penguin random house ballantine books (19 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut SG - leichte Beschädigungen oder Verschmutzungen, ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, gestempelt, Versand Büchersendung - SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAY NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - NPR - Chicago Tribune - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - The Telegraph - BookPage 'An act of literary enchantment . . . [Anne] Tyler remains among the best chroniclers of family life this country has ever produced.'- The Washington Post 'It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon. . . . ' This is how Abby Whitshank always describes the day she fell in love with Red in July 1959. The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate an indefinable kind of specialness, but like all families, their stories reveal only part of the picture: Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets. From Red's parents, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to the grandchildren carrying the Whitshank legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century, here are four generations of lives unfolding in and around the sprawling, lovingly worn house that has always been their anchor. Praise for A Spool of Blue Thread 'Quintessential Anne Tyler, as well as quintessential American comedy . . . [She] has a knack for turning sitcom situations into something far deeper and more moving.' - The New York Times Book Review 'Well-crafted, utterly absorbing and compelling . . . probably the best novel you will read all year.' - Chicago Tribune 'By the end of this deeply beguiling novel, we come to know a reality entirely different from the one at the start.' - O: The Oprah Magazine 'A miracle of sorts . . . tender, touching and funny . . . [an] understated masterpiece.' -Associated Press 'Vintage Anne Tyler . . . [The Whitshanks are] rendered with such immediacy and texture that they might be our next-door neighbors.' - Los Angeles Times 'Magic . . . You imagine these characters carrying on, muddling through, enduring the necessary sorrows and quiet joys of their lives somewhere beyond the page.' -The Seattle Times 'The sort of novel that's hard to disentangle yourself from. Warm, charming and emotionally radiant, it surely must be counted as among Tyler's best.' - The Miami Herald 'Exploring [the] dichotomy-the imperfections that reside within a polished exterior-is Tyler's specialty, and her latest generation-spanning work accomplishes just that, masterfully and monumentally.' - Elle 'Among her finest . . . There's no novelist today who writes more insightfully (and often humorously) than Tyler does about the fictions and frictions of family life.' - The Baltimore Sun 'Deeply moving . . . Tyler's innate sense of warmth and good humor permeates the novel.' - The Dallas Morning News 'The story of any family is told through the prism of time. And no storyteller compares to Tyler when it comes to unspooling those tales.' - St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut SG - leichte Beschädigungen oder Verschmutzungen, ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, gestempelt - Survival is the name of the game as the line blurs between reality TV and reality itself in Alexandra Oliva's fast-paced novel of suspense. She wanted an adventure. She never imagined it would go this far. It begins with a reality TV show. Twelve contestants are sent into the woods to face challenges that will test the limits of their endurance. While they are out there, something terrible happens-but how widespread is the destruction, and has it occurred naturally or is it man-made Cut off from society, the contestants know nothing of it. When one of them-a young woman the show's producers call Zoo-stumbles across the devastation, she can imagine only that it is part of the game. Alone and disoriented, Zoo is heavy with doubt regarding the life-and husband-she left behind, but she refuses to quit. Staggering countless miles across unfamiliar territory, Zoo must summon all her survival skills-and learn new ones as she goes. But as her emotional and physical reserves dwindle, she grasps that the real world might have been altered in terrifying ways-and her ability to parse the charade will be either her triumph or her undoing. Sophisticated and provocative, The Last One is a novel that forces us to confront the role that media plays in our perception of what is real: how readily we cast our judgments, how easily we are manipulated. Praise for The Last One '[Alexandra] Oliva brilliantly scrutinizes the recorded (and heavily revised) narratives we believe, and the last one hundred pages will have the reader constantly guessing just what Zoo is capable of doing to find her way back home.'-Washington Post 'A high-concept, high-octane affair . . . The conceit is undoubtedly clever and . . . well executed, but what makes The Last One such a page-turner is Zoo herself: practical, tough-minded and appealing.'-The Guardian 'Oliva takes this (possibly) post-apocalyptic setting, grafts on a knowledgeable skewering of the inner workings of reality television and gives us a gripping story of survival. . . . This is the genius of Oliva's storytelling. . . . [She] makes a stunning debut with this page turner, and becomes a writer to watch.'-Seattle Times 'Oliva delivers a pulse-pounding psychological tale of survival. . . . [She] masterfully manipulates her characters and the setting, creating a mash-up of popular TV genres: Survivor meets The Walking Dead.'-Bookpage.