Arcadia - format ePub

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS AN OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR'Gorgeous, sensual, addictive' SARA COLLINS 'Brightly lit' NAOMI ALDERMAN Born from a long line of female...

'Stunningly sensual and visceral' NEW YORK TIMES'Smart, beautiful . . . paints a lyrical picture' STYLIST'Groff is a sensuous writer' GUARDIANIn the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, on the...

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Nove piccoli capolavori all'altezza dei racconti di Raymond Carver e Alice Munro. Lauren Groff ci fa spostare nello spazio e nel tempo, per raccontare come le vite di nove donne diverse, in nove epoche...

America, Stato di New York, fine anni sessanta. Un gruppo di giovani decide di fondare una comune basata sull'amicizia, la condivisione, l'amore e l'indipendenza dal denaro. La chiameranno Arcadia. Ed...

A staggering portrait of a crumbling utopia, this "timeless and vast" novel filled with the "raw beauty" beautifully depicts an idyllic commune in New York State -- and charts its eventual yet inevitable...

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'Magnificent . . . Lauren Groff is a virtuoso' Emily St John Mandel'A blistering collection . . . lyrical and oblique' Guardian'Not to be missed . . . deep and dark and resonant' Ann Patchett'It's beautiful....

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The American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman in this “forceful, beautifully written” (Associated Press) collection that brings together many...

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« Sa capuche tombait bas sur son visage, frêle était-elle, osseuse, menue, telle une enfant, réduite par la faim à presque rien, à sa racine, ses nerfs, ses fibres, ses tendons. Bien qu’affamée et aveuglée...

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Arcadia est une communauté hippie des années 1960 qui se veut une famille élargie, accueillante et libertaire. Mais l’utopie cache une face plus sombre : les parents négligent les enfants, la drogue domine...

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Arcadia est une communauté hippie des années 1960, l'utopie d'une génération et le symbole de ses désillusions. C'est aussi le deuxième roman de Lauren Groff, qui marque son entrée dans la tradition des...

Nove piccoli capolavori all’altezza dei racconti di Raymond Carver e Alice Munro. Lauren Groff ci fa spostare nello spazio e nel tempo, per raccontare come le vite di nove donne diverse, in nove epoche...

America, Stato di New York, fine anni sessanta. Un gruppo di giovani decide di fondare una comune basata sull'amicizia, la condivisione, l'amore e l'indipendenza dal denaro. La chiameranno Arcadia. Ed...

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS AN OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR'Gorgeous, sensual, addictive' SARA COLLINS 'Brightly lit' NAOMI ALDERMAN Born from a long line of female...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

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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...

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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...

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...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

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Fame. Fashion. Friendship. Hollie can't catch a break. She's broke, she's back living with her family, and her career prospects are precisely zero. So when the chance arises for her and her best friend...

As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being...

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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,...

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