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A classic tale from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, of a family torn apart by the arrival of Ben, their feral fifth child. ‘Listening to the laughter, the sounds of children playing, Harriet and David would reach for each other’s hand, and smile, and breathe...

The Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing’s first novel is a taut and tragic portrayal of a crumbling marriage, set in South Africa during the years of Arpartheid. Set in Rhodesia, ‘The Grass is Singing’ tells the story of Dick Turner, a failed white farmer and his wife, Mary, a town girl who...

Ten acclaimed authors. Ten original mysteries. Sherlock Holmes returns. In this thrilling new collection, the world’s greatest detective is reimagined by some of the finest writers at work today. From the gaslit streets of Baker Street to cases that test even Holmes’s legendary powers of...

This bold and genre-defying prose debut by the prizewinning poet incorporates social, historical, and supernatural elements to create a collection that is both contemporary and timeless, communal and deeply intimate Kimberly Blaeser's singular stories center Anishinaabe characters who bring...

The definitive editions of Philip K. Dick's short stories, containing some of the most defining works in the Science Fiction genre. This stunning new edition of Philip K Dick's work includes the influential 'We Can Remember It For You Wholesale' and 'The Electric Ant', as well as a litany of...

A wintry collection of Longmire stories by the beloved author of the New York Times bestselling series Walt Longmire, sheriff of Absaroka County, investigates a series of eccentric small-town crises in fifteen holiday-inspired stories. An old dog mysteriously escapes the animal shelter night...

Ein unvergessliches Weihnachtsfest, dreimal Zeit sich zu verlieben Die romantischste Zeit des Jahres lässt die Herzen dreier Paare in miteinander verbundenen Liebesgeschichten höherschlagen. Da ist zum Beispiel Lauren, die ihren Augen nicht traut, als sie in Little Christmas eintrifft: Die...

Tales of the Samurai collects together a series of gripping stories of Japan's legendary warrior class. Bringing to life their way of life and the code of honour known as bushido that drove them, these stories provide an extraordinary window into feudal Japanese society. Filled with epic battles, daring deeds and incredible sacrifice, these tales expertly combine historical fact with legendary storytelling.

'Profoundly surreal, intensely melancholic and boldly exploratory.' - DAMODAR MAUZO 'N. Prabhakaran's tales restore our sense of delight, not just in this literary form but in the crying human need for retrieving, remembering, retelling experience.' - ANJUM HASAN 'Vividly imagined and narrated...

In the linked stories of Reservoir Bitches, 13 Mexican women prod the bitch that is Life as they fight, sew, skirt, cheat, cry and lie their way through their tangled circumstances. From the all-powerful daughter of a cartel boss to the victim of transfemicide, from a houseful of spinster seamstresses to a socialite who supports her politician husband by faking Indigenous roots, these women spit on their own reduction and invent new ways to survive, telling their stories in bold, unapologetic voices.

Dans ce recueil de romans et contes, Théophile Gautier, poète et romancier du XIXe siècle, déploie un art singulier où l’amour frôle le désespoir et où l’élan vital se heurte à la mélancolie. Entre rêve et réalité, le fantastique affleure, faisant vaciller les certitudes; les images sont ciselées, la phrase musicale, la beauté poursuivie comme un mirage.

Au fil d’une suite de récits, Alphonse Daudet explore les liens fragiles entre l’art et la vie privée: la notoriété qui grise et tourmente, la fidélité mise à l’épreuve, les cancans qui enflent, l’amour et le style qui façonnent un destin. Dans ces femmes d’artistes se dessinent des intérieurs où l’atelier côtoie la coulisse des sentiments, entre admiration, jalousie et dévouement.

Dans ces nouvelles aux demi-teintes, E. Edouard Tavernier prête voix aux existences modestes et aux hasards de la rue. On y croise Plutarque, ainsi baptisé un soir chez un marchand de vins pour un livre ramassé devant un lycée; sous l’averse qui lave les trottoirs et tient à distance promeneurs et sergents de ville, les gueux trouvent le loisir de s’abriter sous la tente d’un café.

Sous un ciel chauffé à blanc, où l’ombre prend des teintes de pervenche, Jean Aicard saisit un été de lumière et de poussière, de parfums d’immortelles et de voix villageoises. En tableaux brefs et sensibles, il fait renaître le potier voisin, le savetier, le maçon; la bastide et le village; la rudesse de l’azur et le rêve obstiné d’un peu d’ombre.

Dans un monde où la science flirte avec la magie, "L'Ève future" nous plonge dans une exploration fascinante des limites de l'innovation humaine. Le célèbre inventeur américain, M. Edison, surnommé le "Magicien du Siècle", se lance dans une entreprise audacieuse : créer une femme artificielle qui pourrait rivaliser avec la beauté et l'esprit de l'originale.

Three strange, tortuous stories from the shadow queen of contemporary Japanese fiction. A lonely teenage girl falls in love with her foster-brother as she watches him leap from a high diving board into a pool - sparking an unspoken infatuation that draws out darker possibilities. A young woman...

There is a sequestered glen off the east coast of the Hudson, New York state, which has long continued under the sway of some witching power; the neighbourhood abounds with tales, haunted spots and twilight superstitions. But as hapless schoolmaster Ichabod Crane will discover, the wildest of...

From the award-winning author of A Questionable Shape and White Dialogues, a brilliant, anxious, and hilarious new collection. A man lends his phone to a stranger in the mall, setting off an uncanny series of Unknown calls that come to haunt his relationship with jealousy and dread. A...

Fall in love with three Heartwarming Western Romances featuring cowboy heroes, single parents, protective heroes, found families, Christmas magic, and all the warmth of a Cold Creek happily-ever-after. From New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne. Light the Stars After tragically losing...

Three reigning legendary queens of Regency Romance deck the halls with this delightful collection of three sparkling novellas, set against the tinsel and mistletoe of a magical Christmas season. THE MISTLETOE MAIDEN by Sabrina Jeffries: Once arrogant and aloof, Lord Noel Davenport is determined...