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Tove Jansson Letters from Klara
In this collection comprising of thirteen short stories, Jansson masterfully crafts unsettling narratives that delve into unexpected connections, awkward encounters, and solitary moments From reconnecting with childhood friends in "Party Games" to exploring the theme of ageing in "Trip to the Riviera", Jansson's short story collection "Letters from Klara" beautifully and intimately depicts the human condition in all its pain and joy. © 2024 Tove Jansson, Moomin Characters™ Published in the English...
Engels | 3 uur 33 minuten (155 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Stray Kids
How do homeless kids survive in a big city?
Tramps. How can it come to this with anyone anyway? Usually it originates with bad luck. When there is no one to help you and you panic, bad luck stacks bad luck and you lose everything. Addicts, old people who can no longer keep up with the times, single people who are evicted because of debts. There are also children among them. Isolated fringe figures, of whom we sometimes catch a glimpse in a corner of the eye. Because invisibility is a survival strategy. Sometimes something happens to them that...
Engels | 234 pagina's (PDF, 0,8 MB) | Artscience, Amsterdam | 2024
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Lady Victoria Howard Mirror Hours
A Change of Direction - a Time Travel Romance
Victoria experiences a time slip that conjures William into her dreams. Fellow time traveller, Ruth, advises her to return the marble to Jude’s home, which she does, but the pair fall out over the ongoing land dispute. What Victoria knows for sure is that she needs to learn more about William and Molly and she wastes no time in travelling through the mirror to the Victorian era, to discover more truths. Back in the present-day, Victoria visits a Scottish castle with George but again she gets more...
Engels | 5 uur 5 minuten (223 MB) | LUST, København | 2022
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Lady Victoria Howard Mirror Hours
Fun and Fury - a Time Travel Romance
Victoria's adventures continue through the mirror and she embarks on a Viking adventure where she is worshipped in a sexual ritual as a goddess. In the late 1930s, she arrives on the ‘Gone with the Wind’ film set where she has a sexual encounter with Clark Gable dressed as Rhett Butler. In the present-day, she meets the wealthy art collector, George Shervashidze. Then, in Bibury, she meets George’s almost complete opposite, Jude. Victoria finds her mind flitting from various men; Ragnar, George,...
Engels | 6 uur 24 minuten (280 MB) | LUST, København | 2022
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Tove Jansson Travelling Light
Venture beyond the familiar and discover the fragile line between tranquility and turmoil in 12 gripping and unnerving short stories, masterfully crafted by Tove Jansson. From a professor stranded in a picturesque Spanish village to a holiday in Finland disrupted by an intrusive child, each tale unravels the unsettling facets of journeys that veer off course. Brilliantly evoking the shifting scenes and restlessness of summer, "Travelling Light" is guaranteed to surprise. © 2024 Tove Jansson, Moomin...
Engels | 5 uur 36 minuten (244 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Martina André Robolove 3 - Operation
Silver Soul
The gripping final instalment in the popular RoboLove trilogy. Silver, former combat robot turned rebel, is tasked by his leader with a highly sensitive mission – to protect Patricia, First Lady of the PanAmerican States, from a treacherous assassin. To get as close to her as possible, Silver takes on the role of her handsome companion. There’s just one snag: her powerful ex-husband sends a female robot to be her new bodyguard. Soul – the breathtakingly beautiful R9 model – distrusts Silver from...
Engels | 8 uur 18 minuten (362 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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JJ Marsh Wolf Tones
Fifteen years ago, Rolf was destined for the gutter. His luck has changed. Now a cellist with the Salzburg City Orchestra, he has his dream job and dizzying prospects. All because of her. Smart, sexy, well connected and crazy about him, Leonor is his fantasy woman. She made him and he'll never forget it. Neither will she. She chooses Rolf's diet, his friends, his decisions and career path. She knows best. When does a champion turn controller? While he submits to domination at home, he struggles...
Engels | 10 uur 52 minuten (472 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Kirk Kjeldsen The Depths
After trailing spouse Marah Lenaerts suffers her third miscarriage in as many years, her husband Eden surprises her with a vacation to Malaysia, hoping it will lift her spirits. And it does, as they enjoy trading the bustle of their Shanghai life behind for the idyllic tropical paradise. But while on a diving excursion, they’re taken hostage by a group of terrorists, who take them to a remote island and hold them there for ransom. The longer that time drags on, though, the more doubts Marah begins...
Engels | 5 uur (228 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2019
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Will Adams The Sacred Spoils
The new conspiracy thriller from a true master of the genre. To the victor go the spoils... Historian Carmen Nero is in southern Italy help a friend search for ancient riches, is caught up in the murderous schemes of the Calabrian Mafia. Cesco Rossi, a quick-witted conman on the run from a brutal group of neo-Nazis, is about to be confronted by his tragic past. Israeli Professor Zara Gold is on a mission to find Judaism's most sacred relic. For the tomb of Alaric I, the Visigoth king who sacked...
Engels | 13 uur 51 minuten (616 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Natasha Illum Berg Looking at Harry and Other Stories
From Arkansas and London to Zanzibar and the Tanzanian bush, "Looking at Harry and other stories" follows a selection of unique perspectives on the human condition spanning multiple continents. An inquiry into the dichotomies of life, this short story collection features six beautifully crafted stories that all explore how there is always two sides to one coin... ©2024 Natasha Illum Berg (P)2024 Saga Egmont Natasha Illum Berg (b. 1971) is an author, hunter, and conservationist known for her debut...
