European Fiction

Una madre severa e un padre comprensivo, una sorella maggiore ribelle e una sorella minore fin troppo responsabile: ogni luogo comune è ribaltato nella famiglia Emilianides, costretta a lasciare Cipro e a trasferirsi in Irlanda dopo il colpo di Stato del 1974. Perché loro sono così diversi da tutti gli altri? Per il trauma di un'esistenza interrotta, e ricominciata in terra straniera? O per via di Mitros, il secondogenito, segnato da una malattia che lo ha colpito a pochi mesi dalla nascita, mettendolo al centro dell'affetto e delle preoccupazioni della famiglia?

Fifteen years ago in the colourful bustle of Vietnam, Celine and Patrick met and shared four blissful days together. It felt like true love, but soon reality tore them apart and Celine moved on. But now, when she sees him unexpectedly on a busy London street, suddenly nothing else matters. As she deals with the mixed emotions of an amicable divorce, Celine becomes preoccupied with her daughter and the dating agency she founded - not least when her ex-husband, Mike, asks her to find him someone new.

After the tragic loss of his wife, Helen, Luke Hansard is desperate to keep her memory alive. In an effort to stay close to her, he reaches out to an online friend Helen often mentioned: a reclusive photographer with a curious interest in beautiful but broken objects. But first he must find her - and she doesn’t want to be found. Orla Kendrick lives alone in the ruins of a remote Suffolk castle, hiding from the haunting past that has left her physically and emotionally scarred.

Rae-Valentine and Howard were childhood sweethearts. They’ve shared twenty-five peaceful years since they were brought together by Dolly, Howard’s larger-than-life sister. But now, on the night of their wedding anniversary, Howard reveals a shocking betrayal that leaves Rae reeling. Heartbroken, she takes Dolly on her would-be anniversary trip to Antigua and the two women drink and dance and talk like they haven’t in years.

At thirty-three, nurse Heather is desperately waiting for her romantic life to begin. Then she meets handsome, strong Anthony and is sure she’s found the one. Brushing any doubts aside, she projects all her hopes for true love onto him. Meanwhile, at a yoga retreat in Spain, happy-go-lucky Joe can’t believe his luck when he meets vivacious, witty Amy. She’s the sharpest, most beautiful woman he has ever dated, and the fact that she’s interested in him feels like a dream come true.

After her beloved grandmother Rozenn’s death, Morane is heartbroken to learn that her sister is the sole inheritor of the family home in Cornwall - while she herself has been written out of the will. With both her business and her relationship with her sister on the rocks, Morane becomes consumed by one question: what made Rozenn turn her back on her? When she finds an old letter linking her grandmother to Brittany under German occupation, Morane escapes on the trail of her family’s past. In the coastal village where Rozenn lived in 1941, she uncovers a web of shameful secrets.

Charlotte est aux anges : elle a trouvé un travail ! Mais très vite, la situation au bureau se dégrade tandis que sa vie personnelle se détraque... C'est signé ! Charlotte a décroché un job dans une agence d'organisation de mariages : elle pourra soutenir sa famille pendant que son mari Alexandre lance sa boîte. Elle a même réussi à négocier ses mercredis après-midi pour passer du temps avec Lou et Gabriel, ses enfants.

En 1949, el mismo día en el que recibió la sentencia del tribunal noruego que le juzgaba por un supuesto delito de traición a la patria, Hamsun, un anciano de ochenta y nueve años que había pasado de ser el escritor más amado de su país al más odiado, escribió la frase final del manuscrito que se convertiría en su último libro, Por senderos que la maleza oculta: "San Juan 1948. Hoy el Tribunal Supremo ha dictado sentencia, y yo acabo mi escrito". Había comenzado a escribir en mayo de 1945, el mismo día en el que él y su esposa fueron arrestados.

Le cœur du père de Dom cesse de battre dans les bras d'une femme qui s'éclipse après avoir ouvert aux secours. Orphelin à quinze ans, Dom tente de recoller les morceaux et se lance sur la piste de cette mystérieuse amoureuse. Mais un nouveau coup de tonnerre éclate lorsqu'il reçoit les condoléances d'un inconnu qui aurait rencontré ses parents en Argentine, juste avant la naissance de leur fille. Seulement voilà, Dom est fils unique !

"Nos rêves de pauvres", c'est d'abord l'histoire de la famille Dendoune. Une histoire qui commence en 1950, quand le papa, berger kabyle, débarque seul en région parisienne le ventre vide, mais des envies de bosser plein les mains et le cœur rempli d'ambitions pour tous les siens. Une histoire qui se prolonge dans une cité HLM de l'Île-Saint-Denis, où la maman se bat pour que ses neuf enfants ne manquent de rien. Les petits Dendoune grandissent et leurs rêves aussi.

