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1939: war has broken out, and in Albania Bekim's family take in a Jewish family fleeing from Nazi Austria. The years of war will shape his life in unimaginable ways as Bekim grows to love Hannelore, doing everything in his power to protect her. But will he be enough to keep her safe? 2019: following a shock redundancy, Ruth is taking an extended holiday in Southern Italy, where she befriends local Zak. When Zak's dying father asks them to solve a mystery from his past, Ruth leaps at the chance.

Like any mother, Chrissie wants to protect her family. She would do anything to keep them safe. So when a mysterious stranger turns up at her door, offering to prevent the deaths of the people she loves, it sounds too good to be true. The only problem: she must choose someone to die in their place. A substitute. When her daughter Holly has a terrible accident, Chrissie has no option but to enter the programme. In that horrifying moment, she would do anything to save her.

Wo beginnt die Sage - wo endet die Wirklichkeit? Mara ist als eine der letzten Seherinnen dazu auserwählt, das Ende der Welt zu verhindern. Zusammen mit Professor Weissinger versucht Mara, das Geheimnis um die Macht des Feuerbringers zu lüften. Dabei gerät sie in die Fänge der Todesgöttin Hel, die sie nur wieder gehen lässt, wenn Mara einen Auftrag für sie ausführt. Doch dafür muss sich Mara erneut in die Nähe des Halbgottes Loki wagen.

In Tarot for Beginners, Eva Gibson gets rid of the fluff and shows you how you can get started mastering the tarot deck. From forming a powerful connection with your tarot deck to completely understanding the various tarot spreads and when to use each one depending on the answer you're searching for, this guide has everything you need to accelerate personal growth and self-awareness.

With Lucky Girl as your trusted companion, discover the secrets to living your best life. A book applicable to all ages and genders, allow Lucky Girl to inspire and uplift you as you embark on a journey of self-discovery, awareness, and personal growth. Within this captivating book, a treasure trove of easy-to-implement tools, transformative practices, and enchanting rituals are shared. These will propel you towards profound shifts, empowering you to embrace the life you truly desire.

Justin Rodale is the wealthy bastard son of the duke of Chanceworth. Educated with the rest of the aristocrats, he knows all the rules by which Society lives, but he is beholden to no one. Clarissa Kincaid has been raised to be the perfect English lady...in need of the perfectly respectable English husband. She's found her quarry, but the man won't commit, and she finds herself seeking assistance in the form of seduction lessons from someone the opposite of respectable...Justin.

Vivian Whitlock's social media empire is about to crumble. She's closing in on thirty, and her fans are moving on to their "weddings and babies" era. About to be dropped by her management team, she pretends she and her secret boyfriend are ready to take the plunge. There's just one problem: he doesn't exist.

In the summer of 1937, change is in the air at Hope House orphanage in Delgany, Virginia. Caretaker Lauren Greenwood has held the home together through storms of loss and hardship, but when an unexpected telegram arrives, the future begins to shift once more.

'I will describe it as best I can. This is their story. Or perhaps just mine. Let us begin, again . . .' A vivid and inventive debut novel about four generations of women in a family, their past and their legacy, which evokes the work of Kate Atkinson, Tessa Hadley and Virginia Baily. On a brisk...

Es ist dem Zufall geschuldet, dass sich die Wege von Kristin, Lena und Nicole kreuzen. Vergeblich warten sie am Münchner Bahnhof auf den Zug, der sie nach Hamburg bringen soll. Letztlich schließen sich die drei zusammen und fahren im Mietwagen in Richtung Norden. Was als spontane Zweckgemeinschaft beginnt, entwickelt sich zu einer unerwarteten Freundschaft, die ihren vorläufigen Höhepunkt in der malerischen Lüneburger Heide findet, in der Nicoles Schwägerin Antonia wohnt. Ein Roman über Freundschaft, Mut und die unvorhersehbaren Wendungen des Lebens.

[Contains explicit content] From The Swedish American Hall in the Castro District of San Francisco comes Hot Mic Live! Featuring guest storytellers Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite, The Special Special Special, Old Baby), Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 911!, The Boondocks, The Groundlings: The Black Version) and Esther Povitsky (Alone Together, Love, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), and very special musical guest Rachel Lark! The successful Audible Original Hot Mic with Dan Savage showcases the best true stories about sex and relationships from storytelling shows across the country.

This collection investigates the origins of our most intriguing old-fashioned superstitions, many of which we still find ourselves abiding by today. Hundreds of the beliefs passed down through the generations have their foundations in our ancestors' efforts to ward off evil, which they blamed for hardship, illness, and injustice in times when life was, as often as not, "nasty, brutish and short."

Most noted for her work on erotic intelligence and her expertise on issues of infidelity, Esther Perel covers all in her frank and refreshing Audible Audio Shows series, which began in 2017 and listens in on couples talking through their problems in Esther’s therapy room. Esther Perel talks to us about the making of her podcast series with Audible, what she hopes listeners can gain from the intimate discussions and what she learns from her clients.

Transition is compared to the life cycle of a butterfly and the metamorphosis of an eagle, and is a collection of the author's journey of moving from a place of stagnation to her place of destiny, and the different obstacles that she had to overcome to get to her place called there.

Il filo parte da Amma, drammaturga nera britannica in procinto di mettere in scena la sua prima opera fuori dalla nicchia, e collega le altre undici storie, tutte diverse, tutte importanti per la costituzione di un arazzo complicato e meraviglioso. Bernardine Evaristo, prima vincitrice nera del prestigioso Booker Prize, ci regala la rara e preziosa possibilità di guardare con occhi nuovi il nostro mondo, quel mondo che ci comprende e ci sovrasta e di cui, vuoi per pigrizia e vuoi per incapacità umana, siamo sempre e comunque troppo ignoranti.

Tensions rise in Clover Springs as two communities clash. Mrs. Grey finds herself in the middle of the chaos as her past comes back to haunt her. With Father Molloy and her other friends by her side, she can forgive those who hurt her, but can she forgive herself? Can she open her heart to a life filled with love and kindness or will the chains of the past destroy Clover Springs?

In a refreshing challenge to the common presumption that knowing involves amassing information, this book offers an eight-step approach that begins with love and pledge and ends with communion and shalom. Everyday adventures of knowing turn on a moment of insight that transforms and connects knower and known. No matter the field - science or art, business or theology, counseling or athletics - this little manual offers a how-to for knowing ventures.

Un ragazzo e il suo giocattolo preferito stanno per cambiare tutto... Jack ama il suo maialino di pezza, Mimalino, detto Lino. È sempre stato lì per lui, nei giorni belli e in quelli brutti. Una vigilia di Natale, però, succede qualcosa di terribile: Lino si perde. Ma la vigilia di Natale è la notte dei miracoli e delle cause perse, è la notte in cui tutto può prendere vita... anche i giocattoli.

Hannah and Lizzie have never been close, but following the recent death of their mother, the sisters have agreed to put their differences to one side and go on holiday together. But when they and their families arrive at the remote house they’ve rented in the south of France, they find a dead body in the swimming pool. The place is soon swarming with police, then reporters and photographers get hold of the story. Finally, the news spreads online, putting them at the center of a media storm.

Novice detective Finola hasn't been in Edinburgh long, but she's already made friends in the city. But when a woman is poisoned shortly after eating at the café, suspicion inevitably falls on Finola's new friend. Finola can't for the life of her imagine that Laurie had anything to do with the lady's death - or maybe the detective is simply too trusting? Either way, Finola sets off in search of answers...