Cornerstone sep 2024 (18 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second instalment of The Nightingale Daughters series from Sunday Times bestselling author Donna Douglas. Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife!_______________London's East End, 1957In the Nightingale Hospital, Matron Helen finds herself playing surrogate mother to her newly discovered French niece Catrine, while having to keep their family relationship a secret from the rest of the staff.However, independent Catrine is determined to do things her way, and break the rules. But underneath it all, she is lost, still mourning the loss of her mother and struggling to get along with her new family.Helen's own heart is aching since the breakdown of her marriage with David, which isn't helped when he returns to work at the hospital. Can she work side by side with the man she still loves Helen's isn't the only marriage that hangs in the balance, as Nurse Dora faces a shock that could mean the end of her own marriage.Can love conquer all at the Nightingale Hospital.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - All that stands between an evil villain and world domination is a pair of twelve-year-olds who just learned they're time travellers. What could go wrong Twins Pew and Basket Church dream of escaping the gloomy orphanage where they grew up. Or, even better, the return of their unknown parents.But even in their wildest dreams, they never imagined the truth. They can travel through time!Armed only with perplexing clues to their past and a time travel talisman that is key to their future, Pew and Basket embark on an epic quest. Their voyage takes them from battlefields to pirate colonies, all in a race to uncover the secrets of their family - and outsmart time's greatest villain.History, adventure and mystery collide in this delightfully clever romp through space and time.James Patterson, Sunday Times bestseller, August 2024.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \* The instant Sunday Times bestseller! \* Get ready for one of the most gripping psychological thrillers of the year, perfect for fans of Gillian McAllister, Lisa Jewell and Paula Hawkins.'I've been yearning for something to give me Girl on the Train vibes. . . this is that book.' Lisa Jewell'Totally unpredictable. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' Claire Douglas'A deliciously clever book. Jaw-dropping. Absolutely outstanding' Andrea Mara'Utterly gripping from first to last . I guarantee you'll be absolutely hooked.' The Guardian___________A tragic accident Or murder A woman falls to her death from a London bank's twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace.You're arrested for her murder.You tell the police that you only met the victim the previous night at your office party. She was threatening to jump from the roof, but you talked her down.You've got nothing to do with this tragedy.You're clearly being framed.So why do the police keep picking holes in your story And why doesn't your lawyer seem to believe you It soon becomes obvious that you're keeping secrets.But who are you trying to protect And why Obsession. Intrigue. Revenge. Get ready for one of the most twisty thrillers this year!___________Readers are loving The Woman on the Ledge . . .\*\*\*\*\* 'ONE OF THE BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS I HAVE READ THIS YEAR!!! WHAT A BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN MASTERPIECE!!!'\*\*\*\*\* 'It's been awhile since I have read a good PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, and even longer since I read a great one-but this ORIGINAL gem is pretty great!'\*\*\*\*\* 'This has the best dynamics of a book that I have read in awhile. What a talented author!'\*\*\*\*\* 'Recommend this one to anyone who enjoys an intense, twisted, thought-provoking and engaging Psychological Thriller.'\*\*\*\*\* 'All I can say is that this is not a book to be missed.'___________More love for The Woman on the Ledge:'A thrill-ride of a novel - dark, riveting and twisty' Lucy Clarke'I inhaled this. . . Lots of twists and turns. Couldn't put it down!' Hayley Morris'Razor-sharp plotting, great writing . a pitch-perfect legal thriller' Harriet Tyce'A deeply satisfying read' Her Honour Judge Wendy Joseph KC'I'm certain this will be one of my favourite thrillers of 2024 already!' Prima'A twist-a-minute thrill ride!' Lisa Gardner'Had me turning the pages through the night' Heidi Perks'A gripping thriller with a great premise and a twist I didn't see coming' John Marrs'The best thriller I've read in ages' Laura Pearson'Wonderfully twisty, fabulously unexpected and immensely satisfying' Alex Marwood'The best kind of plot-twisty story . I devoured it!' Sabine Durrant'Breathta. