***WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019*** SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER This is Britain as you've never seen it. This is Britain as it has never been told. From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the twentieth century to the teens of the twenty-first, Girl Woman Other follows a cast of twelve characters on their personal journeys through this country and the last hundred years. They're each looking for something - a shared past, an unexpected future, a place to call home, somewhere to fit in, a lover, a missed mother, a lost father, even just a touch of hope . . . 'Masterful . . . A choral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain' Elle 'Exceptional. Ambitious, flowing and all-encompassing, an offbeat narrative that'll leave your mind in an invigorated whirl... [It] unites poetry, social history, women's voices and beyond. You have to order it right now' Stylist 'Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life' Ali Smith, author of How to be both 'Sparkling, inventive' Sunday Times 'Funny, sad, tender and true, deserves to win awards' Red 'Brims with vitality' Financial Times SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2019

Monika Helfer schreibt fort, was sie mit ihrem Bestseller "Die Bagage" begonnen hat: ihre eigene Familiengeschichte. Ein Mann mit Beinprothese, ein Abwesender, ein Witwer, ein Pensionär, ein Literaturliebhaber. Monika Helfer umkreist das Leben ihres Vaters und erzählt von ihrer eigenen Kindheit und Jugend. Von dem vielen Platz und der Bibliothek im Kriegsopfer-Erholungsheim in den Bergen, von der Armut und den beengten Lebensverhältnissen. Von dem, was sie weiß über ihren Vater, was sie über ihn in Erfahrung bringen kann. Mit großer Wahrhaftigkeit entsteht ein Roman über das Aufwachsen in schwierigen Verhältnissen, eine Suche nach der eigenen Herkunft. Ein Erinnerungsbuch, das sanft von Existenziellem berichtet und schmerzhaft im Erinnern bleibt. "Ja, alles ist gut geworden. Auf eine bösartige Weise ist alles gut geworden."

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Paolini. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she's awakened a nightmare. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move . As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied

A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK "Eloquent and moving...Joshi masterfully balances a yearning for self-discovery with the need for familial love."— Publishers Weekly Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman's struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel. Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist—and confidante—to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own... Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation and her livelihood. As she pursues her dream of an independent life, she is startled one day when she is confronted by her husband, who has tracked her down these many years later with a high-spirited young girl in tow—a sister Lakshmi never knew she had. Suddenly the caution that she has carefully cultivated as protection is threatened. Still she perseveres, applying her talents and lifting up those that surround her as she does

The Angel Tree by Lucinda Riley is a compelling mystery of family secrets and forgotten pasts from the author of The Seven Sisters . Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But when she returns to the Hall for Christmas, at the invitation of her old friend David Marchmont, she has no recollection of her past association with it - the result of a tragic accident that has blanked out more than two decades of her life. Then, during a walk through the wintry landscape, she stumbles across a grave in the woods, and the weathered inscription on the headstone tells her that a little boy is buried here . . . The poignant discovery strikes a chord in Greta's mind and soon ignites a quest to rediscover her lost memories. With David's help, she begins to piece together the fragments of not only her own story, but that of her daughter, Cheska, who was the tragic victim of circumstances beyond her control. And, most definitely, not the angel she appeared to be . . . *First published as Not Quite an Angel under the name Lucinda Edmonds, now extensively rewritten*

Der brandneue Roman der wunderbaren Susan Elizabeth Phillips! Nach einem schweren Schicksalsschlag lässt die 35-jährige Tess alles hinter sich und flieht Hals über Kopf in die abgelegene Ödnis des Runaway Mountain in Tennessee. Hier, in einer kleinen Hütte auf dem Berg nahe eines charmanten Örtchens, lässt Tess los - indem sie immer dann tanzt, wenn die Trauer sie wieder einmal überwältigt. Doch die laute Musik bleibt nicht unbemerkt, und eines Tages steht ein zwar sehr attraktiver, aber umso wütenderer Mann neben ihr - Ian North, ein bekannter Street-Art-Künstler, der ebenfalls gute Gründe hatte, die Einsamkeit der Berge zu suchen. Es ist Abneigung auf den ersten Blick, aber die Liebe hat sich noch nie hinters Licht führen lassen ...