White Shadow - format ePub

«Uscì sotto la neve che cadeva lenta, rimase un po’ a contemplare le case, il fienile, i moli e la rimessa in riva al mare, con un’improvvisa meraviglia per tutto quello che l’aveva trattenuta sull’isola,...

Jon wohnt mit seiner Schwester in einer norwegischen Kleinstadt, in der jeder jeden kennt und wo Anständigkeit groß geschrieben wird. Daher glaubt ihm auch niemand, dass seine Jugendliebe Lisa nicht,...

John ist ein bekannter Romanautor und dabei, sein neuestes Buch zu schreiben. Wäre da nicht diese Schreibblockade. Egal, was er tut, die Worte wollen einfach nicht auf’s Papier. John muss raus, etwas...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize and the Dublin Literary Award"An absolute masterpiece. Packed with understated emotion, stunning from beginning to end" Courttia Newland, author of A...

The fourth novel in a historical series that began with the International Booker-shortlisted The Unseen "Taken together, Jacobsen has given us an epic of Norway's experience of the first half of the...

Finn lives with his mother in a working-class suburb of Oslo. It is 1961, before oil, before anyone had any money at all. One day a mysterious half-sister appears, turning their lives upside down - why...

The third novel in a historical trilogy that began with the International Booker shortlisted The Unseen "Taken together, Jacobsen has given us an epic of Norway's experience of the first half of the...

'A compact and compelling novel by an iconic Norwegian writer...[and] thanks to Don Bartlett and Don Shaw's crisp translation, we see it obliquely' - IndependentSet in Finland in 1939, this is the story...

"Alles ändert sich im Leben des zehnjährigen Finn, als plötzlich seine kleine Halbschwester Linda mutterseelenallein vor der Tür steht – mit einem himmelblauen Koffer und jeder Menge emotionalem Sprengstoff...

Barrøy, una delle tante isolette a sud delle Lofoten, è nei primi decenni del Novecento il piccolo regno di una sola famiglia, che dell'isola porta il nome e in cui convivono tre generazioni. È in questo...

«Uscì sotto la neve che cadeva lenta, rimase un po' a contemplare le case, il fienile, i moli e la rimessa in riva al mare, con un'improvvisa meraviglia per tutto quello che l'aveva trattenuta sull'isola,...

Als er één schaap over de dam is, volgen er meer, luidt het gezegde. Dat geldt voor alle bewoners die hun geliefde dorpje Suomussalmi in Finland verlaten als het Russische leger nadert in 1937. Maar de...

'Wonderkinderen' is geschreven vanuit de ogen van de 10-jarige Finn. Hij is gevoelig, behoedzaam en slim. Hij woont samen met zijn alleenstaande moeder in Oslo tot zijn leven voorgoed verandert: een nieuwe...

De Noorse bestsellerauteur Roy Jacobsen neemt de lezer duizend jaar terug in de geschiedenis naar het ruige Vikingtijdperk. Het jaar is 1006 als de dertienjarige Gest IJsland moet ontvluchten nadat hij...

Wat doet oorlog met een mens? Roy Jacobsen laat in zijn fascinerende historische roman zien wat de grenzen zijn van de menselijke psyche en hoe die grenzen altijd in beweging blijven. De Belgische Markus...

'Ils ne quitteront jamais Barrøy, c’est une idée impossible, on ne sait pas que, lorsque l’on vit sur une île, on n’en part jamais, on ne sait pas qu’une île s’accroche à ce qu’elle a, de toutes ses forces.'...

' Le ciel était gris, il neigeait légèrement et paisiblement, il n’y avait pas un bateau en mer, mais sans cesse le bruit des oiseaux et les cris qui venaient de l’intérieur d’elle-même. ' Novembre 1944....

' Il y a maintes façons de marcher, et Ingrid Marie Barrøy marchait léger. ' Norvège, 1946. Ingrid Barrøy n’a jamais oublié Alexander, un survivant du naufrage du Rigel qu’elle avait soigné et aimé pendant...

"Alors oui, ici, il y a des histoires, un tas d’histoires, mais pas du genre qui s’entassent dans les livres et les bibliothèques, qui se lisent et qui durent, qui passent de génération en génération,...

"L’océan est insondable, le plus souvent, il brise un homme par sa force brute mais, en de rares occasions, il l’emporte avec lui par son silence." Après un long voyage, Ingrid est de retour sur l’île...

«Le 7 décembre 1939, lorsque les troupes finlandaises incendient la ville de Suomussalmi, afin qu’elle ne tombe pas entre les mains de l’Armée rouge, Timmo Vatanen refuse l’évacuation. Lui, le bûcheron...

