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  • BUTTER
    BUTTER
    ASAKO YUZUKI
    'Compelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable' PANDORA SYKES 'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY 'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel Butter' NIGEL SLATER 'A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat' THE TIMES The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true sto...
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    18,75 €

  • THE BOOK OF ALL LOVES
    THE BOOK OF ALL LOVES
    AGUSTIN FERNANDEZ MALLO
    In the wake of the Great Blackout, faced with the near-extinction of humanity, a pair of lovers speak to each other. They parse, with precision, with familiarity, the endless aspects of their love. Out of their dialogues, piece by piece, a composite image of love takes form, one that moves outwards beyond the realm of relationships and into metaphysics, geology, linguistics, AI...
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    16,25 €

  • FINLAY DONOVAN JUMPS THE GUN
    FINLAY DONOVAN JUMPS THE GUN
    ELLE COSIMANO
    ? THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? 'Finlay Donovan is irresistible!' JANET EVANOVICH 'I adore everything about it . . . the perfect blend of mystery and romcom' ALI HAZELWOOD Finlay Donovan is ready to bite the bullet. She's done with her accidental life of crime. But first, there's the small matter of her debt to the Russian mob. Her task should be simple: locate a ...
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    13,75 €

  • INLAND
    INLAND
    GERALD MURNANE
    "Inland is a work which gathers in emotional power as it moves across the grasslands of its narrator's imagination--from Szolnok County on the great plains of Hungary where a man writes in the library of his manor house, to the Institute of Prairie Studies in Tripp County, South Dakota, where the editor of the journal Hinterland receives his writing, to the narrator's own nativ...
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    18,75 €

  • GABRIEL'S MOON
    GABRIEL'S MOON
    WILLIAM BOYD
    In his most exhilarating novel yet, William Boyd transports you to the vibrant streets of sixties London, as an accidental spy is drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession . . . 'William Boyd once again brings to the spy novel his particular storytelling genius. The result is brilliant fun' MICK HERRON 'Wonderfully ambiguous with notions of twisted reality and uncerta...
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    18,75 €

  • THE PARTY
    THE PARTY
    TESSA HADLEY
    Evelyn had the surprising thought that bodies were sometimes wiser than the people inside them. She'd have liked to impress somebody with this idea, but couldn't explain it. On a winter Saturday night in post-war Bristol, sisters Moira and Evelyn, on the cusp of adulthood, go to an art students' party in a dockside pub; there they meet two men, Paul and Sinden, whose air of wo...
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    16,25 €

  • BIG SWISS
    BIG SWISS
    JEN BEAGIN
    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 2024 ...
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    12,50 €

  • THE RISK
    THE RISK
    ELLE KENNEDY
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    12,50 €

  • MEDUSA'S ANKLES
    MEDUSA'S ANKLES
    A. S. BYATT
    A luminous selection of short stories from the Booker prize-winning A. S. Byatt, celebrating over thirty years of writing With an introduction by David Mitchell Byatt takes her readers to a place that is rich in ideas, vivid in colour and wholly unforgettable. Mirrors shatter at the hairdressers when a middle-aged client explodes in rage. Snow dusts the warm body of a princes...
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    12,50 €

  • TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
    TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
    JOHN LE CARRÉ
    Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage series A Russian mole has infiltrated the British establishment - and the spymaster Smiley must dig them out... George Smiley, formerly of the Secret Intelligence Service, is contemplating his new life in retirement when he is called back on an unexpected mission. His task is to hunt down an agent implanted by Moscow Central at the v...
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    12,50 €

  • BOURNVILLE
    BOURNVILLE
    JONATHAN COE
    From the bestselling, award-winning author of Middle England comes a profoundly moving, brutally funny and brilliantly true portrait of Britain told through four generations of one family In Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old Mary and her family in 1945, it's the centre of the world. The reason their streets smell fai...
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    12,50 €

  • RIPE
    RIPE
    SARAH ROSE ETTER
    Between the long hours, toxic bosses and unethical projects, she struggles to reconcile the glittering promise of a city where obscene wealth lives alongside abject poverty. Ivy League grads complain about the snack selection from a conference room with a view of houseless people bathing in the bay. Startup burnouts leap into the paths of commuter trains and men literally set t...
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    13,75 €

  • THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART
    THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART
    HOLLY RINGLAND
    Now an award-winning Amazon Original series starring Sigourney Weaver, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is the internationally bestselling novel by Holly Ringland. Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and Kate Morton. 'A magical coming-of-age novel' - Good Housekeeping On the Australian coast, miles away from the nearest town, nine-year-old Alice Hart lives in fear of he...
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    12,50 €

  • AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW
    AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW
    ZOULFA KATOUH
    An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go.This brand new paperback edition contains exclusive bonus short story Joy. Set in the world of Lemon Trees, it features never-before-seen moments between Salama and Kenan. _...
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    11,25 €

