Narrative temaer: udviklingsromaner

"Revenge is never justified, and you'll always be held accountable...."When twelve-year-old Georgina Trabeck found her pregnant mother lying on the floor, unconscious, she did something she had never done before-she called 911. Step-Dad had warned her never to call the police or tell anyone about what happened at home. But this was the final straw. Her fear turned to anger, and, to her surprise, her ability to see people's auras was suddenly heightened. Since the age of six, GiGi's gift of seeing colors had warned her whether to hide in her bedroom and protect her three-year-old sister Chrissy or avoid the boys who bully her at school for being Filipino. More troubling now is a black cloud aura she has seen wrapped around Step-Dad's neck. She can tell it plagues him, and she can mentally manipulate it-an ability that allows her to fight back against him. With the help of her best friend, Danae Jenkins, and as her aura reading skills strengthen, she attracts a Sidhe Fairy Irra, who confronts Gi-Gi with a talisman and the shocking news that they are related. The fairy warns Gi-Gi not to use it for revenge, but Gig-Gi can't rest until she knows the truth about what happened to Denae's parents, even if it means risking their friendship and enraging Step-Dad.Talisman: Gifts of the Shavtal is a magical journey about a young girl born with a gift that's only granted to creatures from the Other World. She must learn to use it wisely if she wants to save the people she loves.

Vestjyske Sølves vilje er lige så stærk og egenrådig som det hav, hun vokser op ved. Som den yngste i en børneflok gør hun oprør mod sine forældres vilje, og det fører til nogle hårde men karakterdannende kampe. Lars Nielsen tager os med til det barske Vestjylland, hvor beboerne altid lever under havets trussel, i mellemkrigstiden, hvor hele landet lider under krisen og arven efter 1. verdenskrig. Den danske forfatter Lars Nielsen (1892-1963) debuterede i 1938 med bogen "Bo", og siden da er det blevet til over 60 romaner. Langt de fleste af Lars Nielsens bøger foregår i landdistrikter og følger slægters gang, men de har også ofte en udpræget psykologisk vinkel, der gør dem tidløse og relevante uanset hvilket miljø, de læses i. Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

"An extraordinary debut novel in which the transforming love and friendship between two young men that erupts during one unforgettable teenage summer in rural New England follows them into adulthood. It took three car crashes to kill Jake. Theron David Alden was there for the first two: the summer they meet in rural New Hampshire, when he's fifteen and Jake's seventeen; then seven years later in New York City, those too-short, nearly sleepless days and nights that change both their lives and end up being all they'll ever have together, the dream and the end of the dream and the longing for the dream, all in one. Theron is not there for the third one. And yet, there is so much joy and self-discovery in these pages: the glorious, stupid simplicity of a boyhood joke; the devastation of minor insecurities; the way a great song can distill a universe inside of a friendship; the limits of what we can know about each other; the mysterious, porous, ungraspable fault line between oneself and the person one loves better than oneself, that beautiful, toxic elixir of need and hope and want. August Thompson, in this debut novel that brims with rare, radioactive talent, writes prose that is electrically alive and exquisitely tuned, and his ability to portray the desires, obsessions, and overwhelming love his characters experience is nothing short of brilliant. In the words of Jonathan Safron Foer, "Anyone's Ghost is about so very many things: the pains of growing up, friendship and pining, drugs, sex, the frustrations of masculinity and the thrill of testing death itself. But more than any of that, it is an overwhelmingly beautiful love story. This book will make you cry.""--

"A heartwarming novel about a dad who whisks his 11-year-old daughter away to a week-long father-daughter camp to bond before he loses her to teenage girlhood entirely, and ends up reconnecting with the person he gave up to become a Super Dad"--