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A writer I'd follow anywhere' Katie Fforde'It's so lovely to find an author you love' Marian Keyes'Such a brilliant writer' Jill Mansell_________________________Luna and her sister are devastated after their mother's sudden death.But when a lifelong secret is revealed, they must return to her birthplace in New York to settle affairs.In Brooklyn, they soon find more questions than answers, until something impossible - magical - happens to Luna, and she meets her mother as a young woman back in the summer of 1977.When Luna realises she's not imagining things, and can truly travel back in time, she is determined to change things.But in doing anything - everything - to save her mother's life, will she have to sacrifice her own ___________________________Praise for Rowan Coleman's bestselling novels:'I've always loved Rowan's writing' Lucy Dillon 'Beautifully written' Daily Mail'There is a lovely smooth glow to the writing' Matt Haig'Epic . . .' Red Magazine'Painfully real and utterly heartbreaking. wonderfully uplifting' Lisa Jewell'Stupendous' Lucy Diamond 'Utterly life affirming' Jenny Colgan 'A book you will carry with you long after the last page' Milly Johnson'Magical, wonderful and beautifully written.' Trisha Ashley'Whenever I read a Rowan Coleman novel, I am always taken on a great adventure' Alice Peterson'Beautiful' Louise Beech'Life-affirming and joyful' Sara Sheridan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A writer I'd follow anywhere' Katie Fforde'It's so lovely to find an author you love' Marian Keyes 'Such a brilliant writer' Jill Mansell___________________Rose Pritchard has fled her abusive husband with little more than the clothes on her back - and her slightly eccentric, but exceedingly smart, seven-year-old daughter.In search of a better life, they journey to a tiny but picturesque Cumbrian village.The beauty of the surrounding countryside gives Rose a renewed sense of hope and she soon seizes the chance to reconnect with figures from the past.Drawing on her newfound strength, Rose comes to understand that it's not what you leave behind that defines you. But what you're running toward.___________________Praise for Rowan Coleman's bestselling novels:'I've always loved Rowan's writing' Lucy Dillon'Beautifully written' Daily Mail'There is a lovely smooth glow to the writing' Matt Haig'Epic . . .' Red Magazine'Painfully real and utterly heartbreaking. wonderfully uplifting' Lisa Jewell'Stupendous' Lucy Diamond'Utterly life affirming' Jenny Colgan'A book you will carry with you long after the last page' Milly Johnson'Magical, wonderful and beautifully written.' Trisha Ashley'Whenever I read a Rowan Coleman novel, I am always taken on a great adventure' Alice Peterson'Beautiful' Louise Beech'Life-affirming and joyful' Sara Sheridan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A writer I'd follow anywhere' Katie Fforde'It's so lovely to find an author you love' Marian Keyes 'Such a brilliant writer' Jill Mansell_______________________Ponden Hall is a centuries-old house on the Yorkshire moors, a magical place full of stories. It's also where Trudy Heaton grew up. And where she eventually ran away from.Now, after the devastating loss of her husband, she is returning home with her young son, Will, who refuses to believe his father is dead.While Trudy tries to do her best for her son, she must also attempt to build bridges with her eccentric mother.And then there is the Hall itself. It may have fallen into disrepair but generations of lives and loves still echo in its shadows, sometimes even reaching out into the present._______________________Praise for Rowan Coleman's bestselling novels:'I've always loved Rowan's writing' Lucy Dillon'Beautifully written' Daily Mail'There is a lovely smooth glow to the writing' Matt Haig'Epic . . .' Red Magazine'Painfully real and utterly heartbreaking. wonderfully uplifting' Lisa Jewell'Stupendous' Lucy Diamond'Utterly life affirming' Jenny Colgan 'A book you will carry with you long after the last page' Milly Johnson'Magical, wonderful and beautifully written.' Trisha Ashley'Whenever I read a Rowan Coleman novel, I am always taken on a great adventure' Alice Peterson'Beautiful' Louise Beech'Life-affirming and joyful' Sara Sheridan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A writer I'd follow anywhere' Katie Fforde'It's so lovely to find an author you love' Marian Keyes 'Such a brilliant writer' Jill Mansell_________________________Willow and Holly are identical twins. As close as two sisters can be.But whilst Holly has seemingly breezed through life as the 'good twin', Willow has always seen herself as less than perfect. And though she puts on a brave face to the world, she's been hiding her unhappiness for too long.When secrets from the past threaten catch up with her, Willow realises it's finally time to face her fears head on.And - with her sister's help - learn to laugh, and live, once more.