Horace Hopper, raised on a Nevada sheep ranch by the caring Mr. and Mrs. Reese, grapples with feelings of inadequacy stemming from his mixed Paiute and Irish heritage. Despite their intentions to pass the ranch to him, Horace feels he doesn't belong and seeks to forge his own identity. Driven by a desire to prove himself, he leaves behind the only family he's known to pursue a career as a championship boxer, embarking on a journey of self-discovery and ambition.
'There are times, though, that no matter how much food I eat, I find the food does nothing for me, like I am hungry for my country and nothing is going to fix that' This is the story of Darling, uprooted from her family home by paramilitary police, and living in a Zimbabwean shanty called Paradise. Despite the turmoil, she revels in mischief and adventures with her friends, like stealing guavas from the rich neighbourhood, and singing Lady Gaga at the top of her voice. But when Darling has a chance to forge a different life in America, she realises that this new paradise brings its own set of challenges. In We Need New Names a spirited girl grows into a powerful observer of global identity. Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.
Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include very difficult maths and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Daniel ?Skippy? Juster is his roommate. In the grand old Dublin institution that is Seabrook College for Boys, nobody pays either of them much attention. But when Skippy falls for Lori, the Frisbee-playing Siren from the girls? school next door, suddenly all kinds of people take an interest ? including Carl, part-time drug-dealer and official school psychopath. While his teachers battle over modernisation, and Ruprecht attempts to open a portal into a parallel universe, Skippy, in the name of love, is heading for a showdown ? in the form of a fatal doughnut-eating race that only one person will survive. This unlikely tragedy will explode Seabrook?s century-old complacency and bring all kinds of secrets into the light, until teachers and pupils alike discover that the fragile lines dividing past from present, love from betrayal ? and even life from death ? have become almost impossible to read . . .
Prvý septembrový pondelok sa v Spojených štátoch amerických tradične oslavuje Sviatok práce: to je aj dôvod na predĺžený víkend, ktorým sa definitívne končia dovolenky a letné školské prázdniny, a ľudia sa vracajú k bežnému pracovnému rytmu. To je časový priestor komorného psychologického trileru Joyce Maynardovej odohrávajúceho sa v malom americkom meste. Na rozvedenú matku Adele, ktorá sa so svojím synom Henrym vydala do obchodného domu na predškolské nákupy, sa obracia zranený muž so žiadosťou o pomoc. Vysvitne, že je to trestanec, ktorý utiekol z väzenskej nemocnice. Adele, žijúca dovtedy v hlbokej psychickej traume z manželského rozchodu a vedome odlúčená od sveta, mu poskytne úkryt vo svojom dome. V priebehu predĺženého víkendu sa medzi trestancom a Adele vyvíja zvláštny vzťah, oscilujúci medzi vášnivou láskou a rukojemníckou drámou. Maynardová svoj príbeh rozpráva očami trinásťročného Henryho, ktorým lomcuje puberta a frustrácia zo straty otca. Henry si trestanca postupne obľúbi ako náhradného otca. Pravdaže, do týchto krehkých vzťahov vstupuje prvé dievča, ktoré o Henryho prejavilo záujem a ktoré je – ako v antickej dráme – priamou príčinou nadchádzajúcej katastrofy.
Fotomodel en schrijfster Alison Bliss loopt de zee in. Na haar dood wordt zij een nog groter icoon dan toen ze nog leefde. Zes jaar later ontmoet haar man Harry de negentienjarige Helen, met wie hij een intense relatie begint. Harry wordt aangetrokken door haar ongekende gelijkenis met Arabella, zijn grootvaders tweede vrouw, wier levensverhaal de inspiratiebron was voor Alisons laatste boek. Wanneer Harry met Helen teruggaat naar de plek waar Alison is gestorven, komt een legendarisch verhaal aan het licht, dat wellicht de verklaring voor Alisons zelfmoord in zich draagt.
