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1960, Hugh and Dee sell Rothmorton Hall, near Boston, and move to a small beach community outside San Francisco to start fresh. Hugh needs to prove himself with his new business but spends too much time at the office causing tension at home. Ellen turns thirteen and unhappy she's uprooted from the only home she's ever known and worries she won't fit in at the public high school, make friends, or meet boys. Dee is bored and desperate to find her place in the community and may put her trust in the wrong person... yet again.

After inexperienced seventeen-year-old Isaac loses his virginity through a dating app—a disappointing yet addictive experience—he spends his final months before university escaping into a dizzying new world of casual sex with forgettable men. This all changes when he meets twenty-eight-year-old Harrison at a party. Isaac is immediately infatuated by the handsome, charismatic artist, but while they grow closer, his sense of self becomes increasingly hazy

UNA STORIA PER RISENTIRE LA LEGGEREZZA DEI MIGLIORI ANNI DELLA NOSTRA VITA. PER IMPARARE A VOLARE E NON VIVERE SEMPRE CON I PIEDI PER TERRA. Alice e Viola sono gemelle identiche. Viola si è affacciata per prima al mondo, Alice l’ha seguita da vicino stringendole forte la caviglia. A unirle, un legame che loro soltanto sono in grado di comprendere e una promessa che si sono scambiate da piccole, intrecciando i mignoli: "Non ti mentirò mai". Per tutti, sono indistinguibili: hanno gli stessi amici, frequentano gli stessi posti, hanno le stesse abitudini e gli stessi sogni.

Walter Simmering is searching for love and purpose in a city he doesn’t realize is fading away—San Francisco in 1993, at the height of the AIDS epidemic and the dawn of the tech revolution. Out of college, out of the closet, and transplanted from the Midwest, Walter is irresistibly drawn from his shell when he meets Cary Menuhin and Sasha Stravinsky, a dynamic couple who live blithely beyond the boundaries of gender and sexuality.

Als er vierzehn ist, verliebt sich Hannes Prager in das Mädchen Polina. Um ihr seine Liebe zu zeigen, komponiert der wundersam begabte Junge eine Melodie, die Polinas ganzes Wesen und Wünschen umfasst. Kurz danach stirbt Hannes’ Mutter bei einem Unfall, mit ihr stirbt seine Musik, und Polina verschwindet aus seinem Leben. Nach Jahren, in denen er nichts als Leere fühlt, erkennt Hannes: Er muss Polina wiederfinden. Doch das Einzige, womit er sie erreichen kann, ist ihre Melodie.

Der 19-jährige Harold versucht, sich den gesellschaftlichen Zwängen seines wohlhabenden Elternhauses durch ungewöhnliche "Marotten" zu entziehen. Die 79-jährige Maude ist unkonventionell, energisch, impulsiv und lebensfroh – trotz ihrer schweren Vergangenheit. Die beiden lernen sich bei einer Beerdigung kennen, und bald verwandelt sich ihre Freundschaft in eine zarte und bewegende Liebesgeschichte. Bis zum Tag von Maudes 80. Geburtstag.

It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession. Best friends Eddy and Cueball are fresh out of high school and wild at heart, but the economy is in the dumps. With jobs scarce along Florida’s Space Coast, they join a furniture moving company run by Cueball’s father, a gruff ex-con biker who’s supposedly retired from the fast life. But when a mysterious old boss arrives in town, the payload is switched out, as the young men are coerced into shipping a new designer drug up the East Coast.

After an emergency leaves her short on rent, thirty-year-old Freya Arnalds bails on her lackluster life as bartender in Maine and returns to her suburban hometown of Somers, New York, to live in the house she inherited from her estranged parents. Despite attempts to lay low, Freya encounters childhood friends, familial enemies, and old flames—as well as her fifteen-year-old niece, Aubrey, who is secretly living in the derelict home. As they reconnect, Freya and Aubrey lean on each other, working to restore the house and come to terms with the devastating events that pulled them apart.

Tierra ganada al río es una novela en varios tiempos que recorre diferentes momentos de la vida de su protagonista, desde la infancia hasta la adultez, pasando por los vicios de la primera juventud y los intentos frustrados de tener una vida más interesante. Y, también, en los amores fracasados que hacen a la vida del personaje, a su educación sentimental. Esa recolección de fragmentos funcionan como una metáfora de la creación artística, de la obra literaria moderna: un esfuerzo por transformar la vida, a partir de la forma, en otra cosa.

