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The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here. Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken.

Le 19 mars 1944, Albert Camus et Maria Casarès se croisent chez Michel Leiris. L'ancienne élève du Conservatoire, originaire de La Corogne et fille d'un républicain espagnol en exil, n'a que vingt et un ans. L'écrivain vit alors seul à Paris, la guerre l'ayant tenu éloigné de son épouse Francine, enseignante à Oran. Sensible au talent de l'actrice, Albert Camus lui confie le rôle de Martha pour la création du Malentendu en juin 1944. Et durant la nuit du Débarquement, Albert Camus et Maria Casarès deviennent amants.

Last Days of Summer is the story of Joey Margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in Brooklyn in the early 1940s. A boy looking for a hero, Joey decides to latch on to Charlie Banks, the all-star third basemen for the New York Giants. But Joey's chosen champion doesn't exactly welcome the extreme attention of a persistent young fan with an overactive imagination. Then again, this strange, needy kid might be exactly what Banks needs.

Eva never really wanted to be a mother - and certainly not the mother of a boy who ends up murdering seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a much-adored teacher who tried to befriend him, all two days before his 16th birthday. Now, two years later, it is time for her to come to terms with marriage, career, family, parenthood, and Kevin’s horrific rampage, in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her estranged husband, Franklin.

Composed almost entirely of letters written by Werther to his friend Wilhelm, The Sorrows of Young Werther is a heartbreaking narrative about a doomed love. Werther, a young artist driven more by the heart than by reason, is already enraptured with the elusive Charlotte when she marries another man better suited to her class. To keep Charlotte near, Werther befriends her husband - a bid that becomes a torturous reminder of all he's lost.

A pair of romantic flameouts meet at a dull wedding and wind up entwined in a deserted coatroom. Shockingly, Jane and John decide not to have sex. Instead, they embark on a far more dangerous endeavor: sharing the stories of their past love affairs. They tell each other everything, aiming for radical honesty over polished seduction. Jaded as they may be, these two sense that they just might be soulmates.

A meditation on the nature of life and time, Água Viva (1973) shows Lispector discovering a new means of writing about herself, more deeply transforming her individual experience into a universal poetry. In a body of work as emotionally powerful, formally innovative, and philosophically profound as Clarice Lispector’s, Água Viva stands out as a particular triumph.

Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.

Moving away from their lovely apartment in Munich isn't nearly as wrenching an experience for Frau Greta Hahn as she had feared. Their new home is even lovelier than the one they left behind and life in Buchenwald would appear to be idyllic. Lying just beyond the forest that surrounds them is the looming presence of a work camp. Frau Hahn's husband has been assigned as the camp's administrator. When Frau Hahn's poor health leads her into an unlikely and poignant friendship with one of Buchenwald's prisoners, her naIve ignorance about what is going on so nearby is challenged.

Lady Susan has just arrived uninvited at the country home of her brother-in-law, Charles, and his unwelcoming wife, Catherine. Susan’s reputation as an accomplished coquette precedes her, and Catherine will not allow her own brother, Reginald, to fall prey to Susan’s amorous games. Despite warnings, the besotted young man finds himself falling - all to the conniving lady’s delight. And in Austen’s unfinished work, The Watsons, a family reunion sparks the passionate pursuits of four sisters.

Sometimes, one's most sincere thoughts and feelings can only be expressed in a letter to their mother. Letters to you, to her, to no one is a moving story about a girl growing up in a Bulgarian orphanage told through intimate letters to her imaginary mother. The letters span years, recording a journey exploring friendship, loss, anorexia, and, most of all, dreams.

Sara Monteith makes an ideal correspondent for Hugo Jamieson, brother of her lost love Ivo, killed in the war before they could marry. Her neighbours in the lovely Border village of Ravenskirk don't know that Sara has moved here because it's where Ivo and Hugo grew up, but they welcome her warmly. Soon, she's drawn into the active village social scene of tea parties, gardening, carol-singing, and Coronation festivities. Meanwhile she's dodging the judgments of stern Miss Bonaly, defending her helper Madge Marchbanks, befriending kind, practical Elizabeth Drysdale and charming Mrs.

In these entries, titled The Coronavirus Princess Diaries, the princess recorded her most heartfelt emotions while dealing with her husband’s quarantine after exposure to the virus; her personal (and political) battles while imposing health restrictions on her small European nation; life during lockdown (even in as idyllic a location as a palace on the Riviera); and of course, dealing with her demanding royal family, especially her grandmother.

