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Quando os alemães invadem os Países Baixos em 1940, Hannie Schaft é uma jovem estudante de Direito cheia de planos para o futuro. À medida que a ameaça nazista avança, colocando em risco a vida de suas melhores amigas, ambas judias, ela sente que não pode ficar parada e se junta à Resistência.

No young lady can be more devoted to the teachings of the infamous blue stocking Mrs Waverley than Felicity, her adopted author. Yet Felicity leads a secret life: that of an author of a scandalous new novel - the tale of a lady 'rake' and her passionate exploits. Yet there is one titled gentleman who is intrigued with this mysterious, headstrong young woman who is taking Society by storm - and Felicity soon learns that real life is infinitely more interesting than fiction!

Neste mosteiro, paira a suspeita de heresia, e para a investigação é enviado o frei Guilherme de Baskerville. Porém, a delicada missão é interrompida por sete excêntricos assassinatos. A morte, em circunstâncias insólitas, de sete monges em sete dias e sete noites conduz uma narrativa violenta, que encanta pelo humor e pela crueldade, pela malícia e pela sedição erótica.

Em 1805, o almirante britânico Horatio Nelson estava à frente da lendária batalha de Trafalgar, que simplesmente aniquilou a armada francesa. Nos anos seguintes, Napoleão aplicou um duro golpe à Europa, ao avançar o exército imperial sobre Portugal e Espanha. As imbatíveis tropas britânicas parecem não estar livres da fúria napoleônica. Em janeiro de 1809, o exército da rainha é obrigado a recuar em direção à cidade de La Coruña. Richard Sharpe, que já ostenta as divisas de tenente, está isolado do restante das tropas.

Introduction and Notes by Dr Ian Littlewood, University of Sussex. Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband.

Zachary Bronson construiu um império de riqueza e poder. Agora ele está procurando uma esposa para ajudá-lo a garantir sua posição na alta sociedade e aquecer sua cama. Lady Holly Taylor está destinada a passar a vida obedecendo às regras da alta sociedade, mesmo quando elas vão contra suas convicções. Após três anos de luto por seu amado marido, ela entende que não vai superar a perda e que jamais encontrará outro homem à altura dele para ser seu companheiro.

While in Kent, Fitzwilliam finds the object of his affection in attendance at Hunsford. Interaction deepens his interest, and he’s prepared to throw aside caution and common sense to claim Elizabeth Bennet as his bride. On the cusp of proposing, they end up arguing, instead, when she learns about his meddling to keep Bingley safe from Jane. While fleeing him, Lizzy is injured, and he carries her to Rosings Park. It is the beginning of a new understanding between them.

Modern notions were all well and good - but where did one find a man to share them? Though Frederica chafes at the restricted life she lives as the adopted daughter of an infamous bluestocking, she does agree with the philosophy: until men learn to appreciate women as intellectual equals, Frederica is better off without them! But her sister’s recent elopement sparks fires of romance in Frederica’s well-educated head.

Inspired by Mexican folklore, Gods of Jade and Shadow is a magical, wildly imaginative coming-of-age tale for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik and Helene Wecker. The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy scrubbing floors in her wealthy grandfather's house to do more than dream of a life far from her small town in Southern Mexico. Until the day she accidentally frees an ancient Mayan god of death, who offers her a deal: in return for Casiopea's help in recovering his throne, he will grant her whatever she desires.

A jovem e bela Ruby Bell passou por sofrimentos inimagináveis durante a infância e a adolescência, e, assim que surge uma oportunidade, decide fugir de sua sufocante cidade natal no Texas para a vibrante Nova York dos anos 1950. No entanto, não consegue escapar dos fantasmas do passado.

An exiled augur who sold her soul to save her brother's life is offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell. When she turns it down, her client sweetens the pot by offering up the one payment she can't resist—the chance to have a future where she grows old with the woman she loves. To succeed, she is given three days to track down the White City Vampire, Chicago's most notorious serial killer. If she fails, only hell and heartbreak await.

Fitz dreams of Red-Ship Raiders sacking a coastal village, leaving not a single man, woman, or child alive. Tortured by this terrible vision, he returns to the Six Duchies court where all is far from well. King Shrewd has been struck down by a mysterious illness and King-in-waiting, Verity, spends all his time attempting to conjure storms to confuse and destroy the Red-Ship Raiders. And when he leaves on an insane mission to seek out the mystical Elderings, Fitz is left alone and friendless but for the wolf Nighteyes.

En el prólogo de estos Doce cuentos peregrinos, García Márquez nos regala su explicación de por qué doce, por qué cuentos y por qué peregrinos. En Barcelona, una prostituta que va entrando en la vejez entrena a su perro para llorar ante la tumba que ha escogido para sí misma. En Viena, una mujer se vale de su don de ver el futuro para convertirse en la adivina de una familia rica.

Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon - the towering novel of the 20th century's most dramatic geopolitical event. Leon Uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies - the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Here is the tale that swept the world with its fury: the story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era. Here is Exodus - one of the great best-selling novels of all time.  

When Fitzwilliam Darcy is betrayed by love at the age of 23, he vows that never again will he allow a woman to own his heart. Never again will he be made a fool. Never again will he trust. His heart and pride will be spared from another crippling blow, no matter what.

Quando a tímida escritora Sara Fielding deixa a segurança de seu chalé para fazer a pesquisa de seu próximo romance, acaba testemunhando um crime. Sem conseguir se conter, ela decide prestar socorro e salva a vida do homem mais perigoso de Londres. Depois de uma infância difícil, Derek Craven hoje é o poderoso proprietário de um lendário clube de apostas. Sua reputação é a pior possível e ele não tem o menor escrúpulo.

It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. But playing the blushing ingenue makes Beth’s skin crawl and she’d rather be anywhere but here. Gwen, on the other hand, is on her fourth season and counting, with absolutely no intention of finding a husband, possibly ever. She figures she has plenty of security as the only daughter of a rakish earl, from whom she’s gotten all her flair, fun, and less-than-proper party games.

Golden Age Hollywood - a city overflowing with gossip, scandal, and intrigue. Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary temptress. So when the film's mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the lead role, she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Vera also becomes an object of envy for Nancy Hartley, a bit player whose career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves.

O livreiro de Cabul faz um relato emocionante do cotidiano do povo islâmico recuperando-se da guerra, das dificuldades para obter conhecimento e se comunicar e de como um homem simples conseguiu levar esperança para milhares de pessoas....

Le sentiment de l'exil, l'étrangeté au monde, la mélancolie, que Clarice Lispector exprimait dans les lettres à ses sœurs écrites de Berne où elle résidait dans les années 1940, sont la matière même de ses œuvres et se retrouvent dans les nouvelles lues par Fanny Ardant. "Ce qui était arrivé à Ana avant d'avoir un foyer était à jamais hors de sa portée: une exaltation perturbée qui si souvent s'était confondue avec un bonheur insoutenable."