Named a Best Book of the Year by: Boston Globe * New Yorker * NPR * PopMattersFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn comes a sweeping story of community, crime, and gentrification, tracing more than fifty years of life in one Brooklyn neighborhood."A blistering book. A love story. Social commentary. History. Protest novel. And mystery joins the whole together: is the crime 'time'? Or the almighty dollar? I got a great laugh from it too. Every city deserves a book like this." -- Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon and Let the Great World SpinOn the streets of 1970s Brooklyn, a daily ritual goes down: the dance. Money is exchanged, belongings surrendered, power asserted. The promise of violence lies everywhere, a currency itself. For these children, Black, brown, and white, the street is a stage in shadow. And in the wings hide the other players: parents; cops; renovators; landlords; those who write the headlines, the histories, and the laws; those who award this neighborhood its name.The rules appear obvious at first. But in memory's prism, criminals and victims may seem to trade places. The voices of the past may seem to rise and gather as if in harmony, then make war with one another. A street may seem to crack open and reveal what lies behind its glimmering facade. None who lived through it are ever permitted to forget.Written with kaleidoscopic verve and delirious wit, Brooklyn Crime Novel is a breathtaking tour de force by a writer at the top of his powers. Jonathan Lethem, "one of America's greatest storytellers" (Washington Post), has crafted an epic interrogation of how we fashion stories to contain the uncontainable: our remorse at the world we've made.

***5 Stars "I picked this book up at a book event, and it turned out to be the perfect vacation read! It transported me to another country and to another time via an archeological dig. It addresses so many themes, from geological phenomena to navigating the world with dietary sensitivities to finding confidence in the midst of anxiety. It's a Christmas story, to boot! If you like women's fiction with a touch of Indiana Jones, you'll enjoy "Treasures."" ~EmThanks to a rough breakup a year ago, Kenzi Ashbury has hunkered down in her comforts-mostly work, books, movies at home, and a glass of wine with her besties.But Kenzi's friend Lauren decides to shake up her world even if she has to throw her on a plane herself. Together, they trek to Castel Gandolfo, Italy, to take part in an archaeological dig, right before Kenzi's work and family obligations are set to send her screaming for the safety of her couch.Together in Italy, they mine the Roman Empire's past as Kenzi struggles to master her anxiety surrounding the upcoming family holiday and a huge project at work-the new headquarters for a famous designer. Not to mention that cute coworker who keeps emailing her!Will the history buried in the earth help Kenzi make peace with her past and bravely step into a bigger, bolder life?Fans of Barbara O'Neal and Sophie Kinsella will love this witty and enchanting tale!"Cori Wamsley's novel effortlessly transports readers to a time of genuine self-discovery, when we experience revelations about life as we are living it. With a vibrant and energetic tone, Wamsley imparts the thrill of introspection, gracefully sharing life's insights without prescription. The narrative beautifully weaves history, culture, and architecture together with a thread of serendipity, into a rich Italian tapestry that mirrors the multi-dimensional experience of individual exploration and adventure. Wamsley's blend of wisdom and wit creates an engaging, educational, and enchanting treasure well worth digging into."~ Amy Hooper Hanna, CEO of AhHA! Coaching & Consulting, and Co-author of For She Who Grieves: Practical Wisdom for Living Hope"When Kenzi decides to take a whirlwind trip to Italy-to work at an archeological site-she has no way of knowing that she'll dig up far more than just priceless artifacts. She'll also unearth a more authentic version of herself. The Treasures We Seek is a warm, thoughtful, and powerfully quiet story of self-actualization. Readers who struggle with prioritizing their own needs instead of everyone else's will find much to love in this book. So will readers who appreciate breaking out of routines and trying things that are wholly and thrillingly new. The Treasures We Seek shows how letting our insecurities crumble like shards of pottery can be the first step in seeing everything finally come together."~Stacey Elza, Author of Falling Lessons

Julia, Hayal, and Kiwi have several things in common: They're all artists, they're all queer, they share the same apartment on the second floor of a concrete cube, and none of them are making it. Hayal struggles with depression in the aftermath of turning her art into her livelihood, Julia is ready to write herself into an early grave if that's what it takes to turn hers into a job, and Kiwi's fear of himself - and of being disowned - keeps his glam punk dreams from coming true. The only thing that's worse than being a young artist in a world where people expect you to have a LinkedIn profile is to be roommates with two more of them.

