A policewoman who lost her memory in the 1980s, and perhaps it's a good thing, a 19th-century French dandy, and a biblical shepherd, dressed in armor and wearing a turban. Yoav Avni's new novel moves delicately and sophisticatedly from the static high-tech office to the dizzying life of the city, and it has mystery and tension, imagination and reality, and unexpected love - long-standing and new.
Read MoreAbby Stern, 33, may live in a run-down apartment in Philadelphia and still work odd jobs, but she has good friends, her bike and her favorite cycling club, and Mark, the gorgeous partner who just asked her to move in with him. But Abby isn’t entirely comfortable with the idea of spending the rest of her life with Mark, and when she’s asked at the last minute to lead a group cycling trip that lasts a few days, she jumps at the chance to get away for a bit. And then...
Read MoreThriller. Rhonda Byrd, a pink-haired, tattooed Colorado lawyer who wears heavy-rock band T-shirts to court, receives the news that her father has died, and she must travel to California to handle his estate. Since her father abandoned her when she was young and she hasn't heard from him in years, Rhonda isn't particularly sad, but rather upset about the disruption to her routine. However, a surprise awaits her in California...
Read MoreThis is the ninth book in the 'Caramel' series. A strange group of crooks make their way to Vigo's castle. The Iron Hand, with Jane, with stolen artefacts and with a beast that chews up everything around. The group is followed by Mila and Inspector Twain, and behind them - driving wildly - are Mrs. Bloom, Caramel, and Vish and Ruby. But that's not all. Who else joins the chase?
Read MoreA story about the wounds we inflicted on ourselves, the wounds inflicted on us by our loved ones, the wounds we inherited from our parents and the Sisyphean attempt to prevent them from our children. It is a story about life in this country, about the cycles and ripples of pain in it; about loss and renewal, sorrow and beauty, and above all, it is a story about the wounds of the past and the scars of the future.
Read MorePart novel, part memoir. It centers on a young woman named Shahar, and we accompany her for about a decade, starting with conversations with her therapist through significant turning points in her life: marriage, crisis, studies, and becoming a psychologist.
Read MoreA family novel that moves from sharp and lashing to enveloping and comforting, from a black comedy about contemporary capitalism and modern spirituality, to a heart-wrenching exploration of the lies we tell our children, our loved ones, and ourselves.
Read MoreThe story of a mother and her daughter, against the backdrop of the mother's declining health and mental state. The daughter, a painter, draws with a thin brush and delicate lines both the unknown and dark aspects of the mother's life in her homeland and her life in Israel, especially the moments of terror and grace on the brink of death.
Read MoreAssaf is seemingly another normative man. He works, gets married, buys a house, supports his wife, and trains in running, but when his first son is born, Assaf realizes that he is unable to live the life that everyone expects him to live. In the first person, starting a family is described from a bold and honest perspective.
Read MoreThe long-awaited sequel to the urban fantasy, 'Heart of the Circle', has arrived – and with it come new challenges and new dangers. 'Bottom of the Well' is an opportunity not only to continue following Geva and Omer, Tamar, Shiran and Doron, but to explore additional angles and hidden corners in the imaginative world of the first book, shedding new light on old events,
Read MoreAn insightful journey into the mind of a master storyteller and a unique perspective on the craft of writing. Ruki Murakami shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his reflections on the sparks of creativity that inspire writers, musicians, and other artists.
Read MoreSuspense. An innocent father serving a life sentence for the murder of his son receives evidence that his son may still be alive - he must escape from prison to discover the truth. One day, his sister-in-law Rachel pays him a surprise visit, holding a strange photo - a photo from a vacation at a bustling amusement park, in the background of which a boy looks surprisingly similar to his son.
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