Juliette has come to Tel Aviv to be with the love of her life. But when she shows up at Elias’s apartment, he’s with another woman. With nowhere else to go, Juliette falls in with a tight-knit group of French expats living in this city by the sea. There’s Manu, the retired adult film star turned real estate agent; Diabolo, a former mobster and aspiring media mogul; and Olga, a head-turning beauty who becomes fast friends with Juliette. When Elias, a film school dropout, initiates a scheme intended to make him some fast cash, he unwittingly gets Juliette and Olga thrown in jail.

Esta es la historia de dos parejas cuyas vidas se entrecruzan cuando el tiempo de la realización de los sueños había pasado, pero no el de los sueños. Daniel un joven guapo, soñador quien la búsqueda de una mejor calidad de vida lo lleva a explotar su cuerpo con el turismo femenino en el ardiente calor del caribe. Alfonso desciende de buena cuna, nacido para ser feliz, amo y señor de su microuniverso, pero no de si mismo, logra casarse con el amor de su vida, una dama, pero dentro una mujer ávida de ser deseada y amada con pasión.

Scritto in risposta alla frase pronunciata dal ministro Depretis "bisogna sventrare Napoli!", il romanzo, scritto nel 1884, è molto più di un'inchiesta giornalistica. "Il ventre di Napoli" è un grido accorato di denuncia che conduce il lettore negli splendori e nelle miserie di Napoli, con le sue usanze e le sue tradizioni, laddove il degrado, la miseria e lo scempio non possono che generare rabbia e pietà.

Ferdinand Brun hasn't always been a grumpy old man. Many years ago, he was a grumpy young man. Now he'd much rather spend time with his canine companion, Daisy, than any of his nosy neighbors. But as his behavior becomes increasingly peculiar, his daughter grows concerned and begins to consider moving him into a retirement home.

A mysterious lodger; strange noises from beneath the backyard; the truth about the death of his father. These are the things that keep Crispin Constable up at night. Ever since his mother took in Dick Duggan, Crispin has known something is not right, but what? What is Duggan hiding in his safely guarded trunk? And more importantly, what is causing the thunderous ripping sound beneath the garden in the Constable’s very own backyard?

Valencia, Spain, 1491. The ambitions of four men collide in a deadly game of intrigue. David Sanz, a young militiaman, is forced to carry out a heinous crime, and he becomes an unwitting pawn in a tense battle for power. Luis Peráto, the duke of Sagrat, sacrifices his own people to cover up dark secrets that could see him burnt at the stake for treason. Sergio Garcia, Sagrat’s lord treasurer, is a cruel and unscrupulous man, willing to eliminate anyone who opposes his rise to power. The inquisitor, Gaspar de Amo, zealously punishes heretics for their sins against Rome.

A la manera de Conrad y Melville, este audiolibro nace con un mito: el sueño de Henry Ford de instalar, en 1929, una plantación de caucho en el Amazonas, en una de las zonas más hostiles del mundo. Invierte una fortuna y funda un pueblo -una fábula- llamada Fordlandia. Y a la distancia, desde la industriosa Detroit, dirige su quimera. Pero los que conducen la misión son un grupo de incapaces que día a día flaquean ante el avance de la selva. Cortejando el misterio radical de esa geografía, aparece Horacio, un hombre que llegó hasta allí para escapar de su pasado.

En aquest audiollibre, l'Antoni Bassas ens narra les seves vivències al programa que va fer història, El matí de Catalunya Ràdio (1995-2008). Bon dia, són les vuit! és un llibre que traspua periodisme i ràdio, on veiem els professionals que van gestar el programa cada dia i els col·laboradors que el van elevar a la categoria d'inoblidable, amb episodis que van fer vibrar l'antena cada matí durant més d'una dècada i que els oients encara recorden amb nostàlgia.

Twenty-year-old Flora Kerner has arrived in Baden-Baden, the “Summer Capital of Europe.” Having spurned the family seed trade, Flora has instead chosen to accept a floristry apprenticeship in the famed German spa town. She is a quick study in the art of flower arranging, but progress is slower in matters of the heart.

This1854 novel focuses on a portrait of Mademoiselle de Malepeire, which hangs in Dom Gérusac's home in the countryside of southern France just before the first French Revolution. Noted for her beauty, Mademoiselle de Malepeire had been painted by her well-to-do suitor, who was enthralled with her beauty and able to disregard her cold and haughty demeanor. Her eventual love story is pieced together in Dom Gérusac's home as many unexpected guests join him, and Mademoiselle de Malepeire's dramatic new identity is revealed.