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When her best friend starts ghosting her, taking all of their mutual friends with her, Fallon Monroe, pushing down a lifetime of insecurities, reads a recently unearthed letter that gives her the ability to see her friendships in a new light, forcing her to decide between hanging on and letting go.
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Welcome to the Ever After Agency – a clandestine organisation offering bespoke solutions to romantic problems.
Whether you're looking for the love of your life, a fresh romantic start, or just want to keep up appearances, the agency can tailor a solution to meet your needs.
When Tristan Fellows walks into the agency, Poppy Dean knows she's in for a challenge. A typical bachelor, Tristan has no intention of falling in love, but in order to receive...
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"Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange...
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The Story of an African Farm (1883) is a novel by South African political activist and writer Olive Schreiner. Her first published novel, The Story of an African Farm was a bestseller upon its release despite being criticized for its portrayal of controversial social, religious, and political themes. Part Bildungsroman, part philosophical fiction, the novel is recognized as a groundbreaking work for its exploration of feminism, atheism, and the influence...
85) Panpocalypse
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During the coronavirus pandemic, a queer disabled woman bikes through a locked-down NYC for the ex-girlfriend who broke her heart.
Orpheus manages to buy a bicycle just before they sell out across the city. She takes to the streets looking for Eurydice, the first woman she fell in love with, who also broke her heart. The city is largely closed and on lockdown, devoid of touch, connection, and community. But Orpheus hears of a mysterious underground...
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A stunning debut about a young Greek-American woman and the history she shares with her mother and grandmother.
Imam is a recipe known throughout villages in Greece, handed down from mother to daughter. If you come from these villages, your history is passed on through your body.
Its full name is imam baildi, and it means the priest fainted. Perhaps the priest was given a bit of bitter and sweet pleasure, and the power of everything behind the dish...
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Revenge meets Promising Young Woman in this thrilling debut about a vigilante on a mission to take down predatory men, perfect for fans of Jeneva Rose and Layne Fargo. Dylan Truman, better known under her alias Lady Justice, is the bane of every grifter, cheater, and bully in the Bay Area. Alongside her best friend and hacktivist, Daniel Haas, she works as a revenge-for-hire vigilante, seeking retribution on behalf of her (predominantly female) clientele....
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"A deftly crafted, deeply engaging, and memorably compulsive page turner." --Midwest Book Review No means no, except to the most powerful woman in fashion. Kyle's been trying to forget her for eleven years. When she reemerges for round two, Kyle's forced to confront his painful past-the one he's kept hidden from his girlfriend, Rebecca. Complications arise when Rebecca's blog for women becomes a global sensation in the one magazine Kyle hoped to avoid....
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"Elison's brutal, incisive novel cuts to the heart of what makes public figures vulnerable and asks us to question our voyeurism." -New York Times Book Review
She created a beautiful world. Now he wants it all.
On her way to a speaking engagement, bestselling novelist Eli Grey gets into a cab and accepts a drink from the driver, trusting that everything is fine. She wakes up chained in the stranger's basement. With no close family or friends...
90) The Leftovers
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It was dark and sad and powerful and poetic. Just addictive, and bloody marvellous' Louise BeechThe Leftovers is a story about sexual power and consent, the myth of the perfect victim, and a dark exploration of the things we do for – and to – the ones we love.Callie's life is spent caring for others – for Frey, her client, and for Noah, her brother. When a tragic car accident shatters her family, she's left alone with her mother Vanessa. Vanessa's...
91) Out of the Dawn
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Into the mist (Cast) volume 2
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In the thrilling sequel to #1 New York Times bestselling author P. C. Cast's Into the Mist, a group of women fight for a just future in the wake of global destruction. Practical Magic meets Station Eleven in this pulse-pounding postapocalyptic thriller about the power of women. Mercury Rhodes and her world were utterly changed when the bombs fell, releasing the green mist. While it proved deadly to all the men who breathed it in, it gave new life...
