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Mink Elliott The Glory Years
What happens when ´13 Going On 30´ meets ´Back to the Future´? Kate O'Reilly longs for the good old days when music was better, friends were aplenty, and England's football team almost reached the Euro '96 finals. But as a busy mother with a suburban home and a dependable husband, those memories seem like a distant dream. So when a freak electrical storm transports her back to 1996, Kate jumps at the chance to relive her glory days and maybe even right some wrongs. But as she dives headfirst into...
Engels | 9 uur 31 minuten (415 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Patricia Dixon Venus Was Her Name
One big mistake. One bigger regret. Once the lead singer of a renowned rock band, Joe Jarrett now cherishes a quiet life by the sea. With family as his anchor, Joe's world is on the brink of collapse when historic accusations of rape and murder surface against his band. As Joe is forced to face the consequences of the past, threatening letters from a stalker seeking revenge reach his home. Who is she? Meanwhile, his son's new girlfriend, Edie, conceals her own dark secret... As truths unfold,...
Engels | 9 uur 2 minuten (397 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Sheridan le Fanu Carmilla
Laura lives an isolated life with her father, alone in a castle in the Austrian wilderness. When the mysterious Carmilla, a strange and beautiful lady, arrives in the night, no one suspects the supernatural occurrences that follow. But still more unsuspected is the tempestuous romance that blooms between the two young women, and Carmilla’s nightmarish secret. Written 26 years before Stoker’s ‘Dracula’, ‘Carmilla’ is the original vampire novel. Sheridan Le Fanu combines a chilling Gothic atmosphere...
Engels | 3 uur 10 minuten (142 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Emma Robinson My Stepmother's Secret
In the blink of an eye, life as Gabbie knows it crumbles. With her deceitful husband gone and her family shattered, she's left with no choice but to return to her childhood home – a house haunted by the woman who shattered their lives. Her stepmother. Her father's final wish was for his second wife to reside in their home indefinitely, a fact her stepmother clung to without a hint of leaving. Their relationship, strained and distant, must now weather an unexpected storm as she seeks her stepmother's...
Engels | 8 uur 22 minuten (378 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Gosia Nealon Daughter of the Resistance
In a city scarred by war, can love and loyalty survive? In war-torn Poland, 1944, Julia searches for her missing father - a high-ranking officer - and risks everything to join the resistance in Warsaw. But her mission takes a terrifying turn when she's corralled into the ghetto by Nazis. Just when it seems she'll share her best friend's tragic fate, Nikolaj, her childhood sweetheart, resurfaces in a German uniform. Claiming to be a spy for the resistance, he saves her - but can she trust the man...
Engels | 7 uur 57 minuten (357 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Stacy Gregg Nine girls
Als ze verhuist naar een klein plaatsje in Nieuw-Zeeland ontdekt Titch haar familiegeschiedenis. Ze gaat op zoek naar een oude verborgen schat en leert de Maori-verhalen die daarbij horen. vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
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Engels | 285 pagina's | Puffin Books, London | 2024
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Tove Jansson Travelling Light
Venture beyond the familiar and discover the fragile line between tranquility and turmoil in 12 gripping and unnerving short stories, masterfully crafted by Tove Jansson. From a professor stranded in a picturesque Spanish village to a holiday in Finland disrupted by an intrusive child, each tale unravels the unsettling facets of journeys that veer off course. Brilliantly evoking the shifting scenes and restlessness of summer, "Travelling Light" is guaranteed to surprise. © 2024 Tove Jansson, Moomin...
Engels | 5 uur 36 minuten (244 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Tove Jansson The Summer Book
On a pristine island in the Gulf of Finland, six-year-old Sophia is awakening to life, while her wise yet cranky grandmother is contemplating its end. This unlikely duo becomes each other's perfect companions for a season of unforgettable adventures. From crafting boats out of bark to creating their own miniature Venice, they explore their island world with youthful curiosity and aged wisdom. Along the way, they tackle the universal questions that captivate young and old: What is life and death?...
Engels | 4 uur 2 minuten (177 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Tove Jansson Art in Nature
Immerse yourself in this riveting short story collection where art takes center stage - but not always for the better. Journey with an elderly caretaker who resolves a couple's spat over a painting, revealing the art market's complexities. Follow a draughtsman whose obsession with locomotives derails his love life, and a cartoonist who risks his sanity to fill in for a troubled colleague. Through tales that are witty yet unsettling, Jansson confronts obsession, ambition, and the pitfalls of artistic...
