"The Ninth Life of Louis Drax" von Liz Jensen ist ein psychologischer Thriller, der die Geschichte des neunjährigen Louis Drax erzählt, eines außergewöhnlichen und unglücklichen Jungen, der regelmäßig in Unfälle verwickelt ist. Am Tag...

"The Signature of All Things" von Elizabeth Gilbert ist ein historischer Roman, der das Leben von Alma Whittaker erzählt, einer Botanikerin des 19. Jahrhunderts. Die Geschichte beginnt im Jahr 1800 und folgt Almas Leben von ihrer Geburt...

"Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India" von William Dalrymple ist ein Sachbuch, das die spirituelle Vielfalt und religiöse Praxis im zeitgenössischen Indien erkundet. Der Autor stellt neun individuelle Geschichten vor, die...

"The Horseman" von Tim Pears ist der erste Band der "West Country Trilogy" und spielt in der idyllischen Landschaft des ländlichen Englands zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die Geschichte folgt dem jungen Leo Sercombe, einem Bauernsohn,...

You know you've joined the MOB when you hear... 'My, are they all yours?' 'Bless you!' (Occasionally) 'Poor you!' (Frequently) 'Lucky you!' (Once) And of course, the ultimate: 'So ... are you going for a girl?' Hannah Evans has three...

In this moving autobiographical novel, the narrator's mother, Lucile, raises her two daughters largely alone. A former child model from a large Bohemian family, Lucile is younger and more glamorous than the other mothers: always in...

Julian Treslove, a professionally unspectacular former BBC radio producer, and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish philosopher, writer and television personality, are old school friends. Despite very different lives, they've never quite lost...

________________ 'Like Eat, Pray, Love, her follow-up ... feels irresistibly confessional ... I found myself guzzling Committed, reading it in mighty chunks, far into the night. Whenever I put it down, it was pinched by my mother or...

The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. Our scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, tobacco...

"History of the Rain" von Niall Williams erzählt die bewegende Geschichte von Ruth Swain, einer jungen Frau, die krankheitsbedingt ans Bett gefesselt ist und in einem kleinen Dorf im Westen Irlands lebt. Umgeben von Tausenden von...

Winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Winner of the Alfaguara Prize Winner of the Gregor von Rezzori Prize 'A powerful, humane novel about a man trying to make sense of a war he didn't choose to fight' The Times 'The...

_______________ 'It's difficult to write a convincing tale of depression that's also an entertaining romp, but Forrest has done it' - Sunday Times 'An incredibly gifted writer ... I can't remember the last time I ever read such a...