Having not demonstrated a single sign of witchcraft, eleven-year-old Verbena is excited at the prospect of having a normal life, but with a determined mother resolute in her child's magical destiny, Verbena's only place for consolation is in the arms of her understanding grandmother. Reprint.

Having not demonstrated a single sign of witchcraft, eleven-year-old Verbena is excited at the prospect of having a normal life, but with a determined mother resolute in her child's magical destiny, Verbena's only place for consolation is in the arms of her understanding grandmother.

Product Description: Die elfjährige Lila soll Hexe werden – und findet erst nach und nach Geschmack an dieser Idee.11 Jahre ist das richtige Alter, um das Zaubern zu lernen – finden jedenfalls Lilas Mutter und Großmutter. Lila ist davon jedoch alles andere als begeistert...read more

Product Description: At once wickedly funny and unexpectedly touching, Marie Desplechin's debut collection of stories explores life and love in contemporary Paris. Here are the trials and tribulations of sex in the city, as - with alarming frequency - her heroines' affairs fail to measure up to their expectations...read more

When a single mother hires Olivia, a recovering substance abuser and onetime prostitute, to work as her nanny, their lives will collide in unexpected ways, in a powerful novel that examines the many intricate facets of love and friendship. Reprint.

Product Description: „Ich will keine Hexe werden!“ Das denkt Lila, seit sie elf ist, jeden Tag. Aber was soll sie machen, in ihrer Familie muessen alle Maedchen irgendwann das Hexenhandwerk lernen und auch sie hat diese Bestimmung von ihrer Mutter geerbt...read more