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Another story of Roma Eterna. A Roman nobleman is sent in punishment to a remote corner of the Empire–the Arabian city we know as Mecca...

Her path to the throne is paved with treason.... 1330. Philippa of Hainault may be married to King Edward III, but she’s penniless and powerless. England quivers in the clutches of the Dowager Queen Isabella and her darkly ambitious lover Lord Mortimer while her husband rots in jail, a prisoner at Mortimer’s hand. It will take a courageous young man to emerge from the shadows and rise up against this formidable pair. Philippa won’t sit back and see Edward puppeteered. She is determined to see justice done.

Read by Hugh Fraser Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook The Mysterious Affair at Styles Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now in a fully restored edition that features a “missing chapter” along with commentary...

Read by Hugh Fraser Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook The Mysterious Affair at Styles Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from...

In News from Heaven, Jennifer Haigh—bestselling author of Faith and The Condition—returns to the territory of her acclaimed novel Baker Towers with a collection of short stories set in and around the fictionalized coal-mining town of Bakerton, Pennsylvania. Exploring themes of restlessness...

Mr. Davenheim, a wealthy financier, leaves his home to mail a letter, then fails to return. The story fills the newspapers and intrigues Hercule Poirot, who challenges Inspector Japp with the claim that he can solve the case before the police, and without leaving his flat...

Throwing on an almost convincing French accent, Tommy is determined to act the Great Detective Hanaud to his and Tuppence’s latest, lovely client. Miss Hargreaves has recently received a box of chocolates from nobody knows who, and, due to her dislike of chocolates, was the only one to not...

Mr. Parker Pyne is having trouble trying to get to Beirut, what with his rusty linguistic skills and the less-than-comfortable travelling arrangements. But, with the help of a German pilot, Herr Schlagel, he is soon able to get his bearings. Herr Schlagel confesses that his thoughts are...

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A blind man spends his days roaming the beaches of Kenya collecting shells, classifying them by feeling their whorls, spines and folds in his fingers. A young woman discovers that she can explore the inner world of an animal's mind by touching its freshly dead body. A refugee from Liberia, who cannot escape the horrors that he has witnessed, finds salvation in the clandestine act of burying the hearts of beached whales.

Оповідання Мати Миколи Хвильового є яскравим прикладом української літератури XX століття. У центрі сюжету знаходиться героїня, мати, яка намагається справитися з трагічною втратою свого сина в результаті політичних репресій.Автор досліджує глибокі емоційні переживання матері та показує, як вона впорядковує своє життя в умовах репресивного режиму. Через призму розповіді про одну жінку Хвильовий описує страх, біль та мучення, що переживають багато людей у подібних ситуаціях. Розповідь вразливо розкриває теми жертовності, втрати і боротьби з тоталітарним режимом.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in Collier's Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories.

Contiene: La muerte de Iván Ilich, El diablo, Felicidad conyugal, El cafe de surat, De lo que vive el hombre.

An all new edition of the much-loved novella. For fans of Jojo Moyes' The Girl You Left Behind, this is the prequel novella, Honeymoon in Paris. Sophie, a provincial girl, is swept up in the glamour of Belle époque Paris but discovers that loving an artist like Edouard brings undreamt of...

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.

Six nouvelles ou la coïncidence est si forte qu'elle en abolit le hasard. D'un résistant sauvé par un nom de famille à une philosophie qui gagne une fortune sur un concours de circonstances, ces récits explorent les fils étranges qui nous relient à travers les siècles au mystère historique de la coïncidence.

The Golden Flame of India The monsoon winds whispered secrets through the narrow alleys of Bombay, where incense mingled with the scent of wet earth, and lanterns cast golden halos upon ancient stone, in a world where tradition-bound daughters in silk and silence, Asha Patel dared to dream beyond the confines of her father's courtyard.

He was called many things—outlaw, poet, killer, gentleman. But in the dying light of the Arizona Territory, Johnny Ringo was simply a man trying to outrun his own shadow. From the dusty backroads of Texas to the lawless streets of Tombstone, Ringo follows one of the West’s most haunted figures—a man torn between faith and fury, poetry and the pistol. As the world around him bleeds into legend, Ringo searches for something the frontier can’t give him: peace.

In the language of the Lakota Sioux, the word "Sunka Wakan", means "horse". The English translation of Sunka Wakan, is "Sacred Dog". This story is about the epic life of one such sacred dog whose fight for survival in the brutal high deserts of Nevada leads him on an unbelievable journey. Live the incredible experiences of "Son of Banshee", as he leads his herd of wild mustangs through the unforgiving wilds of Nevada. At every turn, his life is a battle against not only the brutal land in which he and his herd lives, but a relentless struggle also to elude the capture of man.

A preacher’s daughter secretly dreaming of adventure. A lawman undercover with a notorious outlaw gang. A fake marriage which could save both of their lives. Out of a sense of duty, Esther Billings will marry the man her father selects for her. She prays he is a good man and loves God as much as she does. But when she’s kidnapped, the one man who can help her is the opposite of everything her father wants for her. Can she step into the darkness to bring this man into the light?