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Trascorri anni a immaginare il momento in cui la tua vita cambierà. Quel momento però non arriva. La vita va avanti come sempre, senza sorprese, senza novità, senza grandi emozioni. Ma poi, proprio quando ormai credi che nulla possa cambiare, ecco che succede qualcosa di totalmente inaspettato. È il destino? È colpa di Dio? O forse è l'Universo? O è semplicemente il caso?

When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband.... In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident with no memory. And then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for.

In his “finely crafted first novel” ( Booklist), Peter Geye evokes the savage beauty of Lake Superior’s north shore and the bittersweet reunion of a dying father and his hurting son after decades of estrangement. When Noah Torr returns to his family’s Minnesota cabin to reconnect with his father, he learns for the first time what really happened 35 years ago—and how it changed his father forever.

ある朝目が覚めて、ふと耳を澄ませると、何処か遠くから太鼓の音が聞こえてきた。その音を聞いているうちに、僕はどうしても長い旅に出たくなったのだ――。４０歳になろうとしていた著者は、ある思いに駆られて日本を後にし、ギリシャ・イタリアへ長い旅に出る。

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner, read by Royce Pierreson. A tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves and downs of Dorset. Everyone in the tiny village of Moonfleet lives by the sea one way or another, so it's no surprise when young John Trenchard gets involved in the smuggling trade. Forced to flee England with a price on his head, John little guesses the adventures and trials he will have before he sees Moonfleet again or the change in his fortunes when he does.

Manuel, un estudiante de filosofía colombiano, es acusado de tráfico de drogas y retenido en una cárcel en Bangkok. La ley tailandesa es clara en estos casos: la pena para los traficantes es la muerte. El cónsul colombiano en Nueva Delhi es el encargado de comunicar al reo sus opciones e intentar cumplir el único deseo que parece albergar: encontrar a su hermana Juana, desaparecida en Colombia años antes. El cónsul la encuentra, y Juana relata el auge del paramilitarismo durante el mandato de Uribe.

George Packer’s bestselling nonfiction work exploring American life has won many prizes, including the National Book Award. With The Emergency, he turns to fiction, bringing us a visionary novel that goes to the nerve center of what it means to live in a time of fracture and upheaval.

墨田区・大川公園で若い女性の右腕とハンドバッグが発見された。

【2021年本屋大賞ノミネート作】【第33回柴田錬三郎賞受賞作】——僕は、そうは、思わない。敵は、先入観。世界をひっくり返せ！　伊坂幸太郎史上、最高の読後感。

In each of these tales Margaret Atwood deftly illuminates the single instant that shapes a whole life: in a few brief pages we watch as characters progress from the vulnerabilities of adolescence through the passions of youth into the precarious complexities of middle age. By superimposing the past on the present, Atwood paints interior landscapes shaped by time, regret, and life's lost chances, endowing even the banal with a sense of mystery.

Kerrie, in her 40s, has just lost her famous sculptor husband who had been the centre of her existence and for whom she made many sacrifices and she now finds her life has lost direction. Shirley, approaching 80, was betrayed by her lover many years before and has retreated from the world, becoming a recluse living in an underground dugout. Anna,19, has a promising athletic career but is torn between the commitment to her sport, which could carry her to the Olympics, or enjoying life like other young people.

A farmhouse is being reproduced a dozen times, with slight variations, throughout a valley. Three small graves have been dug in the front garden, the middle one lying empty. A woman in a wheelchair sorts through boxes while her husband clambers around the old demolished buildings, wondering where the animals have gone. A young woman – called ‘the barren one’ behind her back – dreams of love, while an ageing headmaster contemplates the end of his life.

Carefree personal trainer Drake North is long on charm and short on connections that do more than skim the surface. His main ties are to his family and his best friend, so when his friend’s little sister moves to town, Drake promises to look out for her. But when he offers her his spare bedroom for a few nights, he might be getting in over his head.

In a South Africa torn by civil war, Michael K sets out to take his mother back to her rural home. On the way there she dies, leaving him alone in an anarchic world of brutal roving armies. Imprisoned, Michael is unable to bear confinement and escapes, determined to live with dignity. Life and Times of Michael K goes to the centre of human experience - the need for an interior, spiritual life, for some connections to the world in which we live, and for purity of vision.

Новый блестящий, ироничный и мудрый роман Рои Хена об отношениях матери и дочери, человека и Бога, каждого из нас с самим собой. Подобно музыкальному триптиху сюжет разбит на три части, у каждой из которых свой ритм и своя тональность. Габриэла учится в выпускном классе школы искусств. Способная, но застенчивая виолончелистка, она познает мир и общается с ним через музыку. Но сегодня ее стул в академии пустует. Вместо занятий она отправляется на прогулку по улицам Тель-Авива со своим Деревянным медведем, любимой виолончелью наперевес. Возможно, это первая любовь.

At first glance Emma and Lucie seem very different, but they share an unspeakable vice. Beautiful, wealthy Emma appears to have it all with a loving husband and a seemingly successful life, but a restless craving has driven her to foolish actions. Meanwhile, young widow Lucie is struggling to make ends meet while coping with a troubled five-year-old.

Les Farel forment un couple de pouvoir. Jean est un célèbre journaliste politique français ; son épouse Claire est connue pour ses engagements féministes. Ensemble, ils ont un fils, étudiant dans une prestigieuse université américaine. Tout semble leur réussir. Mais une accusation de viol va faire vaciller cette parfaite construction sociale.

Following the death of her bullying husband, Etta Bancroft's selfish children move her to a village in the Cotswolds. One night, she discovers a filly, left to die in the snow. With help, Etta rescues the horse, and she and her friends form a syndicate to pay for her upkeep. As the horse recovers, she begins to show racing pedigree, so the syndicate enters her into a maiden hurdle - and are shocked at the result.

ノーベル文学賞受賞第一作カズオ・イシグロ最新作、2021年3月2日(火)世界同時発売！　AIロボットと少女との友情を描く感動作。