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Foul-mouthed, quirky, sharp-as-a-whip Hazel never thought she would win the heart of her gorgeous college TA, Josh. And, in fact, she didn’t. But what a difference 10 years can make. Well...10 years, and a lot of legwork.

Meet Me at Rainbow Corner follows the lives of Dot, Lilly and their friends, as they dance the nights away, fall in and out of love, and navigate the horrors of war. Lilly goes on a secret mission with her Colonel to France, and Dot becomes pregnant and returns to Liverpool. When the war is over, they are reunited, having travelled by boat to the US with countless other war brides to meet their repatriated fiancés again. Along the way, they uncover a case of inside espionage and learn the true meaning of love.

When Jude agrees to lend her vintage chaise longue for the local Amateur Dramatic Society’s production of George Bernard Shaw’s The Devil’s Disciple, little does she realise she’ll end up in a starring role. It’s an ambitious play, culminating in a dramatic execution scene: a scene that’s played for real when one of the leading actors is found hanging from the specially constructed stage gallows during rehearsals. A tragic accident - or something more sinister?

Becky still adores the traditions of Christmas: Her parents host, carols play on repeat, her mother pretends she made the Christmas pudding, and the neighbors come ’round for sherry in their terrible holiday sweaters. Things are looking cheerier than ever, until Becky’s parents announce they’re moving to ultra-trendy Shoreditch - unable to resist the draw of craft beer and smashed avocados - and ask Becky if she’ll host this year. What could possibly go wrong?

A workhouse orphan, Oliver experiences the terror and brutality of the criminal underworld. His companions, a thief, a whore, a pickpocket, and a fence, are destined for gruesome ends, but Oliver emerges unscathed from the darkness of the underworld.

Strange things are happening at Belpher Castle. For starters, the Earl's sister is intent on pairing off her stepson, Reggie, and niece, Lady Patricia (known as Maud). Maud, however, is in hot pursuit of Geoffrey Raymond, and she is also being pursued by the unacceptable composer, George Bevan.

A fictional true crime podcast starring BAFTA Award winner Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs, Cilla) and Golden Globe winner Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), THE MARGATE MURDERS follows the hunt for an elusive serial killer who murders once every decade, and then changes his identity. In a story full of shocking twists and turns, a journalist, a survivor, a witness, a detective and a forensic psychologist are all interviewed for their perspective on the what went right, and what went horribly wrong, in the hunt for a killer. But everyone has their own agenda, and maybe even something to hide…

Rob is a pop-music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob tries dating a singer, but maybe it’s just that he’s always wanted to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura again. And Rob begins to think that life with kids, marriage, barbecues, and soft-rock CDs might not be so bad.

Scrubs meets Grey's Anatomy in dieser hochkomischen Geschichte über den alles außer alltäglichen Alltag einer jungen Ärztin in der Notaufnahme. Ein großes Berliner Krankenhaus. Rettungsstelle. Montagmorgen. Nicki ist Assistenzärztin und neu hier. Micha, ihr Vorgesetzter, heißt sie zwar mit ein paar Halbwitzen willkommen und bietet ihr sogar das Du an, überlässt sie dann aber dem alltäglichen Wahnsinn der Notaufnahme und sich selbst. Nichts mit Schonzeit. Für Nicki beginnt ein Leben im permanenten Ausnahmezustand. Schlaf? Kurz, zwischen den Diensten.

Lucas will nichts als seine Ruhe in einer Welt, die ihn einfach nicht in Ruhe lässt. Eine Kurzgeschichte vom internationalen Bestsellerautor Fredrik Backman Videospiele, Wein und Pad Thai – das ist der perfekte Abend für Lucas. Andere Menschen? Muss nicht sein. Warum denn, wenn er auch alleine glücklich sein kann? Als der dreiköpfige Vorstand der Bewohnervertretung überraschend an seiner Tür klingelt und eine Inspektion seiner Bratpfanne verlangt, ist Lucas alles andere als begeistert. Doch Abwimmeln ist nicht.

Aspirant, bookish, and close to broke, 26-year-old Clemi steps into her dream job at a prestigious literary nonprofit and finds herself in the bull's eye of a financial, legal, and existential calamity. The executive director has disappeared, leaving behind an inscrutable cat to which she is highly allergic. Meanwhile, the bank accounts have been overdrawn, the FBI is asking questions, and she has three days to pull off the annual fundraising gala, a glamorous affair filled with famous writers and local literati.

