atlantic books jul 2023 (42 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A retreat doesn't always mean safety.Following the death of her husband, Emily is happy to find herself surrounded by friends and fellow Oxford peers at the rustic Chalet des Anglais in the French Alps. With no electricity, running water, or access by car, surely this trip will offer her the time and space she needs to heal.But before she makes it to the airport, Emily interrupts a break-in at her home, and on the first night at the chalet, she discovers an inappropriate sexual liaison between an undergrad and a colleague. When the student suddenly disappears, and Emily sees her deceased husband's number in her call history, she realizes she had better figure out who she can trust - or the next disappearance may be her own. 400 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Much Ado About Nada is the contemporary take on Persuasion that I've been waiting for. Jalaluddin expertly balances explorations of family, faith, and love in a smart and authentic way. I am such a fan' EMILY HENRYOnce they were sweetheartsNow they're strangersWorse than strangers - practically enemies But will a chance encounter offer Nada and Baz a second chance at love Nada Syed is stuck. At twenty-nine, she's living with her parents and mourning the failure of her start-up baby, which failed because of a double-crossing business partner.Nada's best friend Haleema is determined to pry her from her shell - and what better place than at the giant annual Muslim conference And did Haleema mention that Baz will be there What Haleema doesn't know is that Nada and Baz have a secret history. And in their chance encounter at the conference, that history comes hurtling at Nada, bringing a moment of reckoning. Will Nada find a way to let go of the past but hold onto her dreams 'Warm, witty and utterly charming. I'll read anything Uzma Jalaluddin writes' KATE QUINN'Perfection! Uzma Jalaluddin is one of the best writers in romance today, and this gorgeous book proves it' SARAH MACLEAN 313 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS' CRIME FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR\*\*\* A Top Ten Kindle Bestseller \*\*\*'Pure nerve-shredding suspense from the first page to the last' Erin Kelly'Blair Witch meets Fleabag . pure mastery' Janice Hallett'Dazzling' Riley SagerMovie-making can be murder.The projectFinal Draft, a psychological horror, being filmed at a house deep in a forest, miles from anywhere in the wintry wilds of West Cork.The leadFormer soap-star Adele Rafferty has stepped in to replace the original actress at the very last minute. She can't help but hope that this opportunity will be her big break - and she knows she was lucky to get it, after what happened the last time she was on a set.The problemSomething isn't quite right about Final Draft. When the strange goings-on in the script start to happen on set too, Adele begins to fear that the real horror lies off the page.'A roller-coaster ride and fun in every sense, I loved it!' Andrea Mara'Will have you glued to your sunbed . insists on being read in one sitting' Gloss 437 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Paris, 1789. As the shadow of the guillotine falls over a nation at war with itself, three very different women find themselves caught up in the storm of revolution. In France under the last Bourbon king, the extravagance grows more outrageous and the unrest of the poor more dangerous. Into this ferment are swept the innocent English Sophie Luttrell, visiting France for the first time/the French aristocrat Héloise de Guinot, who hates the man her parents have arranged for her to marry/and Marie-Victoire, the loyal maid who finds herself immersed in revolutionary politics. They are the daughters of the storm which is sweeping France - and over the world. Three women whose lives will be forever marked by this turning point in history and whose passionate struggle for love, liberty - and for life - will have unexpected consequences. 548 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDo we have free will Is the universe compatible with God Do we live in a computer simulation Does the universe think Physicists are great at complicated research, but they are less good at telling us why it matters. In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder breaks down why we should care. Drawing on the latest research in quantum mechanics, black holes, string theory and particle physics, Existential Physics explains what modern physics can tell us about the big questions.Filled with counterintuitive insights and including interviews with other leading scientists, this clear and yet profound book will reshape your understanding of science and the limits of what we can know. 248 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In 1990, three boys are born, unrelated but intertwined by circumstance: Dayo, Iseul and Youssef. They are adopted as infants and live in a shared bedroom perched atop a mosque in Staten Island. The boys are a conspicuous trio: Dayo is of Nigerian origin, Iseul is Korean and Youssef indeterminately Middle Eastern, but they are so close as to be almost inseparable. Nevertheless, Youssef is keeping a secret from his brothers: he has an imaginary double, a familiar who seems absolutely real, a shapeshifting creature he calls Brother. The boys' adoptive father, Imam Salim, is known for his radical sermons extolling the virtues of opting out of Western ideologies. But he is uncharismatic at home, a distant father who spends evenings in his study with whiskey-laced coffee, writing letters to his former compatriots back in Saudi Arabia. Like Youssef, he too has secrets, including the cause of his failing health, the reason for his nighttime excursions from the house and the truth about what happened to the boys' parents. When Imam Salim's path takes him back to Saudi Arabia, the boys will be forced to follow. There they will be captivated by an opulent, almost futuristic world and find traces of their parents' stories. But they will have to change if they want to survive in this new world, and the arrival of a creature as powerful as Brother will not go unnoticed.With stylistic brilliance and intellectual acuity, in Brother Alive Zain Khalid brings characters to vivid life with a bold energy that matches the great themes of his novel - family, capital, power, sexuality and the possibility of reunion for those who are broken. 