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The Nobel Prize-winning author's perceptive fable of cross-cultural passions in nineteenth-century China In 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth cen
### Amazon.com Review *The Jade Peony*, Wayson Choy's first novel and a RUSA Notable Book, is a genre-bending, memoirlike collection of stories about a family in Vancouver's Chinatown before and during World War II. Three siblings tell the stories of their very different childhoods in a world defin
Chinatown, Vancouver, in the late 1930s and ‘40s provides the setting for this poignant first novel, told through the vivid and intense reminiscences of the three younger children of an immigrant family. They each experience a very different childhood, depending on age and sex, as they encounter the
****"Holy Batman, this is a gorgeous, heartbreaking, heartwarming book." —R.J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of** ***Wonder*** **Perfect for readers who love** ***Liar and Spy*****,** ***Counting by 7s*****, and** ***Bridge to Terabithia*****, a heartwarming and transformative nove
Eigentlich hatte sich Rechtsmediziner Dr. Leon Ritter auf einen entspannten Job in der Sonne gefreut. Doch kaum im Örtchen Lavandou angekommen, liegt schon sein erster Fall auf dem Tisch. Ein Mädchenmörder geht in der Provence um. Zwei kleine Mädchen sterben, und alle Spuren laufen scheinbar ins Lee
Die Feriensaison in Le Lavandou ist zu Ende, und der kleine Ort sollte sich vom sommerlichen Trubel erholen. Auch Rechtsmediziner Leon Ritter hat nun mehr Zeit, um seinen Lieblingsbeschäftigungen nachzugehen: Café au lait trinken und Boule spielen. Da verschwindet eine Hotelangestellte in den einsam
In der Provence ticken die Uhren anders. Daran gewöhnt sich der deutsche Rechtsmediziner Dr. Leon Ritter nur langsam. Dabei beginnt rund um das Städtchen Le Lavandou gerade die Weinlese und zu seiner eigenen Überraschung wird Ritter selbst Besitzer eines kleinen Weinbergs. Aber die Freude darüber wä
Der Frühling in Le Lavandou ist warm und verheißt einen herrlichen Sommer. Rechtsmediziner Dr. Leon Ritter fühlt sich längst als echter Südfranzose und verbringt gemeinsam mit Isabelle viel Zeit auf seinem Weinberg. Doch die Idylle wird getrübt, als Leon zwei brutal zugerichtete Leichen obduzieren m
'Josh Emmons is the real deal: a major league prose writer who has fun in every sentence; you want to keep reading him for the pure pleasure of his company' Jonathan Franzen Over the course of one December, ten residents of Eureka, California, are brought together by a mysterious man, Leon Meed, who
This book is about a hotel full of animals. And an evil ice maker. And glass eyeballs -- oh, and really old panty hose and Possibly Fake Hair. But mostly, it's about Leon Zeisel and his epic quest to survive fourth grade, despite his teacher, Miss Hagmeyer, and his archenemy, Lumpkin the Pumpkin, a
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Es sind nur ein paar Sätze in einem noch unveröffentlichten Manuskript, das Vita im Arbeitszimmer ihres Vaters findet - aber etwas an ihnen verzaubert und verstört die Siebzehnjährige gleichzeitig. Wenig später bricht sie mit ihren Freunden zu einer Fahrt quer durch Europa auf und stößt in Ita
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
Numa manhã de votação que parecia como todas as outras, na capital de um país imaginário, os funcionários de uma das seções eleitorais se deparam com uma situação insólita, que mais tarde, durante as apurações, se confirmaria de maneira espantosa. Aquele não seria um pleito como tantos outros, com a
One night of passion will bind them for a lifetime… Their first marriage was a disaster. Cold-hearted billionaire Massimo Montebello needed Alessia as his bride to complete a valuable merger, but that was never enough for love-struck Alessia. She had no choice but to leave him. Five years later, an
The mysteries and adventure are back and bigger than ever in the second book in the Menagerie trilogy! With the magic of Brandon Mull’s Fablehaven and the charm and humor of Carl Hiaasen, *The Menagerie #2: Dragon on Trial* is perfect for young readers who love myths, fairy tales, and magical creatu
In the city of Quafin, Emilie Hartford will find danger…and love I always knew that being a cop would be dangerous. Long nights, unknown threats, and the constant rush that any hesitation to act could very well mean death. But I lived for that. I loved the rush. And nowhere was more dangerous than
Le 7 avril 1803 naît à Paris la militante féministe et ouvriériste Flora Tristan, fille d'un officier péruvien au service du Roi d'Espagne et d'une bourgeoise parisienne. Un siècle plus tard, le 8 mai 1903, son petit-fils, Paul Gauguin, meurt seul et presque aveugle dans sa case des îles Marquises.
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Left with a babysitter for the first time, Brother and Sister Bear are certain they won't like her. But with her bag of tricks and comforting way of tucking them in, Mrs. Grizzle wins them over.
A birthday wish led to an unexpected gift landing on her doorstep. Who knew this unexpected cowboy would bring so much trouble with him? Sydney led a fulfilling life of hard ranch work. She had her animals, and she thought that was enough for her. Until she made a crazy birthday wish which was
Bullets aren’t the only things flying on this mission… When Texas Ranger Nash Sullivan finds himself in a hailstorm of gunfire during a bunker raid, he handles himself—and those around him—with his usual skill and sharp wit. It seems his charm worked its wonders too, because he’s gone from a Rang
A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate. Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesn’t want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for him… so do rogue wolf shifters. Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when ti
He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. An amazing historical novel with a supernatural twist set after the English Civil War. This is the stunning debut from Clifford Beal. He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. 1653: The long and bloody English Civi
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which read: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.' Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to
After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c
Preorder the long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Thomas Cromwell trilogy. 'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?' England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a
0At Christmas time, will Cleo’s frozen heart melt when she meets the perfect man? After the tragic loss of her husband in Afghanistan, single mom Cleo Martin moves to Pecan Grove with her young son to build a new life. She’s stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ic
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