Engels | 3 uur 55 minuten (170 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Sarah Mitchell Letters to a Stranger
"England, 1940. Dearest Ruby, you must have heard the news by now. The very worst has happened. Our countries are at war. What can I do? How can I stop this nightmare from happening? One day soon we’ll be together again. I swear. I love you. E. x" Ruby Summers is a tapestry of memories, her ninety-six years laced with both love and loss. The echoes of a wartime Norfolk summer, where young Ruby's heart entwined with Edmondo's under orchard skies, are as vivid as ever. Yet a single, haunting secret...
Engels | 9 uur 24 minuten (411 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Speak no evil
Ben, Louise en hun dochter Agnes worden uitgenodigd om een weekend door te brengen op het landgoed van een familie waarmee ze op vakantie bevriend zijn geraakt. Maar daar verandert wat begon als een droomvakantie al snel in een nachtmerrie.
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Jennifer Saint Hera
De Griekse godin Hera is de zuster en tevens echtgenote van de oppergod Zeus. Zij heeft evenveel recht om te regeren maar haar man houdt haar onder de duim. Dat frustreert haar maar zet ook aan tot actie.
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Engels | 388 pagina's | Wildfire, Londen | 2024
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Natasha Illum Berg Looking at Harry and Other Stories
From Arkansas and London to Zanzibar and the Tanzanian bush, "Looking at Harry and other stories" follows a selection of unique perspectives on the human condition spanning multiple continents. An inquiry into the dichotomies of life, this short story collection features six beautifully crafted stories that all explore how there is always two sides to one coin... ©2024 Natasha Illum Berg (P)2024 Saga Egmont Natasha Illum Berg (b. 1971) is an author, hunter, and conservationist known for her debut...
Engels | 5 uur 36 minuten (246 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers
Deep dive into Alexandre Dumas' swashbuckling historical adventure tale of honour and chivalry, set during the backdrop of the French monarchy’s slow demise, ´The Three Musketeers´. Kickstarting the epic trilogy, ´The Three Musketeers´ follows D’Artagnan's desperate attempt to leave home and join the elite Musketeers of the Guard in Paris. When he befriends three other formidable musketeers his age, the group soon take it upon themselves to save the state and control the courts! But when rogue...
Engels | 26 uur 17 minuten (1158 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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M.R.C. Kasasian The Montford Maniac
The horrors have only just begun... When Lady Violet Thorn's unbearable Aunt Igitha unexpectedly arrives at her doorstep and disrupts her peaceful existence, it sets off unsettling events eerily reminiscent of the infamous Montford Maniac’s reign. Violet must unravel the connection between her unwelcome guest and the brutal incidents – from savage beasts at her doorstep to horrifying public executions. Is Aunt Igitha orchestrating this nightmare? Or has history repeated itself with the return of...
Engels | 10 uur 51 minuten (480 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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André Aciman My Roman year
Beschrijving van een jaar in Rome, nadat de familie uit Egypte is verbannen.
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Engels | 354 pagina's | Faber, London | 2024
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Tim Parks Mr Geography
Een Engelse gepensioneerde aardrijkskundeleraar maakt een wandeltocht door de Alpen, dezelfde tocht die hij jaren geleden maakte met een getrouwde vrouw met wie hij een geheime relatie had, en overdenkt zijn leven en de keuzes die hij maakte.
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Engels | 211 pagina's | Harvill Secker, [London] | 2024
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Paul Theroux Burma sahib
a novel
Beschrijving van de vijf jaar (1922-1927) die de latere auteur George Orwell, dan nog Eric Blair geheten, doorbrengt in de Britse kolonie Burma waar hij wordt opgeleid tot politieman.
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Engels | 390 pagina's | Hamish Hamilton, UK | 2024
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Han Kang Greek lessons
Een Zuid-Koreaanse docent in Klassiek Grieks lijdt aan een oogziekte.
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Engels | 147 pagina's | Penguin Books, London | 2024
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Kaveh Akbar Martyr!
Een Iraanse schrijver in de VS worstelt met de leegte van zijn bestaan en mediteert over de betekenis van zijn Iraanse wortels. Het liefst wil hij sterven. Als hij hoort over een Iraanse kunstenares die in New York een performance opvoert terwijl ze sterft aan kanker, besluit hij haar te bezoeken.
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Engels | 331 pagina's | Picador, London | 2024
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