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Der neue Roman von Sigrid Nunez!'Eine begnadete Autorin.' Der SpiegelAls eine gute Freundin der namenlosen Erzählerin in Kalifornien strandet, erklärt sie sich bereit, sich um deren Wohnung in New York zu kümmern - samt temperamentvollem Papagei. In der Wohnung trifft sie auf einen jungen Mann, der noch ganz am Anfang seines Lebens steht und vor den Erwartungen seiner Familie Zuflucht sucht. Gemeinsam gehen die beiden mit dem Papagei durch eine bewegte Zeit. Sigrid Nunez' neuer Roman erzählt davon, was passiert, wenn Fremde bereit sind, ihr Herz füreinander zu öffnen, und was selbst kleine Gesten der Fürsorge bewirken können. Ein großes Buch über Nähe und Innigkeit in unwägbaren Zeiten, und ein hinreißender Roman über die Kunst des Schreibens selbst. 'Urkomisch und zutiefst nachdenklich.' TIME 'Mit ihrem Witz, ihrer stilistischen Brillanz und ihrer Furchtlosigkeit, mit der sie die großen Fragen unseres Lebens adressiert, hat sich Sigrid Nunez eine große Leserschaft erschrieben.' Denis Scheck 'Sigrid Nunez schmuggelt tiefgründige Reflexionen über Schmerz und Verlust in einen hinreißenden Roman von trügerischer Leichtigkeit.' NYT

Welcome to the beautiful English village of Inkbury. Tucked deep in the North Wessex Downs, its only claim to fame is the picturesque riverside that once appeared in a Richard Curtis movie. That is, until the murder...Former stand-up comic Juno Mulligan has been suffering a serious sense-of-humour failure. Not only has she lost the love of her life, but she's having to relocate to the (admittedly idyllic) village of Inkbury to watch out for her elderly mother, who she's genuinely worried might be marrying a wife-killer.She hopes that her old friend, disgraced-journalist-turned-novelist Phoebe Fredericks can help her crack the case of whether her mother's perma-tanned, iceberg-smiled, three-times-a-widower fiancé is hiding a murderous past.But before they have a chance, the local art dealer washes up distinctly dead in the village's famous river. His lover is in the frame, but Juno and Phoebe suspect that there is a deeper secret... One that relates to Phoebe's own past and Juno's present.Will the unofficial Village Detective Agency solve the mystery before the killer strikes again? In sleepy Inkbury, as they soon discover, living one's best midlife can be murder.An utterly gripping cozy crime mystery, from million-copy bestselling Fiona Walker, guaranteed to absolutely delight fans of Richard Osman, Janet Evanovich and the Reverend Richard Coles. Readers love Fiona Walker: 'Loved it!!!! Couldn't put it down... Keeps you on the edge of your seat.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Witty, addictive, and with plenty of drama to sink your teeth into... Entertaining from beginning to end... Fantastic.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'There were times when I belly laughed so loudly I had to put my hand in front of my mouth to stifle it. (This would be during a binge read until 2 a.m.)!' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Katrin und Enno kündigen ihre Wohnung und ziehen auf ihr Segelschiff im Kieler Hafen. Mit ihren Kindern gehen sie auf eine einjährige Überfahrt zu den Kanarischen Inseln. Dort finden sie Katze Lola auf Teneriffa zwischen den Molensteinen. Sie nehmen das Katzenbaby mit an Bord. Gemeinsam erleben sie die Abenteuer des Atlantiksegelns. Im Heimathafen Kiel bekommt Lola Katzenbabys in der Schiffskoje. Fortan machen die Katzen das Segelboot lebendig und den Hafen unsicher. Die Katzenkinder werden größer und Lola steht vor einer schwierigen Entscheidung, an der sie fast zugrunde geht. Eine Geschichte für Katzenliebhaber und Segler.

According to Google, the definition of confrontation is a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties. Confrontations can be avoided if you know what the cause of the confrontation is. It's not always easy, especially when one or both parties assume the worse and start jumping to conclusions. That jumping can change the future of all humanity. Now, it is possible to stop jumping and quit making unfounded assumptions. This is a story, based on true events, of what could happen.