Drayke gerät in die Fänge ihrer Verfolger. Zu ihrem Entsetzen verschleppt die Schattengarde sie in ein ihr unbekanntes Land.Nach monatelanger Gefangenschaft gelingt ihr mithilfe eines mysteriösen Fremden die Flucht. Warum hilft er Drayke? Welche Ziele verfolgt er?Sie findet endlich heraus, wer sie ist, und sieht sich mit folgenschweren Problemen konfrontiert.Bündnisse werden geschmiedet, Freundschaften geschlossen, um in einer entscheidenden Schlacht dem Feind die Stirn zu bieten.Bereit, ihrer Bestimmung entgegenzutreten, stellen zwei unerwartete Begegnungen ihr Leben erneut auf den Kopf.

Captivating, passionate and utterly heartbreaking, this debut novel tells the story of two young gay men in Nigeria who are determined to love each other despite all that stands in their way.

Pushback, Claim Your Voice gives a rare glimpse inside the boilerhouse of prejudice, lust and bullying in schools. Sheilagh, a rebellious teen with a chip the size of a Volkswagen on her shoulders, believes that violence and anger will solve her friendship problems. Her temper alienates the school beauty, its football hero and even the only guy she likes. In composing a story about an immigrant girl, Titshia, who is attacked out of jealousy and lust, Sheilagh recognizes a mysterious connection with her life in the Riverdale projects. Sheilagh and her fictional creation, Titshia, must deal with people who devalue them and underestimate their abilities. Both are outcasts who suffer without 'the sheltering tree of friendship'. Both chafe under the bullying dealt to anyone who does not hide that they are different. Both girls are measured against common definitions of what it is to be female.How will they pushback against these forces to claim their own voices?

Heinrich Bader ist 19 Jahre alt und hat das Leben noch vor sich. Geboren zur Zeit der Weimarer Republik, wächst er behütet bei seiner Familie in Memmingen auf und genießt zusammen mit seinem Freund Wilhelm seine Kindheit. Wie alle Jungs träumen auch sie von der großen Welt und einer glücklichen Zukunft. Mit Johanna, der Tochter des örtlichen Wachmanns, beginnt er eine zärtliche Tändelei.Alles verändert sich, als Heinrich 1944 eingezogen und an die Ostfront geschickt wird. Als er einige Zeit später verwundet wieder heimkehrt, glaubt er sich dem Alptraum entronnen.Doch es kommt anders.

Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence, was published in 1920. It was her eighth novel, first serialized in four parts in the magazine Pictorial Review in 1920. D. Appleton & Company published it as a book later that year. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921, making Wharton the first woman to do so. Though the committee initially agreed to award the prize to Sinclair Lewis for Main Street, the judge's rejection of his book on political grounds "established Wharton as the American 'First Lady of Letters,'" according to the judges. The story occurs in upper-class, "Gilded Age" New York City in the 1870s. Wharton wrote the book in her fifties after establishing herself as a significant author in high demand by publishers. The Age of Innocence, set during Wharton's childhood, was a softer and gentler work than The House of Mirth, which she published in 1905. Wharton wrote in her autobiography that The Age of Innocence gave her "a momentary escape in returning to my childish memories of a long-vanished America. It was becoming more and more evident that 1914 had destroyed the world I had grown up in and formed. Scholars and readers agree that The Age of Innocence is fundamentally about reconciling the old and the new.

Hvad gør man af Gud, når man ikke længere ønsker at forholde sig til Ham? Leah ankommer til København med ganske få ejendele. Foran hende ligger byen og lyser af frihed og muligheder, bag hende ligger en barndom og en familie stærkt forankret i Pinsekirken. Vi følger Leah, mens hun går på opdagelse i sit nye liv. Men kan hun - og vil hun - slippe alt det, hun kommer fra? For selvom nye møder, forelskelser og erfaringer åbner verden op for hende, så er der også meget, hendes nye vennekreds fra Nørrebro ikke forstår. Før vi ved af det vender lyset tilbage er en roman om ungdom, tro og fællesskaber.

