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Carwyn and Rhian – the last in a long family line of sheep farmers – are living out a brutal year in their hillside farm, deep in the mountains of Eryri, North Wales. When Carwyn stumbles across a stone circle and some sort of burial mound in one of the fields on their land, he quickly develops an obsession. His wife, Rhian, meanwhile, is confronted with the growing realization that the man with whom she shares her life and home is slowly becoming a frightening stranger.

The virgin rainforest seems a paradise to Englishman Simon Corbett. A last chance to salvage his career. A final refuge from a terrible secret. But the jungle is no Eden. It hides secrets of its own. It does not forgive. As Simon is drawn deeper into its haunted shadows, he learns to his horror that the past will not stay buried. For there are places in the forest where the line between the living and the dead is thinner than the skin of water.

„Misiunea" este romanul unei ideologii goale care decimează suflete și trupuri. Descriind marșul triumfal al Istoriei închise într-un container metalic ce trebuie transportat din orașul N în orașul K, el devine, totodată, un simbol pentru misiunea – și eșecul – scriitorului de a da un sens realității prin cuvintele sale. Suntem puși pe urmele unui adevăr care se eschivează încontinuu. Vom ști în cele din urmă care este versiunea corectă? Iar aici intervine o misiune și mai subtilă, cea a autorului: aceea de a ne îndruma sau de a ne abate de la adevăr prin cuvinte.

This fictionalized memoir of the award-winning author, Gloria Naylor, tells a story of a massive covert surveillance operation perpetrated against her by an official of the U.S. government.

When they were boys, Ray Dawley, Eddie Sayers, and Matthew Kauffman were the best of friends. Then new kid Bobby “Bones” Bonetti fell through the ice at Blackamore Pond. The other boys saved Bobby from drowning, but something else came out of the water that day, something dangerous that would tear their friendship apart and set one of them on a dark path.

The Pigeon is a contemplative and subtly humorous exploration of the human condition, set against the backdrop of everyday life. The story follows Sam, a web designer, who becomes inexplicably fixated on a pigeon he sees perched on a ledge outside his window. As he grapples with the bird’s sudden disappearance, Sam begins to question the fleeting nature of existence and his place in the world. His partner, Emily, initially amused by his obsession, grows concerned as his thoughts deepen into an existential reflection.

Ruby and Mike have built a quiet and happy life, but their lives are about to unravel—with deadly consequences. Ruby Turner has a loving partner and dreams of starting a family. But when Mike’s new promotion keeps him away, Ruby befriends the charming new neighbour, Henry. Their forbidden connection ignites something Ruby has never felt before—but it also unleashes something sinister and leaves her questioning everything she thought she ever wanted.

What would you do if you discovered your closest friend was an atheist? Can dialogue change beliefs? And will faith ultimately prevail? An intellectual journey between a Muslim sheikh and his atheist friend. Who will convince whom?

This camping trip is Chris’s last chance to repair his relationship with his daughters, Kayla and Emma. Nothing’s been the same since they lost their mom. But things go wrong as soon as they get to the mountains. When they make camp, nine-year-old Emma runs off into the woods. By the time they find her, there’s a snowstorm rolling in. And Emma’s leg is badly broken. They need to find shelter, fast. They think they’re safe when they come across an old farmstead. The woman inside welcomes them in from the howling blizzard and straps up Emma’s leg.

Before my husband died, we were the perfect couple. Or so I thought. When a woman claiming to have been his mistress shows up on my doorstep with a child she says is his, I know she must be lying. Who is she and what does she want?

Wie lange kann man am Traum der glücklichen Familie festhalten, bevor man daran zugrunde geht? Nicola hat alles, was sie sich je gewünscht hat: ihren Traummann Patrick, Kinder und ihr Brautmodengeschäft. Doch das ist nur Fassade. In Wirklichkeit muss sie schon kurz nach der Hochzeit feststellen, dass Patrick zwei Gesichter hat. Nach jedem Höhenflug reißt er sie in ein Tal aus Lügen, Manipulationen und Demütigungen. Dass damit ihr Alptraum erst beginnt, hätte sie niemals für möglich gehalten.

