Qualche volta, quando siamo alla ricerca di una rotta, avviene un silenzioso quanto auspicabile braccio di ferro tra la bussola e il sogno…nel viaggio da compiere, la bussola indica il Nord, eppure il sogno fa di tutto per metterle (giustamente) i bastoni tra le ruote, naturalmentein nome del bene più prezioso, la scoperta, l’imprevisto, una certa rivelazione… Nonostante il nostro eroe sia assolutamente ordinario, ha vissuto l’esperienza di questo viaggio iniziatico; ha intrapreso la via degli studiosi alla ricerca di una sorta di utopistico guru e, in seguito, ha fatto numerosi incontri, alcuni più proficui di altri.
Steve Vernon le rinde homenaje a los autores de horror y los hombres que coleccionan sus obras, en esta entrega Texas Jack Page, es un coleccionista de ediciones raras de novelas de horror, que encuentra su final de la manera más perturbadora y sorpréndete.
Steve Vernon presta uma homenagem aos autores de terror e aos bibliófilos nesse conto do Texas Jack Page, um colecionador de livros que também coleciona livros de terror que tem um final surpreendente.
L'ultimo baluardo del grande accaparratore texano - Una storia di libri e ossessione Steve Vernon rende omaggio agli scrittori e ai bibliofili horror nel suo racconto di Texas Jack Page, un collezionista di romanzi horror rari che incontra la propria fine in modo molto inquietante e sorprendente.
'Crackles with sizzling banter and hot chemistry, weaving a spell of desire that will also bewitch you' Good HousekeepingBridgerton meets The Ex Hex this witchy season with this oh so spicy romantasy Regency romcom!
When Curva Peligrosa arrives in Weed, Alberta, after a twenty-year trek on the Old North Trail from southern Mexico, she stops its residents in their tracks.
Having taken great risks-to immigrate to America, to take monastic vows-Bengali physician Meena Chatterjee and Brother Flavian are each seeking safety and security when they encounter Johnny Faye, a Vietnam vet, free spirit, and expert marijuana farmer.
An enchanting, audacious retelling of the Cleopatra story from a Mexican novelist who is "e;a luminous writer"e; and "e;a masterful spinner of the fantastic"e; (The Miami Herald).
A PROFOUND REFLECTION ON THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THE SHADOW OF LOSS, DESIRE AND DECAYOne night, a boy glimpses a dragon slipping into his bedroom - or thinks he does.
A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska, Eowyn Ivey's THE SNOW CHILD was a top ten bestseller in hardback and paperback, and went on to be a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
'A treasure house of story' Stephen King'A very fine and imaginative writer' Sunday Times'Fiction to showcase his mastery of pastiche, his eclecticism and his knack for the juxtaposition of incongruous notions' Independent---An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat.
Two 19th century stage illusionists, the aristocratic Rupert Angier and the working-class Alfred Borden, engage in a bitter and deadly feud; the effects are still being felt by their respective families a hundred years later.
The stunning conclusion to the duology that began with the internationally bestselling Sun of Blood and Ruin, this gender-flipped Zorro reimagining weaves Mesoamerican mythology and sixteenth-century Mexican history into a swashbuckling historical fantasy filled with magic, intrigue, treachery, and romance.
*THE INSTANT SATURDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Readers can't get enough of this enchanting story' The Sun'Filled to the brim with joy' 'A delightful journey into a fantasy realm where dreams make everything better' Daily Mail|| THE #1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD || In a mysterious town hidden in our collective subconscious there's a department store that sells dreams.
***Shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards for Best Novel***'A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers and the doors they lead us through .
Dolores Reyes' Eartheater is an "e;outstanding"e; (New York Times) synthesis of mystery and magical realism that explores the dark tragedies of ordinary lives.
Suspicion and rumor threaten the future for three unique sisters in a seaside town in this "e;haunting, magical, modern-day fairytale"e; (Sarah Addison Allen).
Isabel Allendethe New York Times bestselling author whose books, including Mayas Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, and Zorro, have sold more than 57 million copies around the worlddemonstrates her remarkable literary versatility with Ripper, an atmospheric, fast-paced mystery involving a brilliant teenage sleuth who must unmask a serial killer in San Francisco.
Haunted by their friend's illness, a group of young friends struggle to find meaning as the world collapses around them in this meditative literary novel.
Richly reminiscent of Umberto Eco, the headlong pace of this dark fantasycombining elements of mystery, historical fiction, horror and the splinter genre clockpunkwill let readers swallow the entrancing story in a single gulp.
Envision an imaginary dial with which you can turn all sounds from your everyday experience onto the highest level of volume: that is the world of 13year old Ship Sooner whose incredible ability to hear sounds normally indiscernible to the human ear defines her life"e;Carson McCullers meets Alice Hoffman"e; (Baltimore Sun).
Claudia Carroll is already a major bestselling author in her native Ireland, and now she's ready to take America by storm with her poignantly hilarious new novel, I Never Fancied Him Anyway.