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Not a sequel, nor a prequel to Squirrel Tales: More like an equal. This is the tale of life and death, laughter and tragedy, of a squirrel and his son, who learns and plays amid the trees of an eastern deciduous forest, all the while dreaming of his father's homeland, while prizing his sense of belonging to a tribe, which provides him inspiration and a strong identity throughout his life.

"Bennett R. Coles ranks among my go-to list in SF. Entertaining and intelligent storytelling and terrific characters. In Winds of Marque, Coles may well have invented a whole new subgenre that has me scrambling for a description--Steam Space?  Whatever you call it, a blast to read. Here's hoping that many more adventures are in the offing for Blackwood and company."  —Steven Erikson, New York Times bestselling authorThe first novel in an exciting science fiction series—Master and Commander in space—a swashbuckling space adventure in which a crew of misfit individuals in the king’s navy are sent to dismantle a dangerous ring of pirate raiders. In a dense star cluster, the solar winds blow fiercely. The star sailing ship HMSS Daring is running at full sheet with a letter of marque allowing them to capture enemy vessels involved in illegal trading. Sailing under a false flag to protect the ship and its mission, Daring’s crew must gather intelligence that will lead them to the pirates’ base.Posing as traders, Daring’s dashing second-in-command Liam Blackwood and brilliant quartermaster Amelia Virtue infiltrate shady civilian merchant networks, believing one will lead them to their quarry. But their mission is threatened from within their own ranks when Daring’s enigmatic captain makes a series of questionable choices, and rumblings of discontent start bubbling up from below decks, putting the crew on edge and destroying morale. On top of it all, Liam and Amelia must grapple with their growing feelings for each other.Facing danger from unexpected quarters that could steer the expedition off course, Blackwood and Virtue must identify the real enemy threat and discover the truth about their commander—and their mission—before Daring falls prey to the very pirates she’s meant to be tracking.

Por el autor del bestseller internacional La razón de estar contigo. Bella fue una vez una perrita perdida, pero ahora vive feliz con Lucas y Olivia. Un viaje de campamento de fin de semana se convierte en una lucha desgarradora por la supervivencia cuando las Montañas Rocosas se ven envueltas por un gran incendio forestal. El furioso infierno separa a Bella de su gente y se pierde una vez más. Sola en el desierto, Bella inesperadamente se encuentra a sí misma responsable de la seguridad de dos cachorros de león indefensos. Ahora está dividida entre dos objetivos igualmente urgentes. Más que nada, quiere encontrar el camino a casa con Lucas y Olivia, pero no si eso significa abandonar a su nueva familia al peligro. ¿Podrá Bella volver a donde realmente pertenece? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<BR> <BR> #1 New York Times bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron once again captures the bravery and determination of a very good dog in the gripping sequel to A Dog's Way Home, the acclaimed novel that inspired the hit movie! Bella was once a lost dog, but now she lives happily with her people, Lucas and Olivia, only occasionally recalling the hardships in her past. Then a weekend camping trip turns into a harrowing struggle for survival when the Rocky Mountains are engulfed by the biggest wildfire in American history. The raging inferno separates Bella from her people, and she is lost once more. Alone in the wilderness, Bella unexpectedly finds herself responsible for the safety of two defenseless mountain lion cubs. Now she's torn between two equally urgent goals. More than anything, she wants to find her way home to Lucas and Olivia, but not if it means abandoning her new family to danger. And danger abounds, from predators hunting them to the flames threatening at every turn. Can Bella ever get back to where she truly belongs? A Dog's Courage is more than a fast-paced adventure, more than a devoted dog's struggle to survive, it's a story asking that we believe in our dogs as much as they believe in us.