  • THE WINNERS
    THE WINNERS
    FREDRIK BACKMAN
    'I utterly believed in the residents of Beartown, and felt ripped apart by the events in the book' JOJO MOYES WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO STAND TOGETHER? 'It's often said that winners write history, but there are no winners here' This is a small story about big questions. It's a story about family, community, life. It starts with a storm - and a death. But how does it end? Two...
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    13,75 €

  • MILK TEETH
    MILK TEETH
    JESSICA ANDREWS
    'Consuming and sexy' The Times 'Unusually raw . . . so honest and hopeful' Financial Times ?? ?? ?? A girl grows up in the north-east of England amid scarcity, fearing her own desires and feeling undeserving of love. Years later, living in tiny rented rooms and working in noisy bars across London and Paris, she meets someone who offers her a new way to experience the world. ...
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    12,50 €

  • ALL'S WELL
    ALL'S WELL
    MONA AWAD
    The tragicomic novel of the summer, a 'dark and insane gem' from the author of the critically acclaimed TikTok sensation Bunny 'A dazzling wild ride of a novel - daring, fresh, entertaining, and magical.' -- George Saunders 'All's Well is an utterly delicious novel of pain and vitality, Shakespeare and the uncanny.' -- Lauren Groff Miranda Fitch's life is a waking nightmare...
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    12,50 €

  • YOUNG MUNGO
    YOUNG MUNGO
    DOUGLAS STUART
    #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL - NPR - KIRKUS REVIEWS - TIME - AMAZON - THE WASHINGTON POST - THE TIMES (UK) - DAILY HIVE - THE TELEGRAPH - FINANCIAL TIMES - THE GUARDIAN - LITERARY HUB - THE HERALD (UK) - READER'S DIGEST - VANITY FAIR - LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS "Young Mungo seals it: Douglas Stuart is a genius." --The Washing...
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    12,50 €

  • THE EXHIBITIONIST
    THE EXHIBITIONIST
    CHARLOTTE MENDELSON
    The Times 2022 Book of the YearLonglisted for the 2022 Women's Prize for FictionCharlotte Mendelson's The Exhibitionist is a dazzling exploration of art, sacrifice, toxic family politics, queer desire and personal freedom. Meet the Hanrahan family. Ray, the father. Acclaimed artist and notorious narcissist, who is obsessed with his own reputation. Lucia, his long-suffering w...
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    12,50 €

  • I'M A FAN
    I'M A FAN
    SHEENA PATEL
    An exhilarating, addictive take on obsession, race, gender and power dynamics through the lens of a corrosive relationship ...
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    12,50 €

  • DAISY JONES AND THE SIX
    DAISY JONES AND THE SIX
    TAYLOR JENKINS REID
    THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of CARRIE SOTO IS BACK, THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO and the bestselling MALIBU RISING 'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun' DOLLY ALDERTON Everybody knows Daisy Jones and the Six. From the moment Daisy walked barefoot on to the stage at the Whisky, she and the band ...
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    12,50 €

  • CLEOPATRA AND FRANKENSTEIN
    CLEOPATRA AND FRANKENSTEIN
    COCO MELLORS
    For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends, an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple's impulsive marriage. [Bokinfo]. ...
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    12,50 €

  • KINK
    KINK
    R. O. KWON / GARTH GREENWELL
    'This anthology of literary fiction features an all-star ensemble' Cosmopolitan 'A reflective and must-read collection' Stylist Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum, edited by lauded writers R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, and featuring a roster of all-star contributors incl...
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    13,75 €

  • NORTH WOODS
    NORTH WOODS
    DANIEL MASON
    When a pair of young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and inhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and de...
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    18,75 €

  • A MAN CALLED OVE
    A MAN CALLED OVE
    FREDRIK BACKMAN
    The million-copy bestselling phenomenon, Fredrik Backman's heartwarming debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step. Perfect for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project and David Nicholl's US.Soon to be a major film starring Tom HanksNew York Times bestsell...
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    11,25 €

  • AND EVERY MORNING THE WAY HOME GETS LONGER AND LONGER
    AND EVERY MORNING THE WAY HOME GETS LONGER AND LONGER
    FREDRIK BACKMAN
    The tender and moving novella from the author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People 'I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know' Lisa Genova, New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice _________ Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day. As t...
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    12,50 €

  • IT STARTS WITH US
    IT STARTS WITH US
    COLLEEN HOOVER
    Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas's side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller It Ends with Us Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two yea...
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    18,75 €

  • DEMON COPPERHEAD
    DEMON COPPERHEAD
    BARBARA KINGSOLVER
    Demon Copperhead: a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Demon befriends us on this, his journey through the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing...
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    25,00 €

  • IT STARTS WITH US
    IT STARTS WITH US
    COLLEEN HOOVER
    Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favourite Atlas' side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller It Ends with Us. ...
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    16,25 €

  • DEMON COPPERHEAD
    DEMON COPPERHEAD
    BARBARA KINGSOLVER
    Demon Copperhead: a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Demon befriends us on this, his journey through the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing...
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    18,75 €