___________________________Praise for Rowan Coleman's bestselling novels:'I've always loved Rowan's writing' Lucy Dillon'Beautifully written' Daily Mail'There is a lovely smooth glow to the writing' Matt Haig'Epic . . .' Red Magazine'Painfully real and utterly heartbreaking. wonderfully uplifting' Lisa Jewell'Stupendous' Lucy Diamond'Utterly life affirming' Jenny Colgan 'A book you will carry with you long after the last page' Milly Johnson'Magical, wonderful and beautifully written.' Trisha Ashley'Whenever I read a Rowan Coleman novel, I am always taken on a great adventure' Alice Peterson'Beautiful' Louise Beech'Life-affirming and joyful' Sara Sheridan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A writer I'd follow anywhere' Katie Fforde'It's so lovely to find an author you love' Marian Keyes 'Such a brilliant writer' Jill Mansell_____________________________Stella Carey exists in a world of night. Married to an ex-soldier, she leaves the house every evening as Vincent locks himself away, along with the scars and the secrets he carries.During her nursing shifts, Stella writes letters for her patients to their loved ones - some full of humour, love and practical advice, others steeped in regret or pain - and promises to post these messages after their deaths.Until one night Stella writes the letter that could give her patient one last chance at redemption, if only she delivers it in time. . ._____________________________Praise for Rowan Coleman's bestselling novels: 'I've always loved Rowan's writing' Lucy Dillon 'Beautifully written' Daily Mail'There is a lovely smooth glow to the writing' Matt Haig'Epic . . .' Red Magazine 'Painfully real and utterly heartbreaking. wonderfully uplifting' Lisa Jewell 'Stupendous' Lucy Diamond 'Utterly life affirming' Jenny Colgan 'A book you will carry with you long after the last page' Milly Johnson 'Magical, wonderful and beautifully written.' Trisha Ashley'Whenever I read a Rowan Coleman novel, I am always taken on a great adventure' Alice Peterson 'Beautiful' Louise Beech'Life-affirming and joyful' Sara Sheridan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A writer I'd follow anywhere' Katie Fforde'It's so lovely to find an author you love' Marian Keyes 'Such a brilliant writer' Jill Mansell_____________________________For young window, Ellen Wood, her home is a refuge - a haven for herself and soon-to-be teenage son.But when money grows so tight that Ellen could lose the house, her sister makes a radical suggestion . . . rent out some of the rooms.Soon, a host of characters enter her ordered but fragile existence - each with their own messy life in tow.A full house injects a renewed sense of energy into Ellen's world.But though she's had the courage to open the door, will she dare step through ________________________________Praise for Rowan Coleman's bestselling novels: 'I've always loved Rowan's writing' Lucy Dillon'Beautifully written' Daily Mail'There is a lovely smooth glow to the writing' Matt Haig'Epic . . .' Red Magazine'Painfully real and utterly heartbreaking. wonderfully uplifting' Lisa Jewell'Stupendous' Lucy Diamond'Utterly life affirming' Jenny Colgan 'A book you will carry with you long after the last page' Milly Johnson'Magical, wonderful and beautifully written.' Trisha Ashley'Whenever I read a Rowan Coleman novel, I am always taken on a great adventure' Alice Peterson'Beautiful' Louise Beech'Life-affirming and joyful' Sara Sheridan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Beautiful and compelling' Heidi Swain'Two sparkling leads who will steal your heart!' Holly Miller'One of the best books I have read this year' Emma Cooper________________On the last train home you expect to find.- Standing space only- Drunk people singing- The overpowering smell of McDonaldsYou never expect to find love.When Abbie and Tom cross paths traveling home after a night out, their eyes meet across a crowded carriage and their connection is unmistakable.What they don't know is that moments later they'll both be caught up in an event that will change them forever.It is one that will bring them together. But it will also tear them apart.A lot can happen in seven seconds. A lot can happen in seven years.Can they find their way back to each other ________________Don't miss THE LAST TRAIN HOME!'This is an awesome book! It gripped me from start to finish. . . A wonderful, unconventional, captivating romance' Sue Moorcroft'A right-person-wrong-time story that will stay with you' That's Life Magazine'I absolutely devoured this funny, moving, unputdownable novel.' Jenny Ashcroft'A wonderful, heart-warming, different love story.' Tracy Rees'A beautiful, uplifting story from start to finish' Virginia Heath'A compelling modern love story brimming with emotion and heart' Fiona Gibson'A heart-wrenching roller coaster full of missed opportunities and tenderness.' Caroline Khoury'Romantic, warm and swoon-worthy' Emily Stone'A gorgeous love story full of suspense, drama and tenderness.' Eleanor Ray'A touching story of love, fate and second chances.' Fiona Lucas'Very easy reading' Daily Mail'.full of emotion and feels very real - we loved it' Fabulous'.these two characters feel believably flawed' The Times.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - To protect the ones she loves, Fortuna has left everything behind.She can't let down her guard. She can't rest. She can't stop moving. Not if she doesn't want her ever-growing abilities to be used as a catalyst for a monster's entrance into the world.Fortuna thought she knew death. She believed herself well-acquainted with betrayal. But now she stumbles upon one more secret. One more answer to a question she's been asking for over a decade.One more truth that might shatter her completely.