" الإله يقدِّم استقالته " المسرحية التي أخفتها نوال سعداوي عن الأعين عشر سنوات ثمَّ أحرق ناشرها جميع نسخها بعد أن كثر الجدل حولها ورفضت بعد ذلك جميع دور النَّشر والمطابع إعادة إصدارها خصوصًا حين تمَّ اتّهامها بالتعدّي على الذات الإلهية والأنبياء؛ لتواجه نوال السعداوي بسببها قضيةً جديدة في المحكمة أثارها الأزهر ضدّها.

هل سئمت من الروايات الطويلة والدرامية وتحتاج إلى جرعة كبيرة من الضحك والكوميديا، أنت إذن في المكان الصحيح فغذا كنت تُعاني من الضغوط أو تشعر بالحزن فهنا سوف تضحك كما لم تضحك من قبل على تلك المواقف التي يضع "سعداوي المستكاوي" نفسه فيها فهو شابٌ عادي طائش أحلامه كبيرة وعقله الصغير يكتظُّ بها دائمًا لكن هذه الأحلام تجعله يقع في الكثير من المواقف المضحكة كأن يجدَ نفسه خطيبًا لسوزي وبالتالي يُصبح من عائلة حتحور لكنَّ سوزان لن تتركه يفلت من بين يديها ونرفع شعار: "سعداوي لي وحدي" فهل ستسمح لها رنا بذلك وماذا عن سوزي خطيبته!!

Amber is a young videographer who has landed her dream job. She is to produce a web series based on a late-night talk radio show dealing with the unexplained. She is a huge fan of the show, and its host, Jack Owens, who she hopes to help reveal the world’s most cryptic secrets. The first secret she reveals is Jack’s. He doesn’t believe any of this crap. To him, the show is just a cushy job that allows him to support himself and his wife without having to try very hard.

تدور رواية "الحب لم يعد مناسباً" حول أستاذ جامعي جرحه الحب، فأقسم ألا يعود إليه مجددًا، لكن عهده ذلك لم يكفه، فقرر ترك وظيفته الجامعية، والتدريس في إحدى المدارس الثانوية.

"Ревізор" - знаменита комедія в п'яти діях російського письменника Миколи Васильовича Гоголя. Роком написання вважається 1835 рік. Молоду людину, яка оселилася в саратівському готелі, місцеві чиновники помилково приймають за ревізора і всіляко намагаються йому послужити. Насправді, Хлестаков — дрібний чиновник із Петербурга, який намагається жити на широку ногу, але не має коштів. Всі гроші, що надсилаються йому батьком, він миттєво прогулює. А тут трапляється така нагода: чиновники самі і із задоволенням постачають його грошима.

Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vigàta, a regional representative from the Italian government tasked to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians don't care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera he's hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theatre. The Brewer of Preston, it's called, and the Vigàtese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performance's opening night....

Seventh Seltzer has done everything he can to break from the traditions of the past, but in his overbearing, narcissistic mother’s last moments, she whispers in his ear the two words he always knew she would: ‘Eat me’. This is not unusual, as the Seltzers are Cannibal Americans, a once proud and thriving ethnic group, but for Seventh, it raises some serious questions. Of practical concern, she’s six-foot-two and weighs over 30 stone - even divided up between Seventh and his 11 brothers, that's a lot of red meat. Plus Second keeps kosher, Ninth is vegan and Sixth is dead.

Set in the author’s native Belfast, the ten stories in Sweet Home lay bare the heartbreak and quiet tragedies that run under the surface of everyday lives. A lonely woman is fascinated by her niqab-wearing neighbours; a middle-aged teacher becomes obsessed with a young Gaelic football player; and an employer covers for his two employees caught having sex in a public toilet.

The Godfather meets the Golden Girls in this love, laugh and revenge filled drama. It's 1991, and Cicada Hollow, Florida, is a sleepy retirement paradise... or so it seems. Enter the scene: four sassy seniors whose idea of a knitting circle involves plotting the most audacious crime spree in U.S. history.