Miss kim knows and other stories

Eight women. Eight stories. One reality. A woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again. Written in Cho Nam-Joo’s masterful, razor-sharp prose, Miss Kim Knows brings together the lives …

Butter

Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back…

The Inheritance Games #3: The final gambit

ONE LAST GAME. Against all odds, Avery has survived nearly a year of secrets, schemes, and love lost and found at Hawthorne House. She's weeks away from fulfilling the terms of Tobias Hawthorne's will and inheriting his billions. ONE MORE PLAYER. Avery thinks she knows all the family secrets, but when a familiar face arrives with shocking news and a plea for help, it's clear there is one l…

The bone houses

Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two things: her family and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem…

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Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9789792248616

Collation

xiii, 420p ; pbk

Series Title

-

Call Number

899.221 FUA n

The ballad of songbirds and snakes = Balada burung penyanyi dan ular

Ambisi mendorongnya. Kompetisi menggerakkannya. Namun, kekuasaan ada harganya. Pagi hari menjelang dimulainya Hunger Games Kesepuluh, Coriolanus Snow yang berusia 18 tahun bersiap-siap menjadi mentor. Keluarga Snow yang dulunya jaya kini jatuh miskin. Nasib mereka bergantung pada kemampuan Coriolanus untuk menebar pesona dan mengalahkan siswa-siswa lain untuk menjadi mentor peserta yang ak…

Moga bunda disayang Allah

Novel ini bercerita tentang Melati, seorang gadis kecil yang kehilangan penglihatannya karena penyakit. Ia harus menghadapi dunia dengan keterbatasan, sementara sang ibu berjuang keras agar Melati tetap bisa menjalani hidup dengan penuh kasih, harapan, dan keberanian. Kisahnya mengangkat tema perjuangan, pengorbanan orang tua, rasa bersalah, dan bagaimana cinta kasih mampu menguatkan di tengah …

Imperfectly perfect

Setelah beberapa waktu berlalu, Geivano kembali bertemu dengan Giya, adik kelasnya semasa SMA yang pernah dikejar-kejarnya tanpa alasan. Pertemuan mereka kembali membangkitkan rasa iseng Geivano, terlebih ketika melihat Giya masih saja seperti dulu, jutek dan tidak terlihat tertarik sedikit pun terhadapnya. Namun berbeda seperti dulu, kali ini justru keisengan Geivano malah membawanya semaki…

Cerita dari digul

Cerita dari Digul merupakan kumpulan tulisan karya para eka-Digulis. Mereka pernah dibuang sebagai tahanan politik semasa pemerintahan kolonial hindia-belanda. Berbagai cerita itu, yang sungguh-sungguh terjadi, mengisahkan suka-duka mereka dalam mempertahankan hidup di tanah buangan Digul, Papua Barat. Getir dan mengharukan.

A series of unfortunate events: the grim grotto

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780064410144

Collation

352 p. ; ill. ; 18,5 cm

Series Title

A series of unfortunate events #11

Call Number

823 SNI a