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1979. Behsad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah’s expulsion. He tells of sparking hope, of clandestine political actions, and of how he finds the love of his life in the courageous, intelligent Nahid. 1989. Nahid lives her new life in West Germany with Behsad. With their young children, they spend hour after hour in front of the radio, hoping for news from others who went into hiding after the mullahs came to power.

Et falmet fotografi. Et forladt hus. Et mysterium fra fortiden. 1939: Krigen ulmer i Europa, og Grace bliver sendt til Tasmanien for at bo hos sin excentriske onkel. Grace bliver fortryllet af den ekstreme natur og naboen Daniel, men da han bliver hvervet til krigen, efterlader han uforvarende en hemmelighed, som for altid vil binde dem sammen. 1975: Da en anonym velgører testamenterer et hus på Tasmaniens kyst til kunstneren Willow, kan hun ikke tro sit held. Forvirret og begejstret beslutter hun sig sammen med sin mand for at finde frem til identiteten på den tidligere ejer.

Romanen Skruk skurk handler om en ung mands ønske om at blive forælder. Han lever i et kærligt, intimt forhold med Eli, der også drømmer om familieforøgelsen, men uden samme intensitet. Den unge mand er omringet af folk, der får børn, og hver gang han får lov til at holde et og mærke tyngden af et lille menneske i sine arme, bliver længslen yderligere vakt i kroppen på ham. Han arbejder som freelancejournalist og tager over i sin mors svenske sommerhus. Det er meningen, han skal have ro, og at han skal skrive et essay til avisen og en tale til en kommende barnedåb.

Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven is a forthcoming title from Flatiron Books.

Estranged sistes—Eva and Elisabeta Novak—have not spoken since Eva’s young daughter, Gracie, was killed in a road accident. More than a decade later, and long after Eva has moved overseas, Elizabeta calls, insisting that Eva return home. But when Eva arrives at her sister’s house, she discovers that Elizabeta is dead. Eva finds that she has been appointed the executor of Elizabeta’s estate, and as she undertakes the monumental task of clearing out the house, she comes to know her sister again through the objects and documents that she encounters.

Marianne ist acht Jahre alt, als ihre Mutter verschwindet. Sie bleibt mit ihrem Bruder Joe und ihrem Vater in einem Haus am Rande eines kleinen Dorfes zurück, neben dem ein Fluss entspringt. Die bruchstückhaften Erinnerungen an die Liebe ihrer Mutter geben ihr Kraft: der Duft frischer Kräuter, die Spiele, die sie spielten, die Lieder und Märchen aus ihrer Kindheit, die in Mariannes Fantasie weiterleben. Doch da ist so vieles, das verborgen liegt im Dunkel ihrer eigenen Geschichte. Die drängendste Frage: Warum ist ihre Mutter gegangen, wie hat sie Marianne nur zurücklassen können?

Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach to scrape for shrimp; spending the rest of the day selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street and rehearsing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream.

Rocky, Nick, Willa and Jamie. A normal loving, anxious, messy, unpredictable, relatable, family. Rocky has her own her way of processing disasters: 1. This could happen to us. 2. This couldn’t happen to us. And then there’s a secret third column: ‘This could happen to us unless I am very careful/ superstitious/ grateful…’ So what happens when ‘this could happen to us’ turns into ‘it really might be me’?

Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes bringt Eileen ihre Tochter allein durch und verzweifelt fast, als sich die Geschichte wiederholt und auch ihre eigene Tochter jung und unehelich Mutter wird. Doch in den Frauen der Familie Aylward stecken Kraft und Mut, und es reicht ihnen längst nicht, nur eine Nebenrolle im Leben zu spielen.

Einmal die Küste runter, immer am Meer entlang. Für Martin, 49, abgerockter Musiker, One-Hit-Wonder von vor 20 Jahren, steht die Route fest. Sein Ziel: Ein Musikfestival in Portugal, seine große Chance aufs Comeback. Als seine Schwester ihn kurz vor Abreise bittet, während ihres Reha-Aufenthaltes auf ihren Sohn Karl aufzupassen, ist die Antwort klar: Nein. Einen 12-Jährigen kann Martin gerade überhaupt nicht gebrauchen. Er bringt den Jungen bei Oma unter und fährt los, in seinem alten Kombi, immer in Richtung Süden.

After a difficult break-up, my six-year-old Daisy is finally settling into life in two homes. She’s spending more time with her dad, his wealthy and glamorous partner Kirsty, and her new stepsisters, Amelia and Freya. She seems happier. More relaxed. Like she’s finally found her place.

Harper Lee remains a landmark figure in the American canon—thanks to Scout, Jem, Atticus, and the other indelible characters in To Kill a Mockingbird; as well as for the darker, late-’50s version of small-town Alabama that emerged in Go Set a Watchman, her only other novel, published in 2015 after its rediscovery. Less remembered, until now, however, is Harper Lee the dogged young writer, who crafted stories in hopes of magazine publication; Lee the lively New Yorker, Alabamian, and friend to Truman Capote; and the Lee who peppered the pages of McCall’s and Vogue with thoughtful essays.

This charming sequel introduces a new lovable cast of healing cats, from Kotetsu, a four-month-old Bengal who unleashes his boundless energy by demolishing bed linens and curtains, to tenacious and curious Shasha, who doesn’t let her small size stop her from anything, and the most lovable yet lazy cat Ms. Michiko, who is as soft and comforting as mochi.

Equal parts funny and tender, What Will People Think? is a heart-bursting exploration of what it means to discover and embrace the hidden parts of yourself, and how love in all forms can make you whole.

Thirty years ago, Laura’s mother, Viola, went missing. She left behind her purse, her keys and her mysterious paintings of a red house. Viola was never found, and her family never recovered. Laura, an artist herself, held on to the paintings. On the back of each work, her mother scrawled in Italian, “I will not be here forever.” The family never understood what Viola meant.

In 1968 we meet six teens confined at the Good Shepherd—a dark and secretive institution controlled by Sisters of Charity nuns—locked away merely for being gay, pregnant, or simply unruly. Wayward Girls is a haunting but thrilling tale of hope, solidarity, and the enduring strength of young women who find the courage to break free and find redemption...and justice.

England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike. The end of days is near, but life always goes on. A young Latin tutor—penniless and bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people.

Sins of Survivors has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Violet Adams is the perfect, youngest child in a family of loud, passionate women on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. As the sweet, traditional one, she’s always been the steady hand in her family but after a sudden breakup and subsequent tragedy, she doesn’t know who she is anymore. Aly Knox, Violet’s best friend, is a young influencer still struggling with the loss of her mother and adjusting to joining Violet in Southern living. With her best friend’s help, Violet is determined to break out of her shell—and who she thought she was—no matter what.