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He is a brilliant math professor with a peculiar problem - ever since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only 80 minutes of short-term memory. She is an astute young housekeeper - with a 10-year-old son-who is hired to care for the professor. And every morning, as the professor and the housekeeper are introduced to each other anew, a strange and beautiful relationship blossoms between them.

Born in 1951 in an affluent Tokyo suburb, Hajime - beginning in Japanese - has arrived at middle age wanting for almost nothing. The postwar years have brought him a fine marriage, two daughters, and an enviable career as the proprietor of two jazz clubs. Yet a nagging sense of inauthenticity about his success threatens Hajime's happiness. And a boyhood memory of a wise, lonely girl named Shimamoto clouds his heart.

There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary’s most notorious and dangerous inmates.

Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except… Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye. Addie can’t be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that’s what everyone says. But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet…

William Stoner is born at the end of the 19th century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces a scholar's life, far different from the hardscrabble existence he has known. And yet as the years pass, Stoner encounters a succession of disappointments.

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls.

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans comes an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat mystery that is at once heartbreakingly tender and morally courageous about what it means to be human.

Mikage is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend, Yoichi, and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father), Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at its heart.

Toru, a serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before. As Naoko retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman.

"קורה משהו. אני לא יכולה לספר אותו לאף אחד. אבל חייבת לספר אותו למישהו." אף פעם אי אפשר לדעת מה באמת מתרחש מאחורי הדלת של השכנים. שלושה וידויים עוצרי נשימה של שלושה דיירים בבניין אחד במרכז הארץ משתלבים זה בזה וחושפים את הסודות והשקרים שבלעדיהם משפחות לא יכולות להתקיים. אשכול נבו נוטל הפעם את הז'אנר הקלאסי של הווידוי, צולל עמו אל זרמי המעמקים של החברה הישראלית ומוכיח שוב את כישרונו המזהיר למשוך בחוטי הסיפור ולהאיר את הפינות הנסתרות ביותר בנפש האדם. שלוש קומות הוא ספר מסחרר, המשליך את גיבוריו שוב ושוב לתוך מלכודות מוסריות ומזמין את הקורא לשאול: מה אני הייתי עושה במקומם?

Stephanie explores the depths of prayer, love, and forgiveness when she is torn from her life and plunged into a place where escape seems impossible. Will she be overtaken by the darkness, or will she find the strength to hold on to hope? “Every time you lose someone you love, they become a part of you—their memory buries itself deep inside your heart, whispering its way into every chapter of your life.”

It was about or exactly a time in Poona, India, where in a household of all women–bar Raju–a battle of wills ensues. Ferangiz the unofficial head of the household and her sister Farida go head-to-head in a fight over the fate of Mehnaz, their home’s collective and beloved daughter. One calling, the other warning, both with ferocity of feeling.

To say Harry Stables’s life has hit a bit of a low patch lately is an understatement. In his mid-20s, he’s been kicked out of his MFA program for fighting, his ex-girlfriend turned down his spur-of-the-moment marriage proposal, and he’s spent the last ten days in his dad’s falling-down Montana fishing cabin with his dog Greta trying to find out how his mother really died when he was a baby, something his father – now dying himself of cancer – has refused to tell either him or his sister their whole lives.

Tirso es un escritor de éxito de novela negra que quiere terminar un libro de cuentos infantiles antes de quitarse la vida. Mérida es una guía turística de la casa Sorolla a la que su compañera de piso le ha trastocado los planes por completo. Guzmán es un consultor señalado en mitad de una huelga a la que no quería acudir y empujado por su jefe a una propuesta que no puede rechazar. Coral es una periodista frustrada que quiere cambiar de vida antes de que su mejor amiga dé a luz. Y Ovidio necesita salvar su productora audiovisual mientras mantiene una relación con su gestor heterocurioso.

Chi è davvero 'o Nasone, accusato di rapina a mano armata, associazione a delinquere, associazione mafiosa, 182 omicidi commessi e commissionati? Se lo chiede la scrittrice a cui il giornale dà l'incarico di intervistare proprio lui, il superboss. A lei che di criminalità non sa niente, che si è sempre occupata di adolescenti, tutt'al più cantanti, attrici, gente dello spettacolo. Il loro è l'incontro di due mondi lontanissimi che tali devono rimanere, almeno nelle intenzioni della protagonista. Eppure, quando lui inizia a parlare, qualcosa cambia.

The Last Living Diva tells the story of Hayden, a pop-culture obsessed young man with no real direction, who is suddenly offered the opportunity to work as a personal assistant to the biggest-selling female musician of all time—Alexis Shane—just as she's about to embark on a world tour.

Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she's done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn't the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be.

تعتبر هذه الرواية واحدة من أشهر روايات الكاتب "أندريه بلاتونوف" والملقب ب"كافكا الروسي" حيث تدور أحداثها حول "نزار شاغاتايف" الموفد إلى الصحراء لإنقاذ قومه من الهلاك... رواية الأشباح هي استجابة حية من الكاتب على أحداث الواقع السوفيتي فى العشرينات والثلاثينات، وهي تجسيد مسيرة شعوب آسيا الوسطى المتخلفة آنذاك نحو الاشتراكية وقد اتخذت عند بلاتونوف صيغة بحث عن السعادة يقوم به شعب خرافي مكون من أناس يتامى حُرموا إرادة الحياة وأنهكتهم العبودية والظلام.

കേരളചരിത്രത്തിലെ സമാനതകളില്ലാത്ത സാഹസികതയായിരുന്ന മാമാങ്കത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഭാവനാപൂർണമായ കൃതി. ഓരോ മാമാങ്കവും ഇത്താപ്പുവിനെപ്പോലുള്ള മരിക്കാൻ ഭയലേശമില്ലാത്ത ചാവേറുകളുടേതാണ്. എല്ലാ 12 വർഷവും മാമാങ്കത്തിന് അവരെത്തും, മരിച്ചാലും ജയിക്കുമെന്ന ഉറപ്പോടെ.

Blood-churning, mind-bending, and an intense thriller at its core! This collection of suspenseful short stories will satisfy your deepest craving for fear. Trapped in a concrete labyrinth! Stalked by a malevolent book character! A dark, eerie basement, possessing the very essence of malice! An ambitious reporter whose questions lead to an unbelievable fate! Hunted and preyed upon by an unstoppable demonic foe! Waking in an infinite underground tunnel, a nightmare that never ends! This is just a snapshot of the horrors that are about to unfold.