Schließt die Augen. Wenn ihr bereit seid, dann folgt mir. Reist mit mir zu einem Planeten auf der anderen Seite des Universums, wo eine fremde Spezies existiert. Lasst uns gemeinsam ihr Darsein beobachten, ihr Leiden und ihr Leben. Das hier ist eine Geschichte von Gesellschaft und Verstoßenen, von Sturheit und von Wandel, aber vorallem von Windmühlen und Kämpfenden. Also bereit? Dann geht's los!

Melanie, die leidenschaftliche Weltenbummlerin, und ihr Bruder Tristan, ein wahrer Nerd, brechen gemeinsam zu einer epischen Weltreise auf. Trotz ihrer unterschiedlichen Lebensstile und Interessen verbindet sie der unerschütterliche Wille, das Ungewisse zu erforschen und das Abenteuer ihres Lebens zu erleben. Gemeinsam trotzen sie den Stürmen des Lebens und erleben die Höhen und Tiefen dieser einzigartigen Reise. Ihre abenteuerliche Odyssee führt sie zu atemberaubenden Orten, wo sie faszinierende Kulturen entdecken und herzliche Begegnungen haben. Doch die Reise birgt auch unerwartete Gefahren und Herausforderungen, die ihre Entschlossenheit auf die Probe stellen. Inmitten von Naturwundern und menschlichen Dramen lernen sie, sich selbst und einander auf ganz neue Weise kennen. Eine Geschichte von Mut, Freundschaft und der unaufhaltsamen Kraft des menschlichen Abenteuers, die dich mitfiebern lässt und inspiriert.

2008 Printz Award Winner Melina Marchetta crafts an epic fantasy of ancient magic, exile, feudal intrigue, and romance that rivets from the first page. (Age 14 and up) Finnikin was only a child during the five days of the unspeakable, when the royal family of Lumatere were brutally murdered, and an imposter seized the throne. Now a curse binds all who remain inside Lumatere’s walls, and those who escaped roam the surrounding lands as exiles, persecuted and despairing, dying by the thousands in fever camps. In a narrative crackling with the tension of an imminent storm, Finnikin, now on the cusp of manhood, is compelled to join forces with an arrogant and enigmatic young novice named Evanjalin, who claims that her dark dreams will lead the exiles to a surviving royal child and a way to pierce the cursed barrier and regain the land of Lumatere. But Evanjalin’s unpredictable behavior suggests that she is not what she seems -- and the startling truth will test Finnikin’s faith not only in her, but in all he knows to be true about himself and his destiny.

New York Times Bestseller The profound and compelling story of a personal quest for meaning and faith from Wally Lamb, #1 New York Times bestselling author of She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True “The beauty of The Hour I First Believed, a soaring novel as amazingly graceful as the classic hymn that provides the title, is that Lamb never loses sight of the spark of human resilience. . . . Lamb’s wonderful novel offers us the promise and power of hope.” —Miami Herald When 47-year-old high school teacher Caelum Quirk and his younger wife, Maureen, a school nurse, move to Littleton, Colorado, they both get jobs at Columbine High School. In April 1999, Caelum returns home to Connecticut to be with his aunt who has just had a stroke. But Maureen finds herself in the school library at Columbine, cowering in a cabinet and expecting to be killed, as two vengeful students go on a murderous rampage. Miraculously she survives, but at a cost: she is unable to recover from the trauma. Caelum and Maureen flee Colorado and return to an illusion of safety at the Quirk family farm back east. But the effects of chaos are not so easily put right, and further tragedy ensues. In The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb travels well beyond his earlier work and embodies in his fiction myth, psychology, family history stretching back many generations, and the questions of faith that lie at the heart of everyday life. The result is an extraordinary tour de force, at once a meditation on the human condition and an unflinching yet compassionate evocation of character.

The sordid, #1 New York Times bestselling true crime story of adultery, addiction, gambling debt, and murder in a privileged suburban town—from author and journalist Joe McGinniss. The Marshalls were the model family of Tom’s River, New Jersey, living the American dream and seemingly in possession of all that money could buy. Rob Marshall, a successful insurance broker, was the big breadwinner, king of the country club set. Maria Marshall was his stunningly beautiful wife and the perfect mom to their three great kids. Then one night while the couple drove home from Atlantic City, Rob, his head bloodied, reported Maria had been brutally slain. Sympathy poured in—until disquieting facts began to surface…and the true story of adultery, gambling, drugs and murder tore the mask off Rob Marshall and the blinders off the town that thought he could do no wrong.

Im Jahr 3000 gelang es den Frauen, die Macht zu ergrefein. Sie siegten über die Männer und eine neue, friedvollere Ära brach an. Doch nicht alles ist so harmonisch, wie es scheint.

Leo has long joked that, in the event of his death, he wants his best friend Garrett, a lifelong bachelor, to marry his wife, Audrey. One drunken night, he goes so far as to make Garrett promise to do so. Then, twelve years later, Leo, a veteran firefighter, dies in a skiing accident. As Audrey navigates her new role as widow and single parent, Garrett quits his job in Boston and buys a one-way ticket out west. Before long, Audrey's feelings for Garrett become more than platonic, and Garrett finds himself falling for Audrey, her boys, and their life together in Portland. When Audrey finds out about the drunken pact from years ago, though, the harmless promise that brought Garrett into her world becomes the obstacle to his remaining in it.