A luminous new novel from the best-selling author of City on Fire, plunging us deep into the lives of a teenage girl and her father as they navigate love, grief, addiction, resurrection, and the restless pull of other people.When 13-year-old Jolie Aspern drops her phone onto the subway tracks in 2011, her estranged dad, Ethan, seems like the furthest thing from her mind. A convicted felon and recovering addict, Ethan has always struggled to see past himself. But then a call from his ex makes him fear their daughter's in deeper trouble than anyone realizes. Believing he's the only one who can save her, he decides to return to New York with a gift: the whole of his life, its hard-won triumphs and harrowing mistakes . . .So begins the intimate epic of Jolie and Ethan: child and adult, apart and together, different yet the same. Their journey toward each other will face opposition from grandparents and siblings and friends. It will strain connections with roommates and benefactors and a probation officer desperate to help. It will push Jolie out past her depth with a mysterious admirer, and Ethan in over his head with his first love, Jolie's mom. But as father and daughter struggle to find their footing, new vistas beckon: from a surf break in mid-'90s Delaware to group therapy during the great recession, from an encampment at Occupy Wall Street to a HoJo on Maryland's Eastern Shore, from the heights of the Brooklyn Bridge to horizons seldom seen in fiction.The Second Coming is at once an incandescent feat of storytelling and an exploration of an enduring mystery: Can we ever really outrun the past, stay true to ourselves while still chasing something new? Full of music and pathos and passion—full of blues—this beautifully attuned work of fiction renews the extraordinary promise of this writer's “boundless and unflagging talents” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).

"Fifteen-year-old Dimkpa dreams of the day his father will be made village head. He will return to school and maybe even go on to university; his mother will no longer have to break her back foraging wild food to sell at market; they will have the money to build a fine tomb for his aunt Okike; and his family s status as ohu ma, the lowest Igbo caste, won t matter anymore. But when his father is passed over for a younger man, breaking tradition, Dimkpa realizes that he must make his own fate. Journeying from his small village in rural Nigeria, to Lagos, Awka, and home again, Dimkpa learns that no money is easy money, that superstition runs deep, that knowledge is power, and that sometimes it is better to live in the present than to always be chasing a future just out of reach. The Liquid Eye of a Moon is by turns hilarious and poignant, capturing all the messiness of adolescence, and the difficulty of making your own way in a world that seeks to oppress you."--Publisher description.

Efter nogle dramatiske begivenheder ønsker Ellie Anthony og hendes treårige datter, Hope, bare fred og ro. De står alene i verden og har ingen at stole på. Ellie leder på ingen måde efter kærlighed, mest af alt leder hun efter et sikkert sted at bo. Men da Jax Mayson insisterer på, at de skal bo hos ham, ser Ellie ingen anden udvej end at stole på ham. Også selvom hun er urolig over de følelser, han vækker i hende.Første gang Jax ser Ellie, falder han for hende med et brag. Han ved, at det nu er hans tur til at opleve Mayson-forbandelsen. Jax' oplevelser som barn spejler på mange måder de udfordringer, Ellie står over for, og det giver ham en stærk trang til at beskytte de to piger og gøre dem til sin familie. Han er fast besluttet på at bevise, at han er manden, Ellie og Hope fortjener. Men han ved også, at det betyder, at han må gøre op med sin fortid – som han ikke har tænkt på i over 20 år.Indtil Jax er sjette bind i Aurora Rose Reynolds' succesfulde Indtil-serie om November, Trevor, Lilly og Nico. I Indtil July og Indtil Jax følger vi nogle af de døtre og sønner, der kom ud af de legendariske kærlighedsmøder mellem November & Asher, Trevor & Liz, Lilly & Cash og Nico & Sophie.Advarsel: Bogen indeholder sexscener og en stærk alfa-han!

