Set in locales and time periods as varied as nineteenth century England, contemporary Spain, and postwar Alberta, these five stories and two novellas introduce us to characters whose obsessions occupy the borderlands between fantasy and reality.
The New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller about a group of college students encountering supernatural terror while on a road trip through Appalachiaan unforgettable, chilling novel that is ';scary and hard to put down.
»Ich bestehe aus Literatur« Franz KafkaMit seinen oft unvollendet gebliebenen, bis heute ihr Rätsel nicht offenbarenden Romanen, Geschichten und Parabeln ist Franz Kafka eine der maßgeblichen Säulenfiguren der modernen Literatur.
In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the US Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France.
Now an original series on Prime Video This warmhearted prequel to the ';heart-tugging and emotional' (RT Book Reviews) #1 New York Times bestselling Baxter Family Seriesnow a television seriesfollows the family members as they face rising tensions during a wedding and a colossal storm.
The bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Tulip Fever is back with a warm, witty and wise novel about the unexpected twists that later life can bring Nobody in the world knows our secret .
Beinahe eine Woche lang beobachtet die in Kambodscha untergetauchte Clara den einsamen Mann an der Theke, der jeden Abend damit verbringt, Whisky zu trinken und eine Zigarette nach der anderen zu rauchen.
From Molly MacRae, acclaimed author of the Highland Bookshop Mysteries, the first in a charming new series set on a beautiful barrier island off the coast of North Carolina and featuring a widowed folklorist, a seashell shop, and the ghost of an 18th century pirate As a professional storyteller, Maureen Nash can't help but see the narrative cues woven through her life.
Wie kein Zweiter erzählt Georgi Demidow von der Ohnmacht des Einzelnen angesichts einer willkürlichen Staatsmaschine – mit grandioser Beobachtungsschärfe, tiefer Menschlichkeit und Figuren, die man nicht vergisst.
For readers of The Goldfinch and classic le Carr, a propulsive tale of espionage, betrayal, loyalty, and love, set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
National Book Award winner Pete Hautman delivers a fast-paced mystery set in the torrid, unforgiving Southwestern desert, where the stakes are sky high and all bets are off.
"e;Both flirty and intense, and combining a luxury fashion setting with the English aristocracy, this love story will elicit many a contented sigh among romance fans.
A charming yet scathing portrait of young adulthood at the opening of the twenty-first century, All the Sad Young Literary Men charts the lives of Sam, Mark, and Keith, as they overthink their college years, underthink their love lives, and struggle through the encouragement of the women who love and despise them to find a semblance of maturity, responsibility, and even literary fame.
Steven Pressfield, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Gates of Fire, brings the conflict between Sparta and Athens to life in this epic story filled with triumph and tragedy.
The Anti-Hero in the American Novel rereads major texts of the 1960s to offer an innovative re-evaluation of a set of canonical novels that moves beyond entrenched post-modern and post-structural interpretations towards an appraisal which emphasizes the specifically humanist and idealist elements of these works.
This early work by Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian was originally published in 1876 and we are now republishing it with brand new introductory biographies as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series.
A captivating look at the history of the pure females of Islamic paradise known as the houri The fascination with the houri, the pure female of Islamic paradise, began long before September 11, 2001.
"e;Hard times during the Depression and family sacrifices are treated with honesty and humor"e; in this YA book by the author of River of Earth (School Library Journal).
