Mit Originalität und Subtilität untersucht Diarmuid Hester, wie die schwule Vorstellungskraft mit Ort und Entfremdung umgeht und dabei Raum für Geheimnis und eine Art Magie schafft. Hester ist ein sprühend brillanter Schriftsteller. Geplagt und zugleich fesselnd – absolut fesselnd. Am Übergang zum 20. Jahrhundert, im Schatten der Klöster von Cambridge, verbirgt der junge E. M. Forster seine Leidenschaft für andere Männer, während er von den sonnengewärmten Körpern des antiken Griechenlands träumt. Unter den schillernden Lichtern des Pariser Zwischenkriegs, tanzt Josephine Baker ihren Weg zu Ruhm und Reichtum und entdeckt hinter den Kulissen der Folies Bergère sexuelle Freiheit. Und auf Jersey, in den dunkelsten Tagen der Nazi-Besatzung, leistet die transgressive Surrealistin Claude Cahun einen aussergewöhnlichen Widerstand, um die Insel zu retten, die sie liebt, und verstreut Hunderte von dissidenten Kunstwerken entlang ihrer Strassen und Küsten. Nothing Ever Just Disappears erweckt die Geschichten von sieben bemerkenswerten Persönlichkeiten zum Leben und beleuchtet die Verbindungen zwischen den Orten, an denen sie lebten, den Menschen, die sie liebten, und der Kunst, die sie schufen. Es zeigt, dass ein queeres Gefühl für den Ort zentral für die Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts ist und ruft eindringlich in Erinnerung, wie viel verloren geht, wenn queere Räume vergessen werden. Von dem lesbischen London der Suffragetten über James Baldwins Zuhause in der Provence bis hin zu Jack Smiths New York, Kevin Killian's San Francisco und dem Dungeness Cottage von Derek Jarman – dies ist eine aufregende neue Geschichte und eine Feier von Freiheit, Überleben und den verborgenen Orten der Vorstellungskraft.

Bel doesn't expect her rented cottage overlooking the loch to come with a ruggedly handsome Scottish gardener, Christian McDougal, and she's determined to resist his flirty smile and broad shoulders. But when Bel spots an empty shop for rent, it's Christian who notices her excitement. He urges her to open a small village business, proving he's everything her ex was not. Then Bel hears a rumour that Christian is not all he seems. Clearing out her cosy new shop, she finds a bundle of old letters revealing a devastating village secret at the heart of Christian's family. Will trusting Christian with her already fragile heart mean Bel loses everything once again? Or are Christian and the welcoming Scottish village of Loch Cameron the fresh start she's been searching for? Perfect for fans of uplifting small-town romance and second-chance love stories, readers of Susanne O'Leary, Debbie Macomber, and Pamela Kelley will be swept away by this emotional, feel-good page-turner about love, healing, and long-buried family secrets.

Read this meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness, which is also a powerful account of his life as an HIV positive man in the 1980s. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness. Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature, growing all manner of plants. While some perished beneath wind and sea-spray others flourished, creating brilliant, unexpected beauty in the wilderness. Modern Nature is both a diary of the garden and a meditation by Jarman on his own life: his childhood, his time as a young gay man in the 1960s, his renowned career as an artist, writer and film-maker. It is at once a lament for a lost generation, an unabashed celebration of gay sexuality, and a devotion to all that is living. 'An essential - urgent - book for the 21st Century' Hans Ulrich Obrist This new edition features an introduction from Olivia Laing, the author of Crudo