Frankie Piccione er færdig med at løbe fra sit ansvar. I hvert fald indtil videre. Efter at være stukket af fra Westenbury i Yorkshire med et knust hjerte vender hun nu tilbage for at indtage sin plads i familiens virksomhed, Picciones Pickles and Preserves.Virksomheden har brug for nye ideer, og Frankie ved, at hun kan bidrage til forretningen. Men det er ikke let. Hendes bror, Luca, modarbejder hende og har ansat den flotte Cameron Mancini i ledelsen. De holder øje med alt, hvad hun gør. Så Frankie må finde på noget særligt for at få dem til at anerkende hendes plads i virksomheden.Frankies situation er kompliceret, men heldigvis får hun støtte fra både den nyligt pensionerede og højtelskede tante Pam og bedsteveninden Daisy. Da tingene endelig ser ud til at lykkes for Frankie, dukker en person fra fortiden op.For familiens skyld har noget på hjerte og er fyldt med feelgood, romantik, familierelationer og stærke venskaber mellem kvinder. Julie Houston beskriver som altid svig og drama med en lethed og humor, der får siderne til at vende sig selv.Om forfatteren:JULIE HOUSTON har skrevet 13 romaner, og For familiens skyld er den fjerde, der er oversat til dansk. I 2021 vandt hun RNA’s pris Sapere Books Popular Romantic Fiction for Familiehemmeligheder, der udkom på dansk i 2022. I 2021 udkom Hjem til Holly Close Farm, og i 2020 udkom En landsbyaffære. Bøgerne er blevet sammenlignet med Jojo Moyes. Houstons romaner udspiller sig i den opdigtede landsby Westenbury i det smukke Yorkshire. Houston bor også selv i Yorkshire, og hun har læst engelsk litteratur på universitetet og undervist i folkeskolen.

The million-copy bestselling author and BookTok sensation Monica Murphy is back with a swoon-worthy Lancaster Prep spin-off romance . . .-Young heiress Scarlett Lancaster is turning eighteen and her dad has promised to hire a famous musician for her party . . .Delight turns to disappointment when it's revealed that her dad hired Tate Ramsey, former lead singer of a band that hasn't been popular for years.Tate, after years of alcohol- and drug-fueled partying, is sober and ready for a comeback and blows the audience away with his performance-though Scarlett herself still isn't impressed.But when they talk after he leaves the stage, their encounter ends in a kiss that surprises them both-and immediately goes viral.The kiss propels them into the spotlight. Riding the wave of stardom, the two agree to start a fake relationship.But before long they discover their feelings might not be fake after all . . .-Monica Murphy books are guaranteed five-star reads. With addictive writing and lovable characters, her stories hold you captive from the first page to the last. - Devney Perry, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestsellingMonica Murphy has the uncanny ability to yank at your heartstrings and leave them in tatters. Angsty, sexy, funny, and delicious- this is another slam dunk straight into my top three books this year! - L. J. Shen, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling authorMonica's writing doesn't just blow me away. It owns me. - Marni Mann, USA Today bestselling author

'Great fun - Loretta is glorious!' Lucy Diamond'Sparkles with fun and wit' Libby Page'A fun, gossipy glimpse into Golden Era Hollywood' Julie Cohen-----You're Loretta Darling now, welcome to your brand-new flipping life.Dreams don't come true for girls like Loretta but she won't let that stop her. With her sights set on becoming a make-up artist to the stars, Loretta wangles her way from Lancashire to the bright lights of Golden Age Hollywood.Only it turns out that Sunset Boulevard is less about dashing fellas and chilled martinis - more sticky floors and misbehaving men. The gift of the gab can only get her so far but she refuses to go quietly.Hollywood has its secrets ... and so does Loretta.For a start, that's not her real name, and much more than lipstick lurks inside her beauty case.After all, revenge is a dish best served with a perfectly painted smile.-----'What a delicious dark delight of a book!' JENNA BLUM, bestselling author of Those Who Save Us'So sassy and delicious. Loretta is one cool character' JOSIE SILVER, Sunday Times bestselling author of One Day in December'Sharply observed, full of scene-stealing characters, this book is a wildly enjoyable ride. Loretta is a force of nature, truly unforgettable!' LAURA WOOD, author of Under Your Spell'Absolutely loved this romp of a book. So feisty and fun' TANIA TAY, author of The Other Woman

