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"So fresh and unsettling that it will enchant you from the first page and linger for days after reading...Its epic family saga style echoes that of Hala Alyan’s Salt Houses and The Arsonists’ City, ……続きを見る

**'A mouth-watering delight . . . subtle yet striking' - Sarah Jessica Parker 'One of the most beautiful debuts I’ve ever read ー musical, magical, and full of tenderness' - Dawnie Walton, author of……続きを見る

"Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir, Amen." Es ist einer der wichtigsten Momente in Martin Luthers Leben: 1521 reist er von Wittenberg nach Worms, um sich und seine Thesen auf dem……続きを見る

«Un debutto eccezionale.» Publishers Weekly «Un esordio memorabile. La saga di una famiglia lungo il 900 che solo grazie ai legami affettivi sopravvive alla tragedia.» Il Venerdì «Una testimonianza ……続きを見る

From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and ……続きを見る

The phenomenal #1 Chinese bestseller, with over 3 million copies sold. This is a searing exploration of what makes a hero: a literary masterpiece, available in the English language for the very firs……続きを見る

**A New York Times Notable Book of 2018 'A rebel French writer ... a brilliant storyteller, a master craftsman and one of France's most original writers' Independent** 'The Kites is a novel touched ……続きを見る

AUTEUR : Romain Rolland, né à Clamecy le 29 janvier 1866 et mort à Vézelay le 30 décembre 1944, est un écrivain français, lauréat du prix Nobel de littérature de 1915. D’une culture forgée par la pa……続きを見る

From Sunday Times bestselling novelist Rose Tremain comes a gripping novel of murder and revenge set in Victorian England. Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer... London, 1850. On a freezing wint……続きを見る

In this extraordinary novel, Karen Maitland delivers a dazzling reinterpretation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Talesーan ingenious alchemy of history, mystery, and powerful human drama. The year is 1348. ……続きを見る

At the height of the Great Depression, two Prairie children struggle with poverty and uncertainty. Surrounded by religion, law, and her authoritarian father, Cora Wagoner daydreams about what it wou……続きを見る

In 1321, the English town of Ulewic teeters between survival and destruction, faith and doubt, God and demons. Against this intense backdrop, a group of women have formed a beguinage, a self-sustain……続きを見る

The final work of fiction from Norman Mailer, a defining voice of the postwar era, is also one of his most ambitious, taking as its subject the evil of Adolf Hitler. The narrator, a mysterious SS ma……続きを見る

From the author of The Gustav Sonata At the age of six, Mary Ward, the child of a poor farming family in Suffolk, has a revelation: 'I am not Mary. That is a mistake. I am not a girl. I'm a boy.' So……続きを見る

Norman Mailer fused fact and fiction to create indelible portraits of such figures as Marilyn Monroe, Gary Gilmore, and Lee Harvey Oswald. In The Gospel According to the Son, Mailer reimagines, as n……続きを見る

When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and spar……続きを見る

The Booker shortlisted novel that “restored the historical novel to its rightful place of honor” (New York Times). Robert Merivel, son of a glove maker and an aspiring physician, finds his fortunes ……続きを見る

In the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra. From the moment when he realises that the musicians perform in ……続きを見る

Hailed as one of the finest novels to come out of the Second World War, The Naked and the Dead received unprecedented critical acclaim upon its publication and has since enjoyed a long and well-dese……続きを見る

In this dazzling novella from the award-winning author of The Dark Lady and Lady In Red, comes a story of fatal plots, seductive spies, and irresistible passions... Perfect for fans of Sherry Thomas……続きを見る

Espionage, love, and power play upon the shifting sands of wartime Cairo CAIRO, EGYPT 1941. As the Second World War rages, the city known as “Paris on the Nile” plays host to an international set wh……続きを見る

"In the vivid immediacy of her voice, Ismaili places us squarely in the company of those other great booksーlike Sarah E. Wright’s This Child’s Gonna Live, Rosa Guy’s Bird at My Window, and Bal……続きを見る

Liars and Thieves is an exclusive e-novella featuring characters from Karen Maitland's much-loved Company of Liars, set against the backdrop of the plague outbreak of 1348. Sure to enthral fans of M……続きを見る

Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, The Railway introduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. Among those whose stories we hear are Mefody-Jurisp……続きを見る

A gothic delight from Karen Maitland, author of the bestselling and much-loved Company of Liars, that will enchant readers of Kate Mosse'sThe Burning Chambers or fans of Deborah Harkness seeking a n……続きを見る

Why did the taxi crash on the autobahn in Vienna? Who exactly were Besfort Y and Rovena, the mysterious couple who died after being flung from the backseat? How was Besfort connected to the war in t……続きを見る

A richly romantic and enthralling novel of beauty, passion and scandalous secrets from the acclaimed author of The Dark Lady. Perfect for fans of Grace Burrowes, Tessa Dare, Elizabeth Hoyt and Sarah……続きを見る

Un roman bouleversant et d'une étrange beauté sur la déportation des noirs. Bordeaux, 1943 : une rafle. Sidonie et ses jumeaux âgés de cinq ans sont arrêtés. Ils ne sont pas juifs : ils sont noirs, ……続きを見る

La bella ciudad de Salamanca es el punto de inicio de la búsqueda de un secreto guardado por la Corona española con gran celo y que podría destronar al rey actual. Una caja de oro, labrada con inscr……続きを見る

Gramsci in Love is a fictional account of the love life of the famous Italian communist leader Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937), focusing on his curious relationships with the three Schucht sisters, Evge……続きを見る