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut SG - leichte Beschädigungen oder Verschmutzungen, ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, gestempelt, Versand Büchersendung - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In the tradition of The Girl on the Train, The Silent Wife, and Gone Girl comes an enthralling psychological thriller that spins one woman's seemingly good fortune, and another woman's mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life. The request seems odd, even intrusive-and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating. EMMA Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules. The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control: no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to transform its occupant-and it does. JANE After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street she is instantly drawn to the space-and to its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death of the home's previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror, as the girl before. Praise for The Girl Before 'Dazzling, startling, and above all cunning-a pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense.' -Lee Child ' The Girl Before generates a fast pace. . . . [J. P.] Delaney intersperses ethics questions on stand-alone pages throughout the book. . . . The single most ingenious touch is that we're not provided either woman's answers.' -The New York Times 'J. P. Delaney builds the suspense.' - Vanity Fair 'Immediate guarantee: You will not be able to put this book down. . . . Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will realize that there's not only more where that came from, but it's also more thrilling.' - American Booksellers Association 'This is going to be the buzziest book of 2017. We may only be a few weeks into 2017, but we're calling it early: This year, The Girl Before will be that book. The upcoming novel by author J. P. Delaney has all of the makings of a sexy murder mystery that is sure to hit the bestseller chart, and it already has the movie deal to prove it.' - InStyle 'Delaney has created a genuinely eerie, fascinating setting in One Folgate Street. . . . The novel's structure, volleying back and forth as first Emma and then Jane begin to question their improbable luck, is beautifully handled. The pages fly.' - USA Today 'The house has a dark past and a landlord that's anything but welcoming.' - New York Post , one of the must-read books of the week ' The Girl Before is deservedly anointed the 'top girl' of this season's suspense novels.' - The Washington Post ' The Girl Before is a cat-and-mouse game that toys with our expectations and twists our sympathies. At times almost unbearably suspenseful, it keeps us guessing from the first page to the very last. Don't miss it.' -Joseph Finder.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neu neuware, importqualität, auf lager - From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Language of Flowers comes her much-anticipated new novel about young love, hard choices, and hope against all odds. For fourteen years, Letty Espinosa has worked three jobs around San Francisco to make ends meet while her mother raised her children-Alex, fifteen, and Luna, just six-in their tiny apartment on a forgotten spit of wetlands near the bay. But now Letty's parents are returning to Mexico, and Letty must step up and become a mother for the first time in her life. Navigating this new terrain is challenging for Letty, especially as Luna desperately misses her grandparents and Alex, who is falling in love with a classmate, is unwilling to give his mother a chance. Letty comes up with a plan to help the family escape the dangerous neighborhood and heartbreaking injustice that have marked their lives, but one wrong move could jeopardize everything she's worked for and her family's fragile hopes for the future. Vanessa Diffenbaugh blends gorgeous prose with compelling themes of motherhood, undocumented immigration, and the American Dream in a powerful and prescient story about family. Praise for We Never Asked for Wings 'Deftly blends family conflict with reassurance: Wings is like Parenthood with class and immigration issues added for gravitas.' - People (Book of the Week) 'This poignant story will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page. . . . Diffenbaugh weaves in the plight of undocumented immigrants to her tale of first- and second-generation Americans struggling to make their way in America. Moving without being maudlin, this story avoids the stereotypes in its stark portrayal of mothers who just want the best for their children.' - RT Book Reviews (Top Pick) 'Diffenbaugh is a storyteller of the highest order: her simple but poetic prose makes even this most classically American story sing with a special kind of vulnerable beauty.' - Bustle '[A] gripping, heartfelt exploration of a mother's love, resilience and redemption.' - Family Circle 'Satisfying storytelling . . . Diffenbaugh delivers a heartwarming journey that mixes redemption and optimistic insight [and] confirms her gift for creating shrewd, sympathetic charmers.' - Kirkus Reviews 'I was hooked from the first breathtaking pages of We Never Asked for Wings , caring about this exquisitely vulnerable family, hoping right along with them on every page that each heart-rending, impossible choice would lead them somewhere better together.' -Lisa Genova, New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice 'Vanessa Diffenbaugh's We Never Asked for Wings propels us into a mother's heart as she and her family travel down a rocky path to understanding and forgiveness. With breathtaking imagery and lyrical prose, Diffenbaugh makes Letty's growth from a troubled young mother to a responsible woman who learns to put her children first, but also allows herself the possibility of love, entirely believable. Hers is a hard-won victory you will cheer even as you wish this graceful, moving book would never end.' -Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator's Wife From the Hardcover edition.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Ohne Schutzumschlag, Without Jacket! - leichte Beschädigungen oder Verschmutzungen, ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, gestempelt, Versand Büchersendung - 'A thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction.'