Twenty-something Ruthie Cohen, a data entry minion for a second-tier movie app, spends her days thinking about the kickass meals she’s going to make for her besties, Trish and Lilly, while pining for Dean (sigh, Dean), her vacation fling from six months earlier. Could they have made it work in real life? On top of that, Bubbe Bobby Grace, Ruthie’s beloved and inspiring grandmother, passed away and left Ruthie an inheritance of $62,873.42, along with instructions on how to use it: “Follow your passion, Dollface.”

Ein Obstgarten, drei Frauen, elf Briefe. Die Geschichte einer großen Liebe Hannah hat ihr ganzes Leben in Berllan Deg, einem kleinen Ort in Wales, verbracht. Anders als ihre Schwester Sadie, ist sie nie aus ihrem Elternhaus ausgezogen, nicht einmal nach ihrer Hochzeit mit John. Sie ist in diesem Haus und dem dazugehörigen Obstgarten verwurzelt, behandelt die Bäume, als gehören sie zur Familie. Als ihr Mann stirbt, ist Hannah das erste Mal allein. John, einst Schriftsteller und Imker, der die Welt durch die Sprache der Bienen zu verstehen lernte, hat ihr elf Liebesbriefe hinterlassen.

Een liefdevol en beeldend geschreven verhaal met veel aandacht voor de Koreaanse cultuur, voor de luisteraars van de bestsellers Als katten van de wereld verdwijnen en Morisaki's boekwinkel Dit verhaal speelt zich af in een brievenwinkel in een hippe wijk in Seoul die echt bestaat en een penvriendendienst heeft; de auteur mocht de anoniem geschreven brieven inzien en gebruiken voor dit boek Hyoyeongs droom om regisseur te worden is uiteengespat: haar oudere zus heeft de familie plotsklaps verlaten en zonder haar steun ontbreekt het Hyoyeong aan zelfvertrouwen om haar filmproject af te ronden.

Ci sono momenti nella vita in cui si sente il bisogno di prendersi una pausa e ripercorrere con calma, senza le continue incombenze quotidiane, le tappe della nostra esistenza. Un viaggio che, anche nei momenti difficili e bui, ci ha portato a provare un sentimento di riconoscenza e gratitudine verso chi ha condiviso con noi il cammino, le prove, le epifanie. Così Chiara, alla soglia dei sessant’anni, approfittando dell’improvviso silenzio che avvolge la sua casa in collina, decide di scrivere tre lettere.

Bittersüß und voller Charme: ein ebenso bewegender wie tiefgründiger Briefroman mit großen Themen und einer eigensinnigen Heldin Adoptivtochter und Starjuristin, Gartenliebhaberin und Ehefrau, Mutter und mütterliche Freundin – die 73-jährige Sybil van Antwerp hatte schon viele Rollen inne in ihrem bewegten Leben. Eines hat sie dabei stets begleitet: ihre Leidenschaft fürs Briefeschreiben. Jeden Tag greift sie zu Füller und Papier und schreibt darüber, was sie bewegt und stört, was sie begeistert und betrauert.

ദ്രൗപദി ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന് അയയ്ക്കുന്ന ദീര്‍ഘമായ കത്തിന്റെ രൂപത്തിലാണ് ഒറിയഭാഷയിലെ പ്രശസ്തമായ ഈ നോവല്‍ രചിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുള്ളത്. സ്വര്‍ഗ്ഗത്തേക്കു നടന്നുകയറുന്നതിനിടയില്‍ കാല്‍വഴുതിവീണ ദ്രൗപദി ഹിമാലയത്തിലെ മഞ്ഞുപാളികളില്‍ കിടന്നുകൊണ്ട് പ്രക്ഷു ബ്ധമായ തന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ ഓരോ ഘട്ട ത്തെയുംകുറിച്ച് സഖാവായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന് ഹൃദയരക്തം ചാലിച്ചെഴുതുന്നു. സ്ത്രീത്വത്തിന്റെ സമസ്യകള്‍ക്കെതിരേ പോരാടുന്ന സ്ത്രീചിത്ത ത്തിന്റെ ആവിഷ്‌കാരമാണിത്. ലോകത്തെമ്പാ ടുമുള്ള മനുഷ്യവര്‍ഗ്ഗത്തിനുവേണ്ടി സംസാരി ക്കുന്ന ഒരാധുനിക മനസ്സിന്റെ ഉടമയായി ദ്രൗപദി ഈ നോവലില്‍ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

In the spring of 1898, A. E. (Alexandria) Bartram—a spirited young woman with a love for botany—is invited to join a field study in Yellowstone National Park. The study’s leader, a mild-mannered professor from Montana, assumes she is a man, and is less than pleased to discover the truth. Once the scientists overcome the shock of having a woman on their team, they forge ahead on a summer of adventure, forming an enlightening web of relationships as they move from Mammoth Hot Springs to a camp high in the backcountry.

