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When a new force takes hold of the world, people from different areas of life are forced to cross paths in an alternate reality that gives women and teenage girls immense physical power that can cause pain and death.
A rich Nigerian boy; a foster kid whose religious parents hide their true nature; an ambitious American politician; a tough London girl from a tricky family. When a vital new force takes root and flourishes, their lives converge with...
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Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson comes a fresh reimagining of the classic Mulan tale. Mulan isn't afraid to pretend to be a son and assume her father's soldier duties in war. But what happens when the handsome son of a duke discovers her secret? Mulan is trying to resign herself to marrying the village butcher for the good of her family, but her adventurous spirit just can't stand the thought. At the last minute, she pretends...
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Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"A woman has an unexpected outburst at a corporate therapy session for working mothers. A couple find some long-overdue time to rekindle their relationship and make an ill-advised home movie. A pregnant film director plots revenge on the actress who betrayed her. An ex-wife deliberately causes conflict at her ex-husband's wedding. ... [This short story collection] illuminates the lives of malicious, subversive, and untamed women. Exploring failed...
4) Miss Iceland
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Publisher
Black Cat
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Iceland in the 1960s. Hekla always knew she wanted to be a writer. In a nation of poets, where each household proudly displays leatherbound volumes of the Sagas, and there are more writers per capita than anywhere else in the world, there is only one problem: she is a woman. After packing her few belongings, including James Joyces's Ulysess and a Remington typewriter, Hekla heads for Reykjavik with a manuscript buried in her bags. She moves in with...
5) The power
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Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
Una niña en la América profunda escapa de un padra maltratador. Un chico en Nigeria filma a una mujer que está siendo atacada en un supermercado. La hija de un criminal del este de Londres ve cómo su madre es asesinada. Una senadora en Nueva Inglaterra se esfuerza por proteger a su hija. Cuatro personajes que sufren las tensiones construidas a través de siglos de desequilibrio y amenaza están dispuestos a llegar lejos en su determinación por...
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Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Old blood feuds rise up from the past to haunt the ruling family of Karsgate Keep. Young Lady Elena, [daughter of Lord Crowe], must defy convention and assume her father's role, facing forces that threaten Akhara from outside its borders, and worse yet, from within"--Amazon.com.
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Wydawnictwo Literackie
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Polish
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"Czarne owce są wśród nas. Buntują się, łamią stereotypy, znoszą oceniające spojrzenia. Wszystko po to, by być w zgodzie ze sobą. Znasz jakąś? A może ta historia jest właśnie o tobie? Dziewiętnastowieczna Warszawa. Emilia nie może się doczekać, kiedy zostanie żoną. Jednak rzeczywistość weryfikuje jej wyobrażenia o idealnym małżeństwie. Czy odważy się na rozwód w czasach, gdy taki krok niesie ze sobą olbrzymie piętno?...
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