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - FATES WILL COLLIDE IN THE FINAL BOOK IN THE SENSATIONAL FATE & FLAME SERIES'Completely unputdownable' - Kate Golden'If you're looking for your next romantasy obsession, then look no further.' - Nisha J Tuli_______'Prophecy always finds a way.'The will of the fates has come to pass. Monsters swarm from the depths, while dragons soar overhead. And the throne of Islor lies vacant. but not for long.Fleeing the merciless sirens, Tyree and Annika find themselves stranded on a distant shore. Forced together to survive, they find old magics and terrifying new enemies. For Romeria and Zander, the long-held secrets of the casters' magic reveal a chance to finally master the power that has held all their lives in the balance for too long.But with power comes betrayal. And sacrifices must be made.The final book in the captivating Fate & Flame series: a fantasy romance from the author of The Simple Wild._______PRAISE FOR THE FATE & FLAME SERIES:'THE SLOW BURN IS TO DIE FOR' 5\* reader review'Political intrigue, sexual tension, slow burns, the most perfect enemies to lovers and swoony kings! I did NOT realise how obsessed I would become.' 5\* reader review'An exciting and unpredictable fantasy story with a chemistry-filled enemies-to-lovers romance. I loved it!' 5\* reader review'Intense, action-packed, magical, and full of passion.' 5\* reader review'An enchanting and incredibly well written book with outstanding world building and the kind of deeply rooted character development I love.' 5\* reader review'I could not be more obsessed with this book.' 5\* reader review.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Very open and honest' talkSPORTSome people are born to be sports stars. I wasn't one of them. I was born to be . . . actually what was I born to be Probably, like most Asian kids growing up in the late Nineties, a doctor, or a teacher. At a push I might have been a cricketer. A boxer Come off it! No Asian lad did that sort of thing.Hanging up my gloves has given me the opportunity to reflect not just on my career but on who I am and the kind of person I want to be. Whoever that is, I just hope they get a few less slaps to the face!Boxing has only ever been part of the storyline. Whether it be death threats from Al-Qaeda, gunpoint robbery, family fallouts, marriage to a New York socialite, three kids, a reality show, a money pit wedding hall, or walking through a flood and earthquake devastated Pakistan, I'm struggling to think of a quiet day. That means a lot of lessons hard-learned - and you'll notice that I try to pass a few on here.I've become a teacher after all.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The English language has evolved throughout its history, and usually for good reasons. However, in recent years, egged on by social media and the ubiquity and velocity of the internet, it has been subject to some grave assaults. There appear no longer to be any rules, in an era when, thanks to the web (another word to have changed its meaning) everyone can be a published author, completely unedited and unregulated. This often has dire consequences for the English tongue.Simon Heffer's A to Z runs though a whole litany of common confusions ('flaunt' and 'flout', 'imply' and 'infer', 'uninterested' and 'disinterested'), unidiomatic English ('fed up of', 'focus around', the use of 'impacted' in such construction as 'the loss impacted him badly'), and lazy expressions (these days every extended activity is an '-athon', every scandal is a 'Something-gate'). It bemoans some truly awful neologisms, 'infotainment' and 'funwashing' among them. And it registers the horror of those of us who do not believe that you can answer the question 'How are you ' with the words 'I'm good'.Trenchant and sprinkled with dry wit, Scarcely English is both a chamber of horrors of bad and lazy English and a plea for accuracy, clear thinking and elegance. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A duke's daughter, despised and outcast by all. A crown prince, feared by even the emperor.Juvelian is a villainess so universally hated that when she is accused of jealously poisoning the princess of the Ashet Empire, her own father leaves her to die a traitor's death. Faced with the threat of interrogation by the infamously tyrannical Crown Prince Maximillian, she takes her own life.And that's how the story ends - at least, that's how it was supposed to end.Now, a reborn Juvelian has joined the cast, and she is determined to rewrite the finale. But even if she manages to change the ending, she will still need to contend with her father's feral protégé - a young man who sees Juvelian as an obstacle to his dangerous ambitions.This volume collects episodes 1-14 of the webcomic Father, I Don't Want This Marriage. Roal (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024THE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT'Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and