. Now, as he prepares to leave the psychiatric facility, his main focus is on unraveling the truth behind that fateful night.Reunited with his estranged sister, Brian delves deeper into the string of murders that have occurred. He can't help but wonder...
14) Passion Play
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His livelihood is polo-not the millionaire's team sport, but the life-threatening duel of clashing horsemen. The prize is more than money and honor; it is the awareness of having drawn upon every resource of body and mind, of man and horse in danger.
Passion Play is a masterpiece of violence and seduction, love and loss, by one of the world's greatest writers.
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I'll turn into f…. Houdini and disappear.When the woman he loves says that she no longer wants to see him, M÷ doesn't know what to do, what to say. Instead of pleading, he walks away while trying to keep the pieces of his broken heart together. Around him, the world is spinning out of control.A new war has started, the Queen has died, Elon has bought Twitter, Tate is trying to escape the agents of the Matrix, while the mysterious Invisible Hand...
16) The Lies We Tell
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In this psychological thriller debut, a privileged woman's perfect life begins to unravel when an estranged childhood friend reappears in her life.
The last time Katy saw Jude was on a school trip, when Jude was attacked by a stranger and Katy ran away. Twenty-five years later, Jude is back, and her reappearance coincides with a series of unsettling incidents: a stranger appears in the downstairs flat; Katy's house is vandalized; her mother is mugged...
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A contract killing on a remote coastal track.
A deadly boat explosion occurs in nearby waters soon afterwards.
Are the two connected?
Meanwhile, Angelina makes an audacious escape with the assistance of her underworld connections and continues her ruthless agenda.
To follow is a chain of events that, when unravelled, shocks Nic Drakos to the core and links him inextricably to Elena Perez, imprisoned by Angelina on the other side of the world....
18) The Possessed
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Publicado em 1872, «Os Possessos» é um romance de cariz político inspirado na história verdadeira de um assassinato que chocou a Rússia. Em 1869, um grupo de reformadores liberais, mais conhecidos por niilistas, assassinou um elemento do seu próprio grupo no meio de uma conspiração contra o czar. Dostoiévski parte do assassinato e do julgamento que se lhe seguiu para construir a sua obra, que funciona também como um manifesto contra a ideologia...
19) Let Her Go
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Could you share your child with someone else?
Zoe wanted a baby more than anything. But her dreams will come at a price…
After years of struggling to conceive, Zoe and her husband face the prospect of never having a family. When Zoe's stepsister, Nadia, offers to be a surrogate it presents the perfect solution. A healthy girl, Louise, is born.
But no one imagined just how hard it would be to know someone else was also mother to your child. As...
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Both The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning were international bestsellers and made into acclaimed films. The prolific, award-winning author wrote over fifty books, including the three novels collected in this volume: a hard-won love story, a father-son tale of love and war, and a dystopian satire. Her Victory: Finally leaving her brutish husband, Pam flees to London, where she takes refuge in a lonely, sparsely...
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