Covering territory from the Alabama schoolyards of Lee’s youth to the luncheonettes and movie houses of midcentury Manhattan, The Land of Sweet Forever invites still-vital conversations about politics, equality, travel, love, fiction, art, the American South, and what it means to lead an engaged and creative life. This collection comes with an introduction by Casey Cep, Harper Lee’s appointed biographer, which provides illuminating background for our reading of these stories and connects them both to Lee’s life and to her two novels.

Harper Lee rimane una figura fondamentale nel canone letterario americano, grazie a Scout, Jem, Atticus e agli altri personaggi indimenticabili del suo romanzo d’esordio, vincitore del premio Pulitzer, Il buio oltre la siepe; così come per la versione più cupa, di fine anni ’50, della piccola Alabama cittadina che emerge in Va’, metti una sentinella, il suo unico altro romanzo, pubblicato nel 2015 dopo la sua riscoperta. Meno ricordata, fino ad ora, tuttavia, è Harper Lee, la giovane scrittrice tenace che creava storie nella speranza di essere pubblicata su una rivista; la Lee, la vivace newyorkese, originaria dell’Alabama e amica di Truman Capote; e la Lee che ha disseminato le pagine di McCall’s e Vogue di saggi profondi nella seconda metà del XX secolo. The Land of Sweet Forever riunisce i primi racconti di Lee e la successiva saggistica in un volume che offre uno sguardo senza precedenti sullo sviluppo della sua voce inimitabile.

Coprendo un territorio che va dai cortili delle scuole dell’Alabama in cui Lee era giovane alle tavole calde e ai cinema della Manhattan di metà secolo, The Land of Sweet Forever invita a conversazioni ancora attuali su politica, uguaglianza, viaggi, amore, narrativa, arte, il Sud degli Stati Uniti e su cosa significhi condurre una vita impegnata e creativa. Questa raccolta è accompagnata da un’introduzione di Casey Cep, biografo incaricato da Harper Lee, che fornisce un contesto illuminante per la nostra lettura di questi racconti e li collega sia alla vita di Lee che ai suoi due romanzi.

She left London and a troubled family past behind to become part of a community of expat wives. But when Nicole disappears without a trace after a boat trip, the cracks in her so-called perfect life start to show. As the investigation turns up nothing but dead ends, her aunt Claudine flies to Nigeria to take matters into her own hands.

As she digs into her niece’s life, she uncovers a hidden truth. But the more she finds out about Nicole, the more Claudine’s own buried history threatens to come to light.

Nicole Oruwari ha una vita perfetta: un marito affascinante, una sontuosa casa nel cuore di Lagos e un gruppo di amici glamour.

Ha lasciato Londra e un passato familiare travagliato per entrare a far parte di una comunità di mogli espatriate. Ma quando Nicole scompare senza lasciare traccia dopo una gita in barca, le crepe nella sua cosiddetta vita perfetta iniziano a farsi sentire. Mentre le indagini non portano a nulla se non a vicoli ciechi, sua zia Claudine vola in Nigeria per prendere in mano la situazione.

Scavando nella vita della nipote, scopre una verità nascosta. Ma più scopre di Nicole, più la storia sepolta di Claudine minaccia di venire alla luce.

She’s one of the most powerful in existence. But her world is divided. On the Continent, being a known Modified means certain death, as the Primes – those immune to the biotoxin that nearly wiped out the population 150 years ago – want nothing more than to eliminate those who were enhanced by the toxin and developed psychic powers.

LIE TO EVERYONE. Wren has survived all these years by concealing her abilities and keeping a low profile while doing what she can to aid the rebel Uprising in fighting against the Primes’ oppressive rule. But one careless mistake places her in the crosshairs of the Continent’s military, and she is forced to join their most elite program: Silver Block.

Unwittingly, her enemy has given her – and the Uprising – the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks. AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY. That is, if she can keep her powers hidden, survive training, and prove herself to Cross Redden, her cocky, maddeningly attractive commanding officer.

Despite the explosive chemistry between them, Wren cannot let Cross get in the way of her mission. But as war rages between Mods like her and those who aim to destroy them, emotions run high and secrets are revealed, forcing Wren to decide how far she’s willing to go to protect herself … and how much of the Continent is worth saving.

As the new astronauts prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined and begins to question everything she believes about her place in the observable universe.

Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, everything changes in an instant.

Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love – this time among the stars.

These are the stories of young people from Gaza, born under Israeli occupation and blockade. They are people who have endured unspeakable struggles and losses, who keep fighting to be recognised not as numbers, but as human beings with hopes, dreams and lives worth living. We Are Not Numbers was founded in 2014 to give voice to the youth of Gaza.

In this collection, vital, urgent and full of heart, spanning over ten years to the present moment, we gain an unparalleled insight into the past, as well as the current and next generation of Palestinian leaders, artists, scientists and scholars and imagine where we might go from here.

He’s on the trail of two missing women. Both are Native American. Does anything else link them?As he digs deeper, he discovers that a Native American woman has gone missing every summer solstice for the past few years.

The captor leaves no trace, except for a very strange calling card. The Texas Ranger must do everything he can to track down these missing women. He only hopes that he finds them alive .

They are holy men. But they are ambitious. And they have rivals.

Over the next 72 hours, one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth. Who will it be?

And if you ask her, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father as her coach. But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning, British player named Nicki Chan.

At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked the ‘Battle-Axe’ anyway. Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did.

And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever. In spite of it all: Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season.

In this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells a story about the cost of greatness and a legendary athlete attempting a comeback.