Finn, le narrateur du Prodige, est encore un petit garçon quand sa vie bascule brutalement. Sa mère lui annonce l’arrivée d’une demi-sœur dont il ignorait l’existence. Il n’a en fait même pas le moindre...

Découvrez le scénario du film Le Guerrier silencieuxPendant des années, One-Eye, un guerrier muet et sauvage, fut le prisonnier de Barde, redoutable chef de clan. Grâce à l'aide d'un enfant, Are, il parvient...

Barrøy, una delle tante isolette a sud delle Lofoten, è nei primi decenni del Novecento il piccolo regno di una sola famiglia, che dell’isola porta il nome e in cui convivono tre generazioni. È in questo...

Als er één schaap over de dam is, volgen er meer, luidt het gezegde. Dat geldt voor alle bewoners die hun geliefde dorpje Suomussalmi in Finland verlaten als het Russische leger nadert in 1937. Maar de...

De Noorse bestsellerauteur Roy Jacobsen neemt de lezer duizend jaar terug in de geschiedenis naar het ruige Vikingtijdperk. Het jaar is 1006 als de dertienjarige Gest IJsland moet ontvluchten nadat hij...

'Wonderkinderen' is geschreven vanuit de ogen van de 10-jarige Finn. Hij is gevoelig, behoedzaam en slim. Hij woont samen met zijn alleenstaande moeder in Oslo tot zijn leven voorgoed verandert: een nieuwe...

Wat hebben de slachtoffers van een reeks moorden in Oslo met elkaar te maken? Na de vondst van het levenloze lichaam van een Pakistaans meisje in een glascontainer, volgen er al gauw meerdere etnisch...

De Noorse bestsellerauteur Roy Jacobsen weet als geen ander de intieme wereld van de buitenstaander te beschrijven. Die persoon in het dorp die zich net een beetje anders gedraagt dan de rest. In ‘Het...

Wat doet oorlog met een mens? Roy Jacobsen laat in zijn fascinerende historische roman zien wat de grenzen zijn van de menselijke psyche en hoe die grenzen altijd in beweging blijven. De Belgische Markus...

When her former governess finds happiness as the bride of a local widower, the brilliant and beautiful Emma Woodhouse — one of Jane Austen’s immortal creations — flatters herself that she alone has secured...

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page!...

'A radiant debut' EMILY HENRYTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser...

From the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new steamy, STEMinist novella... A scientist should never cohabitate with her annoyingly hot nemesis - it leads...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Keeping 13, the second book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of...

A burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

If she isn't mine in the end, I'll still be hers.It's torture, but it's true...For years, I've dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.It didn't...

In this clever and swoonworthy new novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the...

An enchanting collection containing books four, five, and six of #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Regency-set Bridgerton novels—Romancing Mister Bridgerton; To Sir Phillip, with...

Now a movie starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne’s hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.Nemesis (n.) 1)...

When the owner of the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky, makes a questionable agreement with a tattooed bad boy, a delightful friends-to-lovers romance begins to bloom - from the author of When in Rome...

From the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new steamy, STEMinist novella... Nothing like a little rivalry between scientists to take love to the next level.Mara,...

My plan was perfect. My friend needed a date, and my brother's best friend was single. Problem solved.Until I saw Jaeger for the first time in years, and sparks flew in the wrong direction.Jaeger has...

Wilde’s only novel, first published in 1890, is a brilliantly designed puzzle, intended to tease conventional minds with its exploration of the myriad interrelationships between art, life and consequence....

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

The lives and losses of slaves in the American south are portrayed in Harriet Beecher Stowe's unflinching indictment of slavery. When a benevolent landowner decides to sell two slaves—Uncle Tom and Eliza—in...

This volume collects the complete writings of Virginia Woolf: 8 novels, 3 'biographies,' 46 short stories, 606 essays, 1 play, her diary and some letters. Contents: THE NOVELS The Voyage Out Night...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

Pre-order Beth's epic new novel, SWEPT AWAY, now! 'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' EMILY HENRYTiffy and Leon share...

Readers love The Ingredients for Happiness! ‘A gorgeous summer read’ ‘Uplifting, funny, romantic and charming’...

For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby. She's her Captain's protector, and he's a rival Captain who just couldn't mind his own business.A Grim Pirates Fantasy With...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

From the author of TikTok sensations and global bestsellers The Love Hypothesis and Love on the BrainRival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully...

"One of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world." —D. H. Lawrence "‘Moby-Dick’ is the book which I put down with the unqualified thought, 'I wish I had written that'…" —William Faulkner "What...