alive' PERCIVAL EVERETT'An extraordinarily immersive journey through lives linked in mysterious ways - gripping, alarming and uplifting' EMMA DONOGHUERafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school where they bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game. It sets them up for life: Rafi will get lost in literature, while Todd's work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough.Elsewhere, Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs; Ina Aroita grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home.All of these people meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity's next great adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out into the open sea. As the seasteaders close in, how will Evie play the ever-unfolding oceanic game Will Ina engage in acts of destruction Todd and Rafi, now estranged, still find themselves in competition: Todd unravels while working on an idea to redraw the boundaries of human immortality, while Rafi and the residents must decide if they will greenlight the new project on their shores and change their home forever.Set in the world's largest ocean, Playground explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize and interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can.'Powers is a master of taking important topics of our times - from threats to our oceans and climate change to AI - and turning them into riveting and fiercely relevant books imbued with psychological insight and a deep awe for nature. This eloquent dance of the scientific and emotional makes him one of our finest story tellers. PLAYGROUND is brilliant, captivating and important - and the best book I've read this year' ANDREA WULFMore praise for Richard Powers:'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' GUARDIAN'Impressively precise in its scientific conjectures, Bewilderment is no less rich or wise in its emotionality' OBSERVER'He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent' OPRAH WINFREY'It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's message' SUNDAY TIMES'Refreshing, original and moving' EVENING STANDARD.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The definitive account of how the world's richest man, in a fit of unbridled vanity and arrogance, took over and destroyed our digital town square' John Carreyrou, bestselling author of Bad Blood'Astonishing. Kate Conger and Ryan Mac's meticulous, comprehensive reporting turns an opaque mess brutally transparent' Jia Tolentino, bestselling author of Trick Mirror'Gripping. Through fly-on-the-wall reporting, Character Limit takes readers inside Elon Musk's tumultuous Twitter takeover and the disruption of a company, an industry, and the online public square. What a wild ride' Bradley Hope, bestselling author of Billion Dollar WhaleIn a world of viral ideas and emotion, who gets to control the narrative, who gets to be heard, and what does power really cost This is the story of the showdown between Elon Musk and Twitter and how the richest man on earth suddenly came to control one of the most powerful media platforms in the world. In Character Limit, award-winning reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac draw on exclusive interviews, unreported documents and internal Twitter recordings to provide a revelatory, three-dimensional, and definitive account of what really happened when Musk showed up to takeover Twitter, spoiling for a brawl and intent on revolution, with his merciless, sycophantic cadre of lawyers, investors, and bankers. In part, this is the story of Twitter's founder, Jack Dorsey, who idealistically dreamed of building a 'digital town square' but detested Wall Street and never built a profitable business, and Musk, one of the site's most influential users with over 70 million followers. To Musk, Twitter-once known for its almost absolute commitment to free speech-had utterly lost its way. Blaming it for the proliferation of what he called the 'woke mind virus', he claimed that the survival of humanity itself depended on the future of the site. In January 2022, Musk began secretly accumulating Twitter stock. By April, he was its largest shareholder, and, soon after, he made an unsolicited offer to purchase the company for the unimaginable sum of $44 billion. Backed into a corner, Twitter's board accepted his offer-only for Musk to change his mind, forcing Twitter to sue him. Drawing on unparalleled sources, this is the defining story of our time told in vivid, cinematic detail.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -To protect the ones she loves, Fortuna has left everything behind.She can't let down her guard. She can't rest. She can't stop moving. Not if she doesn't want her ever-growing abilities to be used as a catalyst for a monster's entrance into the world.Fortuna thought she knew death. She believed herself well-acquainted with betrayal. But now she stumbles upon one more secret. One more answer to a question she's been asking for over a decade.One more truth that might shatter her completely. 496 pp. Englisch.…