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The haunting love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar. When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a...

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

The unapologetic intensity with which Emily Brontë wrote this story ensures that it will forever be considered one of the greatest works of English literature. A passionate tale of a chaotic and often violent love, Wuthering Heights transcends your average romance and, with its Gothic undertones, takes the listener on a journey through one man's lustful hunt for revenge.

When the luxurious overnight passenger train from Calais to the Riviera, known as the Blue Train, arrives in Nice, a guard goes into the compartment of American heiress, Ruth Kettering and attempts to wake her. Unfortunately, she will never wake up, as she is dead, having been killed by a heavy blow to her head, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious ruby, known as the 'Heart of Fire', is missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, but detective Hercule Poirot, who also just happens to be a passenger on the train, is not convinced.

Sie hat es satt, eine Schachfigur zu sein. Lady Georgiana Chadwick hat genug. Genug von ihrem verschwenderischen Vater, genug von ihrem trägen Bruder und ganz sicher genug von ihrem lüsternen Verlobten– dem betagten Marquess of Henderville. Da ihre Flucht sorgfältig geplant ist, braucht...

Berlin, 1933: Hulda arbeitet als engagierte Hebamme in ihrem Schöneberger Kiez. Doch das Leben der Menschen wird zunehmend geprägt von der Radikalisierung der Gesellschaft und dem wachsenden Antisemitismus. Um sich abzulenken, besucht Hulda mit ihrer Tochter einen Rummelplatz an den Königskolonnaden. Zwischen Schießbuden und Karussell begegnet Hulda einer verängstigten Frau aus einer Schaustellerfamilie und ist schon bald einem düsteren Geheimnis auf der Spur, bei dem es um Leben und Tod geht.

HENRY, a new The Borough Press book, full description to follow when available...

From USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell comes a romantic holiday short-novel—warm, aching, and just dark enough to hint at what lies ahead . . . This Christmas, she believes she belongs to one man—until she falls for the one who sees her clearly. Lucy LeBeau has spent her life...

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...

Edith Darling and Thomasin Shaw are presumed dead. Without Worthing and the police breathing down their necks, they have their freedom, and most importantly, they have each other. But without Excalibur to chase, Edith finds herself haunted by the mistakes she made along the quest, and Thomasin wonders if she has what it takes to not be a criminal.

Ella quería sentir. Él no sabía que ya lo hacía. Serie Wharton & McEntrie · Libro 4 Clementine Wharton no quiere una vida tranquila. Quiere aventuras épicas, corazones acelerados y la certeza de que su existencia significa algo más que té, bordado y esperar a que algún idiota la pida en...

Bluestocking Lady Elise Smith is a very content spinster. She holds intellectual gatherings and attends poetry readings, mind-improving lectures, and art shows. She runs her father’s household with quiet and determine efficiency, which is why she is absolutely stunned when Papa informs his three daughters that until Lady Elise is happily settled with—gasp—a husband, he will not consider offers for his two younger daughters.

Venice, 1880. Alexander, Viscount Dundarran, seeks refuge from scandal amidst the fading grandeur of crumbling palazzos during the infamous Carnival in the city. There he encounters the enigmatic Lady Arabella Pembrook—a young, beautiful widow. Both are scarred by their pasts but find solace in each other and a chance at redemption. But when duty calls Alexander back to England upon his father's death, a darker journey begins.

Coral de Petras is on the hunt for the perfect husband, and she doesn’t care who knows it. In her third Season and with the shock of her father’s shipping business collapsing in disaster, Coral makes the hard decision to forgo a love match and fall back on the plan she had as a child. Marry for money. But if Coral’s giving up a love match, she doesn’t just want to settle for any gentleman: she has a list. A list of all the qualities she will demand from her future husband—and publishes it in all the newspapers.

Free to follow her heart…just not to her husband! Deborah needs a husband to protect her from the scandal breaking over her head; Christopher Halland, a radical and ambitious member of parliament, needs a wife to get at his fortune and Gosmere Hall. It is the perfect marriage of convenience. Or is it? She should have been warned off by the fury in his eyes on their first encounter when he almost rode over her. And by the whispered rumors of his women and loose living.

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Persuasion is Jane Austen's final completed novel and one of her most mature and moving works. The story follows Anne Elliot, a thoughtful and quietly intelligent woman who, years earlier, was persuaded to end her engagement to Captain Frederick Wentworth because of his uncertain fortune and social position. When Wentworth returns as a successful naval officer, Anne must face the consequences of that earlier choice, the pain of lost love, and the possibility of renewal.

London, 1813. Lord Spencer Seaton kehrt gebrochen und verletzt aus dem Krieg zurück. Er hat alles verloren: seinen Titel, seine Liebe und sich selbst. Sein einziges Ziel ist Rache. Nichts kann ihn aufhalten. Nicht einmal die hinreißende Nichte seines Feindes, Miss Joanna Digby. Er will nichts für das kurvige Mauerblümchen fühlen, sein Herz nicht mehr öffnen, niemanden an sich heranlassen. Doch mit ihr fühlt er sich lebendig, stark. Akzeptiert.

A Morte de Artemio Cruz (1962) narra as últimas horas de vida de um antigo revolucionário mexicano, agora um poderoso empresário, que está morrendo em seu leito, velho e doente, dentro do quarto de uma mansão da Cidade do México. A história se desenrola a partir da consciência fragmentada de Artemio, misturando suas lembranças, delírios e pensamentos imediatos. Por meio de uma estrutura narrativa inovadora — que alterna entre a primeira, segunda e terceira pessoa —, o romance mergulha no passado do protagonista.

Miss Cecily Higgins, come ogni fanciulla che si rispetti, è alla ricerca di un marito. Dotata di un'intelligenza vivace e di un certo pragmatismo, si prepara alla stagione mondana con piglio scientifico, riempiendo pagine e pagine di quaderni con le strategie più sofisticate per affrontare la caccia all'uomo. Sfortunatamente, la ragazza non ha fatto i conti con la sfacciataggine del duca di Wessex, il gentiluomo più ambito dell'alta società, che una sera la invita a danzare per scommessa.