Was würdest du tun, wenn heute dein letzter Tag wäre? Was würdest du denken? Was würdest du fühlen? Würdest du alles tun und lassen, was du willst? Würdest du mit all deinen Liebsten zusammen sein wollen, um dich zu verabschieden? Oder wärst du lieber allein? Wärst du verängstigt, verzweifelt und traurig? Oder würdest du so viel Spaß und Freude haben, wie du nur kannst? Wie glücklich und zufrieden wärst du, wenn du auf dein Leben zurück blickst? Würdest du das Leben vermissen? Würdest du DEIN Leben vermissen?

Angst. Schuld. Schweigen. Karla lebt gefangen – in ihrer Wohnung, in ihrem Körper, in sich selbst. Ihr Leben besteht aus gescheiterten Diäten, einsamen Nächten vor dem Fernseher und der ständigen Frage, warum sie nichts ändert. Sie will abnehmen, wirklich, doch ihr Wille bricht immer wieder an der Macht der Gewohnheit. Draußen fühlt sie sich beobachtet, fehl am Platz. Nur zum Einkaufen zwingt sie sich noch vor die Tür – schwer gestützt auf den Griff ihres Einkaufswagens.

Kai Jones is a Black male attorney living in New York City. He is in an interracial relationship, married to an Italian woman that he met in law school. They thought they were living the American dream, living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and raising two young daughters. But when they come under attack by racist neighbors in their building (the "Hagmans"), Kai must use his legal training to defend his family and their home against the Hagmans and the Co-Op Board they control. If he fails, he not only risks losing his home but his family as well.

Beyond Reality is a collection of short stories surrounding the paranormal, the supernatural, and the unknown. It chronicles the team of researchers, who just happened to possess certain psychic abilities, as they investigate the unknown and attempt to bring answers.

Prendere la propria vita e andare - per capire se stessa, trovare un futuro, non scendere più ma restare. Sono questi i motivi per cui, una mattina di maggio, Beatrice lascia Torino per trasferirsi tra le montagne. Quelle montagne che, ne è certa, sono donne anche se spesso recano nomi maschili. Donne come lei, che appena arrivata al rifugio del Barba, un uomo burbero dal passato misterioso, si sente respinta, in quanto "fumna e strangera".

Il romanzo di Isabel Allende racconta la storia di Maya Vidal, un'adolescente che cade nel circuito dell'alcol e della droga a Las Vegas. In fuga da spacciatori e agenti dell'FBI, Maya approda nell'arcipelago di Chiloé, nel Sud del Cile. In queste isole remote, Maya impara a conoscersi e a scoprire verità nascoste sulla sua terra d'origine, trovando infine l'amore. Il romanzo alterna il racconto della difficile storia precedente di Maya, fatta di marginalità e degrado, con la sua rinascita in un'atmosfera di vita semplice e valori solidi.

The story introduces us to Ferdinand Mason, a sickly Civil War veteran who finds himself alone in a rundown hotel, overlooked and forgotten, despite his acts of valor for his country. His situation changes when his aunt arrives, determined to nurse him back to health in her comfortable home by the Hudson River.

Downwind is not the same as downstream, though life, like time, flows only in one direction. Had I the perspective of midlife or, better still, old age, I might not have been in that boat; my brazen countenance might have softened with the years, so too my sense of agency. But I was twenty-four, and a year ago I had finished grading the morning’s exercise and looked out of that classroom window onto the playground in Arizona, watching the children at recess without seeing them, still believing that teaching was my calling, yet unable to quell the yearning for something more.

War, wenn du die Familie deines neuen Freundes kennenlernst – und dabei auf einmal mit den Schatten deiner eigenen Vergangenheit konfrontiert wirst? Betty Ulrich hat bereits einige Abenteuer hinter sich – von Wien über Teneriffa bis nach Montenegro. Doch diesmal steht sie vor einer Herausforderung, die sie lieber umgehen würde: ein ganzes Wochenende mit der Familie ihres Freundes Flo. Ein Familienbesuch am Bodensee klingt harmlos, aber Betty ahnt, dass alte Muster und ungelöste Konflikte aus Flos Vergangenheit die Idylle schnell ins Wanken bringen könnten.