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The characters who inhabit Sarah Layden's short story collection are on the verge of change —if only they could see themselves and their situations with greater clarity. Caught in the midst of crises, they stumble toward the future without fully understanding their past. Layden’s deft, spare prose sketches worlds and lives with telling details, juggling disparate strands of identity and often revealing the deeper truths in unexpected moments of epiphany. A bride-to-be puts on her detective hat when her groom goes missing.

Winter, 1971. Grief drives teenager Michael Tedesco into exile—straight into the arms of a grandfather he barely knows, hidden deep within the sun-bleached isolation of the Florida Keys. At first glance, the island feels like paradise. But paradise has a memory. The locals watch too closely. Speak too little. And when they do speak, it's only in hushed warnings—stories of Naia Tomes, a witch who once stalked the island… a woman said to have fed on human flesh before the newcomers put her down. Buried. Forgotten.

Retirement has left me adrift. Basketball was my everything, besides Ava and Alana. But now, as I prepare to become an aunt, my world is turned on its head. Alana's pregnancy fills me with joy for my best friends, but it also stirs a deep longing in me for a family of my own. I throw myself into work as a sports commentator, but when I see Dana for the first time, a primal urge takes hold of me.

12 warme verhalen nemen je mee naar het Franse platteland, Nederlandse dorpen en gezellige steden. Ontdek ontmoetingen en belevenissen vol vreugde en verdriet, perfect voor de winteravonden. Geniet van je Kerst.

Ria Tuenter's verhalenbundel Kwijt biedt een intieme blik in de wereld van een moeder met dementie, met zowel ontroerende als humoristische verhalen over troost en liefde.

Ги де Мопассан — непревзойдённый мастер французской новеллы, виртуоз неожиданной развязки. «Драгоценности» — ироничная и горькая история о супружестве...

Nesta coletânea de contos, Clériston Nascimento da Silva conduz o ouvinte por histórias surpreendentes, emocionantes e inquietantes, explorando escolhas, relações humanas, identidade e transformação. Narrado pelo próprio autor, este audiolivro oferece uma experiência envolvente para...

Эмиль Золя — глава литературного натурализма, мастер беспощадно правдивой и пронзительной прозы. В сборник вошли три рассказа, в которых за обыденными сюжетами...

Rashida is sick of being the has-been. Art was her life, and since her fall from popularity, everything has been beige. One afternoon walk through her neighborhood brings inspiration in the form of a dying garden. Maybe bringing it to life in a painting will bring her back to life too. How far will she go to get back in the spotlight? Where does the line between creativity and madness blur?

The novella Love, Lycra and Tattoos is the touching story of a daughter and her mother who face daily challenges and life-changing events. Fiona’s mother, a single parent, is trying to keep the reality of her recent diagnosis from her daughter; but navigating their new terrain without transparency only leads to more difficulties.“(this novella) has its own voice, pacing and emotional intelligence; the work is fresh, awake and wryly kind.

Una presencia inquietante comienza a aparecer en medio de la noche… y nadie sabe si se trata de una visión, de la locura… o de algo sobrenatural. En “El monje negro”, Antón Chéjov construye una historia hipnótica donde la genialidad y la obsesión se confunden peligrosamente. Andréi Kovrin, un brillante intelectual agotado física y mentalmente, busca descanso en una antigua finca rodeada de jardines y tranquilidad. Pero allí comienza a experimentar extrañas apariciones: un misterioso monje vestido de negro que parece conocer los secretos más profundos de su mente.

How did one question about the future end everything? A love lost when you thought it was meant to be your forever will cause havoc upon the soul. Now she’s left counting the hours after the heartbreak—where love feels like a virus, memories feel like wounds, and the loss of him feels like death.

The Men Return by Jack Vance is a haunting science fiction novella about survival in a shattered reality where logic, nature, and humanity itself have been distorted. As one of the last Relicts, Finn must navigate a world of strange Organisms, collapsing order, and the fragile hope of rebuilding...

Артур Шницлер — венский классик, тончайший психолог любви, страсти и измены. «Прощание» — напряжённая история о тайном романе, ревности и роковом стечении...

Brutal, cáustico e infalible cuando se trata de exponer la naturaleza humana, Fonseca teje una serie de historias en los que asesinos, estafadores, abusadores, maniacos, celosos, mujeriegos… confunden sus inclinaciones criminales con aspiraciones legítimas. Sabedor de que son los instintos...

Akira is a rare Kitsune Fae who is being hunted for his fur. When he takes refuge at the Black Cat Circus, the last thing he expects to find is a tempting human who makes him feel alive.

Die Schriften der französischen Prosa-Ikone Anatole France wurden zu Beginn des letzten Jahrhunderts vom Vatikan auf den Index verbotener Bücher gesetzt. Ob bei den offiziellen europäischen Gottes-Profis inzwischen ein Umdenken stattgefunden hat, ist zu bezweifeln. Jedenfalls zeugen die Erzählungen des Anatole France von einem großartigen Verständnis der praktischen Welt und einem sehr gutem Verständnis der menschlichen Natur – wahrscheinlich deswegen für den Vatikan unverständlich.

Her må Holmes og Watson bekæmpe Ku Klux Klans forfærdelige forbrydelser, bevæge sig rundt blandt professionelle tiggere i London, opklare sagen om tyveriet af en i sandhed sjælden ædelsten og løse mysteriet i mesterstykket Det brogede bånd – den historie Conan Doyle selv opfattede som en af sine bedste. For slet ikke at nævne sagen om den legendariske eventyrerske Irene Adler, som for Holmes altid vil være Kvinden.

Un tremendo incendio se ha desatado en el centro de vacaciones donde se alojan las amigas. ¿Qué consecuencias tendrá para ellas? A Andrés parece interesarle Sara, y a ella el taxista, pero huye a hurtadillas de la pija, ¿qué habrá entre ellos?

In the hands of these classic American humorists, even the simplest household task can become a spectacular catastrophe. A cook turns a respectable home upside down. A burglar alarm causes more trouble than any burglar. Weddings descend into chaos, automobiles become runaway hazards, and the...