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A haunting portrait of love, ambition, obsession, and regret. In My Mortal Enemy, Willa Cather crafts a powerful psychological novel that explores the hidden costs of desire and the complexities of human relationships. Through the life of Myra Henshawe—a woman whose choices have shaped both...

In the hidden passages beneath the Paris Opera House lives a mysterious man who conceals his disfigured face. From the shadows, he watches the dressing rooms and follows Christine, a young singer with extraordinary talent for whom he feels an obsessive love. Through Erik—tormented by his deformity and passion for beauty—and through the labyrinth of the Opera House itself, Leroux takes us to the world behind the curtain. A story where the fantastic is told with journalistic precision, enriched with many real elements that inspired the author.

A routine emergency broadcast test was supposed to last a few seconds. It lasted just a little too long. Across the city, people pause —mid-step, mid-sentence, mid-breath —and for a moment, everything goes still. Then it passes. At least, that’s what everyone else thinks. Paramedic Mara feels it before she understands it. A pressure behind the eyes. A silence that isn’t empty. A shift in the way people move —subtle, almost unnoticeable… until it isn’t. Within minutes, the first reports come in. People aren’t panicking. They aren’t rioting. They’re biting. But the violence isn’t chaotic.

By almost every measure, Joe Fredericks, a real estate developer in New York City, is at the top. Successful, wealthy, and now the biggest developer in New York, he should feel as strong and solid as a Manhattan skyscraper. But one phone call from his ex-wife and that façade shatters. His college-age son, Steven, is dying of cancer and has forbidden Joe from visiting him in his final days.

From one of our most heralded writers--Joy Williams belongs, James Salter has written, "in the company of Céline, Flannery O'Connor, and Margaret Atwood"--her first novel in more than a decade: the life-and-death adventures of three misfit teenagers in the American desert. Alice, Corvus, and...

Ten years after an accident that forced her family to close Camp Feather River, Brooke must return to the ranch to care for her grandfather and face the repercussions of their decision. Brooke once loved spending every summer at Feather River, riding horses, swimming in the lake, and helping her...

Edgar Allan Poe’s William Wilson is a dark psychological tale of guilt, identity, and self-destruction. Following a man haunted by a mysterious double who mirrors his every move, this classic story explores conscience, obsession, and the terrifying conflict between the self and the shadow...

Susanne kann den Alltag nur mit Hilfe von Valium und Alkohol bewältigen, Bettina lebt vor allem in der Welt der Bücher, Sonja hingegen hat sich den begehrtesten Junggesellen Münchens geangelt: drei Schwestern, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Gemeinsam mit ihrer Mutter verbringen sie die Woche zwischen Weihnachten und Neujahr auf Zypern. Die jungen Frauen machen dort neue Bekanntschaften und beginnen unter deren Einfluss, an ihren Lebensentscheidungen zu zweifeln.

Have you ever wanted to be a better version of yourself? Eve Dawson would do anything to be a better mother. So when a pill promises to replace sleep with hours of extra productivity every day, she takes it. Within days, Eve is renovating the house at dawn, doing yoga before breakfast, and...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Beauty becomes corruption. Love becomes obsession. Desire becomes ruin. Enter the dark heart of Gothic literature in Dark Mirrors: Gothic Obsessions, Dangerous Beauty, and the Price of Desire—a haunting collection of immersive modern retellings from...

Daniel Croft has spent months waiting for a spot in the Aldgate Center's grief support program. Everyone who goes through it says the same thing: It helped. But when Daniel begins speaking to former participants, he notices something unsettling. They remember the feeling of the group with absolute clarity — safety, relief, stability — yet struggle to remember the sessions themselves. No names. No conversations. No details.

Josephine Arlay-Mortimer is an obnoxious and careless teacher in Cuzco. Josie’s snarky mouth and selfish actions compound on her quickly. Eventually leading to her life going upside down. Josephine’s self-inflated ego will be tested thoroughly on her way to find out the truth about her family. Which she previously rejected them in every way to build a new path for herself. While she tried to gain independence, Josie purposely went against her father’s advice, leading to her marrying Kendrick Mortimer. Will she lose to her old destructive habits? Or will she grow up?

Rozmaryn never knew his mother. When he finds an old photograph of her in the company of a stranger, he goes looking for answers. What he finds is Tefil. Tefil lives in a garret flat in a quiet Polish town. He is balding, not especially fragrant, and fiercely committed to avoiding the repayment of small debts. His philosophy centers on mould. Mould, Tefil argues with full conviction, is the only truly unconquerable living thing—it survives being eaten and digested, it outlasts civilisations, and it is destined to consume everything, including humanity itself.

In Room Twenty-Five of Fairfax Nova Hospital, an extraordinary bond forms between Joseph Turner, an aging patient burdened by a lifetime of memories, and Maria, a compassionate nurse seeking deeper purpose in her work. Through late-night conversations, Joseph unravels his incredible life story—a tale of war, displacement, love, and resilience that shaped the man he became. As Maria listens, she discovers the profound impact of Joseph's journey, from the pain of losing his family and home to the triumphs of rebuilding his life against all odds.

Ava deseja que seu pai volte para casa. Que sua própria casa, assombrada pelo espírito da namorada, deixe de ser um amontoado de memórias e afetos interrompidos, e possa, enfim, tornar-se um lar. Um lugar onde seja possível descansar, gozar do próprio corpo e encontrar, em si, alguma forma de integridade.

Neste romance preciso, magistral, três homens se isolam numa praia sem começo nem fim, com a tarefa de zelar pelo funcionamento de um farol de navegação. Durante quase três meses, vivem e trabalham em instalações simples ao redor do farol, cercados de areia por todos os lados. Mas o que os leva até lá não é necessariamente o dever, e sim o medo e a culpa, a penitência e a fuga.

Ośmioletni Henryk zostaje oddany przez rodziców do swojego wuja na tak zwane przezimowanie. W trakcie zabawy powoduje zaprószenie ognia, od którego zajmuje się cała obora. Przestraszony, w obawie przed karą ucieka. W ten sposób zaczyna się jego wieloletnia niesamowita tułaczka. Przez cały czas Henryk próbuje na wszelkie sposoby odnaleźć swoją rodzinę, która została na Kresach.

Lumen, ciego de nacimiento, recupera la vista gracias a la biomedicina. Su deseo es viajar de Jerez de la Frontera a las islas Cíes. Solo necesita a un taxista o a alguno que se lo parezca a simple vista: Lincoln. Ambos comprenderán que no es lo mismo ver que mirar. Dos años después Lincoln recuperará las enseñanzas de aquel viaje para guiar a cuatro amigos que acuden a Lisboa para cumplir un último deseo.

'Chilling and addictive. . . lingers in the memory long after you put it down' The Herald 'An impressive, assured psychological thriller' The Scotsman A stunning debut novel. Beautifully constructed, it thrums with mystery and tension. A magnificent achievement' NICOLA STURGEON 'I absolutely...

In a family built on lies, what happens when the truth comes out? ‘A glamorous, dramatic portrait of the lives, desires, and tensions of Nigeria’s upper class.' Oyinkan Braithwaite Bukola Obanile’s 60th birthday party is the hottest ticket in town. But champagne isn’t all that is being...