The Crucible meets The Virgin Suicides in this haunting debut about five sisters in a small village in eighteenth century England whose neighbors are convinced they’re turning into dogs. Even before the rumors about the Mansfield girls begin, Little Nettlebed is a village steeped in the uncanny, from strange creatures that wash up on the riverbed to portentous ravens gathering on the roofs of people about to die. But when the villagers start to hear barking, and one claims to see the Mansfield sisters transform before his very eyes, the allegations spark fascination and fear like nothing has before. The truth is that though the inhabitants of Little Nettlebed have never much liked the Mansfield girls—a little odd, think some; a little high on themselves, perhaps—they’ve always had plenty to say about them. As the rotating perspectives of five villagers quickly make clear, now is no exception. Even if local belief in witchcraft is waning, an aversion to difference is as widespread as ever, and these conflicting narratives all point to the same ultimate conclusion: something isn’t right in Little Nettlebed, and the sisters will be the ones to pay for it. As relevant today as any time before, The Hounding celebrates the wild breaks from convention we’re all sometimes pulled toward, and wonders if, in a world like this one, it isn’t safer to be a dog than an unusual young girl.

„Kaip žinoti, kas esi, jei nesupranti, iš kur ateini?“ – klausia iliustratorė ir rašytoja Nora Krug, nusprendusi savo unikalioje grafinėje knygoje „Heimat“ atskleisti ilgai slėptą tiesą apie tamsiąją šeimos istorijos pusę. Autorė siekia suprasti, ką reiškia turėti senelius vokiečius, kurie galėjo būti prisidėję prie nacių režimo žiaurumų. Nora Krug, šiuo metu gyvenanti JAV, apklausė Holokaustą išgyvenusius žmones, ištyrė savo gimtosios Karlsrūhės ir aplinkinių miestelių istorijos archyvus, surinko faktus apie savo šeimą ir jų kaimynus – krikščionis ir žydus. Viskas tam, kad būtų sukurtas modernus ir nepaprastai atviras pasakojimas apie mus visus. Skaudžius istorinius ir asmeninius II pasaulinio karo įvykius pasakoti padeda itin išradingas knygos dizainas, kuriantis šeimos albumo įspūdį. Nora Krug į vientisą koliažą sujungia savo pieštas iliustracijas, ranka rašytą tekstą, senas fotografijas, laiškus ir archyvinius dokumentus. Ši knyga – tai nepaprasta kelionė, į kurią verta leistis dėl be galo įtraukiančios patirties, keičiančios mūsų suvokimą apie atsakomybę ir tapatybę. „Priklausyti kokiai nors vietai – reiškia negalėti pasirinkti, ko ji iš mūsų pareikalaus. Bet mes galime pasirinkti, ką mes iš jos gausime. Nora Krug paima iš savo tėvynės Vokietijos ir duoda mums suprasti, ko reikia norint būti vokiečiu šiandien, įteikia vadovą, kaip galima stoti į akistatą su praeitimi.„“

High in the Accursed Mountains, in a village ruled by the ancient laws of the Kanun, Bekja escapes an arranged marriage by becoming a sworn virgin, renouncing her womanhood to live as a man. Her decision sets off a brutal chain of events, destroying her family and separating her from the one she loves the most. Years later, as Bekija – now Matija – tells their story to a visiting journalist, long-buried truths come to light, along with the realisation of all that might have been.

A tender, searching collection of poems that breaks open notions of faith to ask how a daughter, alienated from kin, can find love and a home in the world, from the award-winning author of If They Come for Us and When We Were Sisters at the edge of an edge is an edge. at that edge is a cliff. beyond that cliff is me. Exiled from ancestral homelands, how can one find a place for themself in the world? In this stunning sophomore collection, the acclaimed poet Fatimah Asghar unweaves residual grief to reckon with their relationship to Allah, long-estranged but deeply loved kin, the landscape of their ancestors, and love itself. In meditative poems, Daughter of the Mountains grapples with multiple facets of fulfillment, betrayal, love, loss, and longing, illustrating how place, lineage, and environment inform the practice of spirituality and vice versa. With wisps of humor, imagery that is as beautiful as it is startling, and powerfully disruptive formal invention, this is an intimately lyrical and explosive collection.