-Stephen King.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A gripping novel about the kind of love that never lets go, and the heart s capacity to remember, from the New York Timesbestselling author of Blackberry Winter and The Violets of MarchEnjoying a romantic candlelit dinner with her fiancé, Ryan, at one of Seattle s chicest restaurants, Kailey Crain can t believe her good fortune: She has a great job as a journalistand is now engaged to a guy who is perfect in nearly every way. As she and Ryan leave the restaurant, Kailey spies a thin, bearded homeless man on the sidewalk. She approaches him to offer up her bag of leftovers, and is stunned when their eyes meet, then stricken to her very core: The man is the love of her life, Cade McAllister. When Kailey met Cade ten years ago, their attraction was immediate and intense everything connected and felt right. But it all ended suddenly, leaving Kailey devastated. Now the poor soul on the street is a faded version of her former beloved: His weathered and weary face is as handsome as Kailey remembers, but his mind has suffered in the intervening years. Over the next few weeks, Kailey helps Cade begin to piece his life together, something she initially keeps from Ryan. As she revisits her long-ago relationship, Kailey realizes that she must decide exactly what and whom she wants. Alternating between the past and the present, Always is a beautifully unfolding exploration of a woman faced with an impossible choice, a woman who discovers what she s willing to save and what she will sacrifice for true love.Praise forAlways [Sarah] Jio s novel is a fantastic read that explores the world of lost love in a poignant and beautiful way, while still being light and easy to digest. The protagonist is one whom readers can relate to. . . . Jio s tale also beautifully blends stories from both the past and the present. . . . It s a great read and comes with high recommendations. RT Book Reviews Jio s newest novel explores intersections of past and present and the complexities of love. . . . [Kailey] must confront her own past as she tries to figure out what she really wants. . . . Fans of Jio s work will still find her signature emotional depth. Publishers Weekly A heartwarming story of personal growth and the power of nostalgia . . . Fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Emily Giffin should enjoy this warm and compassionate novel. Booklist Perfect for fireside reading. PopSugar.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This inventive retelling ofPride and Prejudicecharms. People A fun, page-turning romp and a thought-provoking look at theclass-obsessed strata of Pakistani society. NPRAlys Binat has sworn never to marry until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider. A scandal and vicious rumor concerning the Binat family have destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages, but Alys, the second and most practical of the five Binat daughters, has found happiness teaching English literature to schoolgirls. Knowing that many of her students won t make it to graduation before dropping out to marry and have children, Alys teaches them about Jane Austen and her other literary heroes and hopes to inspire the girls to dream of more. When an invitation arrives to the biggest wedding their small town has seen in years, Mrs. Binat, certain that their luck is about to change, excitedly sets to work preparing her daughters to fish for rich, eligible bachelors. On the first night of the festivities, Alys s lovely older sister, Jena, catches the eye of Fahad Bungles Bingla, the wildly successful and single entrepreneur. But Bungles s friend Valentine Darsee is clearly unimpressed by the Binat family. Alys accidentally overhears his unflattering assessment of her and quickly dismisses him and his snobbish ways. As the days of lavish wedding parties unfold, the Binats wait breathlessly to see if Jena will land a proposal and Alys begins to realize that Darsee s brusque manner may be hiding a very different man from the one she saw at first glance. Told with wry wit and colorful prose, Unmarriageable is a charming update on Jane Austen s beloved novel and an exhilarating exploration of love, marriage, class, and sisterhood.Praise for Unmarriageable Delightful . . . Unmarriageableintroduces readers to a rich Muslim culture. . . . [Kamal] observes family dramas with a satiric eye and treats readers to sparkling descriptions of a days-long wedding ceremony, with its high-fashion pageantry and higher social stakes. Star Tribune Thoroughly charming. New York Post [A] funny, sometimes romantic, often thought-provoking glimpse into Pakistani culture, one which adroitly illustrates the double standards women face when navigating sex, love, and marriage. This is a must-read for devout Austenites. Publishers Weekly (starred review).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Texas map marked with three red dots like drops of blood. A serial killer who claims to have dementia. A mysterious young woman who wants answers. What could go wrong FINALIST FOR THE ITW THRILLER AWARD Fast and furious . . . You ll never see what s coming. The Washington PostYears ago, her sister Rachel vanished. Now she is almost certain the man who took Rachel sits in the passenger seat beside her. He claims to have dementia and no memory of murdering girls across Texas in a string of places where he shot eerie pictures. To find the truth, she proposes a dangerous idea: a ten-day road trip with a possible serial killer to examine cold cases linked to his haunting photographs. Is he a liar or a broken old man Is he a pathological con artist or is she You won t see the final, terrifying twist spinning your way until the very last mile.Praise forPaper Ghosts Paper Ghostsis a riveting summer read that shows Texas in a powerfully intimate light. The Austin Chronicle [An] artful and elegiac psychological thriller . . . riveting. Publishers Weekly(starred review) [Paper Ghosts] elevates the often tawdry genre of the serial killer novel to a work of art. Sunday Express(UK) Texas has yet again bred a major American noir writer. D Magazine [Heaberlin has] developed a distinctive literary voice, one that is on full display inPaper Ghosts. Houston Chronicle Entertainingly unnerving. The Dallas Morning News Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place, and some dark comedy make this travelogue-cum-psychological thriller well worth the read. The Guardian.