This offbeat novel combines the heart and wit of Sorrow and Bliss with the joy and touch of surrealism in Schitts Creek. It is the funniest book you will read in 2023
Damon; born to a teenaged mother in a trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's looks, caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. He befriends us on his journey. Inspired by the truth-telling…
Pillainayagam, Christine: Ellie Pillai is (almost) in Love
Verlag: Faber & Faber, London
ISBN: 9780571367023
Altersempfehlung: ab 12 J.
Preis D/A: 11,50
€ / 11,90 €
Ellie Pillai has been discovering kissing and . . . questions . . . so . . . many . . . questions. When Ellie goes to New York, she has to say goodbye to…
If only we were all a little less emotional and more rational, we wouldn't get ourselves into half the scrapes we do. Or do they serve a deeper purpose? For them to take up so…
When Swiv is temporarily kicked out of school, her Grandma gives her an assignment to write a letter to her absent father. Swiv's assignment to Grandma is to write a letter to her unborn grandchild.…
ISBN: 9780571377343
Altersempfehlung: ab 12 J.
Preis D/A: 11,50
€ / 11,90 €
Almond Brown has no friends in real life . . . but 3.5 million followers online. A heart-felt, whip-smart deep dive into what it would really be like to be internet famous at 17: a…
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Days Without End and The Secret Scripture, and one of our most soulful living writers, Old God's Time is a extraordinary novel about memory, love, mystery and reckoning.
From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are…
McGlasson, Claire: The Misadventures of Margaret Finch
Verlag: Faber & Faber, London
ISBN: 9780571363735
Preis D/A: 16,70
€ / 17,20 €
1938. Margaret has just begun work in a position that relies on her discretion and observation, when her path is crossed by Rector of Stiffkey who is the subject of a national scandal is. Margaret…
From 'one of Ireland's most essential writers' (Sunday Times) comes the exquisite story of two sisters trying to survive in life and love against the backdrop of the Belfast Blitz.
Emezi, Akwaeke: You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty
Verlag: Faber & Faber, London
ISBN: 9780571372683
Preis D/A: 11,50
€ / 11,90 €
It's the opportunity of a lifetime: Feyi is about to escape the City's heat for a dream island holiday: poolside cocktails, beach sunsets, and elaborate meals. And as the sun goes down on her old…