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Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß ist der erste Roman von Robert Musil und gilt als eines der frühen Hauptwerke der literarischen Moderne. Mit Hilfe der psychologischen Darstellung der Pubertät von vier Schülern spiegelt der Roman modellhaft autoritäre Gesellschaftsstrukturen wider, indem er einen Zusammenhang zwischen psychischer Disposition und diktatorischer Institution herstellt. Die Handlung spielt vor dem Hintergrund der Ichfindung...
2) Lost on Me
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A bestseller and award-winner in Veronica Raimo's native Italy, Lost on Me is an irreverent and hilariously inverted bildungsroman from one of the most celebrated young writers working today.
Born into a family with an omnipresent mother who is devoted to her own anxiety, a father ruled by hygienic and architectural obsessions, and a precocious genius brother at the center of their attention, our heroine Vero languishes in boredom in her childhood...
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Helen wanted to break the cycle.Raised in the deserts of Southern California by a family plagued with addiction, poverty, and trauma, Helen's life was fraught with heartache and turmoil. Nevertheless, this fueled her desire to make it out. That was until one day, she broke.When Helen wakes up in a mental hospital, her mind is shattered, her memories are gone, and she clings to the comfort of not remembering. But, when a memory of her daughter emerges,...
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Cynthia Thayer's acclaimed debut novel, Strong for Potatoes, is the resonant story of the difficult youth of Blue Willoughby, a remarkable girl growing up in eastern Maine. In a life beset by tragedy, beginning with the death of her twin sister Berry only days after their birth, Blue must discover on her own strength she needs to survive.
Blue's true ally is her grandfather, a full-blooded Passamoquoddy Indian who teaches Blue life's most vital lessons:...
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The candid story of a young man abandoned by his family and religion and left searching for identity in an unfamiliar world
When Michael Dawouk is disowned by his Muslim family for being gay, he turns his back on the religion and culture he grew up with. He is forced out onto the street, only to be taken in by a former high school teacher who offers him room and board in exchange for sex.
Michael is soon left with nothing to believe in, until...
6) Hurt You
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With echoes of Marieke Nijkamp and Jason Reynolds, acclaimed author Marie Myung-Ok Lee's stunning YA homage to Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of a Korean American teen who fights to protect herself and her neurodivergent older brother from a hostile community.
Moving beyond the quasi-fraternal bond of the unforgettable George and Lenny from Of Mice and Men, Hurt You explores the actual sibling bond of Georgia and Leonardo da Vinci...
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The good girl makes a bet with the bad boy. Will she win the bet or lose her heart? A steamy enemies to lovers fake dating romance. "She's my girlfriend," Dylan explained.Andrew laughed derisively. "Since when do you have girlfriends?""Since you were stupid enough to lose Celeste," Dylan told him.Andrew glared at him. "I can't believe that you would sink this low," he said to Celeste."Excuse us. We have to get to class." Dylan maneuvered Celeste past...
8) Saint Wally
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Walter Matthews kills himself and arrives in Heaven's Waiting Room, where he witnesses a misdeed that quickly culminates in the abduction of the Almighty. Getting God back is a responsibility charged to Creation's Vice President, Jesus H. Christ, who isn't quite sure he's up to the job. So begins an inter-Dimensional adventure with a cast of trillions, in which Jesus and Walter have to restore the Good Lord to His throne before All Existence is destroyed....
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A warm-hearted and gripping story of community, secrets and the family we choose that will captivate fans of Lucy Diamond, Cathy Bramley and Jessica Redland.
As young women, Lise and Emma had the kind of friendship people dream about. While Lise's own family was distant and disengaged, Emma's was welcoming and warm, and for the first twenty-six years of their life, growing up together in a close-knit community, the duo were inseparable. But when...
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Senior year is set up to be everything he ever wanted. But Colt begins to suspect that there has to be more to life than Friday night lights and chasing the next high.
He soon crosses paths with Lucas Oliver, a college-aged vagabond who has traveled all over the world and been outcast by his hometown because of his unorthodox ideas about God, life, and death. Lucas's past remains a mystery, and Colt is warned by others in his community that his new...
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There's no place like home…
Although dog trainer Sally is relatively new to Wagging Tails, the team she works with have quickly become her family and the dogs her friends.
But when Andy, the one that got away, turns up for a brief respite from the city, she is at a crossroads. As tempting as a life with him is, she loves her home of West Par, and anyway, she has responsibilities here.
Number one on that list is ensuring the dogs' home stays in...
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Mia is telling me a story. It's about a princess, who lives in a castle, on a street that bears a remarkable resemblance to ours. About a kind old lady who's the queen. I'm distracted for a moment by her little hand softly slipping into mine. My daughter. My angel.
But then she says something that pulls me from my reverie. She says that the queen doesn't treat the princess well. She punishes her and doesn't let her eat anything…
Helen, my neighbour,...
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A boy determined to die. A girl determined to save his life.
After the death of his little brother, Grayson's guilt spirals his life into chaos; it's all his fault. He wants to rewind that night back. To erase the pain he's caused.
So he's decided; in twenty-four hours, he'll kill himself.
Then mysterious and reckless Aubrey shows up with a proposition: A "literally insane" all-night adventure that will show him the beauty in the mundane.
Grayson...
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Welcome to Dressmakers' Alley, a twisted place filled with dark and deadly secrets
London's East End 1923
In the heart of Dressmakers' Alley Madame Pauline's sweatshop is rumoured to be a particularly unpleasant place to work. Filled with seamstresses paid a pittance who turn a blind eye to what darker activities are hidden behind locked doors.
Young Winnie Brown is keen to prove her value to the Women Movements and secures a job as a seamstress...
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'Do you realise, Corinna, just how hard it is for a young woman of irregular birth, without family, fortune or friends in the world? Marriage is the only way to get any chance of a life.'
Following the death of her mother, Corinna Ormesby has lived a quiet life in the countryside with her cantankerous Cousin Agnes. Her father's identity has been a tantalising mystery, but now at nineteen Corinna knows that finding him may be her only way to avoid...
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The BRAND NEW festive release from #1 bestseller Shari Low!
Three women, three decades, three Christmas Eve moments that change their lives forever.
On Christmas Eve, 1968, Cathy McLean receives a surprise visit from the lost love of her life and is forced to chose between the one that got away and the one that stayed.
On Christmas Eve, 1993, Cathy's daughter Helena is overjoyed to hear that her boyfriend is about to propose, until a devastating...
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"Nora Decter has written a wrenching, knowing, and wry novel about coming of age into a rough world." - Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion
For fans of Miriam Toews, an absorbing, darkly funny story of family, addiction, and survival
The summer Bria Powers turns 16 is sinister. Waves of insects plague her hometown of Beauchamp, where fentanyl has recently infiltrated the drug stream. Forest fires muddy the normally wide-open skies,...
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Fliss is a slave to the king. She has no freedom- until her dragons come looking for her.The first dragon makes a pact. Release him from his curse, and he will set her free. But he's not alone. He has two brothers, and all of them want Fliss.Yet Fliss has ignited the wrath of the gods, and they're coming for her.Her quest guides her across medieval Poland, to lands of fae kings and queens. Fliss and her dragons battle monsters and giants, make deals...
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