The cold, inflexible Duke of Ashbourn has a he spends his nights taking on all comers at the Nemesis, a no-holds-barred underground boxing ring. The brutal fights are his one outlet, allowing him to maintain ruthless control of his life…until he meets Elizabeth Pickford.   Bess would do anything to aid her friends, including chaperoning Ashbourn's half-sister. Steady and practical, Bess longs for passion and is instantly drawn to the mysterious duke, though she believes he could never desire a woman so far below his station.   Consumed with his need for Bess, Ashbourn vows not to allow his darkness to touch her…but Bess's search for a scoundrel brings her to the Nemesis. Masked and nameless, they surrender to a forbidden intimacy too seductive to be denied. And when their secrets are bared, they must risk it all to claim one another in the light of day.

A LADY FORTUNE HUNTER Lady Gemma Lively's life as the darling of London's fast set was carefree and fun, filled with exciting friends, daring fashions, and scandalous parties. But when the death of her father leaves her family with nothing but a dilapidated coaching inn at the end of the Earth, it's up to Gemma to change their fate. She needs a rich husband immediately—but the only bachelor in sight is a devilishly distracting barkeep who doesn't know the peerage from a pint glass. A DUKE IN DISGUISE When Hal Deveril meets the new owners of Five Mile House, he sees right away that they're Trouble. The eldest Lively sister is an unabashed fortune hunter, so Hal hides his true identity in the first place he can find—behind the bar of his local pub. He doesn't have time for Gemma's wild scheme to entice eligible gentlemen to the inn and seduce one into marriage—he's too busy trying to rebuild his crumbling estate. AN IMPOSSIBLE MATCH Except Hal can't seem to resist seducing Gemma himself. Every sizzling argument, every tempting touch, every secret kiss draws them closer together, but while he might not be the barkeep she thinks he is, he's also not the wealthy Duke she's hoping for….even if he wants to give her everything he has, including his heart.

A "beautifully rendered" novel about war, migration, and the power of telling our stories, Peach Blossom Spring follows three generations of a Chinese family on their search for a place to call home (Georgia Hunter, New York Times bestselling author)."Within every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end of time."It is 1938 in China and, as a young wife, Meilin’s future is bright. But with the Japanese army approaching, Meilin and her four year old son, Renshu, are forced to flee their home. Relying on little but their wits and a beautifully illustrated hand scroll, filled with ancient fables that offer solace and wisdom, they must travel through a ravaged country, seeking refuge.Years later, Renshu has settled in America as Henry Dao. Though his daughter is desperate to understand her heritage, he refuses to talk about his childhood. How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down? Yet how can Lily learn who she is if she can never know her family’s story?Spanning continents and generations, Peach Blossom Spring is a bold and moving look at the history of modern China, told through the story of one family. It’s about the power of our past, the hope for a better future, and the haunting question: What would it mean to finally be home?

„Kaip žinoti, kas esi, jei nesupranti, iš kur ateini?“ – klausia iliustratorė ir rašytoja Nora Krug, nusprendusi savo unikalioje grafinėje knygoje „Heimat“ atskleisti ilgai slėptą tiesą apie tamsiąją šeimos istorijos pusę. Autorė siekia suprasti, ką reiškia turėti senelius vokiečius, kurie galėjo būti prisidėję prie nacių režimo žiaurumų. Nora Krug, šiuo metu gyvenanti JAV, apklausė Holokaustą išgyvenusius žmones, ištyrė savo gimtosios Karlsrūhės ir aplinkinių miestelių istorijos archyvus, surinko faktus apie savo šeimą ir jų kaimynus – krikščionis ir žydus. Viskas tam, kad būtų sukurtas modernus ir nepaprastai atviras pasakojimas apie mus visus. Skaudžius istorinius ir asmeninius II pasaulinio karo įvykius pasakoti padeda itin išradingas knygos dizainas, kuriantis šeimos albumo įspūdį. Nora Krug į vientisą koliažą sujungia savo pieštas iliustracijas, ranka rašytą tekstą, senas fotografijas, laiškus ir archyvinius dokumentus. Ši knyga – tai nepaprasta kelionė, į kurią verta leistis dėl be galo įtraukiančios patirties, keičiančios mūsų suvokimą apie atsakomybę ir tapatybę. „Priklausyti kokiai nors vietai – reiškia negalėti pasirinkti, ko ji iš mūsų pareikalaus. Bet mes galime pasirinkti, ką mes iš jos gausime. Nora Krug paima iš savo tėvynės Vokietijos ir duoda mums suprasti, ko reikia norint būti vokiečiu šiandien, įteikia vadovą, kaip galima stoti į akistatą su praeitimi.„“

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love. Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn't seem so stifling anymore. But Keltie has some secrets of her own. And as the girls start to fall in love, everything they're each trying to hide will find its way to the surface...whether Morgan is ready or not.