338 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Great fun. the suspense slips its slow coils around you' Daily MailDaddy, there's a man in our room. This is the chilling announcement Alfie hears one night, when he wakes in his quiet, suburban house to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed. It's been nine months since Pippa - their mother - suddenly died and they've been unsettled ever since, so Alfie assumes they've probably had a nightmare. Still, he goes to check to reassure the girls. As expected he finds no man, but in the following days the girls begin to refer to someone called Black Mamba. What seemingly begins as an imaginary friend quickly develops into something darker, more obsessive, potentially violent. Alfie finds himself struggling to cope, and so he turns to Julia - Pippa's twin and a psychotherapist - for help. But as Black Mamba's coils tighten around the girls, Alfie and Julia must contend with their own unspoken sense of loss, their unacknowledged attraction to one another, and the true character of the presence poisoning the twins' minds. A darkling tale of tragedy, hauntings and sexual desire, Black Mamba is a novel of a father's love for his struggling daughters, and a widower's growing love for a woman after his wife's death. With smart, gothicky touches and a large and generous challenge to our assumptions of what and who constitutes a modern family, it explores both the limits we'll go to for our children and the sunken taboos of grief - of how erotics can still exist, and can even be life giving, after suffering loss.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The inspiring story of Dean Karnazes, an internationally recognised endurance athlete who has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - I defy anyone to read this without turning the final page with a great big smile on their face! - Ruth HoganOne house. Three strangers. A second chance at happiness.Tessa's life as an activist and volunteer worker takes a hit after a fall. At the ripe young age of 69, she's no longer able to live alone and decides to take in two lodgers for free.After the recent death of his brother, Conn is riddled with grief and determined to make amends. A free room seems too good to be true - until he meets the other lodger.Chloe arrives at Tessa's house to deliver a package and leaves with a room. But she takes an instant dislike to Conn, who refuses to say where he disappears to at night. With everyone so busy keeping their own secrets, the mysterious package is forgotten. It's addressed to Tessa's daughter who's been missing for 10 years - and only the contents have the answer to what happened.'Eithne Shortall mixes humour and tragedy with a deftness reminiscent of Marian Keyes' Irish Times.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the high-rises of Canary Wharf to the turquoise pools of Miami, meet SUGAR, BABY: a story about being young, beautiful and tantalisingly sweet . . .Agnes Green is not having the summer of her life. Trapped in the suburbs with a strict religious mother, her nights are spent secretly dating Toby - who loves arthouse film, getting stoned, and ignoring her texts - and her days listening to sermons about the sins of the flesh. Then she meets Emily. Beautiful, charismatic and oddly controlling, Emily has a suggestion for Agnes. A life-changing way of making cash and having fun. It might even involve love.And it's easy. All you have to do is put a little black dress on and go to lunch. At first, Agnes' new job seems like the perfect escape - tasting menus, designer gifts, private planes to Paris and Miami. But as Agnes begins to stray further from her mother's holy teachings, she must ask herself how far she is willing to go to be adored.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bestselling author Mark Bowden takes readers inside a Baltimore gang, offering an in-depth portrait of its notorious leader.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A sharply realised, caustically witty and often moving revisionist depiction of frontier life that explores through its feminist heroine queer love, female friendships and the idea of a 'found' family in a page-turning romp of a female revenge thriller. Playful, feminist historical fiction for readers of Sarah Waters, Charles Portis and Anna North. 304 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Fifteen-year-old Kala Lannan disappeared from the tourist town of Kinlough in November 2003. No trace was ever found - until now, when her remains are discovered at a local building site. The day after the grisly discovery, Helen Laughlin, Kala's best friend and confidante, reluctantly returns to the town she ran from ten years before. Helen falls in with two other members of their teenage gang - Mush, scarred and scared to leave the safety of his ma's café on the high street, and the Famous Joe Brennan, Kala's boyfriend, a commercially successful but emotionally conflicted musician newly returned in an effort to dry out and reconnect with something authentic in life. Their actions over the following days are propelled by the need to understand what happened to the girl who meant so much to each of them and whose disappearance upended their lives. But to find answers, they have to confront their own complicity in the events that led to Kala's disappearance. Ultimately, they must do what others should have done before them to stop the violent patterns of their town's past repeating themselves once again. 413 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An uplifting and heartwarming tale of friendship, community and a mystery package. From the author of Love in Row 27 and Grace After Henry.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A feminist coming-of-age story from a debut author - playful, feminist historical fiction for readers of Sarah Waters, Charles Portis and Anna North.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This practical workbook guides readers to better understand transracial adoption and do the work of anti-racist, trauma-informed parenting by offering a wealth of activities, templates, and questions for self-reflection'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A witty and compassionate field guide to the 10 realms of grief and how to navigate them yourself and with clients'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for fifteen years, reckon with the terrifying events of the summer that changed their lives.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The dramatic and compelling story of the most ruthless conflict between American Indians and whites in history, by the author of The Earth Is Weeping.