Set in the underground bar and club scene of 1970s Tokyo, Set My Heart On Fire tells the story of Izumi in her turbulent twenties. Through a series of disarmingly frank vignettes, author Izumi Suzuki presents an unforgettable portrait of a young woman encountering missteps and miscommunication, good music and unreliable men, powerful drugs and disorientating meds. Izumi usually keeps her relationships short but complicated, until she meets Jun.

Verano de 1969. Mientras las protestas contra la guerra de Vietnam toman las calles, Tobias, un niño de once años que vive en la periferia de Colonia, espera con ansia el primer alunizaje tripulado. Entretanto, el armonioso matrimonio de sus padres empieza a experimentar ciertos roces, y los acontecimientos se precipitan cuando una pareja comprometida políticamente se instala en la casa de al lado. A pesar de las diferencias, los padres de Tobias, más bien conservadores, entablan amistad con los nuevos vecinos.

Raven Ledger was born two minutes before her twin brother Matthew. The newborns shared the same blood, the same womb, and the same parents. But everything about the siblings was different . . . one was darkness and one was light. Raven was born into poverty to a mother who couldn’t care for her, and a father who would do anything to see his twins thrive. Eventually, Raven becomes a pawn between her parents.

Esta es la historia de Santiago a quien, como a todos nosotros nos duele crecer. Su camino entre la infancia y la adolecencia está enmarcado por moretones y cotusiones que le han dejado no solo sus rivales de pelea, también los dilemas con su propia familia y los estrellones con el sexo opuesto. Está novela, la primera del autor Andrés Burgos, está ambientada en la ciudad de Medellín de los años noventa, convulsionada por el terrorismo y el narcotrafico. Más que un manual de pelea es un diario de viaje en el periplo de crecer.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

"Any thoughts?" Ruth Ann asks the group. I raise my hand, noticing any timidity or prior insecurity I once felt is gone. I am free to be myself at this place. "Yes, Camille." She points at me. I feel joy at the mention of my new name. "So, let me get this straight!" I try to collect my thoughts. "If my mother, father, or guidance counselor tells me something that goes against the Bible..."

Ein flirrender Roman, der davon erzählt, dass nichts jemals verloren ist. Livia hat liebevolle Eltern, eine beste Freundin, und sie rennt schneller als der Wind: Sie ist die Schnellste. Eines Tages erfährt sie, dass ihr Leben bald von Dunkelheit umgeben sein wird. Bei Livia wird eine Augenkrankheit diagnostiziert, die zum Verlust des Sehvermögens führt. Sie erfährt davon in einem Alter, in dem sie nur so sein will wie die anderen, Sportwettkämpfe gewinnen, auf Partys gehen, gesehen werden. Wenn Erwachsenwerden heißt, Schwächen zu akzeptieren, dann ist das Spiel für Livia ein wenig härter als für die anderen.

Juliana, Valeria y Lucia son primas: tiene casi la misma edad y suelen encontrarse en la casa de su abuela. Sin embargo, son muy distintas entre sí. Y atraviesan la adolescencia, esos "años terribles", cada una a su manera.

Manuela Espinal Solano tenía cuatro años cuando escribió su primera canción. En su casa la música crecía como las plantas: Espinal veía a sus abuelos cantar, a su mamá cantar, a su tía cantar e iba grabando melodías que se le ocurrían de repente. Quería ser cantante, sospecharon todos. Pero la misión de los hijos es defraudar a los padres, y a los dieciocho años la autora publicó su primera novela, Quisiera que oyeran la canción que escucho cuando escribo esto, que tiene mucho de autobiográfico pero es ficción y que trata, sobre todo, del rechazo a un don.

È possibile inseguire il proprio sogno senza perdere la parte più autentica di sé stessi? Sfuggire a un destino già scritto senza che questo finisca per bruciarci? Francesco cresce nella periferia di Milano, figlio di meridionali e con il sogno di scrivere: un ragazzo ai margini di un paese ai margini. O almeno questa è la sua sensazione per dieci mesi l’anno, finché non arriva l’estate e lui torna con i genitori in Basilicata, dove la vita sembra più autentica.

Belleville, dans les années 90 : chez Grand-Maman dans la cité HLM de la rue Piat, Naëlle porte des robes à col Claudine, apprend qu'il faut dire "les intempéries" et non "un temps de merde", s'arrête tous les jours devant chez Mme Ah, qui expose des canards sans tête dans son restaurant chinois.