If you love Lisa Kleypas and Tessa Dare, you will love Cathy Maxwell. Now, her classic romance, filled with love and laughter, has a bold, new look! “Whenever I’m asked which of my characters is my favorite, the answer always is Phadra Abbott. I love her scarves, her toe rings, and her desire to live life to its fullest.”—Cathy Maxwell As stubborn as she is beautiful, Phadra Abbott will not be deterred when she sets her mind on something. The headstrong heiress has decided to track down her spendthrift explorer father—and nothing is going to stand in her way…not even her handsome, but oh, so stuffy guardian Grant Morgan. Though strong and level-headed, Grant has watched his well ordered life go disastrously awry since he first tried to arrange the irrepressible Miss Abbott's future. And now he has no choice but to accompany Phadra on her latest misadventure—for it's not only his sworn duty that compels him, but a raging, newly born desire to hold his maddening, enchanting adversary in his arms ..and love her for all time.

A clamour of rooks. A mischief of magpies. A storytelling of crows.All the corvids - rooks and ravens, jays and jackdaws, crows and magpies - have the best collective nouns: from tidings and titterings, bands and trains, to a parliament, a party, and an unkindness.Clamour and Mischief is a veritable storytelling of adventures featuring corvidae, the bird family known for its intelligence, cunning and connection with folklore and urban legends.Our storytellers come from around the world and include award-winning and shortlisted writers, as well as fledgling authors in their professional debut.Herein are 16 striking stories imbued with the humour, darkness, wisdom and magic of the birds which inspired them. Take them as a jest, a guide, or a warning - but don't, whatever you do, ignore them!Clamour and Mischief is enacted by:Raymond Gates, GV Pearce, Eugen Bacon, Geneve Flynn, Alex Marchant, Jack Fennell, Lee Murray, RJK Lee, Dannye Chase, Narrelle M. Harris, R.D. White, Katya de Becerra, Jason Franks, George Ivanoff, Tamara M Bailey, Gabiann Marin.

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'Fans of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler will devour it.' - Daily Mirror<BR><BR>Darkly witty, deeply moving - Jackie Polzin's Brood is a startlingly original debut novel about motherhood, marriage and grief, full of sorrow, joy and unrelenting hope.<BR><BR>Over the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails - and all the while struggling to confront her own recent loss. From the forty-below nights of a brutal Minnesota winter to a sweltering summer which brings a surprise tornado, she battles predators, bad luck, and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like the one she always imagined.<BR><BR>'Full of surprise, humor, grief, and wisdom.' - Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves<BR><BR>'The most vibrant and compelling slice of life I've been privy to in a great while.' - Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had<BR><BR>'Splendidly unsentimental, quirky, witty, smart and a complete one-off.' - Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures

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He'd lost so much he wanted to die. But a stray dog changed everything.<BR>Left for dead in the gutter, Rio struggles to his feet and lurches into the shadows for a place to hide. Life has always been brutal, thanks to a monster of an owner, but at least he'd had food, a bed, a place to call home. Now...?<BR>Ben's life ended when he lost his family. Drink no longer dulls the pain; therapy is a joke; friends have moved on. He'd had everything, yet now...?<BR>But when the broken man meets the broken dog, they discover something neither had ever dreamed could exist... a reason to go on.<BR>In a story as heartwarming as it is heartbreaking, When the Echo Calls explores how hope can be found in the most unexpected of places if only we have the courage to look for it.<BR>Praise for the Books for Dog Lovers Series: ★★★★★ "Emotional, heart-wrenching and heartwarming. I was lost in this story from the very beginning. It's beautifully written and will stay with me for a long long time." Curled Up With A Good Book (book blog)★★★★★ "So Tear Jerkingly Beautiful" Janice Kujawa★★★★★ "A great story with a beautiful, heartwarming ending." Tom Kiker★★★★★ "Thought provoking and well written. [I] loved it so much I've bought 2 paperbacks to give as Christmas presents! It'll break your heart and rebuild it again." C. Johnson★★★★★ "A story that is equal parts intense beauty and heart wrenching agony... I know I'll still think of this story years down the road." Insatiable Readers book blog★★★★★ "A heartwarming, touching, and poignant novel about the love between a dog and a young girl." Paula★★★★★ "A perfect book for dog lovers. It is a story of courage, determination and love." Library Lady★★★★★ "I almost laughed myself into an asthma attack during certain scenes and cried at the end of this book, all the while wondering if this is how my own dog perceives me." Kathy Banfield, Goodreads★★★★★ "[I] highly recommend it especially if you like books like Marley and Me, The Art of Racing in the Rain, and similar stories." Storeybook Reviews book blog<BR>

The book is about a lone guy and his donkey.They go from farm to farm helping out farmers to find lost animals, which they did. Sam the donkey and Greg the helpful one went to a call by this farmer Thomas to find his lost sheep. And in Greg's discovery, he found more. It turned out Thomas's wife and son went missing on a hill on the farm called Disappearing Hill. So the adventure starts.