"A new translation of one of Balzac's finest novels, this tale of misguided passion centers on a young aristocrat who falls into a cloaked, coded entanglement with an older countess-a relationship that is upended when he becomes involved with a new lover. A story of baffled and irrepressible desire, Balzac's The Lily in the Valley opens with a scene of desire unleashed. His protagonist, Felix de Vandenesse, the shy teenage scion of an aristocratic family, has been sent by his family to a ball in honor of a local dignitary. A wallflower at the party, his eyes are drawn to a beautiful woman in fashionable undress. She turns away from him, and, helpless, he stands, covering her bare back with kisses. In shock, she pushes him off. He leaves the party in shame. The woman at the party is Henriette de Montsauf, married to a much older count, the mother of two children whose health has been compromised by their father's past debauchery. Time passes, and Felix is reintroduced to her. Nothing is said of what transpired, though nothing is forgotten, and a courtship begins between the younger man and the still young mother, a courtship whose premise is that Felix will worship her without displaying the least sign of desire. He waits upon her. He plays endless board games with her impossible husband. He developes a language of flowers and presents her with elaborately coded bouquets. Felix and Henriette are in a swoon, until he departs for Paris to pursue a career in politics and takes up with the all too unconventional and uninhibited Arabella Dudley. Returning to the provinces, he learns Henriette is dying. She writes him, "Do you still today remember your kisses? They have dominated my life. They cut a furrow through my soul.... I am dying because of them." Balzac the great realist is an incomparable witness to the fantasies that are the stuff of ordinary life and of the countless excuses that so-called virtue makes for eagerly imagined vice. The Lily in the Valley is a terrible fairy tale of two people lost in a game of love-and hate. Peter Bush's new translation, the first in over a century, brings out psychological dynamics of one of Balzac's masterpieces"--

Samira, a budding psychologist, is on her way to becoming the next Dr. Phil-or at least equally famous. Except that when confronted with the reality of choosing a career path, her ripe hunger for greatness conflicts with the spirit of the helping profession.Balancing a long-distance relationship with her high school sweetheart in Nigeria and pressure to excel in her new home, she faces a life-changing dilemma. Should she stay in America, chasing the immigrant dream, or return home to be with her love interest, who might be drawn to her best friend?Running Between Trees follows the identity crisis of an immigrant daughter while exploring the nuances of leaving one's home in pursuit of American opportunities.

A smart, savage and hilarious debut exploring love, sexuality, purpose - and the delicious absurdities of online lifeElsa is struggling. Her formative, exhilarating relationship - with an older couple - has abruptly ended, leaving her depressed and directionless in her childhood bedroom. In the relationship's wake, Elsa scrolls aimlessly through the internet in search of meaning. Faithfully, her screen provides a new obsession: a charismatic young actor whose latest feature is a gay love story that illuminates Elsa's crisis. And then, as if she had conjured him, the actor arrives in her hometown, with an entourage of fellow actors, writers, and directors, for the annual theatre festival. When she is hired at the one upscale restaurant in town, Elsa finds herself thrown into in contact with the actor and his circle. But her obsession shifts from the actor to his frequent dinner companion - an alluring, androgynous person called Sam. As this confusing connection develops, Elsa is forced to grapple with her sexuality, the uncomfortable truths about the end of her last relationship, and the patterns that may be playing out once again. Unflinchingly sharp and funny, Misrecognition is an unforgettable debut novel about the internet, post-postmodern adulthood and queer identity.

A heartwarming and profound novel about the power of books and connection between generations, that is also a love letter to Japan and its literature.'Every book worm would love this.' Glamour'An emotionally engaging story ... there's something here for everyone.' The TimesFlo is sick of Tokyo.Suffering from a crisis in confidence, she is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up and she's in a relationship that's run its course.That's until she stumbles upon a mysterious book left by a fellow passenger on the Tokyo Subway.From the very first page, Flo is transformed and immediately feels compelled to translate this forgotten novel, a decision which sets her on a path that will change her life.As Flo follows the characters across a year in rural Japan, through the ups and downs of the pair's burgeoning relationship, she quickly realises that she needs to venture outside the pages of the book to track down its elusive author.And, as the two protagonists reveal themselves to have more in common with her life than first meets the eye, the lines between text and translator converge, and it soon becomes clear that Flo's journey is just beginning...-------------------------Praise for Four Seasons in Japan:'A gentle, tender and thoughtful book, exploring literature, love, human connection, Japanese culture and the disillusion of youth...crafted in such a way that you want to savour every chapter.' Culturefly'Four Seasons in Japan doubles as a love letter to Japanese culture, its landscape, and literature, exploring the comfort found in books and the (mis)understanding between generations.' Country & Town House'A poignant, quiet and affecting novel full of love as well as loss.' Observer