Ein Grumpy Cowboy trifft auf die Frau, die er nicht haben will – aber einfach nicht vergessen kann. Als Hazel in ihr neues Cottage auf einer Ranch in Tennessee zieht, will sie nur eins: zur Ruhe kommen und endlich irgendwo ankommen. Doch Jesse, der älteste Sohn der Landbesitzer, macht ihr vom ersten Tag an klar, dass sie hier nicht willkommen ist. Als er gezwungen ist, gemeinsam mit Hazel das alte B&B der Ranch zu renovieren, wird aus seiner Ablehnung eine gefährliche Nähe. Zwischen hitzigen Wortgefechten und verstohlenen Blicken wächst eine Anziehung, gegen die sich beide wehren – denn Hazels Anwesenheit bedroht den fragilen Familienfrieden, den Jesse um jeden Preis schützen will. Und dann entwickelt auch noch sein jüngerer Bruder Wren Gefühle für die hübsche Städterin … Sommer, Südstaaten-Charme und ein heißer Cowboy, der zuweilen so störrisch ist wie ein Pferd! Tropes: Forced Proximity, Grumpy x Sunshine, Small Town, Haters to Lovers Spicy New Adult Romance vor der Kulisse einer Ranch in Tennessee mit Rodeo, Renovation und Familiendrama (2 von 5 Chilis). Diese emotionale Cowboy-Romance mit knisternder Tension und Wohlfühlatmosphäre ist der Auftakt der Walker-Ranch-Dilogie . Jeder Band der Reihe kann unabhängig gelesen werden. "Ein Buch, das definitiv nicht nur Cowboy-Herzen höherschlagen lässt. Marina Maass hat mit dieser herzerwärmenden Wohlfühl-Romance die perfekte Geschichte für alle geschaffen, die grumpy Cowboys, große Gefühle und echte Small Town Vibes lieben." (Stephanie von @Typisch.Motzi)

Read this meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness, which is also a powerful account of his life as an HIV positive man in the 1980s. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness. Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature, growing all manner of plants. While some perished beneath wind and sea-spray others flourished, creating brilliant, unexpected beauty in the wilderness. Modern Nature is both a diary of the garden and a meditation by Jarman on his own life: his childhood, his time as a young gay man in the 1960s, his renowned career as an artist, writer and film-maker. It is at once a lament for a lost generation, an unabashed celebration of gay sexuality, and a devotion to all that is living. 'An essential - urgent - book for the 21st Century' Hans Ulrich Obrist This new edition features an introduction from Olivia Laing, the author of Crudo

**Drei mitreißende NA-Romances zum Verlieben** Autumn In Your Eyes Hektik, Lärm, Trubel - das Leben in New York lässt Autumn kaum Luft zum Atmen. Als ihre Granny stirbt, ergreift sie die Chance, um alles hinter sich zu lassen und ins nun verwaiste Cottage auf Cosy Island zu reisen, einer kleinen Insel mitten im Atlantik. Dort angekommen ist sie überwältigt von der Schönheit des Ferienorts und fühlt sich auf Anhieb heimisch, nicht zuletzt, weil ihr der charmante Surfschullehrer Sam von der ersten Sekunde an den Kopf verdreht . Until We Fall In Love Nachdem Nora in ihrer Beziehung betrogen wurde, nimmt sie sich für das Studium einen Neustart ohne Männer vor. Doch bei der Anmeldung für das Wohnheim läuft etwas schief und sie landet in einem Apartment mit ausschließlich männlichen Mitbewohnern. Einer davon ist Elias - und sein Blick geht ihr so tief unter die Haut, dass Nora kurz davorsteht, ihre Vorsätze aufzugeben . Promise Me to Stay Eigentlich ist es kein Wunder, dass Julie einfach kein Glück bei Männern hat, wurde sie doch nach einer der tragischsten Liebesgeschichten überhaupt benannt. Betrogen von ihrem Ex-Freund ist die Studentin umso erleichterter, als sie die Zusage zu einem Auslandssemester in Schottland erhält. Doch der so vielversprechende Neuanfang gestaltet sich schwieriger als gedacht. Denn bereits an ihrem ersten Abend trifft sie auf Jamie. Zu ihrem Entsetzen muss sie feststellen, dass der viel zu attraktive Schotte nicht nur ihr Zimmernachbar im Studentenwohnheim ist, sondern auch ausgerechnet ihr Seminarleiter . //Alle Romane in dieser E-Box sind einzeln lesbar.//.

