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The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.Novelist, cultural observer and social satirist Lionel Shriver is among the sharpest talents of our age. A writer who embraces 'under-expressed, unpopular or downright dangerous' points of view, she regularly deplores the conformity of thought and attitude that has overtaken society.Bringing together thirty-five works curated from her many columns, features, essays and op-eds for the likes of the Spectator and Guardian, speeches and reviews, and some unpublished pieces, Abominations reveals Shriver at...

Von der Anomalie namens Leben

Bei einem verhängnisvollen Sherry beschließen Cyril und Kay Wilkinson, mit achtzig Jahren aus dem Leben zu scheiden. Krankheit, Siechtum und Leid: Die beiden wissen, danach geht es bergab.

Dem Paar bleiben noch dreißig Jahre, die sie in vollen Zügen genießen wollen. Doch was, wenn einer der Ehepartner den letzten Akt nicht über sich bringt? Wenn sie die neue Freiheit des Alters so sehr schätzen, dass ihr Plan aus dem Blick gerät? Oder sich der Tod schließlich überwinden lässt?

Scharfsinnig, überbordend und...

Big Brother is a striking novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity from Lionel Shriver, the acclaimed author the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin.

For Pandora, cooking is a form of love. Alas, her husband, Fletcher, a self-employed high-end cabinetmaker, now spurns the "toxic" dishes that he'd savored through their courtship, and spends hours each day to manic cycling. Then, when Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at the airport, she doesn't recognize him. In the years since they've seen one another, the once slim, hip New York...

With more than 15,000 species, nearly a quarter of the total number of vertebrate species on Earth, freshwater fishes are extremely varied. They include the largest fish species, the beluga at over 7 meters long, and the smallest, the Paedocypris at just 8 millimeters, as well as the carnivorous, such as the piranha, and the calm, such as the Chinese algae eater. Certain species evolve rapidly, cichlids for example, while others transform very slowly, like lungfish. The fossils of these animals are very diverse in nature, sometimes just small scattered bones where sites correspond to...