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Meticulously researched, Remembering Shanghai follows five generations, from vibrant Shanghai to the bright lights of Hong Kong. By turns harrowing and heartwarming, this vivid memoir explores identity and loss against the epic backdrop of a country in turmoil.

Taylor is in love with Ryan. She has been since the moment they met. But Ryan is with Marcy - her best friend. When everything fell apart around Taylor years before, Marcy was there for her. No matter how much Taylor wants Ryan, she refuses to lose Marcy's friendship. A master of burying her feelings, Taylor is determined to resist. But the unspoken bond she and Ryan share isn't going away. And when Marcy leaves for a few weeks, just as Ryan moves into their shared flat, the tension grows to unbearable proportions.

On the quiet rooftops of a sleepless city, a small grey cat named Look-Up spends his nights gazing at the stars. While the other alley cats chase fish and scraps, he chases light—dreaming not of survival, but of belonging among the constellations. When two children discover him and rename him Comet, his dream begins to change.

Noah está no auge da carreira. Não há nada que o “menino de ouro” da ficção não tenha conquistado, mas ele não pode deixar passar batido o que pode ser a melhor obra do século: o romance inacabado de Scarlett Stanton, de quem ele é fã incondicional. Escrever um final adequado para a lendária autora é uma coisa, mas lidar com Georgia, a linda, teimosa e desconfiada bisneta dela, é uma situação bem diferente.

Sometimes, when you need a change in your life, the tide just happens to pull you in the right direction… Ellis, Julia, and Dorie. Best friends since Catholic grade school, they now find themselves, in their mid-thirties, at the crossroads of life and love. Ellis, recently fired from a job she...

Toronto, 1843: Das junge Dienstmädchen Grace wird mit sechzehn des Doppelmordes an ihren Arbeitgebern schuldig gesprochen. In letzter Sekunde wandelt das Gericht ihr Todesurteil in eine lebenslange Gefängnisstrafe um. Sie verbringt Jahre hinter Gittern, bis man sie schließlich entlässt. Im Haushalt des Anstaltdirektors begegnet sie dem Nervenarzt Simon, der ihrer Geschichte auf den Grund gehen will: Ist Grace eine gemeingefährliche Verbrecherin oder unschuldig?

Victoria Barnett tem tudo: uma carreira de sucesso, um marido bonito e carinhoso, uma casa maravilhosa e o plano de enchê-la de filhos. Até que, certa noite, sua vida muda radicalmente. Depois de sofrer um acidente sério, Victoria é levada às pressas para o hospital, em estado grave. Ela sobrevive, mas uma lesão cerebral a deixa incapaz de andar e falar. Presa no próprio corpo, ela terá que se adaptar a uma realidade muito diferente. Quando Sylvia Robinson é contratada como sua acompanhante, encara a oportunidade como um verdadeiro golpe de sorte.

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Dottie Badoura Fatma Balfour finds solace amidst the squalor of her childhood by spinning warm tales of affection about her beautiful names. But she knows nothing of their origins, and little of her family history—or the abuse her ancestors suffered as they made their home in Britain. At seventeen, she takes on the burden of responsibility for her brother and sister and is obsessed with keeping the family together. However, as Sophie, lumpen yet voluptuous, drifts away, and the confused Hudson is absorbed into the world of crime, Dottie is forced to consider her own needs.

'Cool and sweet, insightful and sexy' MARIAN KEYES 'A sexy, warming, heartbreaking love story' BOLU BABALOLA What if you could make your dreams come true? Anika Lapo has big dreams. But when she wakes up in hospital on her thirtieth birthday, she realises nothing in her life looks the way she'd...

Meditaciones para mujeres que aman demasiado refuerza la sabiduría práctica del icónico best seller Las mujeres que aman demasiado con años de profunda reflexión y estudio. El resultado es una serie de meditaciones diarias que promueven una vida sana y serena, y que son pura inspiración para sus más de cinco millones de lectoras.

'My favourite kind of grand space opera' BEN AARONOVITCH She's searching for the emperor who stole her sister. He's searching for the prince who stole his heart. The entire universe is at stake. The Principle of Moments is a centuries-spanning adventure unmissable for fans of the spacefaring...

Morir es tan difícil como inevitable. También para los que sobreviven El primer día que tuve que limpiarle el culo a mi padre, me mentí diciéndome que era igual que cuando se lo limpiaba a mi hijo: venga, Carmen, que es lo mismo; va, Carmen, que es tu padre; venga, mujer, que ese hombre te...

Neste livro obrigatório para todos que desejam alcançar o sucesso, a psicóloga Angela Duckworth demonstra para pais, estudantes, educadores, atletas e empreendedores que o segredo para realizações incríveis não é o talento, mas uma mistura de paixão e perseverança que ela chama de "garra"—a capacidade de perseverar e produzir resultados além do puro talento, da sorte ou das eventuais derrotas.

Is your Prince Charming waiting for you at a New Year’s Eve party or is he where you least expect him? After a bad run of dating, Daisy is shocked when she meets her friends on New Year's Eve - in the future. Even more amazingly, Daisy is holding hands with a man she can feel is her true love...

Although her name and story might be familiar, much of what we know about Cleopatra is shrouded in mystery. Her life was one of politics, murder, war, marriage and passion – but it was also one of pride, bravery, love and strength. Cleopatra may have lived as a goddess, but, beneath her magnificent exterior, she was just a woman who fought tirelessly for what she felt was rightfully hers. With a gripping, expertly researched and fact-checked text, this is the story of the woman behind the stories.

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro en español del bestseller Metafísica 4 en 1: Volumen 2 de la afamada Conny Méndez, título que al igual que la primera colección, ha atrapado los corazones y almas de millones de personas en América Latina, y la población hispana en Estados Unidos, los cuales han comprobado que la fe mueve montañas.

The final installment of Isabel Allende's celebrated trilogy of the journeys of Jaguar and Eagle soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings, and the transformation of an extraordinary friendship, as Alexander and Nadia embark on mission in Kenya that begins as a search for elephants and ends...

An instant best-seller in Italy, Vita di Gesù Cristo ("Life of Jesus Christ") was also highly praised by Catholic peer journals worldwide and has never since been out of print. The author, Giuseppe Ricciotti, was an archaeologist and Biblical scholar. After his seminary studies and completing mandatory military service, he was ordained a priest in 1913 and continued his studies at the University of Rome.

Ni testigos, ni pistas, ni cadáver. Josy, la hija de doce años del prestigioso psiquiatra Viktor Larenz, ha desaparecido en misteriosas circunstancias y nadie sabe qué ha sido de ella. Dos años más tarde, Viktor vive atormentado y recluido en la remota casa donde solía veranear. Pese a ello, ha conseguido llegar hasta él una bella desconocida que padece alucinaciones en las que ve a una niña que después desaparece sin dejar rastro, igual que Josy. Viktor acepta tratarla, pero la terapia se va convirtiendo a cada paso en un tenso interrogatorio.