Ordinary New Yorkers are brought together in a story of betrayal, race, what connects us to each other – and what sets us apart ***A ROXANE GAY BOOK CLUB 2024 SELECTION*** 'A marvel... A masterpiece' PAUL HARDING 'Prescient and profound' BRYAN WASHINGTON Brooklyn, 2020. Theo Harper and his blonde, blue-eyed, pregnant wife Darla head upstate to their summer cottage to wait out the lockdown. Not everyone in their fancy apartment building has this privilege: not Xavier, the restless teenager in the Cardi B t-shirt, nor Darla’s black best friend Ruby and her partner Katsumi, who stay behind to save their restaurant. During an upstate hike, Theo lets slip a long-held secret about his mixed-up ancestry – and when Darla disappears after the ensuing argument, he suddenly finds himself the prime suspect at the centre of a front-page police search for the perfect missing woman. 'A lush study' RAVEN LEILANI 'Riveting and original' CHARMAINE WILKERSON

After returning home from adventures in the Orient, James Lindford, Viscount Farley, causes quite a stir in London society. The viscount's womanizing past has caught up with him, and he decides he must take his illegitimate children into his household to raise. Doing the right thing, unfortunately, costs him both his fiancée and his political aspirations. With the gossip hounds soon on the prowl, he escapes to the calm of his country estate. But between his rowdy children and the beautiful woman next door, James is not about to get any peace. Phoebe Churchill's quiet life of raising her niece and tending to her cottage is quickly upended upon the arrival of her new neighbor. When she discovers his daughter is stealing from her, James entreats her to be the children's governess. It is a job Phoebe accepts with great caution. Though she yearns for the viscount's kiss, she cannot ignore her mother's warning--that all men are lustful creatures not to be trusted . . .

Catherine Morland is an excitable young woman enraptured by the imaginary romantic worlds of mystery and intrigue in the gothic novels she consumes voraciously in her country cottage home. She is invited to Bath for the Season and thrills at the prospect of fashionable gowns and flirtacious encounters with handsome young men. At first her fanciful notions are fulfilled but soon they lead her to blur the lines between imagination and the everyday. She is invited to Northanger Abbey where she endures a series of romantic and mysterious adventures which almost bring her family to shame. FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and fantasy to science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic. Each book features a brand new biography and glossary of Literary, Gothic and Victorian terms.

Cotswolds tearoom owner, Gemma Rose is excited to join the May Day celebrations in Oxford... until the beautiful spring morning ends in murder. Now, she's embroiled in a deadly mystery - with four nosy old ladies determined to help in the sleuthing! Before she knows it, Gemma finds herself stalking a Russian "princess" and keeping up with the Old Biddies in Krav Maga class, while still trying to serve delicious cakes and buttery scones at her quaint English tearoom. And that's just the start of her worries: there's her little tabby, Muesli, who is causing havoc at the local nursing home... and what should she do with the creepy plants that her mother keeps buying for her new cottage? But the mystery that's really bothering Gemma is her boyfriend's odd behaviour. Devlin O'Connor has always been enigmatic but recently, the handsome CID detective has been strangely distant and evasive. Could he be lying to her? But why? **Classic Banoffee pie recipe at the end of the story!**

