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Marocco, 1984. Ami ha solo quattordici anni quando s'innamora e decide di scappare di casa con un ragazzo bello e ricco di cui non conosce neppure il nome. Lui ha una macchina elegante, e lei pensa che stiano andando a sposarsi, o su per giù. Che quello sia un viaggio di nozze, o su per giù. Ma è un inganno, e Ami, incinta, si ritrova da sola, persa fra le stradine di Tinghir. La sua ingenuità ha una forza dirompente. Sa poco della vita ma si fida di quello che succede. E non si accorge di superare difficoltà che abbatterebbero chiunque.

Amidst the trials and tribulations of the everyday life of a comedian, six up-and-coming stand-up comics prove that Everything Is Fine when they let their passion for comedy and the trust in their routine guide them.

Dark, cutting, and coursed through with bright flashes of humour, crystalline imagery, and razor-sharp detail, I Become a Delight to My Enemies is a gut-wrenchingly powerful, breathtakingly beautiful meditation on the violence and shame inflicted on the female body and psyche. An experimental...

When a prince appears on a witch's doorstep, lost and injured, she lets him into her home...But she is determined that her heart will remain tightly locked, and he will never have the key. In a kingdom where magic evokes both awe and fear, Alma’s rare magical affinity causes the witch hunters to descend on her family, forcing her to abandon all she knows. For a decade, Alma conceals herself, estranged from a world that misconstrues her powers.

Step back in time and witness the power of oratory with 'Historic Speeches from the 1930s to 1980s,' a captivating collection that spans pivotal moments in history and showcases the voices of some of the most influential figures of the 20th century. From trailblazing aviators to legendary athletes, political leaders, civil rights activists, and cultural icons, this anthology offers a window into the past through the words of those who shaped it.

Successful Manhattan accountant Stacy Brown is shocked when her almost perfect life unexpectedly crumbles around her. Blindsided by her husband when he serves her with divorce papers and tossed aside by the women she considered her best friends, devastation and depression hit her hard. But when her mother sends her an old photograph of her and two childhood friends, Candace and Olivia, it fuels a desire in Stacy to find that person she once was.

Drugged and tied up in the Interrogatron, Venna is horrified to learn the true origin of the Krogs and the Countess’ role in their creation. Clayton and Suhl find themselves imprisoned together in a storeroom - but the ever-resourceful Suhl has an escape plan in mind....

Scrambled to engage enemy Krog ships, Venna and Shelly give chase, but when Shelly gets into difficulty Venna is prevented from saving her by commander and former lover Countess Galo. When forced to crash land on a planet called Paradise, Venna discovers it’s anything but....

Venna runs into an old flame who’s now unrecognisable...and speaking of running, the various interlopers are doing quite a lot of it. Clayton and Suhl decide the safest place is back where they started, and Venna and Geezur realise there are significant gains to be had by joining forces.

In a desperate attempt to cover his mistake, Geezur plans to return Suhl to where he found her before he’s discovered, but the Krog admin is causing way more problems than his prisoner. Clayton and Venna’s situation is no better, being on the receiving end of some of the Countess’ painful and unpleasant experiments.

The Countess’ machinations continue with her defrosting a notorious killer, Knullius - who just happens to be the love of Jylda’s life. Meanwhile, under attack yet again from natives unhappy about a badly parked spaceship in their jungle, Venna and her friends are forced to fight. Outnumbered and outgunned, will they all make it out alive?

Dortha and Clyg prepare to spring the Countess’ trap with Shelly as bait; meanwhile Zoltan finds himself in a compromising position. Back on the planet’s surface, whilst battling hostile jungle and swamp monsters, Venna is receiving painful psychic communications from Shelly - she’s alive! But how will Venna get to Prime City so she can rescue her?

Livid at Venna’s escape, the Countess tries another tack involving Controller Zoltan and the ‘fresh-off-ice’ recruit Marla. Aboard a stolen droner it’s not exactly plain sailing, and another bumpy landing is imminent - Clayton can help, but can he get over his Krog prejudices in time?

Venna encounters a swamp monster that inconveniently eats her clothes; she then turns to a sprightly milkbug herder named Suhl for some much-needed help. Meanwhile, two Krogs - Geezur and Blok - are dispatched to capture the downed Venna. To a Krog, however, one human looks very much like another....

Venna gives chase in an effort to rescue the captured Suhl, but instead ends up right where the Countess wants her - just in time for her to arrive with Clayton, her engineer and budding inventor. Yet unknown to Clayton, the Countess has plans for him too....

The spark of war. The separation of Lovers by oceans and seas isolates a vulnerable king. Those are the words haunting Augustus Triarius. Five months at Court have proven Selene was worth leaving the pirate fleet for—even if, without it, he no longer knows who he is. But fate intervenes once again, and Selene vanishes at the hands of an old enemy, and Augustus must plunge into a war that will decide the fate of the Triarius fleet. The chains of fate. Selene Marinea has spent her life fighting for freedom, and she refuses to lose it again.

Join Cinnamon, an adorable brown Holland Lop bunny with big, curious eyes, and her delightful friends—Benni, the cautious black-and-white bunny, and Willy, the joyful penguin—as they wander through an enchanting winter wonderland. From skating beneath a starlit sky to meeting Rudy, the red-nosed reindeer, and spreading kindness with magical gnomes and snowmen, this heartwarming tale captures the magic of Christmas like never before!

One fake marriage. One bed. One very big problem—he can't keep his hands off her. Alec King is rich, ruthless, and old enough to know better. But when a billion-dollar deal hinges on him being a "family man," he makes a reckless move—and introduces his smart-mouthed, much-younger dog-walker...

New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight delivers a tour de force of character-driven suspense: the story of two women whose secrets and desires entrap them in a deadly love triangle. “McCreight’s new stunner Someone Else’s Husband takes readers from the peaks of Mt...

Talk about making a bad first impression. The rookie at Waterford's fire station literally hauled me out of my own home, over his shoulder. Was my kitchen on fire? Yes. Did I have it nearly contained? Also yes. And now he's been tasked with making up for his overzealous rescue attempts by...