Engels | 5 uur 36 minuten (246 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024
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Claes Johansen Nicola and the Child Correction Centre
Nicola’s father froze. He slowly put down his knife and fork. She looked at him, shocked to see how he had suddenly turned chalky white. She began to shiver. What did her father know about the Child Correction Centre? From the moment Nicola hears about the Child Correction Centre, her life is turned upside down. She must go through one ordeal after another in order to save mankind from a terrible disaster that some greedy businessmen are about to cause. Claes Johansen (b. 1957) is one of the...
Engels | 3 uur 10 minuten (148 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Ola Mustapha Other Names, Other Places
"What were we, then, if ‘English’ was a prize out of our reach and ‘Tunisian’ was the mask we wore at home?" Caught between cultures and struggling to find her identity, Nessie, a Londoner with Tunisian roots, navigates the complexities of belonging. With her multiple name - Nesrine, Susu, Nessie - and a yearning for acceptance, she grapples with not being "enough" for anyone. But when Mrs Brown enters their lives, her charismatic presence becomes the glue holding their dysfunctional family together...
Engels | 8 uur 18 minuten (376 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Donna Ashcroft The Christmas Countdown
It’s that time of year again, snowflakes are fluttering and the countdown to Christmas has begun! Twenty-seven-year-old Holly Devine has just had her heart well and truly broken. Hurt by the two people she loves the most, she flees to her eccentric Aunt Clara’s cosy cottage to hide away over the winter season. But kind, impulsive Aunt Clara has other ideas... She’s not about to see her favourite niece wallowing in sadness during the most wonderful time of the year. So, with the help of her close...
Engels | 10 uur 18 minuten (454 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Steffen Jacobsen The Promise - Part 1
THE PROMISE is an intense, fast-paced and gripping Scandinavian thriller told in four parts. In Herstedvester Prison sits a frustrated and restless Nina with her young protégée, Gabriela. They’re both on the run from an ominous dark past that’s constantly on their heels. When Nina is released on parole, she has difficulty enjoying her newfound freedom. Firstly, because she has to leave the defenseless Gabriela in prison, and secondly, because Nina’s new legal guardian definitely isn’t to her liking...
Engels | 54 minuten (43 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Steffen Jacobsen The Promise - Part 2
THE PROMISE is an intense, fast-paced and gripping Scandinavian thriller told in four parts. Nina has moved into her rich sister’s splendid villa and is adapting to life outside of prison. She passes the time by getting involved in her 18-year-old niece’s boyfriend problems and exercising obsessively. She senses that the wrong people are on her tail and that it’s best to be prepared ... Steffen Jacobsen’s debut novel The Passenger (Passageren in Danish) came out in 2008, but his big break came...
Engels | 53 minuten (42 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Celia Hayes Don't Marry Thomas Clarke
A feel-good romance. Sometimes true love can be found where you least expect it... Perfect for the fans of Mhairi McFarlene and Fiona Gibson. Thomas Clark is a wealthy aristocrat. Sandy Price was the girl next door. They grew up spending their summer holidays on the same country estate, but Sandy couldn't stand Thomas and he hasn't crossed her mind since. Years later, an unexpected turn of events brings Thomas back into her life. At the reading of his grandfather's will, Thomas is set to inherit...
Engels | 8 uur 57 minuten (393 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Minna Howard A Winter Affair
A wonderful warm, seasonal treat, whisking you on a magical adventure to the Swiss Alps. Full of food, laughter and fun. Perfect for the fans of Trisha Ashley. With a recent divorce and empty nest Eloise Brandon is facing Christmas alone until a harried phone call from her godfather changes everything. Accepting his challenge, Eloise finds herself en-route to Verbier and to her godfather's chalet in the beautiful Swiss Alps to help cater for some seriously rich, high rolling guests. What ensues...
Engels | 8 uur 33 minuten (380 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Lilac Mills Waste Not, Want Not in Applewell
George can’t throw anything away. But he’s in danger of throwing away a chance at love. George Nightingale is a hoarder with a house full of junk. For years he’s kept it a secret, rarely leaving his house and keeping social interactions to a minimum, but his carefully balanced system is now under threat... Nessa Millbrook can’t wait to get settled into her new home in quaint, rural Applewell. Everyone in the village is so friendly – except her neighbour, George, who wants nothing to do with her....
Engels | 9 uur 11 minuten (409 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Lina Wolff Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs
At a run-down brothel in Caudal, Spain, the prostitutes are collecting stray dogs. Each is named after a famous male writer: Dante, Chaucer, and Bret Easton Ellis. When a john is cruel, the dogs are fed rotten meat. To the east, in Barcelona, an unflappable teenage girl is endeavouring to trace the peculiarities of her life back to one woman: Alba Camb, writer of violent short stories, who left Caudal as a girl and never went back. Mordantly funny, dryly sensual, written with a staggering lightness...
Engels | 9 uur 55 minuten (434 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Phoebe Walker Temper
"There’s a gap where my sense of place should be. It’s quite a useful one sometimes. It allows me to sit on the cusp of an opinion." Following a move to the Netherlands, a young woman dissects the developments of her new life: awkward exchanges with the people she meets, days spent alone freelancing in her apartment, her confrontation with boredom and unease. In her newfound isolation, she develops an unusual friendship with Colette, a woman she neither likes nor can keep away from. As her feelings...
Engels | 4 uur 25 minuten (192 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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