Ein Grumpy Cowboy trifft auf die Frau, die er nicht haben will – aber einfach nicht vergessen kann. Als Hazel in ihr neues Cottage auf einer Ranch in Tennessee zieht, will sie nur eins: zur Ruhe kommen und endlich irgendwo ankommen. Doch Jesse, der älteste Sohn der Landbesitzer, macht ihr vom ersten Tag an klar, dass sie hier nicht willkommen ist. Als er gezwungen ist, gemeinsam mit Hazel das alte B&B der Ranch zu renovieren, wird aus seiner Ablehnung eine gefährliche Nähe. Zwischen hitzigen Wortgefechten und verstohlenen Blicken wächst eine Anziehung, gegen die sich beide wehren – denn Hazels Anwesenheit bedroht den fragilen Familienfrieden, den Jesse um jeden Preis schützen will. Und dann entwickelt auch noch sein jüngerer Bruder Wren Gefühle für die hübsche Städterin … Sommer, Südstaaten-Charme und ein heißer Cowboy, der zuweilen so störrisch ist wie ein Pferd! Tropes: Forced Proximity, Grumpy x Sunshine, Small Town, Haters to Lovers Spicy New Adult Romance vor der Kulisse einer Ranch in Tennessee mit Rodeo, Renovation und Familiendrama (2 von 5 Chilis). Diese emotionale Cowboy-Romance mit knisternder Tension und Wohlfühlatmosphäre ist der Auftakt der Walker-Ranch-Dilogie . Jeder Band der Reihe kann unabhängig gelesen werden. "Ein Buch, das definitiv nicht nur Cowboy-Herzen höherschlagen lässt. Marina Maass hat mit dieser herzerwärmenden Wohlfühl-Romance die perfekte Geschichte für alle geschaffen, die grumpy Cowboys, große Gefühle und echte Small Town Vibes lieben." (Stephanie von @Typisch.Motzi)

From USA TODAY bestselling author of The Book Club Hotel, Sarah Morgan returns with a heartfelt story of friendship, finding yourself, and the surprising ties that bring us together. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle and Jennifer Weiner. To the outside world, Imogen is a marketing dynamo. Her colleagues don’t know that while her high-achieving professional image is real, the happy childhood stories she spins are as fake as her pretend enthusiasm for Christmas. Working 24/7 has always been her solution to surviving the festive season—until burnout leads to a catastrophic blunder. Suddenly, Imogen is handed a holiday gift she definitely doesn’t want: enforced time off work to recuperate. Then an invitation arrives from her favorite client, Dorothy, to stay at her guest cottage in the Cotswolds. From the thatched roof to the cozy open fireplace, Holly Cottage is a picture-perfect haven… Can it provide the fresh start Imogen so desperately needs? For Dorothy, helping Imogen offers a longed-for chance to make reparations for her own past. But as her daughter Sara keeps reminding her, it brings risks, too. Yet Dorothy knows that only a leap of courage will allow her family to grow and heal. And perhaps this Christmas, with Dorothy’s help, the new life that Imogen is slowly piecing together could be better than anything either of them could imagine… Don't miss the latest Christmas book from Sarah Morgan where the Balfour family will have more secrets to unwrap than presents, A Merry Little Lie ! More captivating stories by Sarah Morgan: ¿Other People's Summers The Summer Swap The Island Villa The Book Club Hotel

From USA TODAY bestselling author of The Book Club Hotel, Sarah Morgan returns with a heartfelt story of friendship, finding yourself, and the surprising ties that bring us together. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle and Jennifer Weiner. To the outside world, Imogen is a marketing dynamo. Her colleagues don’t know that while her high-achieving professional image is real, the happy childhood stories she spins are as fake as her pretend enthusiasm for Christmas. Working 24/7 has always been her solution to surviving the festive season—until burnout leads to a catastrophic blunder. Suddenly, Imogen is handed a holiday gift she definitely doesn’t want: enforced time off work to recuperate. Then an invitation arrives from her favorite client, Dorothy, to stay at her guest cottage in the Cotswolds. From the thatched roof to the cozy open fireplace, Holly Cottage is a picture-perfect haven… Can it provide the fresh start Imogen so desperately needs? For Dorothy, helping Imogen offers a longed-for chance to make reparations for her own past. But as her daughter Sara keeps reminding her, it brings risks, too. Yet Dorothy knows that only a leap of courage will allow her family to grow and heal. And perhaps this Christmas, with Dorothy’s help, the new life that Imogen is slowly piecing together could be better than anything either of them could imagine… Don't miss the latest Christmas book from Sarah Morgan where the Balfour family will have more secrets to unwrap than presents, A Merry Little Lie ! More captivating stories by Sarah Morgan: ¿Other People's Summers The Summer Swap The Island Villa The Book Club Hotel

