"She's an outsider desperate to belong, but the cost of entry might be her darkest secret in this intoxicating debut of literary suspense following a clique of dangerously ambitious students at the University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Scotland: a moody city of labyrinthine alleyways, oppressive fog, and buried history; the ultimate destination for someone with something to hide. Perfect for Clare, then, who arrives utterly alone and yearning to reinvent...

At twenty-two years old, Cece Cordell reaches the pinnacle of her career as a ballet dancer when she's promoted to principal at the New York City Ballet. She's instantly catapulted into celebrity, heralded for her "inspirational" role as the first Black ballerina in the famed company's history. Even as she celebrates the achievement of a lifelong dream, Cece remains haunted by the feeling that she doesn't belong. As she waits for some feeling of rightness...

In the rural town in Pakistan where Baadal grows up, children are named like talismans to sustain life and ward off unhappiness. At seventeen, Baadal has come to understand why his parents gave him that name, with hopes that their Big River will one day flow wide again, and their thirst will be quenched after years of drought. But in the final year of his schooling, abundance seems impossibly far away. As his parents' marriage--full of rage, despair,...

Reconfortante, profunda y repleta de momentos de felicidad y risas, La razón de estar contigo no es tan sólo la historia emotiva de las múltiples vidas de un perro, es también la narración de las relaciones de los humanos vistas desde los ojos de un perro y de los inquebrantables lazos que existen entre el hombre y su mejor amigo. Esta conmovedora historia nos enseñará que el amor nunca muere, que nuestros verdaderos amigos estarán siempre...

Stephen King's legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates. Carrie White may be picked on by her classmates, but she has a gift. She can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. This is her power and her problem. Then, an act of kindness, as spontaneous as the vicious taunts of her classmates, offers Carrie a chance to be a normal... until an unexpected cruelty turns her gift into a weapon of horror...

In rural West Virginia, anti-fracking teen Viv discovers an ability to sense forests' energy, a power that becomes heightened the more she interacts with Dex, the new boy in town.

"Dawoud is on the run from his murky past, aiming to discover where he belongs. He tries to assimilate into different groups along his journey through North Africa and Israel, changing his clothes, his religious affiliations, and even his name to fit in, but the safety and peace he seeks remain elusive. It seems prejudice is everywhere, holding him back, when all he really wants is to create a simple life he can call his own. A chameleon, Dawoud--or...

A collection of nine short stories about adulthood, heartbreak, and outsiders in search of their place in the world.

„Dwaj nastolatkowie, Grek cypryjski i Turek cypryjski, spotykają się w tawernie na wyspie, którą oboje nazywają domem. W tawernie ukrytej pod girlandami z czosnku, papryczek chili i pełzającego wiciokrzewu, Kostas i Defne rozwijają w sobie zakazaną miłość inne. Przez dziurę w dachu wyrasta drzewo figowe, które świadczy o ich cichych, szczęśliwych spotkaniach, aw końcu o ich cichych, ukradkowych odejściach. Drzewo jest tam, kiedy...

"Una historia sobre vidas paralelas y sobre los grandes contrastes entre el pasado y la vida que llevamos en el presente. Una de las grandes protagonistas de esta novela es una antigua casa, propiedad de Vera, situada en una región del norte de Alemania, cerca de Hamburgo, llamada la Vieja Tierra. Allí recalará la sobrina de Vera, Anne Hove, una mujer joven que imparte clases de música a niños, es madre de un niño pequeño y reside en Hamburgo,...