92) The Mummy!
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Set in 2126, The Mummy: A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century explores a society led by advanced technology but driven by ego, greed and self-preservation. It's a vivid clash of genres featuring an old tale with a new twist.
In the distant future, society has become enthralled by technology. It's an integral part of life that has changed the way humans interact. Autonomous machines have a visible presence, taking critical jobs in the workforce. Doctors...
93) Snapdragon
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From USA Today bestselling author Kilby Blades, the smoking-hot book that started it all…
The rules are simple: unattached companionship, toe-curling sex and a clean break whenever it ends. And either one of us can say the single word that will break it off: Snapdragon.
Falling in love is a luxury people like us don't have.
He's at the top of his field and I'm at the top of mine.
It's only a matter of time before ambition calls and one of us walks...
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1918 Italy
When a deadly blizzard traps Fiona Figg and Kitty Lane in the Dolomite Mountains, it's all
downhill from here.Their hotel is snowed-in, and no one can get in or out. Then a man is found dead in his locked hotel room – and the killer is still on the premises. But with no murder weapon and too many suspects, their investigation is treading on thin ice.
The colder it gets outside, the hotter it gets inside as Fiona squares off with both...
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Ensayos que exploran la influencia de la obra de Simone de Beauvoir en los estudios de género y el desarrollo del feminismo en el mundo y su repercusión en Perú.
Simone de Beauvoir fue escritora, filósofa y feminista francesa, nacida en París en 1908. Ella constituye un hito en la historia de las mujeres, pues trabajó para comprender y luchar en contra de la enorme desigualdad que sufrían las mujeres de su época, a la que nadie le prestaba...
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En Yo maté a Sherezade la autora muestra como, desde el nacimiento, el cuerpo de la mujer se ve atrapado en un contexto social que lleva a la mujer incluso a la esclavitud. Su voz canta en una reafirmación de la vida , un viaje perpetuo, un acto disruptivo para las mujeres árabes (y la mujer como tal) tengan acceso a algo más. La verdad de esta autora no puede ocultarse. Habla con libertad y "mata" a Sherezade para liberarse de lo que trae la...
97) Viaje a Venus
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Este poemario relata, con firmeza y ternura, las injusticias, los miedos, la culpa y la valentía que vivimos día a día.
En tus manos, no solo estás sosteniendo una crítica al machismo y una alabanza al feminismo, también es un recopilatorio de contestaciones poéticas a las injustas afirmaciones y preguntas a las cuales nos vemos sometidas diariamente.
Un grito a la liberación con sabor a revolución.
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En una sociedad democrática y avanzada como la nuestra, la discriminación por razón de sexo no debería existir. Sin embargo, la realidad a menudo es bien distinta. Mila Guerrero actualiza el mito de Casandra, la profeta troyana castigada por el dios Apolo a que ninguna de sus predicciones fuera creída, desvelando a través de anécdotas y situaciones los mecanismos mediante los cuales muchas mujeres ven desacreditadas sus opiniones y son tratadas...
99) Una vida
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Sobreviviente del horror de Auschwitz y del nazismo que destruyó a su familia, Simone Veil dedicó su vida a la lucha contra la discriminación y la intolerancia, y a favor de los derechos de la mujer y por la construcción de la unidad europea, para ella una garantía de la paz mundial.
Responsable en Francia de la despenalización del aborto (Ley Veil), en 1979 presidió el primer Parlamento Europeo surgido del voto universal directo y en 2010...
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Avez-vous déjà été victime de violence, de harcèlement ou de discrimination à cause de votre sexe ? Avez-vous déjà été témoin de discrimination envers des femmes ?
En devenant féministe, vous lutterez pour des choses qui comptent réellement, telles que l'égalité des salaires, le respect, les congé maternité, le droit à la reproduction, contre la violence conjugale, etc.
Si vous voulez en savoir plus sur la lutte pour le droit des...
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