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1894, der Wilde Westen: Nach einer mysteriösen Grippewelle herrscht Unfruchtbarkeit. Umso wichtiger, dass Frauen ihrer weiblichen Pflicht nachkommen, heiraten und gebären. Als die siebzehnjährige Ada jedoch trotz Ehe nicht schwanger wird, verdächtigt man sie, mit einem Fluch belegt zu sein. Sie wird verstoßen und flieht - zur berüchtigten »Hole in the Wall«-Gang. Doch einmal von der Gang aufgenommen, stellt Ada fest, dass die Gesetzlosen ganz ...

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1894, der Wilde Westen: Nach einer mysteriösen Grippewelle herrscht Unfruchtbarkeit. Umso wichtiger, dass Frauen ihrer weiblichen Pflicht nachkommen, heiraten und gebären. Als die siebzehnjährige Ada jedoch trotz Ehe nicht schwanger wird, verdächtigt man sie, mit einem Fluch belegt zu sein. Sie wird verstoßen und flieht - zur berüchtigten "Hole in the Wall"-Gang. Doch einmal von der Gang aufgenommen, stellt Ada fest, dass die Gesetzlosen ganz ...

In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. On the day of her wedding-dance, Ada feels lucky. She loves her broad-shouldered, bashful husband and her job as an apprentice midwife. But her luck will not last. It is every woman's duty to have a child, to replace those that were lost in the Great Flu. And after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are hanged as witches, Ada's survival depends on leaving behind e...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK * INDIE NEXT SELECTION * LIBRARY READS SELECTION * AMAZON BEST OF THE MONTH AND EDITOR'S PICKThe "terrifying, wise, tender, and thrilling" (R.O. Kwon) adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West.In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. The day of her wedding, 17 year old ...

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A masterpiece." - R.O. Kwon"A grand, unforgettable tale." - Esmé Weijun Wang"Reader, you are in for a real treat." - Jenny ZhangThe Crucible meets True Grit in this riveting adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West.In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada's life looks good, she loves her husband, and she loves workin...

In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw.The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada's life looks good, she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows.She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws...

A feminist Western about a world in which women's worth and right to live are determined by the vagaries of fertility. Set in an alternate past, one all too similar to our today, OUTLAWED is a masterpiece' R.O. Kwon

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Hundreds of miles off the coast of California lies America Pacifica. In a world engulfed by a new ice age, this island is the only warm place left, its inhabitants those who fled the mainland before they froze or starved. Here lives eighteen-year-old Darcy. She has always been partly protected from the harshness of life on America Pacifica by her mother, Sarah. But one night, Sarah vanishes.Determined to find out what has happened, Darcy embar...

The first UK print publication of a novel which has taken the US by storm, this is the story of an enigmatic film director, told by the 6 people who loved her most. With appeal to fans of "A Visit From The Goon Squad, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" and "Where'd You Go, Bernadette". '...a thunderously good story.' Emma Donoghue

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Gripping and provocative, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark is a haunting story of fame, love, and legacy told through the propulsive rise of an iconoclastic artist.

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Winner of the 2016 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction"I read The Life and Death of Sophie Stark with my heart in my mouth. Not only a dissection of genius and the havoc it can wreak, but also a thunderously good story."-Emma Donoghue, New York Times bestselling author of Room"This novel is perceptive, subtle, funny and lingers in unexpected ways. The analysis of a woman who puts her art above all else is equal parts inspiration and war...