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Gregory Maguire Wicked
the life and times of the wicked witch of the west; a novel
Door de ogen van de Slechte Heks van het Westen lijkt het land van Oz een stuk minder dromerig, maar ook genuanceerder, gevaarlijker en corrupter.
Fictie
Engels | 456 pagina's | William Morrow, New York, NY | 2024
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K.X. Song The night ends with fire
Een jonge vrouw verkleedt zich als man en neemt haar lot in eigen hand tegen de achtergrond van een wrede oorlog.
Fictie
Engels | 419 pagina's | Ace, New York | 2024
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Arnaldur Indridason The shadow district
Fictie
Engels | 360 pagina's | Vintage, London | 2018
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Marlon James A brief history of seven killings
De reggae-zanger Bob Marley lijkt een speelbal te zijn van politici en criminelen op Jamaica.
Fictie
Engels | 688 pagina's | Oneworld, London | 2015
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Lawrence Osborne On Java Road
Door een ontmoeting met een activiste raakt een gedesillusioneerde Britse journalist in Hongkong betrokken bij pro-democratie protesten tegen de overdracht aan de Volksrepubliek China. Als zij plotseling verdwijnt, besluit hij op onderzoek uit te gaan.
Fictie
Engels | 229 pagina's | Vintage, Dublin | 2023
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Kathy Reichs The bone hacker
a Temperance Brennan novel
Brennan onderzoekt de verdwijning van jonge mannen op een tropisch eiland.
Fictie
Engels | 320 pagina's | Simon & Schuster, London | 2024
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Ilyon Woo Master slave husband wife
Waargebeurd verhaal over het jonge slaafgemaakte echtpaar Ellen en William Craft dat in 1848 uit de slavenstaat Georgia vlucht naar het vrije Philadelphia in Noord-Amerika.
Non-fictie
Engels | 410 pagina's | Ithaka, London | 2024
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Phoebe Walker Temper
"There’s a gap where my sense of place should be. It’s quite a useful one sometimes. It allows me to sit on the cusp of an opinion." Following a move to the Netherlands, a young woman dissects the developments of her new life: awkward exchanges with the people she meets, days spent alone freelancing in her apartment, her confrontation with boredom and unease. In her newfound isolation, she develops an unusual friendship with Colette, a woman she neither likes nor can keep away from. As her feelings...
Engels | 4 uur 25 minuten (192 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Steve Kedie Running and Jumping
Two rivals. One winner. Fresh off his fourth-place finish in his first Olympic final, British long jumper Adam Lowe finds himself standing face-to-face with the man who beat him to a medal. Little does he know, this chance encounter will spark a rivalry that, for Lowe, will become all-consuming. Through epic victories and crushing defeats, Lowe pushes himself to the brink, testing his mental, physical, professional, and personal limits. But when this fierce competition spirals out of control,...
Engels | 10 uur 13 minuten (454 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Barry Hines The Gamekeeper
Through the changing seasons, amidst a sprawling ducal country estate, ex-steelworker George Purse's role as a gamekeeper goes beyond mere employment. With determination, he safeguards the birds, nurturing them with care, even as they become targets for the wealthy elite. As the Glorious Twelfth approaches, George must orchestrate flawless hunts for the Duke and his esteemed guests, ensuring their satisfaction while fending off the persistent poachers who threaten the delicate balance of the land....
Engels | 8 uur 7 minuten (353 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Lee Child Killing floor
Een ex-marinier, die wordt verdacht van moord op zijn broer die bezig was met een onderzoek naar valsemunters, gaat zelf op zoek naar de moordenaar.
Fictie
Engels | 536 pagina's | Penguin Books, London | 2022
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Kate Weinberg There's nothing wrong with her
Vita heeft een slopende ziekte. Medische testen tonen niets aan. Dit heeft grote gevolgen voor haar mentale gezondheid.
