"Faticare fino a esaurire tutte le forze, per non pensare a nulla. Vivere all'opposto della sua famiglia. Ma tutto ciò non aveva fatto che aumentare la sua rabbia e la sua tristezza. Nessuno, né Yoshiki né Nobuki, avrebbe più potuto salvarla. Forse proprio per questo aveva oltrepassato il confine, perché era talmente disperata che voleva solo un mondo diverso". Nel turno di notte di una fabbrica lavorano quattro amiche logorate dalla vita casalinga e coniugale. Il loro sistema nervoso è sottoposto a una continua tensione. La prima a cedere è la più giovane, la graziosa Yayoi, madre e moglie esemplare. Una notte, in un impeto di rabbia, strozza con una cintura il marito, tornato a casa ubriaco dopo aver dilapidato tutti i risparmi con una ragazza cinese abbordata in un bar. Yayoi chiede aiuto a Masako, l'amica più intelligente e coraggiosa, che a sua volta coinvolge Yoshie, una donna angariata da una figlia adolescente capricciosa e da una suocera invalida.

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

Infused with magic and romance, this sweeping fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan follows a young woman determined to choose her own destiny—even if that means going against everyone she loves. The Three Kingdoms are at war, but Meilin’s father refuses to answer the imperial draft. Trapped by his opium addiction, he plans to sell Meilin for her dowry. But when Meilin discovers her husband-to-be is another violent, ill-tempered man, she realizes that nothing will change for her unless she takes matters into her own hands. The very next day, she disguises herself as a boy and enlists in her father’s place. In the army, Meilin's relentless hard work brings her recognition, friendship—and a growing closeness with Sky, a prince turned training partner. But has she simply exchanged one prison for another? As her kingdom barrels toward destruction, Meilin begins to have visions of a sea dragon spirit that offers her true power and freedom, but with a deadly price. With the future of the Three Kingdoms hanging in the balance, Meilin will need to decide whom to trust—Sky, who inspires her loyalty and love; the sea dragon spirit, who has his own murky agenda; or an infuriating enemy prince who makes her question everything she once knew—about her kingdom and about her own heart.