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Brought to you by Penguin. A blazing, genre-bending masterpiece from one of the most inventive writers of our time Looking for wonder and some reprieve from the everyday, Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember...

Disgrace is the first truly global history of sexual violence. The book explores how sexual violence varies widely across time and place, from nineteenth-century peasant women in Ireland who were abducted as a way of forcing marriage, to date-raped high-school students in twentieth-century America, and from girls and women violated by Russian soldiers in 1945 to Dalit women raped by men of higher castes today. 

Maddy Yip is perfectly happy in life, until she realises that everyone she knows has a talent—except for her! Maddy is determined to change that, with the help of her brothers, bewildered grandad and her best friend Dev. There are disastrous attempts at breakdancing and playing the recorder, revolting cakes, and a magic disappearing trick that ends up with an escaped guinea pig. Will Maddy ever find her true calling?

The Easter holidays are about to get a lot more exciting! Maddy and her best friend Dev have lucked out and are heading to the seaside where the brand-new roller coaster, the Mega Beast, is about to open. This will literally be life-changing! One problem: Maddy has to bring her annoying little brother Oli and her cheeky grandad Agung along for the weekend. With seaside hazards such as terrifying seagulls, stinky pickled eggs and a giant candyfloss-mad dog to deal with, will Maddy ever get to loop-the-loop on the best ride ever?

What would you do if a ghost appeared in your bedroom every night? You’d probably move house as quickly as possible and hope it doesn’t follow you, right? Well, not everyone thinks the same way. Some folks out there have an entirely different reaction to that situation, and believe it or not, hundreds of them claim to be in loving relationships with entities from beyond the grave. There are those who receive regular visits from their deceased husbands and wives.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever comes the hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to escape a dangerous stalker— but she can’t keep herself and her daughter safe from a monster she can’t identify HIS GAME. HIS...

Han pasado 15 años desde que Gwendy Peterson dejó Castle Rock. Ahora tiene 37, vive en Washington D. C. y apenas recuerda a la adolescente que volvía a casa en verano a través de las Escaleras de los Suicidios. Sin embargo, su caja de botones reaparece y Gwendy descubre que en Castle Rock han desaparecido dos chicas.

Marla is a new mother looking for a place to “pump,” Sana is a first-year resident looking for a place to “pray.” Neil is a good-looking Instagrammer with lots of admirers, while Pixie is an ambitious resident with almost no admirers. Lastly, the elusive and secretive Jiang, their Chief Resident. Together, they encounter strange, annoying, occasionally abusive attendings, as well as obnoxious and ridiculous clinical staff and situations. They each face struggles in their personal lives, family, friendship, and love.

The author of the Edgar nominated and ALEX Award-winning How Lucky (“an absorbing thriller with heart”—People), blends suspense, humor, and compassion in a new novel about seven strangers and one very intense evening at a small-town Georgia pharmacy. Lindbergh’s Pharmacy is an Athens...

Dealing with relationship fallout, Glenda decides to escape reality by wittily forcing herself on three handsome strangers on their way to spring break by the beach. The guys don’t know what to make of her—this random woman who won’t take no for an answer. But soon, they are having the time of their lives, and Glenda becomes an invaluable friend. She teaches them how to do “spring break properly” by introducing a clever set of rules that turn an ordinary spring break trip into an extraordinary adventure.

When Xue Saunders is murdered in her home, the police have little to go on. The mystery deepens as she is discovered next to an unidentified man also shot to death. An unknown bot lies destroyed in her home, its memdrives a ruin. Missing from the home is Xue's young daughter Fa, along with her nanny bot. Desperate for answers, and fearing for the child's safety, the police turn to Lenore and Tick. The human and her robot partner are the best robot mechanics, or botdocs, in Denver. The pair agree to help in an attempt to salvage the damaged memdrives, but it comes with a risk.

Dr. Abigail Favale provides an in-depth yet accessible account of the gender paradigm: a framework for understanding reality and identity that has recently risen to prominence. With substance, clarity, and compassion, Favale teases out the hidden assumptions of the gender paradigm and exposes its effects. Yet this book is not merely an exposé—it is also a powerful, moving articulation of a Christian understanding of reality: a holistic paradigm that proclaims the dignity of the body, the sacramental meaning of sexual difference, and the interconnectedness of all creation.

"Die Geschichte ist noch nicht vorbei. Wir werden uns wiedersehen." Karina hat alles verloren, nachdem ein gewaltsamer Staatsstreich sie ohne ihr Königreich und ihren Thron zurückließ. Jetzt ist sie die meistgesuchte Person in Sonande. Ihre einzige Hoffnung, das zurückzuholen, was ihr rechtmäßig zusteht, liegt in einer göttlichen Macht, verschollen in der Stadt ihrer Vorfahren. Malik findet Zuflucht im Palast Zirans und zum ersten Mal so etwas wie einen Bruder. Doch die Welt versinkt im Chaos, und nur Karina kann das Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen.

At a time when many proclaim the death of active investing, Rupal J. Bhansali, global contrarian, makes a clarion call for its renaissance. Non-consensus thinking has resulted in breakthrough successes in science, sports, and Silicon Valley. Bhansali shows how to apply it to the world of investing to improve one's odds of achieving above-average returns with below-average risks. 

In USA TODAY bestselling author Eva Leigh's final Last Chance Scoundrels novel, a young lady and her former betrothed get a second chance at love when they’re stranded at a remote country house… After Dominic Kilburn left Lady Willa Ransom at the altar, she vowed never to reveal how badly...

The discovery of a missing woman’s bones force Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings for each other as they desperately work to exonerate one of their own in this not-to-be-missed Ruth Galloway mystery from USA Today bestselling author Elly Griffiths. When builders discover a...

Read the book behind Lena Dunham’s acclaimed new movie! This historical fiction classic, told in the form of a diary, has drawn in generations of readers and is a Newbery Honor Book. Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man—any rich man, no matter how...

Set in New York City’s Gilded Age, Joanna Shupe’s first book in her Four Hundred series features an English beauty with a wicked scheme to win the man she loves—and the American scoundrel who ruins her best laid plans… Lady Honora Parker must get engaged as soon as possible, and only a...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a lady in danger must be in need of rescue, but whether she wants to be rescued is up for debate—for fans of Evie Dunmore and Netflix's Bridgerton from the bestselling author of A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem! England, 1867: Miss Poppy...

A medio camino entre la fantasía mítica y la cruda realidad de los guetos negros en los años sesenta, La canción de Salomón narra la historia familiar de un próspero hombre de negocios que ha tratado de ocultar sus orígenes para integrarse en la sociedad blanca.

Pese a sus esfuerzos, su hijo decide tomar el camino opuesto. Lejos de rehuir a sus iguales como hizo su padre, entrará en un círculo de gente dispuesta a reaccionar contra la violencia de los blancos y emprenderá un viaje en busca de un tesoro que habrá de conducirle a los orígenes de su raza.