Now that Priscilla Halburton-Smythe has agreed to marry him, Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can't imagine a more perfect life. There's not much crime in his remote Scottish village of Lochdubh, nothing much at all to do but fish, drink coffee, and slouch around. And now to spend time with lovely Priscilla. But his days aren't as tranquil as his dreams. For one thing, Priscilla's renovation schemes are driving him out of his cottage. Not to mention her ambitious plans for his career as a policeman away from Lochdubh. This might be a good time to find out why Peter Hynd's arrival in nearby Drim was causing so much trouble. An attractive, unmarried man with an independent income would always attract attention in such a small place. But this time Hynd's arrival seems to have caused bitter rivalry among the women of Drim. Hamish finds their petty fights amusing and a clever excuse to avoid Priscilla and her schemes for a new electric stove (to replace his beloved woodburning appliance), a posh new bathroom, and virtuous nutrition. Amusing, that is, until death threats, physical abuse, and murder make statistical history in one of Scotland's most picture postcard-perfect towns. Praise for M.C. Beaton: The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status. Anne Robinson, The Times

A new Sharon Gosling full of secrets, romance, community and friendship set in beautiful settings, for fans of Lorna Cook, Cathy Bramley and Liz Fenwick. Sometimes the right story leads you home . . . When bestselling author Helen finds herself at the centre of a scandal, she escapes to Rathbrooke Hall on a remote island off the Northumberland coast. Tasked with cataloguing the books of a reclusive collector she's relieved to be out of the glare of publicity, even if the locals are less than welcoming. But as she spends more time among the dusty bookshelves and rare first editions, she uncovers clues to a secret collection of books that could save the island – and the community that she's begun to feel part of. Can she unravel the mystery of the hidden library and can she trust Thiago, a charming librarian with secrets of his own? Praise for Sharon Gosling's The Forest Hideaway 'Ethereal and enchanting. I loved it!' Heidi Swain, All Wrapped Up 'Aching romance' Woman's Weekly 'Unusual, absorbing and engaging . . . A fascinating novel'? Rachel Hore, The Secrets of Dragonfly Lodge 'Full of hope, friendship and new beginnings – the perfect autumn escape'? Holly Martin, The Cottage on Christmas Gardens 'Evocative and atmospheric . . . a beautifully depicted story about hope, connection, and not giving up on your dreams' Holly Miller, The Spark 'An uplifting and atmospheric tale' heat

If you love Robyn Carr's Virgin River, don't miss Emily March's warm, uplifting Eternity Springs series! Lover's Leap is t he captivating fourth novel in New York Times bestselling author Emily March's warm and uplifting romance series about a small town with a big heart. For fans of Debbie Macomber, Holly Martin and Sheryl Woods. Twenty years ago the town bad boy, Cam Murphy, left Eternity Springs in handcuffs, riding in the back of a sheriff's van...and breaking young Sarah Reese's heart. The defiant teenager vowed never to return. In Australia, Cam makes a new beginning. He builds a successful business and suffers few regrets until Sarah - and their daughter - walk into his life, and then immediately run away. Realising it's time to right yesterday's wrongs, he follows Sarah home to Colorado - and turns her world upside down. Cam wants to know his daughter. He needs to prove to Sarah, the town, and himself that he's changed. Will the residents of Eternity Springs offer forgiveness - and will Sarah have the courage to trust this man who is asking for a second chance? Escape to Eternity Springs, a little piece of heaven in the Colorado Rockies, with the other books in the series, Hummingbird Lake, Heartache Falls, Mistletoe Mine, Lover's Leap, Nightingale Way, Reflection Point, Miracle Road, Dreamweaver Trail, Teardrop Lane, Heartsong Cottage, Reunion Pass, Christmas In Eternity Springs.