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this twisty psychological thriller from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Girl Before,an actress plays both sides of a murder investigation. [A] rich, nuanced, highly literary take on theGone Girltheme. Booklist(starred review)Claire Wright is desperate. A British drama student in New York without a green card, she takes the only job she can get: working for a firm of divorce lawyers, posing as an easy pickup in hotel bars to entrap straying husbands. But then the game changes.When one of her targets becomes the suspect in a murder investigation, the police ask Claire to use her acting chops to lure him into a confession. From the start, she questions the part she s being asked to play: Is Patrick Fogler a killer Or is there more to this setup than she s being told Claire will soon realize she is playing the deadliest role of her life.Praise forBelieve Me For readers who enjoyed the paranoia factor in A. J. Finn sThe Woman in the Windowor the unreliable narrator of Paula Hawkins sThe Girl on the Train. Library Journal Produces a bobsled run s worth of twists. Publishers Weekly An intense, stylish psychological thriller. Good Housekeeping A dark and haunting thriller . . . A superb evocation of conflicted emotions, this never lets you guess what s coming next. Daily Mail I so enjoyed it what a twisty, exciting read. Sabine Durrant, author ofLie With Me.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Perfect husband. Perfect father. Perfect liar 'Terrific.'-John Grisham'Superb.'-Lee Child'Breathtaking, heart-pounding.'-Louise Penny'A fast-paced, relentlessly gripping read.'-Chris PavoneVivian Miller. High-powered CIA analyst, happily married to a man she adores, mother of four beautiful children. Until the moment she makes a shocking discovery that makes her question everything she believes.She thought she knew her husband inside and out. But now she wonders if it was all a lie. How far will she go to learn the truth And does she really . . . . . NEED TO KNOW Film rights sold to Universal Pictures for Charlize Theron - Rights sold in more than 20 markets'Shaping up to be one of the year's biggest new thrillers.'-Entertainment Weekly'So timely . . . Think of the perfect mix of Homeland and The Americans. . . . Need to Know needs to be read by all who relish spy novels. As entertaining as it is informative and as irresistible as it is impossible to put down.'-Providence Journal'Pulse-pounding.'-O: The Oprah Magazine'Accomplished . . . a nonstop thriller tapping into a hot mix of contemporary digital counterintelligence, old-school spying and ageless family drama.'-Shelf Awareness'An early contender for next year's Gone Girl.'-GQ (UK)'The Russia page-turner that should be on everyone's list.'-New York Post.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A thrilling finale to a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction. Stephen King You followed The Passage. You faced The Twelve. Now enter The City of Mirrors for the final reckoning. As the bestselling epic races to its breathtaking finale, Justin Cronin s band of hardened survivors await the second coming of unspeakable darkness. The world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place The Twelve have been destroyed and the terrifying hundred-year reign of darkness that descended upon the world has ended. The survivors are stepping outside their walls, determined to build society anew and daring to dream of a hopeful future. But far from them, in a dead metropolis, he waits: Zero. The First. Father of the Twelve. The anguish that shattered his human life haunts him, and the hatred spawned by his transformation burns bright. His fury will be quenched only when he destroys Amy humanity s only hope, the Girl from Nowhere who grew up to rise against him. One last time light and dark will clash, and at last Amy and her friends will know their fate.Look for the entire Passage trilogy:THE PASSAGE | THE TWELVE | THE CITY OF MIRRORSPraise for The City of Mirrors Compulsively readable. The New York Times Book Review The City of Mirrors is poetry. Thrilling in every way it has to be, but poetry just the same . . . The writing is sumptuous, the language lovely, even when the action itself is dark and violent. The Huffington Post This really is the big event you ve been waiting for . . . A true last stand that builds and comes with a bloody, roaring payoff you won t see coming, then builds again to the big face off you ve been waiting for. NPR A masterpiece . . . with The City of Mirrors, the third volume in The Passage trilogy, Justin Cronin puts paid to what may well be the finest post-apocalyptic epic in our dystopian-glutted times. A stunning achievement by virtually every measure. The National Post Justin Cronin s Passage trilogy is remarkable for the unremitting drive of its narrative, for the breathtaking sweep of its imagined future, and for the clear lucidity of its language. Stephen King.

Zustand: New. No.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The outspoken actress, talk show host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred memoir, including an eye-opening insider account of her tumultuous and heart-wrenching thirty-year-plus association with the Chur.