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Comme un écrivain qui pense que "toute audace véritable vient de l’intérieur", Leïla Slimani n'aime pas sortir de chez elle, et préfère la solitude à la distraction. Pourquoi alors accepter cette proposition d'une nuit blanche à la pointe de la Douane, à Venise, dans les collections d'art de la Fondation Pinault, qui ne lui parlent guère ?

Adèle appears to have the perfect life. A respected journalist, she lives in a flawless Parisian apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But beneath the veneer of 'having it all', she is bored - and consumed by an insatiable need for sex, whatever the cost. Struggling to contain the twin forces of compulsion and desire, she begins to orchestrate her life around her one-night stands and extramarital affairs, arriving late to work and lying to her husband about where she's been, until she becomes ensnared in a trap of her own making.

Messing with Logan Kent at a college rager is the perfect way to get under his skin. But when I steal my stepbrother's girl, it becomes a different ball game. Changing the play might be the dumbest thing I've ever done.

Join Isabelle and Auntie Mary on an adventure through the magical streets of Paris! When Isabelle accidentally drops her beloved bunny Bonbon, the chase is on to find her furry friend amidst the bustling city. Along the way, Isabelle discovers the enchanting sights and sounds of Paris, making new friends along the way.

The longer I live at Bainbridge Hall, the more apparent it is that someone is out to get me. They know too much and are determined to use my worst fears against me. As my memories rise to the surface, they bring with them vivid reminders of what I've lived through.

Part memoir and part cultural critique, Darkly: Blackness and America's Gothic Soul explores American culture's inevitable gothicity in the traces left from chattel slavery. The persistence of white supremacy and the ubiquity of Black deaths feed a national culture of terror and a perpetual undercurrent of mourning.

Horror begins at home. From family homes in Amityville to Gothic mansions in Los Angeles and the Unabomber's cabin, houses often capture and contain the horror that has happened within them. Sick Houses crosses the threshold of these eerie spaces to explore how different types of architecture become vessels for terror and how these spaces, meant to shelter us, instead become the source of our deepest fears.

Adèle har det perfekte liv. Hun er en respekteret journalist, lykkeligt gift med lægen Richard som hun har en lille søn med, og bor i en stor, smuk pariserlejlighed. Men bag den polerede facade fortæres hun af kedsomhed og hengiver sig til sine fantasier og en lind strøm af stævnemøder og hemmelige affærer. Hun ved hun ikke burde, men gradvis begynder de hemmelige møder at fylde mere og mere i hendes liv. Hun forsømmer sit arbejde og lyver for sin familie, alt sammen for at forfølge et stadig mere altopslugende begær, uanset prisen.

Figuring out what's in Jaxon's head is the key to ending the war between us. The path is rife with obstacles, including the girl we share feelings for. Choosing them both might be the easiest thing I've ever done.

"Jaw-dropping . . . Inspiring . . . A haunting and beautifully composed book . . . It blew my mind." --Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Women A fearless exposé of the secrets and lies of women's intimate lives, by the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, Adèle...

Two East Texas families must deal with the aftermath of a marriage that never happened leading to deceit, secrets, and tragedies in this sweeping multigenerational Southern saga. "An enthralling stunner ... with echoes of Gone with the Wind." —Publishers Weekly Spanning the twentieth century...

From the author of Oprah's Book Club pick and New York Times bestseller Nightcrawling, here is an astonishing new novel about the joys and entanglements of a fierce group of teenage mothers in a small town on the Florida panhandle. “Blistering, wise, empathetic. . . . Mottley writes with...

Anxiety among Catholic mothers is sky high. How do we teach our sons to be chaste when a sex-obsessed culture is ready to drag our boys into the pit at every turn? All we want to do is protect the innocence of our little ones and the honor of our teens, yet the snares of ubiquitous porn, hook-up sex, the LGBTQ juggernaut, and the devaluing of true manhood appear unavoidable. What's a mother to do?

This book is specifically designed for individuals and couples seeking to enhance their communication skills, resolve conflicts effectively, and build stronger, healthier relationships.

Aikalaisromaani kamppailusta muiden vaatimuksia vastaan. Maailmansota pyyhkäisee vain kevyesti Alfien lapsuuden kotikaupunkia, mutta omia sotiaan hän taistelee paitsi pallokentillä myös talvi- ja jatkosodan tantereilla. Pelikentiltä Alfie joutuu vastoin tahtoaan toisenlaisiin taisteluihin. Vallanvaihdos Saksassa ravisuttaa maailmanjärjestystä.

Ros-anna joutuu kolmannen luokan syksyllä muuttamaan Porista Helsinkiin ja aloittaa uudessa englanninkielisessä koulussa. Isä taas muuttaa uuden perheen kanssa Kiinaan ja äiti saa apurahan, jolla matkustaa Italiaan maalaamaan taidetta. Kesäloman alussa Ros-anna matkustaa äitinsä luo Roomaan. Siellä hän tutustuu antiikin kummalliseen historiaan ja vauhdikkaaseen nyky-Italiaan.

Leila Lowfire und Samy Deluxe setzen sich mit Männlichkeit auseinander, ein Thema das getränkt ist von problematischen Facetten bis hin zu gewaltvollem Verhalten. Zur gleichen Zeit sprechen die Fakten für sich: Den in unserem System so begünstigten Männern geht es insgesamt nicht gut. Männer sterben früher, büßen oft ihre mentale Gesundheit ein und vereinsamen regelmäßig. Doch was genau läuft hier schief? Mind your Männers soll uns helfen, uns dem Thema konstruktiv zu nähern, mehr Austausch freizusetzen und das Verständnis zu fördern, dass auch positive Männlichkeit ganz ...

Myriam, Rechtsanwältin und Mutter zweier kleiner Kinder, beschließt, wieder arbeiten zu gehen. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann sucht sie nach der perfekten Kinderfrau. Nach langer Suche entscheiden sie sich für Louise, eine zierliche Frau Anfang fünfzig, deren Tochter bereits erwachsen und deren Mann verstorben ist. Louise erobert auf Anhieb die Herzen der Kinder und macht sich schnell unentbehrlich: Sie ist Köchin, Haushaltshilfe, guter Geist. Was sie verheimlicht: ihre Einsamkeit, ihre Geldnot, ihre Verzweiflung. Die gegenseitige Abhängigkeit wird immer größer, bis irgendwann eine Tragödie über die Familie hereinbricht.

A tender, classic love story about the power of first love and the promise of a second chance . . . Aly Kingston has only ever loved one man: Marshall Wayne. But she put all of those childish dreams behind her ages ago when the Waynes left town. Her father's victory at foreclosing on the Wayne...

A sweeping, classic romance about the ties that bind us together-and the promises that can break us apart ... Some friends are more like family...and that's exactly how Cara Martin feels about Ryan Langston. He stood by her side through the most difficult time of her life and there's nothing she...