A clamour of rooks. A mischief of magpies. A storytelling of crows.All the corvids - rooks and ravens, jays and jackdaws, crows and magpies - have the best collective nouns: from tidings and titterings, bands and trains, to a parliament, a party, and an unkindness.Clamour and Mischief is a veritable storytelling of adventures featuring corvidae, the bird family known for its intelligence, cunning and connection with folklore and urban legends.Our storytellers come from around the world and include award-winning and shortlisted writers, as well as fledgling authors in their professional debut.Herein are 16 striking stories imbued with the humour, darkness, wisdom and magic of the birds which inspired them. Take them as a jest, a guide, or a warning - but don't, whatever you do, ignore them!Clamour and Mischief is enacted by:Raymond Gates, GV Pearce, Eugen Bacon, Geneve Flynn, Alex Marchant, Jack Fennell, Lee Murray, RJK Lee, Dannye Chase, Narrelle M. Harris, R.D. White, Katya de Becerra, Jason Franks, George Ivanoff, Tamara M Bailey, Gabiann Marin.

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The third edition of the pioneering book seriesAnimals speak. But humans are, with few exceptions, ill-equipped to understand them. Fortunately, we have writers.Writers play the critical role of interpreter, positioned between humans and the billions of nonhuman animals with whom we share this planet. In Among Animals 3, you will meet some of these writers as well as the animals who inspire them.The short stories in this edition feel more visceral, more urgent than ever. Perhaps it is climate change and the plight of animal species around the globe that compels us all, writers and readers alike, to take a closer look at what we are so close to losing. Perhaps it is also the plight of the human species and the many stresses of a tiny virus. The rapid spread of Covid has underscored that we humans are not just animals but highly social animals who can spread a virus faster than any other species on this planet. And perhaps because of Covid, we face the simple realization that life is short and we must make the most of our time and our talents.Fortunately, these writers have made the most of their talents in writing about animals, about species ranging from dogs and cats to chickens and pigs. In one story, we meet a donkey. In another, a jaguar. And we even encounter a species or two not yet formally identified. These stories challenge us see what we have tried to avoid seeing. It's only by looking straight on-and acting upon what we witness-that we can ensure a better future for animals and the planet.

2023 Book of the Year - Fiction (Independent Publishers of New England)2023 Best in Literary Fiction (Independent Publishers of New England)2023 Finalist in Women's Fiction (National Indie Excellence Awards)2023 Reviewer's Choice Award, gold winner (Feathered Quill Books)2023 Adult Fiction/Animal theme, silver winner (Feathered Quill Books)Beatrice is good at pretending.Insulated from societal mores by her glamorous mother and humble father, six-year-old Beatrice-barefoot in ratty overalls-tunes into animals, senses the unspoken, and thrives. But when tragedy penetrates their rural Vermont bubble, Beatrice is thrust into a world that tells her she has no place unless she hides her depth, pretties up, and falls in line. She complies.Years later in San Francisco, incongruities in Beatrice's life abound. What's real is hidden. What's false is celebrated. She numbs and sidesteps and, despite inner warnings, artfully outruns thoughts of her family, the girl she once was, and the woman she pretends to be. But when a cascade of events steers her back to her childhood home, a discovery in a rundown barn quiets her. In the still point, she sees her crossroads: should she carry on the known path or step into uncertainty? Her future rests on her interpretation of change. Anxiety and loss. Or hope and renewal. She must decide who she is.In beautiful, spare prose, The Wisdom of Winter explores the tenacity of misbeliefs, the magic in forgiveness, and the artistry of the natural world in healing the past.