In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read. In this volume our talented authors bring us a plethora of narratives that centre themselves on how vital a few lines are to characters navigating through the twists and turns of a story.

Mira is a desperate young woman, hired by a wealthy single mother to tutor her lonesome son, Yuchan. But Mira is not who she presents herself to be; she is haunted by the death of her own family and motivated by the dark pulse of vengeance. Yuchan was cruel to Mira’s mother. A kind of cruelty she can’t ever forgive. And then there is Jiwon, the boy’s mother, a bad mother, Mira thinks—or so Jiwon tells herself she must not be. But as Mira spends more time in the family’s sprawling home, she begins to suspect Yuchan is not the culprit she’s after.

רומן המכתבים הידוע של עמוס עוז מנסה לפענח את פרשת נישואיהם האומללים של אילנה ואלכס, ואת פשר התכחשותו לבנם המשותף. היא נישאה מחדש וגרה בירושלים, אלכס גר בשיקאגו, ואחרי שנים של נתק ביניהם אילנה כותבת לו - ופותחת בכך סודות ישנים, עלבונות ושקרים. לתכתובת הענפה - עשרות מכתבים ומברקים - מצטרפות דמויות נוספות: בנם בועז, בעלה השני של אילנה, אחותה רחל ועורך דינו של אלכס, כל אחד כותב בסגנונו הייחודי ומוסיף עוד נדבך לדרמה המהפנטת הזאת.

When I’m offered a spot in the best business incubator in the world, I jump at the chance. There’s one catch. I have to send letters to the mysterious billionaire who funds the program. It’s a world I don’t belong to. Luckily, I meet Javier Pendleton. He’s alluring, confident, and fits in with this crowd. We get close, dancing and watching fireworks together… Until it’s clear we both want more. He looks at my curves like he craves them, and his serious blue eyes and reluctant smile drive me wild. Soon I can’t hold back— But kissing him is a mistake.

Teacher and single mom Naomi is always biting off more than she can chew. Naomi knows what it's like to grow up in hard times and still manage a decent education, so when it comes to her online, at-promise (not "at-risk," thank you very much) high school students, she goes the extra mile.

When Belle started writing to Enrico, she certainly wasn't looking to fall in love! Everything about his life in southern Italy is so different to hers - but somehow, across half the world, a magical friendship forms. And so, when Enrico signs off one of his messages, P.S. Come to Italy, Belle decides to follow her heart!

It’s 2017 and Leyla, a Turkish twenty-something living in Berlin is scrubbing toilets at an Alice in Wonderland-themed hostel after failing her thesis, losing her student visa, and suing her German university in a Kafkaesque attempt to reverse her failure. Increasingly distant from what used to be at arm’s reach—writerly ambitions, tight knit friendships, a place to call home—Leyla attempts to find solace in the techno beats of Berlin’s nightlife, with little success.

Parfois la vie se joue sur une rencontre de hasard. Lorsque sur le quai de la gare Saint-Pancras de Londres la petite Lolie heurte Sacha de plein fouet, c'est le début d'une histoire inattendue entre cet homme au passé torturé et Anouk, à l'avenir incertain. De l'Angleterre à la Russie, en passant par Israël, Paris, Venise ou encore Istanbul, un voyage mouvementé et personnel les attend. Par le biais d'une correspondance de mails, Anouk et Sacha vont apprendre à faire connaissance, s'apprivoiser, se confier.

Zwei Feindinnen in einer Zeit des Krieges. Verbotene Nachrichten, heimlich ausgetauscht auf den verlassenen Schlachtfeldern. Und eine ganz große Liebe, die Raum und Zeit überwindet. Amal El-Mohtar und Max Gladstone verbinden in diesem Kurzroman in wunderbarer, poetischer Sprache eine weltumspannende Zeitreisegeschichte mit einem Liebesroman in Briefform.

Antes de morir, Hélène le hizo prometer a su marido, Julien, que le escribiría treinta y tres cartas, una por cada año de su vida. Para su asombro, Julien se da cuenta de que esta correspondencia, que deja en un compartimento secreto de su tumba en el cementerio de Montmartre, se ha convertido en una suerte de consuelo. Le habla de la vida que ahora ha de vivir sin ella; de su amor, ya no recíproco; de su hijo Arthur, que no quiere un padre que se siente desgraciado. Hasta que un día descubre que las cartas han desaparecido y en su lugar empieza a encontrar pequeñas respuestas.