Fictie
Engels | 244 pagina's | Bloomsbury Circus, London | 2024
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Louise Erdrich The mighty red
a novel
Een jonge vrouw van inheemse afkomst trouwt vlak na haar afstuderen en wordt geconfronteerd met allerleis sociale en relatieproblemen.
Fictie
Engels | 372 pagina's | Harper, New York | 2024
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Sara Marchant Becoming Delilah
Escaping her troubled past and moving into a seaside cottage on a windswept island off Cape Cod with her Abuela, all Delilah wants now is a place of her own - and she’s paid a high price for it... But her wild, colourful garden and scandalous affair with married man Alan have her neighbours talking. And when she crosses paths with the reclusive Anton - who has a secret of his own - sparks fly. Will the past catch up with them? A delicate yet haunting novel about love, trauma, and identity, "Becoming...
Engels | 6 uur 43 minuten (295 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Damion Hunter Shadow of the Eagle
'A brilliantly realised world of Imperial ambition and native resistance' Simon Scarrow 'Wonderful, distinct characters' Conn Iggulden Will Britain take him in... or mark him as its enemy? Faustus Valerianus is the son of a Roman father and a British mother, a captive sold among the spoils after Claudius’ invasion. When both parents die within a month of each other, he sells the family farm and enlists, joining legendary general Agricola’s campaign to conquer the entirety of the British Isles. But...
Engels | 13 uur 24 minuten (588 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Glyn Iliffe Son of Zeus
The epic story, the greatest hero of them all. Heracles, renowned for his strength and spirit, has done something terrible. His gilded life lies in ruins. Seeking the Oracle, he is given a new mission: pay penance by becoming the slave of his sworn enemy. Twelve impossible labours await him. To restore his reputation, he must face monsters and mythical beasts that will test him to his limits and beyond. For he has become a pawn of Gods: of Zeus's pride and, above all, Hera's jealousy... Can he...
Engels | 10 uur 42 minuten (469 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Hero of Olympus
Surpass all odds, break the chains, defeat a God... Heracles’ trials are far from over. Carrying the weight of the heavens, accompanied only by his most loyal friend, Iolaus, he will do anything to atone for his crimes. But all is not as it seems. Gods and men alike plot against him... First Heracles must obtain the girdle of the Amazonian Queen, Hippolyta, steal cattle from the monstrous Geryon, and take apples from the Garden of Hesperides. Through it all Heracles will come to realise his betrayal...
Engels | 11 uur 58 minuten (524 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Return to Ithaca
The thrilling final instalment of the epic and bestselling Adventures of Odysseus. Odysseus has been to Hell and back. Deserted by the Gods, and now in bitter conflict with his friend Eperitus, times look bleak. He dreams of returning to his home. But back on Ithaca things look little better. His son Telemachus and wife Penelope are besieged by a gang of suitors, believing Odysseus to be dead and looking for the queen’s hand in marriage. Odysseus and Eperitus have survived everything. But now...
Engels | 13 uur 28 minuten (584 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Mich Vraa | Jesper Bugge Kold The Nurse from the Big White Ship
From the war-torn streets of Odense to the devastated warzone of South Korea, destiny calls... Nurse Molly Dahl wants to escape the trauma of wartime Denmark by joining the hospital ship, Jutlandia, set for the battlefields of Korea. Yun, an eleven-year-old North Korean girl, flees her village which was destroyed by Napalm, seeking sanctuary from the havoc. Both Molly and Yun abandon their pasts, hopeful for a brighter future in South Korea. However, their journey becomes more treacherous than...
Engels | 11 uur 4 minuten (497 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Morowa Yejidé Creatures of passage
Nephthys Kinwell vervoert passagiers in een oude magische taxi in een mythisch Washington DC in de laten jaren zeventig. Via hulp aan haar passagiers en veel drank probeert zij de dood van haar tweelingbroer Osiris te vergeten.
Fictie
Engels | 349 pagina's | Jacaranda, London | 2022
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