The four winds: a novel

Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, ther…

The prime of miss Jean Brodie

'Give me a girl at an impressionable age, and she is mine for life...' Passionate, free-thinking and unconventional, Miss Brodie is a teacher who exerts a powerful influence over her group of 'special girls' at Marcia Blaine School. They are the Brodie set, the crème de la crème, each famous for something - Monica for mathematics, Eunice for swimming, Rose for sex - who are initiated into …

The songbird and the rambutan tree

Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1942. Emmy has the voice of an angel but hasn’t sung a note since a family tragedy. With war looming, her father plans to ship her off to a singing school in England for safety. But all Emmy wants to do is stay in Batavia with her best friend, Bakti, even if it means putting up with her snooty classmate, Violet. Then the Japanese army invades—and as war erupts…

Genduk duku

“Memang kau benar. Itu tidak adil. Tetapi itulah kekuasaan. Tidak menimbang mana adil dan tidak adil. Kekuasaan seperti angin topan saja. Menghancurkan apa saja yang menghadang di jalan....” “Kalau begitu, perkenankanlah hambamu Duku untuk sementara minta diri dan bersembunyi di tempat yang cukup jauh saja. Sebab hambamu Duku khawatir, bila beliau datang lagi dan minta hal-hal yang buk…

Laut bercerita

Jakarta, Maret 1998 Di sebuah senja, di sebuah rumah susun di Jakarta, mahasiswa bernama Biru Laut disergap empat lelaki tak dikenal. Bersama kawan-kawannya, Daniel Tumbuan, Sunu Dyantoro, Alex Perazon, dia dibawa ke sebuah tempat yang tak dikenal. Berbulan-bulan mereka disekap, diinterogasi, dipukul, ditendang, digantung, dan disetrum agar bersedia menjawab satu pertanyaan penting: siapakah…

Perjalanan mustahil samiam dari lisboa: sepasang elang dari diyarbakir

Saat sendirian di sebuah kedai di Konstantinopel, Samiam Nogueira dipukul sampai pingsan dan diculik. Kaki tangan Takhta Suci ternyata berhasil mengendus keberadaannya. Petualang yang telah melangkahkan kakinya jauh dari tanah kelahirannya di Lisboa itu kembali terpisah dari cinta sejatinya, Bianca. Kebersamaan mereka direnggut paksa oleh kekuatan-kekuatan yang tak terbayangkan sebelumnya. S…

Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables #1)

"Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it"

The nightingale

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in Ge…

The Mapmakers

Return to the spellbinding world of Cordelia Hatmaker in this soaring magical sequel to The Hatmakers . Perfect for fans of Nevermoor , A Pinch of Magic and Harry Potter.Ever since Cordelia discovered the hidden map in her father's precious telescope, she's been searching the streets of London by starlight and trying to uncover its secrets. She's sure that her missing father is out there somewh…

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas

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