"Perfect for horror fans who can't get enough of folklore and fairy-tale retellings that veer in unexpected directions." -Booklist, STARRED Review 2023 Bram Stoker Awards(R) Nominee 2023 Silver Falchion Awards Winner "Fans of folklore retellings will find plenty to enjoy." -Publishers Weekly A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by the Baba Yaga. Featuring Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Mercedes M. Yardley, Monique Snyman, Donna Lynch, Lisa Quigley, and R. J. Joseph, with a foreword by Christina Henry. Deep in the dark forest, in a cottage that spins on birds' legs behind a fence topped with human skulls, lives the Baba Yaga. A guardian of the water of life, she lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle, creating tempests as she goes. Those who come across the Baba Yaga may find help, or hinderance, or horror. She is wild, she is woman, she is witch--and these are her tales. Edited by Lindy Ryan, this collection brings together some of today's leading voices of women-in-horror as they pay tribute to the Baba Yaga, and go Into the Forest. "Lyrical and brutal; each story unfolds hidden truths about the all-devouring witch. The stories in Into the Forest collect the guts and bones of some of the world's oldest witch tales and refashion them into something new, beautiful, and gruesome." -Foreword Reviews

Now that Priscilla Halburton-Smythe has agreed to marry him, Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can't imagine a more perfect life. There's not much crime in his remote Scottish village of Lochdubh, nothing much at all to do but fish, drink coffee, and slouch around. And now to spend time with lovely Priscilla. But his days aren't as tranquil as his dreams. For one thing, Priscilla's renovation schemes are driving him out of his cottage. Not to mention her ambitious plans for his career as a policeman away from Lochdubh. This might be a good time to find out why Peter Hynd's arrival in nearby Drim was causing so much trouble. An attractive, unmarried man with an independent income would always attract attention in such a small place. But this time Hynd's arrival seems to have caused bitter rivalry among the women of Drim. Hamish finds their petty fights amusing and a clever excuse to avoid Priscilla and her schemes for a new electric stove (to replace his beloved woodburning appliance), a posh new bathroom, and virtuous nutrition. Amusing, that is, until death threats, physical abuse, and murder make statistical history in one of Scotland's most picture postcard-perfect towns. Praise for M.C. Beaton: The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status. Anne Robinson, The Times

'When I am disturbed, even angry, gardening has been a therapy. When I don't want to talk I turn to Plot 29, or to a wilder piece of land by a northern sea. There, among seeds and trees, my breathing slows; my heart rate too. My anxieties slip away.' As a young boy in 1960s Plymouth, Allan Jenkins and his brother, Christopher, were rescued from their care home and fostered by an elderly couple. There, the brothers started to grow flowers in their riverside cottage. They found a new life with their new mum and dad. As Allan grew older, his foster parents were never quite able to provide the family he and his brother needed, but the solace he found in tending a small London allotment echoed the childhood moments when he grew nasturtiums from seed. Over the course of a year, Allan digs deeper into his past, seeking to learn more about his absent parents. Examining the truths and untruths that he'd been told, he discovers the secrets to why the two boys were in care. What emerges is a vivid portrait of the violence and neglect that lay at the heart of his family. A beautifully written, haunting memoir, Plot 29 is a mystery story and meditation on nature and nurture. It's also a celebration of the joy to be found in sharing food and flowers with people you love.

"One of the best thrillers of the year"-The New York Times "The book is many things: a crime story, a psychological study, a blueprint for how and when to mete out information in a thriller. But most of all it is an inquiry into the mysteries of marriage and commitment, and into what we owe our spouses and one another." --The New York Times Book Review Prepare yourself for a thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge in this next book from the bestselling author of The Good Sister and The Younger Wife. Picture a lovely cottage on a cliff, with sloping lawns, walking paths, and beautiful flowers. It's Gabe and Pippa Gerard's dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Over the past several months, Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge. Until one day, he doesn't. When Pippa discovers Gabe knew the victim, the questions spiral. . . .Did the victim jump? Was she pushed? And would Gabe, the love of Pippa's life, her soulmate . . . lie? As the perfect façade of their marriage begins to crack, the deepest and darkest secrets begin to unravel. Because sometimes, the most convincing lies are the ones we tell ourselves.