We are all stories, in the end... Fifteen tales of ancient wonder and mystery, passed down through generations of Time Lords. Dark, beautiful and twisted, these stories are filled with nightmarish terrors and heroic triumphs, from across all of time and space. ... |
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Die 17-jährige Madeline hat noch nie das Haus verlassen, denn sie leidet an einer seltenen Immunkrankheit. Bisher war das kein Problem, weil sie es nicht anders kennt. Doch als im Nachbarhaus der geheimnisvolle Olly einzieht, kommen sich die beiden so nah, wie es für Madeline möglich ist. Plötzlich möchte sie die Welt außerhalb ihres sterilen Zimmers entdecken, die sie sonst nur aus Büchern kennt. Selbst wenn es bedeutet, dafür ihr Leben zu riskieren... ... |
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"Smart and kind and wise". Katherine Rundell ... That year she found the power to be extraordinary. With a grandmother from China and another from Ghana, fifteen-year-old Wing Jones is often caught between worlds. But when tragedy strikes, Wing discovers a talent for running she never knew she had. Wing's speed could bring her family everything it needs. It could also stop Wing getting the one thing she wants. "I loved "Wing Jones". And it makes you want to pull on your shoes and start running." Katherine Rundell "In her darkest time, Wing finds her own strength. I fell in love ... |
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From the bestselling author of "Eleanor and Park". If you got a second chance at love, would you make the same call? ... What advice would you give the younger you... and would you listen? As far as time machines go, a magic telephone is pretty useless. TV writer Georgie McCool can't actually visit the past; all she can do is this a chance to make things right with her husband, Neal? Maybe she can fix the things in their past that seem unfixable in the present. Maybe this stupid phone is giving her a chance to start over... if that's what she wants... A heart - wrenching - and hilarious - take on fate, ... |
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Vorbei ist es mit dem beschaulichen Leben von Bilbo Beutlin, seit er sich auf ein Abenteuer eingelassen hat, das Hobbitvorstellungen bei Weitem übersteigt. Nicht nur, dass er sich auf eine Reise von der Dauer eines Jahres begibt, die ihn quer durch Mittelerde führen wird, er lässt sich auch vom Zwergenkönig als Meisterdieb unter Vertrag nehmen und verpflichtet sich, den Zwergen bei der Rückgewinnung ihres geraubten Schatzes zu helfen. Auf seiner abenteuerlichen Reise gelangt Bilbo in den Besitz des Ringes, den er später an seinen Neffen Frodo weitergibt - die Grundlage für die legend&# ... |
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"The love story" to end all love stories. The multi-million-copy international bestseller. ... Noah Calhoun has just returned from World War Two. Attempting to escape the ghosts of battle, he tries to concentrate on restoring an old plantation home to its former glory. And yet he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met there fourteen years before, a girl who captured his heart like no other. But when these distant memories begin to slide into reality, the passion that had lain still is ignited once more. Though so much is in their way, the miraculous force of their love refuses to fade. "They don& ... |
